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racin at the 'Pod

Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 2:47 pm
by rookie
Just thought I'd share with you a top day that I had on Saturday at Big Bang...

I was racin against my good buddy John in his 1776 bug.

we did 6 runs together in all, and it was SOOOO close for all of them. The closest time between us was I think 0.04 seconds!! It was such a lot of fun.

We were running 17s for the first 5 runs, which I was very frustrated about, as I couldn't crack my personal best from 3 years ago of 17.03.

and then on the last run after lunch, after we both already decided that it would be the last one, as we had pushed our cars alot and we were not acheiving what we wanted.. I pulled one out the bag and ran a 16.87!

I was so happy the get in to the 16s, especially as we had decided it was the last one.

I want to thank John for a superb days racing, and for spurring me on to push my time down.

Cheers buddy. 8) 8) :bigsmurf:


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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 5:12 pm
by craig001
What a cool weekend that was!
Just about recovered now!!
Congratultions on the 16

Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 10:59 pm
by Barry
Nice pics of the fourteen: very 8) .

Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 8:16 am
by KS
This is what I did...
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 9:53 am
by rookie
Thanks very much Craig and Barry.


Hi there, Keith.

I can't seem to see that picture. Is it just me, or are others not seeing it too?

Could be my Ford server.. blocks things sometimes.



:( :?


did you race your 911 Keith? I know you drove Tash's car.. was that good?

Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 9:55 am
by Lightweight_911
Can't see it either - maybe it's 'X-rated' ! :shock: :lol:

Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 9:55 am
by rookie
ps... you built that 1776 I was racing against..!!!!


:lol: 8) :alien:

Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 3:19 pm
by KS
rookie wrote:ps... you built that 1776 I was racing against..!!!!


:lol: 8) :alien:
I remember it well! Glad it still works – miracles will never cease! :D

Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 3:27 pm
by FraserMurray
Lightweight_911 wrote:Can't see it either - maybe it's 'X-rated' ! :shock: :lol:
Me neither, here's the link it'll show after viewing it here...

http://jiki.pbase.com/u10/slimboyfat/up ... G_6562.jpg

Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 3:31 pm
by MdR
Luke - congrats on getting a personal best. I reckon that proves that the gearlinkage on a 914/4 doesn't need to be obstructive.

KS - I can see the pic if I cut & paste the link into the browser address bar - there seems to be something wrong with the front wheels of that split... shouldn't they be touching the ground 8)

Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 3:32 pm
by Brazilian '65
Next time we race Mr Rookie, I'll make KS proud!!

KS, humble appologies for not having the engine running as good as I know it can. Any tips for extracting a bit more out of it gratefully recieved!! Next time the interior comes out, and I won't be carrying a tool kit up the strip!

Rookie, see you at Bug Jam......oh no, thats right, you're legging it to Sweden ;)

ha ha.

can't wait till next time buddy.

congratulations on the 16s by the way, I was the first to see it

Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 9:44 pm
by Rod 912
this is me then :)

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ran a 16.2 with some very granny like gear changes as my gear linkage gradually fell apart during the weekend :(

rookie as i said before it was good to meet ya :alien:

ks.....got to hand it to you, you have some grande cochonnes, great runs :albino:

Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 9:02 am
by impmad2000
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 12:18 pm
by cubist
Nice...

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