has anyone been racing?

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  1. Boss302maverick

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    has anyone been racing?:huh: forum has been pretty silent lately.

    Duane
     
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    As soon as I get the interior finished......................I'll be out hitting it hard.
    You see more and more cars for sale and strips closing............for me it's a 3 hour pull one way just to get to strip to race.
     
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    Yep, I go to Capitol most Fridays some times Mason Dixon or MIR on Sundays. Just having fun living the dream, run it till it breaks, fix it, then repeat.

    Yellowbullet Nationals at Cecil County Dragway next month you should come on down.
     
  4. Boss302maverick

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    Olerodder, I am very lucky, I live 5 minutes from Englishtown, witch is one of the premier tracks in the country, Island dragway and Atco is an hour away, cecil county and Maple grove are 100 miles from my house each, and if I go 3 hours I could be at Numidia, and MIR.

    when are the Yellowbullet nationals at Cecil, was thinking I was gonna go to the Ford race at maple grove again this year

    Duane
     
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    its 10 minutes from my door to sac raceway but Ive only been there a couple of times.(I dont want to spend a bunch of money going to watch other people race there car instead of fixing mine)

    unfortunately my car is FAR from race ready but when its done you can count on me being there regularly as long as I can afford to or until I break something.

    hey john lmk when you go to sac raceway Ill head over to watch for sure.:thumbs2:
     
  6. olerodder

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    I'll give you a jingle when I head that way...................you are lucky to be only 10 minutes away.
     
  7. olerodder

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    Well, that would be nice but reality for me is;

    Infinieon/Sonoma Raceway is 2.5hrs.........one way
    Sacramento Raceway is 3hrs............one way
    Samoa Raceway is 7hrs.................one way
    Redding Drag Strip is 5hrs.............one way
    Famoso Raceway is 5hrs..............one way

    When I lived in Redding it was 20 minutes to the strip................
     
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    Sacramento raceway is only about 50 minutes away. Since I'm no where near race ready let me know if you guys go run your mav or comet ill go be your chearleader! :yahoo:
     
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    I have, but nothing good to report!
     
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    Don't need any cheerleaders..........my wife does a good with that, but do need a pit crew..................help in the pits, pushing the car in the staging lanes:burnout:
     
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    jayss10 This is Minerva

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    ive been out 2 times with the mav. best was a 7.97 @ 86.7 mph, I have bunkerhill that's 5 mins away,indy that's 2 hrs away,us41 that's 2 hrs away,muncie that's 1 1/2 hrs away,and at least 3 other tracks within 3 to 5 hrs away,all of these are one way
     
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    Wow,I fell for you John,it`s a real shame to have a car as nice as yours and have to tow so far.One of these yrs. when I finish mine,if they don`t close,I have 3 within a 1 1/2 hr. drive.If you could talk your wife into it,you might want to consider moving to get closer.
     
  13. olerodder

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    Yes, it's a just not fare!
    If my wife wasn't a lot younger than myself and I could pry her away from her job/kids/grandkids.........................I would. As they say, "it is what it is".
     
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    I've been racing almost every week...just not the mav.. :p
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    went and looked at a super street circle track car...came with like 6 rear ends, and massive mountains of parts/suspension for 6 different tracks..too bad he was an A hole..

    but ill be going in a 1/4 mile straight line on the 10th? or maybe 11th of aug. for the first time since last year
     

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