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Old 03-14-2011, 06:54 PM
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http://vimeo.com/21041214

American V8 road racing!

Camera car is a good friend of mine and I'm in the white #9 Firebird.

Enjoy
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Originally Posted by mitchntx
http://vimeo.com/21041214

American V8 road racing!

Camera car is a good friend of mine and I'm in the white #9 Firebird.

Enjoy
Cool Video what place did you come in? What was your starting position and finishing position?
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Gridded 12th of 18 and finished 4th. I'm usually mid-pack ... finishing 8-10th.

The thing about it is that regardless of what position you are in on track, you are always racing some one.

The podium finishers get internet bragging rights, but their cup of coffee costs the same as mine.
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Originally Posted by mitchntx
Gridded 12th of 18 and finished 4th. I'm usually mid-pack ... finishing 8-10th.

The thing about it is that regardless of what position you are in on track, you are always racing some one.

The podium finishers get internet bragging rights, but their cup of coffee costs the same as mine.
4th is still awesome!! I never got into that kind of racing because I never knew where I could race. Where do you race?
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good footage any mopar show up or was it all gm / ford
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We race all over Texas ... the track above was at Cresson, SW of Ft. Worth. We race next at Texas World Speedway in Bryan and then we go to Tulsa and race at Hallett.

In October we go to Eagle's Canyon in Decatur.


No MOPARs in this series. Although I hear rumblings of allowing the Challengers into American Iron. AI were the cars with the huge downforce splitters and wings.


As an FYI ... A car can be built and be competitive for $6-8K. Tires run about a grand a set of 4 and I go through 6 in a full season. A set of front brakes lasts about 1/2 a season and it costs $300 to enter a weekend's events. That's 4 races and 2 qual sessions. At $50/session for that kind of action is HUGE bang for the buck.

We occasionally have car to car contact and we RARELY have cars sustain major damage.
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Originally Posted by mitchntx
We race all over Texas ... the track above was at Cresson, SW of Ft. Worth. We race next at Texas World Speedway in Bryan and then we go to Tulsa and race at Hallett.

In October we go to Eagle's Canyon in Decatur.


No MOPARs in this series. Although I hear rumblings of allowing the Challengers into American Iron. AI were the cars with the huge downforce splitters and wings.


As an FYI ... A car can be built and be competitive for $6-8K. Tires run about a grand a set of 4 and I go through 6 in a full season. A set of front brakes lasts about 1/2 a season and it costs $300 to enter a weekend's events. That's 4 races and 2 qual sessions. At $50/session for that kind of action is HUGE bang for the buck.

We occasionally have car to car contact and we RARELY have cars sustain major damage.
Thats very cool.. How much does it cost to go watch the events? when's the next race?
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Costs nothing to spectate.

Next race is April 30 - May 1 at TWS in Bryan
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Originally Posted by mitchntx
Costs nothing to spectate.

Next race is April 30 - May 1 at TWS in Bryan
Awesome I might have to go check it out.
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That looks like a ton of fun, but hard to get by someone in that pack, but you did great, not a whole lotta room.
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That's awesome!
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I watched the until the 8:30 mark and that yellow fox body was taking names..




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