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October 05, 2017 at
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LOL, we hear this every year. It was Saldana, Meyers, then Pittman, then Sweet, then Stewart, now Gravel. If David Gravel knew how to conserve equipment and not beat the living daylights out of it every night, he might start actually finishing in the top 5 on a somewhat regular basis and stay within 200 freakin points the CHAMP. Until then, he's just another guy that had some wins one year. Schatz will win yet another title again next year.
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October 05, 2017 at
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Posted By: blazer00 on October 05 2017 at 11:01:42 AM
Chevy block? Chevy heads? Both manufactured by Chevy?
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Chevy heads manufactured by Chevy haven't been used on sprint cars (410's) since the very early 80's or possibly the late 70's. When my dad started building Sammy's engines in 1983 they were -8 heads made by Brodix. Based off of a Chevy design naturally but with modifications done to them that Chevy heads didn't have.
I know a few guys used Chevy aluminum blocks that you could order straight out of the catalog but you had to do quite a bit more prepping to them than a Donovan or Brodix block. The Donovan and Brodix blocks have more material in critical areas for strength that the Chevrolet didn't.
I guess in short although these parts are not specifically manufactured by Chevy, they are based off of the popular Chevy design.
Hope this helps.
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October 06, 2017 at
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Thats the point, they are based off the "worldly" popular Chevy small block engine, of which for stock classes and mods, etc, the supply will never run out as they are still used in Chevy and GMC pickups and a few cars. The junk yards are full of them, sitting in cars/trucks that were totaled out in an accident, but the engine is ok. This engine is the basis for the engine used almost across the board in dirt racing, of course with stronger parts because GM only planned on these engines running 100,000 miles plus at a reasonable speed, not 8000 RPM for a half hour every night at races. Thats where titanium, carbon fiber, aluminum, etc is absolutelly needed to make these engines stay together.
Lawlessness and liberalism equals Hell. NY City,
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Burning hundreds of buildings, a thousand assaults and
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October 06, 2017 at
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Posted By: Wesmar on October 05 2017 at 01:23:42 PM
Chevy heads manufactured by Chevy haven't been used on sprint cars (410's) since the very early 80's or possibly the late 70's. When my dad started building Sammy's engines in 1983 they were -8 heads made by Brodix. Based off of a Chevy design naturally but with modifications done to them that Chevy heads didn't have.
I know a few guys used Chevy aluminum blocks that you could order straight out of the catalog but you had to do quite a bit more prepping to them than a Donovan or Brodix block. The Donovan and Brodix blocks have more material in critical areas for strength that the Chevrolet didn't.
I guess in short although these parts are not specifically manufactured by Chevy, they are based off of the popular Chevy design.
Hope this helps.
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It does, thanks, and reaffirms what I've said for many years. Engines today are knock offs. They aren't Chevys and they won't be Fords. Sprint car engines are a specialty engine and who ever develops them simply slaps the name on them according to who the sponsors are, or where a certain source of money comes from. Too bad the auto manufacturers are no longer directly involved in sprint car racing and that the WoO/WRG won't mandate a crate motor spec chart. Might make things more interesting.
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October 06, 2017 at
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It’s really not so much that Gravel has had that many equipment failures, Knoxville was high profile but had no impact on the points. It’s reaally more about being consistently fast. The biggest disparity between Schatz and Gravel is in top 5s.
Schatz has 59 to Gravels 40.
For top 10s it’s nuch closer, Schatz 67 to Gravel 63.
That means Gravel has been in that mediocre 6-10 bucket 23 times to Schatz only 8 times.
That also means that when Gravel has the car to win, he does a lot. 16 wins out of 40 top 5s indicates when he’s close, he’ll find a way.
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October 07, 2017 at
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spanish for hahahahah...
Ascot was the greatest of all time..
West Capital wasn't half bad either..
Life is good...
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October 07, 2017 at
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Posted By: dsc1600 on October 06 2017 at 12:54:47 PM
It’s really not so much that Gravel has had that many equipment failures, Knoxville was high profile but had no impact on the points. It’s reaally more about being consistently fast. The biggest disparity between Schatz and Gravel is in top 5s.
Schatz has 59 to Gravels 40.
For top 10s it’s nuch closer, Schatz 67 to Gravel 63.
That means Gravel has been in that mediocre 6-10 bucket 23 times to Schatz only 8 times.
That also means that when Gravel has the car to win, he does a lot. 16 wins out of 40 top 5s indicates when he’s close, he’ll find a way.
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Ascot was the greatest of all time..
West Capital wasn't half bad either..
Life is good...
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October 07, 2017 at
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Posted By: NWFAN on October 02 2017 at 09:57:57 PM
15 wins this seasson. he is the future of the woo and the future champion
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NO, the future of NASCAR
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October 08, 2017 at
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Posted By: linbob on October 07 2017 at 02:48:43 PM
NO, the future of NASCAR
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when doing the stoga show last month chip ganassi made an apparence, (running at napa sonoma) and stated he is always looking for talent. gravel has the talent...we will see , great point.
Ascot was the greatest of all time..
West Capital wasn't half bad either..
Life is good...
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October 08, 2017 at
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David Gravel won last night at Fulton NY after Daryn Pittman was taken out by Lap Car in 25 Lap Feature
Long Live 20 Time World Of Outlaws Champion Steve
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October 08, 2017 at
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Or did pittman take himself out by hitting a lapped car? Not arguing but have read both sides. Who was there to see who hit who?
Even though I may not know you, I
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October 08, 2017 at
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Posted By: RodinCanada on October 08 2017 at 09:58:10 AM
Or did pittman take himself out by hitting a lapped car? Not arguing but have read both sides. Who was there to see who hit who?
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No matter.....goes back to what I've been saying for quite a while.......too many of the WoO drivers make too damn many mistakes on the track. Sure as hell makes it easier for Schatz and in particular Gravel to chalk up the numbers. Donny would have the numbers anyway, but a few gifts now and then sure doesn't hurt. Pittman, Stewart, Johnson and Sweet are all at times their own worst enemy.
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October 09, 2017 at
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Posted By: RodinCanada on October 08 2017 at 09:58:10 AM
Or did pittman take himself out by hitting a lapped car? Not arguing but have read both sides. Who was there to see who hit who?
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Its more like Pittman ran over the lapped car and spun and took himself out !
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October 09, 2017 at
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October 09, 2017 at
02:51:42 PM by NWFAN
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Posted By: jmartz11 on October 08 2017 at 09:45:30 AM
David Gravel won last night at Fulton NY after Daryn Pittman was taken out by Lap Car in 25 Lap Feature
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donut night two..... All woo shows are broadcast on you tube the next day http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=you+tube+world+of+outlaws+sprint+cars+fulton+new+york&view=detail&mid=57FE91A1584E2796743657FE91A1584E27967436&FORM=VIRE
Ascot was the greatest of all time..
West Capital wasn't half bad either..
Life is good...
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http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=you+tube+world+of+outlaws+sprint+cars+fulton+new+york&view=detail&mid=57FE91A1584E2796743657FE91A1584E27967436&FORM=VIRE
Ascot was the greatest of all time..
West Capital wasn't half bad either..
Life is good...
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October 09, 2017 at
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October 09, 2017 at
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You links are from last year....
Dirtvision posts the entire night of every event a few days afterwards on demand free of charge. Or just sub to the WoO youtube channel for the coles notes.
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October 11, 2017 at
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The dirt track engine people call a Chevy, certainly is not the same engine that Chevy put in their cars and trucks, just very very similar in design to the small block Chevy that has been put in 125 million+ vehicles. But with stronger internal parts to withstand the high RPMs and high heat normal in short dirt track racing. The Ford engine, when it gets here, if it gets here, will have absolutely nothing in common with any Ford engine put in a Ford vehicle. A new engine from the ground up. Yes it does have pistons like all the Ford engines so if you want to say that makes it a Ford, so be it. And yes, it is a little goofy that Ford Performance, that's Ford Motor Company, is the sponsor of the Shaver Chevy in Schatz's #15. Schatz, he's here to stay. not going anyplace unless it's the motor's fault.
Lawlessness and liberalism equals Hell. NY City,
Detroit, Seattle, Chicago, Minnepolis, etc. We saw it.
Burning hundreds of buildings, a thousand assaults and
dozens of murders. Getting worser and worser.
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Posted By: NWFAN on October 08 2017 at 08:18:21 AM
when doing the stoga show last month chip ganassi made an apparence, (running at napa sonoma) and stated he is always looking for talent. gravel has the talent...we will see , great point.
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Doubt it. He's already 24 I think and in today's NASCAR for a developmental driver...that is ancient. They want teenagers that they bring up through their program. Larson is an exception and he still started much younger than Gravel.
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