What most people underestimate is how much more it takes to pick up 4 tenths in the 1000' course it is equvilent to .528 sec in 1320' -
1320/1000=1.32 1.32X.4=5.28 you really have to add serious HP to pick up that much ET.

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Originally posted by BEAR_454PE

We're typically doing the 1/8th in the mid to low 4's ... would like to get it consistently some 0.20 to 0.25 lower ... the boat is still very new and isn't dialed in yet.

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Bear, when the air was good and we were able to run a a 7.80 or so pass,and the 1/8th mile time was 4.2+-, but as I said before it was an 8.0 bracket boat, and consistency won me a lot of races.

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Joe Don Lewis
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Typing too quick (yea right) in the equation I ended up with 5.28 should be .528!

All this math is making my head hurt LMAO

Hey JD whats the latest from the cove?

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Brad, I haven't heard anything yet and as long as my contact has a horse left in the race he is gonna be thrashing, so I will wait awhile to call him.

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Joe Don Lewis
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Originally posted by BradMyers

All this math is making my head hurt LMAO

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At Pine Bluff, Dixie ran a single and I just happened to pick up the extra time slip, just to study. He ran 7.832 @ 1320, 7.182 @ 1188, 6.211 @ 1000 and 4.432 @ 660. Based on these 5 data points, you should be able to extrapolate other points. Different boats will run differently and I’m guessing that sandbaggers have an advantage. I’m also guessing that if you don’t cut a light, you just as well forget it.

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Sam

Sam, for estimating purposes that is good logic,however, for $10,000.00 cash money that would not thave made the 6 second show at Malvern, Steve ran a 6.24 second and is in the slow half of the second chance 6 second bracket, tough competetion isn't it.

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Joe Don Lewis
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Just talked to Tim Connelly he did not qualify. He is already back in St. Louis! Robert Leas is in the 6 class his brother Roger got in the 24th spot because last years winner, Donnie Little broke and went home. Randy Johnson is the 24th boat in the 7's. Bump in the 7's was apparently a 7.0 something for the top 16! That's all I have heard. I WILL BE BACK TO SMITC NEXT YEAR! It ****ed bad being home this year.

Steve, Garry told me that Tony Anderson was like 3rd with a low 7.0 that is tough.

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Joe Don Lewis
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Sam:
What is the MPH on that time slip? By my calculations it should be 138.46 mph How good is my math?

Benson and Vic advance to second round JC

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Originally posted by PE012

Sam:
What is the MPH on that time slip? By my calculations it should be 138.46 mph How good is my math?

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138.462 is correct. I'm guessing that the way the MPH works is strictly looking at 5 sensors, 1 starting beam, 2 660, 3 1000, 4 1188, and 5 1320. I'm also guessing that there is usually a sensor at around 528 feet to determine 1/8 mile MPH but that sensor was moved to 1000 feet so racers could prepare for SITC. On this run, MPH 1-2 is 101.534, 2-3 is 130.308, 3-4 is 132.010, 4-5 is 138.462. That would be the average speed between each set of sensors.

OK, so is this what you did? Convert the distance traveled into miles (divide by 5280) and then divide that by the time converted into hours (divide by 3600) to get MPH? That would mean that Feet traveled X 0.68182 / seconds it took to travel that distance would calculate MPH. I guess thats the way the program works, huh?

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Tony Anderson has advanced to second round and Wesley Ice has advanced in 8 second, Travis Tuttle is still in it and the Pugh Hydro outboard just put Tim Ollah on the trailer, Garry held up the phone while several of them were running and I got my heart thumping a little faster if I could have gotten a sniff of the fuel my day would be made.

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Joe Don Lewis
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thanks for the updates guys! I know my grandpa's 1/8 is very very quick compared to most PE's....he consistantly runs 4.2's and I have seen him run 4.0's a few times. Thats whats leaving me confused...I figured a 1000 foot course would be more to his advantage. Oh well, there is always next year! Was 16 all that was takin out there????? I know thats what it was in years past but i thought this year they were gonna take 32??? Anyone know?

Ricky, they have 16 in the 6 sec. class and the next 8, I believe, in the second chance race in each class, I will check on that and let you know.

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Joe Don Lewis
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Ricky here it is from the SMITC website;
Smokin' NEWS!

Welcome to the 18th annual Smokin’ in the Cove E.T. Drag Boat Race. Thanks to racers like you, the event has grown every year. We appreciate your efforts to attend this event, some of you travel hundreds of miles and some over thousands. I am looking forward to seeing and visiting with each of you and your families.

Now for the change in 2003- the 10 second class has been dropped- a second chance 8 or consolation 8 has been added. In the driver’s meeting 2002 I announced that the winning prize for the 6 second class would be $15,000.00. I have since slept on my announcement, also had conversations with other officials, racers, sponsors etc. We decided to spread the purse. – 24 boats in each class will qualify for Sunday’s race –

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Joe Don Lewis
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ah...got ya! Thanks JDL. Doesent look like he made the top 24 either though....out of almost 50 boats somebody has to go home.

Ricky, I have been there did that, but the spectating was great.

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Joe Don Lewis
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Hey JD think ollah is a little rusty

any more results yet?????

bp, I was on the phone with Garry and he is on his way back to Texas, all I know is Travis Tuttle put Tony Anderson out in the 7 second class, outboard Mirage Quartermaster beat the Blown Gas Cole Flat
Right before we lost the connection he said Larry Morton got put out by the Little Pugh Hydro outboard, with the bad phone service,I think that is what I heard.
Yes Jimmy Tim was very late in running with the outboard. Glad to see him back on the water.

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Joe Don Lewis
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One more thing, He said Wesley Ice hit the tower in his outboard and that slowed the show, Wes got it back on the trailer before it Titanic'ed

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Joe Don Lewis
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Sam:
There are several way to get to the answer but my old mind always remembers that to go 1 mph you have to cover 1.4666666 feet per second. MPH traps are 132' apart. The boat covered the distance in 0.650 Seconds. Divide the distance by the time taken and divide by 1.4666666 will equal the MPH. 132/0.650/1.466666=138.46154mph the system rounds to 3 digits right of the decimal point hence 138.462

enough with physic's, where are the final results. I know it is dark by now?

Reddy in Jokers Wild beat Benson in the semi's and Tuttle also won ,putting Tuttle and Reedy in Final of 7 sec class,dont know who won yet.Vic went out in second round,leaving Cindy Helms and a jet boat in final of 8 sec. class,no word on the winners yet,or who's jet boat it was. JC

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Originally posted by gray ghost

enough with physic's, where are the final results. I know it is dark by now?

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Gary, it is dark and when it gets dark in Arkansas, there is no phone service, or that seems to be the case, my contact is back in Texas somewhere, so we are at a loss until Benson or somebody calls in.

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Joe Don Lewis
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See Gary ask and ye shall receive.
JC, who is in the 6 sec. final and are they running in the dark?

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Joe Don Lewis
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6 sec class itt was 2 hydros ,Vic didnt know who they were
7 sec Tuttle beat Reddy in Final
8 sec -A jet boat bet Helns Vic didnt know who it was
9 sec-Boat out of Calif. won.

Still working on more info JC

6 sec.-Boat out of Kentucky won,guys name was Charles,second place was Jeff Lablown. Guess thats right way to spell it the boys were tired and driving back JC

JC & JD thanks for the updates. Sounded like a wild shoot-out, glad the Mountain God was asleep this year.

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Good racing Randy Benson,Travis Tuttle and Ken Reddy you boys from Texas brought home the money.All 3 of you drivers did good and deserved to win,and Vic you did good too very proud of ya, alot of them didnt make the top 16 or the top 24 but you did.You boys hold your heads high as you come back home to Texas.Team Wine-o is proud of you all.JC

Tuttle-1st in 7 sec class
Reddy 2nd in 7 sec. class
Benson 4th in 7 sec . class

Opps forgot something you know Rocky would be saying his boys SPANKED THAT ASS. LOL JC

Great Job Texas Racers, Vic Fugate, Ken Reedy, And Travis Tuttle, job well done, and for all of the others who won and those who didn't we are proud of you.

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Joe Don Lewis
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Team Lake Rat had a great time at the Cove this weekend. We were happy to qualify fifth in our first time. Not happy with a red light in the second round, especially when we were the only boat to run the number that round without breaking out (9.04). The old Mantra really liked the 1000 foot course.

Scott and his crew do an excellent job on this race. The organization is first rate. The ramp crews are professional, a real boon for any crewman and tow truck driver. They got us loaded on the first try every time in less than a minute. The lake is beautiful, the town turns out in force for the event. The local high school at Magnet Cove brought all the kids down on Friday from school to the races to catch the qualifying.

Congrats to all who made the show. The nine second class required a .110 or better to qualify. Desperado had a .092 in the 7 second class and got bumped out. Thats how close all the classes were thbis year. Lots of really quick outboards showed up too. More than I've ever seen at any one race.

Congrats to the few who won. You definitely earned it.

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yep if he didn't get you killed in the bar ditch first lol

I'm Baaaaaaack!


What a tuff Race!


I was #1 Qualifier on Saterday with a 9.003! and #2 was a .004 and #3 was a .005! With a bubble of 9.110!


Took my self out in the cool air Sunday morning With a 8.77! I didn't think my Wacka could run any faster, But she proved me wrong!

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Here's A pic of my Buddys little miss-hap! Damn good driving from both drivers!

He went "Rub rail to Rub Rail"!


That's what happen's when you finaly get everything right (after two weeks of gremlins) And we found them at midnight Thursday night!

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That gremlin almost took the race equipment and race with him.

Was that a Top Fuel strap on outboard LOL JC Oops i mean clamp on.

Anybody take any vidio's? Got any from Saterday?

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#1 Shot!

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Originally posted by Water Rocket

Anybody take any vidio's? Got any from Saterday?

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Was the seat still in the boat after he got out? Glad he got it back under him before it got any worse!

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Originally posted by KC

Was the seat still in the boat after he got out? Glad he got it back under him before it got any worse!

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Yeppers! Seat is still in the Boat (he's straped in) He had to change his shorts though. I've watched this Boat run for 4 or 5 years, he is a top notch driver! (He has won 3-World championships, Been Top points champ for 4-years in a row. And he has a real good chance at being it again this year). That boat has never done anything like that before! It is always Straight and true! Never even bobbles!!!!

I bet it was the prop work they had done before SITC and did not get to test it first! After We changed props and it stayed straight & true and Ran 6.64 and the last pass before motor blew (100' before the finish line), he was neck and neck with a 6.02!

He'll be back!

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6.00 Class
1st:Ed Anderson won the $10,000.00

2nd:Jeff Leblanc runnered up (That's 2 years in a row and three in a row for the finals with the big win the first year. Great job Jeff.

3rd:Leland Bailey

4th:Chip Hughes



I won the 2nd chance 6.00 class. Tinker Toy had a fire in the semi's and could not make the finals.

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In Memory of
Joe Barnes
THE REAL 239 R.I.P.

Is someone going to post the results somewhere or are we supposed to speculate?

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Currently #1 in The Points Chase in the UBFJ Class of the NJBA

I know this much Outboards took these two class's!

Ricky Conklin took the 9.00 & Travis Tuttle won the 7.00 class

I will post all when I find out! Plus pictures!

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Roger, Leland Bailey took 3rd and Chip was 4th.

Just got home from 15 hours of driving. Great weekend!

John

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As always....Just havin' fun