Hey tony, Tsktsk, I hear a birdie says you were out testing today in city of industry today, and shame on you. You were street racing all day long today at lonnies shop. Did you have the AFR heads on your vette today????

Howd you do on the street at the bbq...err race?? My buddies were out with the black slicked down z06...

Nothing better than manufacturors out street racing showing people how its done I hear lonnie pulled the chute on the alky javelin...lol, i love when he does that..

http://www.musclecarcalendar.com/New...arachuteMe.wmv

 

 

Show me the ET's and MPH and Weight. That is what will sell me.

 

SSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH........

You don't want the boss to find out now do you???

Ed

 

Ahhh I got more respect for guys that actually own the cars that they are building parts for. If a company is going to build heads for an ls1, at least some of them own them and apparently street race test them

Tony, did you race steve with the 67 blue camaro while you were out? I heard you got the slicked down z06 by some cars...

 

Show me heads that resist lifting, cupping under boost, that'll sell me!

 

AAhemmmm.....Well, the BBQ went real well

I did happen to witness what appeared to be a couple of speed contests on Capitol (Capitol Raceway for those infamiliar....LOL)

The black Z ran very well for a basic bolt on N/A vehicle (stock heads and cam)....and no, I was not sporting the AFR's yet. Very soon however....should have some wheel dyno figures for you guys hopefully in the next few weeks.

And Steve's Camaro would have been a bit more of an interesting race had I thought about my tire pressure before lining up next to him....Dooooooh!
(Had 35 lbs. in my BFG Drag Radials after driving an hour to get there in the 90' heat!) Spun BADLY leaving and all thru first and second....Steve's car always runs hard and I look forward to our "next BBQ".

To be real honest, I've been struggling with the whole "BBQ thing" for the last couple of years....With my car getting faster, (and a whole lot more fun), I'm really liking the idea of just hitting the local tracks for this kind of entertainment....its not very far, costs a whopping $15, and I even get timeslips to evaluate my performance....and best of all, NO STRESS. I was driving home on Sunday thinking how sick to my stomach I would feel if my car was ever confiscated for screwing around on the street.
I love this **** and its been a passion of mine long before I was of driving age, but at this point in time I'm fighting the reality of what I have to lose versus the few seconds of enjoyment....I find myself scratching my head and thinking harder than I ever have before of whether it's really worth it. I know everyone knows what I'm talking about....but sometimes it's just tooo easy to get caught up in that moment!

Damn....I must be getting OLD!!

So while this weekend might not be my last "improptu BBQ", I think you will be seeing alot more of my silver coupe at the local drag nights very shortly....not to mention running alot stronger with the new heads and cam package.

Gotta run....My fiancee's B-Day today and were off on a "dinner date".

Regards to all,
Tony M. (the 41 year old version!)

 

I hear ya Tony, the only way not to taste a BBQ is not to be present sometimes. If only the Law understood that is nearly an unstoppable compulsion.
Now dammit, there are not times for diiner dates, or Weddings for that matter until the 225s ship. Do you hear me!

 

Hey tony, thats good to hear that all went well out there. I'll be dragging my ls1 swapped c4 vette up there in the next couple weeks or so to bbq me some alky javelin with a certain chute on the back...hopefully we will run into each other...take care.

 

I'll be danged! I've got 20 years on you and was doing it in the 60's. I went through the same soul searching and eventually gave it up. The urge never leaves, though. I still try to be the first away from a light, gray hair and all.

 

Do you mean "impounded' where they tow your car away and make you pay couple hundred to get it back or "confiscated" where they take total possion of it permantly!

In TX they usually write tickets for street racing, sometimes impound for multiple offenses.

 

Not anymore dude.


Street racing is a free ticket to jail.

 

We have a nice support group up here in the great white north for that very affliction
called AA(acceleration annonomous).We hold the meetings on a nice hunk of four lane,
the dues can get rather expensive though.

 

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