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Nothing says 'I love you.' like a box of Hydroshoks  Group: Moderators Posts: 5,284 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Granbury, TX Member No.: 4  |
QUOTE (AndyJ @ Jul 10 2007, 01:57 PM)  We need to get together at TWS. How far is College Station from you? I have A&M hats we can wear and we will just say 'Howdy' to everyone we meet. TWS Aug 4/5 ... I'll be there |
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Jul 10 2007, 07:22 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 997 Joined: 28-June 05 From: North Dallas, TX Member No.: 791 |
QUOTE (mitchntx @ Jul 10 2007, 02:15 PM) QUOTE (AndyJ @ Jul 10 2007, 01:57 PM) We need to get together at TWS. How far is College Station from you? I have A&M hats we can wear and we will just say 'Howdy' to everyone we meet. TWS Aug 4/5 ... I'll be there Sandhills ORR Aug 9/11 -- I'll be there |
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Jul 10 2007, 08:24 PM
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I suck at the auto-x :( Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,421 Joined: 21-April 05 From: TX Member No.: 727 |
QUOTE (AndyJ @ Jul 10 2007, 01:57 PM) QUOTE (CJ-TA @ Jul 10 2007, 01:39 PM) Yeah, direct route FTW.. Brownsville/Harlingen to Ft. Worth ~550, Ft. Worth to Nashville SS, 720... and back the same way. Or, home to ft worth to texarcana ~760 + 500 from texarcana to nashville (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) Wow... thats a LOT more driving in Texas than I thought (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) Arkansas was *brutal* hauling that trailer, I swear that the wheels fell off more than a dozen times... I had to pull over twice to check! The next FRRAX event needs to be in Tx... that way we can get left and right coast people to the event. Chris, If we do that someone will have to get all these yankees their Texas Visas so they can enter the state. We need to get together at TWS. How far is College Station from you? I have A&M hats we can wear and we will just say 'Howdy' to everyone we meet. Yes!! TWS would be awesome, especially since I live about 5 miles from the track. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif) If we talk nice enough to Misty, I bet we can arrange something... Since there seem to be more Texas people here, I definitely vote for a Texas gathering next time. |
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Jul 10 2007, 08:42 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 997 Joined: 28-June 05 From: North Dallas, TX Member No.: 791 |
QUOTE (Mojave @ Jul 10 2007, 03:24 PM) QUOTE (AndyJ @ Jul 10 2007, 01:57 PM) QUOTE (CJ-TA @ Jul 10 2007, 01:39 PM) Yeah, direct route FTW.. Brownsville/Harlingen to Ft. Worth ~550, Ft. Worth to Nashville SS, 720... and back the same way. Or, home to ft worth to texarcana ~760 + 500 from texarcana to nashville (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) Wow... thats a LOT more driving in Texas than I thought (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) Arkansas was *brutal* hauling that trailer, I swear that the wheels fell off more than a dozen times... I had to pull over twice to check! The next FRRAX event needs to be in Tx... that way we can get left and right coast people to the event. Chris, If we do that someone will have to get all these yankees their Texas Visas so they can enter the state. We need to get together at TWS. How far is College Station from you? I have A&M hats we can wear and we will just say 'Howdy' to everyone we meet. Yes!! TWS would be awesome, especially since I live about 5 miles from the track. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif) If we talk nice enough to Misty, I bet we can arrange something... Since there seem to be more Texas people here, I definitely vote for a Texas gathering next time. Chad, If you are that close, you have to let everyone use your shower. |
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Jul 10 2007, 09:30 PM
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I suck at the auto-x :( Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,421 Joined: 21-April 05 From: TX Member No.: 727 |
QUOTE (AndyJ @ Jul 10 2007, 03:42 PM) Chad, If you are that close, you have to let everyone use your shower. Luckily, TWS has showers, so you don't even have to leave the pits. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Jul 10 2007, 09:37 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 997 Joined: 28-June 05 From: North Dallas, TX Member No.: 791 |
QUOTE (Mojave @ Jul 10 2007, 04:30 PM) QUOTE (AndyJ @ Jul 10 2007, 03:42 PM) Chad, If you are that close, you have to let everyone use your shower. Luckily, TWS has showers, so you don't even have to leave the pits. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) That is good. My poor RV plumbing could use a break. |
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Jul 10 2007, 10:12 PM
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Need More Afterburner Group: Moderators Posts: 809 Joined: 13-March 05 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 683 |
QUOTE (AndyJ @ Jul 10 2007, 05:37 PM) QUOTE (Mojave @ Jul 10 2007, 04:30 PM) QUOTE (AndyJ @ Jul 10 2007, 03:42 PM) Chad, If you are that close, you have to let everyone use your shower. Luckily, TWS has showers, so you don't even have to leave the pits. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) That is good. My poor RV plumbing could use a break. Hey, we were gentle! And Kevin did his best to not blow the bus up... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) |
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Jul 10 2007, 11:06 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,511 Joined: 14-November 04 From: Homer Glen, IL Member No.: 540 |
I don't know about a Texas get together, but Bob Denton (MW CMC #67) told me about an idea about running at Hallett (Tulsa, OK) after he got back from MAM. Hallett is 10 hours from Chicago (NASA Midwest), 10 hours from Colorado Springs (NASA Rocky Mountain), and closer (Dallas) or further (holy crap is Harlingen far south!) for you Texas guys.
The idea sounded cool to me. Never been to Hallett, but the idea of 3 region racing and the car counts it could bring? Totally sweet. Discuss (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Jul 10 2007, 11:29 PM
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QUOTE (CJ-TA @ Jul 6 2007, 10:24 AM) I think little bock took that one.... Pretty cool. Nice meeting Andy & Chris. Kevin & crew showed up right as we had to leave but the car is looking good. Those night photos look really cool too. Sorry for blown motor Chris, I always look at this as a kind of bassackward opportunity! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banghead.gif) You guys need to put NFME 2008 on your calendar for next May. (dates to be finalized soon) Bock |
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Jul 10 2007, 11:45 PM
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I build race cars Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,748 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Central coast, CA Member No.: 874 |
I've got a gig out here in October after the right coast has gone into hibernation - a bit of a drive but I guarantee no snow ;-)
10/27-28 at Thunderhill - Sessions for beginners, intermediate and advanced drivers, plus real racing. Instruction and coaching available. http://ncracing.org/th071027.html |
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Jul 11 2007, 12:04 AM
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FRRAX Owner/Admin Group: Admin Posts: 15,432 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Ohio Member No.: 196 |
QUOTE (cccbock @ Jul 10 2007, 07:29 PM) Kevin & crew showed up right as we had to leave but the car is looking good. It was great meeting you Bock and little Bock. I wish I'd have arrived sooner, sorry you had to run as we rolled in. I'm not sure the car is "looking good", but it made the trip and no parts fell off of it. I'm going to take that as a success considering the build time we had, or didn't have. It came, it ran and it went home in one piece with a list of things to attend to. I'll call that a good weekend. QUOTE (AndyJ @ Jul 10 2007, 04:42 PM) Chad, If you are that close, you have to let everyone use your shower. If you'd have smelled us this weekend, you'd reconsider letting us do that. However, a garden hose and a hanging tarp might be a kind gesture. Otherwise, we'll have to just hose off at the car wash. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
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Jul 11 2007, 02:57 AM
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Nothing says 'I love you.' like a box of Hydroshoks Group: Moderators Posts: 5,284 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Granbury, TX Member No.: 4 |
QUOTE (nape @ Jul 10 2007, 06:06 PM) I don't know about a Texas get together, but Bob Denton (MW CMC #67) told me about an idea about running at Hallett (Tulsa, OK) after he got back from MAM. Hallett is 10 hours from Chicago (NASA Midwest), 10 hours from Colorado Springs (NASA Rocky Mountain), and closer (Dallas) or further (holy crap is Harlingen far south!) for you Texas guys. The idea sounded cool to me. Never been to Hallett, but the idea of 3 region racing and the car counts it could bring? Totally sweet. Discuss (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Next May is "Pit Happens" at Hallett, a run what you brung kind of race. The racing is clean, the track is sweet and the track owners are even better. Weather is usually very cool. The amenities are somewhat primitive, but clean showers and restrooms. RV hook ups, a nice and reasonably priced grill and in the middle of freaking NOWHERE! And the trip is worth it for the chicken song. Hallett would be a very sweet deal ... |
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Jul 11 2007, 03:38 AM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,511 Joined: 14-November 04 From: Homer Glen, IL Member No.: 540 |
I'll pass the word around, Mitch.
Either way, I'd like to come race with the Texas boys once next season. My cousin will graduate high school in Flower Mound next year, so there will probably be a graduation party in July or August if I had to guess. So, hopefully there will be something close the weekend before or after. I'll have to see how the money tree grows in the off-season. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Jul 11 2007, 04:03 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 384 Joined: 2-October 05 From: San Antonio, Tx Member No.: 905 |
I might have my car back up before next May... Hallett would be fun.
LME has a 454 LSX block on sale (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) ANDY! Where's the VIDEO! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) This post has been edited by CJ-TA: Jul 11 2007, 04:04 AM |
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Jul 11 2007, 04:10 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 997 Joined: 28-June 05 From: North Dallas, TX Member No.: 791 |
QUOTE (CJ-TA @ Jul 10 2007, 11:03 PM) ANDY! Where's the VIDEO! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) You know how long it takes to upload mega files on an Aircard? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) I am working on it! |
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Jul 11 2007, 04:18 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 384 Joined: 2-October 05 From: San Antonio, Tx Member No.: 905 |
QUOTE (AndyJ @ Jul 10 2007, 11:10 PM) QUOTE (CJ-TA @ Jul 10 2007, 11:03 PM) ANDY! Where's the VIDEO! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) You know how long it takes to upload mega files on an Aircard? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) I am working on it! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/cool2.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/drink.gif) If you need some place to dump it, PM me. you can upload it to my web or FTP site. |
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Jul 11 2007, 04:31 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 997 Joined: 28-June 05 From: North Dallas, TX Member No.: 791 |
QUOTE (CJ-TA @ Jul 10 2007, 11:18 PM) ANDY! Where's the VIDEO! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) The second one is ginormos. Kevin drives, the Brutal Bird, a car filled with grass and dirt Nashville at Night-- A series of short scenes AKA Chris rides along AKA There is liquor on the bus |
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Jul 11 2007, 04:52 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 384 Joined: 2-October 05 From: San Antonio, Tx Member No.: 905 |
Sweet!
First video is about 30 seconds before my motor ate itelf... *sniffle* May it RIP. Thats not me in your car.. really.. (embarrased... DOH!) I think I said 'straight line' a couple too many times when what I wanted you do is let the car flow around the track and not fight to put it on a line that wasn't natural... When you hit the cones right on the lines that I liked, it felt good to both of us. The car just naturally flowed around the track. I need to work on my instruction vocabulary. I think got my point across however (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Proper apex cones would have helped out a bunch of other open track guys as well. I guess we were technically guest and the track wasn't really setup for HPDE instruction. That video was a good laugh (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) This post has been edited by CJ-TA: Jul 11 2007, 05:19 AM |
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Jul 11 2007, 05:18 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 997 Joined: 28-June 05 From: North Dallas, TX Member No.: 791 |
QUOTE (CJ-TA @ Jul 10 2007, 11:52 PM) Sweet! First video is about 30 seconds before my motor ate itelf... *sniffle* May it RIP. Thats not me in your car.. really.. (embarrased... DOH!) I think I said 'straight line' a couple too many times when what I wanted you do is let the car flow around the track and not fight to put it on a line that wasn't natural... When you hit the cones right on the lines that I liked, it felt good to both of us. The car just naturally flowed around the track. I need to work on my instruction vocabulary. That was a good laugh (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) I think it is obvious we were having a good time. What else is there to say? |
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Jul 11 2007, 11:56 AM
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Nothing says 'I love you.' like a box of Hydroshoks Group: Moderators Posts: 5,284 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Granbury, TX Member No.: 4 |
QUOTE (CJ-TA @ Jul 10 2007, 11:52 PM) I need to work on my instruction vocabulary. I think got my point across however (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Preceeding some instructional strings with the F-Bomb gets folks attention. These help as well ... "Do that again and you'll have blood on your hands." "You are to the anti-driver." "We have Vettes, Scions and a Yerf Dog. The dog fits your driving style." "I've never seen that done in a vehicle with just 4 wheels." "Can you discern between asphalt black and lawn green?" |
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