I took my 99 Lightning out to RT 66 tonight and made 4 runs all in the #2 position on the superchip. 3 were 13.6 and 1 was 13.7 here is the best.

60' 1.967
330' 5.676
1/8 8.737
mph 80.93
1000' 11.372
1/4 13.618
mph 101.23


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99.5 red Lightning
All 3 options
Superchip

 

Jeff - Great times!!! Congratulations!! That is an awesome truck! It must be fun wailing on Cobras!!

It is surprising that it took a "chip", however, to equal the times turned in by Popular Mechanics on a "stock" Lightning.

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Jimmy Joe Jeter
1978 F250 4x4 - 460 V8
American and proud of it!

 

i imagine if you gave john force a stock lightning, let him pick his weather, and his track, for a magazine article, he'd be mid 13's too.

 

No way!!! Have you seen the size of that guy?!!! Maybe if you put Angelle Seeling behind the wheel you'd have a better chance of running mid-13s!!!! :-)

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Jimmy Joe Jeter
1978 F250 4x4 - 460 V8
American and proud of it!

 

is she the coonass dragbike racer? (local chick, i can call her that, you can't)

 

Bob, I launched the Lightning at 1000 to 1200 rpm's and the track held that without any wheel spin. I did not remove the spare or anything else. I had between 1/4 and 1/2 of 93 octane fuel. Rt 66 is open Tues,Weds,Fri,Sat and Sun. Here is their website address..good luck. Jeff http://rt66raceway.com/home.html

 

Thanks Jeff

Maybe I'll run into you down there sometime.

Lightning Bob

 

Jeff

I should have said, Maybe I'll see you down there sometime. I hope I don't run into anybody with this awesome truck!

Lightning Bob

 

back in the sixties don nicholnison took a new 428 mustang from 14.20 to 13.10 with minor tuning and learning how to launch it.maybe he needs to test a new lighting and see how he could do with it.

 

gp,

Yep, Dyno Don was magic on the strip. He still around by any chance?

Mike

 

Jeff

What nights is Route 66 open? I've been wanting to get to the track with my truck before I have to run it against my little brothers SS396 Camaro next month. Also please tell me how you launched your truck to get such impressive times. Did you remove your spare,trailer hitch, tonneau etc? Anything else you can tell me to help a novice on the dragstrip would help.

Lightning Bob

 

Jeff

What nights is Route 66 open? I've been wanting to get to the track with my truck before I have to run it against my little brothers SS396 Camaro next month. Also please tell me how you launched your truck to get such impressive times. Did you remove your spare,trailer hitch, tonneau etc? Anything else you can tell me to help a novice on the dragstrip would help. What about tire pressures, and fuel used?

Lightning Bob

 

Last I heard Don Nicholson was running a design shop somewhere in the west (I know it's a big west) but can't remember where. I will try to run down a couple of my dad's racing buddies and see if he is still around.

My dad was Tom Shelton out of El Paso, Tx. He used to drive and wrench for Mack Massey Motors there (after working for Mountain Bell all day). His car was a (now very rare) '69 AMX called "Uncle Sam" Anyone who ever read Hot Rod Magazine between '67 and '71 almost certainly saw the car, it even made the cover when he won at Pheonix in the WinterNationals (1970 I think).

He used to hang around with guys like Ed Pink, Don Nicholson, Don Garlitts, Grumpy Jenkins, Snake Prudhome, etc.

He always claimed he won that race because Ed Pink sat on his fender before the run and "charmed" the motor into about 50 extra horses.

Sorry to bore you with ancient history, but the comment about Dyno Don got me wondering myself.

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Chuck 'Wyldman' Shelton
Black 99.5 Lightning
Superchip is installed, wow!
G-Tech/Pro is here!
SnugLid finally installed.
BedRug. Ford Duraliner for sale!

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