Event Coverage Duct tape Drags 2024

Coming up this weekend. I'm planning to take me 62 corvette. It's going to be pretty hot, over 100. I kinda want to drive out to LA and drive with the group to Tucson, but it's going to be pretty hot across the desert.

Anyways, see you there if you can make it.

 

Jim, have you done anything with the engine to improve the performance of the Corvette? HRP

 

I did, but then I took all that stuff out and put it back to stock! so it should go slow. I'm working on a new plan of attack to make it go faster, but it might take a little while.

 

Big blocks aren't built in a day, eh?

 

well...small blocks, for now. I picked up a .060 over 350 block and a .020 under steel 350 crank today, and a few other parts. We'll see what happens.

 

See you there! Coming from Albuquerque!

 

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DF's fb page shows leaving Irwindale at 6:30 Friday morning to drive to Tucson.

I'm leaning towards braving the nice warm 110 Phoenix weather, and driving out there Thursday. Really dumb thing to do.

 

Going to eventually put a cylinder stuffer on it?

 

I really doubt it...but you never know!

 

Sounds like a good time, hope to make it down there one of these years.

 

got the car all packed up to head into the oven tomorrow morning. What could possibly go wrong? I have the jumbo roll of Duct Tape....

 

Damn I'm so jealous of you man! I'm on my final year at the firehouse, July 31 of 2025 is my last shift, if drag week comes back around my section of the world once in retired, I wanna join you!

 

Isn't calling Gorilla Tape plain old duct tape a no no?

 

I don't really care what you call it, the gorilla tape actually works

 

The gorilla tape is the only option

 

Gorilla Tape is what duct tape was like when I was growing up in the '60s.

 

We are heading down Saturday morning. Going to pass driving the 52 Dodge, no AC or firewall insulation. Just don’t want to cook in that crockpot cab of mine.

 

Very true.

 

WTH were Chevy smoking when they got rid of the trunk lid!? I cant get diddly in mine.

 

Made it through Phoenix. It's only 90 out right now.

 

It was 103 last weekend when I drove through, 90 ain't too bad

 

Drove thru Needles CA on Tuesday it was 106....the banger hit 185 degrees and 25 lbs of oil pressure at 2200 RPM
I do dumb things too

 

So the wife and I were returning from a trip to Prescott AZ today, cruising along on I-10 headed toward LA somewhere between Blythe and Chiriaco Summit we fell in behind this cool old red Corvette, and we followed along for about 10 miles admiring the car, we both were commenting about how nice those old Corvettes are. At one point we went around the car, the guy driving it had the top down, his hair blowing in the wind. As we got close I noticed the AZ license plate, then along side it I looked over at the driver and told my wife "I know that guy!". LOL! I haven't been around here, so I didn't see the posts where you said you were going this way Jim; so it was a cool surprise to see you out taking the Vette out across the desert. Hope you made it to your destination safe and sound. Have a great trip!

 

heh...I guess that was me! It is warm in the desert in California, the highest I saw on the weather app was 105. Probably be several degrees warmer tomorrow.

I made it to Irwindale, and got a room for the night. Traffic wasn't bad at all, I took the exit right before the cars going my way on the freeway stopped moving. At least it's not so hot here, in the 80s.

 

Glad you made it ok

 

Let’s see who shows up at Irwindale.

 

Carina and I found some people of interest

 

Is that smoke or fog?

 

Marine layer