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Posted by bunchmyfunky (Member # 360) on :
 
There is allways someone faster!

http://www.californiafords.com/topdog.htm

[ January 12, 2003, 11:38 AM: Message edited by: bunchmyfunky ]
 

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Posted by White02GT (Member # 611) on :
 
Thanks for putting all the time and effort into it Mark, its great. Very inspirational as well.
 

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Posted by TRY2PAZ (Member # 97) on :
 
Great work Mark
 

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Posted by FasterDamnit (Member # 442) on :
 
Kevin Locke, 331 w/ Procharger D2R, 9.23 at 149mph, 1.3x 60 ft. Sear Point, Slicks.

 

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Posted by shade-tree (Member # 298) on :
 
should the top three be the same person?

nice work, btw.
 

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Posted by Yellow94GT (Member # 431) on :
 

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Originally posted by shade-tree:
should the top three be the same person?

nice work, btw.

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I vote no

It should only be cars that are still in use by the user (board member)
 

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Posted by Quick 88LX (Member # 1950) on :
 
Being fast is being fast. Who cares if you are no longer 0n the board.
 

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Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
Yellow94GT- I agree, the "top dog" list should only count if you still run the car. Lets get a discussion going on this. What about a expiration date of 1 or 2 years. If you ran the time more than one or two years ago, then you can't be on the top dog list?

Quick 88LX- Everyone on that list is a board member. That's not saying much.... almost all current owners of fast local mustangs are members of this web site.
 

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Posted by Blown Mystic (Member # 476) on :
 
I belive it should be a two year expiration date.
 

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Posted by bunchmyfunky (Member # 360) on :
 
So a two year time frame and the car still has to be owned and in use by the member. Is that agree able with everyone. If so then I need to know what cars to remove. If anyone has any updates to the lists. Please email them to me at mark@californiafords.com
 

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Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
So correct me if I'm wrong, but these need to be removed from the "top dog" list because they either don't own the car, aren't local times or it has been two years since they've ran the time:

trbo50
9.39

Jeff S
10.69

jmcclesk
11.107

STROKD
11.8

rob
11.8

TRY2PAZ
11.92

90GT
12.4 (this one hurts! lol )

imbroken
12.54

POONSTANG
13.67

Keep in mind that http://www.californiafords.com/fastest.htm will still be updated as normal and is seprate from the local top dog list. The local Ford top dog list is inspired by the local LS1/LT1 top dog list: http://www.norcal-ls1.net/main/bigdawgs.php

[ January 11, 2003, 05:34 PM: Message edited by: st5150 ]
 

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Posted by shade-tree (Member # 298) on :
 
damn, somebody is in everybody's business



the problem with removing everybody's best time is you lose the history of things.

Then again, I guess for the street racing crowd, it keeps things honest

[ January 11, 2003, 05:32 PM: Message edited by: shade-tree ]
 

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Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
http://www.californiafords.com/fastest.htm will still have the best 15 times for each catagory buddy
 

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Posted by jmcclesk (Member # 1355) on :
 
I go through 3-6 cars a year. So if i tune the car run a good # then sell it. You take it off the board. My vote is no. Once you run a good # some one should HAVE to beat you to lose your spot. I agree with shade-tree you lose some history if you start removing times. What if i have 3 diffrent motors and swap them into the same car what do you do then????

[ January 11, 2003, 08:16 PM: Message edited by: jmcclesk ]
 

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Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
The honorable shade-tree is confusing people. Here is what we're considering:

http://www.californiafords.com/fastest.htm will be ran like it always has.

http://www.californiafords.com/topdog.htm will be limited to the top 50 locals running at tracks in northern california with cars they own and those timeslips 'expire' in 2 years.
 

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Posted by jmcclesk (Member # 1355) on :
 
I still say to lose your spot on a who's the fastest someone should BEAT you. Not be taken off. I could care less if the pass was 10 years old and the car is in the scrap heap. By the way mark NICE job!!!!

[ January 11, 2003, 08:26 PM: Message edited by: jmcclesk ]
 

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Posted by StoplightWarrior (Member # 211) on :
 
Im the 64th fastest car on the site. God I am so damn prolific
 

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Posted by 91PONY (Member # 206) on :
 
Geez, I'm right smack in the middle (#35)...I need to do somethin' about that! LOL

Yea, I think it's kinda silly to have the same person in the top 3 spots......let's keep it to everybody's best time.

And nice job Mark! Thanks!

~Heather
 

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Posted by 91PONY (Member # 206) on :
 
Oh yea, don't any other females on this site run their stangs at the track??

~Heather
 

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Posted by StoplightWarrior (Member # 211) on :
 

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Originally posted by 91PONY:
Oh yea, don't any other females on this site run their stangs at the track??

~Heather

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Originally posted by 99gt-UJSTLST:
I think it should be runing cars that you have
it should be people in their cars also not what you ran in some one else car
they should still have the car
who care's if last year you had a car and it ran 9's
its all about what you have right now

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Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 

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Originally posted by 99gt-UJSTLST:

or maybe we should have 2 lists one with current owners and their current cars and times
and anothere with a all time fastest list

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There are two lists. I've tried explaining it three times. I've posted the two links to the two different lists and still I don't think people get it I know many members here have trouble with the english language, but luckily they've stayed out of the drag racing forum.

Maybe someone else can try to explain?

[ January 12, 2003, 12:41 PM: Message edited by: st5150 ]
 

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Posted by SIR Paint Job w/ '84 Tercel on MTBE (Member # 1708) on :
 
i actually agree with sawson on this, i think this new list that was just made should be an up to date list of the fastest current cars on CAFORDS. They still have a list of every car and every engine combo with everyone's runs, no matter who made the run, no matter how long ago, and no matter how many parts were stripped from the car and sold to TEAM SOLO during it's destruction.

This new list should be more of a reference of the fastest running current cars so people from like norcal ls1 can come look at it and see who would be a good race for them. No point in calling someone out that ran 10s 5 years ago and now owns a toyota.

Sawson, you might want to take off 79-93 5.0+ N/A 12 93lx342 11.79 118.7 1.88, that car is gone forever.

out of all the current cars 5th WOOOOOOO.

Mark, it doesn't really matter but i forgot to give some info. The 11.51 was with quick time pros at sears and the 12.61 was on bfg drag radials at sears.
 

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Posted by SIR Paint Job w/ '84 Tercel on MTBE (Member # 1708) on :
 
Shade-Tree, how much does your car weigh? I noticed you and I have the same 60' and you're a mile an hour slower but a tenth quicker.
 

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Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 

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Originally posted by FasterDamnit:
OK- my pet peeve about the numbers. TWO SIGNIFICANT DIGITS! What is with this 12.8 or 11.6 BS? 13.32 is FASTER than 13.38. The timing is done to three places, so you can at least report to two. Having several people at he same time because they just give the time to a tenth is lame.

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I agree with you on this. How about this... people who only say "12.8@110" should be listed as "12.8x@110.xx" and placed behind the 12.89 people until they provide more accuracy.

I'm for only keeping count of the top 50 people on the top dog list for two reasons...

1) less work for mark

2) Everyone and their mother here runs high 13's, no need to keep track of every high 13 second Mustang around here

[ January 12, 2003, 01:27 PM: Message edited by: st5150 ]
 

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Posted by jmir018 (Member # 1414) on :
 
hey guys..please keep miles' time there... his car may no longer run, but he deserves to stay on that list.
thanks
Jersey
 

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Posted by PseudoCobra (Member # 1689) on :
 
I think if you don't own the car it should last for 1 year. Then it's gotta go. I'll definately make the fastest list saturday because hell...there isn't anyone else in my category. I hope to break into the top 60ish I guess. but definately there should be an expiration date. I also think your time should be run by you, not Drew. I agree, I'd have drew run my car for a good time too but it shouldn't count if he's driving your car onto the list. Top Dawg should only be for the owner of the car driving.
 

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Posted by shade-tree (Member # 298) on :
 

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Originally posted by SIR Paint Job w/ '84 Tercel on MTBE:
Shade-Tree, how much does your car weigh? I noticed you and I have the same 60' and you're a mile an hour slower but a tenth quicker.

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ET vs mph is more important than weight.

Likes like I'm banging my tremec faster than your AOD otherwise can't explain why I 5-speed would out ET an auto given identical 60's
(not sure what it weighs exactly, pretty light, it's 60'd a 1.67 on motor in may)
 

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Posted by onesicklx (Member # 285) on :
 
i agree, the new list should be for current times no more than 2 years. and the old one should be used as a history or reference check for cafords...
 

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Posted by onesicklx (Member # 285) on :
 
and cut down the list to only the top 50...
 

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Posted by SIR Paint Job w/ '84 Tercel on MTBE (Member # 1708) on :
 

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Originally posted by shade-tree:

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Originally posted by SIR Paint Job w/ '84 Tercel on MTBE:
Shade-Tree, how much does your car weigh? I noticed you and I have the same 60' and you're a mile an hour slower but a tenth quicker.

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ET vs mph is more important than weight.

Likes like I'm banging my tremec faster than your AOD otherwise can't explain why I 5-speed would out ET an auto given identical 60's
(not sure what it weighs exactly, pretty light, it's 60'd a 1.67 on motor in may)

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Originally posted by SIR Paint Job w/ '84 Tercel on MTBE:
[QUOTE]so how much does it weigh?

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Originally posted by st5150:

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Originally posted by 99gt-UJSTLST:

or maybe we should have 2 lists one with current owners and their current cars and times
and anothere with a all time fastest list

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There are two lists. I've tried explaining it three times. I've posted the two links to the two different lists and still I don't think people get it I know many members here have trouble with the english language, but luckily they've stayed out of the drag racing forum.

Maybe someone else can try to explain?

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I see your list's but its the same list just configured diffrent

I was saying have 2 lists one of the fastest cars but on would have times from what ever car you own and ran even if you dont have it no more

the second one would have the current cars and their times
 

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Posted by Team SOLO (Member # 722) on :
 
sir paint a lot, the car has gone 8.6, the doors, fenders, and front nose have gone 11.7, the motor has gone 10.6, I have gone 9.8. Average out me and my cars best to a 10.175
 

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Posted by SIR Paint Job w/ '84 Tercel on MTBE (Member # 1708) on :
 

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Originally posted by Team SOLO:
sir paint a lot, the car has gone 8.6, the doors, fenders, and front nose have gone 11.7, the motor has gone 10.6, I have gone 9.8. Average out me and my cars best to a 10.175

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Originally posted by FasterDamnit:
OK- my pet peeve about the numbers. TWO SIGNIFICANT DIGITS! What is with this 12.8 or 11.6 BS? 13.32 is FASTER than 13.38. The timing is done to three places, so you can at least report to two. Having several people at he same time because they just give the time to a tenth is lame.

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I agree with you on this. How about this... people who only say "12.8@110" should be listed as "12.8x@110.xx" and placed behind the 12.89 people until they provide more accuracy.

I'm for only keeping count of the top 50 people on the top dog list for two reasons...

1) less work for mark

2) Everyone and their mother here runs high 13's, no need to keep track of every high 13 second Mustang around here

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Originally posted by FasterDamnit:
Kevin Locke, 331 w/ Procharger D2R, 9.23 at 149mph, 1.3x 60 ft. Sear Point, Slicks.

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Originally posted by SIR Paint Job w/ '84 Tercel on MTBE:
top dogs should be current cars driven by their owners. once the car is sold, taken apart, or wrecked... it should be taken off.

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Posted by SIR Paint Job w/ '84 Tercel on MTBE (Member # 1708) on :
 
apparently when he ditched the drag radials and put on dot slicks
 

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Posted by hidnn.o.s. (Member # 1219) on :
 
Last couple of months?
 

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Posted by SIR Paint Job w/ '84 Tercel on MTBE (Member # 1708) on :
 
i dont know exactly when.

I love the fact that his car runs 12 flat without the blower and then runs low 9s with it... has anyone ever seen that much of an improvement on a nitrous car? HELL NO.
 

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Posted by RO2USH (Member # 2002) on :
 
I'm pretty new here, in fact, I think this is my first post. I have an opinion though...basically the two lists is a great idea. Kinda compromises. The point of having a list is so that you can have a visual representation of history. Without history we have nothing to shoot for. If you went 9sec 5 years ago, then you should still be on the "Fastest" list. However, maybe it would be a more appeasing way to have a list that is maybe "Fastest Ford of 2003" or something like that. There is no reason why you can't have just a "Fastest" section that has 500 people on there, especially when you are breaking it down to thousandths of a second, or at least hundredths. Well, that's just my .02
 

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Posted by SIR Paint Job w/ '84 Tercel on MTBE (Member # 1708) on :
 
RO2USH, There is a list with every style of car and every type of motor which is perfect as a "history" list because you can look up times by your car/engine type. I'm pretty damn sure no one will be beating Normans 7.5 anytime soon, except for maybe Norman. Bounty Hunter should be faster than that but nothing about dual dominators fits into FASTEST EFI MUSTANGS IN NORTHERN CAL.

I think the other list, the one that is fastest to slowest should be a current list so it can be used as a quick reference for who is the fastest right now.

I also agree, there shouldnt be a limit to the amount of cars on the list, if you just want the top 50 then stop reading it when you get to #51.
I may not notice StoplightWarrior at #64 but he knows he's there and when he puts his blower on, picks up a tenth of a second and moves from #64 to #61... he'll be very proud.
 

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Posted by bunchmyfunky (Member # 360) on :
 
This is what I'm thinking of doing. Keeping our catagory list the way it is. Then the fastest to slowest list put a header on it for 2002 and start a new 2003 list, that has only the times on it for 2003 and making a new list every year. I don't want to limit it to 50 car's I would like to keep it unlimited. That way people can look at the list and pick out people that they would like to race.

What does everyone think of that?
 

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Posted by SIR Paint Job w/ '84 Tercel on MTBE (Member # 1708) on :
 
PERFECT
 

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Posted by FasterDamnit (Member # 442) on :
 
Holy Crap! I agree with Sir PJ! (isn't that cute? DO you think they are pink bunny or little blue teddy bear PJ's?)


 

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Posted by SIR Paint Job w/ '84 Tercel on MTBE (Member # 1708) on :
 
trains, to match my drapes
 

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Posted by FasterDamnit (Member # 442) on :
 

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Originally posted by SIR Paint Job w/ '84 Tercel on MTBE:
trains, to match my drapes

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