Musclecars invade local autocross!
 

Ok, so there was only 3 of us out of a large field last Sunday but people were stopping to stare. One guy in a new car even stopped at tech and said "I didn't know there was a showcar here too!"

I talked my friends into coming out this time and we had a blast. Devin(Lat-g screen name; Project Mayhem) brought out his killer Charger, Fred in his Ride Tech equipped 67 Camaro (FredD106) and Chris (YouthPastor) co-drove his wife's G35 since his Camaro is in bare metal at the moment.

Thanks to the guys for coming out and thanks to my cousin Adam for documenting it on his camera. Much better pics than last time!

The Buick worked great and with the Hotchkis, Lee, Bilstein, Baer and BF/G parts all working in perfect harmony, I've been able to ramp my learning curve in total control with the anemic 300" motor and Powerglide buzzing along in first gear but this winter, it's getting a boost of hp.

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Devin and his car are the real deal. Debuted in the Mopar Booth at SEMA, ran 11 second quarter miles, full features in PHR, Super Rod and Mopar Collector's Guide and since then he has road tripped it not trailered it to Las Vegas and a Nor-Cal Good Guys show as well as having it at the Playboy Mansion last year for Mopars at the Mansion

This pretty much sums up his attitude toward driving the hell out of this car.
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Based on his reaction to his first autocross, I think this is probably still what his face looks like.
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Fred's car is a super clean 67 with a stout 383 and a 4 speed that he really wants to swap for a 5 speed over the winter. His suspension consists of Shockwaves on all 4 corners with some swaybars he will likely be upgrading this winter now that he's been bitten by the autocross bug.
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Thanks for posting these Jason! Great looking group of cars!!!:cheers:

Where did this take place?

Freaking Rushforth lovefest if you ask me...what did you kick the guy out with the Budniks...?:_paranoid

There was a cool selection of cars there which is one of my favorite things about the autocross. This little Lotus Exige looked like it was on a zip-line the way it went through the course and laid down low e.t. for the day.

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The guy driving this GTR had it on 18" slicks instead of the stock 20s and drove it like he stole it and was on the heels of the Exige but with all that mass, could never quite pull a clean run and had cone rash all down the sides to prove it! Hats off to anyone who does that to a new supercar!
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This Viper was getting driven hard and even swapped ends and backed it into the weeds at speed. This shot was late in the afternoon with the sun nice and low and just came out perfect.
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Cool pics. Thanks for sharing.
That Charger sure does look killer!:thumbsup:

Great Jason!! 6 Thumbs up!!

I wish I'd have known this was on -- I'd have been there to cheer you guys on!!

Maybe I better build the Minotti to do Auto X?? Wouldn't that be "dare to be different"!!!

Thanks for sharing Jason---put a smile on my face---great backdrops also! Your ride looks outstanding---how did it perform? Any new part plans now that its been out to an autocross? Is that your credit card I hear screaming in the background?:lol:

Thanks Guys!

Sorry for not giving a heads up, Greg. You should DEFINITELY set up the 37 P-T style! I can see it now!

Thanks Doug, Glad you like it! I'm having a blast and my parts are working brilliantly but I have a major HP defecit but as an example of how well my parts work, Devin only beat me by a second with a Reilly Alter-K-tion and coil overs up front plus sticky Michelin race tires all the way around and Fred covered me by 3 seconds with more than 2x my hp and a 4 speed in a smaller car so (Buick purists, stop reading NOW) when I drop in my LS2 and a Keisler 6 speed over the winter, I should have them covered. I'm not one to go cross-breeding but think of the LS as a corporate motor and if Buick weren't marketing to blue-hairs, they would have LS motors in something RWD and cool!

Now, who here has LS parts? I still need a few things like a throttle body and drive by wire gas pedal, injectors, headers, etc.....

Put me on the notification list for the next round too. If I can't bring a car, at least I can come watch and hang out.:thumbsup:
But I think a rental car for the day (with the extra insurance of course:D ) would be a blast!
I can hear the G6 tires screaming now.....warped rotors? What warped rotors?

I can see it now Eric. You go to the check-out counter and say:
Yeah, you guys may want to check the brakes, they weren't working so well!! lol:lol: :willy:

Always turn it in after hours. Just drop the keys in the drop box and walk away. The brakes and tranny usually stop smoking by morning.....:D

Jayson --

I have an LS6 under the stairs in the "shed".... LOL


That's the 'plan' for the Minotti... Think you saw the chassis for it when you and Chris came over...

I like the PT "Minotti" thinking. It would be so different -- but kind of like what Factory Five is "inventing" with their new '33. I'd have dropped the 37 project for a FF '33 -- but they didn't stick to the FF (Factory FORD) size... killed it for me. Now it just looks like a "kit car". Well --- all of them EXCEPT the one Blake did!

If you ('cause you'll be B U S Y) have time at LV -- we'll start on small 'ideas' for the '37. I'm sure - now that we've started this -- there'll be "others" (spelled EVERYBODY) chiming in with "do this" or "do that" or "you know what would REALLY be kool!".....

Think I'll have to open a new thread rather than HIJACK this one! This is about YOU buddy not me!!

Nice pics! Good to see you guys out having fun with the cars!

Back at you, John! I know you were a having a good time last weekend!

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Kick ass pics Jason!! Thanks for sharing:)

Very cool.. driving these cars hard sure can become addictive..

Thanks for the pics and the story.. :thumbsup:

what Jason is gracious enough to not share is that My wife and I were sharing the same late model car and she beat me by over a second! She's addicted- it was our first time out, what a blast.

The pics don't do the GTR or other high end cars justice, they were awesome!!

Okay! Now I want my rotisserie back!

I'm going to loan it to your wife. You've lost your privileges. She's way kooler than you are. :rofl: :woot:

Dammit! I wish I could participate! All my buddies out there thrashing their cars...I guess I need to find that 69 Firebird my wife wants.....wonder where I could get suspension for it?

We Had A Blast!!
 

Thanks Jason for getting us all out there last Sunday and for starting the thread. Adam did a great job with the pics. I look forward to next summer when you have some monster power in the Buick. We'll have a real battle then.

Fred D

Don't worry, Tim, I'll let you take the Rambler around come springtime. :thumbsup:

Great pics and story, Thanks for posting those! :thumbsup: