Darn! 14.65 in a bus for a quarter mile. Not bad at all. Course
we all know that Temple is only 1/8th mile. But you don't have to
tell anyone that.
wuzmop@xxxxxxx wrote:
MIke ran a 14.65. I have a few of my slips at home I'll post later.
I got a .61 reaction time on one, which is pretty good for my first
time on the track.
-----Original Message-----
From: bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, 8 May 2007 9:41 AM
Subject: [tcb] Re: DAC Temple Report!
TIMES! FOR A BUS?
Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:did anybody post
times on here? i am just really curious
>From: Katrina
>Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [tcb] Re: DAC Temple Report!
>Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 07:19:03 -0700
>
>Oh ya and kickass trip report Robb.
>Mike's bus looks like it has a smirk on it with the smashed in
nose piece.
>I think it really did. 30 in a box gotta love it!
>
>Katrina & Dan Martin
>71'bus "Homer"
>http://web.mac.com/danandkatrinamartin/
>http://ical.mac.com/danandkatrinamartin/Volks32Shows
>
>
>On Tuesday, May 08, 2007, at 06:23AM, "Mike Hayes"
>wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >Here are some pic's of the bus racing..
> >
> >http://www.dallasaircoolers.com/gallery/Mikespics
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >wuzmop@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >> Saturday 10 am, Mike, June, Bodean, Michael and I took off from
> >> Dallas. 576,876,986 mph headwinds kicking our butts so much we
had to
> >> stop in Hillsboro just to get a break from it. The drive was
> >> uneventful, and even though it looked like rain, there was
little more
> >> than a drizzle. Nothing rain X couldn't handle.
> >>
> >> We rolled into the track at about 1, just about the time Dan,
Katrina
> >> and Thor showed up. We had the place to ourselves. Talk about
an old
> >> school racetrack, it's like the Kellers of racing. Paul showed
up to
> >> welcome us, big pimpin', and gave us some great stories of the
track
> >> back when he was growing up.
> >>
> >> Once we made ourselves at home, it was only a matter of time
before we
> >> succumbed to the pressure of the race track. The smack talking
was on,
> >> the busses were fired up, and we hit the track. The track
official
> >> wanted us to spin the tires to dry them. Sure thing, ace. Dan
said it
> >> best, "you have some paper towels or something I can use to
dry them".
> >> Bodean beat us all in his ghia, but as far as the busses, Mike
was the
> >> big winner amongst us. Before his head swells too much bigger,
I have
> >> to remind him that his bus has 12 years of evolution on mine.
Not sure
> >> what Dan's excuse was. He was going down the track so fast, the
> >> announcer made the statement "doing 30 in a box". We had a
blast, but
> >> they cut us off after 4 passes, when other cars started
showing up
> >> because we had beer. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted!
> >>
> >> A bunch of the racers were rolling in all evening long,
unfortunately
> >> for us, they were rolling in with noisy a$$ generators. Oh
well, if
> >> you can't beat 'em, join 'em, and we hooked up our lights to
their
> >> electricity. Next year, I'm getting a generator, and putting a
stinger
> >> on it for them. At some point, we thought it a would be a good
idea to
> >> start mooning people as they drove in. The funny part is, none of
> >> those people camped near us. As a matter of fact, they camped
clear on
> >> the other side of the place. I wonder why?
> >>
> >> There was some great racing on Sunday, Curtis finished 3rd in his
> >> class, which should put him as the points leader in the
TVWDRA, and
> >> Steve came in second in his class, despite breaking a nosecone.
> >>
> >> The swap meet was pretty thin, although I did get a couple of
goodies,
> >> and the show was a bit light. I think the racing portion was
promoted
> >> so much that the other aspects may have suffered some, but it
was fun
> >> nonetheless. It was also pretty expensive at $15 a head +
other stuff.
> >> Right up there with Ennis cost-wise. They did have some great
stuff to
> >> keep the kids occupied, a bounch house, and Orielly's was
there with
> >> games and prizes. Michael won 2 soccer balls. Overall the
event was a
> >> really good first effort that should get better with experience.
> >>
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