L Ross
Well-Known Member
Sounds just like the red mud line on white bass. Yes a pain to remove, but so worth it in improved flavor.
so waht ya doin today?
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Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
SWMBO got me some "Sunday go to meetin'" jeans in a size she thought would fit. I actually fit pretty comfortably in 34's! That's down from where a 40 was pretty snug. Feel pretty good about that. Hate weighing myself though. I go in one day and I'm 185, the next I'm 187 then, 182, then 188! Yeah, it's water, I know. I'll stick to once a week I think.
Matt_G
Curmudgeon in training
Hope springs eternal!My X wife asked her doctor once if she was retaining water. He calmly replied no, your retaining food.
fiver
Well-Known Member
that's like the fat kid telling me his knee problems were hereditary.
I told him I didn't know gravity was a family trait.
think we are gonna wander over to the Pizza run car show here in a bit.
every once in a while you run into some off beat stuff.
like the 62 Valiant,,,,, drag car,, with a full roll cage,,,,,, aaand a slant 6.
that guy asked me to drag race, until I mentioned going home for the Mustang and giving it a go.
I don't know why you'd go to all that trouble to build an 18 second 'drag' car.
I told him I didn't know gravity was a family trait.
think we are gonna wander over to the Pizza run car show here in a bit.
every once in a while you run into some off beat stuff.
like the 62 Valiant,,,,, drag car,, with a full roll cage,,,,,, aaand a slant 6.
that guy asked me to drag race, until I mentioned going home for the Mustang and giving it a go.
I don't know why you'd go to all that trouble to build an 18 second 'drag' car.
Cadillac Jeff
Well-Known Member
Yea I usta bracket race-----allways sucked to have to race a dam snowmobile----put ya on the trailer every time
JonB
Halcyon member
Well, the gunshow visit was quick. I was in and out in an hour, but I had good results.
full cans $20, but some weren't sealed...but looked right and smelled good.
the AL-7 was only $7...seemed about full, but it's only an 8 oz can.
The spent 357 brass was $5 for the box.
So, 4 tables down from the $20 vintage powder was a table with $60 new powder
then 3 tables down from the $60 powder was a table with new powders that were priced $33 to $39
Found some small rifle primers for $100 (pass), found some small pistol primers for $120 (pass).
Lots of tables with 9mm ammo, priced as low as $35 per box for factory ammo, and $25 for baggie brand
The surplus tool and outdated Candy vendor was there, got some Hersey's Bars for 50¢ each (dated 2020).
ALL IN ALL, a great little show.
full cans $20, but some weren't sealed...but looked right and smelled good.
the AL-7 was only $7...seemed about full, but it's only an 8 oz can.
The spent 357 brass was $5 for the box.
So, 4 tables down from the $20 vintage powder was a table with $60 new powder
then 3 tables down from the $60 powder was a table with new powders that were priced $33 to $39
Found some small rifle primers for $100 (pass), found some small pistol primers for $120 (pass).
Lots of tables with 9mm ammo, priced as low as $35 per box for factory ammo, and $25 for baggie brand
The surplus tool and outdated Candy vendor was there, got some Hersey's Bars for 50¢ each (dated 2020).
ALL IN ALL, a great little show.
Mitty38
Well-Known Member
30 years ago Used to be in a bracket league where you basically raced against yourself.
Score based entirely on reaction time and consistency of the run. Scores were posted on a board and you had to do 6 runs a season. No awards till the end of the season. It was an 8th mile NHRA Class.
Gave the fellow on a budget, or With a stock car, a chance to get on the track and compete. Ran a stock Elcamino in that class before I got the drive train built for it.
Even raced my Ford Tempo in it, after I got married and traded off my race car for a truck. Till they lined a girl up next to me in a new Beatle and she blew my doors off. Just could not take the humiliation.
Score based entirely on reaction time and consistency of the run. Scores were posted on a board and you had to do 6 runs a season. No awards till the end of the season. It was an 8th mile NHRA Class.
Gave the fellow on a budget, or With a stock car, a chance to get on the track and compete. Ran a stock Elcamino in that class before I got the drive train built for it.
Even raced my Ford Tempo in it, after I got married and traded off my race car for a truck. Till they lined a girl up next to me in a new Beatle and she blew my doors off. Just could not take the humiliation.
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smokeywolf
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Back in the late '80s-early '90s I used to go to a track out near Santa Clarita, CA called, "Saugus Speedway". Can't remember which nights it was, but they had a race called "The Ego Challenge". Average Joe or Jane could race themselves for time.
Slice of pizza and a beer and watch someone throw a rod or strip the tranny out of their sole means of transportation was quite entertaining. I think the track closed down in the mid '90s and has since been used mostly for swap meets.
Coincidentally, the man who designed the house we now live in, lived much of his adult life only a few miles away from "The Saugus Speedway".
Slice of pizza and a beer and watch someone throw a rod or strip the tranny out of their sole means of transportation was quite entertaining. I think the track closed down in the mid '90s and has since been used mostly for swap meets.
Coincidentally, the man who designed the house we now live in, lived much of his adult life only a few miles away from "The Saugus Speedway".
The Saugus Speedway was known all over the country. Several unique things about it not the least of which was several eventual winners of the Indy 500 had raced there. Many drivers that mastered the completely flat 1/4 mile went on to championships in other racing. The track was so flat you could pour a glass of water anywhere on it and it didn't run off. Was a very difficult track to race which is what attracted race teams from all over the western U.S. Some exceptionally great racing there since before WWII. The track was out in the country then but as the city grew up around it the neighbors all bitched about traffic and noise. The neighbors won when the city went in and declared most of the facility including the grandstands, plumbing, electrical, parking not up to code. The owners would have had to totally rebuild the entire facility which of course was the goal, they shut it down. Was a truly great track, it was a loss to much of racing.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
I used to go to the drag races near New Bern NC. I thought my 70 Chevelle SS was pretty hot until I saw some of the street legal stuff there. Some of those boys really knew what they were doing. I don't think I ever broke 13, but I was also afraid of busting up my car, which basically came in several boxes to start with! Some of those guys were running the 1/4 in 11 or less. Very impressive for a street car, at least to me. Of course one mans "street car" would probably be someone elses full out built car. But back then you get a late 60's Camaro, Challenger or Mustang for $800-1500.00. Those were the days!
RBHarter
West Central AR
I watched a bunch drag clips recently . When I was in to the drags 90% of the crashes happened or were initiated in the 1st 60' or at the first shift . These guys had beautiful launches , perfect shifts , and then about 1000-1200ft bam they'd just drive into wall or some crazy slalom thing and hit the wall .
I finally figured it . I guess they could the induction , cam , and shift hits pretty well but that last little snort of laughing gas they just couldn't hold ....
I've never driven anything in that class but I have driven some pretty excitable turbos and a truck that hit the cam and secondaries within 100 rpms . An acceleration down shift that hit full in that was pretty exciting .
Just seems to me like by the time you're ready to run that level you should have a feel for what's coming from that 75-150 horse hit ......
I finally figured it . I guess they could the induction , cam , and shift hits pretty well but that last little snort of laughing gas they just couldn't hold ....
I've never driven anything in that class but I have driven some pretty excitable turbos and a truck that hit the cam and secondaries within 100 rpms . An acceleration down shift that hit full in that was pretty exciting .
Just seems to me like by the time you're ready to run that level you should have a feel for what's coming from that 75-150 horse hit ......
CWLONGSHOT
Well-Known Member
CALM WINDS, and good forecast. So we when out in the bay!
Fluke (I caught 2 a d so did my Buddy) and Sea Bass! Both real good eating! The smallest Fluke was almost 21" and that sea bass was about 4#.
Fluke (I caught 2 a d so did my Buddy) and Sea Bass! Both real good eating! The smallest Fluke was almost 21" and that sea bass was about 4#.