Midwest Spring Meet 2011, April 9th, Starved Rock. Options

[bloodMoney]

I smell a PANZYMAN!

[Bitter]

You smell someone who worries about the cost of 93 octane there and back. The Celica has been wrapped up in a barn all winter, I need to replace the brake baking plates in the rear because the hold down pins are going to pull through inside the parking brake drums. I don't think I'm going to take it anywhere far from home until I've done that, it makes me really ****ing paranoid!

We'll see...the Mazda also has more room for hauling ****, like if you guys don't want your coolers sloshing around while you're off boy-racering the curvies.

[bloodMoney]

.....

[4-eyed-freek]

ask enderswift about how slick the road was, from the last meet

[Stambo]

you serious bitter i have a 3 hour drive on 93 gas. I still havn't even taken my rear drums apart evar!

[Zake]

ask enderswift about how slick the road was, from the last meet

"slow down paul walker"

[Bitter]

Yea, very slippery last time I was there too. Its nice not to have gravel and pot holes, but this fresh road needs to 'season' itself for a year or two before its safe to have any fun with. Too much tar, not enough voids for the rubber to grab onto. I'm sure the winter will have helped, but I think I'll take the Mazda this time and the Celica for the summer meet later this year. I haven't gotten to take the Mazda on a road trip in YEARS, hell last time I did it was my moms car and that was before I had the Geo. Don't worry, it'll have some cool **** to gawk over.

15" air horn
Bi-xenon HID
LED's elsewhere.

Its a pretty nice car, just slow as slow can be. Keeps me out of trouble. When the Celica is back in tip-top shape I'll have it out. Needs new suspension anyways, who cares if I can keep you at bay in a straight line, I want to be able to at least keep up in the curves too man.

[Driver]

I was out there over last summer and it was slick. I was in the XRunner and the back end was all kinds of loose lol. Made for some interesting drifting.

This post has been edited by Driver: Mar 30, 2011 - 8:43 AM

[4-eyed-freek]

enderswift almost ate a car with his back end when we had the fall meet. the people in the other car looked like they saw a ufo or something lol.

[Bitter]

I don't think the Mazda HID will be done in time for meet...but **** if I'm not trying!

[enderswift]

enderswift almost ate a car with his back end when we had the fall meet. the people in the other car looked like they saw a ufo or something lol.

Yea I say we take it easy on the cruise this meet. I don't want to risk an accident like that again. . .But if you guys still want to push your cars then be aware that your tires may not make any noise when they're at the limit. I don't know if it was the tar on the road or the fact that my tires were new, but I didn't hear a single peep before the rear let go.

anyway, what else do we need food wise? I cant think of anything to bring O.o

[Zake]

I don't know if it was the tar on the road or the fact that my tires were new, but I didn't hear a single peep before the rear let go.

you should be able to feel when the car is going to let go (at least i can), you just have to take her to a parking lot and test it out. ah how i miss my younger days. (ok, so like ~2-3 years ago)
but that would have sucked if you were in another accident. im sure you would never come to a meet again since it would have been twice in a row your car got hurt from it.

[Bitter]

Mine squealed like a pig being raped by a farmer AS they let go in the front, then the back end snapped and I had to counter steer very fast against it. Back tires were silent, but snap oversteer rarely makes a sound, its the silent killer. Its the road, I can feel as they're approaching their limit and laterally speaking I was not at the tires limit, but I was passed the limit of the road. I think I may have given a family in a van a group heart attack, I know I was a shade pale and felt rather cold.

[Zake]

updated mine. oh, and i went to starved rock today and 71 still looks newish. so it should be good to go in a year or so.

1. Daniel and GF- Burgers/Buns.
2. Skyler and GF- Soda and other snacks
3. Chris and Stacy- Puppy Chow/Pico/Good stories for the rest of us to listen to.
4. zake and Jackie- chips/plates
5. enderswift
6. Bitter (?)
7. Rob and wife- Soda/Water/Charcoal/Lighter Fluid.
8. Tom
9. SoDo (?)
10. Cheela (?)
11. Driver
12. Stambo
13. Shigs and the women (?) - Dessert/Camera for photoshoot (Stacy and I can be the official camera staff thumbsup.gif )

[manda]

I just found out I'll be up in Chicago staying with Chris and Stacy for that weekend (plus a little) so I'll be there with them

[SoDo]

I'll be there. Let me know if you need me to bring anything.

[richee3]

Updated list.

1. Daniel, Brigette- Burgers/Buns.
2. Skyler and GF- Soda and other snacks
3. Chris, Stacy, Manda- Puppy Chow/Pico/Good stories for the rest of us to listen to.
4. Zake, Jackie- chips/plates
5. enderswift
6. Bitter, Erin
7. Rob and wife- Soda/Water/Charcoal/Lighter Fluid.
8. Tom
9. SoDo
10. Cheela
11. Driver
12. Shigs and the women (?) - Dessert/Camera for photoshoot (Stacy and I can be the official camera staff )
13. greenhornet (?)
14. zgear (?)
15. Night_Wolf

If you have a question mark by your name, that means we are going to spam you with PM's every day from now until the meet until you agree to come. Total attendance is 19 confirmed, 23 possible. Not a bad turnout at all, if we can get everyone to show up.

This post has been edited by richee3: Apr 1, 2011 - 7:37 PM

[manda]

Ray is Night_Wolf on ctech, btw

[SoDo]

So we're gonna meet at starved rock at noon right?

[Zake]

So we're gonna meet at starved rock at noon right?

yes, at the "spot"