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03-14-2009 #1
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Congratulations Steve Rupp! Again!
Just having fun kicking ass aren't you!
http://good-guys.com/news/newsStory.aspx?newsid=1245
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03-14-2009 #2
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Wow, the Good Guy's didn't waste any time posting that, did they!
That's very cool, you've gotta be pissing everybody off Steve...lolSteve Martin
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03-14-2009 #3
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Next Year!
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thats it im building a laguna and going to beat him, he has to be stopped.
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03-15-2009 #5
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You can't say Rupp hasn't put the time in.Since the car has been done,it has truely been fine tuned to the car to beat{all well documented,for everyone to see} .How does it feel Steve, to have everybody gunning for you.LOL Ron
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03-15-2009 #6
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03-15-2009 #7
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I still wanna see RS Performance Green Chevelle tuned,weighed etc that needs to be worked out etc and them let it have another run with Penny! I have heard it did quite impressive for a car of it size and weight at RTTH4, just goes to show a bigger body car can hang!!!! I am NOT Hating just the A Body's deserve Respect
03-15-2009 #8
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lol.. thanks guys...
Originally Posted by class67
Yea, Campisano said something about me finding new employment..
It really was cool. At the end we were swapping out being leader.. I was ahead and then Nick pulled ahead and then pulled a 29.9 out of his butt in one of the last runs. It was my last run so I just went for it. I have a brake issue but the new bar worked wonders and the car was just so smooth with very little understeer.
By the way, Kyle's second gen is wicked fast..
Anyways, it was fun competing with the other editors. To be honest it was nice to win since I didn't get to drive at optima. My autocross practicing is paying off.. now I just need to work on my road racing skills.
Great fun, but I think Nick Licata is out to put my head on a stick next year... lol"A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for."
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The smartest thing I've done is surround myself with really smart people and to pay attention to what they tell me. Dave's Pozzi's suspension skills and Mary's driving skills have helped me (and the car) quite a bit. Originally Posted by Ron S
After the last run I was pretty beat. And yea, I feel a certain pressure to have the car do well.. I guess it's just part of the gig.
All very fun.. although the big wall at the finish line was pretty scary..."A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGHJ5c1yLIo&t=2s
1971 Chevelle Wagon with a few mods:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBVPR3sRgyU
03-15-2009 #10
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Where the video footage!!!
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Congrats on a job well done Steve,no one can take this one away from you...
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Congrats!
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I was right over there, but I put the camera down. Bet you puckered up for that one, even I cringed at the thought of denting penny. Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2
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Steve, did you say to any of your challengers..
Well, do you feel lucky today...punk?!!!Skip
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Congrats Steve, and to think you're not even done with Penny. Don't you love it when a plan comes together?
It was also good to see Jeff Smith was out there with his old Chevelle. I'm betting you haven't seen the last of him.
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Congrats Steve! Nick has to be bummed. He's going to downgrade you to the cube with a huge pillar in it.
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Congrats Steve !
I am paying very close attention to the suspension improvements on Penny !
I may have to go that route when I do my car ( at some point )
It's good to see what works best .
Thanks buddy !Last edited by JEFFTATE; 03-16-2009 at 06:10 AM.
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Congrats Steve, awesome news that you drove Penny to the win!!
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Working on it.. lots of angles.. I even put it under the car pointed at the watts and suspension.. hope that one comes out. Originally Posted by Steve68
Fun weekend.. now to start imporving stuff for Del Mar. We will be lowering the spring rates from 550/210 to 500/275 in order to help front to rear weight transfer. It's a process
"A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for."
1968 Track Rat Camaro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGHJ5c1yLIo&t=2s
1971 Chevelle Wagon with a few mods:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBVPR3sRgyU
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congrats...
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