Herbold Racing!

The chronicle of my adventures with a 1973 Plymouth Duster 340 drag car.

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Entries from April 2009

How High Can We Go?

April 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Today I decided to take the car out onto the street and play around with the launch RPM limiter which was set at 2500 RPM. Basically I wanted to see how high I can set that and have the brakes still hold the car back. The end result is that 2500 RPM is [...]

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H786

April 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

I finally got my competition number!  It is H786.
The reason it took so long was because they finally sent me back a letter saying that I didn’t put down the right amount for the fee for the competition number.  WTH?!  They also sent me back the form I filled out.  I took a look – [...]

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Andy Closkey & Pinks All Out

April 20th, 2009 · 4 Comments

My Canadian friend, Andy Closkey – he’s made it onto the Pinks All Out show that is happening in Seattle at Pacific Raceway on August 14 and 15.  In an effort to help him out with travel expenses and so on, I’ve set up a PayPal donate button on his web site…
I’ve also made Andy [...]

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ADRA Race #4 – The Videos

April 18th, 2009 · No Comments

Here are the videos from race #4!
Qualifying #1 – Steve Johns in the other lane.

Qualifying #2 – Wirsching in the other lane.

Qualifying #3 – Whitt in the other lane.

Eliminations #1 – Versus Steve Johns

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ADRA Race #4

April 18th, 2009 · No Comments

Jerad, Keven, Shelley were all there at the track helping me out.  Due to the miracle of techology, Andy was there too.
Long story short, I got eliminated in the first round. 
It was all going so well, too!  For the first qualifying pass the slicks spun pretty hard, so we decided to take [...]

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Race Day is Here!

April 17th, 2009 · No Comments

Today is the day for ADRA race number 4!
I finished up the oil change – Brad Penn 10W-30 is now running through the motor. I’ve also gotten rid of the upper suspension bumpers – so the tires should pick up higher off the starting line. I’ve also replaced the engine oil filter – [...]

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