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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 01:35 PM
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I got orders to Davis-Monthan AFB and should be out there around Jan. Just wondering how is the car scene out there. Any good f-body clubs or what not. How do you like living there? Thanks...
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 02:16 PM
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i'm up at luke not far away. There is kevinskrew on myspace and azfba.com(message board). Only fbody clubs i've found so far. Whats your job?
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Im a B1 crew chief now but Im going into fire fighter.

WTF...looks like they have no track in Tuscon. How far is the track to Phoenix from Tuscon?
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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Im a B1 crew chief now but Im going into fire fighter.

WTF...looks like they have no track in Tuscon. How far is the track to Phoenix from Tuscon?
hey man, im from tucson. the car scene is realy picking up here. theres alot of cars out in the week end, and i mean allot out on speed way. there no race track in tucson but we have southwestern international race way about 15 min away in the fair grounds, and well firebird is aboutah 1 hour and half away.
check out www.sonoranmusclecars.com . its a local tucson car club with lots of members and racing. the club always meets every saturday at townsends performance shop, and usually cruise or race.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 11:39 PM
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sweet man, I'll check out the link. Im trying to find out as much as I can about the city. So far it seems pretty cool. That sucks about no track but as long as there is a good car scene there I should be good. So the one you mentioned firebird, thats a track? is it 1/4 or 1/8. Is it a nice track?
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 12:07 AM
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Firebird is up in phoenix, full 1/4 track, its probably around 1 hour 15 min away from tucson. There is also SIR, this is a full 1/4 track which is right next to tucson 10-15 min away at the most. Most people consider it part of tucson, just dont expect great times, its 3100 ft elevation and prep is not the best.
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huh, so there is a track there. Not the best though huh...yeah thats pretty high!!, how is the DA there. Better then nothing though. Do a lot go out there to run or go to firebird
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DA is usually high 4000s ... Alot of people like to go to SIR, but alot from the club dislike it. Its better than nothing, but most poeple prefer Speedworld up in suprise Az, which is around 2 hr drive.
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WOW...thats a high DA for sure. We get some high DA here though too. At least there is something there. So are there good car shows, cruise events stuff like that in the city.
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