Tuscaloosa/Birmingham area Supra meet

[staticpat]

How many of us are going to be there Thursday night?
1>casper35404 (and friends?)
2>Suprahero
3>MKIIIVixen
3>Supra60-1(and friends from alabamaracingscene.net)
5>staticpat
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If I get my car registered and tuned I will be there. Plenty of time for all that.

 

[casper35404]

The track opens at 5PM. Hope to see everyone there.

 

[RacerXJ220]

Well how did the meet go?

 

[casper35404]

It hasn't happened yet. But will this Thursday. I'm hoping that it will go without a hitch.

 

[suprahero]

Their isn't any hitch going to stop me from going. I may not run that well, but I will be there. I'll be the old 35 year old man in the blue metallic supra with the good looking wife.

 

[casper35404]

LOL. I don't see why you wouldn't run. You'd have one of the fastest cars there. Plenty of power to beat those Mustangs. I'm running "alright". Not the best. This recent heat has been killing my performance. I'm surprised at the difference. I'll be there right at 5 and try to get a practice run or two in before the crowd (if there is one) gets there. Can't wait.

 

[casper35404]

Everyone cross their fingers that it won't rain. If it does, then we'll just reschedule.

 

[suprahero]

There saying that it's 60% chance of rain. Hopefully they miss it like they usually do. Hope to see everyone there.

 

[casper35404]

The meet is still on. See everyone there.

 

[suprahero]

Well no one showed up but me and Casper. I was really wanting to see some supras represent, but apparently it wasn't that big a deal for them. Casper and I got on the track and represented. Neither one of us ran that good, but we did get out there. My first time was a 9.15, and then a 9.25, and then a 10.55...I was spinning a good bit, but it was the first time I had ever seen the track. I liked the place. It had a pretty good track. It was just a little slick, but I don't own any slicks. (yet)
Hopefully next time we can meet at Bama Dragway and a few more will show up. Casper has a sweet looking silver car. It ran pretty good. I think he was having problems off the line a little. It kind of bogged down on him a little. I had a few people admiring my car, I just wish it ran a little better. I want to go to a 1/4 mile track and see how I do there. It takes me a while to get spooled up, thererfore my 1/8 mile track times are slow.

 

[staticpat]

I really wanted to go but my front main is leaking really bad. There's no way they would let me run, I'd be spilling all over the track. Also the car still aint registered/insured.

 

[casper35404]

Here are my time sheets. Like suprahero said, I couldn't start for crap. The Mustang, I bogged down. The Nova, my shifter popped out of first. The RX-7, I had insane wheel hop which somehow caused the #6 plug wire to pop off the plug. It was fun anyways. I enjoyed representing the Supra name. Wished everybody could have been there.

 

[suprahero]

I'll find my slips and post them later on. I've got to get ready for a golf tournament for the Cancer Society. My friends wife organizes the tournament and I play in it every year.
Hang in there Casper. After we run a few more times and get the hang of it we'll be posting like 7.20's...............................NOT! Surely, we'll get better though. See you around.
Staticpat, love the new pictures of your car on your avatar. Looking sweeeet.

 

[casper35404]

hero, are you ever going to post those times. i know it took you 1/4 of the track to grip and another 1/4 to spool, but you still got some good times.

 

[suprahero]

I cant make my scanner work right now. I went to bama saturday night 3-25-06 and ran some good times. My best was an 8.75. I smoked two gt's, one dodge hemi ram, one ss mantecarlo, and a truck that ran like a 12 second.
I then blew my head gasket, so I will be rebuilding her shortly. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[casper35404]

Are you going to be rebuilding the whole engine or just the head gasket?

 

[suprahero]

I haven't made up my mind yet. I don't know where I can get the machining done on the block if I pull it. Do you know of someone locally that can and will do that?

 

[casper35404]

TVR is going to be doing mine as soon as I'm prepared to do it. They're here in Tuscaloosa. If you need their number just let me know. They really know their stuff.

 

[staticpat]

I'm working on an engine myself. I was planning on having PAECO do all my machine work but there milling machine (or whatever its called) is getting repaired and won't be back for a while. I need to get my crank reground and some work done to the block.

 

[suprahero]

I just decided to replace the head gasket. My cylinder walls look brand new. They are freaking perfect. I've orderd arp studs, oem head gasket kit, divorced downpipe. I'm going to take my turbo and have it checked since it is off of the car. I have a little shaft play in it and it pisses me off, cause the thing is practically brand new. I did have a pretty big hole in my bottom i.c. pipe. I think the turbo was having to work too hard. The air was leaving it faster than it could spool it up. Hope to have mine running by next saturday. My head is suppose to be ready friday or monday. The other parts won't be here till middle or later of next week. Good luck with your rebuilds.........lol