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Offline }{ead$hot Zod

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Yahoo's grease truck entry
« on: November 12, 2006, 04:32:21 PM »
Yahoo is supposedly running a truck this weekend down at El Mirage. By the looks of it my guess is that it's going in the modified diesel class. Is there any information about this truck.

Is it racing for a record or for fun.
http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center-article_143/;_ylt=AmWPGL0Uvy.O0MIccgq3HsBqJNIF
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« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2006, 11:58:52 PM »
Yes the "Ebay Grease Truck made 2 runs on Sunday. One at 80 something &one run at 90 something.The truck looks to be 90s Chevy or GMS, with a very extended wheel base . The engine is located behind the cab, looks to be totally enclosed by aluminum . Looking through the front windscreen to the back window 2  really big honkin turbos are visable. I could not see or fing an air inlet for the turbos.  The front of the truck where the grille, headlights,front bumper & spoiler would have been mounted, has been replaced with  fiberglass or plastic front and the grill and lites haver been airbrushed on the front . The reason I'm telling you so much detail about the front is that now the front is about as aero as a 4x8 piece of plywood. The rear tires are as big as freakin 707 wheels would be., and very wide. The truck was said to be using peanut oil as fuel. There was no way for me to confirm that statement, because the french fries falling out the back of the truck had NO AFTERTASTE, must have been very fresh peanut oil. The truck is painted green, about the color of split pea soup. I'm getting hungry, time to make a Dagwood sandwhich. There will be a quiz on what a Dagwood is for the younger members,but at a later date.

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« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2006, 12:13:05 AM »
Ya know  I haven't got much sleep the last 2 days, because I would have sworn that truck said EBAY on it's side but I guess I am just a little bit more punchier than normal.  Well, there goes my credibilty as far as my powers of observation are concerned. Darn! There should be a picture of the truck in a couple of days on the SCTA-BNI  Web site under El Mirage.

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« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2006, 01:25:24 AM »
I believe their push vehicle could have easily beat it to the clocks and may have.    It's a treat to see something different...JD
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« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2006, 09:28:08 AM »
The Greasel truck was debuted by Yahoo at the SEMA Show.  It is owned by long time racer Jim Dunn, and is out of the Orange County Speed Shop.  The Yahoo people are promoting it as part of their ecology kick.  At the Yahoo press conerence, with Jim Dunn present, they stated that the truck would set a new record for modified diesel while burning cooking oil.  Sounds like that didn't happen.

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« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2006, 12:15:37 PM »
It never came thru the main inspection area as some were working the front of the line to keep it moving, another thankless job.

It has been my obsevation that one should never say what they are going to do. It just seems to jinx them for a while. There is no doubt it has the potential and will probably meet its goals.

The dirt and salt Gods let us run our cars and bikes. As all saw on Saturday he only chose to let a few make a pass. When I run I always hope to better what I did in the past but make no predictions no matter what I've do to prepare better. This weekend showed how very few came into impounds but many wanted to.

Looking to 2007 and better start preparing now.
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« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2006, 09:37:36 PM »
Thanks for the info....

definitely looking forward to 2007 and preparing as we speak.
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