Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/08

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Subject: [Leica] Drag Strip
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Thu Jan 8 19:28:22 2009
References: <8BCEDF40-2E56-43DF-91B2-54B0F645C6D8@embarqmail.com> <9D54F19A1C4542DEA10A6FEFC7246768@jimnichols>

he put a 400 cu-in chevy v-8 and tranny in it;^)

it'll do about 72-73mph in the eighth. he's already got another engine  
to drop in when this one goes, which he says is not long

it's one of the most popular cars there

he also runs a Monte Carlo and a hearse on occasion
On Jan 8, 2009, at 10:04 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:

> Ric,
>
> As a Volvo owner, I know that, except for turbos, or the V6 that I  
> owned in the early eighties, they are hardly known for  
> acceleration.  What power setup is he running in the 240 wagon?
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ric Carter" <ricc@embarqmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 5:44 PM
> Subject: [Leica] Drag Strip
>
>
>> Last Saturday, I got to visit a local 1/8 mile drag strip with a  
>> kid  I've known since he was 2 or 3. He's the one racing the Volvo  
>> wagon.
>>
>> I didn't really get in the swing of it as things got shortened  
>> after a driver flipped his Mustang and threw mud and grass all over  
>> the racing pavement closing things down for the day.
>>
>> I'll try to return when the season restarts.
>>
>> These are all with the M6 and the old rigid Summicron 50 and Tele-  
>> Elmar 135. I packed light and used less than half of what I packed.
>>
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/drag/>
>> http://tinyurl.com/7l5p9d
>>
>> I'm no Ball Arche or John Mason, but I had a good time and will try  
>> to follow their example in later visits.
>>
>> Ric Carter
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/
>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Drag Strip)
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