Hot Rod Drag Week

[Boris]

I saw on FB that Steve Morris was looking for something as they were stranded on the side of the road near Athens, GA

Did they make it today?

 

[DavidKFla]

I saw on FB that Steve Morris was looking for something as they were stranded on the side of the road near Athens, GA

Did they make it today?

Made a pass and probably moving on.

Exhaust valves swelled and got stuck. Ran about 6.80.

Going over some mountains at 4K feet has killed a bunch of transmissions. Plenty of issues today.

 

[DavidKFla]

 

[DavidKFla]

Small tire 6.80s if I remember correctly.

 

[vortecd]

 

[vortecd]

Viper blew the intake and hood apart

 

[DavidKFla]

Viper blew the intake and hood apart

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It was a huge explosion with parts and the hood flying over the wall. Pretty sure it still ran a 7.1.

 

[vortecd]

It was a huge explosion with parts and the hood flying over the wall. Pretty sure it still ran a 7.1.

The hood fell right next to the camera man towards the end of the track.

 

[DavidKFla]

The hood fell right next to the camera man towards the end of the track.

It looked pretty close but I didn't have instant replay.

 

[DavidKFla]

Seems weird that Alex Taylor isn't here. They are selling a t-shirt with her car on it and some of the promotional pieces feature her car??

 

[Unholy707]

Th

Viper blew the intake and hood apart

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ats a 1 piece carbon fiber front end that sucks

 

[DavidKFla]

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ats a 1 piece carbon fiber front end that sucks

I'm sure the SMX costs a few $$$...

 

[Unholy707]

I'm sure the SMX costs a few $$$...

Engine is probably fine just needs a new intake

 

[Unholy707]

Why do people blow those engines up all the time

 

[DavidKFla]

Why do people blow those engines up all the time

The majority of the time it's overboosting from what I've seen.

I didn't bother to go take a look at it. It went right by me getting pushed back.

 

[drag racer]

How crazy - Bailey & Steve humming along nicely and all of a sudden some hot exhaust valves seize in the guides and grab and lock the valves....what to do???...yank off all the rockers & pushrods on the left side of the engine and drive 38 miles on the right 4 cylinders!! Haven't seen an update yet how the fix at hotel parking lot went, but that kind of stuff is why I have become a huge fan of the D&D thing! Those guys are crazy, but the determination factor is off the charts.

 

[DavidKFla]

How crazy - Bailey & Steve humming along nicely and all of a sudden some hot exhaust valves seize in the guides and grab and lock the valves....what to do???...yank off all the rockers & pushrods on the left side of the engine and drive 38 miles on the right 4 cylinders!! Haven't seen an update yet how the fix at hotel parking lot went, but that kind of stuff is why I have become a huge fan of the D&D thing! Those guys are crazy, but the determination factor is off the charts.

They did a soft hit today and that was it. They're really far ahead so a win is looking good for them.

Being here on the ground, I get less news than you guys at home.

I have a feeling Alex Taylor is out at Hot Rod Garage. Just an instinct. She's very immature and seems to be spoiled. I saw her at Power Tour and she was acting like a child in my opinion.

 

[Unholy707]

They did a soft hit today and that was it. They're really far ahead so a win is looking good for them.

Being here on the ground, I get less news than you guys at home.

I have a feeling Alex Taylor is out at Hot Rod Garage. Just an instinct. She's very immature and seems to be spoiled. I saw her at Power Tour and she was acting like a child in my opinion.

Why did they get rid of Tony? Thought he was great

 

[fumanchu182]

They did a soft hit today and that was it. They're really far ahead so a win is looking good for them.

Being here on the ground, I get less news than you guys at home.

I have a feeling Alex Taylor is out at Hot Rod Garage. Just an instinct. She's very immature and seems to be spoiled. I saw her at Power Tour and she was acting like a child in my opinion.

Good thing it's your opinion. She has a great work ethic. Considering Frieburger endorses her and her stock... yeah I'll trust Frieburger. Considering her and:

1.) Is in College
2.) Travels to participate in races
3.) Travels to participate in filming for Motor Trend media
4.) Does her own social media with her sister/family
5.) Has a relationship with an up-coming racer/fab guy (Nikki Bobby is his YT channel)
6.) Hasn't failed a class yet
7.) Travels to required events as part of sponsorships
8.) Films a full season of HRG
9.) Endorsed by Frieburger, nuff said.

Why did they get rid of Tony? Thought he was great

Tony left voluntarily to do his own thing. He has a great YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@StayTunedTA

 

[Demon Dan]

Why did they get rid of Tony? Thought he was great

I think the chemistry between her and Lucky is very cringy to me; almost to the point of being hard to watch at times. I think they should offer Tony a ton of money to come back and partner the show with Alex. I think it would be a much better match.