It's too quiet in here... What are you cooking up for this season?
01-28-2010, 12:18 PM
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It's too quiet in here... What are you cooking up for this season?
It's pretty simple for me... Race my Nova again!
Right now, the plan is to put a throttle stop and delay box in it and run Super Street in Division 1. I'm thinking I'll probably run some Tuesday night Gambler's races and possibly run my Malibu in the Street class on Saturdays.
What are you all planning on doing this season? Same cars? Upgrades/Mods?
Right now, the plan is to put a throttle stop and delay box in it and run Super Street in Division 1. I'm thinking I'll probably run some Tuesday night Gambler's races and possibly run my Malibu in the Street class on Saturdays.
What are you all planning on doing this season? Same cars? Upgrades/Mods?
01-29-2010, 07:00 PM
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Running the mustang in street and pro points at Cecil. Bring the formula out of moth ***** early June and continue the season in that car. I want to really focus on improving my skill sets. Looking forward to the fun races at Atco on August 7 and 8, Cecil on September 25 and 26, and Maple Grove on October 16 and 17. Hope to spend a week in early September in Delmar.
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02-02-2010, 07:30 AM
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Running the mustang in street and pro points at Cecil. Bring the formula out of moth ***** early June and continue the season in that car. I want to really focus on improving my skill sets. Looking forward to the fun races at Atco on August 7 and 8, Cecil on September 25 and 26, and Maple Grove on October 16 and 17. Hope to spend a week in early September in Delmar.
Keep us posted.
02-02-2010, 10:19 AM
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A number of reasons:
Formula has been sitting 2 years and needs prep work which will be done outside. Waiting for warmer weather.
I need to figure the roll out at Cecil. I have good data on the stang and can transfer that to setting up the bird.
It's a benfit to get the Mustang really dialed in with a few months of racing. Good to have a backup car (good for more that just one staging point) if something happens to the Formula.
I feel that there is a benifit of driving 2 totally different cars. It will make me focus more on my driving. I will be hitting the tree on different bulbs but see them the same way. 2nd amber shallow with the Mustang and 3rd amber deep with the Firebird.
Maple Grove is opening late (May 8) due to a track resurfaceing. The first big $$$ race is at Atco on Aug 7 and 8. No need to bring the Formula out sooner than June. I do need to be loaded for bear to be competitive in the Atco race.
I feel that I can win in the 14 second Mustang. Downside is that I can't judge a 10.0 or faster car, can't pick up .02-08 ET on the fly, nor drop .005 ET without lifting or hitting the brakes. Formula fixes those issues. For the $10k races I need to bring the best tool to the dance.
Formula has been sitting 2 years and needs prep work which will be done outside. Waiting for warmer weather.
I need to figure the roll out at Cecil. I have good data on the stang and can transfer that to setting up the bird.
It's a benfit to get the Mustang really dialed in with a few months of racing. Good to have a backup car (good for more that just one staging point) if something happens to the Formula.
I feel that there is a benifit of driving 2 totally different cars. It will make me focus more on my driving. I will be hitting the tree on different bulbs but see them the same way. 2nd amber shallow with the Mustang and 3rd amber deep with the Firebird.
Maple Grove is opening late (May 8) due to a track resurfaceing. The first big $$$ race is at Atco on Aug 7 and 8. No need to bring the Formula out sooner than June. I do need to be loaded for bear to be competitive in the Atco race.
I feel that I can win in the 14 second Mustang. Downside is that I can't judge a 10.0 or faster car, can't pick up .02-08 ET on the fly, nor drop .005 ET without lifting or hitting the brakes. Formula fixes those issues. For the $10k races I need to bring the best tool to the dance.
02-03-2010, 12:04 PM
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Planning on getting the stroker back in the car next month and signing up for points in street.
Huummmm, Nothing posted from the Modfather. That can only mean two things. He's working allot, or breeding again? Maybe we should keep an eye out for a post - WWT: worked Z28 for mini-van!
Huummmm, Nothing posted from the Modfather. That can only mean two things. He's working allot, or breeding again? Maybe we should keep an eye out for a post - WWT: worked Z28 for mini-van!
02-04-2010, 08:13 AM
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I think you're getting too old to race! j/k
Sounds like a good plan you have going on there. Now to follow through with it... that always seems to be my issue.
You wouldn't believe how many people thought I was pregnant when I bought my Malibu... it's my first 4-door car.
I am not pregnant though guys...Update on my car: Rick finished up my cage in my Nova last night. Hopefully, we can put the new body on it this weekend. Crossing my fingers!! It's getting there... We had about a month or so where we were actually contemplating putting a 2010 Camaro body on the car instead of the 63 Nova body. We found out it would cost about the same to go that route. Then we saw a picture of one done already... there's a ridiculous amount of space around the front wheels and it just doesn't look fabulous. I'm sure, in time, someone will come up with a fiberglass front end that doesn't have such a big hole for the front wheels but for now, I'm sticking to my Nova body.
Also, I got into PINKS All Out at the Grove in May. That should be fun.
02-04-2010, 01:03 PM
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Yah, I'm near Numidia... exactly 1 mile from the driveway of my house to the entry of the track! But that's not why I bought the house,,,, Honest. 
I can't put in a glide, Ive been a foot swapper for way too many years to do the stab~n~steer!
And think about it,,, The Camaro and AC/DC music gone,,,,,
Project tooling a mini van, all proud wearing his #1 dad shirt, Sing along with Barney cranking out the tunes as the family bops their heads in harmonyas they heads to chucky cheese,,, Got the baby on board sign in the back window, my kids a honor student sticker on the bumper. Come on now, we can all see it in your minds....
No more burnout in the park scaring the old people, now he is just shaking his fist yelling DAMN KIDS out the window! Hum, who could he have learn that from???
I can't put in a glide, Ive been a foot swapper for way too many years to do the stab~n~steer!
And think about it,,, The Camaro and AC/DC music gone,,,,,
Project tooling a mini van, all proud wearing his #1 dad shirt, Sing along with Barney cranking out the tunes as the family bops their heads in harmonyas they heads to chucky cheese,,, Got the baby on board sign in the back window, my kids a honor student sticker on the bumper. Come on now, we can all see it in your minds....
No more burnout in the park scaring the old people, now he is just shaking his fist yelling DAMN KIDS out the window! Hum, who could he have learn that from???
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02-04-2010, 01:26 PM
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mod-father, one of my few heros, cannot trade out of the Z to a min-van. He cannot trade in his cape of smoke and thunder in for burbing bibs and barney and sing-along-songs.
Besides, I need a break (financial issue) of carrying on the burnout tradition. Bri needs to get back and pick up the reins again so I can sit back in the pack and just sniff the pleasing aroma of burning/burnt rubber. Also the "under the overpass over-rev". Be nice to let someone else do that "near-the-rev-limiter while the cutout is open" game play.
Meantime...sometime...in the spring... put some new glossy black parts on the engine. Fuel rails and 52mm TB.
Besides, I need a break (financial issue) of carrying on the burnout tradition. Bri needs to get back and pick up the reins again so I can sit back in the pack and just sniff the pleasing aroma of burning/burnt rubber. Also the "under the overpass over-rev". Be nice to let someone else do that "near-the-rev-limiter while the cutout is open" game play.
Meantime...sometime...in the spring... put some new glossy black parts on the engine. Fuel rails and 52mm TB.
02-04-2010, 02:11 PM
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Here ya go. Solves ALL of the issues;
Bri's new ride
Please, no need to thank me for the obvious solution, I'm just doing my job.
ron
Bri's new ride
Please, no need to thank me for the obvious solution, I'm just doing my job.
ron
02-04-2010, 02:25 PM
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Here ya go. Solves ALL of the issues;
Bri's new ride
Please, no need to thank me for the obvious solution, I'm just doing my job.
ron
Bri's new ride
Please, no need to thank me for the obvious solution, I'm just doing my job.
ron
