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First, if you get bored and have half an hour to waste, here is a little documentary from last year about our first time at Big Bend.

http://vimeo.com/22439564

This year we ran the 135 average and took home a trophy, got 3rd place. My navigator was awesome. We were 0.899 seconds off our target time, average of 134.9 mph.

The car was running 255 degrees at 165 mph during practice, so we converted it to a front breather with a razor blade, Rubbermaid tub from walmart, and duct tape. Got the temp down to 230 after that. The car was so loose it was insane to drive. I have no rear wing, so I tried taking rebound out of the rear Koni DAs to let the axle stay on the ground better, but it didn't help a whole lot.

I put three 40 pound bags of rock salt from walmart in the trunk and it was like a new car. Had new Hawk HP+ pads on the front so I could nose dive from 160+ into the turns. We only had a stop watch and a hunting GPS that doesn't even do tenths of a mile an hour. The guys who won had multiple laptops and GPSes and so much electronic wizardry.

All I know is I've been around Texas World Speedway, Motorsport Ranch, Texas Motor Speedway, and autocrossed a bunch, but it doesn't get the adrenaline going like this. It's still crazy flooring it out of the apex of a turn and having to let off at 160, and being at 50% throttle according to HP tuners. I want to go faster.

I'm not stopping until we have the unlimited record for Big Bend and Silver State. Going to need a lot more engine and aero work.

Glad to see all you guys rae still doing good! Sorry to hear about Randy and his car. I loved that thing. I know he will be back in one someday. Yall be careful. This year we had every piece of safety equipment you could imagine, from HANS to arm restraints and window nets and beyond.

SuperCricket View Member Profile	Apr 25 2011, 09:28 PM Post #1
Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 176 Joined: 23-January 04 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 149	First, if you get bored and have half an hour to waste, here is a little documentary from last year about our first time at Big Bend. http://vimeo.com/22439564 This year we ran the 135 average and took home a trophy, got 3rd place. My navigator was awesome. We were 0.899 seconds off our target time, average of 134.9 mph. The car was running 255 degrees at 165 mph during practice, so we converted it to a front breather with a razor blade, Rubbermaid tub from walmart, and duct tape. Got the temp down to 230 after that. The car was so loose it was insane to drive. I have no rear wing, so I tried taking rebound out of the rear Koni DAs to let the axle stay on the ground better, but it didn't help a whole lot. I put three 40 pound bags of rock salt from walmart in the trunk and it was like a new car. Had new Hawk HP+ pads on the front so I could nose dive from 160+ into the turns. We only had a stop watch and a hunting GPS that doesn't even do tenths of a mile an hour. The guys who won had multiple laptops and GPSes and so much electronic wizardry. All I know is I've been around Texas World Speedway, Motorsport Ranch, Texas Motor Speedway, and autocrossed a bunch, but it doesn't get the adrenaline going like this. It's still crazy flooring it out of the apex of a turn and having to let off at 160, and being at 50% throttle according to HP tuners. I want to go faster. I'm not stopping until we have the unlimited record for Big Bend and Silver State. Going to need a lot more engine and aero work. Glad to see all you guys rae still doing good! Sorry to hear about Randy and his car. I loved that thing. I know he will be back in one someday. Yall be careful. This year we had every piece of safety equipment you could imagine, from HANS to arm restraints and window nets and beyond.