OK Gents, lots of you are going to Pacific for the weekend 14-16 AUG to run Pinks.
Some rumblings about rolling on over to Bremerton to get some runs/shakedown runs in.

I am scheduled off the 14th, but heading to Victoria, BC on one of those family outing things :mad: the 15th...will miss ya fellas, have a great time, do good things at Pinks!

I'll be working on the Elky the next few days and my new "Master crewchief/fellow old guy" TOG says he'll be by Thurs the 13th...to ensure I've checked the block, dotted the Is and crossed the Ts. Oh, some of you SBC guys best be looking out for TOG...he's got a lil sumptin fer ya.:cool:

So...I'm IN for some racin' FRI 14th AUG.
Now that the Elky is somewhat fast....it is easier to catch Gofastitus.
This will be for joining the 12-second club, trying to best Rambos's old Elky's best 12.96 and gain the coveted Elky Rat Trophy, more beating down on Jahusafaucet, and giving ol Gotupandwent something to think about until his return.

Anybody gonna be there? Lookin for racers and camera operators, especially someone with a real video camera to record the outing.

This thread has me more than a little skeptical about going to Pinks.

http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=272927&highlight=pinks

I'm all for the big show and appeal of the pinks deal, but would I be some jaded if that is how it went down.

I just hope it's a positive experience, and doesn't leave me wishing I'd just gone to Bremerton and thrashed on the Punisher all weekend there, instead.

George,

Sounds good to me. Will probably be trailering/loading/unloading by myself, Tracy is gone to Orlando until the 16th.

John,

I read that thread you just posted, and I'm hoping it doesn't go down at Pacific like it did in Memphis.....but, I did make a comment about the show getting too big and having too many rules awhile back. It's not the racers who are making the event a circus, it's the ring leaders. Money does bad things when greed and arrogrance is involved:mad:.

I would be prepared for anything.

We'll see how the Nova is running tomorrow, but I'm supposed to be helping Ben out for Pinks. If something happens I'll be at Bremerton, but definitely planning on Pinks for sure.

I really hope SIR is better than Memphis from what I just read. Somebody needs to put that prick in his place real bad. That post is what you don't see on tv. They make it look all friendly competition and whatnot and everybody likes Rich...Yeah, he just looks like a douche.

I think the best insight on how PINKS runs would come from our very own MARTIN.

Cobalt,
Henceforth I am off THUR, FRI, SAT.

The episode when he crashed the street bike(not his bike even) without a helmet on defined it best....no class, no sense, all arrogance.

Cobalt,
Henceforth I am off THUR, FRI, SAT.

OK, need some help with your 'goodies' installations? Will bring some work clothes with me. Going to see a High School friend FRI. evening when he's playing softball in Sumner, otherwise no firm plans other than dog sitting for the next 2 weeks.

OK, need some help with your 'goodies' installations? Will bring some work clothes with me. Going to see a High School friend FRI. evening when he's playing softball in Sumner, otherwise no firm plans other than dog sitting for the next 2 weeks.


I have a few phonecalls to make, a few errands related to parts sales, some gearhead purchases, then I should be getting to it. Will call/txt ya....

Got everything done on The Cobalt?

As far as mechanically done, pretty sure I'm done for now....still have to pick up those metering block gaskets though. Probably do that in the morning with my pickup, then head up to Bonney Lake.

The episode when he crashed the street bike(not his bike even) without a helmet on defined it best....no class, no sense, all arrogance.

and just before he jumped on it he asks "is it fast?" Woodburn was non-televised, and IMO a low key affair, didn't see any arrogant attitude from him or his lil crew there, he even changed the straight back to burnouot box "rule" due to the 97* heat. When you have 460 + folks all wanting thier "15 seconds of fame" you will get a % of "what about me" going on, just keep an open mind and remember we are basically 'extras' for a T.V. show.

well we can show up satuarday and if we get knocked out just go throw down in bremerton

well we can show up satuarday and if we get knocked out just go throw down in bremerton

Sounds like a plan. I'll have to drive TW to pinks :yes:

just keep an open mind and remember we are basically 'extras' for a T.V. show.

This is some sage advice my friends. After reading what happened to one of our fellow TCers at Memphis we would all be better off keeping this in mind. Its not drag racing its TV :yes:.
Martin I never have had the chance to meet you at any of our gatherings :sad:. I am looking forward to seeing you and Taz at work at Pinks :thumbsup:.

I had thought about just saying screw Pinks and going to Bremerton all together because of all the negative stuff I hear about the PINKS expierence. You'd think they'd treat the people who are making them rich a little better than that.

but then I think, "what if I made it on TV?"

well hopefully we are all real close in our parking spots so we can just chill in our own little pow wow out there and not worry too much about the dog and pony show... err i mean pinks

[QUOTE: Martin I never have had the chance to meet you at any of our gatherings :sad:. I am looking forward to seeing you and Taz at work at Pinks :thumbsup:.[/QUOTE]


I'm really looking forward to meeting ALL of you that show up :yes:
Then the 'kids' can put a face to the "old guy" that gives input when he can no longer resist providing the ol' 2 cents. "Why is it a penny for your thoughts but, everyone gives thier two cents?" :D

but then I think, "what if I made it on TV?"

If you make it on TV, we'll all record it and watch it over and over trying to figure out if you windowed the block before or after you hit the second stage:D

J/K, Good luck to everyone that's running that weekend and I hope you see ya all on TV:thumbsup:

giving ol Gotupandwent something to think about until his return.
You better hurry George, you have until this DEC and then the scunyon is coming your way:yes: Don't bother runnin', you'll only go down tired;)

...Don't bother runnin', you'll only go down tired;)

That's cold.


I like it.:yes:

I think i will take the truck out on the 14th as im also off that day.See if it can go low 14s

You better hurry George, you have until this DEC and then the scunyon is coming your way:yes: Don't bother runnin', you'll only go down tired;)


The MSD 6AL went in today, courtesy of the TCNW Electrical Wizard, Cobalt Mike. Thanks....owe ya one. Successful fire-up. Only part of the stuff going on the for the 14th. Paul recommended a 4800 rev limiter pill. :confused:
Run? No need to run, just side step you.....:yes: watch you blow your one half-good knee out.
Come end of our season you will be facing 1.7 60' and mid-12s :p and this from my little Super Budget engine

The 3000 B&M went in last night.
Some road testing this afternoon.
Night and day difference......Elky picked-up a lotta attitude.
Seems the flash is at least 3500 (then belt noise)
Wonder what this will show for improvement at the track!?
Gotta get the deep lower pulley, maybe some upper pulley action going.

Well, I can top that!!!!!!!!! Motor home trans is done and just got back from a test run. AA++++

While Tammy was talking to me after the test run, I did a stall test....... 1800 BABY!!!!!!!!

Will be heading tot he track Thursday so we need to get a time and meeting place so we can all go in together and get our rigs parked together.

Sunday will be the 67 nova TNT day at the Berg homestead. Hopefully I'll make some improvements and get it running how it should. Then I'll do some squeeze testing.

Hey George lets go racing :hurray:. I am in for the 14th :thumbsup:.

Hey George lets go racing :hurray:. I am in for the 14th :thumbsup:.

Cool! Lets do it!
I bet my fuel consumption triples with the new converter~!
Gotta get a big 25,000 GVW cooler.....the present one seems it would be inadequate.
Still gonna drop bye on Thursday?

Chad, oh Chad.......gonna come play?

Partly cloudy and 73* in the forecast...maybe some good air....

Still gonna drop bye on Thursday?

Thats the plan :yes:.

George wont Chad be busy being Ben's crew chief :confused:.

Thats the plan :yes:.

George wont Chad be busy being Ben's crew chief :confused:.

oh. forgot about that.....


Wondering... who is the brains behind the Ben-Chad operation....:)

I think I remember Chad saying he was going to go to Pacific during the day, then come out to Bremerton in the afternoon....but I could be wrong.

I wonder if Pinks refunds your money if you don't pass Tech :confused:.

oh. forgot about that.....


Wondering... who is the brains behind the Ben-Chad operation....:)


Been thinking bout that as well...............:yes:

I still need to get with my driver and see what's going to happen Friday :yes: I have to go in with the car Friday through the gates to be in the pits with him. And probably won't be able to leave until after the event. But we'll see what happens.

OutCast Racing is facing some serious electrical setbacks.

However, I have some super cool team gear for Pinks.

I just hope I can get the Punisher to co-operate within the next 72 hours. Thank you Dave and Brian for your ideas and contributions.

OutCast Racing is facing some serious electrical setbacks.

However, I have some super cool team gear for Pinks.

I just hope I can get the Punisher to co-operate within the next 72 hours. Thank you Dave and Brian for your ideas and contributions.

That didn't happen until you went with zip ties..........................

Seriously I hope you get it all straightened out in time. Good luck!

Well I put in the msd module and colder plugs seems to run better,so I thought I would finally jet the secondaries.Holy crap it had 73s in the rear.So I put in 78s,The base gasket looked ok but I thought I would run down the the store and get one anyway.Three different stores and no one had a Mr gasket 54 gasket.:pout:Im convinced there must have been a shortage scare in pierce county and all the car guys ran down and bought them all.So i will have to go for a test run tomorrow.

I may have some at work.....
Sorry I could not take the call Craig, counting the safe and tils, etc.

I remember those days.

Weather the other day showed showers ending Thurs....
This AM, shows 30% showers FRI, better weather SAT and SUN.
Detailed weather, hour by hour for Bremerton ends at 6am FRI as of this writing.
At that time, still showing showers. Looks the same for KENT/Pacific Raceways too. Will re-look this tonight.

There may be a big wrench in my plans for this weekend, won't know more until tomorrow. Long story short, Grandpa is in the hospital with a brain tumor(causing memory loss, etc.) and another possible tumor in one lung, Cardiologist appt. tomorrow and a possible biopsy later tomorrow or Friday. Many factors at play here, good chance of fatal consequences....family went through this same thing in '97/'98 with Grandma, so it's not a new process for us. Depending on what happens and how things go, who knows if I'll be able to make it....

Family should come first Mike, sorry to hear about this man:sad:

Family is always first in my book. No matter what. I'm sorry to hear about your Grandpa Mike. Doesn't sound like a good situation at all. Make sure you do whatever you can for your Grandpa in his time of need.

Tough news Cobalt. Keep us posted.
Can I do anything for you?

Fri Aug 14
all morning cloudy with sun
11 am60° FPrecip: 20% cloudy w/sun
12 pm62° FPrecip: 20% cloudy w/sun
1 pm64° FPrecip: 30% showers
2 pm65° FPrecip: 30% showers
3 pm66° FPrecip: 30% showers
4 pm67° FPrecip: 20% cloudy w/sun
5 pm67° FPrecip: 20% cloudy w/sun
6 pm66° FPrecip: 20% cloudy w/ sun

Will just keep my fingers crossed.

Tough news Cobalt. Keep us posted.
Can I do anything for you?

Thanks everyone, but not much to be done right now but wait. Plenty of family around here taking care of everything so far. Going to the hospital in the morning....and I don't like going to hospitals(unless I'm the one that's hurt/sick). The good news is that cancer insurance through AFLAC is current, and they're going through the rest of the file cabinet tonight checking the long term care situation that was set up years ago in the event that something like this might happen.

Sorry to hear about your Grandpa, Mike. :(

TOG n me were out testing the new stuff on the Elky this afternoon, got rained-on pretty hard. Sure hope today's afternoon "sprinkle" does not happen FRI. The belts and all stayed together during limited testing.

I'm gonna say "guarded optimism" at this time. The forecast is dubious at best, TOG will be watching Doppler Radar. In the morning will be installing my overflow and coming up with a 3/8", not J-hook, btty holddown and a few other odds and ends.

Working 10-6 tomorrow and TW is still up in the air, so no chance of anything for me. Good luck on getting into the 12's George :beers: And everybody else have a safe, break-free outing :beers:

Good luck guys!!! George,call me later!!

Working 10-6 tomorrow and TW is still up in the air, so no chance of anything for me. Good luck on getting into the 12's George :beers: And everybody else have a safe, break-free outing :beers:

translation:

I'm scared that George is gonna put another whoopin on me................:pout:

how is my spellin' NOW Chad?????l:)

The only time that George was faster than me was when he was minus a belt last time. I'm not scared of anything :p My last batch of goodies should be here today, so TW will be on the ground by the end of the weekend :yes: Then we'll see what's what ;)

I'm confident with Chad's public weight removal program and mention of big fuel lines and pressure gauges and his numerous stealthy mystery packages he may have a viable contender.
But safety first before ya go pushing buttons.
Got some front tires younger than you yet?
Leaks fixed?

TOG was over yesterday.....

The sun just popped out here in Lakewood....checking the weather and doppler for the afternoon. Putting on a few things this AM before (hopefully) heading to the track.

Im going for a little road test and should be ready :hurray:

Got some front tires younger than you yet?

thats funny and scary at the same time

The only time that George was faster than me was when he was minus a belt last time.

I thought you were going to say when someone yelled "FREE FOOD" Sorry, my bad..........................:)

I didn't go, didn't like the forecast plus all the trailer loading and unloading by myself to possibly get rained out. Decided to re-gap my plugs to .045 since reading the MSD manual the other day at George's about increasing the gap.....also cleaned the back window and re-adjusted the float levels since they were barely visible while low, weird since I hadn't touched them lately. Just a short drive and came back home.

No updates from George yet of what's going on there, but I did talk to Ray about Pacific and he says the weather doesn't look that great there either(Kent/Maple Valley area). Tomorrow definitely looks better.

George has been texting me his results and I am not about to steal his thunder... :thumbsup:

Just off the phone with George, he said Chad is going to need new doors soon.....

That's funny, I called/texted him to no avail. He must not think I need doors that soon ;)

Well, HE called ME.....I'm sure he's just waiting to post results before telling you.

It's sounding good for George. I'm excited to see what that little Crane cam'd 454 will do, since mine's so similar.:D

My prediction is 12.87 @ 102.something, we'll see. Well, some of you already know I guess.;)

via PM I told George I guessed 12.70s @ 103

via PM I told George I guessed 12.70s @ 103

And you were very close on that ET....
Sure wish I coulda got all my bests in one pass.....
1.7 60 ft was a stunner.....the kinda launch ya wanna have with your buddies in the car
and that 104.89 just a heartbeat from 105....for a second I thought I had a high compression engine with a cam as she continued to pull strong!
Was pleased to see the car run quicker/faster each run.