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bigben
bigben Reader
10/20/17 6:52 p.m.
Ed Higginbotham said:

Drag Time! Andrew Nelson just ran a 9.5!

surprise Can someone there go check to make sure the laws of physics are not being violated? I would hate for the universe to impload because of a GRM event.

sleepyhead
sleepyhead HalfDork
10/20/17 8:52 p.m.

pretty sure the length of the nose of that car corrected any universe twisting that might have happened?

Ed Higginbotham
Ed Higginbotham Associate Editor
10/20/17 10:53 p.m.

Update! Autocross and drags are in the books! Ed Malle is sitting in first, with a tiny edge over Georgia Tech Wreck Racing and Patrick in the Datsun. It'll all come down to the concours tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m.

Ed Higginbotham
Ed Higginbotham Associate Editor
10/20/17 10:56 p.m.

Also, Andrew Nelson destroyed the record for the fastest drag run at any $2000 Challenge. This run was a 9.535-second blast, but he would eventually put down a 9.521-second run.

https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ffacebook%2Fvideos%2F10155860451043140%2F&width=500&show_text=false&height=281

Patrick
Patrick MegaDork
10/20/17 11:51 p.m.
Ed Higginbotham said:

Update! Autocross and drags are in the books! Ed Malle is sitting in first, with a tiny edge over Georgia Tech Wreck Racing and Patrick in the Datsun. It'll all come down to the concours tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m.

You mean I have to be back at the track at 10?  Good thing I'm not a parking lot drinker.  

Ed Higginbotham
Ed Higginbotham Associate Editor
10/21/17 9:53 a.m.

Concours is underway! We’ll be live in a few. 

bigben
bigben Reader
10/21/17 10:38 a.m.
Patrick said:
Ed Higginbotham said:

Update! Autocross and drags are in the books! Ed Malle is sitting in first, with a tiny edge over Georgia Tech Wreck Racing and Patrick in the Datsun. It'll all come down to the concours tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m.

You mean I have to be back at the track at 10?  Good thing I'm not a parking lot drinker.  

Good luck! Your Datsun put down a well rounded performance. Congrats.

maschinenbau
maschinenbau HalfDork
10/21/17 10:42 a.m.

Only 1/3 cars went 15s or faster...does the field seem slow this year and more focused on autocross?

bigben
bigben Reader
10/21/17 10:45 a.m.

In reply to Ed Higginbotham :

Any chance you can post last year's dynamic stats for comparison?

Ed Higginbotham
Ed Higginbotham Associate Editor
10/21/17 10:49 a.m.

In reply to bigben :

I’m at the track right now and don’t have that on hand. Might dig it out when we’re back in the office. 

Jerry
Jerry UltraDork
10/21/17 11:08 a.m.

Just realized I haven't perused the forums since I got here. First challenge event, my first drag race ever last night. Got to drive in the Tire shootout. And meeting faces behind the names...

sleepyhead
sleepyhead HalfDork
10/21/17 11:09 a.m.

In reply to bigben :

here's the link to the full results:
2016 Challenge Full Results PDF

bigben
bigben Reader
10/21/17 11:27 a.m.

In reply to sleepyhead :

Thanks. Now I know how hard to kick myself for not making down with the Opel this year.

But it's been fun to watch from the sidelines. Thanks GRM for posting frequent updates.

Ed Higginbotham
Ed Higginbotham Associate Editor
10/21/17 2:41 p.m.

Alright. The concours is over. The results are in. Winners will be announced at the banquet tonight at 7:00. We’ll be streaming it all live right here.

ckosacranoid
ckosacranoid Dork
10/21/17 4:43 p.m.

We will live at dinner tonight, fun.....

MrJoshua
MrJoshua UltimaDork
10/21/17 6:13 p.m.

Live stream for the banquet?

Ed Higginbotham
Ed Higginbotham Associate Editor
10/21/17 6:18 p.m.

We'll be live in a little bit. Banquet started a little late. 

MrJoshua
MrJoshua UltimaDork
10/21/17 6:22 p.m.

In reply to Ed Higginbotham :

Thank you Ed.

fasted58
fasted58 MegaDork
10/21/17 6:55 p.m.

Hope it ain't the Nazis

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard Digital Experience Director
10/21/17 7:19 p.m.
mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
10/21/17 7:36 p.m.

I'd like to know just how ratty a 2005 300c is to make budget. 

Stefan
Stefan MegaDork
10/21/17 7:39 p.m.

In reply to mndsm :

It, um, was used for nefarious things and was bought via police impound auction.

they dropped 550lbs out of it and in the process they found signs of its past life.

sleepyhead
sleepyhead HalfDork
10/21/17 7:58 p.m.
Stefan said:

In reply to mndsm :

It, um, was used for nefarious things and was bought via police impound auction.

they dropped 550lbs out of it and in the process they found signs of its past life.

seems to be a growing theme in late-model challenge acquisition

Ed Higginbotham
Ed Higginbotham Associate Editor
10/21/17 8:53 p.m.

Final results are posted! Thanks for following along, everyone. Hope to see even more of you out here next year!

Patrick
Patrick MegaDork
10/21/17 8:56 p.m.
mndsm said:

I'd like to know just how ratty a 2005 300c is to make budget. 

Salvage title, drug paraphernalia, sketchy repairs.

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