Drag race - Kirkham 65 side-oiler vs Ferrari 458 italia

[blitzforce]

Ok so I just rented the track for the 8th of March, that is the date we decided to do this race. It's gonna be at the vegas motorspeedway, and if either driver isn't there ready to race they gotta pay 50k penalty. If either driver hasn't posted the money, they lose by disqualification. We also can't touch our cars from feb28th-mar6th(b/c we moved the bet date back 6 days due to the nascar conflict) I ****ed myself according to people i talked to by agreeing that we will not be using a tree, and will be running on ET, meaning neither of us can red light and lose and that it will be going off of our actual quarter mile times, but its one less thing I gotta worry about. I am debating coming to DC to watch Tom drag his car at the track on tuesday, I would LOVE to know what his car can run. My guess is that it won't get below a 12 second, infact I bet Tom 2k that he wouldn't get below a 11.8 on his first 5 passes. I think the magazines and reports are usually with a pro driver and absolute optimal conditions and sometimes with slicks. This being said I would love to watch and I hear he will be racing some of you guys. Would any of you let me rent one of your cobras to do a practice drag vs him, the vegas track is pretty ****ing hard to get on, and will be closed from the 23rd-8th for nascar. Let me know asap, I'm thinking about buying a ticket tonight to go there tomorrow.

[Mdman352]

Originally Posted by blitzforce

Ok so I just rented the track for the 8th of March, that is the date we decided to do this race. It's gonna be at the vegas motorspeedway, and if either driver isn't there ready to race they gotta pay 50k penalty. If either driver hasn't posted the money, they lose by disqualification. We also can't touch our cars from feb28th-mar6th(b/c we moved the bet date back 6 days due to the nascar conflict) I ****ed myself according to people i talked to by agreeing that we will not be using a tree, and will be running on ET, meaning neither of us can red light and lose and that it will be going off of our actual quarter mile times, but its one less thing I gotta worry about. I am debating coming to DC to watch Tom drag his car at the track on tuesday, I would LOVE to know what his car can run. My guess is that it won't get below a 12 second, infact I bet Tom 2k that he wouldn't get below a 11.8 on his first 5 passes. I think the magazines and reports are usually with a pro driver and absolute optimal conditions and sometimes with slicks. This being said I would love to watch and I hear he will be racing some of you guys. Would any of you let me rent one of your cobras to do a practice drag vs him, the vegas track is pretty ****ing hard to get on, and will be closed from the 23rd-8th for nascar. Let me know asap, I'm thinking about buying a ticket tonight to go there tomorrow.

Dan,
I'll sell you mine. That ain't nothing but a couple of good hands, right???

[tin-man]

Originally Posted by blitzforce

Ok so I just rented the track for the 8th of March, that is the date we decided to do this race. It's gonna be at the vegas motorspeedway, and if either driver isn't there ready to race they gotta pay 50k penalty. If either driver hasn't posted the money, they lose by disqualification. We also can't touch our cars from feb28th-mar6th(b/c we moved the bet date back 6 days due to the nascar conflict) I ****ed myself according to people i talked to by agreeing that we will not be using a tree, and will be running on ET, meaning neither of us can red light and lose and that it will be going off of our actual quarter mile times, but its one less thing I gotta worry about. I am debating coming to DC to watch Tom drag his car at the track on tuesday, I would LOVE to know what his car can run. My guess is that it won't get below a 12 second, infact I bet Tom 2k that he wouldn't get below a 11.8 on his first 5 passes. I think the magazines and reports are usually with a pro driver and absolute optimal conditions and sometimes with slicks. This being said I would love to watch and I hear he will be racing some of you guys. Would any of you let me rent one of your cobras to do a practice drag vs him, the vegas track is pretty ****ing hard to get on, and will be closed from the 23rd-8th for nascar. Let me know asap, I'm thinking about buying a ticket tonight to go there tomorrow.

Dan and Tommy, awesome, but just one small point, you have rented the track for March 8th, but you also stated the NASCAR event closes the track from Feb 23-Mar 8th, so how does that work exactly, seems like a conflict? Can you help clarify and also let us poor sinners know the start time so we can all be there and not miss a second of the event?

Dan, reason for the question is I'm booking my flight in from from China and need confirmation on the exact date and time.

Buzz, Jamo you in?

I also wanna watch Jamo watching the umbrella girls and get it all on tape. yep. seems like a golden opportunity for a gotcha.

Cheers, John, AKA, tin-man

[blitzforce]

Race should be between 2-4pm on the 8th at vegas motor-speedway weather permitting.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by blitzforce

Would any of you let me rent one of your cobras to do a practice drag vs him, the vegas track is pretty ****ing hard to get on, and will be closed from the 23rd-8th for nascar. Let me know asap, I'm thinking about buying a ticket tonight to go there tomorrow.

This quote from Dan made me think of the scene in Clear and Present Danger with Harrison Ford trying to rent a helicopter:


Jack Ryan: I'm here to rent the Huey.

Helicopter owner: We don't rent it anymore, but it is for sale.

Jack Ryan: How much?

Helicopter owner: Two million dollars.

Jack Ryan: Uh, my pilot and I will have to take it for a test drive.

Helicopter owner: Of course, you just have to leave a deposit.

Jack Ryan: How much is that?

Helicopter owner: Two million dollars.



Dan, you can rent my car, but the rent is $150,000, and you get to keep my Kirkham with your executed rental agreement.