Hot Rod Hawk
09-01-2003, 11:54 AM
Talk about making one tear up:
http://nmca-racing.com/showarticle.php?s=&threadid=2495
I'll be there running EFI and supporting Tom Joysey. We in the Joysey circle are going to have to keep our chins up this weekend.
please come by and say Hi... we'll need it:)
Redbird
09-03-2003, 04:35 PM
... Still a hundred bux to race Hawk or Derty?? If so, it's too rich for my blood!
HInk:confused: :confused:
Hot Rod Hawk
09-05-2003, 11:09 AM
Well its friday morning and I'll be outta work in one hour...
....destnation: Fastest street car shootout:D
Derty, lets #1, #2 there arses with the CZ28 big thump!!!
I'm not picky I'l take the #2 spot;)
See ya there bro.
Just have to load the car on trailer and at 3pm when the couisns boy is home were outta here. Video camara is in had and we'll be taping the action.
I'll will need someone to "Host" some of my stuff next week,Ya'll will like it I think....Hawks running good!
Brady
09-06-2003, 03:16 PM
Good luck Hawk-Man and Derty! heard Derty went 9.80's
I have tons of webspace and would be happy to host anything you need.
laterz
Redbird
09-07-2003, 10:16 AM
I see only three names qualified in EFI on NMCA webspace.
NONE is DERTY or HAWK. Wonder if they ran into breakage
troubles AGAIN???
Hope they can post us soon!
HInk:(
Redbird
09-07-2003, 10:31 AM
... and that it is... FABULOUS... Number one track in Michigan and maybe the mid-west... Just BEAUTIFUL. I know it's a long drive for the Detroiters, but we need to look at renting THAT beauty for some M-Events or NATIONAL events, it's THAT GOOD!
My story however is a little sadder. Unloaded car went through teck and got okayed. However I did smell gas. Looked at all the injectors and manifold to find the leak. Ah-ha... #3 injector small
leak. Lifted fuel rail and pulled! Dang... part of the top O-ring is ate up! Desperately search tool box for an O-ring. NOPE! Got 8 LS1 injectors at home, but NONE in tool box, DARN! Reload car!
Watch a little tNt with Rebbeca and Joe. Come home.
Darn I wanted to run that track SOOOO bad and I WILL SOON!
HOOK looked FANTASTIC and spray, spray, spray the line they DID! What an amazing facility it has become. TOP NOTCH and I have raced tracks all over the country!
If I am fortunate enough to get a 10 time slip, it will be there!!
HInk (Now looking for those darned LS1 injectors):confused: :rolleyes:
TA Jack
09-07-2003, 10:40 AM
Hink, thats only a partial list. NMCA posts a quickie list of top 3 qualifyers in every class after Sat. qualifying is done. It doesnt mean that they broke, it just means that they arent in the top 3.
Words out that Derty ran a 9.8 yesterday with his new setup.
Hot Rod Hawk
09-07-2003, 10:16 PM
I put the car in the "D" index 10.50
First time run on saturday morning was 10.61@127,small wheels up 1.55 sixty foot...felt soft, timer setting .5 tenths delay on nitrous activation. At the top of third gear the car shook pretty hard???
Went to pit check lugs, all ok.
checked converter to flywheel bolts..all ok.
So decided to lower timer down to .10 delay to see what it would do...
...second time trial pass:
1.37 sixty, NICE big wheels up launch but at the top of first gear it began to shake again, I pull'd it into second gear at 6800 and BANG
...broken rear u-joint, drive shaft took a lil abuse to say the least.
Its ready for the trash can, at least it didn't come out or f- up anything else.
oh well $100 for one pass and a DNQ on the ladder.
On a sick note weighted the car:
3720 pounds, a 355LT1 moving 127mph= pretty sick tire hp
ps..
thanks too "Photos to go" I have a nice launch picture to scan and post in the am.
Question..
How can I convert 8mm tape to video files? anyone?
I have my crap and I also have Mike Yagaran's Misfortun in the semi-finals in Ramchargers Super Street..
...I was on the starting line taping the pass right next to the starter standing one foot from mikes car on the launch!
Ya gotta love having unrestricted all access as a class sponser but you get pretty sick when you watch one of your class cars burn to the ground on the top end looking the the video camara...zoomed in on it :eek:
Mikes ok with some superfical facial burnson the face and hands...:(
... the car:cry:
In the words of Al Tuchie in the tower as we watched the tape:
"INCREDITABLE FOOTAGE"
I captured it all!
IT was crazy to see he had the smarts to put the car up against the wall scrub off speed (175+ MPH FIREBALL)and point it to the other wall, open the door a leap out as the car rolled down the track in what was the worst fire i have ever seen at a track.
One very fine F-body was lost today but a life was spared!
goodnite all
AL SS590 M6
09-08-2003, 12:13 AM
Hawk said: oh well $100 for one pass and a DNQ on the ladder.
Boy that really seems to be your luck as of late:(
Hot Rod Hawk
09-08-2003, 09:16 AM
Originally posted by AL SS590 M6
Hawk said: oh well $100 for one pass and a DNQ on the ladder.
Boy that really seems to be your luck as of late:(
Ya but I have put 27 nitrous runs on the car in the last three weekends all in mid 10's, mid 1.4 sixtys. It was just time for a u-joint failure.