Have i created a monster

SCOTT SST2871 · 05-04-2010, 02:15 PM

Thanks robert
we took my 15 year old daughter to orlando sunday with the jr.(she has been begging us to let her drive)she was a little more nervous than my boy but after the first pass she had 3 lights between .040 and .072 .when we got home she posted on facebook that she found her first true love and that she now understands her dads dedication to this sport
thanks for the replies
scott fifield

X-TECH MAN · 05-05-2010, 07:07 AM

Your a lucky man. Enjoy the kids while they are young.

silent.echo · 05-16-2010, 11:54 PM

To answer the question you asked in the title: Yes, you have. As a former Jr. Dragster Racer, I'll tell you that there is no other experience like as a kid behind the wheel of your own car, you're independent, you're floating on cloud nine everytime you strap in. I've been racing for 15 years now. I'm 23 if that gives you an idea for when I first experienced and got addicted to alcohol-fueled adrenaline rushes. I haven't raced an alcohol entry since I was 17, though.

The seasons I raced when I was 16 and 17, I raced 2 entries: one in Jr/D and the other in High School, Street, the progressively up to Sportsman. I'm taking this season (and maybe next) off concentrating on building an entry for class racing. I race a Miata, and I recently found out that Stock and Super Stock are not an option as Mazda isn't even listed as any type of valid combo. I'm still waiting to find out if it would be OK in Comp Elim. If not, I'd have to settle for S/C, S/G, or S/ST - depending what I put in it.

I'm torn between stroking out the stock 1.8L to a 2.0 and turbocharging with 15-20lbs of boost, or dropping in an LSx-engine. Of course, I wouldn't even bother with it if I could talk my Mom out of her Grand National, but that won't happen anytime soon (if ever).

Didn't mean to hi-jack, but I think you get my point of what kind of a monster my parents created on that fateful day back in 1995. You have just spawned your own. Congratulations!

SCOTT SST2871 · 05-17-2010, 08:59 AM

Thanks for the reply echo
we took austin to cfrc again yesterday and he runner up'ed in advanced jr class and lost a close final.let me tell you jim woods and his guys really run a good show they took pictures of the winners and runner ups the track surface was perfect and they made you feel like they wanted you there
scott fifield

silent.echo · 05-17-2010, 11:19 AM

You should take him to some of the big Jr. events in Reynolds, GA. That'll blow his mind. The track is awesome there. And Ed (the owner there) is a great guy and loves taking care of his racers.

SCOTT SST2871 · 05-17-2010, 03:44 PM

Ive raced there many times myself,and you're right ed and his people are great.i didnt know he had a big jr race i'll look into that!! Thanks
scott fifield

rayfin · 05-18-2010, 12:13 AM

My kid cut like an 00x lite one day. He said he left on the second yellow. They leave really slow...We ran one for a few years.

silent.echo · 05-20-2010, 05:27 PM

SDR was my hometrack. I'm from Reynolds (I now live in Houston, TX). They have the Fall Brawl there and the Jr. Challenge. I know they used to run the Gritz Blitz and the Div. 2 Jr. Finals there after the Jr. Class had a falling out with the owner of US 19 Dragway. Don't worry about him driving a slow Jr. either, it'll work to your advantage. I remember racing there in the 13+ catagory in the later part of my Jr. career. We never had a fast car. We were poor racers. We brought our car in on an open trailer and raced the big-money 7.90 and 8.90 boys with a car running 12.50s. Those 8 and 9 second guys didn't know how to bracket race. They didn't know how to wait at the light for their tree to come down. I went four rounds before one didn't just give the race to me off the tree. One of the guys I beat came in with 1 car for the 7.90 index race, 1 car for the bracket race, and 1 car for the 330 outlaw race (all for the same driver) all carried by a rig similar to that that carries Top Fuel cars and their crew. I also put one of the renowned Shipp siblings on the trailer in that eliminator too. Running fast is fun, but I'd rather have a slow, consistant car any day of the week (and God's blessing of the poor and a little luck).

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rayfin · 01-21-2012, 12:02 AM

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Bill Baer · 08-12-2010, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Your a lucky man. Enjoy the kids while they are young.

Amen! (And that constant buzzing noise in your ears will go away after the kids out grow the Jr's)

L.O.L.

05-04-2010, 02:15 PM	#1
SCOTT SST2871 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: PORT ST JOHN FLORIDA Posts: 226 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Have i created a monster Thanks robert we took my 15 year old daughter to orlando sunday with the jr.(she has been begging us to let her drive)she was a little more nervous than my boy but after the first pass she had 3 lights between .040 and .072 .when we got home she posted on facebook that she found her first true love and that she now understands her dads dedication to this sport thanks for the replies scott fifield

05-05-2010, 07:07 AM	#2
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: Have i created a monster Your a lucky man. Enjoy the kids while they are young.

05-16-2010, 11:54 PM	#3
silent.echo Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 10 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Have i created a monster To answer the question you asked in the title: Yes, you have. As a former Jr. Dragster Racer, I'll tell you that there is no other experience like as a kid behind the wheel of your own car, you're independent, you're floating on cloud nine everytime you strap in. I've been racing for 15 years now. I'm 23 if that gives you an idea for when I first experienced and got addicted to alcohol-fueled adrenaline rushes. I haven't raced an alcohol entry since I was 17, though. The seasons I raced when I was 16 and 17, I raced 2 entries: one in Jr/D and the other in High School, Street, the progressively up to Sportsman. I'm taking this season (and maybe next) off concentrating on building an entry for class racing. I race a Miata, and I recently found out that Stock and Super Stock are not an option as Mazda isn't even listed as any type of valid combo. I'm still waiting to find out if it would be OK in Comp Elim. If not, I'd have to settle for S/C, S/G, or S/ST - depending what I put in it. I'm torn between stroking out the stock 1.8L to a 2.0 and turbocharging with 15-20lbs of boost, or dropping in an LSx-engine. Of course, I wouldn't even bother with it if I could talk my Mom out of her Grand National, but that won't happen anytime soon (if ever). Didn't mean to hi-jack, but I think you get my point of what kind of a monster my parents created on that fateful day back in 1995. You have just spawned your own. Congratulations!

05-17-2010, 08:59 AM	#4
SCOTT SST2871 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: PORT ST JOHN FLORIDA Posts: 226 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Have i created a monster Thanks for the reply echo we took austin to cfrc again yesterday and he runner up'ed in advanced jr class and lost a close final.let me tell you jim woods and his guys really run a good show they took pictures of the winners and runner ups the track surface was perfect and they made you feel like they wanted you there scott fifield

05-17-2010, 11:19 AM	#5
silent.echo Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 10 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Have i created a monster You should take him to some of the big Jr. events in Reynolds, GA. That'll blow his mind. The track is awesome there. And Ed (the owner there) is a great guy and loves taking care of his racers.

05-17-2010, 03:44 PM	#6
SCOTT SST2871 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: PORT ST JOHN FLORIDA Posts: 226 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Have i created a monster Ive raced there many times myself,and you're right ed and his people are great.i didnt know he had a big jr race i'll look into that!! Thanks scott fifield

05-18-2010, 12:13 AM	#7
rayfin Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sioux city Posts: 134 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Have i created a monster My kid cut like an 00x lite one day. He said he left on the second yellow. They leave really slow...We ran one for a few years.

05-20-2010, 05:27 PM	#8
silent.echo Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 10 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Have i created a monster SDR was my hometrack. I'm from Reynolds (I now live in Houston, TX). They have the Fall Brawl there and the Jr. Challenge. I know they used to run the Gritz Blitz and the Div. 2 Jr. Finals there after the Jr. Class had a falling out with the owner of US 19 Dragway. Don't worry about him driving a slow Jr. either, it'll work to your advantage. I remember racing there in the 13+ catagory in the later part of my Jr. career. We never had a fast car. We were poor racers. We brought our car in on an open trailer and raced the big-money 7.90 and 8.90 boys with a car running 12.50s. Those 8 and 9 second guys didn't know how to bracket race. They didn't know how to wait at the light for their tree to come down. I went four rounds before one didn't just give the race to me off the tree. One of the guys I beat came in with 1 car for the 7.90 index race, 1 car for the bracket race, and 1 car for the 330 outlaw race (all for the same driver) all carried by a rig similar to that that carries Top Fuel cars and their crew. I also put one of the renowned Shipp siblings on the trailer in that eliminator too. Running fast is fun, but I'd rather have a slow, consistant car any day of the week (and God's blessing of the poor and a little luck)..

01-21-2012, 12:02 AM	#9
rayfin Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sioux city Posts: 134 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Have i created a monster removed Last edited by rayfin; 01-21-2012 at 12:05 AM.