DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

[Nova67ss]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

Congratts even from us here in Sweden

Its a lithle sad to say we still got snow on the roads and its the longest winter ever for us

So close but not there

Robert is calgulation real hard tis time to make it to the nats race in september. then its time to se the fastets to Syclones on earth doing the side by side run for decades...?

 

[95_bowtie_s10]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

is it dancing at the 1st-2nd shift? That must be damn scary pilotting :lol:

ANY dancing by a vehicle when its already moving down track is scary. Whether its from an "excess" of power or a stiff breeze (when i went for my NHRA license), its wierd...normally you react before you consciously recognize what is going on..

Anyway, good job! Im downloading the video as I type this (56K) and I really cant wait to see this truck run in the 8's. Maybe invest in a helmet cam? Everybody loves the in-car view...(video is at 96%)


Ok, I just watched it. Was there any wind that day? It sounded like I heard wind as you were way down track, and it looked like it was all over the place (more characteristic of a head-wind than too much power when your that far down track) Other than that, the truck sounded good, and it didnt move around at the start like it did when you ran your 9.04...

I give it :tup: :tup:



~Kevin

 

[Nova67ss]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

One Q how about windownet?? on your truck Matt...

Robert have been struggling whit the rules over here for about 4 weeks now, uppgrading the rollbar to cage and forced to use windownet, battery cut out and so on + the extras in clouthing and shoes, shatter shields SFI aproved parts and alot more.. + still winter, freaki´n the longest winter for 20 - 30 years :C

 

[qbnkiller]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

Matt...what are you guys running for tires? Could it be sidewall flex?

 

[TYRODD]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

Thats crazy!!!

Good work! :thumbsup:

 

[JSM]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

Think you can go any quicker and NOT run an 8?

I say you should dial a 9. flat and go bracket racing.

CONGRATS

 

[Don W.]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

Hey I'd bracket race ya. I'd prolly only need a 4, maybe 4.5 second head start. Even then I think you'd get the hi 5's at the end. Absolutely awesome!!! Nice work.

NOTE: Some of us actually remember that a little more than 40 years ago Don Garlits wasn't that quick.

 

[420]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

Matt -

You ever get a chance to check on the size and type of tire? Thanks

- Matt

 

[TurboJunk]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

oh my goodness!!! i love it all off the footbrake

 

[CarbonFiber AWD]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

KRAPP !!
Way to represent the potential ! :tup: You guys have done a great work there. Man that thing steps off quick. I get nervous when my stock SY does that little wiggle on wet or icy roads...........with your HP thats gotta' pull your nuts up till you hear the "pop" :rotf:
I'm in Springfield Missouri.............wish I had some time off to come up and watch in person.Damn ! :roll:

 

[mhoover]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

Matt...what are you guys running for tires? Could it be sidewall flex?

got ET streets on the front and M&Hs on the back. im not sure to be honest with you? could be.......

KRAPP !!
Way to represent the potential ! You guys have done a great work there. Man that thing steps off quick. I get nervous when my stock SY does that little wiggle on wet or icy roads...........with your HP thats gotta' pull your nuts up till you hear the "pop"
I'm in Springfield Missouri.............wish I had some time off to come up and watch in person.Damn !

thanx! the truck spools very fast after the launch! its a ride-n-a-half to say the least! :tup:

i think we're goin to memphis saturday (3-11) and try it out, as long as it doesnt rain. we should be able to run 8.90s. should be interesting to see how it performs with a lb or 2 more of boost on the top end

MATT

 

[boostedbuick]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

Good God!!!

 

[tbauer03]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

damn i will be going through memphis the next saturday

 

[QUICK STORM]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

wow, still having traction issues

 

[mrsyclone]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

i think we're goin to memphis saturday (3-11) and try it out, as long as it doesnt rain. we should be able to run 8.90s. should be interesting to see how it performs with a lb or 2 more of boost on the top end

MATT

So ,Any yet 8??? =)

Regards Robert

 

[mhoover]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

unfortunately no...... we went to the memphis motorsports park last nite and had some trouble with the motor. made one pass at 23 lbs of boost and went 9.54@141. truck felt TERRIBLE! didnt leave the line good, didnt accelerate good, just felt terrible. got the the end of the track about to go down the return strip and the truck went dead, wouldnt crank back up, wouldnt even turn over. had to get the 4-wheeler to pull it back to the trailor.

got back to the trailor and it still wouldnt even turn over. the motor was frozen up. but hey..... at least it didnt put a rod through the block or the oil pan....... :tdown:

MATT

 

[ed hess]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

matt

mechanical in the motor or electrical elsewhere?

ed

 

[badnewz]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

That sucks, I hope you guys are back at it soon. I guess you have to be ready for stuff like this to happen when your pushing the envelope. Hope it's nothing too serious. You guys have to get that 8.

Mike B
St.Clair Shores, MI

 

[Nova67ss]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

Jeees. thats not good. :C

I´ll hope its just a minor troubble, living on the edge can bee costly, We here in sweden hope its not a major problem..

Regards Anders.

 

[mhoover]

Re: DOC HOOVER in Steele, MO 3/5/06

matt

mechanical in the motor or electrical elsewhere?

ed

definately mechanical but dont know exactly what yet? there was metal in the oil though. dad already has the motor out and ready to take to memphis. the man who will go through the motor is guessing rod bearings. we did have 6 new pistons put in the truck this past winter but that was the only thing that was changed. they had been in the truck several years. so we'll find out soon enough.

That sucks, I hope you guys are back at it soon. I guess you have to be ready for stuff like this to happen when your pushing the envelope. Hope it's nothing too serious. You guys have to get that 8.

thanx we'll be back in a month or so i hope. just depends on how quick our motor man can get to it. and ur right, we were goin for an 8.9X and just came up short. did run 9.54 though with the motor quittin on us :lol: the crazy thing is that we hadnt changed a single thing since the previous weekend, hadnt even touched the truck. we were gonna go for 8s with 23 lbs of boost bc we thought we could do it. hell, we'd come close several times b4. oh well......

MATT