YZF
04-19-2009, 07:17 PM
What a weekend it was down in Mexico.
Saturday night, went out on the Kansas side for awhile. It was gloomy out, chance of rain, so I head out on street tires in case we had some showers come into town.
We did the usual meet here/go here to race kinda deal. There were several cars. Stangs, Fbody's, TBSS, Vettes, you know the deal. I see this pretty LT1 Z28 rolling with us. Its clean, SS hood, matching spoiler. I dont hardly ever see any LT1 cars out and about so I was kinda in la la land.
Time goes by, clouds come in. And wham, it starts sprinkling on us from the South. We all pack up and head towards the house. I was somewhat upset that I hadnt had the opportunity to ask him to run. But as I was heading home (had to go northeast to get there), every turn I took, this Z28 took as well. We paced eachother down state line (as its only a 45mph zone) until we got to the interstate as which I signaled that I was going right so he immediately jumps over a lane to follow suit.
By this time it had quit raining as we had left the storm behind us. We head down the highway a couple miles and I motion his to slow her down so we could get it done.
First race, got confused on the honks, so he jumps me and I tried to play catch up. He rolled out about 2 cars.
2nd race, similar deal, he ran out on me a little but after he got out about a car we held it steady at that pace.
3rd race, we both jump at the exact same time. As Im slammin gears, watchin the tach, staring over at him as were running door to door down the highway, we shut em down just in time to hit the rain again. I was pumped!
He then exited to turn around and head west because he had gone a good amount of ground out of his way just to race me LOL
Best part about it, turns out his is a CC306 car with LTs and such. He is still on 3.42s which is hurting him slightly though.
Thats the first race Ive had with another LTx car since my car has been worth a damn. (compared to the 14.30's it went when I got it)
ANNNND, just today I had a couple runs with some more local guys.
One being a turbo Cobalt. It has a big FMIC, I beleive a downpipe and he was on DR's. We go from about 50, I jump out a little and never saw him come around my passenger door, nor in my rear view. He was just in my blind spot the whole time. This Cobalt went 12.70 at 114. I have a feeling he would have raped me up top though.
And as far as the GTO goes, its an 05 or 06 6.0L/6 speed car with Long Tube headers. He said hes been 12.90s at 109-110 on a not so sticky radial.
We ran a couple times. Mid 2nd gear-top of my 4th. We were dead even both races. Running WOT next to a car makes me realize how loud my new exhaust setup is :)
The old stock motor LT1 got a work out this weekend. But its all in good fun!
I need to get some mods on this damn car now!
Maybe some LE stuff :whistle:
Saturday night, went out on the Kansas side for awhile. It was gloomy out, chance of rain, so I head out on street tires in case we had some showers come into town.
We did the usual meet here/go here to race kinda deal. There were several cars. Stangs, Fbody's, TBSS, Vettes, you know the deal. I see this pretty LT1 Z28 rolling with us. Its clean, SS hood, matching spoiler. I dont hardly ever see any LT1 cars out and about so I was kinda in la la land.
Time goes by, clouds come in. And wham, it starts sprinkling on us from the South. We all pack up and head towards the house. I was somewhat upset that I hadnt had the opportunity to ask him to run. But as I was heading home (had to go northeast to get there), every turn I took, this Z28 took as well. We paced eachother down state line (as its only a 45mph zone) until we got to the interstate as which I signaled that I was going right so he immediately jumps over a lane to follow suit.
By this time it had quit raining as we had left the storm behind us. We head down the highway a couple miles and I motion his to slow her down so we could get it done.
First race, got confused on the honks, so he jumps me and I tried to play catch up. He rolled out about 2 cars.
2nd race, similar deal, he ran out on me a little but after he got out about a car we held it steady at that pace.
3rd race, we both jump at the exact same time. As Im slammin gears, watchin the tach, staring over at him as were running door to door down the highway, we shut em down just in time to hit the rain again. I was pumped!
He then exited to turn around and head west because he had gone a good amount of ground out of his way just to race me LOL
Best part about it, turns out his is a CC306 car with LTs and such. He is still on 3.42s which is hurting him slightly though.
Thats the first race Ive had with another LTx car since my car has been worth a damn. (compared to the 14.30's it went when I got it)
ANNNND, just today I had a couple runs with some more local guys.
One being a turbo Cobalt. It has a big FMIC, I beleive a downpipe and he was on DR's. We go from about 50, I jump out a little and never saw him come around my passenger door, nor in my rear view. He was just in my blind spot the whole time. This Cobalt went 12.70 at 114. I have a feeling he would have raped me up top though.
And as far as the GTO goes, its an 05 or 06 6.0L/6 speed car with Long Tube headers. He said hes been 12.90s at 109-110 on a not so sticky radial.
We ran a couple times. Mid 2nd gear-top of my 4th. We were dead even both races. Running WOT next to a car makes me realize how loud my new exhaust setup is :)
The old stock motor LT1 got a work out this weekend. But its all in good fun!
I need to get some mods on this damn car now!
Maybe some LE stuff :whistle: