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Old 04-18-2010 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Werks
Hey BigNasty, how'd it go today???
Werks-wise it was pretty good. Not the mileage I'm used to getting, with the 3000 ft straight they put in.... but my mill was pretty close to perfect. I won the B main by almost a lap. I started the A main in 14th and lasted 25 minutes til my front end came undone (my fault... should have checked something that i didn't) but I'd moved into 10th place by then, had a good rhythm... still wound up with 11th place.

I'm gonna want a new one soon... it's still great, but it's not as insane as when it was newer. It still runs like a Rolex, though. I didn't do anything special for the very short break in, I've never heated it, or anything. I'm pretty hard on engines, actually. And I've race at 2 tracks with 130+foot straights. Still holding up quite nicely. I also didn't put much of a tune on it.... I'm way more into reliability than top speed. I did see my friend's Alpha (he just got sponsored) and it's at the 1.5 gallon mark.... he pulled EVERYONE down the very long straight at the Nitro Pit, no matter what engine they had. But my B5 was acting similarly at the 1.5 gallon mark. I doubt he'll get as many gallons out of it. I believe the strightaway to be around the 150-160 foot range. Long enough to totally top out, with a dip and a double at the end that NOBODY downsided. Just land and turn right. The last 40 feet or so was airborne. I should have put a 17 tooth bell on just for fun

Not sure where I wound up points wise, but I think I cracked the top 15. I started the day 19th. Not too bad for a fat guy
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