DFW Corvette Showdown V
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 1,213
Likes: 3
From: Murphy TX
Cruise-In II Veteran
DFW Corvette Showdown V
The 2005 Corvette Showdown Series continues...
Almost that time again!
The Xtreme Corvette Club of Texas presents the second of four 2005 races. June 18th, 2005 at Hallsville Raceway, Hallsville, TX. Mark your calendars now!
For rules and more info, click here
With 3 bracket and 3 heads-up classes, there's a class for everyone. So come on out and enjoy some fast cars, great company and maybe take home a trophy or two.
Be there!!! Be there!!! Be there!!!
here is a video
http://www.sonicbluesvt.com/Corvettevideo.wmv
Almost that time again!
The Xtreme Corvette Club of Texas presents the second of four 2005 races. June 18th, 2005 at Hallsville Raceway, Hallsville, TX. Mark your calendars now!
For rules and more info, click here
With 3 bracket and 3 heads-up classes, there's a class for everyone. So come on out and enjoy some fast cars, great company and maybe take home a trophy or two.
Be there!!! Be there!!! Be there!!!
here is a video
http://www.sonicbluesvt.com/Corvettevideo.wmv
Last edited by VICOUS; May 18, 2005 at 10:24 AM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 2,380
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by usd2sing
awesome vid... 
what will track prep be like?
what will track prep be like?
They really like us out there. In fact, we only used to do one event a year (Fastest Street Vette in TX) and the track owner asked us to expand it to a multi-race series - hence the Showdown Series of races with the last race in October being the Fastest Street Vette in Tx Showdown!
By the way, the footage in the video is from the most recent race - Showdown IV. Several of the cars in it are 500+ RWHP cars that included a Maggie car, an LPE twin-turbo Z (with John Page himself at the wheel) and N20 cars - all just in that short vid!
The race series itself brings out some fast rides! 
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 2,380
Likes: 0
3 weeks to go! - June 18th
The race is just 3 weeks away! Put it on your calendars!
Last race we had David Morrow deep into the 9s with his N20'd C5R 427 and Jim Moore knocking on the 9s with his street-driven 540cid(!) '67 convertible!
We even threw in a couple of Lingenfelter 427 TTs deep in the 10s - just for the heck of it! 
This race promises to bring out many other fast Vettes so come on out to Hallsville on June 18th. There's a bracket and/or heads-up class with your name on it!
Classes, rules and directions here.
Last race we had David Morrow deep into the 9s with his N20'd C5R 427 and Jim Moore knocking on the 9s with his street-driven 540cid(!) '67 convertible!
We even threw in a couple of Lingenfelter 427 TTs deep in the 10s - just for the heck of it! This race promises to bring out many other fast Vettes so come on out to Hallsville on June 18th. There's a bracket and/or heads-up class with your name on it!
Classes, rules and directions here.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 1,013
Likes: 9
Originally Posted by The One
The race is just 3 weeks away! Put it on your calendars!
Last race we had David Morrow deep into the 9s with his N20'd C5R 427 and Jim Moore knocking on the 9s with his street-driven 540cid(!) '67 convertible! We even threw in a couple of Lingenfelter 427 TTs deep in the 10s - just for the heck of it!
This race promises to bring out many other fast Vettes so come on out to Hallsville on June 18th. There's a bracket and/or heads-up class with your name on it!
Classes, rules and directions here.
Last race we had David Morrow deep into the 9s with his N20'd C5R 427 and Jim Moore knocking on the 9s with his street-driven 540cid(!) '67 convertible!
We even threw in a couple of Lingenfelter 427 TTs deep in the 10s - just for the heck of it! This race promises to bring out many other fast Vettes so come on out to Hallsville on June 18th. There's a bracket and/or heads-up class with your name on it!
Classes, rules and directions here.
I ,however, have a suggestion for a rules change:
The way the rules are now; if you have a Naturally aspirated small block vette (which is what 95% of vette owners have), there is really no point in going to this event to compete in the NA class. The way the rules are now in the NA class, you will be competing directly against 540+ CID big blocks. Hardly a fair race. I suggest that the rules be changed to make big blocks run in the "WHATCHABRUNG" or power adder class.
BTW, no offense intended to Jim or his beautiful 67 Vette!
Last edited by Mr6spd; May 30, 2005 at 02:25 PM.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 2,380
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by Mr6spd
I've attended one of these as a spectator, and highly recommend it to all!
I ,however, have a suggestion for a rules change:
The way the rules are now; if you have a Naturally aspirated small block vette (which is what 95% of vette owners have), there is really no point in going to this event to compete in the NA class. The way the rules are now in the NA class, you will be competing directly against 540+ CID big blocks. Hardly a fair race. I suggest that the rules be changed to make big blocks run in the "WHATCHABRUNG" or power adder class.
BTW, no offense intended to Jim or his beautiful 67 Vette!
I ,however, have a suggestion for a rules change:
The way the rules are now; if you have a Naturally aspirated small block vette (which is what 95% of vette owners have), there is really no point in going to this event to compete in the NA class. The way the rules are now in the NA class, you will be competing directly against 540+ CID big blocks. Hardly a fair race. I suggest that the rules be changed to make big blocks run in the "WHATCHABRUNG" or power adder class.
BTW, no offense intended to Jim or his beautiful 67 Vette!
). Jim is, however, separated out by the tire regulations. He must run in the BigBoy class due to the fact that he is on slicks (not sure which, exactly, but they are not drag radials.) If you feel you can not compete with Jim, there is always the True Street class, which is a drag radial class. Yes, that is a power-adder class, but I won that class in back-to-back events in my head/cam NA 'vert, so it's absolutely possible to be competitive. Our rules leave a place for everyone, but remember - there is always someone faster. Please don't bash our event because that someone happens to be in the class you feel you should be in (re: "there is really no point in going to this event..."). We also have bracket classes to accommodate you in the event you don't feel competitive in the True Street class.
Bottom line is get out there and RACE! You never know when the other guy will red-lite, break, etc. Remember this is all for fun anyway.
I honestly hope you'll reconsider and join us for a day of fun racing.Respectfully,
Joe Cruz
President
Xtreme Corvette Club of Texas
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 2,380
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by Mr6spd
I definitely did not intent to "bash" the event in any way. As I think it is a superb event, and I really enjoyed watching the one that I attended!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 1,013
Likes: 9
Originally Posted by The One
Thanks and hope to see you June 18th!
600 NA RWHP Link
Go for it!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 2,077
Likes: 333
From: Dallas TX
St. Jude Donor '06-'09,'22,'25
Originally Posted by Insom
wow i'll go watch w/ my slow cam only car.. clutch and rear aren't ready for me to make any passes lol
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 2,380
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by Mr6spd
HaHa! I see from another thread that you must be planning to take down Jim in a big way with a NA small block !!!
600 NA RWHP Link
Go for it!
600 NA RWHP Link
Go for it!
Well, unfortunately I'm winding up in Jim's class due to my tire change. (Had to dump the BFGs for ET Streets to handle the new power.) I'm not exactly going after Jim, but I don't race to lose either! Jim's car is friggin' beast and all I can promise is if I wind up next to him, I'll do my best. 
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 12,599
Likes: 1
From: Texas
Originally Posted by Insom
wow i'll go watch w/ my slow cam only car.. clutch and rear aren't ready for me to make any passes lol
I know how you feel! This sounds like something I'll have to try and make!
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 1,213
Likes: 3
From: Murphy TX
Cruise-In II Veteran
Hello
We will be having a caravan leaving from the North Mesquite High School off of 635 to the Corvette Showdown in Hallsville.
Mapquest caravan location
Hallsville Gates open at 10:00 am so we will be leaving at 8:00 a.m. If you have FRS radio please bring them we will be on channel 1.20.
We will be having a caravan leaving from the North Mesquite High School off of 635 to the Corvette Showdown in Hallsville.
Mapquest caravan location
Hallsville Gates open at 10:00 am so we will be leaving at 8:00 a.m. If you have FRS radio please bring them we will be on channel 1.20.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 2,909
Likes: 1
From: Highland Village TX
I'm slow, but I try hard Hey Guys that video might have pumped me up to go this weekend. I haven't had the bug again until recently.
Joe, can't wait to see your beats run. Should be fun. You always shift like a king anyway.
I just want to beat my 11.42 at 122.58 MPH, but my wife told me (she is busy that day and night, that's why I might be going ) when I raced there the 1st tim, that she was wearing a jacket, so it must have been fairly colder out at that event???? I remeber it being pretty cool. Should be pretty Hot Saturday.
This heat will likely hurt times I assume, but it is all relative anyway. I just hope I can beat my time in the Texas heat and drive from Lewisville to Hallsville, do my runs, and drive back to Lewisviile on my BFG Drag Rradials cause that is all I got on my car
I have a set of Nitto 555 DR's on order so I can burn these up pretty good. Nittos stink compared to BFG's for the track, but I am tired of 3k miles out of the BFG's (my 2nd set) and need more spin on the street so I don't break anything.
Hope too see you there guys Saturday
Hey Guys that video might have pumped me up to go this weekend. I haven't had the bug again until recently.Joe, can't wait to see your beats run. Should be fun. You always shift like a king anyway.
I just want to beat my 11.42 at 122.58 MPH, but my wife told me (she is busy that day and night, that's why I might be going
) when I raced there the 1st tim, that she was wearing a jacket, so it must have been fairly colder out at that event???? I remeber it being pretty cool. Should be pretty Hot Saturday.This heat will likely hurt times I assume, but it is all relative anyway. I just hope I can beat my time in the Texas heat and drive from Lewisville to Hallsville, do my runs, and drive back to Lewisviile on my BFG Drag Rradials cause that is all I got on my car
I have a set of Nitto 555 DR's on order so I can burn these up pretty good. Nittos stink compared to BFG's for the track, but I am tired of 3k miles out of the BFG's (my 2nd set) and need more spin on the street so I don't break anything.
Hope too see you there guys Saturday
Last edited by 2001 Red Coupe Bandit; Jun 15, 2005 at 12:06 AM.