Sounds good Dave.
Jim Knox 91 Dak 318LA :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Downing" <ded74@yahoo.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 12:20 AM
Subject: DML: Re: Mopar Nats: Was Loss of bottom end
>
> I'm going to the Mopar Nats this year, woohoo!!!! I was really pissed
last
> year when the R/T Nats were the same weekend, but this year they're in
Oct,
> so I'm good to go :) Plus I've already made sure I'm not gonna be on
travel
> that weekend, gonna take Thu, Fri and Mon off so I can stay all day Sunday
> this time :) And yes, I'll definitely be racing, and I'll be a lil
quicker
> than the 15.4's I ran there two years ago ;) I'll have my intercooler on
by
> then (should have it on in the next couple weeks), hoping to have the
> heads/cam in by then too, we'll see. Looking forward to seeing you guys
> there and cruising Brice Road again!
>
> -Dave
> '02 FR RC R/T
> Novi-2K & boltons...for now ;)
> Low 12's in the winter, mid 12's in the heat (intercooler should take care
> of that hehe)
>
> ""RayB"" <bpracing@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:DHELJEKAGJCDGEGBEHHJGEEPECAA.bpracing@worldnet.att.net...
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > >
> > > When I do hit the Mopar Nat's with my 01' , I'm gonna Fly in
> > > unannounced and
> > > start dropping bombs on the track in the way of low ET's in a V6 4WD!
> > >
> > > And YES there will be quite a few Jaws dropping when I do!
> > >
> > > Ron
> > > 01' Dakota Sport 3.9 4WD
> >
> > Don't mean to burst your bubble Ron but even if you show up at the Mopar
> > Nats with a 10 second, 4-tire smokin, V6 Dak there will probably be 3
> people
> > who would care. You, me, and Jim Knox. Well maybe 5 if Bob Tom and Jon
> > Steiger show up.
> >
> > As far as anyone else being impressed by what you actually run on the
> track
> > at this event....fugetaboutit! The only people who ever comment about
my
> > times do so by telling me how much quicker their truck (or their buddy's
> > truck) is than mine. Is it here and is it being raced? Of course not!
> >
> > The Mopar Nats and the Chrysler Classic are the 2 largest Mopar events
in
> > the country with a race program. Good payout too! Yet you can usually
> > count on one hand the number of Daks going down the track. Oh sure,
> you'll
> > find 20 or 30 in the pits with their hoods up, showing off their blowers
> or
> > nitrous setups but none of them will go near the track. They always
tell
> > me they run 12's or 11's in street trim but they also always have some
> > excuse for why they aren't going to do it this weekend.
> >
> > These events don't have a truck class but that's no excuse to not race.
> In
> > addition to those entered in the bracket race program, any registered
show
> > or fun field participant at these events gets to make time trials and
> > compete in a trophy race. Still no takers! I just don't understand
the
> > rationale behind hopping up a truck and not wanting to actually find out
> how
> > fast you really are or how your results compare to your peers.
> >
> > Now this wasn't meant to discourage you Ron, or anyone else on the list.
> We
> > need more like you and the others on the list who aren't afraid to run
at
> > the track to get to these events if at all possible and we'll have a
great
> > time. The more of us who participate, the more there will be to impress
> > with exceptional performance and perhaps we could shame some of those
> other
> > Daks I mentioned into participating as well.
> >
> > Sorry for running long with this. I'm gonna blame Jim Knox for getting
me
> > started. ;-)
> >
> > RayB
> > http://www.dragtruk.com/ENTRIES/20KM1FD2KWBP.html
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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