stevet Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Settle down boys, she's a friend of the family, just turned 21 and a bit shy. She likes seven's though :thumbs:
Arya Ebrahimi Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Steve, I'm only 23... If she likes sevens/cars she's already got a few bonus points in my book!
stevet Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 I think she's on the lookout for a green card
slngsht Posted September 10, 2007 Author Posted September 10, 2007 looks like the forecast has improved a little... now chance of rain is 20% on saturday and 10% on sunday and snowshoe is 15 degrees cooler... high of 62 :thumbs:
Boxologist Posted September 10, 2007 Posted September 10, 2007 I think she's on the lookout for a green card why hello thar!:flag:
slngsht Posted September 10, 2007 Author Posted September 10, 2007 why hello thar!:flag: :lol: Poor Steve
slngsht Posted September 11, 2007 Author Posted September 11, 2007 If I can divert everyone's attention from Steve's family friend :rofl: I will be doing the final route planning late tomorrow night. The fun part (from Harrisonburg to Snowshoe) is already set. Those of you who will join me around DC... Do you prefer I-66 to I-81, or a rural route to Harrisonburg? The trade off is we get there quicker to hit the mountains if we go highway, but it's not as fun as taking some backroads there. My fear is we have so much mountain road ahead of us, I don't want to wear us out before we get to the fun part. Let me know. If I hear nothing, 66 to 81 it is.
slngsht Posted September 11, 2007 Author Posted September 11, 2007 I will also be buying the meat / chicken for the menu tomorrow... so if you don't plan on eating at the back yard bbq, let me know.
stevet Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 Wrap it in foil, stick it on the manifold and it will be ready to eat on arrival Do you have a place in mind to meet up in Harrisonburg, Mazda? Steve.
Al N. Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 Hombres, I am definitely OUT for this one...:cry: Pour out a glass of non-alcoholic for your homies...
slngsht Posted September 11, 2007 Author Posted September 11, 2007 Wrap it in foil, stick it on the manifold and it will be ready to eat on arrival Do you have a place in mind to meet up in Harrisonburg, Mazda? Steve. There is a Burger King on 33, right before you get to downtown Harrisonburg. We can meet there. I will put together a detailed route / time outline tonight.
BobDrye Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 I spoke to Scott Lentz this morning. He said that his windshield had been released, but did not know when it would be shipped. We talked about taking the 914 instead, but he said that he had not made a decision yet. I think that a call from some other guys that are going could convince him.
Arya Ebrahimi Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 An unfortunate turn of events this past weekend for my truck project(my welder broke) has put me in the position to come up on Friday evening and leave on Sunday, so I will most probably be there when you guys get there. This also means that I will have a truck and trailer available at snowshoe in the unfortunate event that someone breaks down and needs to be recovered. Ary PS Amoo, count me in for dinner
slngsht Posted September 11, 2007 Author Posted September 11, 2007 I spoke to Scott Lentz this morning. He said that his windshield had been released, but did not know when it would be shipped. We talked about taking the 914 instead, but he said that he had not made a decision yet. I think that a call from some other guys that are going could convince him. Don't worry, I'll be calling him again BTW, did your earlier post mean you are driving the Seven from DC? or still planning on meeting us in the mountains?
BobDrye Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 Mazda: I will be able to answer that question later this week. I need to be comfortable driving 10 hours without the seven breaking down. It's really harder than that, in that it's not like I just be cruising down the interstate. I think that we are talking about 6 plus hours of curves on an unproven car. Mazda's Rotus, rightfully considered one of the scariest, quickest cars in the hobby, is powered by a GM LS1 V8 and tranny. At this point I would say that my seven weighs 1400 lbs with me in it and has potentially over 550 hp. At some point we will meet on the road, but I don't want to push the envelope yet. I'm trying to figure a way to test drive the seven thru the mountains without being influenced by the pack. I will be driving the car most days this week and decide on Friday how for that I want to be from the trailer.
slngsht Posted September 11, 2007 Author Posted September 11, 2007 I'd rather get a roll bar and meet on the track... if you and I go at it on the road for 30 seconds, we'll end up dead or in jail :lol: BTW, where did you get that quote? Don't make me add a supercharger!
slngsht Posted September 11, 2007 Author Posted September 11, 2007 I'd rather get a roll bar and meet on the track... if you and I go at it on the road for 30 seconds, we'll end up dead or in jail :lol: BTW, where did you get that quote? Don't make me add a supercharger! ah, I saw it in the ZETEC thread... Not to worry, at 550hp, I'm pretty sure you won't have much trouble. there is ALWAYS somebody faster. On another forum I belong to, I saw a guy who has an Atom and an Ultima. I was asking what he thought of them... He said 0-60-0, Atom. 0-150-0 Ultima. 0-200-0 Ford GT (which also owns). 0-327-0... the guy's name is Eddie Hill :lol: I'm sure that rings a bell with some of you.
BobDrye Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 ah, I saw it in the ZETEC thread... Not to worry, at 550hp, I'm pretty sure you won't have much trouble. there is ALWAYS somebody faster. On another forum I belong to, I saw a guy who has an Atom and an Ultima. I was asking what he thought of them... He said 0-60-0, Atom. 0-150-0 Ultima. 0-200-0 Ford GT (which also owns). 0-327-0... the guy's name is Eddie Hill :lol: I'm sure that rings a bell with some of you. Whether on water or land, two wheels or four, Eddie Hill's driving skill, mechanical ingenuity, and mannered personality combined to make the Texan one of motorsports' most popular competitors. From the first time he won with a home-built Model T-framed dragster powered by an Oldsmobile V-8 in 1956 to the last time he graced the winner's circle in Top Fuel, at the 1996 Mopar Parts Mile-High Nationals, Hill, now 65, won 12 national championships on land and water. From 1959 to 1996, he won 86 races in drag boats and dragsters. Sandwiched between his first 10 years of drag racing on land and the six years he raced on water was an eight-year stint racing motorcycles. Adding the more than 100 trophies he won racing motorcycles, Hill's career-win total approaches that of legendary NASCAR driver Richard Petty. Since his first record-setting performance in 1959, Hill set many marks during his illustrious career. His most famous record -- which also was his last -- was set when he became the first to pilot a piston-engine dragster to a four-second e.t., a 4.990, on April 9, 1988. Hill built the chassis of his second dragster in 1958 using aluminum H-beams that he scrounged from his employer while working as a sales engineer for Lufkin Foundry and Machine Co. in Wichita Falls, Texas. With a naturally aspirated, gas-burning Pontiac engine, the Texas A&M engineering graduate set the Texas e.t. record at 9.93 in 1958 with the 1,075-pound car. In 1959, he won the state championship with a time of 9.25 at 161 mph. Hill also won his first major title that year, in Top Gas at the AHRA national championships in Great Bend, Kan. Mazda: I drove the seven for another 100 miles tonight with no problems, so it's looking good.
slngsht Posted September 11, 2007 Author Posted September 11, 2007 Ofcourse he is also known as the first top fuel guy to break into the 4's :thumbs:
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