s/rdirtrack 2008 cars

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2000 zx2 s/r before pics
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/DSCF1194.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/DSCF1197.jpg
after some body panels
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/DSCF1244.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/DSCF1243.jpg

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http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/DSCF1301.jpg
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http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/DSCF1299.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/DSCF1278.jpg

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http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/DSCF1285.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/DSCF1286.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/DSCF1287.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/DSCF1308.jpg

[s/rdirttrack]

cars r suppose to be at track this sat...prob going to rain out...cars to be lettered next week...putting in tranny today...going to put it in my back up tranny and swap when done....good to see u guys coming back...i missed u lol

[TTFOWIA]

nice :P

[Mike]

Very nice...i'd like to see a ZX2 at the track here in Mississippi...

[j0hnZ]

Man you did a nice job. Too bad its just going to get banged up at the dirt track. Looks like it would be a nice drag car, its already gutted and everything.

[gunman_sr5]

Hey Mike what size belt did you use for the AC/PS delete? Ed and I have been talking about doing it with this routing. Follow the green line.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/gunman_sr5/beltrouting.jpg

Is that the way you did it?

[TSmiley98]

without the smooth pully use a 47.5 inch , with it you need like a 50 inch

[gunman_sr5]

without the smooth pully use a 47.5 inch , with it you need like a 50 inch

Is that the correct size with a powder UDP?

[TSmiley98]

stock pully,

[s/rdirttrack]

routing is exactly right... put smooth pulley in place of ribbed and on idler put ribbed...use a lock washer flattened out to space r ribbed iddler...i believe it was 47 3/4...i have pic of belt # i used... i will post...just got home from working on car...3 gears nothing but tire smoke...could be a winner lol

[s/rdirttrack]

by the way johnz we have plans to take to 1/8 drag strip in havana illinois on sunday to see what it will run...keep checking back for time slip...should be mid summer...thanks everyone for the compliments

[s/rdirttrack]

hey smiley i can not remember what u were running on ur intake and exhaust cams...pls remind me...set at 0 and 0 right now...also pm me with ur address if u still want those tubes...i am try to make the zx2 name something to fear lol

[j0hnZ]

by the way johnz we have plans to take to 1/8 drag strip in havana illinois on sunday to see what it will run...keep checking back for time slip...should be mid summer...thanks everyone for the compliments

tits :rocknana:

[gunman_sr5]

I wanted to take Eds car down the strip. Problem is all the dirt caked in in and it doesn't drive straight.

[s/rdirttrack]

well first week end not so great
drop a tranny in hot laps....
green car won heat and second in feature
yellow car won heat and i think 6th in feature
red car 4th in heat and 8th in feature (first race for him)
23 cars in our class
pulling tranny today and tearing down to see what happened

[TTFOWIA]

my bet on diff

[TSmiley98]

sorry to hear the bad news,

[gunman_sr5]

You did that to make me eat my words that it would hold.... At least you have the LSD waiting to go in it.

[s/rdirttrack]

...tore down tranny tonight...third gear shift for broke...ordering one quick...putting in back up tranny tom...

[gunman_sr5]

Sounds like what I did to my street car. One hard shift to third and lost it all. Shift forks don't take to much punishment in these before they break.

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car together....rady for sat. night if it does not rain us out

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well got her out last night....in hot laps all it would do was light up the front tire....it was dry already....took it back to the pit and unhooked front sway bar....in heat start in rear and end up third...still major traction prob. but better...ground tires for feature...started third and lead most of race...had to drive on throttle...every time you would try to go fast and hard it would light up the tires... was settling for 3rd when guy plows into me and knocks me to 5th on last corner...got a little hot on that one lol....did not have phantom in the tranny...ran back up tranny...will post pics later...all in all an ok night...when we get the traction thing solve i think she will be on top...changing tranny again this week....thinking i may break out the welder..
any time u up set the car and jump on throttle it is like being on ice...just light up the front tire...

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well the yellow car (brother in law) won heat again....started seventh in feature and led a couple but ended up second.....the green one(nephew) took night of for his senior prom...sis drove it for me....it won its heat and ran top ten in feature...real proud of her....the red one(youngest nephew 14) ran pretty good...not sure what in heat....last lap of feature some asshole turns him and he flipped... landed on top of cat tires....second week of driving...they flipped him over and he fired her up and drove it back to pit...only crushed part of roof...not even a scratch on him....will post up pics of cars latter

[gunman_sr5]

Sounds like it was a fun weekwnd.

[s/rdirttrack]

just got home from putting in the tranny...all fixed up and ready to go...did burn outs in front of shop and pulls great and straight...

[s/rdirttrack]

just got home....rain out after heats....car is awesome...second in heat to another zx2...car was going to be easy to win feature...by the way out of 3 heats a night and 3 nights of racing m y cars win 2 out5 of 3 heats a week...

[TSmiley98]

we have been rained out for 4 weeks straight now, , I will get pics up of the car, why do you think it was spinning bad? too stiff?

[s/rdirttrack]

no idea smiley...when weight would transfer to outside wheel it would spin inside....it would even do it when track was rough....just dis connecting sway bar after hot laps helped a ton...allowed wheels to operate separately...car was so torquey if u got rough with throttle on straight away it would spin tires...still have not put sway bar links back in..

[gunman_sr5]

Congrats on the wins last night!

[powder]

You do nice work. Come paint my Scout. :D

[s/rdirttrack]

well it was one heck of a week end....we raced friday night and i got a heat win and feature win...car was bad fast...no one even came close to me except my black and yellow 88j......sat night was a little different....had to run double features due to last week rain out...won the first feature fairly easily...a saturn was try to run me down...heat ran from dead last to 2nd...then comes the bad news.....the zx2 might be totaled....a gentleman(lol) put it into the concrete wall...i guess he did not like being passed on the outside....damn honda's (lol)....going to "drag" it onto the lift today and see how bad it is....lots of front end damage....going to spend some time on the frame rack if lucky....i will post pics of wins and smashed car soon...

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by the way second feature was one by my black and yellow car....3 for 3 this week end...

[s/rdirttrack]

thanks 4 the compliment smiley but i have to admit my brother in law does most of painting...not bad 4 $20.00 a gallon tractor paint....have a feeling we r going to need some more.....lol takes a little less than 2 gallon to paint all 4 cars...my nephews painted there own car (green & red) not bad for 14 and 17 years old....

[ZX2Racer]

S/R Dirtrack, Have a question for you. I race on an asphalt oval, not dirt. Speeds are around 85 or so on front and back stretch. I aw wicked tight on 3rd and 4th turn, has the highest banking. It jsut pushes like a snowplow up the track exiting turn 4 and head for the wall. I shredded my right front last weekend. All the way down to the cords, could hear the cap coming apart and hitting the wheel well. I am putting a taurus spring in right front today. Already had a spring rubber in right front. Think unhooking front swaybar would help any? Or do you have any other ideas? Any help would be appreciated. Got my ass handed to me by and escort GT on Saturday. Along with a nissan and a honda. Thanks.

Congrats on the wins and hope you can fix the ZX2.

[iceracer]

Stiffen up the rear. Springs or sway bar. What camber on the front ? Negative on right, positive on left.
If you don't have a tire pyrometer, get one, and learn how to use it.
That stiffer front spring might increase your push.

[ZX2Racer]

Have a 21 mm rear swaybar on already, eibach springs and just installed two spring rubbers in the back. Have as much camber in the front tires as i can get right now. Looking to get some offset wheels soon as I can afford them so I can put some more camber in the front. hoping the spring rubbers in the back will help with the push. Question is would unhooking the front swaybar help with the push?

[iceracer]

It might but then again it could be worse since the car will lean more and you lose camber on the right front. Try in the warm ups/practice.

[TSmiley98]

get some camber bolts or egg the hole to get more camber..

[ZX2Racer]

i have the bottom strut bolts oblonged already, top of tire is hitting the strut perch if I go any higher.

[TSmiley98]

next way is to look at your top strut mount, there is room to oval and slide the top of the strut, not alot but you should gain more moving teh top of the strut then at the spindle..

[s/rdirttrack]

well boys the zx2 will ride again...just got home...frame staighter...runs under own power....big improvement...lol...stiffen back to take out push...put toe in rear...camber front tire(check after heat to see contact patch =equal across entire tire), same thing in pass. rear camber and read tire...u go left and tire pulls under...tire work....r u allowed to soften....i have heat and feature tires for dirt...the stiffer the rear the more twitchy car gets...fine line...be careful crossing it...i run 2 springs on front and rear pass. side...one set of eibachs and one set of afco's...afco inside of eibach...seems to work real well...the reason i disconnnected front bar is traction issues...all it wanted to do was spin tires...now with tranny welded need to hook back up and get a better set up...u usually pre load my bar with different size end links...remember u r only going left...this is a few things i could think of quick...also what tire psi r u running...they build quick and can cause serious pushing or loose condition...the more in pass. rear the loser ur car gets...hope this helps...if i can help or any of this helps u let me know...usually run 6-8 psi stagger in front and 10-12 psi in rear....i can usually build 7-10 on a good hard track in a ten to fifteen lap feature...u have to start low work hard then try and cool tires any chance u get...once front gets up in psi and tires hot not a lot u can do...well enough for now...good luck....

[s/rdirttrack]

also i run 60 lbs heavier spring in the rear compared to front (afco's)
stut bar in front helps keep camber by not allowing strut tower to flex
also negative camber driver front...read tire...key is full contact patch in corner... can read by temps and tire wear

[TSmiley98]

also take all of your tires out and at equal psi, measure them with a stagger tape, or cloth tape.. take the largest ones and air them up to 45-50 psi, sit them out in the sun on some nice hot asphalt, after some time set them back to regular air pressure, measure again,, take the largest and put it on the right front.. measure your other two small tires, put the smallest on the left front. any amount of stagger you can get in will help a ton.

[Kilroy]

poor s/r, but this thing rules.

[s/rdirttrack]

what the hell r u talking about kilroy

[TSmiley98]

he is sad you took an s/r and are racing it like it should be.. S/R = regular escort zx2 with mods..

[s/rdirttrack]

got ya...it was totaled when i bought it...saved if from the scraper or parts bin...bring glory to the world of zx2 dirt racing one week at a time...lol

[TSmiley98]

Hey we are running our first race finally this saterday, look for good results, the early mid 90's preludes dominated last weekend and we couldnt make it, so this is the second points race of the year..

[TSmiley98]

s/r did you ever check out my car.. .

http://http://teamzx2.com/showthread.php?t=2020

[s/rdirttrack]

hav u been keeping up on my post? just getting her to the point of good when she took a bad hit...

[TSmiley98]

yea, sorry to hear that, but you did fix some traction issues, and that is a big deal..

[s/rdirttrack]

this last week end no one at 2 different tracks could hang with till the big crash...lol

[s/rdirttrack]

one of these days will put back in phantom tranny and try it...but for now just going to work on my set up

[TSmiley98]

sweet, hows about the guys with money in their engines? they not set up?

[TSmiley98]

we are just running astock one for now, until I find a cheap PG , I dont want to get DQ'ed for having a locked diff..

[s/rdirttrack]

need set up, the pony's, and a driver to make them go in the dirt lol

[TSmiley98]

i can already tell the coating of the engine internals helped a ton.. exhaust temps are higher meaning less internal heat... so if we lose a radiator we can get by without much engine damage , less heat = more power

[s/rdirttrack]

xxxxxx

[ZX2Racer]

I am running 23 pounds in the two front tires, 24 right rear and 22 left rear. I usually build at least 12-15 pounds in right front over 7-15 laps, whenever I get in to take pressures again. As far as the front swaybar links go, how big do you go on each size. I have stock for the right and have been thinking about going about an inch shorter on the left. I can usually get about 4-5 good handling laps in then then I started pushing exiting the corner. It is supposed to be the hottest day of the year so far this saturday when we race. Sun all day. going to make a few changes, but will wait on the swaybar until I hear what you do with the endlinks. Thanks.

[s/rdirttrack]

1 1/4" -1 1/2 on sway bar bushing spread...split diff between 2 sides..allows bar to ride in neutral position...is rear toed and r u running that variable rate eibach spring on rear...if so to soft...allow to much transfer to rear....

[ZX2Racer]

Rear is not toed yet, gonna work on that next. I am running the eibach in the rear, but now I have two spring rubbers in there to stiffen it up some. Which have a higher spring rate in the rear do you know? the eibach or s/r spring or the same?

[TSmiley98]

what I did to stiffen the rear is to use a chunk of thin rubber wrap it around the strut bar, use a hose clamp and tighten on the rubber,, it is like a bump rubber, lets the strut travel about an inch, anything more it is solid..

[Kilroy]

he is sad you took an s/r and are racing it like it should be.. S/R = regular escort zx2 with mods..

Not at all, i said poor s/r because it was another wrecked one and then i used a comma and said "but this thing rules", I don't see how that is being negative at all. It's much better than it sitting in a junkyard useless.

[TSmiley98]

nobody said anything about being negative, just sad.. most peopel dont like to see s/r's get scrapped, this is a happy medium, it is still around and being used, rather than getting junked and parted..

[s/rdirttrack]

i assume u r putting it in the bushing t smiley

[TSmiley98]

in the bushing?,,,

[s/rdirttrack]

the neoprene bushing that holds bar

[TSmiley98]

i am talking about the strut rod, my bad I was having toruble thinking of it last night.. the part that travels up and down inside of the strut housing. I clamped it with a piece of rubber and a hose clamp. one inch above so it travels enough to move and pass tech, but will be solid with the car pushing on it..

[gunman_sr5]

After reading your thread on 4m sounds like it was a wild ride last weekend.

[iceracer]

That is alot of temp build up. I get about 7 on a road course. On an oval it would most likely be more. The later push is due to the build up. Tire pressures have a spring rate of there own. Perhaps you could start with a little less pressure. What are your tire rules and what are you running ?
My front sway bar links are the stock ones that came on the car. The rear varies with which bar I am running.

[s/rdirttrack]

just got car done...s/r rides again with blood in his eyes...have to work at fire dept. tom...will post up all the picks of wins and rebuild soon....

[iceracer]

A little understood thing is that tires have a spring rate. It is mostly affected by air pressure. 1psi is equal to 40lb spring rate. This I got from Hoosier. That is why the NASCAR guys are constanly changing pressure.
Another thing that helps is shaving the tires to 4/32". Tire will run cooler and have better traction.
A bigger rear sway bar will help reduce roll and increase the roll couple ie; less push.
One thing to remember. A fwd car will push under power and will tend to get loose on closed throttle. Learning how to use these two facts helps much when running 10/10.

[ZX2Racer]

I am starting the races with 23 pounds of pressure. Don't want to get much lower. Had my tires shaved for this race and will see how much that helps. The guy who shaves them runs in my class and he told me I would be really surprised at the difference. I already have a 21 mm swaybar in the back. I know about the car getting loose under closed. Learned that last year when I let off the gas quickly and got real loose. Just put it to the floor and it pulls you right out of the slide or spin. I changed my right front spring and put a few spring rubbers in right rear. See how much it changes things. Will probably post on Sunday in my thread. Feel like a thief here in this thread. Sorry bout that S/Rdirttrack.

[iceracer]

Hey you guys are going around in circles, just on a different surface,one being harder than the other.

[TSmiley98]

its the basic setup, heat may be more on asphalt than in dirt until a blue groove gets laid down..

[s/rdirttrack]

not to bad of a night...ran from 5th to 1st in the heat....started 6th in feature...2nd place....lots and lots of lap traffic...just couldn't get the 1st place car reeled in...it is a saturn i have beat several times...if i could have got a yellow i believe i would have won...no yellow to regroup field...will post what other cars did later....

[s/rdirttrack]

well complete run down...track was pretty rough and dry slick...threatening rain so not much water put down...26 cars raced...i won first heat and my other 3 cars in 2nd heat...they ran 1,2,and4...6 car inversion in feature...i started 6th...finished 2nd, green car 4th, yellow 5th, red 10th...laps cars everywhere...winning car started on outside pull and got away...drove careful race after last week ends crash...kept hoping for a yellow to regroup field...never happened...10 laps green...car is running great....still trying to get pics together...

[TSmiley98]

sweet, it does suck fighting lap traffic but that is what makes it interesting, you cant be the runner up front all the time

[TSmiley98]

but with this rain I cant say i have done that this year..

[s/rdirttrack]

no complaints by me...i love the inversion's...i am there to race and have a good time...if i never won again i would still be happy...especially if i do not have to load car with a wrecker lol...and as far as track condition goes...we all have to drive on same track...

[s/rdirttrack]

by the way have u notice how many people have viewed this post...bring some honor and respect to the circle track zx 2...still planning on taking to the drag strip to see what she can do

[s/rdirttrack]

new pics of cars
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/DSCF1329.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/DSCF1325.jpg
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http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/DSCF1341.jpg

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my 14 year old nephews first year
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/IMG_0543.jpg
start of a heat eclipse, escort gt, saturn and one of my probes by the way he won that heat
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/IMG_0539.jpg
my youngest nephew and i on back of trailer...view from back grandstand
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/IMG_0432.jpg

[TSmiley98]

thats pretty sweet..

[s/rdirttrack]

thnks smiley

[s/rdirttrack]

2nd or third race of year...his first flip quote "that was cool" he is 14 note helmet...still sitting in car
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/ScannedImage-3.jpg
my brother inlaw who drives 4 me...won several heats already this year and 1 feature
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/ScannedImage-2.jpg
my 18 year old nephew who drives 4 me...several heat wins no features yet this year...started when 14
note the zx2 in behind him...
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/ScannedImage.jpg

[s/rdirttrack]

team has had lots of heat wins and 3 feature wins...2 of which were the zx2
pls. post replies to this post to let me know what u think of cars

[s/rdirttrack]

almost ready for races tom. night....will post results...

[gunman_sr5]

good luck!

[s/rdirttrack]

well a great weekend for the race team not so great for the zx2...66 and 88 won heats...66 ran awesome heat and got 2nd...now for the zx2...drew bad in heat and started rear again....ran up to 3rd...good inversion and started pole in feature....led prob 4 laps till it got yellowed...had a great race going...then it all went south...ended up 5th...got tires hot and slick...the biggest prob i had was under geared (tire size)... to fast for third and to slow for second...can not put bigger tire on due to strut....going to work on that this week...my yellow 88 won, 66 fourth, 99(me) 5th, and 55 10th....track was bad fast slick and rubbered from top

[s/rdirttrack]

heat win in the zx2
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/ScannedImage-1.jpg
feature win in the zx2
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/ScannedImage-2-1.jpg
feature win for my 88j
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg175/flynfireman/ScannedImage-3-1.jpg

[TSmiley98]

sweet deal, We ended up with oil pressure issues and had to shut it down, I drove the car around for about 60 miles before even racing it and it never had any problems.

[s/rdirttrack]

what was the problem smiley???

[TSmiley98]

not sure yet, I am guessing the cheap oil pump I bought took a crap.

[s/rdirttrack]

hey smiley i forgot what should i be running on my cam gears, still running 0 degree on both with vct delete

[TSmiley98]

try -2 to -4 on the intake and between -6 and -8 on the exhaust, play in between those numbers and you should get what you are looking for..

[s/rdirttrack]

about how much gain would i be looking at...i never run below 5 on the tach...also do u think a pots mod would do any good for me...have not done yet

[crazy34]

i am going to run my old z's agains them sooner or later.......lmao....

[gunman_sr5]

Pots mod will be good for a bit, but the ECU will override it if you use it to much. You also need your fan on a switch, but thats a simple fix.

[s/rdirttrack]

already have fan wired to switch...aways run...also switch and relay for alternator..

[Mike]

Looks like a shit load of fun. Haven't been to the track down here this year....but last I went we don't have any zx2's?.....:(

[raider]

in car video? that would be sweet

[s/rdirttrack]

working on the video thing...have a nice compact dvd cam i need to mount in car...i am working on...expensive camera and do not wanna mess up...can get a little rough in car...

[s/rdirttrack]

more pics of car on this site
http://www.weddingimagesonline.com/
search morgan county
go to morgan county speedway 5/16/08
pages 18, 19, 20, and 21
i will buy some of them and post on here

[s/rdirttrack]

well long hot night at the track...the 245/60/15 were to big...took off after hot laps...put back on 205/60/15...started front row outside in heat...easy win won by half track...started 2nd row inside feature...finished 2nd...stayed with and challenged leader repeatedly but no luck...my other cars..88j 7th heat win in a row, 4th in feature...55l 2nd in heat, broke down in feature... 66t 3rd in heat, 2nd in feature....not a bad night...i am going to 225/60/15 for next sat...i also got some video i will get down loaded in next couple of days...

[raider]

can't wait for the video

[s/rdirttrack]

this is video from back grand stand...will try and get in car this week...

[TSmiley98]

We had a great night Saterday, Got a new engine in, was worried we didnt get all of the kinks out.. The co-owner was driving since I had to play army.. He got wiped out in the heat by some @$$, came back in teh B main to get into the A, started 16th in the A main and ended with a 5th fighting hard for 4th, the 3rd-5th place guys were all real close ..

[s/rdirttrack]

will post more but...1st in heat and 1st in feature....hell ya...just got home

[gunman_sr5]

Sweetness congrats again.

[s/rdirttrack]

good night at the track...track was super muddy early but graded off for features....i started 2 in heat and won...half tracked field...for feature i started 8th....drove here pretty hard in feature and won...switch from 205/60/16 to 215/60/15 helped tons...we put new motor and manual tranny in 55 this week...helped...heat started 3rd got 2nd...feature started 4th and end 7th...66t did some air psi adjustments(thank ed and jermey) started 5th in heat and won...started 6th in feature and got 4th...my 88j ended his heat winning streak...had won 7 straight heats...started 3rd in heat and got 2nd...started 1st in feature and got 2nd...going to pull head on 88j this week ...think we may have head gasket going....

[s/rdirttrack]

took cars to the track wed...rain broke loose like end of world...rain out....ready for sat. night

[s/rdirttrack]

just got home...the zx2 wins the feature again...will post complete results tom...

[crazy34]

sweet.....hope to have my new z on track next weekend......hope

[s/rdirttrack]

great night for the m & g racing team....i got 2nd in my heat and won feature...my 66t got third in heat and 2nd in feature....my 55l 3rd in heat and 5th in feature....88j won heat and 3rd in feature....track was really dry slick do to a friday night sprint car race...

[zxtwou2]

sounds awesome! can't wait to see the car in person friday morning!

[s/rdirttrack]

juat got home from track....another win for the zx2 on the 1/4 mile jacksonville track...will post complete result in a day or 2

[crazy34]

congrads again mike.....starting on my car tomorrow....hope to have on track sat. will let ya know and let ya know how it runs

[gunman_sr5]

Congrats hopefully we can get one of ours past the "Stock" Cavalier.

[iceracer]

Late model Cavaliers with the Ecotec engine are surprisingly fast.

[s/rdirttrack]

put all 4 cars in top 4 of feature...me 1st, 66t 2nd, 88j 3rd, & 55l 4th..my 55l won his first race ever in his heat...14 years old and getting better every week....not much competion at track...this is my home town track i rarely race...i go there occasionally because i run local sponsors...2 for 2 at this track this year...ran it once last year and won also...won't be back any time soon

[s/rdirttrack]

got 3rd in heat and third in feature....let my 88j go to second on last lap...he needs the points....will post full results in a couple of days

[s/rdirttrack]

not a good weekend....ran from last to 2nd in heat...got pole for feature...broke outside half shaft....last....lol other cars 2nd and 3rd...not sure on 55l car....new half shaft bought...racing again wed. night

[TSmiley98]

did you hit something?

[s/rdirttrack]

maybe a little in heat...no idea why exactly....going to put in another new one for wed night race...justy shift and dumped clutch...and pop...

[TSmiley98]

hmm, oh well, I ran great last saterday but,, I had a huge problem getting around two guys that would not move.. I didnt want to get put back for "rough driving" so I didnt bump and go started 21st and got 9th.. then in the B feature got 5th started 18th, missed transfers by one spot each race..

[crazy34]

got to make 2 laps in new car...hope for a better weekend this weekend

[s/rdirttrack]

first in heat and 3rd in feature...full results in a couple of days

[s/rdirttrack]

ok night track...busted bolt in shifter and missed hot laps...started 4th in heat and car was bad fast...could out run anyone till i popped right front half shaft...busted off right after snap ring...i think defective shaft...only one night of racing on...had to start 17th in feature...ran up to seventh before ran out of laps...been a while since being in the back with the wild ones...not a scratch though...a new one that is...lol my 66t car won feature...88j third...and 55l 5th...

[crazy34]

you liked the odd numbers that night....1,3,5,7......lmao...better go play the lotto

[crazy34]

first full night on my new zx2 stock car thats an auto.....big diffrence. started 4th row in my heat with a few fast guys in it........finished first......started poll in feature with all the fast boys all around me.....lead for the hole feature till 2-3 laps left, then the famouse cavalier snuck below me and past me. i finished an awsome second. that was on scap tires as well the wound up getting way to hot with no sidebite. car felt awsome. get things dialed in, think i could be a force with some hope

[s/rdirttrack]

my team both heats won...123 &7 in feature...post more in a couple days

[gunman_sr5]

Sweetened for both. Guess I gota find some time to look for a couple more ponies to stay in front of Cross there Ed. Gets Fonzies car hooked up and we should be good next weekend.

Speaking of next weekend. You going to make it down Mike?

[s/rdirttrack]

just gpt home...zx2 wins again...other cars 88j second, 66t third, 55l blew clutch in heat....88j won heat and 55l blew clutch and limped third, me second in heat and 66t third in heat....

[crazy34]

fonz, my driver after winning a consi.....thats the first auto i built......keep in mind all the sheet metal came off another zx2 that had been on dirt for awhile.
http://leeman.smugmug.com/gallery/5069803_bCuwv#305185124_6RrSC-A-LB

old faithfull before retirement.....this car was raced on dirt for 7 years. pics of new car will come soon
http://leeman.smugmug.com/gallery/5069803_bCuwv#305168878_76f95-A-LB

the famouse cav that everyone trys to outrun
http://leeman.smugmug.com/gallery/5288444_iNPoR#322373948_UtPtT-A-LB

[crazy34]

wait till i talk to you....i did something tonight never done in a hornet......lmao.....auto is cookin though

[s/rdirttrack]

just got home the zx2 wins again!!!!post full results later this week...lead entire feature...did it again...

[s/rdirttrack]

bad night for the zx2....tore up rear end...made 2 laps challenging 1st and 2nd when it happened...think i had them covered...broke my 2 feature winning streak....damn...other cars 88j tenth(put in back for spiinning car, 55l put in back because he was spun 11th...66t started 12 and ended up 2nd...should have won but had no third gear...lots of work to do this week...

[s/rdirttrack]

awesome night for the zx2...won heat no problem flag to flag....same for feature flag to flag...lead every lap...feature win....will post up rest of team results later...bringing more respect to the zx2 community one race at a time...lol

[Y2KSE]

Wow, I havent been on site in months, glad to see your S/R is performing great in the races and your Probes, too. I also prefer real stock bodied race cars, not the trashbin cracker boxes that are supposed to be 'stock'. [yawn]

I wish I lived closer, I am in west Chicagoland, and will go to Rt 66 in Joliet this weekend to see a demo derby.

[crazy34]

were at in chicago land.....my sis lives in south elgine

[s/rdirttrack]

well not a bad night....won heat and got third in feature.....had to start in the back so made a little tough...other cars 66t 2nd, 88j 4th, and 55l 7th i think...still waiting on new struts to arrive...have to race friday and sunday

[s/rdirttrack]

first night of 3 night race week end...zx2 got third in heat second in feature...my 66t won feature...55l ran 6th with back up driver...88j miss counted laps and stopped one lap earlier...not sure where he finished...not bad for 1st night of 3...will post again tom.

[crazy34]

i almost got rolled 3 ft from were i did last weekend, but, got put in the wall hard enouph that it pushed my right front frame rail over to were the belt is suppose to be. car was hooked and screaming mad fast too. guy drove into the side of me and never lifted, and go figure, no flag yet again. i got talkin to half the people that work there and there has not been one true person thats gotten black flagged yet this year. After to night, half the people there are thinking about walking out for the simple fact that is was a bloody night and there was not one flag in any class at all

[s/rdirttrack]

just got home...ran a new race track tonight...last time i ran there was like 4 years ago...won my heat and got second in feature...car ran great just a little over geared for track...just needed a break and i think i could have won...other three cars stayed home...will be running tom. night...will post results...

[TSmiley98]

last night we destroyed the car , some jerk spun out in front of turn 1, caused 8 of the 19 cars in the race to be damaged enough to where they couldnt continue..

[crazy34]

how bad smiley????

[TSmiley98]

how bad smiley????

i'll get pics up, and to find out it took 10 cars out of racing .. .

[TSmiley98]

i have started the straighening already.. new airbox,, and will have it ready by the weekend

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n227/tsmiley98/cars/BulgariaPicsarmwrestlingmatches351.jpg

[s/rdirttrack]

final night of 3 run...not a bad night at all...started 6th in heat and won...started 6th in feature and got 3rd...my 66t is running awesome... got 2nd in heat and won feature....he is 2 for 2 winning features this week end...88c ran from 12th in feature to third till steering went south and he finished 6th...steering rack clamp came off...55l i think just outside of top ten...not sure on that one....

[s/rdirttrack]

damn smiley ur car is starting to look like all ours in illinois....lol

[TSmiley98]

i know and it has only been raced 6 times this year

[s/rdirttrack]

well i bought mine to race not show...every dent tells has a memory or story...some of us have more than others...LOL

[crazy34]

mine looked like that after 3 nights.........then rolled on night 4, then almost rolled on night 5....lets see how night 6 goes

[s/rdirttrack]

well i had to work at the fire dept. last night so i did not get to race...had to put a back up driver in my car....he did great by what i've been told...ran from last to second in heat....led 9 of 15 laps in feature to finish 3rd...66t won heat...66t second in feature, 99m third in feature, 55l fourth in feature, 88j fifth in feature...would have liked top 4 but i will take all in top 5...everyone have a safe labor day

[dareall]

this kind of racing looks like alot of fun. Too bad some nice ZX2's have to die though :(

[gunman_sr5]

Racing was canceled here last night due to the track owner being killed when the water truck rolled over. Carzy34 can fill in the details.

[TSmiley98]

that sucks bad, hopefully the family keeps things going and doesnt sell it out

[crazy34]

everything is up in the air right now.....we are all patiently waitting. he was using a semi-truck with a big water tanker behind it to water.....this is how the track has been waterd for year and years. but over the last 2 years they have increased the banking on it. it was a combination of that, going abit slower then usual, and a low tire on the trailer on the right side, he waters going the opposite way then what you race and when he got to turn 3, the trailer started sliding down and the low tire let the rim catch the dirt witch started the trailer rolling witch of course sent the truck over as well. it rolled 1 3/4 times. everything is up in the air right now as to what the track is going to do. we dont know if the season is done now or not or even if theres going to be a track left. there has already been rumbling made that there going to sell out to a resort thats next to them and if they do that, the speedway is gone for good. but most of this is just hear say.

[s/rdirttrack]

this kind of racing looks like alot of fun. Too bad some nice ZX2's have to die though :(

mine was totaled when i bought it out of kentucky...just giving her a couple more years of glory....she will think me in the end...lol

[gunman_sr5]

mine was totaled when i bought it out of kentucky...just giving her a couple more years of glory....she will think me in the end...lol

They always do.

[crazy34]

charleston speedway is staying open as of right now. there will be racing this weekend and all of that. i will be there this weekend but next think i might take off to try my hand at farmer citys 1,500 to win

[s/rdirttrack]

just got home...the zx2 is one bad ride...in the heat i damn near half tracked the second place car (one of my own and fastest(66T)...rained out the features...not be cocky but no one was going to be able to touch the zx2 tonight...double features in 2 weeks

[raceguy246]

I am very jealous of you, I had a 1993 Eclipse that I raced at the begining of the season at my local asphalt track, but I ran out of money so I was forced to sell her.

I miss racing.... alot

I will race again someday, and I hope to get to race oneday on dirt, that'd be a blast!

[crazy34]

dirts for racing, asphalt is just to get there.....lol......dirt is the best place to race if you ask me cause its alot more challenging......the track is never the same 2 weeks in a row more or less.

[s/rdirttrack]

just got home. she feels real nice. should be fast this week end.

[crazy34]

if the rain holds off, we will finanlly get to put the 2 z's against each other.....mtx vs atx......lol

[iceracer]

dirts for racing, asphalt is just to get there.....lol......dirt is the best place to race if you ask me cause its alot more challenging......the track is never the same 2 weeks in a row more or less.

We say the same thing about ice.

[crazy34]

wasnt bad tonight even though track was ruffer then crap. there was 2 holes in turn 3 that could hide a car in but,i was ramping off of them to set me in turn 4 and i was screaming buy cars doing that. due to some minor bad luck though, i finished 3rd in heat, 3rd in trouphy dash, and 3rd in feature. guess 3 was my lucky number tonight.

[s/rdirttrack]

well week end result...went to a new track due to rain...the were running what they call 4 cylinder world championship race...Had to change front springs on car to qualify once i got there...this ended up hurting car...still not a bad night...ran 3rd in heat with spare tires in trunk...forgot they were there..lol started 7th in feature and finished 4th...should have been a little more agggresive...nothing torn up or broken....can't wait to put my other springs back on for this week end...great job on your race this week end crazy...crazy and I are suppose to race together this week end so watch for next weeks post...mtx vs atx...southern illinois vs central illinois...good guy vs bad guy...you make up your mind who the good guy is...lol...i am paying 1500 to the winner so should be good competition that day for the zx2's...

[crazy34]

i hate to brake it to everyone but the big battle wont be happening. I had some extra money that had to go out that was not expected to i will not have the money to make the trip there unfortunattly. However, we will have this battle next year one way or another.....lol

[s/rdirttrack]

I sincerely hate it that you are not going to be there Ed. I understand though. We will meet on the dirt and may the best man win. LOL Being serious, I really do want to run up against that hot rod of yours and see what happens. Hopefully we will run 1st and 2nd. Me first and you second. lol
Looks like I may have to come south to do it but we will see. Let me know what the southern schedule holds and I will check my calender.

[crazy34]

ZX2's can take alot of abuse in one night. tonight we had a make-up feature, heat, feature, mechanics race, and a powderpuff. i took first in the make-up feature, 3rd in heat, 5th in feature (they were battling and bangin infront of me so i layed back and watched for fun), then won the mechanics race, and took second in the powderpuff.
GO ZX2

[s/rdirttrack]

Not so great of a week end for the zx2...Car was tight in hot laps...still tight in heat third...tight as hell in feature 6th...tried everything to loosen up car...going to put her on the lift this week and see if i can figure her out...

[crazy34]

give me a ring if you need some ideas

[s/rdirttrack]

took car out to macomb last week end... ran from last to first and half lapped field in heat...ran from 9th to 2nd in feature...not a bad run...some good news and bad news...i am out of the zx2 business...car was sold to a guy in iowa...good news i am buying a modified to race for next year...

[iceracer]

as I said, now it gets expensive. Good luck anyway. Keep us updated.

[gunman_sr5]

Good luck Mike!