Lone Star Good Guys - Who's going?

[carbuff]

I, too, was there and was able to watch both James and Bret put down their final (and I believe fastest) runs of the weekend. Impressive to watch those guys drive! And I can attest to the conditions of the OLC's front tires. They are worn out.

I'm glad I was able to make it and see some of these cars in person. There were some very impressive cars at the show, and we Texans finally got a little weather break which made for a great day on Saturday. James, Bret, Jimi, and Jason Rushforth, nice to meet you all...

[Mr. Anderson]

Some shots I took at the show on Friday, didn't make it out the rest of the weekend.
























Cool to see the 48hour Camaro in person!




A link to the rest of the pictures....
http://igotocarshows.blogspot.com/20...ionals-11.html

[rockytopper]

Bret was the man to beat for sure.






I managed a best of 59.400 in the cutlass on my last run and the last run of the event. 6 seconds off the winners pace but Still a lot of fun.




I parked by this guy what a machine.

[James OLC]

Bret was the man to beat for sure.

Which we did by over a half second - lol
Great course, great event, great weekend!

Bret was struggling with a rapidly deteriorating 2nd gear and on Sunday his first pass was done mostly in first... it was the most violent sounding, insane, brutal lap and was his fastest. The 48-hour Camaro was built to be driven and Bret has absolutely no hesitation in putting that car through heck - and it takes everything that he throws at it. It was awesome to watch!

[bret]

Which we did by over a half second - lol
Great course, great event, great weekend!

Bret was struggling with a rapidly deteriorating 2nd gear and on Sunday his first pass was done mostly in first... it was the most violent sounding, insane, brutal lap and was his fastest. The 48-hour Camaro was built to be driven and Bret has absolutely no hesitation in putting that car through heck - and it takes everything that he throws at it. It was awesome to watch!

Yeah...the trans is done...like really done. I made the last pass driving with my left hand while holding the shifter in first with the right. If I had any sense I would have parked the car on Friday after I determined that second gear had a tooth missing. My wife knows I have no sense, I have fun!

[GrabberGT]

You did great over the weekend - improving steadily from Friday through Saturday and the car was slot of fun to watch!

Thanks. It was my first GG Autocross and Im thrilled the car survived it. I wish I could do it again next weekend. I keep thinking of ways I could try and improve my time.

[compos mentis]

Some shots I took at the show on Friday, didn't make it out the rest of the weekend.
























Cool to see the 48hour Camaro in person!



A link to the rest of the pictures....
http://igotocarshows.blogspot.com/20...ionals-11.html

Great job with the pics Eic.

[68redcamaro]

Congrats James on the win.... I had a blast trying to beat your times all weekend. You, Jimi and the OLC was fast and smooth with only 3 tires. You did a great job and it was very nice to meet you!

Congrats Bret on the vendor class win. It is a blast to watch you drive the hell out of your car.

Terry

[SOM1969]

Another nice turn out!

[RobNoLimit]

Oops, I forgot to mention Terry in the fast crowd. I was very impressed with the car and his driving. He and the car have gotten a lot faster since march. The last lap of the OLC was so smooth it looked slow, but super quick.
We had a great weekend in Tx., but tired and glad to be home. We had to rebuild the motor after Columbus, and just got it runnunig on monday. After a few details, we packed up and headed out wed a.m. Once we crossed into Az., I unloaded the truck and drove it a while, tring to give it a chance to break in. Tina drove the motorhome w/trailer in tow. To change the rpm, I'd pass her, exit the fwy, then get back on and catch up, over and over. The motorhome can go 400+ miles on a tank, the 'Bullit, about 150 the way I was driving. At the Texas line, we loaded it back up and I drove through El-Paso and on into the night. Thursday we did it again for a couple hundred miles in west Tx. Once in Ft.Worth we hunted down 'Jet', recomended to us by Jeff Abbott at Painless to help with tuning. Friday we had to hunt down a new MAF, our E-bay 90 Lightning unit was putting out bad signals. Once in, and with some tuning, it was running pretty good. I rushed over to the autocross, just as it closed up. Trent let me run a lap to check it out. Tine used a stopwatch, and ran a 57 sec lap. And, it was smoking like crazy, and caught fire. Not good. Some wire wrap had been laid on the header and combined with some oil coming out of the dipstick, caught fire, put it out and cleaned it up. Thats enough truck stuff for one day. Back at the RV I discovered the PCV valve stuck. (closed) swapped it and no more oil issues. Had cocktales with Tina at Cowboy Chow, and then dinner at Babes with the ridetech and optima guys, - thanks. Saturday we headed into the show and the auto-x. On run #2, the throttle stuck as I crossed the finish lights, or somewhere on the back stretch. I shut it down without incident. The new cable had frayed and caught under the edger of the floor mount. Adjusted and trimmed it back as far as I could. Fixed. Ran a fast lap of 54.326? thats my note, but I'm not positive, as I was a bit scattered with everything going on. But, fast enough to win the class. Sat eve we hung out in the campground for pizza and beer with Bret and the boys. Jet came back and finished the tune, and now it's really runnin. Sunday was more relaxed, and after the awards we headed for home. Had a great time, and was glad to be there. Hope to see you all soon.

[Goodguy Ed]

Class First Name Last Name Car Model Fast Time
SM James Shipka 67 Chevy Camaro 53.62
SM Terry Neuville 68 Chevy Camaro 53.76
SM Blanton Payne 67 Morris Mini 54.736
SM John Bodeen 66 Chevy Corvette 55.152
SM Gary Lackore 71 Chevy Corvette 56.203
SM Ted Parrish 66 Cobra 56.246
SM Ted Parrish 56 Pontiac Safari 57.712
SM Mark Burrow 70 Chevy Camaro 58.556
SM Jerry Coleman 67 Ford Mustang 58.661
SM Don Heard 66 Cobra 58.827
SM Brian Osterhaus 67 Chevy Malibu 58.925
SM Adam Marks 70 Chevy Malibu 59.26
SM Rocky Stephens 65 Olds F-85 59.725
SM Chris Moore 72 Ford Maverick 59.899
SM George Packard 72 Chevy Camaro 59.904
SM John Dodson 60 Chevy Brookwood 60.364
SM Michael Curless 67 Ford Mustang 60.874
SM Wesley Parker 67 Chevy Camaro 61.001
SM Ben Banks 64 Chevy Chevelle 61.342
SM Aaron Packard 68 Chevy Camaro 61.473
SM Randy Robison 69 Ford Mustang 61.955
SM Dray Wilson 67 Chevy Camaro 62.132
SM Stan Culpepper 69 Chevy Camaro 62.739
SM Keith Brogdon 55 Chevy Bel Air 62.935
SM Bobby Fox 68 Ford Mustang 64.117
SM Jim Dewberry 69 Chevy Camaro 64.523
SM Kim Cook 66 Chevy Malibu 64.584
SM Robert Hames 69 Chevy Chevelle 64.624
SM Greg Banks 68 Chevy Camaro 65.154
SM Stan Friesen 67 Chevy Camaro 67.238
SM David Young 71 Olds 442 69.298
SM Tony Henehan 69 Chevy Camaro 69.578
SM Tate Schipporeit 68 Chevy Camaro DNS
SM Jay Deluca 69 Chevy Camaro DNS
V Bret Voekel 67 Chevy Camaro 53.966
V Jimi Day 67 Chevy Camaro 54.166
V Rick Love 72 Chevy Camaro 58.562
SR Hayden Groendyke 49 Cadillac Sedanette 57.307
SR Ed Cullen 40 Ford Deluxe 63.488
SR Brad Hutslar 48 Cadillac 65.335
FUN Steve Deminie 67 Chevy Chevelle 58.433
FUN Kelly Thompson 69 Chevy Camaro 58.788
TRK Rob MacGregor 55 Ford F100 54.364
TRK Brandon Carter 72 Dodge D100 58.404
TRK James Uselton 70 Chevy G10 60.714
TRK Jesse Renfrow 53 Chevy 3100 63.935
TRK Christopher Newton 72 Chevy Blazer 64.27
TRK Tod Barker 27 Ford Pickup 64.661
TRK Richard Holeman 49 Chevy Suburban 65.312