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Racehead
Most racers never really get any recognition for their efforts. After all our cars are usually stripped down, the paint is chipped up from the track etc. and there's always the show & shine car that would photo so much better . Imagine mine and Boyce's surprise to find our cars featured in the newest issue of GMHTP blink.gif Below is a link to a thread in the NW section of LS1tech where we tend to hang. There's a couple of pics of the articles for anyone that's interested.


GMHTP article pics
mitchntx
Very nice ... congrats!

It seems as thought eh publishers of GMHTP and HPP have started recognizing this platform for something more than straighline acceleration.
y5e06
Very nice guys! I got my issue and read that article on the 1st pass. I thought those names looked familiar, figured you were on this board.
Teutonic Speedracer
I got it the other day too and read it. Nice job guys! I also like to see non-drag racers get recognition. How far north of 185mph have you gone?

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PF Flyer
Good reading. Congrats on something more than just a small picture and a caption.
mjf454
Congrats. I just ran out and bought a copy, very cool. beerchug.gif
Jon A
Congrats, guys! I'll have to pick that one up.
slowTA
Didn't get a chance to read the article yet, but I thought someone around here would know the owners. Congrats thumbup.gif
BCinU
Great article. Nice cars, too. biggrin.gif

Congrats.
AllZWay
QUOTE (mitchntx @ Dec 25 2004, 07:42 PM)
Very nice ... congrats!

It seems as thought eh publishers of GMHTP and HPP have started recognizing this platform for something more than straighline acceleration.

Yep Mitch.. Now you need to resubmitt your idea.


BTW.. The article was good and Congratts to you guys. thumbup.gif
LT4Firehawk
Congrats, I was wondering if that was anyone on the board as soon as I saw the cover. biggrin.gif
NataSS Inc
QUOTE (Teutonic Speedracer @ Dec 25 2004, 08:30 PM)
How far north of 185mph have you gone?

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probably sniffed 190 but had to lift since I was running out of road. There is a stretch of I-5 just in the area where Bill lives that can get pretty empty at certain times of the day. Stopped looking at the speedo once it went past 180mph and kept my foot in it for a little bit longer.

Its one thing to do that near sea level. Its another thing to do that at 5000ft of elevation with DA's at 9000 blink.gif . Those were the conditions at the PE130 where they took the pictures.
CMC #37
Kewl! beerchug.gif
Timz06
Nice, I couldn't read the article, could you post a pdf file so I can take a look at it?

Tim
#07
Fantastic 2thumbs.gif You guys....man that is so cool! :bow:

I got to pick up an issue and get a closer look. All I get is CHP and GRM. Nice exhaust NataSS Inc..

Tony
Racehead
Thanks guys. It means alot coming from a jury of my peers wink.gif I never thought any publication would even notice an ORR fbody at all let alone want to feature us in their magazine huh.gif We seem to be invisible most of the time ph34r.gif Just a bunch of crazys out on the fringes of the racing community ya know ? haha ! Maybe this'll help get a few more people interested. Anybody wanna go next August to the PE130 lol ! :drive: It looks like there will be 4 of us fbodys from our local club that will go at that time. I think Boyce and I are bad influences cool2.gif

Thanks again
Bill Springer

BTW here's a video of the last 15 miles or so of the PE130 that the article was about if anybody is curious ?
Teutonic Speedracer
Very nice video. beerchug.gif 2thumbs.gif biggrin.gif

I love watching stuff like that. Do you have any more videos?
02midevil
2 great cars beerchug.gif .

thanks for posting the video.

Your drive through the oil at speed just reassures me that you guys got lots of GUTS.

Being a land speed racing lover I have the dream of joining the 200mph club (legally) one day.
mjf454
QUOTE (Racehead @ Dec 27 2004, 08:46 PM)
BTW here's a video of the last 15 miles or so of the PE130 that the article was about if anybody is curious ?

Great video. That looks like a blast. Where is the pe130? It looks like the Cal/Nev desert. If so, I would like to go check that out.
NataSS Inc
the PE130 is held in Battle MTN. NV. about an hour outside Elko. REALLY small town. Most all of these events are held in very small towns.
Absolut Speed
Someday I'd like to join in your reindeer games! I figure my wife wants to go to Vegas sometime, so that'll be the perfect chance to run the Silver State.

Congrats on the write-up you two! smile.gif
00 SS
How come your speedo says about 120 most of the time on the video?

I really enjoyed the article, when I read it, I had no idea it was anyone in here. Very cool.
Racehead
QUOTE (00 SS @ Dec 29 2004, 07:53 PM)
How come your speedo says about 120 most of the time on the video?

I really enjoyed the article, when I read it, I had no idea it was anyone in here. Very cool.

The speedo is a Granatelli 205 mph speedo. The needle probably IS about where 120 would be on the stock speedo, so I can see where is might look a little misleading. Maybe you should go by the tach which seems to be stuck on 6000 rpm burnout.gif I was hoping the GPS read out would be visible on vid but no dice mad.gif
Mykdiver
QUOTE (Racehead @ Dec 25 2004, 04:25 PM)
Most racers never really get any recognition for their efforts. After all our cars are usually stripped down, the paint is chipped up from the track etc. and there's always the show & shine car that would photo so much better . Imagine mine and Boyce's surprise to find our cars featured in the newest issue of GMHTP blink.gif Below is a link to a thread in the NW section of LS1tech where we tend to hang. There's a couple of pics of the articles for anyone that's interested.


GMHTP article pics

Hey Bill, I did not know you were on here. I just joined. I refered to you and Boyce in my first post.
sawedoff
I let my subspcription for that magazine expire. I got tired of the duct taped quartermile wonders. Alot of their tech articles are just flat out misleading, made up, or crap that works in the opposite way of what's claimed. I do like the change they are having for the time being, til' the next issue when they do another write up on a Buick, or some dude named Roscoe that has triple mortgaged his trailer for an engine from Jantzer Performance. nutkick.gif tongue.gif
PF Flyer
... well it also got me inspired to try and get some notification for our group of racers.

Great video. cool.gif
mitchntx
Hey Boyce, can you add to this?

http://www.ls2.com/forums/showthread.php?s...&postid=2674532
NataSS Inc
Done

it appears that the editor took a little liberty in writing that article. I finally got to read the full thing last saturday and was pretty suprised when I saw that.
Rob Hood
Boyce/Bill, nice write-up and nicer cars! Way to go! thumbup.gif

Rob
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