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tnord
06-29-2006, 09:04 AM
who's going?

i should be there in my SM running ITA. i've heard a lot of people from around the country are going to show up to try and get track time before the runoffs.....might be lots of cool cars and big rigs.

fiat124girl
06-29-2006, 09:52 AM
Jude and I are going! Can't wait. We are running the Nissan in ITA.

tnord
06-29-2006, 12:28 PM
think it'll hold together better than at MAM?

:P

fiat124girl
06-29-2006, 01:07 PM
Definately, we have fixed most of those issues. It ran fine the last race. That car is a royal pain sometimes.

that is why we are building and American Sedan, we want reliability. :D

RSTPerformance
06-29-2006, 02:16 PM
that is why we are building and American Sedan, we want reliability. :D
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LOL, good luck with that!!!


Raymond

fiat124girl
06-29-2006, 03:18 PM
LOL, good luck with that!!!
Raymond
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It can't be much worse than the Nissan.

tnord
06-29-2006, 11:09 PM
It can't be much worse than the Nissan.
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i bet if you try hard enough it can be.

hopefully we'll have a good ITA field. i'm sure Mr. Bachenberg, Watney, and Eberman will be there. Jim Lorenzetti might be, i haven't talked to him in a while. Last i knew his car was still being repaired. Add in a few random runoffs caliber SM's running ITA for extra track time and we'll probably have 10+ ITA cars i would guess.

:D

92AS
06-30-2006, 07:14 AM
I'll be there in IT7. New motor, new chassis set-up. Woo-Hoo!

Any other 7's going to be there?

tnord
07-06-2006, 09:43 AM
word has it Eberman blew his motor at hallet, so i doubt he'll make it.

i registered last night and only saw myself, Bachenberg, and Jude on the list.

cherokee
07-06-2006, 01:22 PM
I plan on being there. One more ITA car.....hopefully.

PeteK
07-09-2006, 07:38 AM
I still haven't decided yet. I was at Hallett last weekend and have been instructing at BMW driver's school this weekend. If I borrow the wife's car (tow vehicle) for a third weekend in a row, I might be looking at a divorce... :lol: and she would take the race car. :(

Hey Jim, Nadeem will be there in his IT7.

tnord
07-09-2006, 09:28 AM
8 cars so far in ITA...

Wayne Wray 87 Scirocco
Stephen Eberman 94 miata (looks like he got the motor fixed)
Travis Nordwald 91 miata (hey that's me! :D )
Candy Gerber 95 Neon ACR
Steve Bachenberg 85 325e
Jude Rudder 89 240sx
Jarold Boettcher 91 CRX Si
Teresa Pistora 94 miata

i've been told Ben Bricker is coming with his Civic
c'mon pete, if you show up we'll have 10!

6 IT7 entries

Scott Peterson
Connie Lamb
Lynn Lamb
Jim Wyatt
Jim Stevens
Scott Goble

92AS
07-09-2006, 08:55 PM
Forecast sez a cool, comfortable 99 degrees on Friday and Saturday. Then a near-freezing 95 on Sunday.

tnord
07-09-2006, 09:27 PM
don't forget to add about 10 degrees to that for just being in the area of Forbes and HPT. all that black asphault and concrete really does heat up the area.

it's a good thing we're group 4, it's not like we'll be out at the HOTTEST time of the afternoon or anything. :wacko:

mustanghammer
07-09-2006, 10:22 PM
Forecast sez a cool, comfortable 99 degrees on Friday and Saturday. Then a near-freezing 95 on Sunday.
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Warm up...errrr cool down the cool suits it's gonna be hot! 6 cars in class will be great!

92AS
07-10-2006, 07:17 AM
It'll be at least seven. Nadeem's going,too.

tnord
07-10-2006, 08:58 AM
i can't believe there are only 75 entries.

Speed Raycer
07-10-2006, 02:32 PM
I still haven't decided yet. I was at Hallett last weekend and have been instructing at BMW driver's school this weekend. [/b]

Pete, with that super duper silicon fusion modification to your intake... you're a shoe in for 1st in A!

(btw how'd it work out ???? I had to leave before you came in off the track w/your student)

fiat124girl
07-10-2006, 03:18 PM
Forecast sez a cool, comfortable 99 degrees on Friday and Saturday. Then a near-freezing 95 on Sunday.
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My kind of weather!!!! I can't wait. Jim is going to dominate and the Nissan will be running great. Too much fun. It is good to see such a big ITA field.

PeteK
07-10-2006, 06:59 PM
Pete, with that super duper silicon fusion modification to your intake... you're a shoe in for 1st in A!

(btw how'd it work out ???? I had to leave before you came in off the track w/your student)
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Bud had that sucker wrapped up so tight, it was better than new! It looks kinda cool too. He was joking that the amount of tape he used cost more than the part is new! Apparently around $10/foot for "Boeing spec" what ever that means. :P



My kind of weather!!!! I can't wait. Jim is going to dominate and the Nissan will be running great. Too much fun. It is good to see such a big ITA field.
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You guys are trying to forcast the weather this far out? By this weekend, the forcast will probably call for snow! Maybe I&#39;m just too used to St. Louis weather. <_<

fiat124girl
07-10-2006, 07:14 PM
Bud had that sucker wrapped up so tight, it was better than new! It looks kinda cool too. He was joking that the amount of tape he used cost more than the part is new! Apparently around $10/foot for "Boeing spec" what ever that means. :P
You guys are trying to forcast the weather this far out? By this weekend, the forcast will probably call for snow! Maybe I&#39;m just too used to St. Louis weather. <_<
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Topeka in July is just hot, I don&#39;t think that we have ever been to this race and seen the temperature lower than 90.

That&#39;s how I like it so I am okay.

92AS
07-10-2006, 09:57 PM
Good news for you! They just increased Sunday&#39;s high temp to 99, too!

I&#39;m thinkin&#39; about hanging a window A/C unit out of the passenger side of the 7...

tnord
07-11-2006, 01:07 AM
Topeka in July is just hot, I don&#39;t think that we have ever been to this race and seen the temperature lower than 90.

That&#39;s how I like it so I am okay.
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lets just hope it doesn&#39;t rain like a couple years ago so it&#39;s insanely humid at the same time.

PeteK
07-11-2006, 08:12 AM
I&#39;m thinkin&#39; about hanging a window A/C unit out of the passenger side of the 7...
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I&#39;m sure the IT7 guys will appreciate you adding the extra balast to slow you down! :D

Now if I could only convince the ITA guys to do the same! B)

fiat124girl
07-11-2006, 02:13 PM
lets just hope it doesn&#39;t rain like a couple years ago so it&#39;s insanely humid at the same time.
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Yeah, that&#39;s what I like about Kansas, really terrible weather! :D The racing will be great though.

tnord
07-11-2006, 03:20 PM
if i put header wrap around the outside of my drivers suit, will that keep the heat out?

ok seriously....someone needs to throw a couple cold ones in the cool-suit cooler while we&#39;re standing around in impound after the race. :birra:

fiat124girl
07-11-2006, 04:26 PM
if i put header wrap around the outside of my drivers suit, will that keep the heat out?

ok seriously....someone needs to throw a couple cold ones in the cool-suit cooler while we&#39;re standing around in impound after the race. :birra:
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We might just be able to acomplish that. :)

PeteK
07-11-2006, 10:13 PM
Yahoo! I just registered! I can&#39;t wait! :birra:

Looks like Steve in the other BMW will be out there to kick my butt again! :wacko:

tnord
07-11-2006, 11:41 PM
We might just be able to acomplish that. :)
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i&#39;d do it, but i don&#39;t have a cool suit, so i&#39;ll have to leave that up to someone else. i can certainly supply the beer though!

PeteK
07-11-2006, 11:44 PM
i&#39;d do it, but i don&#39;t have a cool suit, so i&#39;ll have to leave that up to someone else. i can certainly supply the beer though!
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Man, that&#39;s what I was going to say! :lol:

Do you guys know how much elevation change there is at Heartland? I was on their website, but couldn&#39;t find it...

tnord
07-17-2006, 11:45 AM
holy crap was it hot.

104 ambiant on sunday, no idea what the heat index was. heard rumors of track temps near 150.

thank you all for not destroying my rear bumper after it got knocked off. i think i can reuse it after i get some new mounts.

i may or may not be at MAM in 2 weeks.

fiat124girl
07-17-2006, 12:46 PM
Travis,

I like the look of the car without the rear bumper, I think you should leave it like that.

It is more intimidating :D

tnord
07-17-2006, 12:57 PM
it&#39;s certainly not helping my aero, but i agree, it does send a certain message.

i at least need to fix the door so i don&#39;t have to crawl in and out of the damn thing anymore. :wacko: