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January 18, 2009 at
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Okay, I don't know how to do a poll, but, who likes the "supermodified" tail tank on Sammy's car? It would have been better if they used an old style hood as well. That would have been sweet. So, who likes it? Who hates it? Gotta love the crazy stuff at the chili bowl.
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January 18, 2009 at
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Well it works very nicely to hide the little blue bottle!
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January 18, 2009 at
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January 18, 2009 at
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Posted By: slow_sprinter on January 18 2009 at 07:11:14 PM
Well it works very nicely to hide the little blue bottle!
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LMAO.... Like the CB is a horsepower track.....
There is more to nitrous than just a "bottle".... Besides, if Sammy were to ever do something like that, he would never bolt on the added weight of a bottle, he would make it integral to a chassis tube. 
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January 18, 2009 at
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I know I know...just trying to have a little fun with it
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January 18, 2009 at
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Posted By: ebecker on January 18 2009 at 06:32:31 PM
Okay, I don't know how to do a poll, but, who likes the "supermodified" tail tank on Sammy's car? It would have been better if they used an old style hood as well. That would have been sweet. So, who likes it? Who hates it? Gotta love the crazy stuff at the chili bowl.
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It doesn't provide a competitive advantage so it's really a non-issue.
Stan Meissner
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January 18, 2009 at
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I thought it was pretty cool looking ... personally I liked the retro look. I loved the old supers back in the day.
Phil Taylor
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January 18, 2009 at
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Me too, sprinters and midgets are so cookie cutter these days that even French Grimes thing looked good just because it was different.
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January 18, 2009 at
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Posted By: StanM on January 18 2009 at 07:56:35 PM
It doesn't provide a competitive advantage so it's really a non-issue.
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i would say that kick up on the back of the tail would work like a wickerbill. just my opinion though im not an aerodynamics profesional
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January 18, 2009 at
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Posted By: brad on January 18 2009 at 08:44:43 PM
i would say that kick up on the back of the tail would work like a wickerbill. just my opinion though im not an aerodynamics profesional
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It looks like it would probably keep the center of gravity closer to the ground. Atleast in the pictures I didn't see it in person
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January 18, 2009 at
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it did it's job it took the attention off of what made the car fast----and no i'm not talking about sammy
Robert Bond San Jose Ca
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January 18, 2009 at
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StanM, maybe not a competive advantage. However, isn't there something to be said about shortening up the distance from the drivers butt to the rear of the rear bumper? I didn't measure but it has to be at least 12" less than a conventional midgets tailtank with bumper. As tight as the Bowl is, having a car that's 12" shorter from nose to tail has at least a slight advantage in traffic and completing a slide job. Of course, that's not what won the race but it is small fine details that count.
WaDo, Roger
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January 18, 2009 at
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January 18, 2009 at
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Ugly...
Pretty...
They don't even know how to spell sprint car
much less chromoly...http://www.ycmco.com
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January 19, 2009 at
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Plenty of guys got a chance to have a look at it .............from behind.
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January 19, 2009 at
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Posted By: shrek2259 on January 18 2009 at 09:03:40 PM
it did it's job it took the attention off of what made the car fast----and no i'm not talking about sammy
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Since I did not go this year, tell me what did make it fast then?
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January 19, 2009 at
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Posted By: cubicdollars on January 18 2009 at 10:37:02 PM
Ugly...
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It's about freakin time someone had the balls to do something different back there.
A modern day midget/sprint tail IS a work of art. But do we really need to know or see 6,000+ of them every single damn year?
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January 19, 2009 at
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January 19, 2009 at
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January 19, 2009 at
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Well, it would help with cost. You could just put a normal fuel cell under it and that could be fiberglass. Save $800 at least. Tail is $1000, bladder is $1000 fuel cell is $700 or less.
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January 19, 2009 at
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I sure hope you like the looks of it because after the whoopin the old man put on everybody this week there will be alot of people trying it next year.
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January 19, 2009 at
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Posted By: cheroger on January 18 2009 at 10:24:42 PM
StanM, maybe not a competive advantage. However, isn't there something to be said about shortening up the distance from the drivers butt to the rear of the rear bumper? I didn't measure but it has to be at least 12" less than a conventional midgets tailtank with bumper. As tight as the Bowl is, having a car that's 12" shorter from nose to tail has at least a slight advantage in traffic and completing a slide job. Of course, that's not what won the race but it is small fine details that count.
WaDo, Roger
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I grew up watching more Supermodified racing than Sprint Car because my dad didn't care for the cageless cars after seeing a couple guys get whiped out on fence posts. So I remember some strange creations, every car looked different.
Nobody is going to beat close to 300 other cars at the Chili Bowl without a stout engine, a talented driver and a lot of luck. Sounds like it wouldn't have mattered if everyone was using the stubby tank, Sammy had them all covered this year.
Stan Meissner
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January 19, 2009 at
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The tank & bladder (under cover) is a little tall but much more offset to the left than a conventional tail.
Sammy had them covered from the word go.he won every race he was in, including starting from the back in his heat & qualifier.It wasn't any one thing but many little ones.It's cool seeing Sammy beat the big guns. He's not going to win any personality contests but the man knows how to design, build, set up, and drive a heck of a car. Heard it was the same one he's had the last five years.
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