Nopi/NDRA @ MIR 8-25/26-06

[dturbocivic]

anyone from this site heading down?

we are heading to DC on thurs..to visit. then to MIR this weekend !!!!

[underpressure02]

Dam beat me to it. You know I will be there along with others. Get your drinking shoes on for the beer pong game friday night.

[dturbocivic]

i dont play little girl games HAAHHAHAHAHAHA

[Driven]

I'll be there. I'm heading down saturday morning early.

Where are you guys staying? I've been looking at hotels all week, just haven't booked yet.

[dturbocivic]

we are at the best western in la plata

[TROLL]

ok so dturbo runs 9s, driven runs 10s, what does underpressure run? it'd be cool to come out some time and check all of your cars out, but too short notice for me this time around. good luck though!

[dturbocivic]

Originally Posted by TROLL

ok so dturbo runs 9s, driven runs 10s, what does underpressure run? it'd be cool to come out some time and check all of your cars out, but too short notice for me this time around. good luck though!

its not my car, i just help build it, and help at the track. i have my own car which im too broke to finish...... the racecar is waiting for the head to come back from a valve upgrade, its supposd to be back tommorrow... if its not back tommorrow or if the car doesnt get put together, then hopefully we will have it out testing again @ Atco next week sometime. ill keep everyone posted on whats going on.

underpressure doesnt run(his "racecar") @ the moment cause his "beater engine" cracked a sleeve he has gone through some bs this year with engines.... the 1st one was leaking coolant into the oilpan, around the bottoms of the sleeves, due to an improper install.....waiting on the machine shop to finish another "beater" engine for him. until his other one gets back from being sleeved. his street car runs so maybe he will drive that to mir ??


if you come down, there is no reason you wont have a blast. its alot of fun @ the races. i will be helping out Darren Barone(has a 10.50 civic) and getting throught the day

also there are a few more events around our area..... given you wanna take a long drive

CSCS(canadian)
Sept. 3, Sun. – Day (Napierville, Montreal) Drag Racing

NDRA
18th Annual NOPI NATIONALS
September 16/17 Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, GA.

BOTI-
Sep 16-17 Route 66 Raceway
Joliet, IL

NHRA
Sport compact Fall nationals
Sept. 30-Oct. 1 Old Bridge Township Raceway Park Englishtown, N.J.


CSCS(canadian)
Oct. 8, Sun. – Day (TMP, Cayuga) Drag Racing & Road Circuit

NDRA
2nd Annual NDRA World Finals
October 14/15 Norwalk Raceway Park Norwalk, OH.

[TehWagon]

got any more info on this event? i'll put the bare bones on the tst calendar and then update it if you have anything. thanks.

[TehWagon]

found this http://www.mirdrag.com/v2/schedule/
its actually the 26/27.

[underpressure02]

Originally Posted by Driven

I'll be there. I'm heading down saturday morning early.

Where are you guys staying? I've been looking at hotels all week, just haven't booked yet.

Driven I think I have seen you at some Nopi events this year. Most likely the hotels around the track are going to be booked. We got our rooms almost 3 weeks ago. Some people cancelled on who was staying in my room so if you don't mind sharing a room with a bunch of people to save some money let me know, just shoot me a pm. I got a suite. We will be partying at tempest on friday night at his shop and then saturday night not sure where the party is. We are staying in the same hotel as nopi and all the nopi girls. So hopefully we will have another repeat of NOPI NY.

As Dturbocivic said I had a ton of issues with motors this year. But should have my sleeved motor back for fall nationals and ready to run some decent times. Until then I am just racing my DD in brackets.

Dave is heading down thursday. I am planning on leaving Friday afternoon with a some people from the area.

[dturbocivic]

Originally Posted by TehWagon

found this http://www.mirdrag.com/v2/schedule/
its actually the 26/27.

yea, sorry about that , lol.... i just had my hotel reserve for 25/26... duh me....

anyway. the event is

Nopi/Ndra Xbox series racing
location: Maryland International raceway
date : Aug 26/27 2006

more information can be found by going to www.nopi.com or maybe http://www.mirdrag.com

[Driven]

Originally Posted by underpressure02

Driven I think I have seen you at some Nopi events this year.

I was pited across the aisle from the XXX crew at the NDRA Atco race. I ran one of your crew's cars in the first qualifier but I'm guessing he broke since I didn't see him in any more rounds. I ended up losing in the final of Power Street to the Clutch Masters integra with my slowest run and worst light of the weekend.

Thanks for the offer, I was able to get a hotel in Waldorf though. I'll have to see how far your hotel is and if the party continues there, we might need to take a ride over.

To the people bitching about the Nopi races in other threads, I'm not really sure what races you go to, but Nopi puts on the best import race I've been to. The party is just a bonus.

[underpressure02]

Originally Posted by Driven

I was pited across the aisle from the XXX crew at the NDRA Atco race. I ran one of your crew's cars in the first qualifier but I'm guessing he broke since I didn't see him in any more rounds. I ended up losing in the final of Power Street to the Clutch Masters integra with my slowest run and worst light of the weekend.

Thanks for the offer, I was able to get a hotel in Waldorf though. I'll have to see how far your hotel is and if the party continues there, we might need to take a ride over.

To the people bitching about the Nopi races in other threads, I'm not really sure what races you go to, but Nopi puts on the best import race I've been to. The party is just a bonus.

Did you have an enclosed trailer, and were you there with an older guy? I think I saw you come up to my trailer. I believe you raced danny he had a turbo 240. His turbo seal went and he was blowing crazy amounts of smoke so he went to the tower and told them to give his spot up b/c he was number 8 or something qualifer. The party is supposed to be at our hotel b/c of the nopi staff being there and also a lot of people on honda-tech all got rooms there b/c we posted up that hotel. If it is anything like NOPI NY it should be crazy.

I find most people that bitch about nopi have never been to a race or are just e-racers. I will say that NOPI TV needs to improve. ATCO was such a disappointment. They had like 3 mins of racing and all the rest riced out cars and the girls. They need to focus more on the racing like they use to do.

I will pm you my cell number. Are you heading down friday and going to Joe's party at tempst?

[Driven]

Originally Posted by underpressure02

Did you have an enclosed trailer, and were you there with an older guy? I think I saw you come up to my trailer. I believe you raced danny he had a turbo 240. His turbo seal went and he was blowing crazy amounts of smoke so he went to the tower and told them to give his spot up b/c he was number 8 or something qualifer. The party is supposed to be at our hotel b/c of the nopi staff being there and also a lot of people on honda-tech all got rooms there b/c we posted up that hotel. If it is anything like NOPI NY it should be crazy.

I find most people that bitch about nopi have never been to a race or are just e-racers. I will say that NOPI TV needs to improve. ATCO was such a disappointment. They had like 3 mins of racing and all the rest riced out cars and the girls. They need to focus more on the racing like they use to do.

I will pm you my cell number. Are you heading down friday and going to Joe's party at tempst?

That was me, red enclosed trailer with two awnings. My dad came down on Sunday, that was the "older guy." We were checking out your trailer because he just ordered a new trailer (should be here next week) and we wanted to see how yours compaired.

At the moment I'm not planning on leaving until Saturday morning early. I'm trying to conserve some money. I'll look forward to meeting you at this event.

[underpressure02]

Cool cool. I just replied to your pm. If you need stuff for inside your trailer like pit-pal things, I found a guy that is much cheaper then pit-pal and the quality is much nicer. I can give you his contact info if you want it.

[Driven]

Great weekend overall. I took the #1 qualifying spot in power street with a 10.98 on Saturday. I improved every run on Sunday but ended up losing in the final to Remick. I went 10.79 at 133 in the final to lose a close one.

Chad, sorry I didn't get a chance to talk to you more. I was pretty busy all weekend and when I had some free time I didn't want to do anything but sit.

The good news is, Matt and I got the blow-out repair time down to 13 minutes from blowout to moving again. We're pretty confident that next time we can break under 10 minutes.

[dturbocivic]

ahhhhh is yours the green eclipse ?

[Driven]

Originally Posted by dturbocivic

ahhhhh is yours the green eclipse ?

Yes, the clean one.

Are you guys heading out to Ohio? I might try to make it.

[underpressure02]

I am trying to go out there.

[Driven]

Looks like theres a good chance I'll go to Ohio. I'm trying to make some upgrades to the car between now and then though so I don't have to worry about a pesky suburu.