My trackday weekend with the wagon

Ok over the weekend I did an event for Pro-Touring cars called RTTS or Run To The Shore. It started Friday when I had to load my Hauler up in the snow. We got down to the hotel unloaded and went to work still trying to straighten out my cooling issues as I hadn't had any run time on the car. Simply out of the garage and on to the truck. Ended up hard wiring the fan to run all the time. Turns out the water pump was some of my problem as the temp stayed right around 180-190 all the time. Not spiking like before. So we were promised an awesome cruise Friday night and we were not disappointed. We drove to the NJMP track where we were allowed to cruise on the track and what a drive that was. Then we went to the tracks places where we got to hang out a bit before dinner. We then went to the tracks "Officers Club" and had dinner. And what a Dinner. The food was spectacular. The deserts looked great and there were a few I knew would be really bad for me because of my migraine triggers so I picked one that would only be a little bad for me. Some strawberry cheesecake. And I think I actually should have gotten a private room to eat it because it was that good. To top it all off after such a crappy weather day we got the most beautiful sunset you could ask for. After dinner with some new and really great friends we headed back to the hotel where I put the wagon back on the hauler for the ride in the morning to the track. The hotel was great too. So we head out to the track unload and get ready for the days events. For our group that meant some AutoX. I have to say I was worried the wagon would be a pig on an AutoX track. I was dead wrong. I could slide the wagon aound at will and it was so much fun. Not sure how I could get the back around like I did becuase I haven't ever done that before. Not sure how many runs we did. But then we got to do the track portion. WOW the wagon was fun although I was driving like a rookie. I was missing alot of my marks and ended up sliding off at one corner. I realize I haven't been on the track in like 15 years but thought I would do better. The wagon was pretty good but as I was kinda rushed I had my tire pressures to high and the car was sliding around to much towards the end of the session. The wagon also wasn't shifting at the end either which turns out that the TV cable came off the carb for a bit. That would get fixed for the second session and I dropped the tire pressures. all that helped and the wagon ran great. UNTIL!!! Well until the engine started to tighten up. It lost power and slowed way down and I took it straight to the pits. You could hear the slight rod knock. We shut it off and then tried to start it again so a friend could hear and it wouldn't even with a jump. It did when we got it home after cooling but still bad. So we decided to leave the track early to beat the traffic home and for me as I knew my migrianes would catch up with me. And they have. Today has been very bad. I will probably have to deal with them for a bit this week due to the track event. But it was a price I knew I would have to pay and fully accepted much like the blown engine. So all and all I had a great time. Great new friends, great cars, great food, great track and great fun. Who could ask for anything more. The trip also made the idea of getting the hauler look like a stroke of genius.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8WqlsZFu2c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-JTt9ssnIE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO6uPFCLKs4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBcInDXal7o
And here are pics loading up for the event





More later.

 

Stick, that is F****** AWESOME!! You make that wagon look like it's on trian tracks, no body lean at all and HP to waist! Dam I wish your guts were in my wagon!

 

Just got finished watching the videos.Looks like it was a great time

 

More vids and pics of the cars I was running with.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI1egGLBedQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-2smp1OeY8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKuuToHUTNo

 

WOW your car looked great:2_thumbs_up_-_anima What a great weekend...nice lookin rig with the wagon on it...sorry about the engine and the migrianes, those are awful...hope you bounce back fast.

 

OOOOO look at those cars...

 

More pics




And at home.

 

That had to have been a blast Stick! I like this pic, if only there was a AMC in it.......



I like this Chevelle also....kinda goes with the your wagon , underr dog, something you would never expect




F***, That must have been a blast man~~!!!

 

Tedy the organizer was going to do a 4 door Hornet but not sure if he still is. And it is way cool to do that in a wagon.

 

I said it just tonite....wish I had your wagons guts in mine:2_thumbs_up_-_anima Cornering, handling, power.......................

 

The wife's wagon gets my touch next.

 

Fun Times, stick! I remember your threads on the suspension mods but I don't remember what engine you have in there?

 

It's an Olds 350. Thinking about doing a stroked out maybe stroked and bored twin turbo Olds.

 

Oh, Yeah....I remember now. Twins? Now THAT would be cool! I'm surprised you had trouble at the track with that Olds 350 but I don't know the history of your engine....stock with miles...rebuilt....? I know you know that they are bad oilers and you know what to do about it but I was thinking that that could be the problem.

 

....Pro Touring in the snow???.....i smell a whole new racing idea

thanx for the pics Stick...some cool stuff!!