St. Thomas Sept 11.
 

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Sept 11, 2010

Just in case people are interested, Mustangs at the strip in Sparta.

this looks like a blast. thanks for posting it.

This is an awesome even,i have participated in this event since the beginning.
This year will be the second time i will not be running,but will be there as a spectator.1low03gt has a few bugs i'm trying to figure out right now......:banghead:
You should try to make a trip down VAEM. ;)

^^^ I will absolutely try to make it down. Be fun to come out. I haven't been to many events lately so this opportunity is welcome. Besides, we've never actually met. Its an excuse to head out after for some of those "pops"!

i hope to make it down. only thing i dont like is all v6 are in one class like come on. unless there is not that many v6 show up. mmore many show up ??

there is only two signed up right now.

I don't get the problem with all V6 in one class?

Sept 11 should be good as long as Osama's not planning any short flights on American Airlines. :rolleyes:

i fig that there would be more v6 cars running thats all ya if there only 10 or 15 ya one class is good. but if there is more its not fair to put a 15s v6 vs a 13 or 11 sec v6. o wait it heads up right???? or is it braket?????

Have fun boys

i don't get the all v6 class either .i know a couple v6's that spank v8's on a regular basis.i assume it will be a bracket style race and therefore it wouldn't matter who raced who.although it would be a little boring to watch a 16 sec. stocker race a 10sec dragcar.i think it should be just racecars and street cars and no class by engine size.just slick tired cars and street tired cars.

hmm i like that idea. cause dont get me wrong i love blowing the doors of a stock gt. but if he did to his car what i did to my car he would go really fast.lol still if its heads up than what fun is it to a stock v6 that comes up to a 400 or 500 hp v6??? one power adder per class. but to stock v6 vs blowen v8 must be bracket.

just read through the race info.it looks like it is just a grudge match race.count me out.if you have the fastest car and can cut a light you win.yea that's fair,the slower cars will always lose if the drivers can cut a light.regardless if it is a second slower or a tenth of a second slower,slower is slower.unless the cars are a dead match and it comes down to reaction times for the win then the race is unfair.a heads up race is one thing ,you usually know who your racing and what he's got for a motor/car etc.this is messed up.

are the OPEN classes run as a bracket race or grudge race? mike i don't know if a v6 can run a v8 with this layout.

ya heads up is only fun if the car are even matched. i might go but if there is only going to be 3 or 4 v6s there and non are boosted it wont be much fun raceing but i will get to meet lots of good people

are they putting down any glue for this event?

The LNLC drag day was always about the fun factor.That is what made this event what it is.I've been part of it as a grudge racer since it's very first one in which it was a bunch of friends smack talking each other,and we went out to have some good old grudge racing for pure fun on one friday night.It has grown from there,and became a full day event for one day of the weekend once a year.
It's simple.
You make 3 grudges against other members,or friends,ects,and if you win,you submit your slip to the LNLC table.Once all times slips have been gone threw (according to your info),the fastest times are then sorted out,and put into their classes,and then winners are released at the end of the grudge day during the "trophy ceremony",or what ever you would like to call it. :wink:
That is how it use to be.Not sure if Darkhorse is doing it a similar way,or a new way.
Another thing that made this work which might be hard here since CMOC is Canadian ,most grudges were done threw 3 clubs that are wide with friends,being Toronto,Kitchener,and London,and whom ever that are part of those clubs in surrounding areas,and in between .
It would be really sweet if CMOC members (the ones within a close enough distance) can participate as a spectator,or even grudge other members on here that run similar times.It's the involvement that helps a club name .Internet,and stickers,or business cards only go so far,but being there is another thing,and it's a very positive thing!:tup
So i hope i will run into some of you there.:)

would like to make it

I went to Sparta twice (to watch of coarse) and enjoyed myself royally

Rampant,

Hope you answer a couple of your questions:

1. The V6 Class is a Mustang class. All formal classes allow one free power adder. If have a bone stock car, there is also a bone stock class. Hard to customize classes for every situation, but this year it looks like the V6 class may include more than mustangs since there is only two V6 Mustangs registered so far, one boosted, one not. Determination of class happens that morning when the cars are reviewed in person. I would LOVE nothing more than to see a V6 spank some V8's during the "grudge sessions" lol. The classes and awards are for overall fastest times of the day. You can even substitute a morning TnT time if it was faster, but it won't let you win the grudge certificate.

2. Open classes are just that, open. Everyone is in there together, fastest times win. It is not run as bracket etc, it's just for grudge win and fastest times....those are the two criteria for this event.

3. Keep in mind, the grudge win is for bragging rights among street cars, most of the people in this event are not die hard track junkies, they are street car owners in a club that want to have a straight up race for fun and smack material the rest of the year. "The fastest car don't always win" and no more is that proven then at this event, people red light, miss a gear, breakdown, whatever, everyone has much more of a chance then you think. In 2007, I personally won fastest 03/04 Cobra and what a miracle that was because there were several others much faster than me there that day, some wound up bumped into open class because of multilple mods and one just wasn't having a good day, should have beat me with his eyes closed. It's all for fun anyway.

4. Heads up is WAAAAY fun even with slightly unmatched cars, many guys can't drive well, or cut a light, so anything can happen. We try to get perfectly matched drivers race, but it's hard and we want the event as simple as possible and less work and math for the track to worry about like in a bracket race with dial ins etc. It's a fun event, come and see.

1LOW03GT,

This event has not changed very much since JumPy ran it, I feel he did an excellent job and I'm only trying to carry his torch forward. He has trained me how to run it and the legacy is his. I'm just trying to keep it going because so many people live for the annual event including me. We even brought it BACK to Sparta because the venue was better for it and I hope this continues for years to come.

The only "added bonus" this year is we have a charity pool where your hot g/f's can sit in the stands and pick the winners of the races for $10 per entry, 50% to the most correct winners and 50% to the CCVF. Canadian Crime Victim Foundation.

Peace out.

me.

Awesome stuff Darkhorse!!:tup I'm sure you will do an excellent job with carrying the torch!This is one event i always looked forward too.:rockwoot:

ok i'm in.hope the weather holds.pm has been sent to darkhorse for registration.see ya there.weather permitting.

the email i sent to darkhorse just came back as undeliverable.wrong address.so here goes my specs.my name is gary fraser-i have a 2008 v6 mustang with a vortech blower and a crappy canned tune so far so it runs shitty at 14-14.40 et.thanks

same here mike steffen 06 v6 stick vortech 13.16 ish will the track be glued??

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet more V6's. I'll add you guys to the grid and get you matched up. yes, the track will be glued all the way to the 1/8th mile.

you can e-mail me at darkhorse@blackmustangclub.ca

Thanks Gary and Mike!

my pleasure DH.ihope my car runs well.

that means i need to get my 8.8 in my car this weekend or i can go. any idea what the other v6 s run??

ok 8.8 is in just going to test drive car now. as long as weather is good ill be there

Tat is awesome,will see you guys there.:tup
Would love to run,I haven't ran the quarter mile since the last LNLC drag day.My GT has a few gremlins that slowly creeped up the last few months.High idle,which i solved,and a slight stumble/miss between 2000,and 2500 rpm when cruising.

This year a spectator, next year ..... well, let's just say we'll have one bad ass V6 to bring to the party.

the other blowen v6 any idea what it runs???

So you are coming down?:D

I sure do want to. Were celebrating my daughter and wife birthdays on September 12th so it all depends on how much I have done by the 10th I guess. LOL .... Odds are looking pretty good though. I took the 10th off work so I could get a lot more done - hopefully my plans come together.

Well i hope you can.That would be really cool.I know a bunch of us are meeting at the timmies near the Flying J off the 401.We are meeting at 8.45 am,but i can wait later for you if you like,and drive down with you. :tup

^^^ Hey, thanks 1LOW03GT. I appreciate the offer. I'll P/M you my cell number. I'll let you know by the 10th if I can make it or not. Fingers crossed. I can make it to that timmies by 8:45 - nooooo problem. It'll be nice to get some road time in the 5-oh. This is gonna be awesome! (I do appreciate the offer to meet up with you guys on the way). Cheers.

any guy leaveing from kw area???

No prob's!! :tup

not going to be able to make it guys.sorry .the parts i need for the intercooler won't be here in time.actually i'll be lucky if i have them by the 15th.oh well better late than never.already have the car apart and the changes half made so it's not going back the way it was. i'll half to pass on it this time.

supposed to rain this sat.if it does will it be rescheduled for another time?

Buddy of mine talked me into going to this. See you guys there.

Tomorrow morning peoples! BE THERE or be.....well.......doing something much less fun.

9:30am gates open for registration, tech and warm-ups.