David, write this down...
Next time I drive in someone elses car ask...
1. Does it have ABS?
2. How many forward gears?
*crunch!* Sorry about your reverse gear, I thought it was a 6 speed.
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David, write this down...
Next time I drive in someone elses car ask...
1. Does it have ABS?
2. How many forward gears?
*crunch!* Sorry about your reverse gear, I thought it was a 6 speed.
Last nite, I took my son & nephew to the local Beaumont dirt track races @ Golden Triangle Raceway Park http://motoramaspeedway.com
1/4 mile, "semi-banked" dirt oval and the water truck to maintain the track was broke...so read "dust bowl". It's been many, many years since I've been to a small dirt track...and the boys had a blast.
I called ahead of time to see if they took debit/credit cards, as I had no cash and the bank isn't on the way to the track. The track owner who answered said, "Geez...no one's ever asked us if we took credit cards before. May have to look into that...but no, cash & checks only."
When the cars rolled out on track for hot laps, the 7 & 10 year olds got those stomach butterflies and didn't know what to think. First lap around, the dirt & dust was flying and we noticed many in the crowd flipped their face shield down. (Face Shields? We toughed it out without ear plugs...people bring face shields now?)
I told the boys to pick a car as it comes on track each heat and we'll keep score as to who can best pick the winner. They were hooked with all the action "their drivers" were doing to claw, scrape & slide their way to the front. Got a couple fires, couple wall hits, lots of spins and some great racing action.
My 10 yr old nephew always picked the first car on track...a path fraught with peril. Leader never seemed to be able to maintain a lead.
I typically picked the coolest looking, baddest sounding and best sponsored car out there. Looked for signs of suspension travel & skill on the warm up lap. (Don't go there. :evil: )
My 7 yr old son typically picked the 2-4 position car...which was the winning way, as he picked the most winners of the 3 of us.
Whole other world out there. I don't know how Proctor did it those years, but it sure seems like powering off that final turn in full drift, full throttle and gettin' it to straighten out right before the wall and the flagman must be a rush.
Here's to dirt track racin' and "infecting little kids" with our sport!
-=- T
My yougest daughter (7) has been hounding more weeks to take her back to the dirt track, so we actually went last also.
Fairly small crowd and only about 60 total cars racing, but still some good fun racing.
We did witness a really bad wreck where one car got clipped in the rear of another and a barrel roll started. Luckily the driver was okay, but take to the hospital for precautions.
Another funny accident occured. The track started a new class this call sport compacts.... front wheel drive and 4-cylinders, kick the glass out and go race.
They only had one show up last night, a young kid in a Mitsubishi Eclipse. He was dogging the car around the track and spinning out just about every lap...well he got behind on this steering exiting lap four and slammed the concrete wall head on. Poor kid...only one on the track and he wrecked. :D
While everyone else was working today... this is what Corey and I did...
H2R is closed on Wednesdays... so we let ourselves in and had some fun with his new Car Skates!
http://www.vimeo.com/4172963
DD
It just sucks having to go to work instead of living the David and Corey Good Life. :(
I want to see more two wheelin' videos.
Work is over rated... Its all about fun these days!!! :D
So I set the DVR based on Speed's scheduled broadcast of WC from Sebring, finished diner, sat down, turned it on, and watched an hour of AMA Prime time or some shit like that. GOTTA LOVE THE SPEED CHANNEL!!!
Uh...what was the clanking sound? Rod doing some self clearancing?Quote:
Originally Posted by donovan
Bye the way, that's pretty good practice for driving on triple 8's!!!! ;)
Corey clipped a cone when we had a course layer out, the cone stopped one of the caster wheels and flat spotted it. It's amazing how much noise small flat spot makes!!
Car was fine, drove it home... But I did cord both front tires! :lol:
"Here you go, Holly. Your car seems to making some funny noises and there's cords showing on the tires. I don't know what happened...all I did was visit Corey at the track for a few hours and came back.Quote:
Originally Posted by donovan
Don't worry about me. I'll take my truck to the gun club tomorrow."
Well, hopefully this means you are done rebuilding version 9 of your AI car and you WILL be at TWS! :twisted:Quote:
Originally Posted by donovan
No car for TWS, could not pull it together... It's close, it will be ready for Hallett! I will not miss that event, it's my favorite track!
Well, well, well. Somebody doesn't have time to "pull it together" for a race weekend with his AI/CMC buddies but he's got time to engineer roller skates for FWD tom-foolery. HMPH. Isn't that speyshhall.Quote:
Originally Posted by donovan
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I blame Corey... he is a bad influence... 8) DD
...or maybe....oh...I don't know.....SA-TAN!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by donovan
SNL is just not the same anymore!
GOOD ONE... CLASSIC.... heheQuote:
Originally Posted by Todd Covini
I finished some front end work on the Mustang.
Put on a new bumper cover and did some radiator ducting.
The car now has a new paint job on the hood, front bumper, and fender extensions. :D
I needed to give the car a fresh new look for the winners circle pictures at Hallett. :P
OK, but, make sure you get it moved out of there so we can get pics of the race winners.Quote:
Originally Posted by michaelmosty
Good one Clifton!!! :lol:
Today (and yesterday) Gary Roberston and I swapped in a new fuel pump setup to my car.
The backstory is my car originally came with a non-legal fuel cell (plastic box Summit Racing junk) when I purchased it last year. A few months back when we were doing the motor swap Costas and I swapped the cell out with an old factory tank from a '82 Camaro (all we had lying around), and hooked it up to an external electric pump (which makes pump swapping a breeze). Got burned for it in tech, as it is an advantage for me with a stock tank to swap pumps if need be very quickly, and got a waiver to fix it. So after some trials and tribulations with fuel stuff swapping, my car now has a late model factory fuel tank (courtesy of Gary and Laura), with complete in-tank factory fuel pump setup, and it's ready to go for Hallett :D
I went into the garage this morning, turned on the light, car was still there, turned off light and went back to sleep to dream of a new paint scheme.
finally got all the mud off the car.
How about black with a yellow RA1 tread pattern across the top?Quote:
Originally Posted by AI#97
I Zaino'd mine.
jb
I thought about my car today...actually started her up when I was home last weekend - she growled - I need to get this move over ...uhmm anyone want to buy my house ;)
I have actually sketched up about 15 different schemes. decided on one I like the best....just a matter of finding time to do the lay up and prep. Should by done before september if I figure out what I am doing with the nose (may try a different nose cover). The plain ol' silver is getting a little old.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob Liebbe
I helped Rand put his car in my Garage Mahal. Some fine LAW work in this one. 8)
He was giddy as as school girl on Saturday. Did he tell you about the voice mail I left him? :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Al Fernandez
Yeah, he was in my office telling me about the good news and the bad news. He even played the voicemail for me so I could listen to the car! hahahaha
Haha, funny man.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waco Racer
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This weekend:
Pulled rear axle, scrapped off mud, Cut off 12 lbs of steel from axle(unused mounts), Changed ring and pinion (410s), all new bearings and seals, new c-clips, Preped and painted axle (blue), re-installed. Oh yeah, sanded and painted front door of house. Got to keep momma happy. FMR
Good move there, Frank... I would hate to see your season cut short due to neglect...Quote:
Originally Posted by cobra132
Awesome! This weekend I fielded a call from a Great Lakes CMC car owner shipping his car to a Texas newbie. 2010 Rookie of the Year is going to be another tough battle! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by mitchntx
Matt King sold his car?
Steve Poe
the purple car?
12lb eh?! Guess the plasma cutter will get fired up this weekend!Quote:
Originally Posted by cobra132
also, good move on the 4.10's. Should wake that motor up a bit but you might want to spin it to 7500 too! ;)
Check the starter bolts and install aircraft grade battery/tether cables ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd Covini
:lol: :lol: :lol: Be nice you guys. It's not the King Kar. It's not the purple car.