either way rich, I guess the test and tune would work best for your first
time out, but you do get time runs on street night
ttyl
Scott Miller
89 Shelby Dakota #322 - 360 C.I. V8 (12.56 @ 110 mph) "FASTDAK"
94 Dakota Sport - 3.9 V6 5-Speed (15.86 @ 84 mph)
----- Original Message -----
From: Wisotzkey, Rich <Rich.Wisotzkey@gd-wts.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 10:38 PM
Subject: DML: RE: Re: Yet another Carlisle post :-)
> Scott,
> Sounds great! Enjoyed finally getting to meet you. I took a quick look at
> the schedule for Mason-Dixon. This is going to be a blast! Since I've
> never raced before and don't have a "dial-in", would it be better to do a
> test and tune the first time to sorta get my feet wet, or doesn't it
matter?
> I'm open for either, whichever you think.
> Rich
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Miller [mailto:fastdak@superpa.net]
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 9:39 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Re: Yet another Carlisle post :-)
>
>
>
> I have to agree with jon on all statements. This was the first year I
> registered my truck and it was well worth the $30 pre-entry fee, and it's
> good for 3 days (even though I only made it for one) and I even got a
> "goody" bag. Despite the rain the event was really a success, even though
I
> had to be moved 3 times. First they wanted me down with the other shelby
> dakota's and I said NO, I'm with the DML, so they told me to park in
between
> the PT cruzers and the daks wich was cool. well that turned out not to be
> good enough, so they kicked me over next to the r/t's. it was kinda cool
> cause when I backed out alarms started going off in the cruzer line.
> finally got over to the r/t line and they made me turn my truck around the
> other way. oh well
>
> the drag racing friday was a blast. we had a slight rain delay, which
> turned out to be cool, cause they then ask for help to dry the track.
Shane
> b. and I watched these cars going down the track doing burnouts and
spinning
> the tires, so we decided to take a couple hot laps in the shelby.
needless
> to say shane had a good time. made him bring back memories of his duster
>
> well, I hope to see some of you folks at other meets, and Rich W. let me
> know when you wanna head to mason dixon. Maybe we can hit a street race
on
> a saturday night, check the schedule http://www.masondixondragway.com and
> let me know what works for you
>
> ttyl
>
> Scott Miller
> 89 Shelby Dakota #322 - 360 C.I. V8 (12.56 @ 110 mph) "FASTDAK"
> 94 Dakota Sport - 3.9 V6 5-Speed (15.86 @ 84 mph)
>
>
> >
> >
> > I just wanted to chime in to agree with the other posters
> > regarding Carlisle. It was a lot of fun. I came up on
> > Thursday this year, and it really made a big difference.
> > I still didn't see anywhere near the full show, but I did
> > get to see quite a bit, and I was somewhat less tired.
> > (Although I was tired enough to fall asleep despite Boog's
> > snoring. ;-) Some of the credit for that has to go to
> > John (Burgan) for pelting him with breathe-right strips...)
> > :-) Anyway, as soon as the on-line hotel reservation
> > system will let me, I'll be reserving a room for next year.
> >
> >
> > There were a mess of Dakotas there. At least twice as many
> > as last year. I never did get a chance to count them, but
> > based on the "panoramic" pics I took from the grandstand,
> > I estimate somewhere between 50 and 60. One thing that
> > surprised me was that I didn't see a single quad cab!! Did
> > anyone else? Another thing that surprised me was how clean
> > some of you guys can keep your engine bays! Particularly
> > impressive was Rich Wisotzkey's daily driven '96. I've seen
> > restauraunt eating utinsils that wish they could be so clean!
> > Now that I've seen what is possible, I want to try to make
> > my engine a bit more presentable for next year. :-)
> >
> > The drag racing was also a lot of fun, particularly since
> > I didn't make it last year and I actually got to participate;
> > sort of... ;-) I was pretty impressed with the entire
> > Miller family. Scott's 12 second Shelby Dak is impressive,
> > as are Shane's 440 Ram and especially Rick's 440 Ram (currently
> > the third fastest truck on DragTruk). I accidentally lined
> > up against Shane during the third round of eliminations (I was
> > warned about him and I didn't mean to, but I screwed up).
> > Anyway, he took me out by treeing me by an tenth and running
> > .009 over his dial to my .045 breakout. This next statement
> > may catch me some flak, but this was my first time drag racing
> > in an auto, and I absolutely loved it! This strengthens my
> > conviction to replace my NV3500 with a 727 even more.
> >
> > I definitely agree with Bob's comments about the R/Ts and
> > saying goodbye. I don't know why there has to be such a divide
> > between "them" and "us". There are several R/T owners who act no
> > different than any other DMLer, but I don't understand why
> > there is such animosity shown toward us by what seems to be
> > the vast majority of R/T'ers? Have I/we done something to merit
> > this scorn, or is it simply a matter of egos and a superiority
> > complex on their part? Anyway, enough about that. It was
> > definitely hard to say goodbye and leave. I should have left at
> > 4pm, but I managed to procrastinate and delay it until 6pm. It
> > was great seeing the familiar faces from last year and meeting
> > a bunch of new ones. Hopefully I'll see all of you next year
> > (if not sooner!).
> >
> > The trip home was rather interesting; it was either raining
> > cats and dogs or clear and sunny. Very weird weather! BTW,
> > I filled up in Carlisle, just before hopping onto I76, and
> > filled up again about 10 miles from home in Fredonia, NY with
> > just under 350 miles showing on the tripmeter. 20.1mpg. For
> > most of the trip, the cruise control was set at 70mph, but
> > sometimes around 55, and for about a half and hour or so,
> > 80mph. Not too shabby for a truck with a V8 that runs mid
> > 14's. :-) (I'm convinced its the MPI intake.)
> >
> > Many thanks to everyone who came out and registered as
> > DMLers! Not only did we get the tent for free, but the
> > DML will be receiving some cash from Carlisle! I also want to
> > send out a special thanks to Shane Baker for all of the innumerable
> > things he did before, during, and after the event to make it
> > such a success. I also heard several people echoing these
> > sentiments during the meet. I just wanted to let you know
> > that we greatly appreciate your efforts. Thanks, Shane!
> >
> >
> > -Jon-
> >
> > .---- Jon Steiger ----- jon@dakota-truck.net or
> jon@twistedbits.net ------.
> > | Affiliations: AOPA, DoD, EAA, NMA, NRA, SPA, USUA; Rec & UL Pilot -
> SEL |
> > | '92 Ram 150 4x4 V8, '96 Dakota V8, '96 Intruder 1400, '96 FireFly
447
> |
> > `------------------------------
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