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Are they going to have to use a drill and tap for that joint? Or will a screw extractor work?
Insist on Grade 10 or 10.9 for the next repair.
Dr. Frank can fix it Saturday night at Hallett......after lots of sippin hooch!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by AllZWay
I'm thinking bailing wire and duct tape.
Maybe need Jeremy and his drill press. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by michaelmosty
Don't think he'll like Dr Frank's entry point.......or maybe he will.
I remember those stories about things being extracted from a nether region...
That's the other Mosty brother that likes franks old area of specialty.Quote:
Originally Posted by rleng1
White cowboy suit.
What happens at Hallett..............................
How did I get drug into this conversation.....
http://blog.parathyroid.com/race-car...racing-deaths/ - good read.
Side note: on the way home from Hallett there was some work on 45 at BW8 on the north side of Houston. We took the gamble and did the exit-entrance thing. Merging into the only open shoulder lane, some pinhead in a convertible mustang (not a complete poke at you ford types... well, you know what i mean) was going to run up past us. He got even with the trailer axles and decided he would pull a Rueth/Mosty and take out the tall orange cone thing instead of hitting the trailer. When he jetted up next to us he didn't look to happy either. Most aggravatingly, when traffic thinned out he didn't even drive the speed limit.
I love Houston drivers.
I had to skim that but looks like a good read that I will take the time to digest. After the weekend I'll be paying more attention to a few areas in the car, on my body, and around the tracks and will use the article as motivation to be safer where possible.
http://www.shrackracing.com/hosting/...guna/P1_sm.jpg
Final race of my amateur racing career, last weekend as a Series Director.....pole, and a win. At Laguna.
Check another one off the bucket-list.
Congrats on the win!
Just decided that it was time to open a different chapter in life? Let us know your thoughts and plans.
MP
Congrats Adam!!
Excellent job Adam, congrats. FMR
http://www.shrackracing.com/hosting/...-podium_sm.jpg
Saturday's race is here. Qual'd/started P4, took P3. Unfortunately, I don't have Sunday's race win on video.
As for why LSIR was my last race.....it boils down to simple economics - my youngest son starts his journey towards a physics degree at SFSU in late August of this year. In CA, CMC doesn't exist any longer. And, well.....my car has been "around the block a few times".
#5 has been raced every single season since it was built in 1999 (yes, 15 years as a racecar), at 17 different race tracks across the US by me, another 5 by the previous owner. It's been wrecked, pulled back into place, had it's front frame rails replaced, too many fenders to count, four noses, three logbooks (one SCCA and two NASA logbooks....the first NASA logbook was completely filled), three hoods, three windshields, three brake systems.....but interestingly enough, it's still running the original shortblock it came with when I bought it in early 2003. It's the same shortblock that was in the car when it was built in 1998. Heads/cam/intake/exhaust has changed, but not the shortblock. It even has it's original doors...also hard to believe, given it's a CMC car.....
I might be able to continue to afford racing my current car, but certainly not for a full season. In all honesty, if I wanted to continue to race full seasons (which I can't afford).....I need to build another chassis.....which I also can't afford with a looming college bill on the immediate horizon.
Trailer is for sale. Car is not.....no one buys Fox-body CMC cars, at least not for a decent figure. Even one with 2 championships, a 5-page Hot Rod magazine article, and a half-page picture in GRM from the Mid-Ohio Nationals. There are too many damn good parts on the car to sell it for some ridiculously low figure/"giving it away", and I have too many good years with my car to get rid of it. It's been fun for 11 years.
For now, it will stay in the garage, maybe racing one event a year, just to keep my comp license and race-craft active. It may morph into a hot rod some day....who the hell knows.
BTW - huge thanks to David Donovan for getting a set of front pads to me in time to make Laguna. There's no way in hell I would have finished the weekend without his help. Thank you, David!
You guys have fun racing.
Adam, thats awesome, How is your son doing with my old Kenny Brown Mustang? That car was so nice, I would love to buy it back from you.
It's actually doing well, Chris. My oldest bought it from Seth a few years ago, and has slowly been fixing it up....he just installed new seats 3 weeks ago. We now have all the parts in my garage to convert it back to a stick; we've just been waiting for a break in my schedule to reconfigure the car (I thought you'd like to hear about that :)). It still needs bodywork and paint from the accident, but it's running around town.Quote:
Originally Posted by cjlmlml
Mike P - the "next chapter" started over a year ago.....Nick Steel got me chasing down this rabbit hole.....
http://www.shrackracing.com/images/cycling/db_p3_sm.jpg
IMO, it's every bit as challenging, rewarding, and difficult as sports car racing, but at a much reduced cost (although my wife sometimes thinks otherwise, until I show her some receipts). It's a fantastic sport, and very addictive. I'm now riding anywhere from 100 - 200+mi a week when not traveling. I bought that Diamondback in August 2012, and it now has just under 3500mi on it.
While in Sydney for business in January, I was fortunate to ride in the beautiful Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Great riding, but it thoroughly kicked my ass.
http://www.shrackracing.com/images/c.../west-head.jpg
I've dropped 25lbs, my blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and resting heart rate to much more appropriate levels. It's great enjoyment to ride for miles along the ocean in such outstanding weather. I'm even considering a few cycle races, although I have much further to go before ready to try that.
Several AI and CMC racers have turned to cycling to help satiate their "need for speed" - Nick Steel, Matt Renna, Ryan Walton (he is one hell of a climbing mofo!!!), Matt King and our own Richard Pedersen to name a few. Nick, Ryan and I are planning to ride the Cool Breeze Century in mid-August.....a 100mi ride from Ventura (it starts about 5mi from my house) to Goleta and back. It will be a great ride, with much of it along the Pacific.
That all sounds great Adam, but you havent seen 635 lately, its breathtaking
How many people in this group have owned that car? LOL! I saw the Kenny Brown Mustang and a bicycle and got a chuckle!Quote:
Originally Posted by cjlmlml
My last look at the 635 (you can't break the SoCal in me) was in February while it was still under construction. I drove through the 35/635 interchange, and was amazed at the amount of road construction going on. Let's hope it cuts down on the gridlock. I always equated the 635 to the 405 in LA.....Quote:
Originally Posted by cjlmlml
Lyons- Added Griggs Suspension - sold to Rueth
Rueth- Sold to Brooks
Brooks- Cannabalized it for parts- sold to Donovan
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Donovan- Used it to hold down his driveway
Ginsburg- Emascualted it with an auto trans & then wrecked it
Congrats again Adam!, glad the pads worked out, and loved watching the videos!!
That looked like a fun race!
DD
(One of the several past owners of the famous blue Kenny Brown Mustang)
I got it from Brooks, sold to Ginsberg...
That car gets around!!
I just watched the video from a link in the article linked above. I have never seen or heard about this story. Very sad. Why would those A-holes not help him?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mz3ZzSXyWM
JJ
WTF? That was extremely hard to watch. I can't imagine how frustrated he was.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShadowBolt
Just stand there and watch a guy burn to death? Must have been Frenchmen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dulaney
JJ
That was a VERY tough video to watch... They basically sat there and had their hands in their pockets...Quote:
Originally Posted by ShadowBolt
Having lived in Europe for 6 years, this video doesn't surprise me in the least. I once saw a bus driver in Luxmeburg clip a guy as he was pulling away from the curb. Damn driver just sat there in the bus until the guy limped out of the way so he could drive off.Quote:
Originally Posted by marshall_mosty
I never knew this tool existed, and I'm guessing many of you didn't either. I expect it will be extremely useful.http://www.amazon.com/Aircraft-Tool-...A1V49C70LFZDOS
Now that's a handy dandy piece of kit, I think I'll have one and stop eyeballing my spacingsQuote:
Originally Posted by Dulaney
I have used. Much better than using the calibrated eyeball.
Wow, Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, --------------
closed on a house on Friday, and learned two things.
1.) never look at the sum of payments number
2.) never look at the date of last payment
oiy vey, good motivation to fork over some extra towards principle each month though...
Congrats... and so true. We now owe less than 5 years on our house. Woohoo!!Quote:
Originally Posted by kbrewmr2
Finally got some time to spend with the other woman... It's amazing how many parts get lost the longer a project sits. I should never have taken this thing apart until I was ready to reinstall the new engine. Sheesh.
Notice that there is still a CARBURETOR on this car (yes this is a spec carbed engine).
Meh... house payment ----> College ----> Future medical costs... it just a different pile.Quote:
Originally Posted by AllZWay
But our balance is low enough now that Bank of America (who sucks!) doesn't even include a penalty amount now for paying late... which I'm glad to oblige.
WOW... Gary that is impressive looking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hood