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    so, i ended up running in the enduro tonight. spent alot of money getting it "enduro ready" and am very dissapointed. there were no heats tonight for the bombers, they just lined us up four wide for the shotgun start. i got lined up third and there was maybe 19 cars total. basically i led the first 17 or 18 laps and was really running fast and smooth when i spun myself out again coming out of 2. i sat there and watched this guy t-bone the sh out of me. it was 10 times harder than the previous time i was t-boned. the car still ran but my tire/caliper/rotar/ball joints/a-arms/fender were all destroyed. man, i just gave it away tonight. it was over 500 to win and 300 for second and 2 for third. all my fault and it sucks. it was MY strategy to not run full out and i still
    got greedy in turn two. i could talk about how i coulda placed and blah, blah blah but basically i just paid for and learned a hard lesson tonight.
    the enduro was better than i thought. it wasnt like everyones car broke and the last man standing won. it was actually pretty cool. the owner had more tricks than usual for the bomber guys this week. aprox 500 water balloons were handed out to everyone in the grandstands. the balloons began to rain down as soon as we began lining up and lasted till the end of the race. with my good view from the infield i could see that the fans were getting good at it and really timing there shots well. there were alot of cars for the enduro that i have never seen before, but the cars that finished from 1st to 7th were all "regulars" at STS. another cool thing about tonight that i missed out on is that you were required to make one pit stop on the infield and change at least one tire. my strategy was to do it at lap 60 so i could top off on gas, but obviously didnt make it that far. everyone , myself included, had there crew lined up with jacks and tires and gas on the infield. it was pretty tight. so when i spun out i ended up running two more laps with everything bangin around before pullin in. todd did change my tire, but like i said it was done,son. so thats the way we end the season for ST.com Racing. i will def have the car ready for march 3rd and can only hope it will run the way it did tonight.

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    well i finished fixing the damage from that enduro race today. it wasnt as difficult as i thought. the parts were $100 total from the salvage yard and it took two days. new control arm, caliper and ball joints. also a new fender. the rotar and spindle made it, along with the lower control arm. the fender was a little tough but not too bad. my brakes work better than before. i do still plan on freshening up the motor and trans but she fired right up today after sitting for almost 2 months. the track in corpus is working with the track in edna this season so that each track will run every other week offset from one another. i dont think i wanna drive to edna every other week so i'm checking into racing at I-37 speedway. thats the one just south of town so alot of my friends will be able to check out alot more races. only prob is that they dont run bombers at I-37 , they run pure stocks. at STS pure stocks are the next class up from the bombers so i might not be competative without changing my car up, which i dont plan on doing. the one chance is that alot of tracks use different names for different classes and the pure stock class at I-37 is the lowest one they run. meaning they might be comparable to the bombers at STS as far as rules,setups,lap times ect.. so i sent an email and will find out soon what the deal is. thats about it except that this thread might turn into a "build diary" when i freshen up the motor/tranny as this will be my first go round with the whole removal aspect. it sucked when i looked at the I-37 speedway website tonight and it said they had their test n tune night, tonight. i'll see if i can get some pics of my work on the car up tonight.

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    Dude, good luck roaming the post-apocalyptic Australian Outback searching for gas and food.
    hahahaha.

    sweet man. hpefully once i get back to texas i can come check out a race.

    btw any advice on how to quit drinking. feel free to pm me on that subject.

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    well i finished fixing the damage from that enduro race today. it wasnt as difficult as i thought. the parts were $100 total from the salvage yard and it took two days. new control arm, caliper and ball joints. also a new fender. the rotar and spindle made it, along with the lower control arm. the fender was a little tough but not too bad. my brakes work better than before. i do still plan on freshening up the motor and trans but she fired right up today after sitting for almost 2 months. the track in corpus is working with the track in edna this season so that each track will run every other week offset from one another. i dont think i wanna drive to edna every other week so i'm checking into racing at I-37 speedway. thats the one just south of town so alot of my friends will be able to check out alot more races. only prob is that they dont run bombers at I-37 , they run pure stocks. at STS pure stocks are the next class up from the bombers so i might not be competative without changing my car up, which i dont plan on doing. the one chance is that alot of tracks use different names for different classes and the pure stock class at I-37 is the lowest one they run. meaning they might be comparable to the bombers at STS as far as rules,setups,lap times ect.. so i sent an email and will find out soon what the deal is. thats about it except that this thread might turn into a "build diary" when i freshen up the motor/tranny as this will be my first go round with the whole removal aspect. it sucked when i looked at the I-37 speedway website tonight and it said they had their test n tune night, tonight. i'll see if i can get some pics of my work on the car up tonight.
    Keep us updated, man. Good luck with this in the new year!

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    tester pic to make sure i resized correctly.

    sorry bout the quality, its my phone pics

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    here are pics of the damage



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    and fixed








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    just for the smell of it


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    i wish i had a pic of it all busted up with the tire on. it was all jacked up lookin.

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    hahahaha.

    sweet man. hpefully once i get back to texas i can come check out a race.

    btw any advice on how to quit drinking. feel free to pm me on that subject.
    thatd be cool and pm sent

    Keep us updated, man. Good luck with this in the new year!
    thanks and i'll def keep the updates comin'

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    anyone know what dawn is up to these days?

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    i just got an email back from the I-37 track and it looks like i'll be able to race there. just need confirmation from the guy that handles the rules and such. oh yeah, racin' in SA baby

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    anyone know what dawn is up to these days?
    Assembling fitness equipment and being sexy as .


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    i need sponsors!! and wanted to include the ST family. there are some things i wanna get/get done so i can run more competatively in this pure stock class. if anyone has a business/procuct/band ect., that could benefit from this kind of advertising let me know. im not trying to come across like im hitting up ST for funds, i just wanna give the fine folks at ST the same opportunity im giving my fam/friends. anyway im starting from scratch this year as far as whats gonna be on my car and im hoping to make the most of it this time . and i WILL be racing in SA this year

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    for the next hour i will be posting pics of my car. it was a hoopty ass bomber, now its a legit pure stock. just remember it has not been painted yet. the improvements include-

    2:1 ratio quick steer with quick connect and racing wheel
    old stock column shifter gone, floor shifter in
    cattle panel gaurd is out more giving me more room in the car to steer
    battery cut off switch
    gauges working and moved where i can actually see them
    gutted out all the wiring and crap that wasnt in use.
    1/8 " door plate
    dents beat out
    5/8" racing studs all the way around
    8" racing wheels
    american racer g-60 dirt track tires
    new brakes
    gutted trunk and relocated battery with trunk pins
    racing cell, no more stock gas tank
    locked (welded) rear end
    high rise valve covers with racing breathers on driver side only
    rub rails
    cut up fenders
    car weighed and balanced (added 350 pounds to right rear)
    prob some more little stuff im forgeting but you get the idea. car runs drives and handles completely different now. really, night and day. one more practice day on the 21st and then opening night march 13th. pics will be up shortly

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    new pics on page 3

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    last night was opening night at I37 raceway. my car was not ready but i did go pit and help out with my buddies. actually both buddies hit the same tire(infield wall) in two different features and i ran back to change a tire on each car. it was alright considering i had been promoted to spectator for the evening. the initial opening night was rained out (the friday before) and they are not doing make up races this early in the season so in sticking with the original schedule, the next 2 fridays are off and racing will resume fri april 10th. my car will be ready by then including the brand new motor. missing opening night as far as points go is not too bad for me because each driver drops their worst 2 races at the end of the season. the mulligan rule is in place because the track knows people have weddings and chit like that to attend. anyway, just a little update for those who might care.

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    booyah , im over here doin the dance of joy ala balky bartokumos. my car is finally done after what seems like forever. the new motor runs really good. its just super fast now and dependable, finally. along with all the improvements , all the little nagging issues have been resolved and the move up to purestock is now a done deal. im so happy and relieved i dont know what to do with myself. if anyone wants to attend, my first race is next friday april 10th at I-37 speedway in pleasington at 7:30 pm

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