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Todd Covini
03-01-2007, 12:39 AM
Wow…kinda quiet in here!!! We’ve got a few races this weekend, don’t we??? :!:

Round 2 of the Texas AI/CMC season, isn’t it? :?: :lol:

Round 1 at MSRH was a blast! Other than a few T17 issues and a lower car count than usual, I think most everyone had a great time…great racing…great schedule…lots of laughs and fun.

1) Who’s bringing a BBQ for Saturday?

2) Do we need food & fixin’s?

3) With cooler temps expected, where’s our AI/CMC dinner on Saturday nite?

4) Any local knowledge of a restaurant/banquet room that’ll hold 30+ sickos?

5) Will there be another showing of the 2006 Texas Season Video?

6) How can we honor those who have yet to receive their 2006 Trophies?

Regarding the head count for the weekend, I ask you about our drivers...

1) Will Dr. Robertson have his AI motor back in to continue the points lead?

2) Can Team Donovan/Brooks overcome recurring tranny troubles to contest the points lead?

3) Will Marshall Mosty go 2 for 2 on win weekends in his newly straightened car?

4) Can the Mosty Brothers pull off another twin win for AI/CMC?

5) Will Nick Littleton have a new differential in and capable of handling that carb’d LS1 power?

6) Will AJ Brass venture away from his home track and home sanctioning body to race his new Mustang in AI this weekend?

7) Rumors are flying that Richard Pedersen is working on a comeback…will he be ready for Round 2?

8 ) Matt White has been roofless and motorless for a few weeks, could this Rookie of the Year put it all together to come out this weekend?

9) Chris Lyons has been staying close to home….will he come out for this home track advantage?

10) Team George/Manor had some last minute gremlins/commitments come up before Round 1. Will the former AI Champion return in a quest for podium finishes the remainder of the season?

11) The Irwin, Capps, Alvey camp has had Round 2 on their calendar for some time….will the big rig arrive this weekend?

12) Robert King loaned his AI car out 1 year ago and hasn’t been back since…is it time?

13) Misty Cain is working on engine mounts and knock sensors…only time will tell if the changes help or hurt performance!

14) LiiR has been seen more in Neons than Mustangs or Camaros lately….where is Amber and that pink cop car anyway!

15) Team Warhorse won’t be making it this event…they’ve more than used up long distance credits for all the prior events as well as a foiled Dallas banquet trip!

16) Chris Marvel took his championship trophy and has been quiet ever since….will he make a guest appearance?

17) Team Cooke/Melkowitz raced together as a team in CMC in 2006…now declaring a team effort in AI for 2007. Will their race debut occur at Cresson?

18 ) Skip Smith will be coming but will Scott be there and will either of them be able to shake the cobwebs in order to pickup the AIX championship trophy?

19) Any chance Spencer Sharp, the hired gun from Phoenix, will be back to pilot the Capps car for test n tune?

20) It’s been a year since we saw the McMahons….if there’s a northern track closer to their home, this is it! Has the World Challenge car been sold?

21) Bob Hahn was looking to sell his AIX car. Has the motor been replaced…the car been sold…and the possibility of him coming back to dice gone away?

22) Kevin Mixon’s Barney car was running at the SCCA event last month…is there a Mixon car left for Kev or his dad to run in AI???

23) David Armstrong has got 2 AIX cars apart and hopes to bring 1 back for supreme domination. Will either one be ready in time?

24) Glenn Landrum’s 6 bolt main motor is nearing completion. Can this iron-man pull it together in time to make the first CMC race on Saturday. His points lead is in jeapordy and nearly every nut & bolt has been touched under that hood since the last event. Sure hope it holds together.

25) Team TacoNandez will be there with Covini taking the driving duties. CMC#2’s engine hasn’t been touched in 4 years….can it go another weekend of neglect?

26) Michael Mosty showed he has what it takes to win a CMC race during R1…but can the hub & rotor issues of late be solved in order to pick up another win?

27) Team Dawdy/Reuth have been quiet, yet strong. Consistent top 5 finishes in round 1 prove that Dawdy is a few cars away from a win…If Reuth shows….who’ll drive for the team?

28 ) James Proctor got a taste of top 3 CMC drives at the last event and is now hungrier than ever. Can he continue a solid performance this weekend given a bigger field?

29) Team Varner/Bell….the Renegades….went from 2 cars to 0 cars and then back to 1 at the last event. Varner is engine thrashing…Bell is body thrashing…will Team Renegade show up with a 2 car team for Round 2?

30) CMC Champion Jeff Burch has got his hooptie all waxed and ready for parade laps…who has what it takes to beat the Texas Champion and National Runner-Up?

31) Nick Runyon is building a new CMC car…will one of them be ready in time?

32) Adam Ginsberg has been in the shadows all the while working on his CMC car….will this weekend be the time for a resurgence at his home track?

33) Rob Liebbe has put more Sex Wax on his CMC car than all of Hawaii’s surfers combined. Is it time for rob to prove his Texas Flag CMC car is a race car and not a show car??

34) Mitch Warren has got troubles down at the plant and needs to help Homer Simpson out. While we hope Mitch can bring out the ‘Bird to go racin’, we’ll settle with a guest appearance any day.

35) Robert Boudreaux made Round 1 with his kids to support all of us…but came sans CMC car. Will the flaming CHiPs car be present and accounted for at Round 2 of racing?

36) Lewis Tanner lives 10 minutes away from the track and has a bitchin’ CMC Mustang in his garage. Will we see the porno red interior in the paddock this weekend?

37) Will the White Wirtz CMC Camaro finally be ready after nearly a year of building the new ultimate racing machine?

38 ) There are 3 new competition licensing students with AI/CMC class cars registered for the event….do they have what it takes to race with us?

39) ….and to all the un-named newbies and other racers wrenching, building & buying AI/CMC cars to join us…will you be ready for this weekend???

Many, many questions….and for most, you'll just have to show up to MSR to learn the answers! :lol:

See you at the track!!!!!!

(Who's Texas AI/CMC??? 8) )

-=- Todd

GlennCMC70
03-01-2007, 02:15 AM
24) there is a reason i am commonly refered to as "The Man!" amoung my many followers and offspring (they have the shirt to prove it!).

i'm dragging the #70 out to MSR-C tomorrow to see what times i can turn ala Fred Flintstone.


very nice post Todd. sure wish we could have an event where all those names showed up at the same time.

mitchntx
03-01-2007, 05:07 AM
34) Note the time of this post. I've been at work for almost 4 hours (and just now getting around to surfing the net). Still have 4 hours to go. All supposed to wrap up sometime in May.

Someone has eaten the last donut and my hand is quivering over the big red button ....

AllZWay
03-01-2007, 08:55 AM
28 ) ... I don't know how I will do....but I do know one thing. I won't be coming in too light. :lol:

Rob Liebbe
03-01-2007, 09:08 AM
33) What's wrong with wax?

rpoz27
03-01-2007, 09:53 AM
13) It's been proven that the only thing hurting performance is the driver :(

BryanL
03-01-2007, 10:21 AM
Todd that post definitely deserves some replies.
"34) Mitch Warren has got troubles down at the plant and needs to help Homer Simpson out."
That line is greatness.
I am part of the un-named newbies. I bought Mixon's Bitchin Black Camaro but it won't be running in a race anytime soon. I am a total rookie with one HPDE weekend under my belt in a different car. Though I am wrenching on the car and trying to get everything ready. I pulled out 2 bent pushrods on sunday that I think are due to Mixon street racing Honda Civics. Aiming to get it on the dyno today to make sure I don't blow anymore gaskets like last time.

I have to thank Glenn Landrum for all his help as well as Mitch Warren. It is really great to have people in a racing series help out as much they have. No doubt they are a big reason why I am aiming at running CMC-2.
I have met a few people on here but this is my introduction. Please look out for the guy in the Bitchin Black Camaro pulled by the mosquito killing 72 Suburban. I'm already in dutch with the wife over working on the car but that is because she is preggo and crazy with hormones. I don't think she will be to happy if I get hurt and lose another finger. So please don't hesitate to tell me anything especially if I am about to do something wrong.
Looking forward to meeting everyone.
Bryan Leinart "I drive fast see they call me Jeff Gordon with the black SS"

TEXAST1
03-01-2007, 10:44 AM
As Bryan said, He bought the Bitchin' Black Camaro from me several months ago and is on the fast track to CMC2, when finishes his driving school.

Those push rods must have broken by Ritchie or when you cold ran the engine on the dyno with the accusump on. :wink: What Hondas they were all Fords. :D

You guys may remember Bryan had the wicked 68 Camaro with the LS1 drive line in it last season. :!:

oz98cobra
03-01-2007, 11:42 AM
Team Cooke Melkowitz will be there - but the car isn't quite ready, so we have borrowed a Porsche Cup car, added some Ford badges and an American Iron banner, and hope that no one notices it's not a Mustang ;)

jeffburch
03-01-2007, 12:00 PM
Prolly too breezy for outdoor cookin.
Calling for overnight freeze fri nite/Sat morn.
Do we need antifreeze in radiators? Dunno.
Maybe bring an ice scraper (and car cover).

Forgot Steve Mulder #8 Camaro
Richard Painter #4 Mustang

38 cars in "Thunder" run group so far for March 17 weekend at RoadAtlanta.
How many cars do we have for this weekend officially?

jb

BryanL
03-01-2007, 12:49 PM
Hey KMIX,

You get the pic of those pushrods? :( It was rattling and making noise before the dyno and started pushing the dipstick out below 5,000. Just hope that is the only problem and all will be fine. Hopefully I will need to get the restrictor from Glenn to tone the car down to more of where it should be for the rules.
Do you have a smaller instructor than yourself lined up for me this weekend? Now with the cold weather I need to find out why the blower motor isn't working.
See you tomorrow afternoon.
Bryan

AllZWay
03-01-2007, 12:57 PM
Hey KMIX,
Now with the cold weather I need to find out why the blower motor isn't working.
See you tomorrow afternoon.
Bryan

Welcome aboard Bryan...


Now to get to the point... There are no heaters in race cars. :P

BTW.. I never did get that email. That service is crap and I rarely check it either.

James

mitchntx
03-01-2007, 01:07 PM
Forgot Steve Mulder #8 Camaro


Mulder and family are snow skiing in Colorado. Screwed up priorities ...

jeffburch
03-01-2007, 02:07 PM
Skiiing is cool.

jb

oz98cobra
03-01-2007, 05:16 PM
....
Calling for overnight freeze fri nite/Sat morn.
Do we need antifreeze in radiators? Dunno.
...

Not unless you want to run in HPDE! anti-freeze is not allowed in race cars remember.

It's only going to get down to 30F - I don't think anyone needs to be too worried about frozen blocks.

Todd Covini
03-01-2007, 09:29 PM
Ummmm....Glenn, Eric and Dr. Robertson need to worry about frozen blocks. :shock:

BryanL
03-01-2007, 09:47 PM
James-if you get cold in the morning just look for me. Heater is working fine once I took the fuse out for the windshield wipers :lol: and plugged it in. Guess I will need a fuse for the wipers in case we have any rain.
Dyno went well for me today. Four pulls without pushing the dipstick out, filling up the MAF with oil or popping a valve cover gasket. Still have some issues with the seat and harnesses but at least the motor seems fine now.
And James I would like your help applying my #24 decals.

Bryan

cobra132
03-02-2007, 01:59 PM
Dr. Robertson will not have his motor back in time for MSRC. But I will be at the SVT event and back for round 3. And call me Frank damn-it. :(

Todd Covini
03-02-2007, 05:09 PM
Bummer....See you at the SVTOA event, FRANK!
Looks like the AI points lead will be up for grabs this weekend!!!
Oh the drama....

Is there a Doctor in the house??? :wink: :lol:

-=- T