Event Coverage The Corvette Adventure

Do they do a delayed start, or both vehicles leave at the same time?

 

They can leave when they want. It's just a time run.

 

Vett ,( Squirrel)
Left Lane on slip,
Run , maybe car # 145

 

My car is 1Q.

 

Was getting ready to post that , I seen the run around 1ish , I remember seeing a 1 something
( live feed)
You where left lane ,

 

You can watch Jim's run here . You need to go to 4:57:10 because I can't post a video with the time in it.

 

YEEEE HAAAA!
Go @squirrel go, haulin ass!

 

Watch that reaction time Jim, they talked about a new rule (I'm sure you're aware) that penalizes over a 1 second reaction time, they did say they weren't enforcing it today.

Anything over a second RT gets added to the ET. I think because the turbo cars take forever to spool up and they're trying to speed things up.

 

My bet is Squirrel and Son are the only Drag Week 2023 Participants to drive their entry over 2,000 miles to todays starting line. This is just the start, there are four nightly drives PLUS his 2,000+ mile drive back to AZ. This Squirrel has big Nuts!


Best to you and your Son.

 

What a great team, what a great experience for a Father and Son to share in !

 

Enjoying the trip……….thanks for bringing us along.
Kick ass now.

 

Living the life!!!

 

My thoughts are; Squirrel knows an abrupt Starting Line Launch can reduce their chance of finishing 5 days of Drive-N-Drag thus a little soft on each launch may show up as less than optimal “reaction time”. With his Son’s GQ and Squirrel’s big NUTS my bet is they will improve daily.
Clearly, upon finishing Drag Week Squirrel and Son will be at the Top of the Tree for “Furthest from home with Never-a-Trailer” on Drag Week (if there is such an award)…
Best of Luck to this Father and Son team.
Michael S.

 

I could be wrong but I think that 8xsecond mid sixties four door chevelle/ malibu drove from cali.

 

I can't keep up with who drives to the event, and don't really care too much....but I like to do it.

thanks David. (nixie bunny is my brother)

 

Good on them if they drove to Drag Week without a trailer…

 

Thanks for the trip back in time Squirrel...looks like the Top is holding on just fine...I like the painted rims and skinny slicks...Hambtastic...good times...

 

We stuck around the. second checkpoint last night for a couple hours. Paul with the rusty Nomad pulled in, and we and his son who's driving a low buck OT truck sat around talking...it reminded me of cruising the main drag in Tucson all those years ago, with all the faster cars stopping to take their picture and driving on. Fun....

Off to the drag strip soon, we're in North Carolina now.

pics from yesterday of a few hamb fri endly cars.

 

Have a great week Jim and son.

 

also I've been thinking about trying to stop by @Lloyd's paint & glass place on the way home. Looks like it adds about four hours to the trip, but has the bonus of driving a different route home, so we get to see new sights. I'll talk it over with Steven and see what he thinks. He has to get back to work Wednesday night next week, but since he works night shift he also has to get his sleep flipped over to daytime, which can take a few days to do.

 

I’d imagine sleeping in a little Corvette isn’t like a night at the Ritz

 

It would be rough.

 

I say go for it, he can catch up on sleep later. This is something that he will always remember and cherish. I would give anything to be able to spend more time with my dad going on long road trips doing car things.

 

My entrance to the GM world was in 1973 and realized that most ignition keys would work in other cars.

 

Pit crew

 

Don't put yourself out big guy, I understand completely! But if you're up for it just give me a heads up to make sure I'm off work. Or come by the firehouse! Won't be the first hambr that's came to the station

 

Just thinking, driving that far, racing every day, then driving back home... with your son; that is the all around win.

I was at LACR... the first time at a drag strip ever and had a reaction time soooooo bad the announcer made a comment about it... i learned quickly and started getting really good reaction times. I was only 2 hours from home and I had AAA.
Keep it up, dont kill the car and have fun!

 

Made a run today, same et, surprising.

But there's a new squeal when the clutch pedal is in. Maybe throw out or pilot bushing. I have to figure out if I want to fix it now or later. I guess I should get parts now.

 

Consistent! Gotta bracket car there. Hope you get the squeal figured out.

 

Jim, I heard Freiburger say that all cars had to run drag radials, I know you didn't have a trailer and your trunk was packed, were you able to borrow some from another competitor ?

BTW, did you and Steven like the liquor cake? HRP