Where have all the hardcore racers gone?

[KBeezy]

Originally posted by Stefan:
I think when he used the word "hardcore" he was referring to cars that already run 13's and have potential to hit 12's and 11's very soon.

Screw that -- my project is coming along. slowly, but its coming along. ;) Still working on that new motor buildup [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[BLLDOGG]

I would be hard core but my budget is not so hard core :(

these things just take time

[navyblue2000]

totalled V6, got a V8, have a fiance, full time school and work, getting a house very soon.

The drag racing kinda took a backseat. in 01, 02, and 03, I probably went a total of 20 times.

in 04, i've been once :(

I had drag radials, ran 14.6 on a 2.1 60' time...i'da loved to see what woulda happened when i broke in the DR's. 1.8 60's, 14.2 1/4s?

I won't lie, I had planned BOLT ON 13's without weight redux. But other things became important.

[MrCoffee]

Originally posted by Skapimp:
I don't even change my own oil.

thats probably the funniest comment I've read on here tonight!

[98Camaro3.8]

My engine right now

[Magnus]

I'm the most hard core mutha on this forum. :D

Ran 11.0 with my junkyard LS1 motor, stock heads/cam, naturally aspirated.

Today I spent time finishing up removing EVERY uneeded wire from the car. This includes ALL ABS, Air Bags, A/C, Heater, Traciton Control, Cruise.. every wire from the actual control unit to the power sources.. My ENTIRE car is gutted.

Maybe I will do 10's with a bone stock ls1 engine naturally aspirated and 9's with just heads/cam.. :cool:

[12secondv6]

Originally posted by Stefan:
I think when he used the word "hardcore" he was referring to cars that already run 13's and have potential to hit 12's and 11's very soon.

Hmmm, yup.... we must be talking about my SEXY neon right? [img]tongue.gif[/img]


Well, I've been playing with the firebird a lot.

Doing many much needed repairs/ changes... but they have been minor.

1) relocating nitrous bottles to trunk
2) opening up nostrils on hood
3) reupholstering
4) wiring
5) suspension
6) etc

I don't have the want/ need to race as much in the summer. I've been enjoying life other ways throughout my summers.

The cool weather is around the corner.

I have oct/ nov basically booked for the track.

I will be spraying at SLP day seeking 11's.

I'm quite confident that 11's nitroused and 13's N/A are in store for me in the next couple months.

Don't worry, I'll be back..... just waiting for nicer weather :D

[Th3 RiCk]

Waiting for pipes here to install FFF turbo. As soon as the turbo goes on the heads and intakes will be p/p. Awaiting install right now are LS1 valve springs, transgo shift kit and corvette servo, 3.42 and LSD, and as soon as I get around to ordering Walbro and TC they'll be going on. My goal is low 13's on stock suspension and low boost with no tuning.

If the engine and tranny doesn't explode this fall I'll be adding a small shot of nitrous, probably nothing bigger than a 50 shot.

Also, there are tons of new hardcore guys. Tueful (sp?) and a newer guy in the forced induction area just finished up their custom turbo projects. There's a few others who also have some custom jobs going on and not to mention the 10+ people who bought a FFF turbo kit. IMO the v6 fbody scene is growing with new advancements in forced induction.

[MustangEater8251]

I am not in the 12 or 13 category...

but budget, and times been hitting me. Only thing holding me back from hitting the track every other week. Is my clutch situation. It slips at launch and 1-2 shift. Problem is its a sporadic problem, I will slam 2nd hard, and bark the tires, work great. Then sometimes it will slip and rev up on the 1-2 shift. MY times have varied from high 14s, to high 15s in the smae night, do to this. If you know me and my driving I am usually pretty consistant.

Problem is I drive it everyday normal, even my everyday driving which is pretty rough, I have no problems, even autocross still when I can work it into my schedule. I don't have the money to throw in a clutch to my car unless I am in dire need of it.

I actually was going to try changing the clutch fluid(see if its a cheap fixt to my clutch problem, maybe do the drill mod), and do tranny, brake, diff fluid as well. When I did the diff fluid, I was going to take a leap and go for my LSD install as well. BUt nights I went out to do, it, Ivan had done its loop back through florida as a tropical depression so it rained a bit.

I guess I might have some potential, I am really going to am for high 13s, n/a with stock internals. And I have 85% of a NOS wet kit with bottle heater sitting in my room at this moment, I need to get some jets, a bottle bracket, window switch, FPSS and just get it hooked up and running. But I just see it pointless to even remotely focus on it with n/a clutch problems.

Also some people might know I am also working on a t-top conversion, which actually woudl ahve been done by know if these hurricanes haven't been coming through. Lost wages from work and extra money spent going out more do to week long power outages, been having to hold off on the last $120 worth of stuff I need to finish it up.


I am still around, I likely will not keep this car forever like more hardcore people have been, but I really aim to hit a couple goals of mine in it.

[Bebo0001]

I've been working on my 23 T-bucket.. hehehe 8-71 BDS Blower on a 454.. I'll be racing again when its done.

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

erummmm lets see,

october - ..... pay off CC
november - Save some $$$$$$$
dec - spend the money
jan - head home install turbo drive to florida
feb - over the hills and through the traps look out 10's HERE I COME!!!!!!!!! [img]graemlins/burnout.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

i feel sorry for my T5 in feb [img]graemlins/naughty.gif[/img] and the 10 bolt :(

what i need
Drags
LCA
TQ arm
roll bar w/ 5point hrnees
Helmat
HP tuners...
wideband O2

am i missing any thing here?

[malice10985]

I run 13's all day long in my maro. With a 102mph trap speed, I could probably start thinking about getting into the 12's with some weight reduction.

I will admit that I am absolutley terrible at launching. Even with my drag radials, my best 60' is 1.87.

I guess since I don't post 20 times a day I don't get to be considered hardcore. It's all good though, I still stick up for the v6 community on the streets. I get props at the track from V8 guys every time I go.