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By Vic Correnti - 12 Years Ago
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Last year was full of vintage drag cars racing each other. It is heads up gas classes, what could be more fun. We have a challange this year, Y-Block vs the Fugitives drag race club. Saturday we get to beat up on these guys and Sunday is our Y-Block Challenge. See WWW.MELTDOWNDRAGS.COM for more info. I would sure like to see as many Y-Block cars here to share the fun beating up on these guys. 
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By charliemccraney - 12 Years Ago
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That's pretty cool.
Do the Fugitives run any particular combination?
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By Vic Correnti - 12 Years Ago
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Old vintage hot rods and drag cars. Last year there were a lot of straight axel cars. Lot of "Rectums" (as Wally calls them; everyone has one but they still stink) but I love it that there is more of them to beat up on.
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By Y block Billy - 12 Years Ago
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That should be a blast! any ideas what the average times are for the Fugatives?
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By Vic Correnti - 12 Years Ago
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I am not really sure of there times but fast is not what they are about according to there web site.
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By YBLOCKMERC - 12 Years Ago
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That is too cool! Great looking poster. You do understand we'll need lots of pics to document the beat down.
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By speedpro56 - 12 Years Ago
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OK Y-blockers, take'm DOWN!!!!!!!!
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By Y block Billy - 12 Years Ago
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And you have the bird that will do it Gary!
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By ecode ragtop - 12 Years Ago
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The Fugitives are the local car club that host the meltdown,ever car they have is scrub powered!!!!!! Cars run from 10.00 to 15.00 so we should have some good match ups if they don't sand bag. I am making a board with a y valve cover and a bowtie valve cover so the tower can mark the wins under the covers like a score board. Will post pictures. Tom
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By yfreak57 - 12 Years Ago
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Sounds like FUN!!! Want see some pics or video!!!
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By speedpro56 - 12 Years Ago
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I DO WISH I COULD BE THERE AND BEAT UP ON A FEW SCRUBS BILLY but MAMA!!!!!!!! says NO!!!!!!!!!!! and we always know MAMA!! has the last word
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By Y block Billy - 12 Years Ago
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She tries awful hard on my end and I spend a lot of time in the dog house for it, even spent a week in my garage recently sleeping on the floor, I am still fighting it tooth and nail, but she will probably prevail in the long run!
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By 4thgen57 - 12 Years Ago
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Well I guess my 17.00 Y is out of the ?. Oh well maybe one of these days.
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By pintoplumber - 12 Years Ago
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Hey guys, how about a report on what happened? Sorry I couldn't make it this year.
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By Vic Correnti - 12 Years Ago
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I wish I had pictures but I was toooooo busy racing and figuring things out. Jerry Christenson beat Bob Martin for the shootout win. Bob broke out and I don't know what Jerry ran. The Fugitives beat us bad, hell I think that Jerry was the only one who beat any of the Fugitives. It was way too cool seeing all the old classics run. As for me I did beat 4 of the challengers during the outing while trying to figure out how to run with different tires. But Sunday I sucked! 
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By MoonShadow - 12 Years Ago
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Did you get to run the red bird? How did it do? Chuck
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By charliemccraney - 12 Years Ago
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How strict were they about the 66 and earlier appearance?
I was telling a friend about it on Friday and I mentioned that Chevys would have to be 327 based if a small block and no vortec heads and such. Then it also dawned on me that no aluminum headed y's should be permitted as you would not have seen that - unless someone got a hold of a Weslake engine to run. So I guess it depends just how anal they want to get about it.
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By Vic Correnti - 12 Years Ago
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Chuck. I did run the red bird Friday at their test and tune session. They would not let me run it during the Meltdown because of the rims even though they did have some prone to break down GM FED's without era correct rims run in an exhibition class. It ran 9.5's at 139 MPH. It has a 5.8 rear ratio and needs to be something lower for the 1/4, it must have been designed for an 1/8. I go thru the lights over 8000 RPM. Charlie, They have to look era correct from the stands but anything else goes. Most all of the cars have later then 1966 drive trains and they even use trans brakes at the line.
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By RB - 12 Years Ago
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Jerry Christensen and I facing off in The semis of the Y Block shootout. I broke out by 2 10ths and Jerry went on to beat Bob Martin in the finals  
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