Los Angeles Invasion IV May 28-30
05-31-2011, 12:15 PM
#242
1) no hondas!!!, they break all the time, on monday one honda went from the top of 2nd back into 1st, did a front end wheelie and blew the motor/trans all over the track, the track was down for a while..we cant race at there IDRC events, so why can they race at our event??
2) bracket racing and jr dragsters ???? seriously come on! as a sponsor this is not my market at all!!i saw maybe 3-4 of my market base cars race all day!! i would rather pay more for sponsorship and up the entry fee's for racing and see some Late model muscle cars, IE. lsx cars, hemi's, mustangs.... this is what this event was about in the first place!!
3) talk to the track people, they gave all the priority to the full drag cars! because they all knew each other,(hi jim, hi ron, hi bob, **** i heard that kind of **** all day!!!) and favor the regulars....
frankly i am/was a bit aggravated!, this wasnt what i paid to sponsor, and i will likely not sponsor again unless some serious changes are made....
2) bracket racing and jr dragsters ???? seriously come on! as a sponsor this is not my market at all!!i saw maybe 3-4 of my market base cars race all day!! i would rather pay more for sponsorship and up the entry fee's for racing and see some Late model muscle cars, IE. lsx cars, hemi's, mustangs.... this is what this event was about in the first place!!
3) talk to the track people, they gave all the priority to the full drag cars! because they all knew each other,(hi jim, hi ron, hi bob, **** i heard that kind of **** all day!!!) and favor the regulars....
frankly i am/was a bit aggravated!, this wasnt what i paid to sponsor, and i will likely not sponsor again unless some serious changes are made....
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05-31-2011, 01:02 PM
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1) no hondas!!!, they break all the time, on monday one honda went from the top of 2nd back into 1st, did a front end wheelie and blew the motor/trans all over the track, the track was down for a while..we cant race at there IDRC events, so why can they race at our event??
2) bracket racing and jr dragsters ???? seriously come on! as a sponsor this is not my market at all!!i saw maybe 3-4 of my market base cars race all day!! i would rather pay more for sponsorship and up the entry fee's for racing and see some Late model muscle cars, IE. lsx cars, hemi's, mustangs.... this is what this event was about in the first place!!
3) talk to the track people, they gave all the priority to the full drag cars! because they all knew each other,(hi jim, hi ron, hi bob, **** i heard that kind of **** all day!!!) and favor the regulars....
frankly i am/was a bit aggravated!, this wasnt what i paid to sponsor, and i will likely not sponsor again unless some serious changes are made....
2) bracket racing and jr dragsters ???? seriously come on! as a sponsor this is not my market at all!!i saw maybe 3-4 of my market base cars race all day!! i would rather pay more for sponsorship and up the entry fee's for racing and see some Late model muscle cars, IE. lsx cars, hemi's, mustangs.... this is what this event was about in the first place!!
3) talk to the track people, they gave all the priority to the full drag cars! because they all knew each other,(hi jim, hi ron, hi bob, **** i heard that kind of **** all day!!!) and favor the regulars....
frankly i am/was a bit aggravated!, this wasnt what i paid to sponsor, and i will likely not sponsor again unless some serious changes are made....
05-31-2011, 01:04 PM
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Thanks, it was a diesel Volvo so its got some pretty aggressive gearing and I don't have to have it smogged. I fired it up for the first time days before the event so I was just happy to be somewhat consistant and not break anything. Now it's time for more power!
was it diesel before?
05-31-2011, 01:29 PM
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While in some ways I agree with you since we all work very hard to keep up our cars and would like to see more get rewarded for it. The awards were given out by class, 1st gen, 2nd Gen Camaro etc, Mustang/Corvette by years then over all awards so some may have won there Gen/class/yrs and then an over all award. I do like the fact that a rubrick points system was used that included ALL aspects of the cars including suspension.
In all fairness to the actual Invasion event & ourselves we could sell out the event during the PRE-REGISTRATION which started in Jan and ended on May 15th. That would ensure a private track rental as in the past couple yrs. I very much enjoy this event and look forward to it every year. It includes all aspects of what a car enthusist wants, cruzin, drag racing, car show, hanging with friends we might only see once a year from AZ, NV, NorCal. No matter the out come of this years event I'll be there to support it for years to come.
05-31-2011, 02:30 PM
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1) no hondas!!!, they break all the time, on monday one honda went from the top of 2nd back into 1st, did a front end wheelie and blew the motor/trans all over the track, the track was down for a while..we cant race at there IDRC events, so why can they race at our event??
2) bracket racing and jr dragsters ???? seriously come on! as a sponsor this is not my market at all!!i saw maybe 3-4 of my market base cars race all day!! i would rather pay more for sponsorship and up the entry fee's for racing and see some Late model muscle cars, IE. lsx cars, hemi's, mustangs.... this is what this event was about in the first place!!
3) talk to the track people, they gave all the priority to the full drag cars! because they all knew each other,(hi jim, hi ron, hi bob, **** i heard that kind of **** all day!!!) and favor the regulars....
frankly i am/was a bit aggravated!, this wasnt what i paid to sponsor, and i will likely not sponsor again unless some serious changes are made....
2) bracket racing and jr dragsters ???? seriously come on! as a sponsor this is not my market at all!!i saw maybe 3-4 of my market base cars race all day!! i would rather pay more for sponsorship and up the entry fee's for racing and see some Late model muscle cars, IE. lsx cars, hemi's, mustangs.... this is what this event was about in the first place!!
3) talk to the track people, they gave all the priority to the full drag cars! because they all knew each other,(hi jim, hi ron, hi bob, **** i heard that kind of **** all day!!!) and favor the regulars....
frankly i am/was a bit aggravated!, this wasnt what i paid to sponsor, and i will likely not sponsor again unless some serious changes are made....
05-31-2011, 05:14 PM
#250
Does your 240 have sparcos & roll cage?
05-31-2011, 05:23 PM
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Congrats James,Ken Chris and the rest of the winners on those awards! It was nice to see everyone once again. Gil, James and his dirty camaro engine bay...lol,Cali G,Mark,lee... lots of bad *** cars.specially those fast *** imports. Props to the CAli Generalz for repping it up like every club should! Congrats to the winners. one thing I didn't understand was that every 1st place winner for its class got another award for the best overal of it's class.example:1st place mustang/best mustang overall. to me that's the same award,just re-worded. specially if it's the same winner/owner.Also all the 1st place winners also got best overall for it's class.that was kinda lame IMH. something you guys might want to look into.
In my book luis you should have gotten a trophy also.
Also Congats Chris for winning your class, car looked clean as hell as always.
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05-31-2011, 05:24 PM
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My friend and I have attended the last 2 or 3 Invasions and have to say this one was different. I spectated this but my bud sign up to race and said the down time waiting in the staging lanes sucked. Both of us raced at the last event and we could have easily made 10 passes or match up if we wanted to. My friend did achieve a PB. He said the track was hookin and thanks to the unusually cool weather and a bit of a tail wind.
On a down note it wasn't cool hearing some opportunistic **** was stealing other peoples stuff in the pits while you're waiting in staging.
On a down note it wasn't cool hearing some opportunistic **** was stealing other peoples stuff in the pits while you're waiting in staging.
05-31-2011, 05:38 PM
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Congrats James,Ken Chris and the rest of the winners on those awards! It was nice to see everyone once again. Gil, James and his dirty camaro engine bay...lol,Cali G,Mark,lee... lots of bad *** cars.specially those fast *** imports. Props to the CAli Generalz for repping it up like every club should! Congrats to the winners. one thing I didn't understand was that every 1st place winner for its class got another award for the best overal of it's class.example:1st place mustang/best mustang overall. to me that's the same award,just re-worded. specially if it's the same winner/owner.Also all the 1st place winners also got best overall for it's class.that was kinda lame IMH. something you guys might want to look into.
again, super clean this year
1st place in my book
05-31-2011, 07:01 PM
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I had a great time this year! Brought both the Camaro and the 240. The 240 got 4 runs in and not even trying to race non-stop. I am sure I could have gotten 8 runs in at least. It was way more packed than the previous years, but for us it worked out great.
05-31-2011, 07:46 PM
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1) no hondas!!!, they break all the time, on monday one honda went from the top of 2nd back into 1st, did a front end wheelie and blew the motor/trans all over the track, the track was down for a while..we cant race at there IDRC events, so why can they race at our event??
2) bracket racing and jr dragsters ???? seriously come on! as a sponsor this is not my market at all!!i saw maybe 3-4 of my market base cars race all day!! i would rather pay more for sponsorship and up the entry fee's for racing and see some Late model muscle cars, IE. lsx cars, hemi's, mustangs.... this is what this event was about in the first place!!
3) talk to the track people, they gave all the priority to the full drag cars! because they all knew each other,(hi jim, hi ron, hi bob, **** i heard that kind of **** all day!!!) and favor the regulars....
frankly i am/was a bit aggravated!, this wasnt what i paid to sponsor, and i will likely not sponsor again unless some serious changes are made....
2) bracket racing and jr dragsters ???? seriously come on! as a sponsor this is not my market at all!!i saw maybe 3-4 of my market base cars race all day!! i would rather pay more for sponsorship and up the entry fee's for racing and see some Late model muscle cars, IE. lsx cars, hemi's, mustangs.... this is what this event was about in the first place!!
3) talk to the track people, they gave all the priority to the full drag cars! because they all knew each other,(hi jim, hi ron, hi bob, **** i heard that kind of **** all day!!!) and favor the regulars....
frankly i am/was a bit aggravated!, this wasnt what i paid to sponsor, and i will likely not sponsor again unless some serious changes are made....
05-31-2011, 08:00 PM
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If you wanted to race pro-tree and full tree you could get alot of runs on Sunday but it really wasn't fair that pro-tree was getting funneled through at the expense of the average racers. If you lined up in the pro tree lane you would get 2 or even 3 runs in while those in the full tree lanes waited to get 1
On Monday if you tried to do test n tune you got completely hosed. The track was so clogged up with brackets, Jr Dragsters and breakages that there was really no point even having any test n tune that day. I learned my lesson at past LAI's about racing with brackets going on...its pointless.
I've said it in the past and I'll say it again, there should just be two lines...left lane, right lane. That way no one goes ahead of anyone else with an exception for allowing grudge matches...someone needs to fire that staging chick too...whats up her *** anyway? She could take a lesson in personality from the the time slip lady...damn was she friendly!
On Monday if you tried to do test n tune you got completely hosed. The track was so clogged up with brackets, Jr Dragsters and breakages that there was really no point even having any test n tune that day. I learned my lesson at past LAI's about racing with brackets going on...its pointless.
I've said it in the past and I'll say it again, there should just be two lines...left lane, right lane. That way no one goes ahead of anyone else with an exception for allowing grudge matches...someone needs to fire that staging chick too...whats up her *** anyway? She could take a lesson in personality from the the time slip lady...damn was she friendly!
05-31-2011, 08:19 PM
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Thanks Luis I appreciate it. I do agree with you a 100% also and feel for all the people that where stuck in the lanes. I also got tired of hearing that pop pop pop pop all the way down the track. And every time we walked over to sit and watch racing a car ( Honda ) would break and then no racing for awhile.
In my book luis you should have gotten a trophy also.
Also Congats Chris for winning your class, car looked clean as hell as always.
In my book luis you should have gotten a trophy also.
Also Congats Chris for winning your class, car looked clean as hell as always.
thanks bro. right back at ya!
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05-31-2011, 08:21 PM
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If you wanted to race pro-tree and full tree you could get alot of runs on Sunday but it really wasn't fair that pro-tree was getting funneled through at the expense of the average racers. If you lined up in the pro tree lane you would get 2 or even 3 runs in while those in the full tree lanes waited to get 1
On Monday if you tried to do test n tune you got completely hosed. The track was so clogged up with brackets, Jr Dragsters and breakages that there was really no point even having any test n tune that day. I learned my lesson at past LAI's about racing with brackets going on...its pointless.
I've said it in the past and I'll say it again, there should just be two lines...left lane, right lane. That way no one goes ahead of anyone else with an exception for allowing grudge matches...someone needs to fire that staging chick too...whats up her *** anyway? She could take a lesson in personality from the the time slip lady...damn was she friendly!
On Monday if you tried to do test n tune you got completely hosed. The track was so clogged up with brackets, Jr Dragsters and breakages that there was really no point even having any test n tune that day. I learned my lesson at past LAI's about racing with brackets going on...its pointless.
I've said it in the past and I'll say it again, there should just be two lines...left lane, right lane. That way no one goes ahead of anyone else with an exception for allowing grudge matches...someone needs to fire that staging chick too...whats up her *** anyway? She could take a lesson in personality from the the time slip lady...damn was she friendly!