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02-22-2010, 05:57 PM
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well my other hobby besides playing the bass is dirt track racing. this year is supposed to be my rookie year but the guys that were supposed help me with my car but they arent returning my calls. the car was supposed be in the shop by early febuary or late january and here we are nearly into march and i havent heard from them after a couple tries to contact them. how much longer should i wait before i find someone else to do the work or just do it myself. the first race is april 25th and it will take some time to get the car going agian. sorry for this being WWWWAAAAYYYYYY off topic but i need some non-biass views 
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02-22-2010, 06:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lakeland, FL | | | I raced Auto X for years and couldn't imagine having someone else work in my cars except for the odd thing I couldn't do myself. You need to form a bond with your car and be able to keep on top of every little nuance from race to race. Unless you have a big dollar team to handle all the work in between races, IMHO, you should be doing most of the work yourself. |
02-22-2010, 06:44 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: New York | | | Tim Cole, where are you?? |
02-22-2010, 06:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New-brunswick | | I thought dirt track racing was just an alternative to usual grilled cheese sandwich  |
02-22-2010, 08:05 PM
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Avatar Club#12 Eden Club Lucky# 13--USA Peavey Club#37 Carvin Club#5 | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin | | | Until you are a winning driver, you should be doing all your own wrenching, unless your rich, then you should just have your @ss kicked for asking others to do your work. Just always remember; Asphalts for parking lots, Dirt is for Racing! As long as you at least remember that, you'll be OK.
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02-22-2010, 08:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Michigan | | | heres the thing i can drive really well but im not very mechanical thtas y i asked for help
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02-22-2010, 08:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: COLORADO | | | Where are you planning on racing?
What class?
What kind of car do you got?
ect? |
02-22-2010, 08:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Michigan | | | i am racing at oakshade raceway in oakshade ohio in the enduro and street stock classes and my car is a 1979 ford ltd
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02-22-2010, 09:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: COLORADO | | | I've raced there.
I know that there are always plenty of bombers for sale around that area. I'm sure you could buy one ready to race if you want. |
02-22-2010, 09:27 PM
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02-22-2010, 10:19 PM
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Get ready for the most fun you've ever had, and spending more money than you can imagine. My ride....
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02-22-2010, 10:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Findlay, Ohio | | Quote:
Originally Posted by nortonrider I've raced there.
I know that there are always plenty of bombers for sale around that area. I'm sure you could buy one ready to race if you want. | Oh yeah, and THIS as stated up above. It's a ton cheaper and easier to buy one than build it. Look up oakshades website classifieds....
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02-22-2010, 11:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Findlay, Ohio | | Really. Steve Moorehead ran sprint cars too, ask him what he thinks. Quote:
Originally Posted by karrot-x |
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02-22-2010, 11:51 PM
|  | no really, smokemeth&hailsatan | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pueblo, CO | | | They just started a dirt track 20 miles from my house in the springs about two years ago. Awesome fun! |
02-23-2010, 12:04 AM
|  | layin' it down like pavement | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Kingstown, Rhode Island | | Quote:
Originally Posted by karrot-x | +1000
When I was a about 21 Mark Brelsford was my hero... That's Mark with the number 87...I call the pic "Feet Up and Flyin'" You'll notice his left foot is not touching the track. He's riding a 750 Harley dirt track bike. 
I checked out your youtube link and watched the Speedway racing. I watched a lot of that on TV this past early winter on TV in HD and it was awesome. But to me, there ain't nothing like the AMA Pro bikes on the Mile dirt track. Doin' about 130 MPH down the straights and 100 MPH in the turns. It IS real racing. )-(
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02-23-2010, 12:29 AM
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Beta Tester: Source Audio. Hacker: Heavy Drone FX | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Spokane, WA. | | I'm a little more into this me own self.  |
02-23-2010, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by warwick.hoy I'm a little more into this me own self. |
WRC is fun but they don't always run on dirt so it cannot be brought into the equation.
Honestly if it's a combustion engine going fast I'll watch it  . |
02-23-2010, 09:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Michigan | | | the car i got is nearly fisished tho. i can do all the remaining fabraction on it but i cant do the mechanical stuff, like rewiring the ignition or completly redoing the breakes and install in a fuel cell and pump. its nopt that i wont do these things is that ive nvr been taught how to do it
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02-23-2010, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by FL Knifemaker I raced Auto X for years and couldn't imagine having someone else work in my cars except for the odd thing I couldn't do myself. You need to form a bond with your car and be able to keep on top of every little nuance from race to race. Unless you have a big dollar team to handle all the work in between races, IMHO, you should be doing most of the work yourself. | Agree, to me working on your race car is half the fun anyway.
I am looking at these on ebay. Droool.  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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