Heartbeast
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- Dec 30, 2003
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I had heard of some new racing going on here in town and decided to run over and check it out. I took a buddy of mine with me and we took my street/strip '67 firebird.
We arrived at the meeting place and after about an hour of chatting with some of the guys, the familiar whisper started to make its way through the crowd "We heading out to the racing road".
The "race road" was actually a pretty good set-up. (I guess as good as illegal racing can be). A good 1/2 mile straight stretch with no side roads and a concrete bridge close to the beginning.
The cars consisted of mostly ricers, but there were a couple of older muscle, including mine, a couple of newer vettes, ta's and camaros a GN and one plain looking white T-type(I LOVE sleepers!)
First couple of racers were ricers. Not too bad. Second race was a older chevelle(think a 66) and a newer vette. Vette won. I raced next against a newer TA. Won pretty easy(my bird has run 12.10 slicks,closed exhaust without the nitrous-11.30 with the bottle). The GN guy was mostly there just to watch and said his car was stock but the Ttype guy asked me if I wanted to run. We did and he was quick! He beat me but about two cars. We talked afterwards and I asked him if he would run me with my nitrous turned on to see how it did. Second time I beat him. We talked some more and he told me some things about his motor but everything he told me sounded foreign to the old poncho guy. I do remember him saying he has run 11.80's at gainesville 1/4 mile track though. Very nice car and a great guy.
Even though I enjoy my ponchos, I think a buick might be my future.
We arrived at the meeting place and after about an hour of chatting with some of the guys, the familiar whisper started to make its way through the crowd "We heading out to the racing road".
The "race road" was actually a pretty good set-up. (I guess as good as illegal racing can be). A good 1/2 mile straight stretch with no side roads and a concrete bridge close to the beginning.
The cars consisted of mostly ricers, but there were a couple of older muscle, including mine, a couple of newer vettes, ta's and camaros a GN and one plain looking white T-type(I LOVE sleepers!)
First couple of racers were ricers. Not too bad. Second race was a older chevelle(think a 66) and a newer vette. Vette won. I raced next against a newer TA. Won pretty easy(my bird has run 12.10 slicks,closed exhaust without the nitrous-11.30 with the bottle). The GN guy was mostly there just to watch and said his car was stock but the Ttype guy asked me if I wanted to run. We did and he was quick! He beat me but about two cars. We talked afterwards and I asked him if he would run me with my nitrous turned on to see how it did. Second time I beat him. We talked some more and he told me some things about his motor but everything he told me sounded foreign to the old poncho guy. I do remember him saying he has run 11.80's at gainesville 1/4 mile track though. Very nice car and a great guy.
Even though I enjoy my ponchos, I think a buick might be my future.