Drag Racing Tech - Thunder Shootout...... something to think about....

Trevor brought something to my attention this week. A friend of his was not sure about attending the Thunder Shootout because he didn't think he would be competitive in SS/A.

My thoughts for those of you that feel the same way. Please remember that the times you see posted by people are normally their best done with their cars in lightweight trim. Also don't get hung up on time slips.... There will be 32 cars qualified in all but a few classes and from my experience not the fastest qualifier but the best driver and the most consitent car wins the class most of the time. Also if you make it to the quarter finals you're in the money.

Also just the experience of heads-up racing is where it's at!!!! I went to Bowling Green knowing that I would be in a class with cars much faster than mine but I still got on the track and had a ball. This type racing is where you make new friends and learn new things. I have pitted beside people at a race not knowing them and by the end of the day be best of friends. You don't have that kind experience sitting in the stands watching.

A note...... All classes except Pro Stock and Pro Outlaw and the Corvette classes must weigh a minimum of 3500 pounds minimum and this minimum will be strckly inforced. There will be new scales at No Problem and all cars will be required to cross the scales after every qualifieing and elimination pass. So be sure to have enough gas in your car to make the weight after you make a pass. No crewmembers will be allowed past the scales.

<small>[ September 07, 2002, 08:02 PM: Message edited by: Joe Kizzire ]</small>

Very nicely said Joe! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Drag racing is a very unpredictable sport. You never really know whats going to happen. Thats why they run the race. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

Please, people this will be a great time and a great race. It is one time a year and this is a great track. Fun for all, great people and great racing. What a great combo and it is in the great weather of Nov. <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />

Hope to see everyone there. <img border="0" alt="[angel]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_angel.gif" />

I agree...well said!

Shoot my car is running good, but my schedule allows me to go to the track maybe once...twice if I'm lucky , each month. I've cut a good light now and again, but consistently...hardly.

And the competition in my class....sheesh. But man...its gonna be one fun event, and we will be there for sure!

Can't wait!

Well said Joe. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> Man I haven't raced much AT ALL in a year so my R/Times will be very poor. I will be running with a totally new set up also. I don't plan on being very competitive BUT I still plan on attending. I won't even have the time to dial my car in but hey, what the heck.

It will be great meeting people and seeing all the famous HOT RODS rip down the 1/4 mile. <img border="0" title="" alt="" src="gr_grin.gif" />

I sure hope my new set up is completed and installed by then. Man I'll be bummed if the time frame doesn't work out.

Shine those [b]HOT RODS UP and have some fun at NO PROBLEM.

Tom <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Camaro]" title="" src="graemlins/camaro.gif" />

Yep, well said for sure Joe. It's all about having fun! There are WAY too many factors to know who is going to win. As said before, that's why we have the race! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> Between meeting more people that I've only read about for the past few years, seeing some AWESOME racing, and getting some great video, this ought to be a BLAST! Does it get any better than a bunch of late-model f- and y-bodies duking it out? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> Also, like Joe said, it doesn't get anymore fun than heads-up racing! <img border="0" alt="[Camaro]" title="" src="graemlins/camaro.gif" />

<small>[ September 08, 2002, 09:43 AM: Message edited by: Trevor D ]</small>

Excellent post Joe! Sure, we all love to win, but these events are more about gathering to hang out and watch/race our LS1s. I drove 15 hours to Bowling Green last year knowing full well I'd get smoked in the all-motor LS1 class. I had to race Colonel in eliminations! But, that wasn't the point of going, it was just to go have a good time and meet some of the guys that I've known from these sites for years now.

My car isn't going to be competitive at Thunder either, sure its fast, but its not 1% as extreme as some of these other BIG motor cars. I also don't have any plans to gut my 3600 car to meet the 3200 limit. Nevertheless, the event will still be fun. I hear there will be some internet grudge matches set up. Sign me up against PSJ

Oh yeah, another thing to think about: Those faster cars don't always stay in one piece.

-Tony

How many of you guys are coming over Friday??? I think I'll be there from Thursday on...

Joe, is the track open on Friday? What time and format is it? Test/Tune or brackets?

I'm planning on leaving early Friday, its about an 7 hour trip for me.

-Tony

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Joe Kizzire:
<strong>How many of you guys are coming over Friday??? I think I'll be there from Thursday on...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Good points Joe, we sure as hell have not had any seat time in quite a while. It will be fun just to go and meet everyone, make some runs & hang out. We are comming over on Friday. I think we are going to hook up with some other locals for the drive over. Gonna be a blast.

Dave

www.thebeasst.com (http://www.thebeasst.com)

Well said Joe, Its all about good times, good people, and giving it your best shot. If I raced strictly for the money I would have quit a long time ago!!

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Joe Kizzire:
<strong>How many of you guys are coming over Friday??? I think I'll be there from Thursday on...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">If all goes well I'll be there Thursday or early Friday Joe. I'll need the extra practice.
Tom <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

Well Said Joe <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> I got paired against Judson in Bowling green the first round,knew I didn't have a chance.I had the best time after hours <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> LOL alot of funny stuff going down in Travel Lodge <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Its all about good times and learning!!

I'll be there Friday.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Nine Ball:
<strong>Joe, is the track open on Friday? What time and format is it? Test/Tune or brackets?

I'm planning on leaving early Friday, its about an 7 hour trip for me.

-Tony</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tony, the track runs trophy eliminations on frinday night. The cool thing is they have a test and tune lane that runs out all night untill they close up. So you can run brackets if you feel like or move over to the test and tune lane and tell them you want to run someone and they will line you up. The owner is a stock eliminator racer who builds f-bodys for this class so he is a racer..running a race track. Does it get better? The gates open at 4 and time trails start at about 5 on frinday nights. Here is the track www.noproblemraceway.com (http://www.noproblemraceway.com)

7 hours...man..Its usually like 4 and a half hours from here to houston. You should be able to make it faster than that.

Joe is correct about you never know. I went to bowling green just hoping to make the LT1 field...I ended up winning my class. You never know what will happen...win or loose thought this will be a great weekend.

Tim

<small>[ September 08, 2002, 10:58 AM: Message edited by: 95 Formula ]</small>

Great to see alot of you guys are coming to the Thunder Racing Shootout on November 2. This will be a great time of sure. I will have 2 great big ice chest full of carbonated beverages for everyone to enjoy. <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />

Iam leaving on Friday morning. It takes me 4 1/2 hours to make it to a shop called Thunder Racing or something like that. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />

I will bracket race on Friday night and run Mod Street M6 and Bracket race on Sturday. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

Hope to see ya at the Thunder Racing Shootout November 2. <img border="0" alt="[angel]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_angel.gif" />

Coach

<small>[ September 08, 2002, 07:50 PM: Message edited by: Coach 02 M6 Z/28 ]</small>

hey joe i know this is off the subject which mustang are u involved with at lassitar mountain i was there friday night and two silver stangs were testing.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 95 Formula:
Tony, the track runs trophy eliminations on frinday night. The gates open at 4 and time trails start at about 5 on frinday nights.
Tim</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Is frinday before or after Stunday?

Tim

Looks like this is shaping up to be a real nice race. I'll be coming down with the Douberly's, to help in the pits. The paint is drying on my block out in the garage, so it looks like I'll be pulling a trailer myself <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> . She's just a 346, but the doctor just scribled out a new Prescription to help with her asmatic tendencies <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" /> . I can't wait to see every body again, and catch up.

Hey Joe.
Do you have a response to my email the other day? The onyl way I can make it is if you are able to pass me on the things we talked about.

Would like to attend if that car is finished. Looking real good right now.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by KECHME:
<strong>Looks like this is shaping up to be a real nice race. I'll be coming down with the Douberly's, to help in the pits. The paint is drying on my block out in the garage, so it looks like I'll be pulling a trailer myself <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> . She's just a 346, but the doctor just scribled out a new Prescription to help with her asmatic tendencies <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" /> . I can't wait to see every body again, and catch up.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Need a co-pilot for the trip? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

Memories of NFRA Bowling Green 2001 <img border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" title="" src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" />

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A note...... All classes except Pro Stock and Pro Outlaw and the Corvette classes must weigh a minimum of 3500 pounds minimum and this minimum will be strckly inforced. There will be new scales at No Problem and all cars will be required to cross the scales after every qualifieing and elimination pass.
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's probably why most of the quick guys are staying home. Who wants to add 300# to their car just so you can be competitive with your iron block slug? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

We may run SS/A IF we get the cam we've been waiting on (ahem, TD) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> I don't think we'll be competitive but we're coming to race, so I think we'll enter SS/A and the brackets.

We're headed down on Thursday afternoon. We'll definitely be going to the track Friday night for brackets and TnT.

We're going to stay in Baton Rouge, near Thunder, rather than near the track. We have about 5 or 6 friends who plan to come down with us.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Terry Burger:
<strong>[QUOTE]
That's probably why most of the quick guys are staying home. Who wants to add 300# to their car just so you can be competitive with your iron block slug? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think alot of the really fast guys have already signed up. Dont' want to add 300 lbs..run with the pro outlaw and pro stock classes. I think those classes were set up just for you lightweight guys. If your worried you can't compete with them then you know how the rest of us feel about trying to race the striped down shell that use to resemble a street car that I have seen. The fast guys will still be fast with a little weight. I think they set up the rules to try to represent in the norm...not the select few that are really light.

I also don't think joe is racing in this. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />

<small>[ September 09, 2002, 10:38 AM: Message edited by: 95 Formula ]</small>

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Y2K_WS6_T/A:
Need a co-pilot for the trip? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

Memories of NFRA Bowling Green 2001 <img border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" title="" src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" /> [/QB]</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You might try to take over the trailor and crash it into a building! LOL <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Sounds like it will be a great event!
Too far for me (Probably a 30 hour drive LOL)
but it sounds like it is going to be fun!
Cheers,
Chris

Ok you'll talked me into it I'm racing. I think I'll try a little bracket racing on Friday night and Saturday. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> Looking forward to putting some faces with the names, I'm planning on putting my board name on the rear glass of my car. On Friday I will race for beer with a dialin on the window. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> Frank95z

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by AnotherRedHead:
<strong>You might try to take over the trailor and crash it into a building! LOL <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Nick,
Get your bike in working order, then start talking trash. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

Trevor, do I get the credit for this thread? These are excellent points and I'll be there with bells on! See ya!!!

James

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by TXCAMSS:
<strong>Trevor, do I get the credit for this thread? These are excellent points and I'll be there with bells on! See ya!!!

James</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well, you were one of a few actually. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> I'm glad to hear that you'll be running! It's going to be a BLAST! There's just nothing like some good heads-up racing. <img border="0" alt="[Camaro]" title="" src="graemlins/camaro.gif" />