This Weekend July 26th Cns !!!!!

[svochuck]

http://www.coloradospeedway.com/

OK we are throwing it down !
The MEN of 944-SPEC and mrs Dirks are going racing with the real knuckle draggers of AUTOSPORTS ! WERE Talking NASCAR ! Thats RIGHT (err i mean left) TURN LEFT ! then LEFT ! over and over !

The responce from friends and family has been huge ! NASA will have it's own section in the stands and a "special" entry price ! When you get to the track to buy your tickets go to the south most window "will call" and tell them your with NASA ! we will all be sitting in the turn 1/2 area just look for RayBob , Kent and CODY perched up with a pbr IN EACH HAND ! Should be easy to spot.

Now what is missing here to make this even more fun ???

I know, how about a challenge . SO I say the 944-SPEC drivers are more of a Knuckle Draggin turn left group than the knuckle draggers are ! So any CMC car that wants to come out and drive around in circles with the "Lighting" (Ka Ching) Real men .... if you win the race I will run a CMC sticker on my car at Hastings ! And I will tell all of the CNS race fans how cool CMC is !

For my friends that drive the "big bore" cars here is a track map to study so you do not get lost on the track

http://www.coloradospeedway.com/diagram.htm

NOTE ! we will be using the outside . turns 1 and 2 are lefts ... so are 3 and 4 ! turn 4 leads back to 1 . Study it guys

So NASA family please come out and cheer on Michelle as she goes for her second circle track win of the year. Small kids are free and they will love it ! Big kids are not free but they will love it TOO.

Racing starts at 6 we will be on track around 7 .

[RichV]

Chuck, what is the cost to run your car? Or spectate?

[Evil86Saleen]

hmm. Maybe cmc #71 and #20 should go and chase some 944 cars.

Yeah whats the entry fee yo.

kyle

[ker]

i'll be there. maybe some of the circle drivers would be interested in instructing at nasa events ;)

[svochuck]

Entry fee for 3 sessions on the track is $35 ! if you can get 3 cmc cars then you would qualify for TOYO $ !

To come out and watch all of the action will be $13 for adults kids are free and "youths" are like $7 or $8 ...

I know the Ballingits are coming so get Beth and Dave and BAM you have 5 and full TOYO bucks ! or Tyler, Chris and Ken BAM that's 5 !

with PPIR on our schedule we could get HUNDREDS of NASCAR fans who would want to come drive in HPDE 1 or Hyperdrive on a "real" NASCAR track ! WOW that would be a GREAT problem to have ! then say 30 or 40 of them see how cool CMC is and POP BAM SNAP we have the largest field of CMC / AI cars in all of NASA !

So come on NASA boogedy boogedy boogedy lets go RACIN !

[RichV]

Are you guys running your TOYOs for this? Do they get trashed?

I need mine to last me the season.

[svochuck]

The tires are only run as hard as you run them . I'm easy on the equipment during fun races like this . Dirks on the other hand will be banging off the rev limiter and smokin the treds !

[Snymo]

Dirks on the other hand will be banging off the rev limiter and smokin the treds !

And he's talking about Michelle! :D

[RichV]

Fun thought, but not gonna happen for me.

Birthday party, 10yr anniversary, and a kid recovering from a tonsyl-ectomy will take up my weekend! Oh, and the wife works Sat/Sun to boot! :(

[mustang1988]

Fun thought, but not gonna happen for me.

Birthday party, 10yr anniversary, and a kid recovering from a tonsyl-ectomy will take up my weekend! Oh, and the wife works Sat/Sun to boot! :(


Can I drive your car in the event???? :D :D :D
Heck, if Chuck will let me I'll drive mine!!!!!

[svochuck]

I don't think you want to be out there with Dirks (yes I mean Michelle) without a cage . after winning last time she will be started at the BACK ! That will just make her mad so she will be crashing through the pack !

[mustang1988]

Bummer, I haven't had time to get to Hanksville and get the NASCAR door bars welded to the existing cage. Oh well, I'm thinking by the time PPIR rolls around I'll have that and some other safety stuff finished. :rolleyes:

[RagingAardvark]

i'll be there. maybe some of the circle drivers would be interested in instructing at nasa events ;)

Since chuck pointed out CNS is all of 5 miles from me, I'll be there. Heck, Beth will be partying in Paris, so I should do something comparable....errrrrr, wait...

[woodye]

Chuck,
(1) There is normally an afternoon practice, 2:30 to 4:00 I think. Can we practice. (Let's see, watch on the left arm, follow the watch)

(2) How many laps on our "race"?

(3) I saw talk about Toyo tires, how may will run for Hoozier, if any.

(4) You said $35 for three sessions. I take it that is the entry fee, do we happen to get more than one run.

Woodye

[RagingAardvark]

http://www.coloradospeedway.com/
I know, how about a challenge . SO I say the 944-SPEC drivers are more of a Knuckle Draggin turn left group than the knuckle draggers are ! So any CMC car that wants to come out and drive around in circles with the "Lighting" (Ka Ching) Real men .... if you win the race I will run a CMC sticker on my car at Hastings ! And I will tell all of the CNS race fans how cool CMC is !

you know Chuck, were it not for the chicken needing some desperate love (and being up on jackstands) and me having no way to tow the dang there there, I would LOVE to bring it out against the bumblebees, err, Porsches. Oh wait, I don't have a comp license either ;) I guess you all get off lucky!! heh... :p

[Snymo]

Erik, that is nothing!!!

Most 944s look like this until the day before the race! :eek:

http://www.rm944.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=366&g2_serialNumber=2

Not that there is anything wrong with that. ;)

[chris_venturini]

my car has no clutch, tranny, or fuel rail... 2 days till CNS, no problem. Just no standing starts please.

[RagingAardvark]

Erik, that is nothing!!!

Most 944s look like this until the day before the race! :eek:


yeah but you've got that big mallet out, and that makes ALL the difference ;)

[svochuck]

Oh Yea ! just come out and watch the races and have a beer !

Our 3 sessions will be around 25 laps each.

3 sessions for the $35 pit pass fee.

Any GTS cars want to come have fun going in circles ??? 3 would pay Hoosier money and we could have the second practice be a race for yall.

If the knuckle draggers won't come play then maybe the "DON'T TOUCH ME" crowd will . ?

[MHISSTC]

Oh Yea ! just come out and watch the races and have a beer !

Our 3 sessions will be around 25 laps each.

3 sessions for the $35 pit pass fee.

Any GTS cars want to come have fun going in circles ??? 3 would pay Hoosier money and we could have the second practice be a race for yall.

If the knuckle draggers won't come play then maybe the "DON'T TOUCH ME" crowd will . ?

Our hearts will be with you, even if the Pumpkin won't.
Both Dave and I have this darn work thing going on.

If you come across a guy named Chris Leaf, say "HEY" from me will ya. Just don't get beat up in the process.

[bmock]

Chuck - seriously, give us a little notice next time and I bet we could pull it together

Hey Ian... You interested??? :eek:

Gee - I didn't know we had been dubbed the "Don't touch me crowd" What... just because our cars are still all the same color??

Oh Yea ! just come out and watch the races and have a beer !

Our 3 sessions will be around 25 laps each.

3 sessions for the $35 pit pass fee.

Any GTS cars want to come have fun going in circles ??? 3 would pay Hoosier money and we could have the second practice be a race for yall.

If the knuckle draggers won't come play then maybe the "DON'T TOUCH ME" crowd will . ?

[dmdirks]

Bruce,

Get out there with us!! It'll be great!!

[svochuck]

Gee - I didn't know we had been dubbed the "Don't touch me crowd" What... just because our cars are still all the same color??

that was all i could come up with at the time ... I will work on a better nick name for the Mighty Men of G T S !

[RagingAardvark]

that was all i could come up with at the time ... I will work on a better nick name for the Mighty Men of G T S !

Don't Touch Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIKE6QzjXP4)

[Tommy55]

Are any AI guys invited to drive in the mighty oval? No wonder you can't get any knuckle draggers to go. You don't invite them. Who is all going out on the track? Raybob, are you bringing 43?

[svochuck]

Are any AI guys invited to drive in the mighty oval? No wonder you can't get any knuckle draggers to go. You don't invite them. Who is all going out on the track? Raybob, are you bringing 43?

hmm ... were pretty scared of those big bad small bore (<4" each) but if you promise not to hit us then sure come on out and play !

We could sure use you for the display at 5pm !

[ker]

if you promise not to hit us then sure come on out and play !



huh? this is the 944 group, right? :D :)

[dmdirks]

huh? this is the 944 group, right? :D :)

Hey, I just spent a whole ten minutes re-applying the red duct tape to the front of my car... Wouldn't want to get that messed up! :rolleyes:

[ker]

Hey, I just spent a whole ten minutes re-applying the red duct tape to the front of my car... Wouldn't want to get that messed up! :rolleyes:

if you did it right, then you can really "draft" when you "bump" :D

[Special Ed GT]

Chuck, I'm going for sure. Are you guys caravaning up there? When/where can I meet y'all?

[ker]

btw, since this is not an "official" nasa event my knee and cricket are not responsible :D

[svochuck]

Cody is cool .

So ok the "knuckle draggers are not going to race. but Yall are coming out to watch us and drink beer

right ? ???

what else could you do ?

Top 10 list of things the Knucle draggers will be doing besides racingat CNS Saturday night .

10. Eating pork rinds while watching the WWF.

9. Tune the banjo

8. watch reruns of "the dukes of Hazzard"

7. Paint the double wide

6. mow the yard around that car thats up on blocks in the front yard.

5. Floss their tooth

4. Rev tune an engine on the lift.

3. Count ticks on your hound dog.

2. Wash and style the mullet.

And the number one thing the knuckle draggers will be doing insted of racing at CNS on Saturday night is .....

1. Sitting in the stands Drinking PBRs and cheering on Michelle to a second win at a circle track this year !

[svochuck]

btw, since this is not an "official" nasa event my knee and cricket are not responsible :D

oh no this is a NASA event ! social and race.

just not under NASA insurance

[svochuck]

Chuck, I'm going for sure. Are you guys caravaning up there? When/where can I meet y'all?

we will be in front of the ticket booth from 5 till 6 can't miss us.

our reserved section of stands is near turn 1 and 2

[fast33]

Hope you all have a lot fun!!!

[svochuck]

Great time had by all ! no contact with cars or walls !

Thanks NASA and all of my friends for making this so much FUN !

[Weston]

Great time had by all ! no contact with cars or walls !

Well, except for the clown that intentionally ran into the back of me before the start, so then I brake-checked him in retaliation. :rolleyes:

[ker]

Well, except for the clown that intentionally ran into the back of me before the start, so then I brake-checked him in retaliation. :rolleyes:

yea, we all saw that :eek: :D

what happened to chris's car? the announcer said it must have been the porsche's flux capciator

[RagingAardvark]

Last night was a lot of fun...we NEED to get more cars out there and especially get the CMC/AI crowd involved. There were a lot of adults and kids swinging by to check out the 944s, but I'm sure we would have drawn even more interest (given where we were) with some big ol' American V8s sitting there...let alone running on the oval!!!

You can bet Beth and I will have our chicken there next time!!! :cool:

BTW, the figure-eight races were CRAZY!!! Talk about adrenaline pumping!!

[RichV]

I'm in on the next one. Just couldn't swing it this time. Do you need a H&N to race?

[bpanther]

Well, except for the clown that intentionally ran into the back of me before the start, so then I brake-checked him in retaliation. :rolleyes:


:D

What?

[Weston]

yea, we all saw that :eek: :D

what happened to chris's car? the announcer said it must have been the porsche's flux capciator

Two of his fuel injector wires came off because they didn't have their retaining clips installed.

Last night was a lot of fun...we NEED to get more cars out there and especially get the CMC/AI crowd involved. There were a lot of adults and kids swinging by to check out the 944s, but I'm sure we would have drawn even more interest (given where we were) with some big ol' American V8s sitting there...let alone running on the oval!!!

You can bet Beth and I will have our chicken there next time!!! :cool:

BTW, the figure-eight races were CRAZY!!! Talk about adrenaline pumping!!

Yeah, our 944's sure stood out and got a lot of attention, but we all know that crowd likes american cars with V8's.

I'm in on the next one. Just couldn't swing it this time. Do you need a H&N to race?

It wasn't required this time, but if there's any place to run one, it's at a track like this. It's a no-points exhibition race though, so it's not like we're out there running 10/10ths and flirting with the wall.

[BADVENM]

Please let us know as far in advance as possible when the next one is...maybe one of us from Kansas can make it with the Pumpkin.

[Evil86Saleen]

I second that one.

kyle

[dmdirks]

All,

I just got off the phone with a LONG time CNS fan (he's out there 99% of his Saturday nights.) He wanted me to pass along to the rest of the 944 Spec participants that he & the crowd he sits with at turn 4 was very impressed with our race and said it was one of the best races to watch that night! He said it would be great if we could come back and do it again next year.

So good job, everyone! :cool:

[RagingAardvark]

All,
said it was one of the best races to watch that night!

At least part of that was the complete lack of yellow flags and stoppage...the 944s just kept rolling and when a car had issues, it just exited and let everyone keep running :)

The main event, and the bits of the Brickyard 400 I watched yesterday, had me clawing my eyes out after the 10th caution or so... :confused:

[chris_venturini]

yeah, i was calling the main race "the race that never ends" to the tune of "this is the song that never ends" since 5 laps took 30 minutes on a track that took us 944s 18 seconds to make one lap.

[Weston]

:D

What?

I found a picture of the offender in action... :D
http://www.1fastcar.com/sa/photo/images/zzz149671.jpg

[svochuck]

DUDE ! How COOL is THAT ! Those fans loved us Weston . I'm telling you Weston could have gotten married Saturday night if he just would have carried around the big trophy .

That 22 just looks better in first than it does in second . I was just doing my part to help out his poor little sick motor.

ps: No bumper pads were harmed in the making of that picture.

[Weston]

lol. I'll carry the big trophy around when I get one of my own... I suppose that's the reward for having to talk on the PA in front of 10,000 people.

We'll see what happens next time... In the mean time, I still have a CNS 3rd place trophy from three years ago if I get desperate. :cool: (ooh, Chris is super jealous of that 3rd place!)

[bpanther]

ps: No bumper pads were harmed in the making of that picture.

Yeah not even when I (err.... Bruce Bell) had to remind Chris to "bunch up" on the start. Bunch up in circle track terms is about 6 inches off the bumper, not a car length.

[chris_venturini]

I was flooring it and even on a pace lap my car couldnt keep up with only 2 cylinders :( I was so bummed I had to drop out. Oh well, at least it was still fun handing out autographs and talking with people about nasa.

[MHISSTC]

...it was still fun handing out autographs and talking with people about nasa.

Autographs?

sssaaaaaawwwwweeeeeet.

[Lee Hodgson]

Chuck got his chance to talk, again. They will have to put up with me next time! Ethan, my grandson apparently was yelling at me from the grandstands not to take the high line, drive faster and very disappointed that I let Chuck win!
It was a cool thing Chuck. Something different and our sponsors got some incredible exposure. Racing with thousands of people watching was very different feeling as well. The pits were swarming with people after the race. Next time I suggest we get a better paddock area and stick around after the race.

[Weston]

Chuck got his chance to talk, again. They will have to put up with me next time! Ethan, my grandson apparently was yelling at me from the grandstands not to take the high line, drive faster and very disappointed that I let Chuck win!
It was a cool thing Chuck. Something different and our sponsors got some incredible exposure. Racing with thousands of people watching was very different feeling as well. The pits were swarming with people after the race. Next time I suggest we get a better paddock area and stick around after the race.

Yeah, that was a blast! We got a huge amount of exposure too. I really hope we can do this again, and I agree about sticking around in the pits if we can find better spots. Thanks for making this happen, Chuck!

[Lee Hodgson]

Are the results posted somewhere?

[Weston]

Are the results posted somewhere?

Don't you mean "resluts" ? :D

[RagingAardvark]

where are the photos? :) I thought there were some from the pits?

[svochuck]

it seems one of the cmc guys poured coke all over the camera that had all of our cmc pictures still in it ...

[Weston]

it seems one of the cmc guys poured coke all over the camera that had all of our cmc pictures still in it ...

What? Just pull the memory card out...

[svochuck]

yea ... just put some cobal on it then cycle it through the fortran.

[Weston]

yea ... just put some cobal on it then cycle it through the fortran.

It's Cobol, and both of those are older than you are. All you need to do is pull out the memory card and stick it in one of those card readers you have laying around.

[Dave 90TT]

it seems one of the cmc guys poured coke all over the camera that had all of our cmc pictures still in it ...

Coke? Not PBR? That doesn't mesh with what I know of CMC...;)

[svochuck]

hmm . maybe it was PBR or redcow ?

[Lee Hodgson]

I was looking for the resluts so I could send in my email for the CDOC bucks.

[svochuck]

over on www.944-spec.org

[Lee Hodgson]

Douuuw. Thanks

[svochuck]

send mark an email and tell him chuck messed up the pictures ... he will credit you.