Indy 2011

MikeFicacci · 09-05-2011, 09:02 PM

Hit the road a few hours on my way home from my first Indy and I'm glad I decided to make the trip. Met a lot of awesome people and a few shady characters but thats the spice of life I guess. The two heads-up runs were an absolute blast. Still a lot of r&d to do on the old 454 but thanks to Jim Boudreau, we squeezed every ounce out of it that we could find. Just wanted to thank everyone for the support both online and at the track and send a huge thank you to Anthony Bongiovanni and Jim Boudreau. Both guys stayed an extra day if not more and there is no way I win round 3 and 4 without them. Jim was all packed up to leave 'til I told him about my heads-up and he immediately slid out the old Camaro and started removing some go-go goodies for me to use. He is the best at going fast and I feel like I let him down even though he says otherwise. Hope to keep in touch with a lot of the guys across the country (and the globe), and I will see the rest of you in about 36 hours at E-Town.

Alan Roehrich · 09-05-2011, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeFicacci

Hit the road a few hours on my way home from my first Indy and I'm glad I decided to make the trip. Met a lot of awesome people and a few shady characters but thats the spice of life I guess. The two heads-up runs were an absolute blast. Still a lot of r&d to do on the old 454 but thanks to Jim Boudreau, we squeezed every ounce out of it that we could find. Just wanted to thank everyone for the support both online and at the track and send a huge thank you to Anthony Bongiovanni and Jim Boudreau. Both guys stayed an extra day if not more and there is no way I win round 3 and 4 without them. Jim was all packed up to leave 'til I told him about my heads-up and he immediately slid out the old Camaro and started removing some go-go goodies for me to use. He is the best at going fast and I feel like I let him down even though he says otherwise. Hope to keep in touch with a lot of the guys across the country (and the globe), and I will see the rest of you in about 36 hours at E-Town.

Mike, congratulations, your performance was impressive, especially considering you think there's more left.

Dave Casey · 09-05-2011, 10:01 PM

Mike,

Congrats, you made D1 and your racing family proud. great job

Pvt Parts · 09-05-2011, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Casey

Mike,

Congrats, you made D1 and your racing family proud. great job

Good job Mike. Keep the hammer down and pressin' on. As you know, there's always more.

Jim Carter · 09-05-2011, 11:54 PM

Mike:

Not much got done today,back here in D1 land, most were glued to the computer, using audiocast, awaiting the outcome of your next round.

Kid, you were smoking!!

A fresh case of Yeungling should cool you off!!

JimmeC

vic guilmino · 09-06-2011, 09:24 AM

way to go
glad you like indy
jim is a very nice guy

Ed Fernandez · 09-06-2011, 01:13 PM

Congratulations on your outstanding run at a tough race.You did good.

Evan Smith · 09-06-2011, 03:04 PM

Mike,

You did a great job. Everyone should also know that Mike could have been chilling out on Friday, but he spent the entire day in the barn working on the AA/SA that I drove. Then he stayed up until 3:00 am helping put it back together. Mike also did a trans swap on his own car the day before.

Evan

Dwight Southerland · 09-06-2011, 05:10 PM

Great job, Mike! I am proud of all that you have shown; you carry the name well. Tell your old man hello from me.

Pistol Pete · 09-06-2011, 05:30 PM

Mike

I was rooting for ya. You got by Folk & then you had Pourciau, that must of been close.

You did a Great Driving Job.

And as Jim C. said: A case of Yuengling. Sounds Good To Me.

Hopefully were running this weekend but with the lousy forecast predicted they should
cancel it early and re-schedule it.

Pistol Pete
1374
I/SA

09-05-2011, 09:02 PM	#1
MikeFicacci Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 242 Likes: 1 Liked 19 Times in 2 Posts	Indy 2011 Hit the road a few hours on my way home from my first Indy and I'm glad I decided to make the trip. Met a lot of awesome people and a few shady characters but thats the spice of life I guess. The two heads-up runs were an absolute blast. Still a lot of r&d to do on the old 454 but thanks to Jim Boudreau, we squeezed every ounce out of it that we could find. Just wanted to thank everyone for the support both online and at the track and send a huge thank you to Anthony Bongiovanni and Jim Boudreau. Both guys stayed an extra day if not more and there is no way I win round 3 and 4 without them. Jim was all packed up to leave 'til I told him about my heads-up and he immediately slid out the old Camaro and started removing some go-go goodies for me to use. He is the best at going fast and I feel like I let him down even though he says otherwise. Hope to keep in touch with a lot of the guys across the country (and the globe), and I will see the rest of you in about 36 hours at E-Town. __________________ Mike Ficacci Stk 1010

09-05-2011, 10:01 PM	#3
Dave Casey VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hampden, MA Posts: 1,201 Likes: 233 Liked 774 Times in 164 Posts	Re: Indy 2011 Mike, Congrats, you made D1 and your racing family proud. great job __________________ Dave Casey 1330 STK

09-05-2011, 11:54 PM	#5
Jim Carter Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 190 Likes: 10 Liked 19 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Indy 2011 Mike: Not much got done today,back here in D1 land, most were glued to the computer, using audiocast, awaiting the outcome of your next round. Kid, you were smoking!! A fresh case of Yeungling should cool you off!! JimmeC

09-06-2011, 09:24 AM	#6
vic guilmino Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: wv Posts: 884 Likes: 42 Liked 56 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Indy 2011 way to go glad you like indy jim is a very nice guy __________________ Vic Guilmino 1129 STK

09-06-2011, 01:13 PM	#7
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Indy 2011 Congratulations on your outstanding run at a tough race.You did good. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA

09-06-2011, 03:04 PM	#8
Evan Smith Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Tampa Posts: 400 Likes: 7 Liked 115 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Indy 2011 Mike, You did a great job. Everyone should also know that Mike could have been chilling out on Friday, but he spent the entire day in the barn working on the AA/SA that I drove. Then he stayed up until 3:00 am helping put it back together. Mike also did a trans swap on his own car the day before. Evan __________________ Evan Smith 1798 STK

09-06-2011, 05:10 PM	#9
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 2,001 Likes: 64 Liked 780 Times in 194 Posts	Re: Indy 2011 Great job, Mike! I am proud of all that you have shown; you carry the name well. Tell your old man hello from me.

09-06-2011, 05:30 PM	#10
Pistol Pete VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Punta Gorda Isles, Fl. Posts: 1,626 Likes: 3,405 Liked 779 Times in 209 Posts	Re: Indy 2011 Mike I was rooting for ya. You got by Folk & then you had Pourciau, that must of been close. You did a Great Driving Job. And as Jim C. said: A case of Yuengling. Sounds Good To Me. Hopefully were running this weekend but with the lousy forecast predicted they should cancel it early and re-schedule it. Pistol Pete 1374 I/SA