Chevy owner votes my car for best appearance/engineered
 

AWESOME WEEKEND!

In a city close to where I live they have what is called the "Last Run Car Show". The next day they have the nostalgia drags where most of the cars go to the track and race.

Well, I was there turning wrenches when a man comes up and says "We have decided to award you with the Best Appearance/Best Engineered car award" and shook my hand. Man, I was, and still am, on cloud 9. My work has paid off with that simple sentence.

I went up to thank the track owner and he said "yes, he said he isn't much of a Ford fan but he was truly impressed with your car". Totally awesome.

I also took 3rd in the Pro Street Shooout with the ole' naturally aspirated small block Ford behind some nitrous gulping mega-cubic inch big block mopar and chevy. I'm slapping the bottle on and am now going to school some of these guys hopefully before the year is through.

ok, you won, so how are we supposed to judge for ourselves? need a pic!!!

oh congrats! working hard finally paid off. i wish it worked for me as it did for you!

Kevin, Man that's awesome :) I know how much work you've put into that car and the award couldn't have went to anyone more deserving than you :) If you got anymore questions about the nos setup let me know man. Glad i could help.

Kevin, what did the GT pictured in your user's ride listing run?

...and what nitrous system are you planning on using?

L8R!

right on kevin , ford rules all other crap drool's, great job man. the blue oval is the -------. :D :D :D ;)

Congrats Kevin, happy for ya man. About two weeks ago, while at the dragstrip, I ran into a friend and two of his friends I didn't know (a guy and a girl). The girl was saying stuff like "man! I just love your car, it's awesome. Is it fun to drag race? etc etc, and she kept praising my car. I had not been having a "great" night since the car wasn't hooking well, but that fixed it. I was all happy the rest of the night. I think about how I used to (and still do--but not as much now) go crazy about souped up Mustangs and so I know how it is. :) I assume it's even better when you're actually running 9s :eek: How do you hold on to that thing, man??

i can't say that i fully appreciate cars set up specifically to be dragsters...........

but it sounds like a very, very impressive machine......

congrats

How can you not appreciate cars set up for drag?? If you knew how much work went into having a drag car you wouldn't say that. I give kevin all the praise in the world. Not only is he one of my best friends but he's got one hell of a car.

i gave out compliments.............i said that i can't fully appreciate it, because i DON'T know what is involved.........and honestly it doesn't interest me much (right now, i like street cars and road racers)

do you fully appreciate the effort it takes to become a professional bowler? or do you fully appreciate the effort it takes finance a land/home deal in the manufactured housing industry?or fully appreciate the finished product when people make gourmet chocolate?

Building and maintaining a drag car takes time and $$$$. Theirs alot of work to do. You spend all day at the track just tuning and maintaining it...only to make one pass and screw it up again.

Here's a pic of my car that day:

Notice the dude holding his ears........poor little guy

http://161.58.236.170/burnout640.jpg


The mustang i used to have ran a 9.78 but I let out of it. Probably would have went 9.60's or around there.


Thanks for all of the kind words guys, especially Eric. Even after all of the teasin' I've done in the past. ;)

9's are fun but I want to go a bit faster. I'm looking forward to throwin' some juice to it and running some mid to low eights. I hope that will cure my need for speed as this crap gets expensive!:)

Congradulations Kevin..you should be proud, your car is AWESOME Odie:cool:

OUTSTANDING!!!!

That is one sweet ride you've got there Kevin!

I'm more than impressed, I'm jealous! :D

Now, if you don't mind, I must be off to make some gourmet chocolate... :confused: wtf!?!?

LOL, Congrats! :)

ultraflo

Peoria, Ill ehh?

One of my best friends lives there. Here works for CAT. We celebrated his bachelor party there, is it Big Ed's? CAN't remember but it was fuuunnn!

HPM MOTORSPORT in Nebraska
 

Kevin,

Congratz man,thats gotta put a smile on a guy's face!

You ever send any pics to HPM motorsports in Omaha, Nebraska of the finished car?

Crap! Kevin, that is awesome!. I think this is the first time I've seen your 2001. can anyone say "wallpaper" ;)

Yeah, I'll bet it is an expensive hobby. But, c'mon, do you really think you'll be satisfied with 8s?????????????

LOL... the world famous BIG AL's

Oh YEAH!!! :D I'll bet it was fun! ;)

I just happen to know a couple of their employee's ;) ...real nice joint to stop by from time to time.

Small world... does your friend do any drag racing? Or know any Skaggs' by chance?

Kevin ain't gonna go no faster than 8's ;) Nah if he does that will be great :) Hey Kevin, ever thought about me and you being a two car team for 2002???

ooops make that 2003 :) my bad

Big Al's is the one! My buddy isn't really in to cars all that much. He pretty much lifts weights all of the time so I'm not going to bad mouth him any about it. :)

Fox Body

8's probably won't be enough. Don't tell Eric but I plan on setting his nitrous bottles in his room while he sleeps, cranking them open, and taking the 400 out of my 79' Ford and swapping it in his car in place of his motor. Then I'll run faster than eights for sure. Please don't tell him though. ;)

Eric

Two car team? Sounds interesting to me. I'm going to have to step it up a few notches it sounds like though. May need to give Billy a call and let him take a stab at this.

We could kick some serious but in Pro Street, around here anyway.