Shep 8.55 @ 176.9
 

Here's the other video for the lazy ones:

http://www.dsmtimes.org/shepherd/8.55@176.9.mpg

Re: Shep 8.55 @ 176.9
 

yeah saw that on talk yesterday.... sweet car

Almost makes me wanna sell my fords

Re: Shep 8.55 @ 176.9
 

you should have done that regardless ;)

Re: Shep 8.55 @ 176.9
 

It looks like he has the car going straight the hole track now, unlike last year. I have a good goal now.

~John

Re: Shep 8.55 @ 176.9
 

Then you haven't seen any other the other videos where it crosses the center line and almost does on another pass.

Re: Shep 8.55 @ 176.9
 

I was going to say.. He is having a very hard time getting enough traction. Just go on tuners and search and you can find some of the wild videos.

Re: Shep 8.55 @ 176.9
 

I see, that one time it looked good.

~John

Re: Shep 8.55 @ 176.9
 

As if anyone on this board has any idea what it feels like to have that much power. I'm sure getting it to go straight is more than a challenge. Highest HP on this site? Shane at a little less than 700? Big difference between that an sheps car. Not to mention not many people are even close to shane.. not even remotely.

Re: Shep 8.55 @ 176.9
 

not to mention shane has what, 12 passes on his setup?

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Wow, are you guys Shep's butt buddies or something? All we said is that he was having trouble going straight and getting traction.

Re: Shep 8.55 @ 176.9
 

If you look at Shep's in-car videos he's not exactly holding the wheel straight, ever.

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And that matters because?

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I just really dont like it when people rip on the ones that get to live the life all of us want. It just doesnt make any sense. I'd be more than happy with a mid 8 second car ;) Whether it goes straight or not!

Re: Shep 8.55 @ 176.9
 

What the hell are you guys even fighting about? I don't see anyone ripping on anyone else. We didn't mean anything bad by saying that the car doesn't go straight. That is the norm for high HP import drag cars, watch some more videos or goto some real races and find out. I have let off in my car before at the track from getting a bit too sideways for my comfort. My is all over the place in 2nd gear on the street and feels like it wants to leave the ground on the bumpy road near Elite. I spent as much time as possible last winter WOT in RWD mode in my truck when it would snow, to get more used to the rear end going all over without letting off. One thing you will notice with the high HP cars like Shep and Rau though, is that when they bog the launch the car often dangerously steers to the right or left once the power comes back. I have seen Rau almost hit the wall before doing that, when he should have just taken it easy down the track after messing up the launch.

Re: Shep 8.55 @ 176.9
 

nice lag on the start there tho... was green for a whilllle. without the lag im sure the time would have been less?

Re: Shep 8.55 @ 176.9
 

Reaction time doesn't matter for 1/4 mile times. The clock doesn't start until you take off.

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thats nice