who here is from massachusetts and where? I see some f-bodies around but I have never met anybody yet. I live in Upton, in Worcester County, anyone around there?

 

I dont live here, but I work in North Andover, and I can be seen around Salisbury every once in a while.

 

9 months out of the year i live in lowell mass. my car hasnt been up here too often, was last year a few times though. about 8-12 other 3rd gens up here at school, some nice, some not so good. but glad to see the domestic cars are starting to take back the ***** scene up here.

 

im up here for college, would love to see some thirdgens! im so tired of seein mustangs all the time... im in springfield... i go to WNEC... ahh IM me at BigAlsCamaro... peace

 

I'm up there occasionally, my dad lives in whittensville.

 

ah guys, please.. anyone with a fast *** thirdgen please come see me... u wana kill a bad *** mustang!! im lookin for a 13sec car... please, im callin out everyone... there is a giant group of mustangs here, and there getting out of hand.... there starting to group... its like a cancer...... please...smoke this basterd....

 

LoL Big

Hey I've lived in Mass most of my life (Milford). Now living in Rhode Island just on the border though. Mass is a walk away. (central falls)

My third gen?? If I can find some strong quick people I can cut holes in floor and beat the mustangs flinstone style

No motor in it and Im basicly giving it away at this point. It's been sitting for about 6-7 years. Long story

Anyway Its a 87 Z28 and I dont really like it anyway. Im saving up for a nice GTA (I love FireBirds so much better). My mind is set real late 80's style before they made the rounded nose.

 

hey, i live in marlborough and i go to upton occasionally...im now at school in Dartmouth down in the southern mass...i see few a lot more third gens down here (still not many)..id love to see some sort of get together or some group as im sure a lot of others would

 

yea I go up to marlboro sometimes, my friend's uncle lives up there - it is pretty close to upton - we should all try to schedule a meet of some sort in the middlesex county

 

definitely, u name the place, get together some people, and ill help spread the word and ill be there...i know it might take a while but thatd really be sweet

 

I live in Kingston MA my car can be seen around the plymouth area. If anyone is planning a place to meet up & check out others cars,ideas,mods,etc... let me know I would love to attend

 

yea we should do something before the winter. Have any of you ever been to Riley's Roast Beef in Framingham, they have a muscle car gathering there every saturday night. I'm not sure if it is still going on. If not, we will think of a place, time, and something to do.

 

also just if you don't have your car listed in your signature, what do you have for a ride? How old is everybody here and what are your names?

 

I've never heard of it & yes it is very late in the year for a gathering,but if there is one I'll go. If not then I'll just have more stuff to talk about next year if there is a gathering.I love making huge car(motor plans) for the winter months.But I'll make it to the track @ least one more time before I put her away for the winter

 

im at rileys every single saturday night...it is late i nthe year but there are still lots of people there...not as many as july but it still fills the area, still a great time...if ur into old muscle cars as well as new stuff its a great local show. i think itd be great to get together there although i dont want people to travel a long way and be disapointed so lets make sure we can get a few people together...there also might not be a lot of room for us to all park together but if ur familiar with the are...if u wanted we could all park in the supermarket lot across the street where few people park but its still kinda in the show...and if we had lots of cars, we could attract attention...time is ticking this year but we could still meet there some saturday...or anywhere else...im willing to drive a long way, i dont know about anyone else. i want it to be a fun thing for everyone...aight, im just trailing on and on...let me know and try to get others interested.
im 18 and my car is in my sig...hopefully crane AFPR, airfoil, new ignition coil, and modified MAF this weekend.

 

wtf, at least it used to be...1988 IROC-Z 305 TPI AUTO, k&n filters, flowmaster cat back...thats it

 

Hey Ninja, I live in Holden right next to Worcester. My girlfriend used to live in Upton right near the center next to the Upton Inn so I used to be seen out there alot. I used to see a thirdgen parked outside someones house right off of 140 before hiting Upton usually alot of kids jus standing out in the driveway talking i always gave a little friendly rev. I'm only 20 and I go to Quinsiqamond Comunity College in Worc. during the day work at night and at night on the weekends you can usually find me in Downtown Worc. cruisin' around Mabye we can meet up sometime, me and coupole my friends are planning a trip up to New England Dragway next week either on Wed. or Friday (both street nights) let me know if your interested.

 

wow, i have no idea where u guys are!! alright! mass is almost to big.... everyone is spaced out.... but im down for a meet... just post it in here please!!!

 

yo, i was on iroczone.com and i mentioned the possibility of having a meet and im gettin a lot of interest so we should definitely get something together asap..i know everyone's spread out so we gotta make it worth the trip u know, just post any ideas

 

agreed, and it looks like we have a majority of Worcester County in here too. Jim85IROC on iroczone is from the berkshieres and i know hed be interested. Im trying to think of some ideas.....

 

hey IROCZ88x, what is the link to your thread on a meet at iroczone.com? yo badiroc, I really want to take my car to New England Dragway before the season ends, and do my stock times. My car is basically stock and the paint looks pretty crappy(damn new england winters)but I love it.

 

its like "poss. massachusetts meet"...doesnt have any info really, just a few people saying "yeah thatd be cool, etc etc"

 

sh*t sorry and its in "the lounge" area at iroczone.com

 

Lets do it up!Anyone else? Mabye we can get a sh*t load of thirdgens from mass up at the track. We haven't decided yet though either wed. or friday of next week. Friday looks like more of a possibility though...

 

id love to go up there (ive never been but always wanted to)...i have a hard time getting up there cuz im goin to school in dartmouth which is way south. i love to race and id be very interested to see what kind of times i could pull of with a basic stock car and id love to see some thirdgens racing...keep postin a time that u might go up there and ill see if i can make it, cool thanks...

 

Hey if you guys aren't busy this sunday at Lebanon Valley, NY, its the first exit into NY it is ALL GM day. I will definatly be there in my TTA along with my friend who also has a TTA. I am up at Umass in amherst, but i'll be coming from Lake george after i pick up my car..
~Murt

 

yea I checked my soccer schedule and I would have a problem going up on a friday, I have games every friday till like the end of october, so a wednesday would be my only option - if I even get to go now.

 

thats cool man. I think we might even end up going on Wednsday because both me and my friend have to work on friday so that'll work out real well. I have two friends that are going up too both have irocs and me so that would be three, more would be great, let me know

 

got any good excuses for getting out of practice? if I could go wouldn't I have to leave like right after school to make it to NH? How long does it take to get there? I've been there before but not a direct drive to it, nor was I in my car. So how long do you think it takes to drive there? street night opens at 5 right? and runs 6-10? You guys ran the 1/4 before? Have and tips or pointers, or wanna share experiences?

 

Your racin' at the track thats a good enough reason they'll understand. Thats what I tell my boss all the time. Well seeing as though you live in Upton, 495 is right at your back door. Where about in Upton do you live? I haven't been out that way in a long time, actually wait i was out there today But since my gf moved out of upton I have no reason to be out there. Usually takes us about an hour and 20 minutes. We usually leave around 4 or 4:30 and get there around 5:30-6. Racing ends around 10 oclock but we usually leave before then so we're back in the area around 11:00. Ive raced many times there before with the Iroc. Haven't been up too many times this year, only once back in April but that was with my 305. Can't wait to see what my 350 will do I ran a best of 15.3 @ 88mph with the tired ol' 305. But last time we got there around 5:30 and there was only about 10 other cars there so I made about 4 passes non stop until about 6 or a little after 6 til it got busier. Then the ***** crowd comes around 7 But not too many of them thank *** but enough to be an annoyance. Racing isn't that hard, usually if your a first timer, the people at the staging lanes wil be willing to help you stage and all of that, then after that you just have to worry about how your gonna hook up so your not doing this off the line...

 

Is it better to "warm" up your tires in the burnout lane before going? Usually when I practice my hole shots around here, I brakestand to about 2500rpms to the limit before my tires would let loose. And I manually shift my auto 1, 2, then D.

Considering the fact that i'm only 17 and not 18 do I need a parent or something to get a waiver signed? I tried sending New England Dragway an email asking about that and I did not get a response. Would I need a parent or just someone over the age of 18?

How does the whole process go from getting there? Don't they inspect your car? What is that like and what do they look for?

Do you just get set up against a random person on street night?

I live in east upton on the boarders of milford/mendon/and hopkinton and yes 495 is very close. I would need directions though cause I don't know how to get there from my house.

 

Hey guys, well I have a few interested in the Thirdgen Nationals '03 from up that way. So I may PM you guys soon about this, in case you don't check back here.

If you're interested in a 3rd Gen meet click the website link in my sig for more details, if you plan/want to come email me buffshields@yahoo.com with your name/thirdgen name/and aim name if you have one. thank you.

 

Its basically a straight run once you get on 495. If anything you could follow us up there cause we basically know where we are going. Its actually easier for you because your right at 495, for us we'd have to hop on 290 out of Worcester to 495. Your 17...that shouldnt be a problem, I was racing there before I was 18 and I didn't remember having to sign any waivers. Plus most of us are 20 or 21 and over anyways so if the rules changed I dont think you'll have anything to worry about. When we pull up to the main entrance, you pay your fee (i think they up the price from 15 to 17?) and who ever is with you in the car if you decide to bring someone along has to pay a 10 dollar spectator fee. Then you will proceed to brong your car to the tech inspection line. There while you wait for a tech to look at your car you have to fill out a tech card...make model, milage engine etc...then they inspect your car, they jus look for the usually safety things, bald tires, seatbelts, hood can stay shut, radiator fluid overflow bottle, battery termanals are on tight, mabke sure all the lug nuts are on too and thats about it. And if you go up, make sure to wear long pants and no sandles! there wont let you go down the track with shorts on. As far as burning out, you can if you want when you pull up to the water box, but most of us jus go around it but you can doa lil one to get the tires nice and sticky, but if you have dont have toruble spinning off the line, i wouldn't worry about it, i didn't with the 305 just a little, the 350 i think im gonna have problems But you need traction badly, spinning off the line is gonna hurt your ET. just somethings to think about. Have anymore questions let me know.....email adress is BadIroc88@aol.com feel free....later

 

Hey has any1 in Ma have much experience with burning proms?If so how would you like to teach someone???

 

hey badiroc, when you ran your car with the 305 in it still, you ran a 15.3 right? What mods did you have if any?

 

i ran a 15.3 stock.. all i have is what i have in the sig... not much at all.... im gunna wana get my times down to 15.1-15.0 before the mods come rollin in.... aight fellas.... please post any meetings... and directions!!! i have no idea how to get around MA!!! i helped set up tons of meetings in NJ and now, im ready to spread the love!!! peace

 

When I ran the 15.3 all i had for mods was the exhaust 3" with a flowmaster, high flow cat, hypertech chip (which does nothing) KN's and an exhaust cut oput which was open at the time, basiacally completly stock! I ran that at 88 mph. I expect alot more from the 350 :hail:

 

i'm glad this thread got so much attention from the people from massachusetts, a meet is definitely necessary now

 

hey, im goin down to the berlin tnpk... my roommate says theres cars there... i wana see whats down there!! gotta have some rice and other stuff! i am down with a meeting for everyone up here... *** i cant wait to meet some other thirdgens... maybe a MA and NJ meet!!! sounds good huh? hehehe aight fellas

 

A met is definatly up in the air so far...Trying to think of some ideas, mabye somthing for next spring cause we're running out of time for this year.... too bad most of the car shows around here have been wrapped up, the Heberts car show on rt 20 in shewsbury was a good one that was over the end of Sept. NinjaIroc: that is a definatly a good one to go to i'd recomend checkin' out that show next spring its a nice ride for you.....

 

i agree that it is late in the year for a serious meet...i think maybe we should get together some sort of smaller meet somewhere in a couple weeks and then after plan for a huge meet in the spring...just an idea...

 

hey, i went down to the berlin tnpke. there are a lot of cars down there. it reminds me of home!!! anyway.. i saw 4 thirdgens... i was down there this past saturday, around 11 i belive... i was at the dunkin donuts... the bigger one... if anyone wants to go down there in 2 weeks... let me know... i was drivin my green taurass.... look for NJ plates... thats me!... hehehe aight boys... let me know

 

hey iroc88 is anything still going on at Riley's Roast Beef? If so what time on saturdays?

 

its that time of the year when it really comes down to weather...if it is really nice, there will be people there, if it is cold or even cloudy there is barely a turn out...a good amount of people have put their cars in storage too. it was from about 5ish to 7ish (not really a set time). to answer ur question, its pretty much over although im sure there are still people that will show up anyways. i didnt go last weekend because i had to stay at school and the weekend beofre there was bad weather and barely anyone was there. ill go this saturday probably but this might be the end unfortunatley. however, i feel there is still time for some sort of meet...ill go as long as its not snowing...

 

Hey guys Im from Sacramento Ca and I am visiting in Cape Cod. I am a member or the Nor-Cal 3rdgens. If anything cool will be going on let me know, I'll be here till Oct 18 then back to Sac. It would be cool to meet some East coasters , keep in touch- Steve

 

unfortunately nothin is really goin on...id like to see a meet, even if its small within the next couple weeks...or before november...but i dont know if anyone is interested and i doubt anything b4 u leave...where in the cape u at? im at school in dartmouth...well...if anyone has interest in a meet soon, let me(us) know and we can get somethin together...

-anyone around mass considering makin the drive to the 3rdgen nationals thing in NJ? id love to go down there but its like 4 hours...i dunno

 

I am in south Yarmouth. So if anyone just wants to do anything let me know- Steve

 

i was living in vernon ct, like 25 min from mass. but im in charlotte for school. i wish i had know when i was at home abou tall of yall.

 

I'm in Hubbardston(middle of nowhere..lol), near Wachusette Mtn>

 

anybody else think that this rain sucks?