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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 12:56 AM
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did anyone go to this @ TMS? I went and ran my SS, and had a BLAST!! who was there??
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 01:42 AM
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How long was the track was there any fast cars there
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 02:39 AM
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r u serious? a buddy of mine called them up and he was told he couldn't run his ss cuz he had suspension work and some other **** done....wtf
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 02:47 AM
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i've got suspension done and they let me run!

the track was 1/8th mile, some pretty quick cars there..
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the track was 1/8th mile, and there were some pretty fast cars there.

it was slick, but there were several good passes.
the only problem was the class divisions.. in "sportsman" you could have a pretty stock SS like mine and end up running a 08 s/c shelby... kinda retarded. lol

i ran a 67-68 GT350 and i beat him the first run, and he bought back in (single elimination, $10 to run again if you lost) and beat me next go round cause i spun REALLY bad off the line.

but for $20 bucks its def. worth it, and for 10 more you can be in the car show and race. plus being inside TMS and running on pit lane has a really really cool feel to it.
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 03:37 AM
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Now i'm pissed.
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 05:37 AM
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We were there but arrived too late to enter the races. We were timing the cars with our cell phones and the quickest cars were running around 9 seconds flat, guess that was due to the lack of traction from absolutely no track preparation. Looked like a fun time though. Just now got home at 5:30 am due to a flat in the Viper with no spare tire or jack.
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 07:11 AM
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We were there but arrived too late to enter the races. We were timing the cars with our cell phones and the quickest cars were running around 9 seconds flat, guess that was due to the lack of traction from absolutely no track preparation. Looked like a fun time though. Just now got home at 5:30 am due to a flat in the Viper with no spare tire or jack.
this is why i didnt want to go
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 07:36 AM
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I was there spectating, I saw you run, There were a couple of fast TA's too. would have liked to have seen some more F bodys there. A couple of nice 2010 Camaros, I really like the one with the White Stripes...
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that black cammed T/A with the blue bird on the hood is my buddy jordan. he woulda been final 4 had his clutch not given up on him, wouldnt let him shift into second.. and he still barely lost! haha

i'll definitely be there next week!!

oh, and dude with the viper, is it black? i was next to one leaving TMS getting onto 114
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 12:34 PM
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WTF, I thought V8's weren't allowed...DAMMIT
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 12:36 PM
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WTF, I thought V8's weren't allowed...DAMMIT
They will be doing it again next Friday night.....
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 01:22 PM
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mmm i might have to go check this out one of these day.
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Originally Posted by k_dub09
that black cammed T/A with the blue bird on the hood is my buddy jordan. he woulda been final 4 had his clutch not given up on him, wouldnt let him shift into second.. and he still barely lost! haha

i'll definitely be there next week!!

oh, and dude with the viper, is it black? i was next to one leaving TMS getting onto 114
I personally thought that black T/A was one of the fastest cars racing, I was hoping he would win his class. Yes, the Viper was black and we had a black WS6 too. They will likely race in one of the next events.
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 10:11 PM
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Hmmm, maybe I should give this a try next Friday evening!
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Whats funny is that they pumped this up as a way to get "street racers" off the streets, but then they charge more to race then the local tracks that are actually prepped....

What are the different classes and rules for them?
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http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/gr...rag-rules.aspx
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Thats some shitty rules.

Basicly stock suspension and engine w/some bolts ons in the Sportsman class. It states "No turbo," but it doesn't rule out SC or N20. So you can get a bolt on Cobra on spray in that class? The "All control arms, shocks and springs must be in stock location" rule will put anyone with LCA relo brackets out of that class.

The next step for any of us is Street Outlaw which can be anything from a cam only daily driver on nittos to big cubed turbo car with 31x10.5" slicks. Realisticly, you could see a bolt on 4th gen with LCA relo brackets running a TTT5 car.
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Originally Posted by Greed4Speed
Thats some shitty rules.

Basicly stock suspension and engine w/some bolts ons in the Sportsman class. It states "No turbo," but it doesn't rule out SC or N20. So you can get a bolt on Cobra on spray in that class? The "All control arms, shocks and springs must be in stock location" rule will put anyone with LCA relo brackets out of that class.

The next step for any of us is Street Outlaw which can be anything from a cam only daily driver on nittos to big cubed turbo car with 31x10.5" slicks. Realisticly, you could see a bolt on 4th gen with LCA relo brackets running a TTT5 car.
YEAH. the rules are so stupid.. the classes need better classifications, for instance.. i could have lined up against one of the 2 Shelby Cobra supersnakes that would have eaten my lunch. or i could have lined up against my buddy's 99 dodge dakota r/t. the "sportsman" class was pretty much anything not trailered in.. hopefully they'll see the ridiculousness of it and change for next week.

on another note, my friend and i were only 2 of 4 Fbods out there.. and as you could guess about 324356235624 mustangs LOL BRING OUT YOUR FAST FBODYS!! a mustang won it, so we need to change that.
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oh, BTW, there were several cammed cars in the sportsman class.
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