VICOUS

Hello

In just about six weeks LG Motorsports and the XTREME Corvette Club of Texas will be bringing you the 2001 Corvette Showdown "Fastest Street Vette in Texas Shootout IV." On November 3, 2001 at the Texas Motorplex, in Ennis Texas, Corvettes from all across the state and from near by states will converge to see who is the baddest around. We will have both bracket racing and heads-up style racing. This event is good for any type of racer from the amateur to the die-hard enthusiast. This event is open to all year Corvettes from mild to wild from all over the US (you do not have to live in Texas to participate), street legal only (PLEASE NO RACE CARS). Your car must be street legal, meaning it must have current state inspection and insurance. We will have three bracket classes and two heads-up classes. Awards will be given for first and second place in all five classes. Please go to http://www.xtremecorvettes.com and look under Corvette Showdown.

**** The sign up board is now open so sign up today.****

Place: Texas Motorplex, Ennis TX
Date: Nov. 3 2001
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Prizes: 1st & 2nd place Trophies awarded in all five classes
ALL NHRA RULES APPLY
Cost: $25 per tech card for racers & $12 for spectators

If you have any questions please e-mail us at dragracing@xtremecorvettes.com

Thanks



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Nilla Ice

Have you guys considered that some areas require passing smog in Texas now...therefore that limits the amount of cam you can use.

SPD DMN

Nilla Ice,

Our Drag Racing Committee has debated over the rules and changed them several times before deciding on a set of guidelines that we felt were managable for us to administer while at the same time level the field as much as possible. Yes we realize there are certain areas that require your car to be smog checked, and many of us live in those areas too. The main purpose of the inspection and insurance requirement is to eliminate the true race cars. We want this event to be as if you lined up on the street against one another, hence the name Fastest "Street" Vette.

Hope to se you out there!

VICOUS

The event was originally scheduled for Sept 8th, but due to a scheduling conflict with the Texas Motorplex, we were asked to move the event back to Nov. 3rd. So the new date for the Corvette Showdown "Fastest Street Vette in Texas Shootout" is NOVEMBER 3, 2001.

I hope to see all of you there, as I would like to keep having these events and more in the near future. Also if anyone has any ideas for future events please let us know as we will start planning the events for the 2002 year in the next couple of months.

SPD DMN

Doug, I see what you are saying... ;)

427Hotrod

Had a great time last year!

Looking forward to it again!


Jim

thefly

i have an idea for a 2002 event, racing the svt club again. i missed it last time, and i really want a piece of some my former racing buddies :D

SPD DMN

That was one of those events that we had scheduled but was cancelled due to the track having the "Street Nights" overrun the normal test and tune nights. We will have to se what the schedule at the track looks like for next year. We hope to be able to continue our "club challenges" like we have been doing for the last couple of years.

Red Rocket

They had 52 Corvettes at the Corvette challenge in NJ last weekend. I think it is time Texas took back the Corvette Drag Racing Crown. We probably need to meet with Ennis management this winter and see what can be worked out that is attractive to the racers and track. We should have a 100 Vettes at these events.


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VICOUS

With the event about 5 weeks away we need to start getting a head count on how many people plan on coming. So if you plan on coming please go to the sign up board at http://www.xtremecorvettes.com. If you have any questions about this event please let us know.

Thanks.

SPD DMN

If anyone has any information on the contacts for Vette Magazine, or Corvette Magazine Online, pless pass them along as we are trying to get an article written about the event.

Once again, this is the 4th year of this event and every year it has been growing!

ambitin

Anyone planning on doing a caravan from Houston? If so, I'd be interested in joining...

Lates,
Justin

VICOUS

Over the past three years the final in the heads up class has always been something to remember.

1998 – we only had a quick 16 class with 18 cars out to qualify
Joel Perez 1992 Yellow LT1 10.??
SW 1995 Red LPE 383 LT1 10.??
Joel won by just a hair at the finish line.

1999 – we only had a quick 16 class with 26 cars out to qualify
David Stone 1992 Supercharged LT1 10.877 @ 129 mph (ET Streets)
John Sims 1994 Supercharged LT1 11.582@ 129 mph (Drag Radials)
David won by over 7 tenth of a second.

2000 – we rented the track for two quick 8 class (heads up) and three bracket classes, we had 54 cars.

Ultimate Street Quick 8
Le Grand Kirby 1997 Red LS1 11.536 @ 123 mph (ET Street)
John Garzonie 1997 Red MTI 383 LS1 11.082@129 mph (ET Street)
Le Grand (11.23?) won the race when John (11.4) red lighted

True Street Quick 8
William McCook driving SW old 1995 Red LPE 383 LT1 12.654 @124 mph
SW 1998 MTI Red 383 LS1 12.495 @ 130 mph
SW won by .003 now that is a close race

These past three years have been a blast to see and race in. I am looking forward to this year’s event. So remember even if your not the fastest car on the planet you can still come race in one of the bracket classes, and see some of the baddest Vettes from all around the country race to see who is “The Fastest Street Vette in Texas”

VICOUS

Sign up today for a fun filled day of Corvette action. First the Fourth Annual Corvette Showdown starts 8:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. ( http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=152611 ).
Then we will have a Corvette caravan up to North Dallas to the Third Annual Toys For Tots Car Show from 3:30 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. ( http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=163251 )
So come on and show your attempt to attend at http://www.xtremecorvettes.com/guestbook.htm. What better way to spend a Saturday then racing, caravan and car show all wrapped up in one full day.

See you at the finish line

VICOUS

ttt

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See you guys there. I'm bringing mine and I think the ZR-1 is coming too. :) :cool: :cheers:

92corvette

Anyone know Is there any other races or activities besides this one going on during the weekend? We were thinking about going down withe a motorhome on Friday night. Anyone else going to be there Friday night?

VICOUS

Right after the race we will have a caravan up from Ennis to our 3rd Annual Tots For Tots Car Show, so get ready for a full day of Corvettes
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=163251

Marcho Polo

Although I have far from the fastest street vette, I'll be there just to get some track time in on my '90!!! I had fun last year in my '85..... alot of great vettes to watch after I drop out of the first round of brackets!! :)

theanswriz42

Just my luck, I have SATs that day :( ohh well. Good luck to all of you who compete next week :)