Missed Winning Points At The Track Again:(

IHI · 09-29-2005, 06:06 PM

Figured I'd throw in some non construction realted stuff to break the monotany.

This is my 4th year drag racing (bracket racing), always been good at it since I first started but car was'nt built for serious winning the first year, second year made some changes and finished 2nd in our street class.

3rd year-last year, decided to go for entire drivetrain swap and move upto Modified/No-Box class to race harder competition and better myself by doing so. Ended up getting 5th overall in track points at end of year and 5th in the Summit Super Series for our tracks class. Won some decent money and shut alot of the guys up that said a small tired car cannot compete against purpose built 100% track only cars. Last winter everything in the car still worked top notch and for once decided to leave everything alone and go into this season knowing what to expect from the car. I started out on fire once again and was consistantly in the top 3 for track points and either 1st or 2nd spot for Summit Super Series....Glad I stretched my lead early becasue my season back half went back down hill AGAIN 4th year in a row and am now seriously thinking my business plays into that since spring I'm usually slow business wise and can devote myself to racing, but as work get s busier I perform worse.

I held my own and won some events at other track, but at our home track we get alot of hitter due to our good payouts and I always seemed to hit a wall in the semi finals, only made it to the no-box final once this year and gave it away at the tree

Anyways, before our last 2 points races (all in same weekend) I went in at 8 points outta first place for track points and leading the Summit Super Series...BUT I did not have my car-snapped the snout off the crank at a street race event and did'nt have the energy/funds/ambietion to push and have the motor redone in a week so feel back onto the back up truck-first time I had it ouot all year was the Fri T&T before the points race. Reactions times were great, truck was running the number so my hopes were high. Sat comes around and I can't cut a light for sheeot so I go out first round. Sunday the day started off pushing the truck out of the trailer and I got caught between the door cable on trailer and mirror on truck door....ripped the mirror right off and had a nice welt on my back to go with it. Should've loaded it back up right there as day started out crummy. Did my time runs, truck running good, lights were good enough to compete. In the staging lanes for first round I'm getting tranny/engine upto temp, shut it down to let it heat soak the tranny and noticed engine temp kept rising and would'nt go down even with pump/fans running. This race was only 1/8 mi so figured I would'nt hurt anything making a quick blast and shutting it down, I treed the guy and it got too close at the finish line and I broke out by .003 and that was my season. Ended up dropping to 3rd place in the Summit deal and 4th in track points.

It's been a fun run the past 4yrs, made great freinds and some money too, but am taking next year off to focus on family, getting a garage built at home, etc...basincally saving all the money and putting it to long term use instead of blowing it every weekend at a track somewhere LOL!! Attached some pics below for somethiing fun/different to look at other than buidlings:

streching out

Ran best of 10.98 through the mufflers with a 1.48 60' With race tune(detuned motor for better consistantcy ran 11.2x at 120mph. Keep in mind I drive this on the street ALOT and was built for dual purpose street/stripe, everything is still DOT legal and car weighs in at 3620lbs on race day!! small block that thinks it's a big block

Car on chasis dyno day before racing in World Series of Drag Rcing in Cordova:

Numbers at the tire from chasis dyno: 404hp and 593ft lbs tq equates to roughly 521hp and 770ft lbs tq at the flywheel on a pump gas (92 octane) naturally aspirated small block chevy (388cid) through the muffler
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...isdyno2005.jpg

Car is a 1986 Firebird, but interior is retrofitted from a 1998 firebird ..waay cool!!

My back-up truck:

Kevin · 09-29-2005, 08:01 PM

Nice 60' times! Like the truck too, I'm currently working on an EFI 5.0 swap for my 97 Ranger. Fun stuff.

IHI · 09-29-2005, 11:52 PM

There is an older fella that comes out every once in awhile, drives a mid 80's? fairmont station wagon, body is not rusty but shows faded paint and just overall looks...not the greatest LOL. First pass I seen him run was a 12.70 LMAO!!! I met up with later in the lanes and asked what he was hiding under there, popped the hood and there sat a late 90's mustang 5.0

:Thumbs: Told me he gets a kick out of showing the kids on the street what a sleeper is all about

My favorite personal story: see attached picture below for full visual and "what would you do" This is what I started with 4 yrs ago

Driving down the hwy and stopped at a stoplight, guy pulls up in a new (at that time) corvette, I'm staring at him since I wanna run 'em and kick his yuppie azz

he looks over and give me that nose up nod since I'm driving the Joe Dirt poster car with faded/flaking paint, hole in the hood, and blue bumper...he obviously did'nt listen to what was idleing next to him. Light turns green and he's floored, tires squeeling and I was happy it was on!!! I've always run DOT cheater slicks since I got this car so I was right next to him in no time and just gave it enough gas to stay bumper to bumper....shift out of first and stay right beside the guy, by now about mid way through the revs in 2nd gear and I'm just waiting for the right moment...then it happened, the guy finally looked over at me just in time to see me waving at him and then I let it eat LMAO!!! I took it to the max in 3rd and let out, he was a ways back there and obvioously let out when he seen my brakes lights...he never tired to pass me the entire trip till my turn off

I had ALOT more fun with this thing when it was the sleeper than I do now. I cannot even get a freindly race when crusing around since they see the slicks and hear it rumbling, I smacked the taste out of 2 different 600cc crotch rockets so that was fun...not too often you see cars beating sprot bikes.

I do not condone street racing by anymeans, that's why I race at a track, but the road we have run are long straight 2 lanes with minimal traffic and no entry points for 2-3 miles at a stretch.

As for you ranger, good luck with traction. We had one hellava time getting this truck to work right. Finally ended going with a soft hit convertor to soften the hit initially. It took away .1 in our 60's, but gained it all back ET wise by mph better. Still have some other issues to work out and would love to put a box in it to race super pro/top but I wnna get my own shop built first, sucks having all my stuff spreadout in 3 different locations!

**ProWallGuy** · 09-29-2005, 11:59 PM

Those some sweet rides.

:Thumbs: :Thumbs: :Thumbs:

IHI · 09-30-2005, 12:40 AM

Worst part-combines value for both in 4 yrs could've easily paid for my house....and I sit here wondering why I'm broke.....LOL, day late dollar short, cars are built, expensive items are bought and paid for and next year not racing...I'm a big box of messed up

AND I need a new motor for the car, wifes already wondering how big the next one will be, still aint decided on that one yet but it will run 9's through the pipes and get driven on the street as much as it's ever been, weather it be juiced sbc or just a nasty BBC I aint decided and aint thinking about it till I get my own shop built!!!

Kevin · 09-30-2005, 09:38 AM

The truck won't be anything special. Donor car was an 87 Crown Vic. Swapped in a Mustang cam, ported mustang heads, mustang headers, and the AOD is getting a B&M 2500 stall convertor. I'll keep the 7.5 open rear (3.73's) as long as it lasts, and then find an 8.8 limited slip to swap in.

Should be a fun toy to cruise with though.

IHI · 09-30-2005, 05:45 PM

With those minor mods, that thing should really get with the program, depending on total weight I'd be willing to say you shoudl be able to get into the high 12's no problem.

If you need some cheap slicks or know somebody needing cheap slicks let me know. I've got 2 sets of Hoosiers 28x11.5x15 and 2 sets of M/T full slicks 29.5x9 $50/set for each set, except one set of Hooseirs I would like to get $80 since there is ALOT of rubber left on them. I also have 2 sets of M/T virgin rubber inner tubes I'll let the set go for $50

All tires were only on the car a month, Racing my class I had to be sure everything was tip top to be competative so all have better than average rubber left.

Josh

Kevin · 09-30-2005, 08:25 PM

Thanks Josh, but it won't see the track.

**Teetorbilt** · 09-30-2005, 09:24 PM

My 'most fun car' was a 914 Porsche. One of my brothers was doing grey market cars and, somehow, ended up with an RSR engine. We decided to mate the two. Add a pair of Gale Bank's turbos and we had the 'Carrera Killer'. 485 HP (crankshaft) on less than 2K of car. Never trapped it, just a fun street car.

Made Ft. Laud. to Pheonix, AZ in under 36 hrs. in '76. Made another run (Ft. Laud. to San Diego) in the same time. Fun stuff.

IHI · 09-30-2005, 10:55 PM

In these parts, a car without rust is considered "exotic" LOL, I was at a place working the other day and heard a sound I've never heard before, could hear this pissed off honey bee hive echo coming down the road, ended up being a brand new Ferrari something or other, that is only the second exotic I've ever seen in person, pretty cool since it's outta the norm. Even porshe's up here are few and far between. Mostly corvettes

that's how thriving our little midwest area is, a $45,000 car and you are the man!!!

I'm up in the air with the car since the motor is gone. Considering reading up on turbo applications and trying my hand at that, those thiings put oout some ridiculous numbers and are totally streetable....thinking twin turbos, 1000hp at the tires and no way in hell to put it to the ground wihtout BIG tires....sure would be cool though!! NOS is too easy, super charger may be an option...dont quite know what I wanna do, just wanna go faster. :Thumbs:

Kevin · 09-30-2005, 11:15 PM

Supercharge it. Nothing like that whine to turn your head.

**Teetorbilt** · 09-30-2005, 11:16 PM

IHI, I'm with ya, I'm just playing more with water again. I've been working on the speed record for piston engines for a few years now. Goal, 500 MPH.

IHI · 10-01-2005, 12:16 AM

Holy cow, how the heck do the aerodynamics work to keep something that light stuck to the water at those speeds??

And with a piston engine no less!!!

**Teetorbilt** · 10-01-2005, 12:24 PM

I'm using an organic aerohydrofoil design. Surface piercing foils pick it up and reduce drag, aerodynamics hold it down.

IHI · 10-01-2005, 04:33 PM

Detachable cockpit I assume with full respratory gear on board?

Your waay above anything we play with round here, I'm already intimidated just thinking about 2 forces of nature working against each other....and together at the same time

I got wood skiing behind our buddies bass boat at 65mph, cant fathium 500mph....on land even...but doing that on the water...you gotta be missing some thing upstairs if ya know what I mean LOL!!!

How does that work? Do they have a set course as in land speed records that you have to make 1 pass and then back it up one more time to set it in stone? or is it just 1 pass as hard as the equipment will allow?

IHI: thinking them snow birds in Florida have been out in the sun too much

**Teetorbilt** · 10-01-2005, 04:45 PM

One pass in each direction with the Geneva timers on hand will give you a world record.

In my design, the boat is breakaway and the cap. is unsinkable. Kevlar, carbon and foam sandwich construction.

PipeGuy · 10-01-2005, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teetorbilt

Kevlar, carbon and foam sandwich...

Yummmmmmy. My favoite after the Reuben.

IHI · 10-01-2005, 10:14 PM

On a serious note with hull design, I know the foil desing will eliminate any chance of hitting a wave wrong and losing the craft, but how much actual drag does that induce overall since your in constant contact with a friction variable as opposed to skipping across the top of it?

09-29-2005, 06:06 PM	#1
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10-01-2005, 12:16 AM	#13
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10-01-2005, 12:24 PM	#14
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10-01-2005, 04:33 PM	#15
IHI View Profile IHI Pro Send Message Follow Blogs (0) Threads (2,302) Photos (0) Reviews (0) Projects (0) Toolbox (0) View All Activity Pro Trade: General construction and remodeling Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Waterloo, IA. Posts: 2,302	Re: Missed Winning Points At The Track Again:( Detachable cockpit I assume with full respratory gear on board? Your waay above anything we play with round here, I'm already intimidated just thinking about 2 forces of nature working against each other....and together at the same time I got wood skiing behind our buddies bass boat at 65mph, cant fathium 500mph....on land even...but doing that on the water...you gotta be missing some thing upstairs if ya know what I mean LOL!!! How does that work? Do they have a set course as in land speed records that you have to make 1 pass and then back it up one more time to set it in stone? or is it just 1 pass as hard as the equipment will allow? IHI: thinking them snow birds in Florida have been out in the sun too much __________________ Hot Rod Work Van Car video clip Web The Photo Gear- Type Josh into Contact name when ordering

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10-01-2005, 04:45 PM	#16
Teetorbilt View Profile Teetorbilt Pro Send Message Follow Blogs (0) Threads (10,475) Photos (0) Reviews (0) Projects (0) Toolbox (0) View All Activity Pro Trade: Residential Contractor Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jensen Beach, FL Posts: 10,475	Re: Missed Winning Points At The Track Again:( One pass in each direction with the Geneva timers on hand will give you a world record. In my design, the boat is breakaway and the cap. is unsinkable. Kevlar, carbon and foam sandwich construction. __________________ You can't solve you're problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems. Albert Einstein

10-01-2005, 10:14 PM	#18
IHI View Profile IHI Pro Send Message Follow Blogs (0) Threads (2,302) Photos (0) Reviews (0) Projects (0) Toolbox (0) View All Activity Pro Trade: General construction and remodeling Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Waterloo, IA. Posts: 2,302	Re: Missed Winning Points At The Track Again:( On a serious note with hull design, I know the foil desing will eliminate any chance of hitting a wave wrong and losing the craft, but how much actual drag does that induce overall since your in constant contact with a friction variable as opposed to skipping across the top of it? __________________ Hot Rod Work Van Car video clip Web The Photo Gear- Type Josh into Contact name when ordering