Gauging interest, import vs domestic matches

[lightspeed]

OK Guys, im throwing this out there as a topic before I put any effort into trying to try to plan any specifics.
As eveyone knows, esp the kills forum crew, there is a LOT of smack talking on IA. A lot of it stems from domestic vs import bashing.
So, Im looking to see who would seriously be interested in getting a track-day setup for an imports vs domestics race. Once again, I dont know what tracks have days available, so I will have to see. Im more biased to Silver Dollar, but it looks like it might be full-up through the summer on weekends already. It might have to be somewhere farther away though.
Anyway, in order to work, this will obviously take some commitment from people in advance. We would probably need to collect-up the track rental fee in advance.
It would probably be fair to have some types of classes, to keep the v8 mustangs from raping the N/A 4 cyl hondas (except vteckidd, of course LOL,) but I think that would be overly complicated. So, Im thinking just run-what-you-brung, call-out matches between whoever wants to race.
One class that I do think would be cool at least would be a 4-cyl import vs 4 cyl domestic race.
Anyway, post up your thoughts. I think this could be cool.

[wantboost]

i would be up for it as long as the fee isnt above 50 bucks

[BABY J]

I'm game. I want 5 lengths... and the V8s must take off their steering wheels. I will let them get the break though... I want to make it fair.

[NinjaHobo]

it sounds like a good idea and pretty reasonable. I'm thinkin' that a lot of people would step up just to see which is better.

[SpooL'DGsR]

count me in, but only against stock v8's...

[4dmin]

4-cyl import vs 4 cyl domestic race

^ ummm not going to happen... there aren't any fast nor enough 4bangn domestics.... needs to be run what you brung street car... in the end v8 muscle is going to win but there are quite a few honduhs that will put up a great fight in the 10sec range :goodjob:

[Speedm0(\)key]

^ ummm not going to happen... there aren't any fast nor enough 4bangn domestics.... needs to be run what you brung street car... in the end v8 muscle is going to win but there are quite a few honduhs that will put up a great fight in the 10sec range :goodjob:


are you retarded paul?.. nevermind yes you are..


.... SRT-4

[4dmin]

are you retarded paul?.. nevermind yes you are..


.... SRT-4


bahhh ok keep going buddy what else is there...? you gonna run an ecotec, zetec motors :lmfao: ok your right a saturn could be you at the track!!!

[lightspeed]

are you retarded paul?.. nevermind yes you are..
.... SRT-4
Actually, I kinda expected it to be mainly srt4's for the domestics, but there are others. For example, a cobalt ss, saturn ion or focus svt would smoke most ricer hondas and the like. I guess it depends on how many really fast 4 cyls are there.
Maybe we could have a fastest 4 cyl car period... Let the evo/sti/srt4/honda/sr20 guys battle it out for king 4 cyl.

[SPOOLIN]

im game.

check out steele alabama track
www.alabamainternationaldragway.com

sticky, good parking, 2 hrs from atlanta area.

[ct9a gsr]

I'm down.

[CHADbee]

i'd be willing to bring 3 or 4 more srt-4's...that is besides mine. and the 4 banger shoot out would be cool. fastest 4 cyl on IA is........

[KevinT707]

I'm down.

[~The_Duke~]

This would be a good idea...I would come if my work\child care schedule doesnt conflict...

[Halfwit]

to keep away the redneck 6 sec mustangs, make it a rule that the car must be driven to the track, not trailored.

i am partial to cars that i see everyday on the street, than trailor cars... just an idea.

[~The_Duke~]

to keep away the redneck 6 sec mustangs, make it a rule that the car must be driven to the track, not trailored.

i am partial to cars that i see everyday on the street, than trailor cars... just an idea.

That is also a good idea...

[purplehazing]

hey what would be even better what about the 4 bangers thats not fully modded like vteckkid do we fit in anywhere and damn are we putting all domestics down already well there goes my fighting chance

[BigPoppaHurtm]

to keep away the redneck 6 sec mustangs, make it a rule that the car must be driven to the track, not trailored.

i am partial to cars that i see everyday on the street, than trailor cars... just an idea.

^^^Gr8 idea I concur.


Oh and the stock V8 stangs are gonna be mine that day :king: Oooohhh Im looking forward to this know :king:

[~The_Duke~]

^^^Gr8 idea I concur.


Oh and the stock V8 stangs are gonna be mine that day :king: Oooohhh Im looking forward to this know :king:

I am just waiting for someone to go out a rent something like a charger or something and take it to this...

[BigPoppaHurtm]

I am just waiting for someone to go out a rent something like a charger or something and take it to this...

Do it. I can own it if its not that new srt8. Who knows I may even have an srt8...

[BanginJimmy]

I know my friend would love to do this, if you dont mind racing a pick-up. What else would be in the v-6 class besides the accord and tiburan? I would race my POS but you would need a calender for my ET

[~The_Duke~]

Do it. I can own it if its not that new srt8. Who knows I may even have an srt8...

:lmao: nah I would be running my SE-R Spec V :) I am going to get owned because I have never done a track event before and it is stock because I just bought it a week ago...but winning isnt everything I just want to have fun :goodjob:

[Nyteryder]

Im wit it

[lightspeed]

to keep away the redneck 6 sec mustangs, make it a rule that the car must be driven to the track, not trailored.
i am partial to cars that i see everyday on the street, than trailor cars... just an idea.
Agreed, this seems fair.


I know my friend would love to do this, if you dont mind racing a pick-up. What else would be in the v-6 class besides the accord and tiburan? I would race my POS but you would need a calender for my ET
No problems, ill be racing my pickup too, probably, if we can make this work-out. Its a v6.

Im thinking we dont want to get too complicated with classes, but its up to the general concensus. I agree we want it to be fun for everyone, so we need to have some balance. Im thinking in reality, this will just turn into a free-for-all grudge match, which is certainly cool also. Import vs imports are fine too, but in the interest of the theme, we should schedule those after the import vs domestics.

Good feedback guys, keep the suggestions coming. Its cool to see people are on-board with it.

If youve got other track suggestions, shoot me a PM. It seems a lot of 1/4 mile tracks are pretty booked on weekends already. We might have better chance at an 1/8th mile track, and it would be cheaper. The problem is that it will put a lot of turbo cars at a disadvantage against the domestics.

What do you all think about 1/8th mile?

I sent an email to the track director at Steele to ask for specifics on these types of events there. Ive never been to that track, so it would be new for me.

I havent seen too many of the normally-vocal domestics responding though, hopefully they didnt all get banned or something haha

[TwinyTwin]

I am willing to participate. Be nice if it was after july cause I am still waiting for my rods to come in.:mad: Oh, mine is not a trailer queen, it is street driven but will be trailered to the track just in case something breaks. Just dont want to pay a huge tow bill.

[HonDai3oii]

When and where?? i be there.....it'll be cool to see this import vs. domestic race....im from the country....lots of my boys got mustang and i got a v6 accord...1 out 3 imports here that really got something under the hood...i prob. wont race ..im still doing stuff under the hood(under const)....i'll take some of my mustang boyz to show there is hondas out running muscle cars

[SPOOLIN]

to keep away the redneck 6 sec mustangs, make it a rule that the car must be driven to the track, not trailored.

i am partial to cars that i see everyday on the street, than trailor cars... just an idea.


no that is a bad idea. while i do drive my car easily on the street i dont drive it much anymore on the street just to take care of it. I will NEVER EVER drive my car to the track, thats asking for trouble. We shear axles and shit on 200whp cars and it wouldnt seem like it would happen. I have 630whp and ill have more when my new car is done and i get my engine back together...no sir im not driving that shit to an event, you must be out of your mind.

[phongt12]

no that is a bad idea. while i do drive my car easily on the street i dont drive it much anymore on the street just to take care of it. I will NEVER EVER drive my car to the track, thats asking for trouble. We shear axles and shit on 200whp cars and it wouldnt seem like it would happen. I have 630whp and ill have more when my new car is done and i get my engine back together...no sir im not driving that shit to an event, you must be out of your mind.

the whole point of having a car is for it to get you from point A to point B. if it can't do that, then why even have a car? track racing is fun but i see way too many people complaining about their cars not being able to run. if your car can't make it to the track, how is it supposed to run on the track?

[purplehazing]

the whole point of having a car is for it to get you from point A to point B. if it can't do that, then why even have a car? track racing is fun but i see way too many people complaining about their cars not being able to run. if your car can't make it to the track, how is it supposed to run on the track?


okay have u ever heard of towing u know on a trailer shit if he drove his shit down to a track and happen to break something and u see him on the side of the road will u pullover and help him ............. i guess the point im getting at is that to preserve his shit he might tow it its his car there for its his problem if it breaks down and as for the point a to point b thinbg come on now in the car buying manual does it state that when u buy a car that it must get u from point a to point b yeah maybe from the starting line to the finish line ur car is what ever u want to use it for plus he has a next car anyways now quit being that mans moms and let him do him shit t9ow ur shit down there and shit run it like u want to

[stumpy]

We are down if trans for av6 comes in from Dr.Evil by then

[iloveboost]

no that is a bad idea. while i do drive my car easily on the street i dont drive it much anymore on the street just to take care of it. I will NEVER EVER drive my car to the track, thats asking for trouble. We shear axles and shit on 200whp cars and it wouldnt seem like it would happen. I have 630whp and ill have more when my new car is done and i get my engine back together...no sir im not driving that shit to an event, you must be out of your mind.


Agreed. While I daily drive my car, there's much more of a risk of something breaking on 600+ whp cars than your regular stock Sentra Spec V and you're defintely not going to help us tow it back, so trailering is the only option.

It's one thing to break in metro Atlanta or 20 miles from home. It's another story to break down in another state or several hours away.

[COGCaviZ24]

i'd love to come watch and/or participate.


Actually, I kinda expected it to be mainly srt4's for the domestics, but there are others. For example, a cobalt ss, saturn ion or focus svt would smoke most ricer hondas and the like. I guess it depends on how many really fast 4 cyls are there.
Maybe we could have a fastest 4 cyl car period... Let the evo/sti/srt4/honda/sr20 guys battle it out for king 4 cyl.

i know in my lightly modded Z24 is able to out run most stock/lightly modded/ricer 4cyclinder (and some 6 cyclinders) hondas. and some v6 stangs. colbalt ss is heavier than my car so that puts it behind my car. saturn ion(light) and the colbalt ss s/c(heavy) has the GM s/c so it's pretty fast. focus svt are weak.

[COGCaviZ24]

get me a date and i can dig up some domestic owners willing to come. and i really like the "no trailor queens" idea

[LS2ner]

okay have u ever heard of towing u know on a trailer shit if he drove his shit down to a track and happen to break something and u see him on the side of the road will u pullover and help him ............. i guess the point im getting at is that to preserve his shit he might tow it its his car there for its his problem if it breaks down and as for the point a to point b thinbg come on now in the car buying manual does it state that when u buy a car that it must get u from point a to point b yeah maybe from the starting line to the finish line ur car is what ever u want to use it for plus he has a next car anyways now quit being that mans moms and let him do him shit t9ow ur shit down there and shit run it like u want to

Please use periods. But Spoolin does have a point. Having a 600+ horsepower car does cause serious problems when traveling long distances. What if something goes wrong? Not only that...think about what his gas mileage is like.

Someone said something about mildly modded 4 bangers versus havily modded ones. Honeslty, if your doing this for the title of fastest 4 cylinder then it should be run what you brung, no matter the mods. If you break it down too much then it looses the point of being the fastest 4 cylinder.

Just my :2cents:

[LS2ner]

i'd love to come watch and/or participate.



i know in my lightly modded Z24 is able to out run most stock/lightly modded/ricer 4cyclinder (and some 6 cyclinders) hondas. and some v6 stangs. colbalt ss is heavier than my car so that puts it behind my car. saturn ion(light) and the colbalt ss s/c(heavy) has the GM s/c so it's pretty fast. focus svt are weak.

The cobalt SS is supercharged, u cant get one without the supercharger.

[Walking Dead]

I am brand new to the IA seeing as I drive a domestic right now...HOWEVER...I am a car enthusiast and like ALL kinds of cars. I don't know a guy who drives a domestic out there who doesn't like Ferraris,Lamborghinis, Porsche..etc. So if they like those cars they have to like imports right?! I also happen to really like the jap cars as well. When you have a 1000rwhp Supra that drives around town like stock and makes that kind of power...well damn!! Even at half that power for a street car is insane. You will never hear me bash an import just for being an import, I think that is stupid on so many levels just like I wouldn't bash a Ford for being a Ford although I did own one and wasn't impressed (although it wasn't an 03+ Cobra, Lightning, SVT Focus, etc. either)! I guess I'm sayin that most of us like cars of all makes and models so bashing one or the other is kinda stupid in my opinion!! As far as no 4 banger domestics making any power...there are some Mustang SVO owners and I'm sure some Focus SVT owners that would like to beg to differ!! Some old 90 Grand Am 2.0 turbo cars and Sunfire turbos were pretty quick with minor mods of course. It could happen!!

[COGCaviZ24]

The cobalt SS is supercharged, u cant get one without the supercharger.

nope, colbalt base is a 2.2l, ss is 2.4l, ss s/c is 2.0l with a s/c

[n2daizo123]

the 2 door s is supercharged the 4 door isnt.

[COGCaviZ24]

the 2 door s is supercharged the 4 door isnt.

that's wrong too.

colbalt coupe:

LS
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145-hp 2.2L engine
Getrag five-speed manual transmission
CD player
15-inch wheels and Touring tires
Premium Ride suspension
Complete list of standard & optional features
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LT
Highlights:
145-hp 2.2L engine
Getrag five-speed manual transmission
CD player
Cruise Control
15-inch aluminum wheels and Touring tires
Complete list of standard & optional features
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SS
Highlights:
171-hp 2.4L High-Output engine
17-inch aluminum wheels and Sport tires
CD/MP3 player
Seven-speaker Pioneer premium sound system
Tuned Sport suspension
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SS supercharged
Highlights:
205-hp 2.0L Supercharged engine
18-inch aluminum wheels and Z-rated tires
Five-speed manual transmission with short-throw shifter
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Performance Handling suspension
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colbalt sedan:

LS
Highlights:
145-hp 2.2L engine
Getrag five-speed manual transmission
CD player
15-inch wheels and Touring tires
Premium Ride suspension
Complete list of standard & optional features
View 360s


LT
Highlights:
145-hp 2.2L engine
Getrag five-speed manual transmission
CD player
Cruise Control
15-inch aluminum wheels and Touring tires
Complete list of standard & optional features
View 360s


LTZ
Highlights:
145-hp 2.2L engine
Electronically-controlled four-speed automatic transmission with traction control system
Leather-appointed front bucket seats with heated seat cushions
Seven-speaker Pioneer premium sound system
Chromed door handles and body-side moldings
16-inch machined-face aluminum wheels with Pirelli tires
Complete list of standard & optional features
View 360s

SS
Highlights:
171-hp 2.4L High-Output engine
17-inch aluminum wheels and Sport tires
CD/MP3 player
Seven-speaker Pioneer premium sound system
Tuned Sport suspension
Complete list of standard & optional features
View 360s

SS supercharged
N/A

[COGCaviZ24]

I am brand new to the IA seeing as I drive a domestic right now...HOWEVER...I am a car enthusiast and like ALL kinds of cars. I don't know a guy who drives a domestic out there who doesn't like Ferraris,Lamborghinis, Porsche..etc. So if they like those cars they have to like imports right?! I also happen to really like the jap cars as well.
welcome and agreed


When you have a 1000rwhp Supra that drives around town like stock and makes that kind of power...well damn!!Even at half that power for a street car is insane.
1000rwhp from a Stock supra? a 1/4 of that is good for most street cars


You will never hear me bash an import just for being an import, I think that is stupid on so many levels just like I wouldn't bash a Ford for being a Ford although I did own one and wasn't impressed (although it wasn't an 03+ Cobra, Lightning, SVT Focus, etc. either)! I guess I'm sayin that most of us like cars of all makes and models so bashing one or the other is kinda stupid in my opinion!! .
glad to hear it


As far as no 4 banger domestics making any power...there are some Mustang SVO owners and I'm sure some Focus SVT owners that would like to beg to differ!! Some old 90 Grand Am 2.0 turbo cars and Sunfire turbos were pretty quick with minor mods of course. It could happen!!
4 banger SVO mustang?(maybe an excort LOL), 90 Grand AM 2.0 turbo?(doesn't exist), sunfire turbo?(no turbo stock, but they are tubro kits for them) :goodjob:

[rolling_trip]

4 banger SVO mustang?(maybe an excort LOL)
Actually Ford made a Mustang SVO Turbo (http://www.musclemustangfastfords.com/features/0405mm_gillis/) in 1984-86. it had a 2.3l turbo that would hang with a 5.0 and produced 205whp. very rare cars

BTW, i would be down to do this event

[COGCaviZ24]

Actually Ford made a Mustang SVO Turbo (http://www.musclemustangfastfords.com/features/0405mm_gillis/) in 1984-86. it had a 2.3l turbo that would hang with a 5.0 and produced 205whp. very rare cars

BTW, i would be down to do this event

well i be damned.

http://musclemustangfastfords.com/features/0405mm_gillis_03_z.jpg

HAHA!! got alot of extra room in there :lmfao:

[wantboost]

^^^ thats wierd lookin in my opinion

[nitrousfed]

if some v8 will set me out 10 cars im in:lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao:

[Georgia_boy]

this sounds like a great idea,
steele is a really good track, they take good care of it.

Id prefer to see run what ya brung in my opinion.
As long as it dosent turn out like an episode of pinks
and some of the the imports asking for 10 or more links,
that just aint racing in my book. If you dont think you can beat 'em then dont step up!!

[SilverJester]

bahhh ok keep going buddy what else is there...? you gonna run an ecotec, zetec motors :lmfao: ok your right a saturn could be you at the track!!!
srt-4, mustang (4cylinder turbo), spirit, omni, turbo probe, turbo daytona umm...ok that's all I got :D I don't really consider the cobalts and saturns to be much competition or help for the domestic class.


This sounds like an awsome idea, I would def. be down. maybe for classes we could have some qualifying rounds (kinda like they do when you are bracket racing) and divide people into different e/t classes based on the first runs? ex. class A = 11sec and faster , class b = 11.0-11.99, class c = 12.0-12.99...etc. :2cents: Or you could just have a domestic staging lane and a import lane and just line up to whatever you're next to (well maybe take an hour or 2 for grudge matches where you can line up against any car).

edit: I just read the part about possibly renting an 1/8 track :jerkit: I think it should be 1/4. If it ends up being a 1/8 I'll probably just watch.

[Member31410]

I'm interested.

[95corder]

Actually Ford made a Mustang SVO Turbo (http://www.musclemustangfastfords.com/features/0405mm_gillis/) in 1984-86. it had a 2.3l turbo that would hang with a 5.0 and produced 205whp. very rare cars

BTW, i would be down to do this event


actually, the 85 Svo put out 205hp to the crank, and it was the most powerful engine any year SVO had. So that 205hp to the crank converts to alot less hp to the wheels. Just thought you should know;)

[BABY J]

i'd be willing to bring 3 or 4 more srt-4's...that is besides mine. and the 4 banger shoot out would be cool. fastest 4 cyl on IA is........

1 SRT4 is 1 too many. LOL. J/K

[Stormhammer]

^ ummm not going to happen... there aren't any fast nor enough 4bangn domestics.... needs to be run what you brung street car... in the end v8 muscle is going to win but there are quite a few honduhs that will put up a great fight in the 10sec range :goodjob:

...............

conquest is my name, chrysler division is my game, my turbo is cool, cause when they start to spool, everyone will see that they're just lame :D

[Stormhammer]

srt-4, mustang (4cylinder turbo), spirit, omni, turbo probe, turbo daytona umm...ok that's all I got :D I don't really consider the cobalts and saturns to be much competition or help for the domestic class.




you forgot your long lost brethren the starion/conquest :(

[lightspeed]

Guys, thanks for all the input.

Im kinda surprised by the amount of response here, so Im afraid that if everyone who appears to be interested actually showed-up, its going to be hard to finish the event if we get too caught-up on sticking to classes.

Its looking more and more like it needs to be just run-what-you-brung. The point here isnt to start some trophy class...its to get out there and let out all of these pent-up keyboard-racing aggressions on your fellow car enthusiasts. So, if you have a mild or stock car, and you dont want to accept a call-out from a racecar, thats understandable. Same applies to the trailer-car vs not. It may just need to be up to you.
Then, we can determine the "fastest 4 cyl" or whatever "classes" we want using the results from the event.

I supposed to have a call setup with an organizer at Steele today, so hopefully Ill have more info on that tomorrow.

BTW, Ive seen some 10 second SVO's out there with the ford 2.3 turbo. Its an archaic motor, but Ive seen people go fast with them. There is also a nitroused SVT focus that I used to hear about at Moreland that ran pretty good. Point is, there are some fast non-SRT4 domestics 4 cylinders LOL

[DieselNuts]

when is this suppose to be goin down?

[Walking Dead]

COGCaviZ24 no offense but why pick appart my post and you really need to check your facts...84-86 Mustang SVO Special Vehicle Operations(not SVT..this might have been before your time)was a stock 2.3L sohc 4 banger intercooled turbo 205-210hp depending on year..was also in the Thunderbird turbo coupe 87-88 and in the Merkur XR4Ti. A non-intercooled turbo version was available in earlier 80's T-bird models. I meant Sunbird not Sunfire...my mistake...but as far as it and the grand am turbo not existing it was available 87,88,89,90(90 in the sunbird not the grand am) (again my bad, I was close on the year)...2.0L 122cid L4 F/I turbo STOCK from GM. Why do I know they exist...I've driven one back in 1990. Black 4 dr Grand Am turbo...with the waste gate adjusted for more boost these things were insane fun, but huge torque steer and NOT alot of aftermarket parts. Oh, the supra comment was not a 1000hp supra stock, I said "drives around town LIKE stock" meaning it doesn't have drivability issues like a huge cam in a V-8 but makes more hp with the boost. By the way who pissed in your cornflakes...I was being complimentary and you tryed to tear me up by picking apart my whole post...WTF??!! At least know what your talking about before telling me I'm wrong. Peace brother...damn!!

[BABY J]

COGCaviZ24 no offense but why pick appart my post and you really need to check your facts...84-86 Mustang SVO Special Vehicle Operations(not SVT..this might have been before your time)was a stock 2.3L sohc 4 banger intercooled turbo 205-210hp depending on year..was also in the Thunderbird turbo coupe 87-88 and in the Merkur XR4Ti. A non-intercooled turbo version was available in earlier 80's T-bird models. I meant Sunbird not Sunfire...my mistake...but as far as it and the grand am turbo not existing it was available 87,88,89,90(90 in the sunbird not the grand am) (again my bad, I was close on the year)...2.0L 122cid L4 F/I turbo STOCK from GM. Why do I know they exist...I've driven one back in 1990. Black 4 dr Grand Am turbo...with the waste gate adjusted for more boost these things were insane fun, but huge torque steer and NOT alot of aftermarket parts. Oh, the supra comment was not a 1000hp supra stock, I said "drives around town LIKE stock" meaning it doesn't have drivability issues like a huge cam in a V-8 but makes more hp with the boost. By the way who pissed in your cornflakes...I was being complimentary and you tryed to tear me up by picking apart my whole post...WTF??!! At least know what your talking about before telling me I'm wrong. Peace brother...damn!!

Yeah!! TAKE THAT!!! AND BRUSH YA TEETH TOO!!! LOL

[~The_Duke~]

Yeah!! TAKE THAT!!! AND BRUSH YA TEETH TOO!!! LOL

:lmao:

Well atleast whoever didnt do #2 in his cornflakes...

[SpoolBus]

Yeah what the shit throw me in....BUT we got to have AWD in a seperate class...I'm no fool ;) ..or wait maybe I am :confused:

[rolling_trip]

Yeah what the shit throw me in....BUT we got to have AWD in a seperate class...I'm no fool ;) ..or wait maybe I am :confused:

why is that? too much wheel hop? :lmfao:

JK

[COGCaviZ24]

see, there goes that internet shit again. it's easy to take posts the wrong way.i didn't to affend you, andif i did im sorry i did. i didn't know about the mustang thing and quite frankly was fasinated by it. that would fun to swap into a festiva LOL. and i didn't even think about the tubro sunbird. those are nice. i try to look for one every time i go to the junkyards.

[COGCaviZ24]

Yeah!! TAKE THAT!!! AND BRUSH YA TEETH TOO!!! LOL

:lmfao:

[Walking Dead]

I'm an old !@#$ and have been into cars since I was 12 so alot of the more obscure domestic hot rods have either been driven by me or have been owned by a friend of mine. Heres another one...1986 Dodge Omni GLHS turbo (175hp/car weighed 2200lbs.). These cars are very rare (500 made) but would smoke a 5.0 mustang GT back in the day. Damn funny to see that stock omni smoke the front tires all the way up a parking lot(1988). Back to the original questions....when & where will this event take place?? I would like to attend even with my slipping 3rd gear...LOL!!

[SilverJester]

you forgot your long lost brethren the starion/conquest :(
I didn't forget you...just consider you mitsubishi...like talons and lasers ;)


Yeah what the shit throw me in....BUT we got to have AWD in a seperate class...I'm no fool ;) ..or wait maybe I am :confused:
I don't think we should descriminate against AWD :D

[SpoolBus]

why is that? too much wheel hop? :lmfao:

JK


That was put to death loooooooong ago ;) I kinda miss it though it was fun when the rear view mirror came off and hit me in the head.... :crazy:

[CHADbee]

That was put to death loooooooong ago ;) I kinda miss it though it was fun when the rear view mirror came off and hit me in the head.... :crazy:
i wish i was makin enough power for that to happen to me :(

[SilverJester]

I'm an old !@#$ and have been into cars since I was 12 so alot of the more obscure domestic hot rods have either been driven by me or have been owned by a friend of mine. Heres another one...1986 Dodge Omni GLHS turbo (175hp/car weighed 2200lbs.). These cars are very rare (500 made) but would smoke a 5.0 mustang GT back in the day. Damn funny to see that stock omni smoke the front tires all the way up a parking lot(1988). Back to the original questions....when & where will this event take place?? I would like to attend even with my slipping 3rd gear...LOL!!
I already mentioned the omni...and I could be wrong but I think there were a little more than that made because a friend of mine had one and got totaled. He didn't he too much trouble finding another.

[MikeSRT4]

how about these guys

Buick Grand National = V6 fucking FAST
GMC Syclone & Typhoon =V6 AWD monster
turbo 80's Thunderbird's = 4 banger turbo heavy but fast
SC Thunberbird's =V6 heavier but almost as fast as a GN stock
even a 4.3 V6 S10 modded could hang with some

and as metioned above GLHS omni's and the other Shelby cars like Chargers 2.2,

how about the turbo factory toyota pickups 85-86ish

[Anthology]

i think it just needs to be run what ya brung. that way everyone will quit bitchin about how the races arent fair. just run someone you think you have a chance with

[ct9a gsr]

Just to comment on comments made earlier...

There are people out there who *daily* drive their ~500hp ~ 600hp+ cars to work, school, other places, the track, vacations, long distances, etc. without a problem. It's not like you're going to be making more than 100hp for most of the *daily* driving anyways... and as long as your build is solid and tune is right, nothing should break or overheat 'n what not. Oh, this is assuming by ~500hp ~ 600hp, you mean that power is made on pump gas. If so, then I can see how gas mileage might be an issue... lol

[lightspeed]

how about these guys
Buick Grand National = V6 fucking FAST
GMC Syclone & Typhoon =V6 AWD monster
turbo 80's Thunderbird's = 4 banger turbo heavy but fast
SC Thunberbird's =V6 heavier but almost as fast as a GN stock
even a 4.3 V6 S10 modded could hang with some
and as metioned above GLHS omni's and the other Shelby cars like Chargers 2.2,
how about the turbo factory toyota pickups 85-86ish
An S10/sonoma with a 4.3 vortec? Those cant be made fast... or can they? :confused:

There are definately plenty of fast domestics to come out. Surprisingly, though, Ive seen none of the usual domestics chime in yet.

The four tracks Ive been looking at are Commerce, Reynolds, Carolina Dragway and Steele.
My preference is Reynolds, although Ive never been to Steele or Carolina. Ive heard that Carolina is a very nice track from several of my friends who have been there.
Steele is known for its "overly enthusiastic" timers, i.e. they tend to show faster ET's than other tracks. However, for the case of a grudge-match type affair, that might not be an issue.
Ive been having a hard time getting in touch with the people at the tracks. They dont have very regular schedules. Ill post an update when I do finally get in touch with them.
I heard from my friends who have organized other events that we are talking around $1500 to privately rent Carolina (I estimated 30-40 cars.) I expect Commerce and Reynolds to be similiarly priced, but I dont know yet. Someone told me that they think Reynolds will do it for $1000, but I havent confirmed.
I did talk to the owner of Steele, and he said they would do it for $500 for a private session, 10am to 3 PM on Sunday, with the option of staying later if you want (but it will open to the public afterwards for normal test and tune.)
Seeing that I dont have any idea who will show-up, and that I dont want to be stuck putting up $1500 and only have a few people come (we would need 60 people @ $25/person to pay me back $1500,) Im leaning towards Steele. Im not looking to make any money personally, but I dont want to be stuck with $1000 balance at the end of the day either.

The *tentative* date at Steele is June 11th.

In the interest of getting more attendance, I think we should let people just race whoever they want. I still want a domestic vs imports part at first, then just a normal racing or test and tune...whatever people want to do. I just havent seen enough domestics chime-in.
I think we will skip "classes" and just make it a call-out grudge-match. Like I said earlier, if you dont want to race a car that was trailered-in, dont. I really dont expect anyone to be trailering-in any track-queens to race in this.
Anyway, when I have more info, ill post it.

[SPOOLIN]

i frequent steele, their timers are not enthusiastic. They are right on with all of the others.

june 11th is the same day as the mainstream dyno day just to put out date conflicts with events that people might rather go to closer to home.

on a personal note, july would be good, my car wont be done till like mid june :tongue: :tongue: :tongue:

[David88vert]

If I can make it out, I can bring whichever you choose (to help even up the numbers), import or domestic.

[DieselNuts]

we need more domestics.....we should announce this on other sites too. like SVTperformance.com, some corvette and viper forums too.

**Edit**
I supose we need to set a date first though.... :confused:

[lightspeed]

OK, Please check out the update on my last post here:

http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60648

If you have any feedback on the tracks, please post it there. This thread is duplicative now.

Thanks for all the feedback. It looks like this could be really cool. Im going to try to put a deposit down next week at one of the two locations.

Im going to ask the admins to lock this thread, and ill start a new one next week when I have the arrangements made. Until then, please post on the thread listed above.

Please do not post this information on any other sites until I have a definate schedule.