TEXAS MILE: This October 16-18
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great meeting all the out of town guys,kevin ,betrim,art,tom,mike,vrbad,tim and anyone i might be leaving out.good to see the regulars as usual alex,tommy bahn,dr joe ,sw,all the boys from evoms joey,todd & team,marty,eric,akram & sunil from motorwerks who did my install using great care ( i will call you monday about ic install)dr robb,dennis & nick diep thank god for dennis bringing the ranger for easy traveling up & down the mile paddock. A big thanks goes out to todd ,cynthia & the protomotive team for bringing down my new 5" intercoolers.
Now if i am forgetting anyone please do not get offended my memory is not as good as it used to be.(no age jokes on this statement)
ben moore what a fantastic car you have now & i have to give credit were credit is due ,steve ott has done an outstanding job with the install on both ben & todd's cars,kudos to you steve,not to forget the protomotive tuning.
Oh and of course the powell brothers ,zac & the lovely linsey.
Now if i am forgetting anyone please do not get offended my memory is not as good as it used to be.(no age jokes on this statement)
ben moore what a fantastic car you have now & i have to give credit were credit is due ,steve ott has done an outstanding job with the install on both ben & todd's cars,kudos to you steve,not to forget the protomotive tuning.
Oh and of course the powell brothers ,zac & the lovely linsey.
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X2...thanks for remembering and mentioning most everyone Paulie. Was good too see everyone along with meeting some great people.
Yes Paulie, the Ranger is a must from now on.
Yes Paulie, the Ranger is a must from now on.
Great meeting all the out of town guys,Kevin ,Betrim,Art,Tom,Mike,VRBAD,Tim and anyone I might be leaving out.Good to see the regulars as usual Alex,Tommy Bahn,Dr Joe ,SW,all the boys from EVOMS Joey,Todd & team,Marty,Eric,Akram & Sunil from Motorwerks who did my install using great care ( I will call you Monday about IC install)Dr Robb,Dennis & Nick Diep thank god for Dennis bringing the Ranger for easy traveling up & down the Mile paddock. A big thanks goes out to Todd ,Cynthia & the Protomotive team for bringing down my new 5" intercoolers.
Now if I am forgetting anyone please do not get offended my memory is not as good as it used to be.(no age jokes on this statement)
Ben Moore what a fantastic car you have now & I have to give credit were credit is due ,Steve Ott has done an outstanding job with the install on both Ben & Todd's cars,kudos to you Steve,not to forget the Protomotive tuning.
OH and of course The POWELL brothers ,Zac & the lovely Linsey.
Now if I am forgetting anyone please do not get offended my memory is not as good as it used to be.(no age jokes on this statement)
Ben Moore what a fantastic car you have now & I have to give credit were credit is due ,Steve Ott has done an outstanding job with the install on both Ben & Todd's cars,kudos to you Steve,not to forget the Protomotive tuning.
OH and of course The POWELL brothers ,Zac & the lovely Linsey.
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What you hear is true. The yellow UGR lambo lit up about 3/4 mile and was on fire till about the end of the turn off for the run... the crew at texas mile was quick to extingish the fire. The car blew its motor, pieces of it were found on the track (rod caps and piston pieces). All I can assume is the car threw a rod broke the case, and oil hit the glowing red hot headers/turbos/exhaust
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The yellow UGR lambo lit up about 3/4 mile and was on fire till about the end of the turn off for the run... the crew at texas mile was quick to put out the fire. The car blew its motor, pieces of it were found on the track (rod caps and piston pieces).
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As you say Chad, thank God there is no RIP's this time and now I know what you meant brother
Just wanted to thank all the Houstonian Crew for coming up and saying hello, it was awesome!!! Texas is a good state and people are nice. Just had one of the best steakes ever with a nice beer
Just wanted to thank all the Houstonian Crew for coming up and saying hello, it was awesome!!! Texas is a good state and people are nice. Just had one of the best steakes ever with a nice beer
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What you hear is true. The yellow UGR lambo lit up about 3/4 mile and was on fire till about the end of the turn off for the run... the crew at texas mile was quick to extingish the fire. The car blew its motor, pieces of it were found on the track (rod caps and piston pieces). All I can assume is the car threw a rod broke the case, and oil hit the glowing red hot headers/turbos/exhaust
oil line came off.
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that sucks. so oil line came off causing motor to run dry in a 20 second run and blow? seems like there had to be something else, like maybe the motor going caused the line to separate causing the fire. Either way glad there was no injuries.
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My observations from the Texas mile:
1. If you are going to run you have to have brass or stainless steel *****!!
2. Bring lots of tape. More than you think you will ever use.
3. Bring sun screen.
4. Bring a 4-wheeler/ Ranger/ Mule there is a lot of walking or find a friend with one (Paulie)
5. Bring a camera with a good zoom lens.
1. If you are going to run you have to have brass or stainless steel *****!!
2. Bring lots of tape. More than you think you will ever use.
3. Bring sun screen.
4. Bring a 4-wheeler/ Ranger/ Mule there is a lot of walking or find a friend with one (Paulie)
5. Bring a camera with a good zoom lens.
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My observations from the Texas mile:
1. If you are going to run you have to have brass or stainless steel *****!!
2. Bring lots of tape. More than you think you will ever use.
3. Bring sun screen.
4. Bring a 4-wheeler/ Ranger/ Mule there is a lot of walking or find a friend with one (Paulie)
5. Bring a camera with a good zoom lens.
1. If you are going to run you have to have brass or stainless steel *****!!
2. Bring lots of tape. More than you think you will ever use.
3. Bring sun screen.
4. Bring a 4-wheeler/ Ranger/ Mule there is a lot of walking or find a friend with one (Paulie)
5. Bring a camera with a good zoom lens.
1. If you are going to run you have to have brass or stainless steel *****!! (or dont bring 315 Drag radials *wave* ART)
2. Bring lots of tape. More than you think you will ever use. (tape things you dont think will catch air even sunroofs)
3. Bring sun screen. (damnit my forehead is one large *** blister cause i ****ed this one up)
4. Bring a 4-wheeler/ Ranger/ Mule there is a lot of walking or find a friend with one (Paulie) (wish we would of thought of this wouldn't have walked 15miles saturday)
5. Bring a camera with a good zoom lens. (and dont forget binoculars)
anyways heres some of my crappy *** photography n video shoots
http://picasaweb.google.com/WilliamB...eat=directlink