We have a lot to do in July.
SCTPI picnic in Brea on July 10th.
SC3G Super cruise in Van Nuys July 18th.
So how about a night at Adams Motorsports park on the 27th.
Please post if your up for this or have a better date.

Link to AMP

http://www.adamsmotorsportspark.com/...me-attackgrip/

Hope to see other third gens out for this.

Jerry

 

Why not, its only tires.

 

Wow! We never had this much to do in 10 years or atleast in 1 year. lol lol

 

Well if my fans would come on, and my rear-end wasn't singin jingle bells, I'm there! lol!

I still would like to come thru just to chill and enjoy the atmosphere

Adrian

 

Drop in, the pits are big with lots of room to park and maybe we can have a good showing of third gens.

The track has a $3.00 fee to watch / enter per person.

Jerry

 

Sign me up Sinor!

 

Sounds like a plan!

Adrian

 

"Why not, its only tires."

I take it the track is a little rough on tires?

 

Only when you go for 25 laps with smoke coming off the tires in the corners.

Jerry

 

Not really, but you are racing the clock. Cars with street camber are gonna wear the outside edges. I haven't noticed any significant wear on my GP tires and its a street/road course camber.

Probably use up a lot more tire doing burnouts for a ~12 sec run. These laps are 50-60 secs for our cars and 6-9 laps (depending on how you run the warm up and cool down sections) for $23. Lot more bang for the buck.

 

I love cupcakes

 

O.K. so what flavor do you want.

The So cal TPI picnic is getting 3 different ones.

One of them is a Peanut butter pound cake, a light chocolate cream cheese filling, chocolate butter cream icing with peanuts and Carmel drizzle i think. The other ones will be a surprise.

Jerry

 

I'll pass on the peanut butter (for some reason I only like peanut butter sandwiches) but the rest sound yummy.
Probably be a little stale by the 27th.

 

All of Cindy baked good are made just hours before needed (or less), just like the ones for tomorrow will be done tonight and in the morning.

Good to know about the peanut butter.....Was just seeing if you had a favorite flavor.

Jerry

 

My favorite is chocolate with white frosting, probably because my Mom and Wife never got creative with deserts. Good cooks, just not creative.

 

Tom "Cupcake" F*****

Has a nice ring to it.

Track side nicknames are earned via circumstance, never choosen. Life's a bitch ain't it?

 

Don't worry Tom, its better than the last one I fell upon..."Booger"

I lived with that one for awhile

 

 

Looks like you stuck your hand up and asked for this one Tom.

 

I'll add a little swish to my walk just for you guys.


Mikes FB pic looks like Deans pic. So we have Big Booger and Little Booger now?

 

Nice try cupcake I’m holding a martini in my Facebook pic and I’m the only one in the image. Now up on the podium and enjoy the spotlight sweetie.

 

Yeah right. You are holding a Martini, James dropped his camera...............

And you know me, always doing my best to blend into the background

 

I might be down to run also....at the very least come and park in the pits and then spectate.

 

Sounds good to me and thanks for getting us back on topic.

Jerry

 

Guess who I caught getting some track time? ME! but I got Godsmacked. I blew out the left rear wheel seal. I just hope I get to fix it before the cruise.

 

I'm not sure what they call them, but don't use those offset bearings/seals that are used when the axles have a age groove worn in them. They don't seal.
Get new axles.
And the disk brake axles have a smaller lug flange then the drum brake. A lathe can cut down the flange.

 

That's what you get when you go to the track and don't invite us.

Your hubs and rotors are done. Call before you head over.

Jerry

 

I Know. I was telling Mike that they remember us, as soon as I got there they said "weren't you one of the guys that was here a couple of weeks ago with all those muscle cars?" Thanks Jerry, I'll give you a call when I get a chance.

 

My car is ready, so who is in for this. We need a head count to know how many cupcakes to make.

I will be out for the first and last group.

Jerry

 

There's no point in putting my car on the track because all I'm going to do is stack sub par numbers until I get some rubber under the car. However I'd be happy to come out and support the cause

 

Count me out.. No car. And no cupcakes boo!!! lol!! However, count me in for the next one!

Adrian!

 

Chris is 2200 miles away so he won't be coming.

I better opt out as I have a proposal to get out, I would say maybe but hate to have Cindy go to all that work and me not show up. Work getting in the way of fun again.

 

I got my V700s mounted - treadwear 60

I still have a left rear axle seal leak though and thus no functioning left rear brake. I have the parts, if anyone wants to show up and swap out the seals while I sleep I won't mind.

Just started a new job today so no idea on what time I'll be getting out of there. Gotta make a good first impression. Probably unlikely that I'll go but we'll see.

 

I be there. we get 1 1/2 hour sessions too. C'mon Mickey, I dont go for the numbers. Its the RUSH Im after, if the numbers look a lil better than so be it.

 

Sorry Jerry, Since I haven't worked now for over 5 months due to the bad economy and my back injury, I am afraid to report I do not own a vehcile any more. I may be headed out of state if this keeps going this badly.

 

Yea, Dean i think the economy is knocking on my door. some of my coworkers have made the move to Oklahoma and i might not be far behind them.

Jerry

 

Last time I ran it was 6, 7 or 8 what is the new times.

Jerry

 

I will definitely be there but the only reason I would even consider putting my car on the track is the additional ½ hour for the same money. I’ll bring my helmet just in case…

I feel your pain Dean. I haven’t had a ‘traditional’ job for over two years now. It keeps getting tougher and tougher to cover overhead let alone have any real fun. If someone would have told me that I would be living on what I am living on now five years ago, I would have laughed in their face. I will tell you this; it’s amazing what you can go without when you have to… Situations like this reduce us to our core personality and expose us for who we really are. Hey, I’m the exact same ******* I’ve always been only now without the Starbucks, $300 dinners, $300 bar tabs, and cable! LOL!!!

 

"I may be headed out of state if this keeps going this badly."

Dean, you are not alone. I know of a few people that have had to leave the state to find work. One guy I know of in construction is now working in Las Vegas of all places to find work. Comes home on the weekends. My daughter has found work in Minnesota. And on the list goes.

 

Actually tonight is the second night in the Time Attack Consistency Series (June 22, July 27, & August 31) and the run times are:

1st – 6-7PM
2nd – 7-8PM
3rd – 8-9PM

These are the only three dates that the run times deviate from the July – September Summer Schedule. So tonight the first run is only for one hour instead of the normal hour and a half. I’ll still bring my helmet with me.

 

Great time! theres nothing better than a bunch of guys talking suspensions with the smell of gas, tires, and sparking brakes. Oh yea and delicious cupcakes. we gotta do it again soon.

 

The first group had 8 Camaro's and only 3 Miata's in it, it also had a 69 road runner, 32 Ford, G8 and a Ford F150.

Also race track installed black stripes, a spin out and a 47.75 lap time. I did two of the three care to guess what two i got and who got the other one.

Jerry

 

Please tell us you ran a 47. That would be utterly crushing to all those import guys. I can imagine brains short circuiting at the thought of that.

 

I'm guessing the blk stripes and 47.55

Congrats. All that American iron, cool.

 

I ran the 47.75

The best times of the night

Green civic 46.52 with slicks
Black M3 47.58
Red Miata 47.62
Red Camaro 47.75

The one that got me was the 69 Road runner at 48.72 or the 50s Ford F150 at 49.25
That's a lot of old time steel going fast.

Jerry

 

Thats a great time Jerry

The Road Runner and F150 doing those times sure embarrasses me and the GP.
I wonder if those guys have a resume like yours.

 

Ok, so… I wasn’t planning on running last night but when I got to the track Dean and I started talking about vehicle setup and the next thing you know the car is up in the air and Dean’s turning wrenches. So needless to say I ended up running in the 1st session. The car immediately responded to the tweaks and as a result I netted a new best time of 52.06. I don’t think there is much more in it with the current setup/tires however once we get a few key components sorted out; it’s going to have a completely different personality Dean I really appreciate the insight and time you spent on my car. You are a consummate professional in every sense of the word. Thank you.

I wasn’t planning on running in the third session until an amazing opportunity presented itself, a sponsored session courtesy of Cindy Meyer (Thanks again! …and those cupcakes were simply scrumptious!) and the opportunity to make a run Jerry’s car. This is hands down the absolute best handling 3rd gen I have ever driven and I have driven my fair share of ‘built’ cars! The way this car sticks to the ground is R-E-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S!!!!! My first time ever driving the car and running ultra conservative I took a full second off of my time in my car! This car is just as sticky as the 97 C4S I used to own! I WANT ONE!!! Thanks again for the opportunity Jerry it was a real treat. Oh, and I’m just a phone call away if you ever need me to babysit your car while you’re out of town

Word is getting out guys; the American Iron is becoming more and more prevalent with every session…

 

The Road Runner was a Hotchkis employee or something like that and it was a pro-tour car for sure, very nice with the 3 foot tall stickers on it. The F150 was a high dollar tube chassis truck. The 4 of the 5 1st gens are 50 to 100k aftermarket cars very few or no GM chassis parts on them.

Jerry

 

Sounds like the RoadRunner that was at the GoodGuys meet at the OC Fairgrounds in May.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/1000395...7623962880435/

I'm a little partial to them since I had a '68 GTX many years ago.

 

I would not even call the F150 a truck. What it was was a complete custom chassis with a vintage stripped down truck cab (albeit with absolutely no floorboard- no kidding, you could look right to the ground in the cockpit) and fenders front and rear with no bed (The bed you looked right at a bare chassis and suspension in the rear- it was basically a bare chassis with two seats, a cab, and four fenders. Nothing else about it says truck, and it was completely caged like a racecar with everything boxed for frame strength. For what it was, it should have been quicker. My work truck would have matched it no problem.

Alot of money out there, but the only thing really surprisingly turning good times other than Jerry was the 68 Road Runner- I wish I had my own stop watch to time it because I really think it was not that fast. The four of use stood there watching it compared to other cars and it juest did not show the numbers they were announcing- I don't want to sound like a hater, but sometimes things just make you wonder about who is running events and what friends they might have that are being scratched. Jerry looks ALOT faster than that 68 Plymouth.Where the Road runner was shining was down the straights, it had alot of power which is quite obvious for a car of that nature.

Mike, Thank you- and your welcome.