This could and will be a great event lets not bring it down before it starts.....
GM Late Model EFI Shootout! Put Up or Shut Up!
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GM Late Model EFI Shootout! Put Up or Shut Up!
The fine details are still being ironed out but here it is...
Atco Dragway and Tune Time Performance present...
Late Model GM EFI Shootout!
Come on out and race at what people call the fastest track! rules are still being ironed out but like the title states anything Late model GM can run.
Big payouts to the top four in each class!
$1000 to 1st place!
$500 to runner up!
$60 to semi finalists!
Bracket, Pro 11.50, Pro 10.50, and Quick 8
$60 Per class. $15 for crew member.
There will be a discounted Track Rental the day before, Nov 8th to those who Pre Register at the gate! ($150 per car for the rental and $60 per class for the event.)
Big thank you to the guys who helped get this event off the ground.
Hope to see a lot of you guys out there.
Atco Dragway and Tune Time Performance present...
Late Model GM EFI Shootout!
Come on out and race at what people call the fastest track! rules are still being ironed out but like the title states anything Late model GM can run.
Big payouts to the top four in each class!
$1000 to 1st place!
$500 to runner up!
$60 to semi finalists!
Bracket, Pro 11.50, Pro 10.50, and Quick 8
$60 Per class. $15 for crew member.
There will be a discounted Track Rental the day before, Nov 8th to those who Pre Register at the gate! ($150 per car for the rental and $60 per class for the event.)
Big thank you to the guys who helped get this event off the ground.
Hope to see a lot of you guys out there.
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Looks like a great event. These are always lots of fun. Any reason why you aren't having a true street event or making one of the classes have a required 30 mile cruise?
I attended the 2013 Bayou Drag Event in Houston this year and ran in True Street. The 30 mile cruise with a tagged and inspected car really helps to keep the racecars away and level the field.
I attended the 2013 Bayou Drag Event in Houston this year and ran in True Street. The 30 mile cruise with a tagged and inspected car really helps to keep the racecars away and level the field.
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Looks like a great event. These are always lots of fun. Any reason why you aren't having a true street event or making one of the classes have a required 30 mile cruise?
I attended the 2013 Bayou Drag Event in Houston this year and ran in True Street. The 30 mile cruise with a tagged and inspected car really helps to keep the racecars away and level the field.
I attended the 2013 Bayou Drag Event in Houston this year and ran in True Street. The 30 mile cruise with a tagged and inspected car really helps to keep the racecars away and level the field.
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Legit question - I think it would be fun to attend both days, but I'm not doing it without Doug's help with my car / tune etc. So as to not find out after I've signed up and get dis-invited, I'm asking in advance. Back to the question, if I pay for Doug to be part of the crew, will he be allowed to attend?
ONCE AGAIN THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL SHOPS AND PEOPLE WITH LSX POWERPLANT
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This is not a PRIVATE rental its an event and testing before the event . We would love to have you and Doug at the event . This is an great opportunity to have a real lsx race right in our backyard . If we have a good turn out it will make it easier to gain more sponsors/supporters for a bigger event next time .
ONCE AGAIN THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL SHOPS AND PEOPLE WITH LSX POWERPLANT
ONCE AGAIN THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL SHOPS AND PEOPLE WITH LSX POWERPLANT
Sounds like you guys are going to have a ton of fun. Be safe and drive it like it is on rails..
Robert
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Just require a stock LS shortblock and no trailers. Just these two things will keep the wallets larger or smaller depending on how you look at it.
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I feel honored Mark!! 
For the record, I did not instigate-discuss-mediate any of that, but unfortunately for Tune Time they had a representitive speaking under their business name who has pissed off a lot of local racers and now your seeing a little bit of back lash from it.
I do not think it is fair that it is transferring into this event or towards Tune Time/yourself etc, but your not going to push away local racers and not hear about it later. Tune Time just needs to speak for themselves rather then letting others do it for them IMO, it's tough enough breaking into a new scene without starting behind the eight ball.
I'm really happy to see another shop step up and promote some local racing, and I look forward to hopefully be racing in the event myself as long as they have 14 second bracket class for me.
For the record, I did not instigate-discuss-mediate any of that, but unfortunately for Tune Time they had a representitive speaking under their business name who has pissed off a lot of local racers and now your seeing a little bit of back lash from it.
I do not think it is fair that it is transferring into this event or towards Tune Time/yourself etc, but your not going to push away local racers and not hear about it later. Tune Time just needs to speak for themselves rather then letting others do it for them IMO, it's tough enough breaking into a new scene without starting behind the eight ball.
I'm really happy to see another shop step up and promote some local racing, and I look forward to hopefully be racing in the event myself as long as they have 14 second bracket class for me.
I'd like to see all fast cars excluding no one at these events. It wouldn't be the same without you guys.
As for the private rental scene.
In all fairness Doug you can't expect to be invited to every private party especially when at the time you were being a d*ck to the guy doing all the legwork for whatever reason and you guys simply weren't getting along. And I understand you said that you didn't necessarily want to go but it would have helped if you mentioned to them(not sure if you did or not) that you might not be invited under the circumstances.
That's how I saw it, nothing more nothing less despite all the hype people want to make of it.
I would like to think that's all in the past but people want to keep stirring it up and make it out to be more than it really was.
Last edited by robz; May 13, 2013 at 04:43 PM.
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Kevin Sway and I are still working on them. Kevin wanted us to create a flyer with certain criteria and the rules will follow. I have spoken extensively with Rob Farley and his advise has been greatly appreciated. The brackets, 11.50 and 10.50 will closely emulate the CC rules where applicable. The Quick 8 will take some thinking.
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This reminds me of the old Charlie Brown Cartoons where all the adults just said "blah, blah....." I didn't understand it until I had a kid of my own and finally figured out it's because it doesn't matter what the adults are saying because the kids can't understand it.
Same case here. You post those pics and it doesn't matter what you type above it. I can't comprehend a word of it.
You're officially my favorite person of the day, regardless of who built your car.
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Looks like a great event. These are always lots of fun. Any reason why you aren't having a true street event or making one of the classes have a required 30 mile cruise?
I attended the 2013 Bayou Drag Event in Houston this year and ran in True Street. The 30 mile cruise with a tagged and inspected car really helps to keep the racecars away and level the field.
I attended the 2013 Bayou Drag Event in Houston this year and ran in True Street. The 30 mile cruise with a tagged and inspected car really helps to keep the racecars away and level the field.
Being the first event of its kind here we are taking baby steps. The plan is to implement something like that into the next event. The hope is to get this to be like the LSX Shootout but closer to home as most people in this area do not want to make the trek all the way out there.