Diamond Star Motors Shootout 2004

[JET]

I think it was 11 hours if we went straight thru, so prolly like 700 miles for us.

[TheBlizzard]

Originally posted by JET@Jan 30 2004, 12:02 AM
I think it was 11 hours if we went straight thru, so prolly like 700 miles for us.

Yeah you know that never happens though. We stopped tons of times last year. Hopefully it will be cooler this year since it is a little later in the year, fuck was it hot last year on the way down there.

CRAIG

[95tsi]

count in another for the shootout

[At-Least-It's-An-Evo]

Originally posted by CUSTOMDSM+Jan 30 2004, 07:54 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (CUSTOMDSM @ Jan 30 2004, 07:54 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-JET@Jan 30 2004, 12:02 AM
I think it was 11 hours if we went straight thru, so prolly like 700 miles for us.

Yeah you know that never happens though. We stopped tons of times last year. Hopefully it will be cooler this year since it is a little later in the year, fuck was it hot last year on the way down there.

CRAIG [/b][/quote]
It was pretty cool-weather wise compared to the year before when it was 90 every single day.


I can't wait.... the parking lots full of swapping turbos, trannys, and all the teamwork of figuring out what blew up.

[TheBlizzard]

Wasn't it like 95 degrees from Chicago on? I thought in traffic Matt J. and I were seeing almost 100 degree temps on the highway. Hopefully it won't be anybody from out group broke down this year. Last year went pretty good except for a coupld of mishaps.

I still can't believe that JET drove his car all the way there, ran it all three days, had to be 40+ runs and then drove it home with almost no problems. Plus raced a Taurus SHO in some shit town that I could never get back to if I tried and it still made it. Plus it was crankwalked to hell the whole time. Funny shit.

Evertime I look at this thread it gives me the ich for spring/summer to get here. :headache:

CRAIG

[copper_gst]

I'm going this year for shure. So if anyone has any room for one more in their hotel room let me know.

[At-Least-It's-An-Evo]

Originally posted by copper_gst@Jan 30 2004, 02:10 PM
I'm going this year for shure.&nbsp; So if anyone has any room for one more in their hotel room let me know.

Lotsa people have room. I have like... 4 in my room (me, CVD, hughes, Joe(gixxer), um..... kevin?(santa)) w/ 2 beds right now, but all I know is I call bed since I booked it. Whoever else want floor room is more than welcome to split the bill as there is plenty of that for chump change. :jammin:

[TheBlizzard]

Hey Curtis give me a call. JET and I might have room for you in the RV. We are staying at the track. Should be a good time. Let me know before somebody else takes that spot if they haven't already.

CRAIG
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[JDM]

I was fuckin smart for once and booked two rooms. I have room for 2 more so far... Best Western, All 4 nights. If I fill rooms, It'll only be $25 per person/night

[JustROLLIN]

It was wicked hot last year!! The temp was reading just shy of 100 when we made that stop outside of Chi town. I should know, JDM and I were in my Talon with NO ac the whole ride there. Yeah, raining with the windows up, with no AC, no thanks!

Plus, we hit almost 120 degree track temps last year. I clearly remember hearing 116 degree track temp. Wait, who am I kidding, I was too drunk to remember anything about the trip except for the fact that it was fun.

Joe

[At-Least-It's-An-Evo]

Originally posted by JustROLLIN@Feb 26 2004, 02:26 PM
It was wicked hot last year!! The temp was reading just shy of 100 when we made that stop outside of Chi town. I should know, JDM and I were in my Talon with NO ac the whole ride there. Yeah, raining with the windows up, with no AC, no thanks!

Plus, we hit almost 120 degree track temps last year. I clearly remember hearing 116 degree track temp. Wait, who am I kidding, I was too drunk to remember anything about the trip except for the fact that it was fun.

Joe

Last year wasn't that hot. The year before was about 20 degrees hotter. Last year was all sorts of 70s hopefully this year will be 50-60

[Shane@DBPerformance]

It's not going to be 50 in Ohio in August. Maybe in December.

[JustROLLIN]

Originally posted by . guest .+Feb 26 2004, 02:34 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (. guest . @ Feb 26 2004, 02:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-JustROLLIN@Feb 26 2004, 02:26 PM
It was wicked hot last year!! The temp was reading just shy of 100 when we made that stop outside of Chi town. I should know, JDM and I were in my Talon with NO ac the whole ride there. Yeah, raining with the windows up, with no AC, no thanks!

Plus, we hit almost 120 degree track temps last year. I clearly remember hearing 116 degree track temp. Wait, who am I kidding, I was too drunk to remember anything about the trip except for the fact that it was fun.

Joe

Last year wasn't that hot. The year before was about 20 degrees hotter. Last year was all sorts of 70s hopefully this year will be 50-60 [/b][/quote]
Are you nuts man? The temp was almost a 100 on the way down and like 90+ on both Sat. and Sun. Does anyone else remember this or is it just me?

[At-Least-It's-An-Evo]

Originally posted by JustROLLIN+Feb 29 2004, 10:29 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (JustROLLIN @ Feb 29 2004, 10:29 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Last year wasn't that hot. The year before was about 20 degrees hotter. Last year was all sorts of 70s hopefully this year will be 50-60

Are you nuts man? The temp was almost a 100 on the way down and like 90+ on both Sat. and Sun. Does anyone else remember this or is it just me? [/b][/quote]
You're nuts I remember we looked at weather.com the day before going and saying how nice of weather it was going to be compared to the year before with it being mid 70s all weekend.

[JET]

I know it was way hotter than 70 degrees. I know it was 96 degrees when we went through Chicago, right Nash? You don't remember sweating your ass off??

[Shane@DBPerformance]

I don't remember it being that hot last year compared to previous years. I don't remember dieing in the bleachers like in previous years. I remember a cool morning the day of the Shootout. I don't remember sweating too bad changing the clutch in the parking lot. I remember freezing my ass off laying in an inch deep puddle of water as it rained a torrential downpour as I tried to unhook the driveshafts for towing.

I remember driving through Chicago both 2 years and 3 years ago and it felt like it was 110 and then breezing through last year without too many delays and heat, but maybe we hit it on different days.

[JustROLLIN]

Originally posted by JET@Feb 29 2004, 11:10 AM
I know it was way hotter than 70 degrees. I know it was 96 degrees when we went through Chicago, right Nash? You don't remember sweating your ass off??

I can recall looking at the bank temp and it reading almost 100 when we stopped outside of Chi town.

[Goat Blower]

All three years I've been there, it was hot as hell. The last time I drove my car, my feet were sweating the whole way. One more reason to ride the trailer this year. Although being a month later, I'm hoping for low 70's, which would make for some records being broken I'm sure. Shep will be in the 7's by then. :3gears:

[JDM]

Way fuckin hotter than you guys give credit. I'd venture to say that it was between 85-90 during peak heat hours, and around 75-80 the majority of the rest of the day. That's air temps. I do recall hearing about INSANE track temps, and how I spent 50 bucks on keyboard cleaner for Joey's Intercooler.

It was fuckin' hot. :razz2:


And yes Joe, you were too drunk.

spounge.

[AJ]

A BIG FUCKING BUMP! Comming up on us pretty quick!