9.93 quarter mile at 140!!!!!

dlampe · #1 (**permalink**) 10-20-2009, 08:48 PM

David Williams in St. Louis just called me from Gateway International as he was being escorted out by track officials to report that he had just broken the 10 second barrier in his cobra. (He had been warned before about his lack of an approved NHRA roll bar) This is the same car he was drag racing in Tulsa at the Shelby event before he drove it 400 miles back to St. Louis!

This thing is a street car and David is one crazy dude! Some of you met David at Run and Gun. He and his wife own Fast Lane Classic cars. He bought lunch for everyone at the event and hosted it at his shop.

Congratulations to David.

lovehamr · #2 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 05:35 AM

Dean that's screaming! Do you know what his setup is?

Steve

SPF1061 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 07:14 AM

Holy smoke! 9.90 / 140 without a roll cage is INSANE! What was his set up.
This may have been "street legal" going by the letter of the law, but it surely couldn't be close to anything you would consider a daily driver. Whatever, that is flying!!!!
Dean, I really missed seeing you, Clois and all of the guys at RnG this year.
I had never been to an NHRA Full Throttle meet, and they were stopping in Richmond (for the last time - we're not on the tour schedule for next year) the weekend of 10/10, so I opted to go to the drags. To anyone who has never experienced a NHRA top fuel match - words cannot describe. OMFG.
Best to all.
-Steve Payne

JBCOBRA · #4 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 07:27 AM

That is Awesome! Pretty crazy, but awesome.
Video of the run and getting ejected would be a hoot to see! LOL

Clois Harlan · #5 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 08:32 AM

I am posting this for Dean since he is away from his computer:

David's car has a 363 stroker on nitrous. He is running 10 inch drag radials on a ford 9 inch with 4:30 gears. It isn't even an automatic! He is running a six speed. He really does drive this car 20 miles to work most days.

Clois

rustyBob · #6 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 09:05 AM

Escorted out........thats cool.........9.90@140 thats even cooler

Double Venom · #7 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 09:07 AM

NHRA officials must have gone through the roof!
(My fastest time in the original DV was 11.01-all motor 6-spd and NHRA went nuts at that! Warned me big time about breaking into the "10.00's"!

Dammm, a 9 second cobra!

DV

D-CEL · #8 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 10:14 AM

To David,

Congratulations, that is impressive. What was your 60ft? Did you get the time slip, or did they just escort you out?

And to all those wiener's that say "more than 500hp in a Cobra IS A WASTE!"
That time is a smiling one finger salute!! LOL

Now lets see who can run an 8..

Jason

RodKnock · #9 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 09:54 AM

No disrespect to Mr. Williams or Dean, but the guy broke the rules and he probably knew it. This is why our medical insurance premiums are going up.

csx wnab · #10 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by RodKnock

No disrespect to Mr. Williams or Dean, but the guy broke the rules and he probably knew it. This is why our medical insurance premiums are going up.

wrong.......................insurance angancies don't cover a car during a timed event. so that isn't why your premium is so high. maybe it's your drivng record.

RodKnock · #11 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by csx wnab

wrong.......................insurance angancies don't cover a car during a timed event. so that isn't why your premium is so high. maybe it's your drivng record.

Wrong! I'm not talking about medical insurance for your car.

Also, the track's insurance rates translate into higher track fees for other participants.

kobrabytes · #12 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by RodKnock

No disrespect to Mr. Williams or Dean, but the guy broke the rules and he probably knew it. This is why our medical insurance premiums are going up.

Oh come on, we still live in America where dreams are possible.

RodKnock · #13 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by kobrabytes

Oh come on, we still live in America where dreams are possible.

You're right. What could I have been thinking? Taking risks is what made America great. We shouldn't have to worry about those pesky rules, regulations and laws. What do they know anyway.

greg schroeder · #14 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 06:16 PM

Nice job man. That sounds like fun.......... and that means the small blocks kick more big block butt.

BT SNAKE · #15 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 07:08 PM

I will never understand why it's OK for a guy in a leather suit on a crotch rocket can post 140 plus speeds but do it on 4 wheels and you're a huge risk.

Dave is cool. He loves his Cobra. When we were all at his business for the lunch he invited us to, I asked him a question. I asked if he could keep only one of these 200 cars in his place which would it be. He said without hesitation MY COBRA!.
Dave Congratulations and Thanks again for Putting up Mike's Cowboy collection.

Cheers,
Hersh

kobrabytes · #16 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by RodKnock

You're right. What could I have been thinking? Taking risks is what made America great. We shouldn't have to worry about those pesky rules, regulations and laws. What do they know anyway.

Those pesky rules, regulations and laws are arbitrary... Someone makes them up, doesn't make them right. Most of the time it's just about the money when you break them.

In any case, life is terminal 100% of the time. If I could chose when and where to go out I think that would be preferable to spending 5 years in bed drooling on my stained sheets. I look at life as being an adventure, not a scary place where I'm afraid to scuff my knee. Most regrets are from what you didn't do, not from what you did.

Each to their own. I won't tell you what to do, and I'd expect the same from everyone else...

RodKnock · #17 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kobrabytes

Those pesky rules, regulations and laws are arbitrary... Someone makes them up, doesn't make them right. Most of the time it's just about the money when you break them.

In any case, life is terminal 100% of the time. If I could chose when and where to go out I think that would be preferable to spending 5 years in bed drooling on my stained sheets. I look at life as being an adventure, not a scary place where I'm afraid to scuff my knee. Most regrets are from what you didn't do, not from what you did.

Each to their own. I won't tell you what to do, and I'd expect the same from everyone else...

I'm not trying to tell anyone what to do. I only had an opinion about operating within the track rules. I'm not trying to take away the adventure. I think it's great that you guys have the knowledge, ability, talent and "cajones" to travel that fast.

Almost every Sunday, I play a sport in a competitive atmosphere. I've had at least a couple instances where body parts or life have been perilously close to harm, so I totally understand attempting to live life as an adventure.

Having said that, I do my best to play by the rules, even though I still vehemently argue with the referees about those "pesky" offside calls.

BOURRET · #18 (**permalink**) 10-24-2009, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kobrabytes

Those pesky rules, regulations and laws are arbitrary... Someone makes them up, doesn't make them right. Most of the time it's just about the money when you break them.

In any case, life is terminal 100% of the time. If I could chose when and where to go out I think that would be preferable to spending 5 years in bed drooling on my stained sheets. I look at life as being an adventure, not a scary place where I'm afraid to scuff my knee. Most regrets are from what you didn't do, not from what you did.

Each to their own. I won't tell you what to do, and I'd expect the same from everyone else...

I agree, life must be a great adventure otherwise it does not worth living.
I break rules every time I can because rules are not usually logical but based on what fear people. Or made to have the less gifted ones to survive.

TXBLU · #19 (**permalink**) 10-24-2009, 11:05 AM

Higher insurance rates?!?!? Run, Chicken Little, run!!! The sky is falling!!! We're doomed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That always cracks me up when someone automatically assumes the worst, and has to make sure they wag a finger of disapproval. I'm thinking the guy probably doesn't care what anyone thinks, and frankly, that's not the point. The point here is he has done an amazing thing that few people could ever do. I guess it's like a lot of things these days; If you understand, no explaination is necessary. If you don't understand, no explaination is possible.

Why don't we just try to stay positive, and keep the negative comments to ourselves?

Sorry for the rant...

Eric

RodKnock · #20 (**permalink**) 10-24-2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by TXBLU

Higher insurance rates?!?!? Run, Chicken Little, run!!! The sky is falling!!! We're doomed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That always cracks me up when someone automatically assumes the worst, and has to make sure they wag a finger of disapproval. I'm thinking the guy probably doesn't care what anyone thinks, and frankly, that's not the point. The point here is he has done an amazing thing that few people could ever do. I guess it's like a lot of things these days; If you understand, no explaination is necessary. If you don't understand, no explaination is possible.

Why don't we just try to stay positive, and keep the negative comments to ourselves?

Sorry for the rant...

Eric

That's not what I think I said, but who cares at this point.

Also, your saying not to post any negative comments, when your comment is also negative. Further, if there were no negative posts on this or any Forum, then you probably wouldn't have many Forums.