Knotty Girl
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whitetrash148 said:
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whitetrash148
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All you got to do is win each race and your expenses will be paid. Simple enough.
Knotty Girl
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whitetrash148 said:
That is easy all you have to do is cut a 00 on both ends every pass. :smile16:
73 Sanger Flat
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I just want to go out there and stand on it and outrun the person in the other lane. That is not how you do this ?? :smile18:
Just cut an .00 light .. Like that is going to ever happen with me .. I be lucky to catch .50 or 1.0 light ..
Just cut an .00 light .. Like that is going to ever happen with me .. I be lucky to catch .50 or 1.0 light ..
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Brazos River Rat ( Billy ) said:
That is one skill I need improvement in to say the least. :smile20:
whitetrash148
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Billy, have you ever done ET bracket racing before?
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No I have not . I been to a lot of races and watched a lot . I know the concept .. Got to nail the light and then not go to fast and breakout .. You are not racing the person next to you , you are racing the clock ..
I know the first couple of Test and tunes will ball to the walls and see what she will do .. LOL
Like I stated before . This is just going to be for fun and I am not expecting to win .Mainly doing it so my Dad and I can say we did this . If I wanted to get serious I would need a lot of money ..
I think I will have more fun on Test and Tune day and Qualifying .. I will go out the first round on Sunday . That is OK . I will get a head start on getting home ..
I know the first couple of Test and tunes will ball to the walls and see what she will do .. LOL
Like I stated before . This is just going to be for fun and I am not expecting to win .Mainly doing it so my Dad and I can say we did this . If I wanted to get serious I would need a lot of money ..
I think I will have more fun on Test and Tune day and Qualifying .. I will go out the first round on Sunday . That is OK . I will get a head start on getting home ..
Knotty Girl
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Dude I am pumped your coming out, it is going to be a blast. clap.gif clap.gif clap.gif Whitetrash we need to hang out some this season.
whitetrash148
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Billy, make every pass you can at TNT to figure out lights and to see what your boat will do in the quarter. Don't even look at the other boat. I would start at maybe a solid 5 on the count down lites, thats 2.5 seconds to get to the start lite, then work from there.
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White trash Thanks for the info .. By the way . What is your name ?
I was going to leave on 6 the first time out and adjust from that . In case it stumbles or something ..
I was going to leave on 6 the first time out and adjust from that . In case it stumbles or something ..
Knotty Girl
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Brazos River Rat ( Billy ) said:
I kick into gear on 8 leave on 6
Knotty said:
And how many races have you won? LOL
Sorry, I couldn't help it, the door was wide open.
Seriously though, Billy is using the handle to go into gear and I think you're using an air shifter.
I don't know how it effects the leave point, but I would think it would.
Does it?
Keep the information coming, Billy is serious about this and anything to help a new person will be helpful.
Besides that, I want to know too.
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jimsplace said:
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Henry - so you are already moving a little before you nail it on 6 ? Like we do on the Lakes and Rivers ?
Rusty hits his at 6 on the clock and nails it, but I not sure when hew stabs it in gear .. I know a V-Drive and jets are different on this . But I would like to hear from all who races on how and when you take off .. I want to make sure mine in completely in gear before I nail it ..
Test and Tune Day will tell me I guess what I need to do ..
Do they give you Time Slips on Test and Tune days ? And how soon are they available to pick up for the SDBA truck ?
Also - on the take out holding ropes . Is it pretty easy to catch it or do you have to use a pedal to get yourself to it ? I have one of those billets paddle in the boat , but it does not do much good and it will sink if I drop it .. Maybe I should get a one of those plastic expandable one for the races and mount it in the boat .
Rusty hits his at 6 on the clock and nails it, but I not sure when hew stabs it in gear .. I know a V-Drive and jets are different on this . But I would like to hear from all who races on how and when you take off .. I want to make sure mine in completely in gear before I nail it ..
Test and Tune Day will tell me I guess what I need to do ..
Do they give you Time Slips on Test and Tune days ? And how soon are they available to pick up for the SDBA truck ?
Also - on the take out holding ropes . Is it pretty easy to catch it or do you have to use a pedal to get yourself to it ? I have one of those billets paddle in the boat , but it does not do much good and it will sink if I drop it .. Maybe I should get a one of those plastic expandable one for the races and mount it in the boat .
whitetrash148
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Billy PM me for ph#, could not get PM to go through
Just tie a barefoot rope buoy to your paddle if you don't want to buy another one. It may be silly but I think about weight and material of anything "loose" in my boat. I'm sure you have something to hold the paddle but I would make sure it is very secure somewhere. I assume it weighs a couple few pounds so imagine what a 3 pound paddle would feel like hitting you at 100+! My $.02
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White Trash PM sent with my cell number ..
Brian - I could do that . I have never had the paddle come loose yet from all the stuff I have done so far .. I was thinking the plastic paddle would be lighter and I could secure it also .. It states in the rules " all open boats , at the option of the driver, may have a paddle . securely mounted . within easy reach "
. Sure do not want one hitting me anywhere at those speeds ..
Brian - I could do that . I have never had the paddle come loose yet from all the stuff I have done so far .. I was thinking the plastic paddle would be lighter and I could secure it also .. It states in the rules " all open boats , at the option of the driver, may have a paddle . securely mounted . within easy reach "
. Sure do not want one hitting me anywhere at those speeds ..
Knotty Girl
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Billy that is correct I have a air shifter when I engage it I do not move much it really is a engage pause stab. You will figure out a system for you at test and tune. Most of the time we get 4 passes. You also get 3 qualifying rounds. You actually can practice on the lake doing it. It is surprising when you get on the rope and the numbers start counting down how fast it goes.
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Does everyone that try to qualify on Saturday makes it in for Sunday race .. Let say I am the slowest and they have too many boats , will I still get to run on Sunday . Do they have a max boat count for Sunday ? ..
I have heard that about how quick it goes when you are trying to keep the boat straight , start the engine , clean the engine out , then stab it in gear at the right time ..
You start the engine when it goes solid amber or Blinking amber ?
I have heard that about how quick it goes when you are trying to keep the boat straight , start the engine , clean the engine out , then stab it in gear at the right time ..
You start the engine when it goes solid amber or Blinking amber ?