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Competition Impressions of Scheids by : Sled Puller!

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What a show!

Too hot with rain threatening all day, but we got it in.



Saturdays pull went pretty smooth, 99% of the pullers were on the ball, however, a few notes to newbie pullers:



Be sure to have a 3" clevis to hook with. No hitch balls, no pintles.



Avoid flipping hollow ball mounts, they bend/break.



DHRA rule: 1 driver, 1 truck, 1 class.



If you win the street class, do not ask to pull exhibition with the Mods. We already know how you will do. You will lose.



If you lose the street class, do not ask to pull in the Pro.



In a steeet LEGAL class, do you really think a stack out the hood, is allright? :rolleyes:



NOS.

Is a no-no. Do not even come to tech with a tank anywhere near your truck.



If you come to tech with NOS, it will be confiscated, and auctioned off at the end of the pull. The proceeds will go to the tech departments stress relief find. :D :-laf



All mod trucks need full blown SFI safety gear, including air cut offs at the rear of vehicle, the sled operator will not pull your truck if he can't shut it down in an emergency.



NO street trucks in mod class, Do not even ask.





Do not pull, if both flags are red.

Do not pull, if both flags are red.

Do not pull, if both flags are red.



I don't want to DQ anyone, but man, that leaves me no choice!!!! :(



Best thing I heard all day:

" Don't say rain, but full purse will be paid to qualifications winners, if the finals are rained out. "-Dan Scheid.



Funniest rip at my expense, after the finals:



" Did Sled Puller pull in that class?"(Pro) also by Dan Scheid. Thanks Dan. :{



Followed by: "We can fix that for you, heheheh. " I'll bet you can$!



Special thanks to all of Scheids crew, and the DHRA crew, excellent help.



Oh yea, I bet their will be a rule at that dragstrip, not to let Andy Schureck do burnouts no more. ;) :D Oo. :--)
 
Well.....

In a steeet LEGAL class, do you really think a stack out the hood, is allright?



Yeah, the exhaust exits straight up and I can change it when the rules don't allow it. I keep a downpipe with me for all the pulls. I see it as street legal anyways. I drive it that way and besides all my tractors have a stack out of the hood.



J
 
Sled Puller said:
What a show!



In a steeet LEGAL class, do you really think a stack out the hood, is allright? :rolleyes:



The more i think of this Gene i remember buying a few things for my truck back when i ran in the street class that said "not street legal"



I wouldnt want to tell a bunch of those guys that they got to go buy new hoods for next year. :confused:



Great job with the pull Gene. Better take dan up on that offer, a little more injector in kyles single charger dmax and i think he had ya. :D

Matt
 
Straley, you Dad did a good job, he didn't even tear it up!



Welding didn't work Matt? I saw the truck over there, but never saw you again.



Kevin Reum- Madman.



Gets in as alternate, for street class, drops his 301 pull, with rain coming, and goes 306 next pull,( about 4 posistions it turns out) for top half finish. Nice job.





If you ask me, if we let them pull 1000 times, they would keep pulling until it was broke.
 
Oh yea, stoopidiest thing I heard at the hotel:



"You guys like the pull?"



" Yea it was awesome, we left before the last four in the pro class though, and all the mod class, because it sprinkled. "



:--)



They missed the hottest 9 trucks of the night. I couldn't believe it!! :rolleyes:
 
Neal and I have researched the stack out of the hood in all of the states we intend to pull in and no mention of it, so it seems to us at this point that it is legal.
 
Sounds good.....

My dad did really well with it for not driving it too much this year. I'm ready to get back in the drivers seat and see if i can keep up with him. J
 
Sled Puller said:
Oh yea, stoopidiest thing I heard at the hotel:



"You guys like the pull?"



" Yea it was awesome, we left before the last four in the pro class though, and all the mod class, because it sprinkled. "



:--)



They missed the hottest 9 trucks of the night. I couldn't believe it!! :rolleyes:



:mad: If we didn't have the kids with us the Wife and I would have sat there in the rain. Next year the kids are spending the weekend at Grandma's house :)

Stupidest thing *I* heard at the hotel - the fire alarm :( nothing like dragging three sleeping kids outside
 
Yeah - I've never seen so many hearty people so afraid of the rain. I thought everyone was going to clear out at the first drop! Booo on the fire alarm too...



All in all pretty awesome. Way better than Muncie I thought. I think I was the only one in the stands that did not bring my own full cooler of beer, and have my own pulling tractor (or truck) @ home. Wish we had pulls like that around here...
 
JDailey said:
Gene-Why weren't you there Friday???



Because him and Eric didn't show up until late Friday evening in the Pear Tree Inn hotel parking lot!



You know how Eric is, he's DHRA famous he's gotta hide from everybody! :rolleyes: :-laf
 
A couple reasons, I had to work, and there wasn't a class on Friday for my truck, anyway.



Why weren't you there Saturday and Sunday?



I believe Eric was at Scheids Friday.
 
Hey now, I was there! I was sitting in the dragster wishing I was on the track, lol! And bothering Aaron from Edge, counting the people that asked about the 2003 Dodge Edge Juice box.

BTW, I'm at work at these events, I don't come to Wal Mart and bug your ass! LOL.
 
Gene-You had a class Friday night. Probably would've got a check. I had stuff to do Saturday morning, it's a damn shame cause we was having fun!!



McBride-Thanks buddy!!



Wayne-Why didn't I see you???
 
Joe, Last I checked, that was ATPA Super Stock, my truck does not meet their requirements.

It was moot anyway, couldn't have made it.



Holy cow!! I just looked at the results!! You are right, I could have cleaned Jasons clock, and been right there in the money!!LOL.

Somebody print this out for him. ;)
 
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