Goodbye NMRA

[CarlosSobrino]

Well I was going to wait for the new rules but who really cares. I will be pulling both my cars and my 3rd (06 GT) out of all NMRA competition.
The time has come to actually MAKE some money and not just keep investing, so Factory Stock will lose 2 more cars.
Hope all my friends nothing but best of luck. Talk to all soon.

[Jonathan Paulk]

I really hope this is just one of your jokes.....and we see you in Bradenton racing.....:confused: :( If not, it was great racing with you, had alot of fun!!

[ponie1992]

no explanation? why are you leaving? details, details.

[jackchan]

you better not leave........I havent even gotten the chance to whip you on the track yet! lol

[John Leslie Jr.]

Damnit Carlos, you better be drunk or something. No more FOOD!, I know you can't go without mom and dad's cooking!:D

[TMC]

Sounds to me like he wants to have more than a FS car so he needs to stop spending like a madman on this class. I can completely understand that.

Good luck to you and you're business.

[Ed Curtis]

Buy a new GTO...

Great way to forget about the NMRA. ;)

Ed

[FS MACH1]

you just wanted to be FIRST for once in front of the other MODS

[Ian Mullane]

That sucks Carlos but I totally understand. At least you went out in style at the awards ceremony. Hope to see you at a few events next year spectating at least.

[Louis Sylvester Sr.]

Carlos,
It was great spending time at the track with you. Thanks for all the help and advise. Good luck in next adventure.

[CarlosSobrino]

Thats the only thing I would be missing is the best damn racing folks I've ever ran against and became friends with.
I have many reasons why not to return and anyone who has raced F/S already knows the pros and cons and cons and cons..lol
Ed, the GTOs are great, but forgetting the NMRA doesnt require that much effort.
Jeff, I'm already #1 with the mods as far as not spending a small fortune.

I will make it to a Leslie family bbq though.

Realistically guys, I can make much more money racing in other organizations or locally for that matter. Kenny Cook is sticking by me and will continue to drive the coupe.

[Jamie R.]

I talked with my Yankee Brother today and I believe even without the rules changing deal he was going to hold up a little bit. I can completely understand also with his decisions as I have at one time thought about getting out because it is just ridiculous what we spend on these cars and they are not street drivers anymore. When I first started F/S I could drive my car around on the weekends and have fun with it, now with some of the stuff that's in it........well it ain't fun to drive unless you go a 1/4 at a time. Just you boys wait and see My Yankee Brother will be back before long running with us again, hell all that happened was he got smart on us:D . I can tell you one thing for sure and that is Ellen and I will surely miss the hell out of see'n ya at the track this coming year, but we will keep in touch.

Jamie R.
F/S 6500

[Moby Smith]

Carlos,
What can I say? You are truely a class act and the sport will be a lesser place without you. I understand fully however the need to compete at a different level. I mean afterall.....skateboard punks are making more money than us doing jackass movies.

[KenCook]

We will be chillin in my pool killing beers while you guys are stressing out with weights, fuel checks & breakage. :D ....Well maybe no pool for the first 3 races...Gotta wait for the ice to melt first. hehe

Gonna have some fun racing each other at Island & Atco come Spring time.
I talked him into letting me run slicks on the coupe as we go head to head.

[Jon Clifton]

I'm not gonna tell you good-bye, good luck, it was good getting to know you, nice racing with you, or anything else along those lines. :p

[CarlosSobrino]

I mean afterall.....skateboard punks are making more money than us doing jackass movies.

Thats the funniest thing I have heard in awhile, but so freakin true. I went to
"get rich skateboarding punks" website :( no lightweight bearings, no "sexwax" allowed under boards, front and rear stoppers to be of rubber only no urethane allowed, and no aluminum flywheels (must be a california thing). Geeez, I cant get a break.

[Ed Curtis]

Carlos,

Food for thought ... LS1 Heads Up racing...

Four classes. Two power adder, two naturally aspirated.

Rules are on one 8-1/2" by 11" sheet of paper...

Run whatcha brung and hope you brung enuff!

Ed

[jackchan]

who in the hell would want to race a pos LS1? lmao

havent you heard CHEVY still sucks worst than any other automobile, well with maybe the exception of a yugo! lol
Jack

[Ed Curtis]

Jack,

Just because you can't afford an LS1 powered car, don't knock 'em...;)

Ed

[Ryan Hecox]

who in the hell would want to race a pos LS1? lmao

havent you heard CHEVY still sucks worst than any other automobile, well with maybe the exception of a yugo! lol
Jack


my LS1 is almost as fast as my 04 Cobra and it runs 12 months out of the year.

my 04 Cobra, as fast as it is.... only runs once in a while.

next on my list is a 06 SS Trailblazer

[ponie1992]

Jack,

Just because you can't afford an LS1 powered car, don't knock 'em...;)

Ed


Well, hell no he can't afford one. He's trying to run Factory Stock. He's gonna be broke as hell after the money he spends on the car.:D

[Ed Curtis]

Well, hell no he can't afford one. He's trying to run Factory Stock. He's gonna be broke as hell after the money he spends on the car.:D

Forgot about that J...:eek:

Ya think I shoulda know! :D

Ed

[ponie1992]

Forgot about that J...:eek:

Ya think I shoulda know! :D

Ed


you are forgiven this time. but, next time you might not be so lucky.:rolleyes:

[jackchan]

Just because you can't afford an LS1 powered car, don't knock 'em...

just messin with ya Ed. However, I am not a big chevy fan, sure the LS1's are running pretty good these days. And they are still IMHO considered "the underdog" between ford vs chevy.......(I can not actually believe I am saying that... as long as ford was the literal "underdog" in the chevy vs ford battle since the early years.) Probably only because the aftermarket world WENT FREAKING NUTS following ford for the first time ever. The Mustang is the 55-57 Chevy of the Present, and my goodness isn't it nice to be on the receiving end of great parts, for a change. I can remember days (I'm sure ed can too) when you could pick up a stock chevy head out of a junkyard...for next to nothing and it would be a pretty decent performer. Where as Ford didnt offer much of anything. Or not nearly as cheap or as availbile as chevy.
My, ...times have change'd........I can just hear those whining chevy guys now, ah remember "the good ole days". Hell boys the GOOD OLE DAYS are NOW!........especially for us ford guys!

oh yea and last but not least. If I had my choice of a LS1 or a 87-93 Mustang........I'd choose the Mustang 100 out of a 100 times. Y you may ask........cause in my book CHEVY STILL SUCKS! (no offence to you "Ryan Hecox" and this comment was only meant as a para pharse, it is not intended to stir the chevy guys, or not to the point where they all for a possie and hunt me down and shoot my dog or anything! lol)
Jack

[Moby Smith]

Carlos,

Food for thought ... LS1 Heads Up racing...

Four classes. Two power adder, two naturally aspirated.

Rules are on one 8-1/2" by 11" sheet of paper...

Run whatcha brung and hope you brung enuff!

Ed
Midg....I would rather mop the floors at a peep show than to race LS-1's. But don't tell nobody about the three runner-ups in an LT-1 that I have.:confused: Seriously though, the LS-1 Heads-Up scene is exploding around here.

[Bob Cosby]

I used to say that my 99 Cobra would have been damned near perfect if it had come from the factory with a live axle and an LS1.

Please don't hang me for that. :)

[Moby Smith]

I used to say that my 99 Cobra would have been damned near perfect if it had come from the factory with a live axle and an LS1.

Please don't hang me for that. :)
Bob,
You know me.....I bleed Blue Oval. However, no one can argue with the power that the LS-1's are making. Another thing is the turn-outs at the LS-1 races. I shoe a car in modified stock n/a and every year we have to use a 32 car ladder. The turn-outs remind me of when I first started Mustang racing back in '98.

[Ed Curtis]

/hi jack

Bob...

Email me an address to ship "something" out to you....

A piece of history... ;)

Ed

[Steve Moberley]

I used to say that my 99 Cobra would have been damned near perfect if it had come from the factory with a live axle and an LS1.


Amen to that! It really is unfortunate that you can't get that motor in a decent car.

Except maybe for the CTS-V (which looks more like a GTO than a GTO).

...but I just can't roll in a Caddy.

Steve

[Skyler Hardy]

one of my good friends as a 3rd gen RX-7 with a LS1 and a 150 shot. i can say hands down that it is the most fun car to ride in!

[CarlosSobrino]

:cool: LS-1s huh? I sure work on enough of them at the shop.
Hmmmm, maybe I'll have something to post in the classified car section soon.

[Ed Curtis]

:cool: LS-1s huh? I sure work on enough of them at the shop.
Hmmmm, maybe I'll have something to post in the classified car section soon.

"Come to the Dark Side Luke, err... Carlos"

[Steve Moberley]

"Come to the Dark Side Luke, err... Carlos"

Man, there's a good Rick Moranis joke in there somewhere.

Is there a webpage where we can find out about this LS-1 racing?

HOLY CRAP! THEY STILL HAVEN'T COME OUT WITH THE RULES YET?!!

Jeezus.

[Ed Curtis]

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=249448

This is just one....

[KenCook]

what et's do the Super Stock cars run Ed?


http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=249448

This is just one....

[KenCook]

Hmmmm :D
lol

This class is not limited to vehicles originally equipped with Gen II, III, IV based engines.

[jackchan]

humm..........LS1 powered mustang.......what a disgrace lol jk racing is racing!

[Ed Curtis]

what et's do the Super Stock cars run Ed?

2001 Trans-Am/Firehawk
347ci, hyd cammed
Lethal EFI Performance/E.B. Porting
Best ET 10.12/best mph 132.85/best sixty 1.31
2005 EFA Mod Points champion
2005 LS1Tech North/South SuperStock runner-up
2005 LS1Tech Eastcoast Showdown SuperStock winner

[Redsnk95]

Actually we have a 92 Coupe with an LS1 out of the LME group here in Houston. The gentleman who owns the car has had one of the fastest LS1s in this area for a long time. The Coupe recently went 10.20s on motor (nitrous motor)...can't wait to see it run with the direct port kit.

But then again I love mustangs so much more.

Troy

[Jonathan Paulk]

2001 Trans-Am/Firehawk
347ci, hyd cammed
Lethal EFI Performance/E.B. Porting
Best ET 10.12/best mph 132.85/best sixty 1.31
2005 EFA Mod Points champion
2005 LS1Tech North/South SuperStock runner-up
2005 LS1Tech Eastcoast Showdown SuperStock winner


Ummmmm, not to burst your bubble Ed, is this a racecar, or street car?

[Ed Curtis]

Ummmmm, not to burst your bubble Ed, is this a racecar, or street car?

Depends on your feelings about a street car...

My GTO barks and snorts sorta-like a race car with the cam and compression it has, but the CD player cranking, A/C blasting and it's very docile exterior appearance, it sure says "street car" to me....:eek:

At 3900+ race weight and running 11.70's naturally aspirated, I guess it's a toss up whether you'd still consider it a street car...

Ed

[Jonathan Paulk]

That's all for that big of a motor??????????? LOL LOL, Anyways, I was talking about the '01 Trans Am/Firehawk....doesn't a certain Pure Streeter run 10.20s with just 311.1 ci?????? BTW ready my sig, that was with just a little 311 at 3100......

[Ryan Hecox]

That's all for that big of a motor??????????? LOL LOL, Anyways, I was talking about the '01 Trans Am/Firehawk....doesn't a certain Pure Streeter run 10.20s with just 311.1 ci?????? BTW ready my sig, that was with just a little 311 at 3100......


800 pounds lighter to Jo-nathan.

I love my LS1. Most reliable vehicle I own out of all of them.

[Moby Smith]

Here's a thought.....How about really oening Factory Stock up and letting ALL vehicle makes and types in. Could you imagine what kinda cries of predjudice we would hear of then? They, We, Us and Them need a Factory Stock type class over on the Pro Series side of things. Maybe JL could try this in Joliet.

[Jonathan Paulk]

800 pounds lighter to Jo-nathan.

I love my LS1. Most reliable vehicle I own out of all of them.



Sorry........