AI/CMC Texas History - AKA, the Texas V8 Racing Way Back Machine

[ShadowBolt]

I see manties.

[RichardP]

Interesting memories buried in there. Introduction of the dyno sticker? Who came up with that crap...

The dustup between Varner, Cory, and Wayne sounds pretty tame when written up in Grassroots.


Richard P.

[Sook]

Adam, thanks for sharing! Really cool

Josh

[Sook]

Interesting memories buried in there. Introduction of the dyno sticker? Who came up with that crap...

The dustup between Varner, Cory, and Wayne sounds pretty tame when written up in Grassroots.


Richard P.

CMC Power, not CMC weight.

[Adam Ginsberg]

I see manties.

The dustup between Varner, Cory, and Wayne sounds pretty tame when written up in Grassroots.

Yes, the GRM write up made it sound very tame. Sooooo.....my only goal here is to show the good times, history, people, cars, and FUN we had when AI/CMC first got underway in Texas. There was definitely some drama, but, I'm choosing to remember the great times we had. Nothing more, nothing less.

I have no agenda except to share the memories with the OG racers, as well as the folks that have come along since.

CMC Power, not CMC weight.

Richard ran CMC power in AI for a few years - as I recall, at that time, it was the original engine, with no mods to it. Undoubtedly, Richard will correct me if I'm wrong.

Also - if any of the original AI/CMC racers have pictures from previous events, please, by all means, send them to me, and I'll gladly include them in my next round.

[Supercharged111]

Forgot I haven't been on here in a minute. For those (probably all of you) who don't know, I spent 3 months in CA for a class for the Space Force. I took the red dragon with me and I bumped into Adam at Chuckwalla who recognized the car, as well as Ryan Flaherty at Buttonwillow who also recognized the car. I thought it was pretty cool to bump into some NASA old timers whose names I'd known all these years, but never put names to faces. I ran into a few more too. So there's my nostalgic moment.

[Adam Ginsberg]

Forgot I haven't been on here in a minute. For those (probably all of you) who don't know, I spent 3 months in CA for a class for the Space Force. I took the red dragon with me and I bumped into Adam at Chuckwalla who recognized the car, as well as Ryan Flaherty at Buttonwillow who also recognized the car. I thought it was pretty cool to bump into some NASA old timers whose names I'd known all these years, but never put names to faces. I ran into a few more too. So there's my nostalgic moment.

It was good to meet you in person, Dustin. And, to see Nick Steel's car on track again! As for beng an "old timer".....that gets truer every day.

Ok, back to our thread. I did some re-jiggering.

The entire 2005 NASA Texas AI/CMC season. No particular order to the images - they are not in chronological, or event order.

The entire 2006 NASA Texas AI/CMC season. No particular order to the images - they are not in chronological, or event order.

2007 - when NASA Texas CMC went to Road Atlanta. Not many images, and certainly, not of everyone. I used to have more of Boudy, Jeff Burch, Gerry, and others, not sure what happened those images. NASA Texas CMC racers took all their trophies and Toyo bucks.

Here's to you, Mitch.

[AllZWay]

Great picture of Mitch.

[Adam Ginsberg]

CMC lost another racer - Neil Breitenbach passed away a few days ago. He had teamed up with Todd back in 2005.

I wish I could find the picture I used to have with him wearing a piece of the #2’s turn signal as a necklace.

RIP, Neil.

[michaelmosty]

Ugh, sorry to hear about Neil. I remember that exact picture with him sporting the #2's bLiNg after his divebomb move, haha.