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68 R/T in Merrill Ice Drags from a few years back

Started by bull, January 17, 2011, 11:04:36 PM

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bull

January 17, 2011, 11:04:36 PM
I've never heard much about ice drags but apparently some guy ran his 68 Charger on the ice/snow up in Wisconsin back in '09. I bet the engines like that cool weather but traction might be an issue. ;D

http://www.carcraft.com/eventcoverage/ccrp_0909_merrill_ice_drags/index.html

bull

#1
January 17, 2011, 11:08:06 PM
Actually, I guess traction is not really a problem... :o

PocketThunder

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January 21, 2011, 11:00:00 AM
Hell Ya!!!!  i cant believe i never heard about this before.  I went to college with a guy from Merrill even..  maybe its time to awaken my Charger from its frozen slumber and head east about 4 hours drive.  I have a whole pail of extra drywall screws and an extra set of 14" tires can be had off craigslist for pennies on the dollar!!   :drive: :drive: :drive:
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PocketThunder

#3
January 21, 2011, 11:19:41 AM
Hey the next race is tomorrow and goes for the next 4 saturdays!

http://www.merrillicedrags.com/index.html   :2thumbs:

"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

bakerhillpins

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January 21, 2011, 11:42:55 AM
That's cool!  :coolgleamA: no pun intended.  :slap:

Quote from: PocketThunder on January 21, 2011, 11:00:00 AM
I have a whole pail of extra drywall screws and an extra set of 14" tires can be had off craigslist for pennies on the dollar!!   :drive: :drive: :drive:

Have you ever tried that? I have. Well I helped anyhow and we only did it on Mountain Bike tires. It takes _freaking_ forever! Even with power tools, and the extra weight (rotational mass) is surprising!  Looking at the pic that Bull posted those guys were easily busy for days.   :eek2:
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PocketThunder

#5
January 21, 2011, 01:12:02 PM
Quote from: bakerhillpins on January 21, 2011, 11:42:55 AM
That's cool!  :coolgleamA: no pun intended.  :slap:

Quote from: PocketThunder on January 21, 2011, 11:00:00 AM
I have a whole pail of extra drywall screws and an extra set of 14" tires can be had off craigslist for pennies on the dollar!!   :drive: :drive: :drive:

Have you ever tried that? I have. Well I helped anyhow and we only did it on Mountain Bike tires. It takes _freaking_ forever! Even with power tools, and the extra weight (rotational mass) is surprising!  Looking at the pic that Bull posted those guys were easily busy for days.   :eek2:

In college i made a set of snow chains for my Trek bike so i could ride to class in the winter.  My roommate 1 upped me though and spent about a hundred hours studding his bike tires with 1/4" bolts every 1" on the outer sides of his bike tires.  They were the 2 bad assed looking bikes on the bike rack outside Bowman Hall.  :coolgleamA:   But then maybe they were the only two bikes on the bike rack in the middle of winter...  :slap: :lol:
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

bull

#6
January 21, 2011, 02:05:35 PM
It begs the question, how do these guys keep air pressure in the tires?

DustinSimmonds

#7
January 21, 2011, 02:26:32 PM
Thats a nice picture! I should attend those races sometime! It looks like a good break from the lack of good cars!  :yesnod:

bakerhillpins

#8
January 21, 2011, 02:59:33 PM
Quote from: bull on January 21, 2011, 02:05:35 PM
It begs the question, how do these guys keep air pressure in the tires?

The way we did it on the Mt bikes was to double tube it. One tube was actually split open and the good tube was put inside. It worked reasonably well.

Quote from: PocketThunder on January 21, 2011, 01:12:02 PM
In college i made a set of snow chains for my Trek bike so i could ride to class in the winter.  My roommate 1 upped me though and spent about a hundred hours studding his bike tires with 1/4" bolts every 1" on the outer sides of his bike tires.  They were the 2 bad assed looking bikes on the bike rack outside Bowman Hall.  :coolgleamA:   But then maybe they were the only two bikes on the bike rack in the middle of winter...  :slap: :lol:

:lol: All the extra weight made it a tough pedal around town. Certainly slowed our acceleration and ability to bunny hop stuff.

One great wife (Life is good)
14 RAM 1500 5.7 Hemi Crew Cab (crap hauler)
69 Dodge Charger R/T, Q5, C6X, V1X, V88  (Life is WAY better)
96' VFR750 (Sweet)
Capt. Lyme Vol. Fire

"Inspiration is for amateurs - the rest of us just show up and get to work." -Chuck Close
"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." -Albert Einstein
Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn.
Science flies you to the moon, Religion flies you into buildings.

Arigmaster

#9
January 21, 2011, 07:00:07 PM
Quote from: bull on January 21, 2011, 02:05:35 PM
It begs the question, how do these guys keep air pressure in the tires?

Back in the days when I was "young and impressionable" we used to drag race on the Milwaukee River. I did the same thing with using sheet metal screws to stud the tires and then we used tubes. I never filled mine with air... I used pressure pumped water & calcium chloride instead. I also ran short screws through the rim just long enough to keep the bead line in place so it wouldnt break loose.

If there was any leaks it would deflate much much slower than air and would never blow out. This also made the tires very heavy but you couldn't beat the traction! Once we were done drag racing for the year (around mid February) We had some really great demo derbys out there. It was especially challenging when the ice wasn't stable anymore. (I don't know how we survived our childhood)

Domino

#10
January 21, 2011, 07:05:03 PM
Quote from: bull on January 21, 2011, 02:05:35 PM
It begs the question, how do these guys keep air pressure in the tires?

They could make a Slime commercial!
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