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May 21, 2010
Team Camaro Day Two
RedMaro6
Starting Line: Rolla, Missouri
Finish Line: Catoosa, Oklahoma
Thunderstorms rolled into Rolla, Missouri last night after we finished eating some of the biggest onion rings we have ever seen, and were all sitting around in the lounge chatting about all sorts of muscle cars and car related things. Team Camaro set an early morning alarm and called it a night around 1 a.m. It was dark, windy, and a bit rainy when we woke up six hours later for the second day of the 2010 Route 66 Rally. I strolled outside our door, (luckily our room was located right in front of the Camaro) and saw the rest of the east coast crew starting to wake up and prepare their cars for the upcoming day. From quick parking lot tune-ups and details, we were all getting ready to depart in less than an hour for our three checkpoints. John and I made a quick run to the gas station, filled up and bought some delicious morning breakfast goodies. We ran into Dan with the red BMW 3 series and Curt in his white BMW Z4. I took a moment to help my buddy Jay remove the tarp that was covering up his dune buggy. A few minutes later we were all lined up chatting away on the CB radios and walkie-talkies with everyone. I made a quick walk around the parking lot, observing teams figure out their route plans and directions. The two guys in the red BMW 3 series had their laptop up and running, the duo in the white Mitsubishi EVO was busy away programming their GPS, and the step-father son team from Maine in their Mini Cooper resorted to the old school method of paper maps. My co driver and navigator John was also working in the passenger seat of the Camaro scribbling brief directions on our map as he compared routes on the GPS and iPhone. Roaring could be heard as the new Camaro, Ford Raptor, and a few other cars pulled out and started off on the second leg of the rally. With an ok to go, a time recording, and a “Watch out for Tornados!” from Scott Spielman and Tony Intreri, we were off, flying down the road in front of Zeno’s Inn towards the highway.
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Does It Work? Yes. Am I Happy? No.
By David Clarke
highspeedhijinks
It sucks when perfectionism denies you any sense of accomplishment in a project. I’ve tried pretty hard to make my cars as perfect as they can realistically be. My Caprice, however, has other ideas. Some of you may be familiar with the complications I’ve endured just trying to get a set of headers onto my this car–it was one of those deals where whatever could go wrong, did. First came modifying multiple accessory brackets to bolt the headers on. Then came a car that refused to go into gear, requiring a custom shift linkage to clear the headers. Then came the saga of the crossmember–the later-model Caprice one that everyone said would fit but didn’t, the botched fab-shop butchery of my original crossmember, the cutting into the header that that in turn necessitated. In the end, the exhaust guy did wind up doing a good job except for one pipe that I feel could have been better. But then, as the icing on the cake, on the way home from the exhaust shop my throttle linkage broke at the carburator. All in all, this project was a nightmare, but the important thing is that it’s done. So am I happy? No. Does it work? Yes. Does it sound good? It sounds great. So really other than getting my perfectionism subjected to an extreme trial, everything did work out in the end. So I guess I should be happy–or should I? More pictures after the jump.
Caption Contest!
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
You know the drill: Come up with a caption for the picture below by noon PST next Thursday. If you submit the funniest one, we’ll send you some CarDomain swag. Three entries per member max. Good luck!
Track To Street: Corvette Racing Series, Episode 4
Bick66
The Track To Street series goes behind the scenes with the Corvette Racing team, giving you a glimpse of what’s new on the racetrack. Episode 4 focuses on innovations in the durability, efficiency and weight reduction of the car’s components while also building them from more environmentally friendly materials as part of the Michelin Green X Challenge. Advancements include wheel bearings that reduce rolling resistance and an air-conditioning system that only draws 1.8 horsepower to cool the cockpit. The result is a faster, greener and all around better race car. Watch for yourself and check out the previous episode here.
Mazda RX-7 200 MPH Crash
Tampa Sports Car Examiner
Even the best wreck eventually, and this 200 mph crash in a beefed up RX-7 is quite the spectacle. Luckily everyone was okay thanks to the crash cage! Read more about the amazing wreck at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.
May 20, 2010
The Forum Wars: Challenger SRT-8 vs. Chevy Camaro SS
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
Royal Purple’s Forum Wars pits guys from rival forums against each other to see who can actually back up the claims they make online. In this episode, the owner of a Challenger SRT-8 goes head-to-head against the owner of a Camaro SS on and a drag strip and a road course, but there are e a bunch of other face offs. Head over to the Forum Wars profile on StreetFire to check them out.
Caption Contest: This Week’s Winner!
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
While I was scanning through my news feed this morning, I stumbled upon this story about a guy who was saved from a pair of muggers by a pack of ninjas. Talk about luck! Props to the ninjas, and let’s hope the thugs learned their lesson. Anyway, this week’s winner is WannaBee119, who came up with; “OK they tranquilized her. Let’s bag and snag boys… them Dodge Rams are going to eat good tonight!” Bravo buddy, tune in tomorrow for the next installment of our ridiculously popular Caption Contest!
Photo of the Day
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor
Today’s photo comes from Scott’s ride page for his 4Runner. I love it when a vehicle is just burly enough to get a bit articulated, but not so jacked that it’s no longer practical as a driver. Plus, awesome sky! If you come across a pic you’d like to see featured in Photo of the Day, don’t hesitate to drop me a line.
Nationwide Series New Car In Testing At Daytona
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor
NASCAR just wrapped up a two-day test session at Daytona for the new Nationwide Series car–the second-tier series’ answer to Sprint Cup’s Car of Tomorrow. The tests mostly focused on drafting in a pack, which is key to the race at superspeedway tracks like Daytona and which will play a crucial role in the new car’s first for-points race, which takes place here on July 2nd. Race teams headed up by top Nationwide drivers like Carl Edwards and Joey Logano found the car to be a little unpredictable and sometimes “unstable in traffic.” Teams also gave conflicting reports on the new car’s handling, which ran from “screaming loose” (Carl Edwards’s Mustang) to more tight and tidy by the second day. Still, everyone’s optimistic that the bugs will be worked out by July. Hit the jump for more pics from the test session at Daytona.
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Team Wicked – Day One
By Rob Combs
TeamWickedStang
First stage of the trip and it looks like a million bugs committed a mass suicide on my front bumper, but no to worries I am sure there will be a million more before we hit Amarillo, Texas. This trip has be so fun, from the dead end towns to the “caution Moose crossing signs” every 50 miles, and there was not a police officer in sight. Our new friends are the motorcycles across America group, taking a trip from L.A. to Washington DC. They seem to be a cool bunch.
We arrived in Needles, California for our second check point to find that half of the gas stations were roped off, not allowing gas to be pumped. We headed to the only station to get gas at almost $4.00 a gallon. I wish had more sponsors for this trip. The gas was crap as our 02 mustang pinged thru the mountains until about half a tank and arriving at our third and final check point.
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