Competition Best quotes of IRP

[Sled Puller]

"Yup! It did just like you said Gene, I hit the lock up switch and it sheared the Dana 70 pinion right off!!"



From a Georgia dragracer, trying his hand at sledpulling with a 700(?) HP automatic truck.



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"I'M GOING TO PROTEST THE ENTIRE CLASS OF 76 TRUCKS IF I DON'T QUALIFY IN THE TOP 25!!!"



From the eventual winner of the street class, on qualifying day, before the pull.



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"I think I have a bad turbo. "

From the Missouri Madman, after his Cinderella story, just couldn't get it done past midnight.

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"WHO ARE ALL YOU PEOPLE?? You can't be from this hotel!!!We don't have that many rooms!!"

Hotel manager after she asked the police to let a Diesel guy off with a warning.

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"This is great!! We thought the hotel was on fire!!!"

Old unsuspecting guy at the hotel, laughing his tail off about the activties after hours. "

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"You guys are pretty tame, we have IRP race guys for events here all the time, and they are a lot roudier than you Diesel guys. "



Hotel manager on THURSDAY night. An hour before Cooter Bob(what is a Cooter Bob, anyway?) almost ran into her and her new Chevy doing burnout.

See link:http://www.getdieselpower.com/my04dodge_files/IRP 2005/index_10.htm



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"Dude, this is just insane!!"

A famous Californian.

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"Is Dave here yet?"

10 minutes before Dave smoked his(well, Micheles) tires from stop sign to stop sign, on Friday night. Yes, Dave is offically here. (NOT NEARLY as good as his Saturday night special, there is video, who can host it?)

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"DISPURSE THE AREA. " Guess.

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"I want them OFF the street!" Guess.

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"No more burnouts in the back parking lot... . Move out front so I can watch. "

Hotel manager.

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"Is that really a jet powered go cart?"

After a 20 foot ball of flame came out of it at night-at the hotel.

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"What is that smell?"

Waitress sniffing tire smoke at the Golden Corral on a smoke break-downwind from the burnouts-about 4 blocks.

 

[Sled Puller]

"If hes that easy to beat, I may try sledpulling. "



MADDOG over the DHRA radios, after I placed 9th in qualifying, and Tomac beat me.

 

[JoshPeters]

"If hes that easy to beat, I may try sledpulling. "



MADDOG over the DHRA radios, after I placed 9th in qualifying, and Tomac beat me.

Now that's funny right there... I dont' care who you are!



Josh

 

[Yo Hoot]

"hoot... . looks like you might have changed brands too late"



An outspoken DHRA official after Tomac pulled 291 feet.

 

[Timbeaux38]

"I need to get More Smooooke and Bigger tires to run with theese guys!"

-Domingo Jiminez on his chances in Pro-Street





"No sir, I cant tell you why we sell mulch at all the gas stations around here"

-Every Gas Station Attendant I talked to... .

 

[DavidTD]

"Can we dyno with the Air on?"

 

[Steve St.Laurent]

"Can we dyno with the Air on?"

lol - it was the first time I ever really wanted to turn my air on while drag racing. Man it was HOTTTTTTTTTTT on the racetrack! I don't feel so bad with all you southern guys complaining about the heat!

 

[Steve St.Laurent]

A great one for me was the cop rolling by on saturday night saying "you guys have beer right? We're going to bust you for PI"



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Some of you will understand why that's funny

 

[Sled Puller]

""DISPURSE THE AREA. " Guess.

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"I want them OFF the street!" Guess.

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".

After the event, those two guys boss:"Call me next year and we will block off the dead end street, and keep this a little safer. " Serious.

 

[Turbo Thom]

"I need to get More Smooooke and Bigger tires to run with theese guys!"

-Domingo Jiminez on his chances in Pro-Street





"No sir, I cant tell you why we sell mulch at all the gas stations around here"

-Every Gas Station Attendant I talked to... .

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And again, Domingo, after Darren ran his 10. 61, with his head hung down leaning on the fence. "I'm just going to put the truck on the trailer. I can't run with that power. No way can I do that. "

 

[jgillott]

"That's the first time I've seen a tour bus from west West Virginia. "



Waitress from Applebee's



"Did someone order a male stripper??"



Waiter from Applebee's to a DHRA Director that will remain nameless. . :-laf

 

[DRadzierez]

"That's the first time I've seen a tour bus from west West Virginia. "



Waitress from Applebee's



"Did someone order a male stripper??"



Waiter from Applebee's to a DHRA Director that will remain nameless. . :-laf

The person who was asked that question doesnt think I can top that prank---but he says that every time Im whith him. Just wait Sebeck whoops I said his name--I can top that and you can count on it. I have to say Its the first time Ive made every single person at the table turn red.

 

[jgillott]

The person who was asked that question doesnt think I can top that prank---but he says that every time Im whith him. Just wait Sebeck whoops I said his name--I can top that and you can count on it. I have to say Its the first time Ive made every single person at the table turn red.

Honest to God Dave, I don't think that I've ever laughed so hard..... It will be a long time before we forget that one.

 

[RacinDuallie]

:-laf :-laf Here's one we simply cannot forget:

Sled Puller to Comp461:

" I have several emails wanting to know where you will be pitting, By the pullers or the draggers?

We do have VIP seating for you, should I tell them the location???"

Sled Puller quote on 6-14-05
:-laf :-laf :-laf !!

 

[Will24]

I actually heard someone Friday night say to his buddy "Hey, hold my beer and watch this" as he got in his truck at amerihost :-laf



Gene, that sticker from Saturday night is still sitting here, I'll mail it to ya if you'll put it on



Also, got a decent video of your pull if you're interested.





-Will

 

[DavidTD]

I actually heard someone Friday night say to his buddy "Hey, hold my beer and watch this" as he got in his truck at amerihost :-laf



Gene, that sticker from Saturday night is still sitting here, I'll mail it to ya if you'll put it on



Also, got a decent video of your pull if you're interested.





-Will

I think I know of this sticker... where is that heart smiley when you need it. :-laf

 

[Will24]

LOL, yep, that's the one





-Will

 

[Yo Hoot]

"I'm not sure..... still trying to figure out how much pressure that tank can hold. "





When asked how it worked.....



The guy with the "jet engine made from a turbo charger" powered go cart that came from Valley Forge, Pa. in a Unimog

 

[DieselTweaker]

"one Light Bulb Away From Amish"



From Truck Driver Sally

 

[Will24]

Hoot, he was from Valley Forge? darn... I should have went and talked to him! The Mog and the cart were awesome!





-will