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TRP Outing Sunday the 30th
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:40 pm
by Basement Paul
I have every intention of going racing again this coming Sunday. I'm thinking I'll bring the truck this time since I've done a couple things to it this year and haven't raced it yet. I do have one more thing to do to it before race day too.
Anyone else have interest?
-BP
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:59 pm
by TheRookie
Provided I don't get sick again, I think it'd be a great time to go. Looks to be about the same weather. Speaking of, what the heck is with the 90's today??
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:32 am
by Basement Paul
I guess the gates open at 9am, and not 10 like I thought last week. I'll probably try to get there by 9:30 or so.
-BP
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:15 am
by TheRookie
I like earlier too. Meet up for b-fast? I need to call your bro about helmet.
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:51 am
by TireSmoker
I don't think I'm going to make it.
-Dave
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:23 am
by Basement Paul
If I'm bringing my truck, you can use my helmut. My head is about average size.
-BP
Brother vs Brother, and a Chevy vs Ford
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 8:28 pm
by Fred32v
Dad (fred32v) was there to document the show down at TRP. It wasn't that serious, both BasementPaul (S10 4.3 Liter v6)
and Johnny442 (307 ci v8 ) brought these rides out for the first time this year to test. Temperature lower 70's with much sun.
Not very good conditions, but a side by side run was going to happen anyway.
BP's preparation...............................................442's getting ready.....................................Waiting to run
Preparation complete, waiting done.
A pair of low five lights............................down the track side by side..............................Result
Numbers speak for themselves, very very close for such different machines. BP did 15.60's later and stayed after we left,
so his numbers may have improved more.
Everyone enjoys Chevy vs Ford. As luck would have it TheRookie's SS was lined up with a big 1965 Ford Galaxy 428.
Ford was high 14's, sorry Ford, Chevy was low 14's.
Everyones numbers would have been better with cooler temperatures, but as always, playing @ TRP was great fun.
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:32 am
by TheRookie
There was a lot of messing around with the SS trying to figure out the best way to run it. It was a brake-torque like mad in 1st then shift at 6800 and let auto tranny to the rest. I think I finally got a decent run on the last one. Only went 14.19 (best of day) @ 97MPH. I had my best 60 ft (2.1) on that one too though BP managed a slightly better one.
Looking forward to some cooler air!
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:37 pm
by Basement Paul
I thought this was a pretty good pic of the SS.
-BP