St. Pete/Tampa/Clearwater

[jsta6]

Hello west coast turbo guys.

I am driving the GN over to St. Pete/Tampa/Clearwater tonight through Thursday for a business trip.

Anything going on this week?

BTW, there is a track in North St. Pete? or South Clearwater?, on Ulmerton? (or Roosevelt?) and just a bit west of I-275. What is this track? Oval or 1/8 mile?

 

[black_magic87]

sunshine

hey justa6 that is sunshine speedway, it an 1/8 track and they have an oval wed is a good day to go i think it race for 15 or 20 for as long as you want and best of all you don't really see any rice

Robert

 

[jsta6]

Great.

I hope to be there around 7ish.

Any of you guys going?

 

[stickybones]

Hey. I was just down in Clearwater last week on business. Day and half of boring meetings at the Belleview Biltmore. Strange place. Great weather. Even took in a Yankee-Devil Ray game. You FL guys have to support your team more. The place was all Bomber fans.

 

[jsta6]

baseball

hey bones.

It is not just Tampa, Miami is like that also. Most people don't go to games down here unless it is a big game or the team is really winning. Hockey, football and basketball are the same way.

I go to most Marlins games, and I try to go to the Ray's games when I am up here.

 

[jsta6]

turbo havoc...

Hey guys.

I plan on being at Sunshine Speedway Wednesday night, and Bradenton park Thursday night (right before I drive back to Ft. Lauderdale... )...

Come on out and lets get it on...

...let me know if I am missing anything.

BTW, I will be coming back here next week also, so lets run...

 

[Pace 1989]

Thursday

I'll see you there thursday, I'll be in a TTA. I also expect to see another TTA there, he's coming from St. Pete, and I'm coming from Sarasota. I'll be there when the gates open, but I usually leave before it closes. See you there.

Ken TTA#1426

 

[jsta6]

OK, great. See you there.

I have an 87 GN with stock wheels that has been lowered...

is it usually busy on Thursday nights?

How may runs can I get in if I am there from 5-8?

 

[Pace 1989]

I could be wrong but I think they open at 5:30 and don't start runs until 6pm. Give 'em a call 748-1320. I usually get about 3-4 runs in because I like to really let it cool down between runs. It's usually not busy to start, and then the lines get longer as the night goes on. Although I haven't been there since the snowbirds left! See you there.

Ken TTA#1426

 

[jsta6]

sunshine 1/8 was a blast...

bradenton got rained out...

 

[Broken down]

I talk to you for a few at Sunshine Wen. night. Nice car and glad you had fun.If you come back this way let me know.I should have more miles on my car. And I will get out there with you...

 

[jsta6]

Hey dude.

Good to meet you to. I saw an 86 or 87 GN as it was leaving, but I did not know who it was.

My car was pretty much running like crap that night. My best was a 9.2. I have never run the 1/8th before...9.2 seemed to be better then some of the other cars...?

I will be back up again sometime within the next two weeks. I definately liked that track. I got six runs in, and I could have gotten plenty more. That is a good place to tune. Down here at Moroso, you are lucky to get two runs in...

I will post or email you when I am going up again...

 

[Turbojorge]

Originally posted by jsta6
My best was a 9.2. [/QUOTE

Whats going on captain? That's like a 14.1-14.2 1/4 mile time. I Thought you had alky now. You should be running very low 8's with your combo.

Like many have said in the past, the 1/8 doesn't really do our cars any justice. You should have gone to Moroso on Friday night. I got 4 passes and Brad got like 6. I was (and still am) pretty pissed about only running a 13.42 (8.6 in the 1/8th) at 100mph with 19psi.

Oh well, Guess it's back to the drawing boards for both of us.

Later.

Jorge.

 

[jsta6]

hey dude.

Two things were holding me back:

1. I FUBAR'd the TV cable when I over adjusted it. So, I have to make a couple of runs to find out where the "sweet spot" is.

2. I am still using the stock waste gate, so it is not adjustable. I will try to fix that this week.

Couldn't make it Friday. I just got back in town and I needed to be with the family. I can't believe you guys got so may passes in. That is good news.

 

[BLACK6PACK]

I dont know how many runs I got, I'll have to take a look at the slips. I think I got around 8-9 runs in, but I was at the gates when they opened and got 2 runs in before 7 pm.

 

[Turbojorge]

Wow! 8-9 runs! You got every penny out of those 15 bucks did you. Sh!T!

What was your best time Brad. I left at 1am and I remember you were ready to go again.

Jorge.

 

[BLACK6PACK]

I still couldn't break into the 11s. I think 12.1 @ 113 was about my best run with a 2.0 60' on 93 and alky. I would either spin off the line or leave easy and then drive through the tires. I didn't think I would be able to drive through the tires at the track. I figured after I got about 40' out it wouldn't spin, but that is exactly what it was doing.

I was happy to make it up there and back. It ran strong, it just wasn't as fast as I had hoped, but considering I couldn't get the thing dialed in for the week previous, I was happy that it ran smooth the entire night. Now its time for more mods, and slicks are at the top of the list.

 

[Turbojorge]

Get some slicks and you'll be in the 11's for sure!

Yeah, I too was expecting to go faster, but...
I'm giving up on pump gas and Xylene. From now on, I'm only taking c-16 up to the track. I'm getting a new chip and I will try to make it back up when they open in June.

A fresh new track should help us hook a little better.

Later.