I had some big issues with hopping today at Grantsville, MD. The track was very tight & the sled was heavy. I pulled in the Hot Street class & hopped Really bad off of the line. I bounced like a rabbit past the 75ft mark, had to jump back in it after the sled smacked me & got 4th place with 250ft hook. Congrats to Matt Williams for laying the smack down on me with his Adrenaline fueled beast!


I decided to pull Modified diesel, this time the rabbit got worse & I had to rehook. On my 3rd attempt, I slipped the clutch hard to keep from bouncing. This time I pulled 292' for first place.

Now I know that I definately have a hopping problem & I plan on getting my weight rack built before my next pull. I'll get videos up as soon as Matt sends them to me. Here is a crappy cell phone vid of my 1st place mod class pull.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqTbtE1qywo

 

Right on "J" for 1st place on the Modified diesel pull...

 

Thanks Dave.

 

Congrats...

 

Congrats on the pull, looked pretty good!

 

Thanks guys. I just need to get the hopping fixed & I think I'll be set.

 

Yea, hopping is pretty crummy while trying to pull. I've seen quite a few drive shaft's go when the trucks really get bouncing :O

Are you going to fab up some sort of like plow mount for the front, but carries weight? Or how does that work in pulling regulations?

 

Yep. I'm getting a rack built soon, still gathering parts.

 

Jamie let me know if there is anything I can do to help you out.

Ryan

 

Thanks. Only thing I need is 400# of weights. My friend gave me brackets.