Advertisement
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Home Who's Online Today's Posts HP Calculator CompD Gift Shop Mark Forums Read
Go Back   Competition Diesel.Com - Bringing The BEST Together > The Starting Line > Sled Pulling
Register Members List Timeslips EFI Live Library Invite Your Friends FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read

Sled Pulling From Street to Pro-Mod, get your Sled Pulling fix here!

Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools
Old 09-03-2018, 05:09 PM   #1
bigstacks95
 
bigstacks95's Avatar

Name: bigstacks95
Title: Diesel Doc
Status: Not Here
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Falls Village, CT
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 2,030
Bragging

My wife is pretty cool. She made a solid 285 ft pass in the limited pro stock class at Northampton Ma yesterday in my Dodge for a 4th place finish. It wasn't her first time driving but it was her first time in a LPS 3.0 class and not just for exhibition. She beat 4 or so other true- 3.0 trucks and even picked out and changed her own gear for the dropbox.

I think Im going to start staying home

Click the image to open in full size.

Videos:

Track side:
Used and Abused Northampton Ma - YouTube

In Cab 7 minute "extended cut"
Used and Abused Three County Fair Northampton Ma - YouTube
__________________
--Dave--

58 Dodge Power Wagon 3.0 Limited Pro Stock diesel pulling truck

2020 Ram 3500 HO/Aisin Laramie/night tow rig

Last edited by bigstacks95; 09-03-2018 at 05:10 PM.
 
Old 09-04-2018, 07:12 AM   #2
PVXCummins

Name: PVXCummins
Title: Here to Learn
Status: Not Here
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: North Carolina
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 175
Bad arse man! You found a keeper for sure. Heck, she launches better than I do! Hahah
__________________
98 RCLB 3500 12V 2.5 Pulling Truck
04 F250 6.Blow Tow Rig
 
Old 09-04-2018, 08:23 AM   #3
jasonc

Name: jasonc
Title: Too Much Time
Status: Here
Join Date: Nov 2009
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 4,396
What's the red button on the shifter used for?
 
Old 09-04-2018, 08:24 AM   #4
jasonc

Name: jasonc
Title: Too Much Time
Status: Here
Join Date: Nov 2009
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 4,396
I mean on the throttle
 
Old 09-04-2018, 08:43 AM   #5
bigstacks95
 
bigstacks95's Avatar

Name: bigstacks95
Title: Diesel Doc
Status: Not Here
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Falls Village, CT
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 2,030
Quote:
Originally Posted by jasonc View Post
What's the red button on the shifter used for?
Quote:
Originally Posted by jasonc View Post
I mean on the throttle
Air to water pumps. We dont turn them on until it comes off an idle

Quote:
Originally Posted by PVXCummins View Post
Bad arse man! You found a keeper for sure. Heck, she launches better than I do! Hahah
Thanks dude! Yeah she's pretty cool
__________________
--Dave--

58 Dodge Power Wagon 3.0 Limited Pro Stock diesel pulling truck

2020 Ram 3500 HO/Aisin Laramie/night tow rig
 
Old 09-04-2018, 09:48 AM   #6
lightsOUT
 
lightsOUT's Avatar

Name: lightsOUT
Title: Too Much Time
Status: Not Here
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: saylorsburg, pa
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 1,515
Looking good Dave! She did a fine job.


Note. Watch how rapid the breathing becomes once she tightenes the chain.
__________________
Robert

the dark side made me do it.........
 
Old 09-04-2018, 10:19 AM   #7
CorneliusRox
 
CorneliusRox's Avatar

Name: CorneliusRox
Title: Seasoned Rookie
Status: Not Here
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Detroit, MI
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 4,154
Nice! I've gotten my wife behind a couple of my passions and it makes life a lot easier when you're dropping a couple grand on this or that.

Unfortunately, she still doesn't like my diesel truck passion.
__________________
Corey - BSME
'21 Tesla Model 3 Perf
'22 DMax AT4 2500
 
Old 09-04-2018, 10:49 AM   #8
ramtough01
 
ramtough01's Avatar

Name: ramtough01
Title: Too Much Time
Status: Not Here
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: wisconsin
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 2,775
Bad ass man! She did damn good! Think she might kick you out and start driving all the time lol
__________________
Jeff
2001 dodge puller ODL limited pro diesel truck Ram Tough Thanks to Dennis at Fair Valley Performace www.fvpdiesel.com
Badger State Tractor Puller Association Member

Ramtough | Teespring
 
Old 09-04-2018, 01:51 PM   #9
1965LONEWOLF

Name: 1965LONEWOLF
Title: lonewolf
Status: Not Here
Join Date: May 2006
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 469
I was there and she did very well , you go girl !
__________________
04 DODGE,H/P TUNER,BULLSEYE TURBO,FASS,BUILT 48 RE TRANNY,35"NITTO'S AND 35" STS FOR PULLING,CHROME STACKS,MANY HOMEMADE ITEMS-THANKS MASS DIESEL FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!
 
Old 09-04-2018, 01:53 PM   #10
TheHammer
 
TheHammer's Avatar

Name: TheHammer
Title: broke
Status: Not Here
Join Date: May 2012
Location: juneau wi
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 738
Pretty cool to see this. Hope she sees this at some time. You might loose your job at driving
 
Old 09-04-2018, 02:42 PM   #11
bigstacks95
 
bigstacks95's Avatar

Name: bigstacks95
Title: Diesel Doc
Status: Not Here
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Falls Village, CT
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 2,030
Thanks all, shes already talking about driving at another non-points pull this weekend
__________________
--Dave--

58 Dodge Power Wagon 3.0 Limited Pro Stock diesel pulling truck

2020 Ram 3500 HO/Aisin Laramie/night tow rig
 
Old 09-04-2018, 08:23 PM   #12
prostockpuller
 
prostockpuller's Avatar

Name: prostockpuller
Title: Too Much Time
Status: Not Here
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Orrville, oh
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 532
That's awesome Dave.....does she have a sister? Asking for a friend!
Seriously we all know it means a lot to have your spouse or girlfriend support us in a time and money consuming sport!
 
Old 09-04-2018, 09:33 PM   #13
bigstacks95
 
bigstacks95's Avatar

Name: bigstacks95
Title: Diesel Doc
Status: Not Here
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Falls Village, CT
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 2,030
Quote:
Originally Posted by prostockpuller View Post
That's awesome Dave.....does she have a sister? Asking for a friend!
Seriously we all know it means a lot to have your spouse or girlfriend support us in a time and money consuming sport!
She has two brothers..... not sure what your "friend" is in to
__________________
--Dave--

58 Dodge Power Wagon 3.0 Limited Pro Stock diesel pulling truck

2020 Ram 3500 HO/Aisin Laramie/night tow rig
 
Old 09-05-2018, 11:04 AM   #14
mhuggler

Name: mhuggler
Title: One piece at a time
Status: Not Here
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Uno, Pa.
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 1,521
My wife is a UTI graduate in auto and diesel. We actually met on the job. It didn't take her very long to figure out she didn't like getting beat up and dirty for a living, but it's nice being able to talk about what I did at work that day and she actually understands what I'm saying. It's just too bad she's a powerstroke girl. I'm still working on that.
__________________
2002 2500 4x4 ETH/DEE-F1 Mach 5's/62/65/12/Smarty/ATS Ex.manifold/AFE intake/TST Comp./.020 marine gasket/o-ringed/ARP studs/5"stacks/Airdog 150/Isspro guages/Southbend 3600 DD/3.54 gears/leveling kit/Bilstein 5100frt,5150rr/37" BFG A/T's on 18" Eagle 114's/Borgeson SS/DSS
 
Old 09-05-2018, 11:59 AM   #15
ramtough01
 
ramtough01's Avatar

Name: ramtough01
Title: Too Much Time
Status: Not Here
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: wisconsin
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 2,775
Just watched the in cab video got a kick when she grabbed the window crank and fell off so she just drops it
__________________
Jeff
2001 dodge puller ODL limited pro diesel truck Ram Tough Thanks to Dennis at Fair Valley Performace www.fvpdiesel.com
Badger State Tractor Puller Association Member

Ramtough | Teespring
 
Old 09-05-2018, 12:03 PM   #16
i-r-truckdriver
 
i-r-truckdriver's Avatar

Name: i-r-truckdriver
Title: Think less. Stupid more
Status: Not Here
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Wi
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 181
I think this is awesome. I am also very fortunate to have a wife that enjoys the powersport side of life. We had been going to watch the truck/tractor pulls the last couple years. This year she said to me, why don't you build a truck to pull? So I put some parts in one of our old trucks and ended up taking first place this past weekend at the local fair!
 
Old 09-05-2018, 02:37 PM   #17
bigstacks95
 
bigstacks95's Avatar

Name: bigstacks95
Title: Diesel Doc
Status: Not Here
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Falls Village, CT
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 2,030
Quote:
Originally Posted by ramtough01 View Post
Just watched the in cab video got a kick when she grabbed the window crank and fell off so she just drops it
Been meaning to fix that but new shiny turbos and stuff come first

Quote:
Originally Posted by i-r-truckdriver View Post
I think this is awesome. I am also very fortunate to have a wife that enjoys the powersport side of life. We had been going to watch the truck/tractor pulls the last couple years. This year she said to me, why don't you build a truck to pull? So I put some parts in one of our old trucks and ended up taking first place this past weekend at the local fair!
Thats awesome! Put her in the seat she'll love it even more!
__________________
--Dave--

58 Dodge Power Wagon 3.0 Limited Pro Stock diesel pulling truck

2020 Ram 3500 HO/Aisin Laramie/night tow rig
 
Old 09-05-2018, 04:30 PM   #18
Inbred Inline
 
Inbred Inline's Avatar

Name: Inbred Inline
Title: Bastard child builder
Status: Not Here
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: SE Michigan
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 370
Its awesome to see some better halfs taking part in this sport, finally got my girlfriend back behind the wheel now that mine has gone to 3.0, she doesnt know it yet but she's getting a NTPA drivers license too for next year. You can learn a lot by watching a truck go down the track from the outside every once in awhile.
__________________
1994 Chevy RCLB C1500 6BT NV4500
2011 GMC CCLB 3500HD LML - STOCK
1992 Club Car, Kubota z430 "Inbred Inline Jr"
2000 Chevy CCSB C3500 3.0 Pro Stock 4x4 "Inbred Inline"-broken junk
 
Old 09-05-2018, 04:41 PM   #19
i-r-truckdriver
 
i-r-truckdriver's Avatar

Name: i-r-truckdriver
Title: Think less. Stupid more
Status: Not Here
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Wi
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 181
Quote:
Originally Posted by bigstacks95 View Post

Thats awesome! Put her in the seat she'll love it even more!
She doesn't want anything to do with driving the semi. But, being that I will be pulling now she want's me to build her a pickup so we can both participate. I know this is mostly a dodge site but I am in the works of picking up a salvage 2017 f450 for her to run.
 
Old 09-08-2018, 07:46 AM   #20
squizz
 
squizz's Avatar

Name: squizz
Title: Too Much Time
Status: Not Here
Join Date: Feb 2009
Member`s Gallery
Posts: 1,685
she just dropped the door handle like **** it. Awesome video man
 
Closed Thread

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:53 AM.

 


Powered by vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2006 - 2024, CompetitionDiesel.com
all information found on this site is property of www.competitiondiesel.com