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03-14-2009, 10:12 PM
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I hate the midnight manias so bad.... you end up waiting HOURS for maybe MAYBE 2 passes. Meanwhile the motorcycles get to basically hot lap the ******* track.
My favorite track lately is Earlville (Tristate Raceway). You get your best times on that track, and you can pretty hotlap the thing all day. I also like Cordova out in the Quad Cities quite a bit. Eddyville is nice now/then but both of my cars don't perform very well on the 1/8th so I tend to prefer the 1/4.
We'll get some track days going for sure though...
If any of you bastard are out tonight and see a red MR2, its me... pop over and say whats up. My name is Andrew or most ppl just say Gimpster around town :P
My favorite track lately is Earlville (Tristate Raceway). You get your best times on that track, and you can pretty hotlap the thing all day. I also like Cordova out in the Quad Cities quite a bit. Eddyville is nice now/then but both of my cars don't perform very well on the 1/8th so I tend to prefer the 1/4.
We'll get some track days going for sure though...
If any of you bastard are out tonight and see a red MR2, its me... pop over and say whats up. My name is Andrew or most ppl just say Gimpster around town :P
cedar falls raceway is going to start doing midnight mania.
Midnight Mania events are conducted on various Saturday Nights each summer. Gates open at 8 PM with racing underway from 9 PM till 1 AM. The events feature heads-up racing, with instant green starts. In addition flag starts are available. The four fastest Domestic and four fastest Import Cars will have a special heads-up race. These events are open to all street legal cars and bikes. All entries must have mufflers. the first date is may 9th
Midnight Mania events are conducted on various Saturday Nights each summer. Gates open at 8 PM with racing underway from 9 PM till 1 AM. The events feature heads-up racing, with instant green starts. In addition flag starts are available. The four fastest Domestic and four fastest Import Cars will have a special heads-up race. These events are open to all street legal cars and bikes. All entries must have mufflers. the first date is may 9th
03-14-2009, 10:46 PM
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Earlville is the one I frequent. Your right about the hot lapping. Especially during the first test and tunes. When was the last time you went out there.....
03-14-2009, 10:53 PM
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I was out there last summer? I forget exactly when now.. I was with my buddy in his MR2 with the "up pipe" heh. I'm thinking it was June or July.
I was in my MR2 back when it had the V6 still swapped in it, and I actually remember a red cobalt pulling on me. Was that you? Like I got out on him and then he just reeled me and put a car on me up top. That V6 was a pile and I'm glad I swapped back over to turbo.
I was in my MR2 back when it had the V6 still swapped in it, and I actually remember a red cobalt pulling on me. Was that you? Like I got out on him and then he just reeled me and put a car on me up top. That V6 was a pile and I'm glad I swapped back over to turbo.
03-14-2009, 11:45 PM
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03-14-2009, 11:57 PM
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I was out there last summer? I forget exactly when now.. I was with my buddy in his MR2 with the "up pipe" heh. I'm thinking it was June or July.
I was in my MR2 back when it had the V6 still swapped in it, and I actually remember a red cobalt pulling on me. Was that you? Like I got out on him and then he just reeled me and put a car on me up top. That V6 was a pile and I'm glad I swapped back over to turbo.
I was in my MR2 back when it had the V6 still swapped in it, and I actually remember a red cobalt pulling on me. Was that you? Like I got out on him and then he just reeled me and put a car on me up top. That V6 was a pile and I'm glad I swapped back over to turbo.
03-15-2009, 04:46 AM
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yeah that was me, how was it such a close race? all i have is a cai and u have far more then that.....also i hit rev limiter 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd, nice redline by the way......you work at tiresplus right? u comin to the meet?
03-15-2009, 05:01 PM
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FYI, and I can't say how I know, but the DMPD is pretty savvy to Merle Hay being the new stoplight-to-stoplight racing WHQ. It's now what SE 14th used to be 
Be very careful... besides it being a ******* major throughfare, they're most likely going to start camping out around there soon. Im guilty of rodding around too from time to time, so don't think I'm trying to tell anyone what to do
More of a highway pull kinda guy though.
Be very careful... besides it being a ******* major throughfare, they're most likely going to start camping out around there soon. Im guilty of rodding around too from time to time, so don't think I'm trying to tell anyone what to do
More of a highway pull kinda guy though.
03-15-2009, 08:03 PM
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hey delta i just saw you again on merle hay and douglas getting gas, i was on my bike, i honked i dont think u noticed me lol, evonbetter i wouldnt be talking! lol!!
03-15-2009, 08:21 PM
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yea thats were i work, and yea im coming im at the track like every other weekend lol
lol i thought i saw some honk but i wasnt sure. did u have a girl on the back
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03-15-2009, 09:20 PM
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yeah that was my fiance, i was riding all day im tired as hell now lol, yeah i never keep tractiong, evonbetter just got us some new tires so well see if that helps anything.
03-16-2009, 02:57 PM
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thanks for answering my question lol
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03-16-2009, 07:42 PM
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03-16-2009, 08:39 PM
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i am biatch!!
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