Any eastern guys planning on attending the 2011 LTX Shootout?

[CamaroRacing12]

any guys planning on making the trek out there? im hoping to be able to afford it. as i am the a$$hole who proposed the idea of a bolt on class lol. i know mike (quick95z) is going to attend and we plan on hauling out there together. just wondering if anyone else was planning on going next fall.

[joelster]

Most likely I will be there. I am from Tonawanda, NY (near Buffalo). I'm going to try to get my friend Chris to bring his LTx car as well. It is magazine worthy.

[Joker Z28]

Depending on where it will be, I might.

[popo8]

I am fo sho.... Drove the Boosted 385 out there last year.....

1400 mi road trip in the camaro ROCKED!!!!

[CamaroRacing12]

as i believe my car would make ti just fine driving it out im going to try to get a trailer before then just to be safe. i'd hate to break 1500 miles away from home.

[popo8]

as i believe my car would make ti just fine driving it out im going to try to get a trailer before then just to be safe. i'd hate to break 1500 miles away from home.


Thats part of the excitement... lol. Seriously though, I didnt race last year or else I prob wouldve also....

[joelster]

I bought a Silverado just so I could adventure to tracks far away. No worries for me.

[jaysz2893]

I may try to make it. Little less milage than POPO has to go, but nut much. I hope they open up a show field for 2011. I am done trying to go faster, and if I do drive to the shootout I cant break anything racing (long push home LOL)

[z28rob18]

i want to go but im sure it'll be during school. i cant skip to come out there.

[popo8]

I may try to make it. Little less milage than POPO has to go, but nut much. I hope they open up a show field for 2011. I am done trying to go faster, and if I do drive to the shootout I cant break anything racing (long push home LOL)


I hear that... NOCTURNAL and I were going to do a competition between the two of us for 2011 if GMHTP wanted to cover the story, BOOSTED vs NA.... round trip drive, race and other misc categories but I dont think its looking good. Honestly though it was SOOOOOO rewarding driving the entire way and my only casualty was a rear shock bolt coming un done in the last 100 miles of the way home....

[95droptopz]

I really hope to make it this year . It be nice meet some of you LTX experts.

[CamaroRacing12]

i want to go but im sure it'll be during school. i cant skip to come out there.

psh school is for fools bah! lol na i gotcha man i didnt go last year because i was in school too but im graduating this spring so im gonna head out there! btw hows ur nitrous build coming along?


I really hope to make it this year . It be nice meet some of you LTX experts.

experts? nah we r just dumb dumbs behind computers :laugh:

[quik95lt1]

Hey tony!!!........You know I'll definatly b there sporting a 9 Sec NA car ;)!!!!!.........we should get a group together and all meet up somewhere........its always better traveling with a convoy......hell im even gonna freshen up the motor in my truck in the spring for the 18 hour each way trip!!! lol......

[ZGOBYBY]

Well, I'm living in SE Michigan, which isn't really east (hey... I am from Philly if that counts for anything, LOL) and I will be attending. Taking a look at a few roller Zs right now to throw together a bolt-on car for this year's Shootout. I doubt my white Z will be ready for September with all the work I have planned. And I will be bringing at a minimum one other car with me.

[CamaroRacing12]

Well, I'm living in SE Michigan, which isn't really east (hey... I am from Philly if that counts for anything, LOL) and I will be attending. Taking a look at a few roller Zs right now to throw together a bolt-on car for this year's Shootout. I doubt my white Z will be ready for September with all the work I have planned. And I will be bringing at a minimum one other car with me.

forget the bolt on car just finish ur turbo car will ya! geeze!

[CamaroRacing12]

Hey tony!!!........You know I'll definatly b there sporting a 9 Sec NA car ;)!!!!!.........we should get a group together and all meet up somewhere........its always better traveling with a convoy......hell im even gonna freshen up the motor in my truck in the spring for the 18 hour each way trip!!! lol......

mike what route did u head out on from RI last year? from google maps i think i will be going the mass pike (I-90) to I-84 to start the trip. we should meet up somewhere along the way at a rest area or something

[z28rob18]

my builds moving slow but break starts tomorrow and ill be home in the garage. Break might end with a fired motor though:finger:

[ZGOBYBY]

forget the bolt on car just finish ur turbo car will ya! geeze!

Well, based on what I am doing, the car won't be done. I need to do machining, headwork, get a rear-end, trans work, new turbo, blah blah blah. It won't be done. I picked up drag shocks, springs, and Prostars last weekend. Plus, I want a fun LTx Z street car again. LOL...

[CamaroRacing12]

make it a slow bolt on car then! lol

[quik95lt1]

forget the bolt on car just finish ur turbo car will ya! geeze!

agreed ^ :D


mike what route did u head out on from RI last year? from google maps i think i will be going the mass pike (I-90) to I-84 to start the trip. we should meet up somewhere along the way at a rest area or something

I went right down 95South and then got on 87 and went over the tapanzee bridge then hopped on I80 and went across PA over to akron OH then I went straight south down to KY.......its like 20 miles longer than going through west virginia but driving a trailer up and down the hills of WV sucks the mighty one lol........the PA way is wayyyy easier.....and in the end its quicker......we can prob meet over near the tapanzee bridge or something......we'll figure it out...



Well, based on what I am doing, the car won't be done. I need to do machining, headwork, get a rear-end, trans work, new turbo, blah blah blah. It won't be done. I picked up drag shocks, springs, and Prostars last weekend. Plus, I want a fun LTx Z street car again. LOL...

Jeezzzzz,,,,,quit ur whining jen and get to it!!!!! you got plenty of time to get it done......hell i still gotta finish all the wiring....build the relay center....test all the wiring.....do the trans swap.....install the new shifter.....yank the motor and re-ring and re-bearing it....and a few other things ;)......take it down to AI to dyno it and tune it..finish the body work under the hood and paint it...get the powerplant back in the car and be running ready to hit the dragway in april........piece of cake!!!!

[ZGOBYBY]

I don't want to overwhelm myself with all of it really. It's a lot to do for one person.

[quik95lt1]

I don't want to overwhelm myself with all of it really. It's a lot to do for one person.

yea i was just breakin balls lol......it is alot of work what ur trying to do.......if u were near by i'd help out but MI is kinda far lol........oh and i forgot I gotta turn my cage from an 8pt to a 10pt too lol......i just realized i got a shit load of stuf to do lol...

[ZGOBYBY]

Yeah, I know. It sucks because a majority of my car buddies live kind of far. I have a couple people who can help, but that is about it. We will see what happens, either way, I will have a car of my own at the Shootout, I am just not sure what car. But back to the attendance... WE NEED TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO GO!!! Anyone have any ideas on how we can increase participation? We should make fliers or something.

You know... I do Detroit Autorama every year, which is one of the largest indoor car shows in the country. I could make fliers and pass them out to LTx owners.

[CamaroRacing12]

^^^^ that could definetly help, i figured the best way to gain racer and fan attendance would be to go on the smaller local forums and clubs of the KY area and spread the word to the local guys. better chance that a guy who lives an hour away will come then a guy who lives 20 hours away like us.

[joelster]

Yeah, I know. It sucks because a majority of my car buddies live kind of far. I have a couple people who can help, but that is about it. We will see what happens, either way, I will have a car of my own at the Shootout, I am just not sure what car. But back to the attendance... WE NEED TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO GO!!! Anyone have any ideas on how we can increase participation? We should make fliers or something.

You know... I do Detroit Autorama every year, which is one of the largest indoor car shows in the country. I could make fliers and pass them out to LTx owners.
I have lots of ideas to increase participation, but some of them aren't practical at all.

I'd bet we'd get a lot of people interested if some of the classes paid out $1000 (or a nice prize) to the winner, but that is not realistic unless you get a big sponsor to fit the bill.

You can get lots of prizes if you hit up enough companies to donate a prize.

Maybe get hold of TFS to see if they'd sponsor the shootout. Have them donate a set of 21 degree heads. Give the set of heads to the winner of one of the slower classes.
Have a reputable tranny shop donate a level whatever tranny and give it to the winner of extreme street n/a.
See if Yank could donate a nasty converter.
Wolfe racecraft for a 6-point rollbar.
AFR for a set of 195 heads.
LE and AI for a custom camshaft or a set of heads.
Clayton racing for a 383 shortblock.
Mezeire for an electric water pump.
Hit up a good oil company such as AMSOIL for some cases of racing oil or whatever.
Comp cams for a cam or a set of rockers.
Strange Engineering for some drag brakes or shocks.
BMR for suspension pieces.
Spohn for suspension pieces.
UMI for suspension pieces.
etc, etc, I can go on and on.....



You'd be VERY surprised how generous some companies can be especially since THIS SHOOTOUT is ALWAYS in GMHTP with plenty of color pictures. That is exactly the pitch to use. They all know that ANY donation they make is tax deductable. I wuld have no problem putting a sticker for one of these companies on my car if they were to step up to the plate for this shootout. It would be free advertising into a national magazine for them.

[CamaroRacing12]

^^^ please copy and paste this and send it to tony shephard in a pm

[ZGOBYBY]

^^^ please copy and paste this and send it to tony shephard in a pm

I second that. I have a few buddies around here I can talk to for sponsorship as well, like Livernois Motorsports, etc. I can see if they would be onboard for sponsorship as well. I might talk a trip to visit them this weekend.

[quik95lt1]

im gonna talk to phil from AI and see if he can help.............ill give him a ring this week

[joelster]

The best way to pitch this to a potential sponsor is to show them the past issues of GMHTP where they covered the LTx shootout. That way they can see that their products will indeed see some print in a magazine and get some ink in the column written by the author. Exposure in a NATIONAL magazine is huge, especially when it is for a small donation.

[ZGOBYBY]

The best way to pitch this to a potential sponsor is to show them the past issues of GMHTP where they covered the LTx shootout. That way they can see that their products will indeed see some print in a magazine and get some ink in the column written by the author. Exposure in a NATIONAL magazine is huge, especially when it is for a small donation.

Good point, Joelster. I will make some rounds to the local vendors in my area and see who we can get on board for this year's Shootout.

[Snkebait95]

Where is it in Bowling Green, KY? Are there any classes a 12 second cam only turd like mine can attend?

[popo8]

Ok, looks like the PA guys may have a caravan going on... BlueBottleZ with his 93 TA, Leadfoot with his 97 TA, and of course POPO.... (thats me.)

[94Blackbird]

I plan on trucking out from NC. I'll be trailering mine though. She has proven to be extremely tempermental lately.

[biggriff]

Green95T/A and are planning on making it...

[quik95lt1]

me and tony (camaroracing12) will be heading down from the RI/Mass area we are going through PA over to Ohio then south to KY......we can meet the PA convoy somewhere on RT80 possibly.....????

[CamaroRacing12]

^^^ im with him! lets all meet up somewhere and convoy down!

[LeadfootLT1]

ill be going:finger:

[popo8]

I dont see why the convoys cant meet up.... have you guys decided when your going down though.......

[CamaroRacing12]

i think mike and I were thinking we were gonna depart from new england early thursday morning to get there late thurs night or early friday morning

[popo8]

i think mike and I were thinking we were gonna depart from new england early thursday morning to get there late thurs night or early friday morning


I think we want to try to go earlier..... :(

[CamaroRacing12]

we'll see what we can do!

[popo8]

Last year we left at like 11 or 12 at night on Weds and arrived around noon on Thursday... it was nice.... Id like to do that again....

[CamaroRacing12]

Last year we left at like 11 or 12 at night on Weds and arrived around noon on Thursday... it was nice.... Id like to do that again....

yea it sucks tho i got about 7 or 8 more hours of hauling then u guys do :(

[popo8]

yea it sucks tho i got about 7 or 8 more hours of hauling then u guys do :(


leave tues and spend the nite in pa....

[CamaroRacing12]

i got to talk to the people im hauling out with. we'll see what happens

[black heartbeat]

I'm gonna try to make it if I get my car going and have the money and that time

[popo8]

Well if the time works out, a huge caravan of fbodies will kick ass!!!!:secret:

[KLaBZ28]

I'm coming with ya tony!!