MD Drag Racing Session June 27

[Scrrem]

Test and tune/drag racing session - NVCC, NCOA, NVMC

Session open to all Corvettes and Mustangs but must have payment by Sunday 6/14/09.

Where: Mason Dixon Dragway, Boonsboro, MD

Time: 8am-12 Noon (4hr Private Track Rental, UNLIMITED RUNS!)

Driver price: PayPal $52.00 per driver to Enforcir@gmail.com OR mail $50.00 per driver (check made out to Cyril Coburn) to: NVMC, PO Box 104, Amissville Va 20106. Either of these pre-payment options must be done NLT a week ahead of the event. Pre-payment is preferable as we must have 40 pre-paid drivers or the event risks cancellation. Or you may pay $60.00 cash per driver @ the gate the day of the event.

Spectator price: $10.00 (Driver gets 1 crew member in FREE)

Special (Driver) Requirements:
*Mufflers mandatory
*1/4 sleeved shirt, NO SHORTS or OPEN TOED SHOES
*Seat belts in working order
*Proper safety equipment per your vehicles performance level i.e. (helmets for cars faster than 13.99, roll bar for cars faster than 11.49, etc.)
*10 MPH speed limit in the pit area!!!
*NO air conditioning on in staging lanes, ALL windows up during burnout and run

At the gate you will:
*Pay your fee
*Get a wrist band (goes on left wrist)
*Sign competition waiver
*Get a tech inspection card to fill out and bring back to the staff

In the event of rain, call Ebby (703) 200-6803 or Ceece (703) 346-8151 if you have any questions regarding the event being on time.

NVCC members interested in caravanning up should meet at Newgate Shopping Center parking lot (corner of Routes 28 and 29 in Centreville) at 6:20 AM, leaving at 6:30 AM SHARP for a very nice scenic cruise through the mountains on the way to the drag strip.

If you are interested in riding up with me, please email me at lilredcorvette94@yahoo.com and let me know. After the event, we usually grab lunch together and decompress after a day of racing!


Directions to the caravan start point are as follows:

From 66 Westbound, take Exit 53A to Route 28 South and then take the Route 29 South Exit, immediately turning right into the parking lot. There is a Sunoco gas station, Joann's Fabrics, Trader Joe's, and a Fast Eddie's in this plaza.

Directions to Mason Dixon Dragway are as follows:

From Washington DC/NoVa: Take Route 270 N toward Frederick, MD. Take Rt. 70 W toward Hagerstown. Follow Rt. 70 until you reach Rt. 66 (Exit 35). Once at the bottom of the ramp turn LEFT onto Rt. 66 South, go about 1/2 miles until you reach Rt. 40 (you will see a Sheetz convenience store at the intersection), turn LEFT (east) on Rt. 40 and go just another 1/2 mile, the Dragstrip entrance will be on your right.

[Jagdpanzer]

Provided the weather is good I plan to make it.

[Scrrem]

Me too, I really want to open this girl up :-D
Rich

[rkreigh]

this sounds like fun, I doubt I'll have the ZR-1 back by then, but I have a spare vette that can spank out some decent times

if I have it running good by then, I'll bring it, if not something else!

[Scrrem]

this sounds like fun, I doubt I'll have the ZR-1 back by then, but I have a spare vette that can spank out some decent times

if I have it running good by then, I'll bring it, if not something else!

I heard back from the organizers today and they are 11 cars short for this event. If they don't get the pre-paided racers (40 I think) by this Sunday, this may be cancelled
Rich

[Aurora40]

If anyone wants to get some practice beforehand, I'm gonna run up there on 6/19 with some friends to get in a few runs at the test and tune.

[QB93Z]

Thanks for posting this Rich. I'm in! :dancing I sent my money.

Bob, I wish I could join you on the 19th but I will be setting up at an antique show in Arlington that day.

Jim

[Scrrem]

I heard back from the organizers today and they are 11 cars short for this event. If they don't get the pre-paided racers (40 I think) by this Sunday, this may be cancelled
Rich

Got an email last night from the organizers that said they got their 40 cars, so this event is a GO......WOOO HOOO!!!
Rich

[QB93Z]

Great news Rich!:dancing

As the date gets closer lets pick a meet-up location and caravan to the track.

Jim

[Aurora40]

If this Friday falls through due to weather, I'll try to make this event. Otherwise, 8am on a Saturday is too early for me! Should mean cool air though. :)

[Scrrem]

Great news Rich!:dancing

As the date gets closer lets pick a meet-up location and caravan to the track.

Jim

Will do Jim

[Aurora40]

I may make it to this. I was up there today, Mike was going to bring his Z but couldn't make it. So maybe we'll try to meet up at this event.

I had fun racing my buddy's Mazdaspeed 3. A few times I ran him with the power key off to even it up a bit. Car runs in the 14.9 range that way.

I also ran some LS1 F-bodies that were good competition, and some other cars. I did a best of 12.79 with a lot of 13 flat runs. I was not expecting it to be that slow I sorta feel like the car is off ever since the coolant explosion, but maybe it's the weather. I dunno... I'm not sure what coolant could have gotten on that would just take the edge off the performance. The car otherwise drives fine, it's not rough or anything like that.

[Jagdpanzer]

Bob,
What kind of trap speeds where you turning?

[Aurora40]

114mph was the best. Mostly 112ish though. Much weaker than the last time I was in Bowling Green, where I did 115's and 116's. The weather at BG seemed worse to me, really hot. Though Mason Dixon probably has a little more elevation, but not crazy at 550'.

It just feels a little off or something. I'll have to dig through my time slips, I believe I've run 12.7's at Mason Dixon before I had headers done.

[QB93Z]

Great news Rich!:dancing

As the date gets closer lets pick a meet-up location and caravan to the track.

Jim

Hey Rich, Change of plans. I am making a speed run to Connecticut on Friday. I will head straight from there to the drag strip on Saturday morning. I won't be able to meet you on the way to the strip.

But I hope you will be able to stop at my place after the racing.

I sent you a PM.

Jim

[Aurora40]

Does anyone need a crewmember? ;) I might come by to spectate, I don't think I'd race.

[Aurora40]

I didn't get up early enough... So I swapped my brake pads instead. How was the event? What kind of times did you guys run?

[Jagdpanzer]

Had a great time at the track today. Must of made over a dozen passes. Best time was 12.39 at a little over 113 mph. Had the 315/35-R17 MT ET radials on back and Pete's old skinny A-molds and Hoosiers up front on. The MTs started to really hook in the last hour we had the track. On the last run just before noon Jim and I faced off and I came out a little to hard and popped the driver's side spindle at the line. However this time I came better prepared and was packing a spare. Jim, Rich and several of my fellow Northern Virginia Corvette Club members graciously stuck around a couple of hours to help me R&R the spindle so the Z could make home under its own steam and not on the back of a trailer like last fall at Capital Raceway.
Hey Jim, thanks again pal for helping out with the wrench pulling.

[Aurora40]

Geez! This was the other side, not the one that let go last time? Man, you have some rough luck at the strip! Nice time though! Any videos?

[Jagdpanzer]

Geez! This was the other side, not the one that let go last time? Man, you have some rough luck at the strip! Nice time though! Any videos?

I'm begining think maybe 94 was just not a good year for Corvette rear spindles.

[Scrrem]

Geez! This was the other side, not the one that let go last time? Man, you have some rough luck at the strip! Nice time though! Any videos?

Have a great day, after I got the hang of it, my best time was 13.2 @ 112.78 MPH...

Yeah Phil "Snapped" under the pressure of going against Jim's ZR-1. We couldn't talk Phil into doing one more run once he got the spindle swapped out :mrgreen:. Pics and video are will be uploaded shortly.
Rich

[Scrrem]

Some pics....

[Scrrem]

Can't get the video uploaded, site giving me a security token error message, not sure what's up with that. I'll keep trying.
Rich

[QB93Z]

It was a great day at the drag strip. We got to make as many runs as we wanted. Nice people and nicely run track. I highly recommend Mason-Dixon Drag Strip for racing.

Thanks the the Mustang club and the NVCC for putting the event together.

My best time was a 12.9 at 111mph. Not as fast as last month at BG. I was able to get a data recording of one run and I have some issues to work on.

Phil's car was amazing. He got better on each run. It was awesome to witness his thorough preparation. He had the rear spindle replaced in less that two hours. Good job Phil. But what part are you going to carry with you the next time you go to the track?

Thanks for posting the pics Rich. It was a pleasure racing and hanging out with you.

Jim

[QB93Z]

PS

I have never worked on a car as clean as Phil's. It was a pleasure to assist the Master.

Jim

[Aurora40]

Have a great day, after I got the hang of it, my best time was 13.2 @ 112.78 MPH...
That's a strong trap speed, what is done to your car?

[Scrrem]

That's a strong trap speed, what is done to your car?

I just got the car in Feb, and outside of a Hailbeck chip and Borla exhaust, it's bone stock...not even headers...but they are on my list. I have never raced before and had a tough time getting the tires to hook up...spinning a lot off the line. My times got better as the day went on and Jim had me drop my tire pressure which helped. I did 10 runs and went from 14.5 to 13.2, I was really hoping to get under 13, but couldn't hit that mark...maybe next time. All and all, it was a blast, thanks to Jim and Phil for showing me the ropes :cheers:
Rich

[Jagdpanzer]

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Jim, Phil and Rich in the pits.
As you can see weather was absolutely gorgeous.

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Rich about to feast on some horse.

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Phil putting some heat in the hides.

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Jim and Phil going "mono a mono" on the last run of the day.

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Phil paying for his sins against the the C4 rear spindle gods with a helping hand from Jim.