high impact

iTrader: (5)

I haven't been to the track in over 8 years because of career changes. Well, today that all changed and even though I don't have nearly as fast a car as I had years ago today was the absolute best. My 18 year old son brought his bolt on camaro and I brought my bolt on formula. I was priveldged to race my son 5 times today. What an incredibly fun day and treasure to line up with your son after wrenching in the garage on the cars together. We both had a great day - he ran 13.20 at 106 on his second pass ever and I ran 12.40 at 114.

Just had to share what a great day it was.

btownws6

that is soo awesome i hope to one day do the same with my kids

lcfdvette

Sounds like a good time. Cant wait til my father and I finish his 57 bel air so we can go to the track with our cars. I sure bet your happy you won tho!

LS1rob00

iTrader: (9)

Nice! What mods are done to the Formula? That's a solid trap for a bolt-on car.

buddhaz06

iTrader: (8)

Yeah I'm jealous for sure.

X2 on mods done. Great time and mph

FoHawk

iTrader: (3)

Gotta keep them young'ns in their place! You are not ready to pass the torch yet!!

high impact

iTrader: (5)

I'm gonna have to work hard to stay ahead though. He's already bought a new cam and is now looking for a convertor and intake. I have a feeling this is going to get expensive fast!

vetteboy99

Awesome! I wish my dad was the same way, he gets really pissed when I go to the track and now I'm banned (By him) to go to the track. He's doing it for my safety, I understand so I obey.

FoHawk

iTrader: (3)

I think if my son wanted to go to the track then I would be okay with that, as we all know 9/10 the track is the safest place to race your car. I say 9/10 bc sometimes **** does happen. But, if you dont get to go to the track..........where are you doing your racing? On the street I bet


Might try to have an adult conversation with him about track safety, sometimes people are just misinformed.

CamaroFreakls1

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Hey high impact This is your son! Your car has a sleeper cam or an ls6 cam.. I'm callin it! We can't hear it but I bet it's there but who knows that's what yeah get for buying used haha I was soooo jealous on your trap! I saw out timeslip and said holy ****! And was freakin out! Lol we knew he pulled me on the street some but neither of us were expecting him to trap 114!! I wanted to hit 12s so bad! And was expecting to trap about a 108 so I was alittle disappointed! Overall it was a blast to race my dad at the track. And if ever given the chance I'm gonna do the same with my son. Keeps us off the streets.. For the most part

high impact

iTrader: (5)

Seriously bub? You keep saying I have a cam but I don't think so...obviously I bought the car used but it idles like a stocker - I think it is just a bolt on car. Ls1 intake, 241 heads, stock throttle body and all! Maybe your old man just knows how to shift FAST! Ha

FoHawk

iTrader: (3)

114 is a little fishy ol' man!!

moge11

IMO, 114mph is what a mild bolt-on car should run... give us a run down of ALL the mods for both of your cars.

Kingc8r

iTrader: (21)

Yup LS1Rob up there ^ almost trapped that with bolt ons lol

lemons12

iTrader: (71)

114 isn't anything crazy for a hard running car with someone who can drive.

Get a converter in that thing and it will be a different animal!

moge11

I think he's a 6 gear...... He said something about just knowing how to shift fast in his reply to his son's comments about having a "cam".

lemons12

iTrader: (71)

The father is an M6 I do believe as well...

However, my converter/animal comment was directed towards the son.

Should have quoted what I was talking about.

moge11

I should've caught that......... since you did say "with someone who can drive"

Kingc8r

iTrader: (21)

I didn't need the specific quotes lol...

If I ever have a kid this is how I want to be with them as well.

high impact

iTrader: (5)

I had a 10.5 tire 65 Malibu ss with a stroked small block Chevy I sold 8 years ago due to career changes and had numerous fast street cars before that so I am no stranger around the drag strip. My son and I bought a ratted third gen when he was 14, we did a mild restoration/modification on it together and he started driving it when he turned 16. He handled the car well for two years and decided he wanted a fourth gen last summer so he picked up his 98 z28. I drove it and was so impressed that I traded a project camaro I had for a nbm 2000 formula 6 spd. I never thought I'd be back in the saddle again...I am 44 years old and still to this day enjoy the drag strip.

2000 formula, ws6 badges and hood, lowered on hypercoil springs, stock shocks, Luis Gigliotti tubular suspension in rear, moser 12 bolt with 3.73 gears, t56 with ls7 clutch and adjustable master cylinder, headers, ory, no cats, borla exhaust, egr and air delete, hydro dipped ls1 intake, granetelli maf, tune, lid, bump stop mod. When I got the car the synchros were knocked out of the trans so I bought a stock t56 with 26k miles and installed it - I am rowing gears with a lumpy stock box. Ha i am running 26 inch tall Et streets with skinnies on race star wheels. Qa1's are on the shelf in the garage along with a tsp cam and ported fast intake/TB set up and line lock.