He's going back to drag racing and sled pulling. Much more fun for me. Lsr is too much for me.
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Casper has been sold.
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What turbo/s is on Casper? Has to be some old school turbos still.
You going to change things up or just fire it up and race it?
You going to change things up or just fire it up and race it?
It did have a fairly decent size set of ball bearing turbos 80mm/96mm I believe? It's been so long I can't remember
Its got the 42 magnum in it again. I love the sound that this turbo makes. No other sound like it imo.
Thank you!! I'm getting him ready for Truckin for kids this year and will be defiantly taking him to Phoenix in March and Sac in April.
Casper will be happy to come back out.
You guys don't know how close Pat got to a 9 sec run at Famosa years ago. I was in the stands with Guy when Pat launched and I said to Guy " this is big ".
We were a about the 300' mark and Casper fell on its face blowing black smoke. Almost stopped and then picked up and took off. Saw Pat abort the run before the end with brake lights. Pass was 11.0
Some dumbshit left 3 rags in the right side intercooler tube.
I'm not one to mention names but his name starts with a P. :roflmao::hug:
Love ya P.
Yeah, that's what happens when you stay up all night getting ready and run out of time. Dumb things happen.
The truck's best shot at a 9 was in AZ when Gale Banks and I split a track rental at Surprise. The truck spun the waterpump shaft on the first run, and we could not fix it. Gale was really nice, and gave us back our check for the track rental.
Casper is still probably the only vehicle to ever win a drag event, a sled pull, and set a Land Speed Record all in a year.
A lot of good times, and a lot challenges, and a lot of adventures in that truck.
Yeah, that's what happens when you stay up all night getting ready and run out of time. Dumb things happen.
The truck's best shot at a 9 was in AZ when Gale Banks and I split a track rental at Surprise. The truck spun the waterpump shaft on the first run, and we could not fix it. Gale was really nice, and gave us back our check for the track rental.
Casper is still probably the only vehicle to ever win a drag event, a sled pull, and set a Land Speed Record all in a year.
A lot of good times, and a lot challenges, and a lot of adventures in that truck.
Wonderfull memories. Glad I was allowed to be a part of it.:thumb:
Pat and Kat dropped off Casper the day he was picked up. Pat's words were" you know what we're going to do so make it happen".
The game was afoot.
:hug:
Ah I miss the days of being 20 and jumping on McRat racing to see what Casper had done... I swear it was every week or two that Casper was hitting new records. Thanks for the front row seat via the internet
Good times. Even when I thought the truck was on fire at ~200mph, was breathing in smoke, and I was laced into the truck so tight, that it takes 20 seconds to release everything. Hand on the fire bottle controls knowing that I will run out of Halon and foam before the truck stops if I pull them too soon.
You can't buy memories, you have to make them.
You can't buy memories, you have to make them.
Holy shit your kids are in college? I'm 27 but remember coming on here when I was 15 to check out casper. That truck is the reason I bought my white extended cab LBZ back in the day. I showed everyone in highschool casper... ran through proxies so I could browse this place in the library lol.
Glad it went to a good home.
And to Kat, before you think of back surgery look into stem cell therapy and see if its viable for your situation. I know so many people that had back surgery and it stunk.
https://www.totalsportsmedicine.com/the-doctors
Dr. Roddy McGee is the fellow you should talk to. He's in Las Vegas and treats MMA fighters for multiple issues including ruptured discs, bad shoulders, etc. Worth a consult esp if you can avoid surgery IMO. I told myself if I ever have a shoulder or back injury I will try stem cells first. Hell they can use your own blood to do some of the procedures.
Best of luck
Glad it went to a good home.
And to Kat, before you think of back surgery look into stem cell therapy and see if its viable for your situation. I know so many people that had back surgery and it stunk.
https://www.totalsportsmedicine.com/the-doctors
Dr. Roddy McGee is the fellow you should talk to. He's in Las Vegas and treats MMA fighters for multiple issues including ruptured discs, bad shoulders, etc. Worth a consult esp if you can avoid surgery IMO. I told myself if I ever have a shoulder or back injury I will try stem cells first. Hell they can use your own blood to do some of the procedures.
Best of luck
Will be good to see Casper on the track again. Would be a great 10.90 truck if NHRDA continues to run that class. Super Street is getting stupid fast. Totally amazing that there are 6000+ lbs trucks with stockish suspension running in the 8's. However the truck can't make the list unless it is quicker than Kat's 10.59 pass, it's a truck list not a driver's list..
My buddy Mark got a chance to sit in casper and get a feel for it, he's definitely gonna race him off and on. Getting Casper ready for Truckin for Kids in October at irwindale. Hopefully gonna hit the track in a few weeks once the shop calms down.
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