1 more run, just one more run! Grand Junction Trip

[Generic]

I started the day off with a 14.401@94.94 This beats my best bandimere time by 1/10th-14.5. Whoohoo new best at altitude!!

Next run was a 14.42@95.14 Well, its consistent at least

Run 3:
14.345@95.54 another new best!

Run 4:
14.535@95.14 60' was way off, this was in the slicker left lane

Run 5 (Dialed 14.30):
14.323@95.34 New best yet again!

Run 6 (Dialed 14.20)
14.296@95.54 Yet another new best

Run 7 (Dialed 14.20):
14.445@95.74 Again, I was in the slicker left lane, I won this round by .021 and it was hard!! I raced a guy on a Katana, he is a very good bracket racer, and I didn't think I was gonna pull it off.

Run 8 (Dialed 14.20, only 3 cars left):
14.179@94.74 on the brakes!! I was racing an old Iroc camaro running 15.8's I was way ahead at the end, so in the interest of the $240 up for grabs I got on the brakes to try and avoid breaking out, still broke out, got 3rd place and a new BEST! I can only imagine if I hadn't been on the brakes at the end!

I will be going back, and I will be trying to a 13!

We have lots of video, so I'll try to get it up over the next few days, it will take a while though. Oh, the final round of the brackets for street came down to an Eagle Talon TSI and that IROC. Not sure who won, but the winner got $240, 2nd place $120, 3rd place (me) nothing. Oh, and the Talon got 2 "by" runs in 4 rounds, how fair is that?

There are some good ones stories to go with all this as well, they are much better told in person :)
Thanks to JDawgX for being Film Bitch all day!

Murdock

[john]

Congrats Chris! :)

[SleeperZ]

Nice times, congratulations!

[Generic]

Originally posted by john
Congrats Chris! :)

John, you should go out. You'd be faster thank 90% of the Pro ET guys!

This track is like douglas, he's a brake down of cars:
4 Grand Prix's
Henry's '00 Stang GT
Clarks '96 Formula
Todd's LT1 Camaro
A Talon TSI (who I smoked)
Two integra's (one off of here)
A gutted hatch spraying
'86 Iroc Camaro

Everything else was pre '90, mostly pre 1980 muscle cars. Its a LOT like Douglas if you ever go up there.

Murdock

[2000SiVTEC]

oh maybe we should take a trip down there to check it out. Sounds like a fast track. Is it pretty decent?

[Generic]

The track itself, as far as traction goes is decent, not bad, not to crowded either. I got 4 runs, and 4 bracket runs. thats wit 3 complete oil down/cleanups of the track, and one medical emergency. I'm sure I could have gotten 3-4 more runs without all that.

The rest of the area, well, its pretty sparse. Overall, not bad though.

Murdock

[gjcivic]

My "quick little job" sat. morning turned into getting off work at 6:00:( :guns: work:fu:

They also started up a "Grudge night" on friday nights (Not sure which fridays.)

Let me know if you guys head over again... I'll make sure I have the day off:cool: :D

I'd love to see John "suprise" some old muscle car guys...:spit:

How'd you like the drive over?

[V8SpankR]

Congrats on the new quicker times,it's funny how even just a tenth quicker can feel so gratifying.

[Generic]

Originally posted by gjcivic
My "quick little job" sat. morning turned into getting off work at 6:00:( :guns: work:fu:

They also started up a "Grudge night" on friday nights (Not sure which fridays.)

Let me know if you guys head over again... I'll make sure I have the day off:cool: :D

I'd love to see John "suprise" some old muscle car guys...:spit:

How'd you like the drive over?

Drive was fun, we shot some video for later use. Only 3.5 hours too.

I think we are gonna come up on a Friday (14th, or 28th) race the Friday night, stay over and race saturday. At least I'm going to.

Murdock

[Brian]

We should get a group together and head down there. I would love to go with some drag radials and hit a 13 :D

[SC-MECHAM-WS6]

congrats Chris!

[g3teg00]

Nice job chris!

I ended up leaving early so i didn't get to see your last run, which ended up being your best of the day.

The people that run the track are extremely nice. I only got 2 runs in because of the 3 blown engines, so they called me up to the tower and they gave me my 25$ back. you cant beat that.

well it was my first time at the track and i only got two runs in so I didn't do all that good. I know i could have done better if i had a few more chances. here are my runs:

1st
18.245@77.19
2nd
17.829@78.26

as you can see i must have been sleeping on the first run, I don't even remember watching the lights.

Chris, keep us posted. I'd like to see what you run next time you go down. hope you get in the 13's.

[gjcivic]

Did you all get to see any f the rice down here?

I actually sat and watched some kid in autozones parking lot "installing" a clamp on exaust tip on sunday. He then has his friend start 'er up and bounce the motor off the rev limiter a few times. Then they stand there and talk abot how good it sounds :rolleyes: ... still sounded like a stock civic. I swear everyone in the area was looking a the like they were retarded:smashfrea

The car was white, complete with blue molding and a blue gas door;gay;

Why did they have to make that movie?????????

I've really got to get a digicamera.

[951porsche]

Nice run Chris!