May 16th DFW Truck Wars 1 Ennis, TX - Page 3

rtc1184 · 05-15-2008, 12:06 PM

well i am still trying to find out when everyone is going to be there and i think i can come again. business slowed way down and i think i will be able to make it. does anyone know the time?

Mychael101 · 05-15-2008, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishtracker

Okay, this will be my first time. I'd like to see what my Titan can do and get to meet ya'll. I'll make the trek over. Can someone give me the short cuts to what I'll need and how it works. I also have some pretty good camera gear I can bring to try and get a few good pics.

Follow these rules to not look like a retard at the track.
1. Make sure your a/c is off!!!!
2. Watch the tree, when the 2 small yellow lights are on your properly staged.
3. Launch as soon as you see the 3rd yellow
4. If you somehow have a vehicle so fast that you can't slow down enough to make it off the track at one of the 2 exits and come to the end, DO NOT turn around and come back the other way!!!
5. Lose to Mychael101 every time we are lined up (that goes for anyone lined up against me)

sudden urge · 05-15-2008, 03:15 PM

I like that last rule....lol.

Fishtracker · 05-15-2008, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mychael101

Follow these rules to not look like a retard at the track.
1. Make sure your a/c is off!!!!
2. Watch the tree, when the 2 small yellow lights are on your properly staged.
3. Launch as soon as you see the 3rd yellow
4. If you somehow have a vehicle so fast that you can't slow down enough to make it off the track at one of the 2 exits and come to the end, DO NOT turn around and come back the other way!!!
5. Lose to Mychael101 every time we are lined up (that goes for anyone lined up against me)

Mychael, THANKS! Since no one responded to my request I had about decided not to go. I have never watched, much less ran, a race at the track. I simply want to see what my 4x4 titan will do and see what other Titans can do.

I echo rtc1184, "where is everyone meeting and what time"? I'm like a fish out of water and need someone to walk me through the first time or two.

Why do you turn the AC off? Is it that much of a HP drain? I assume there's some sign or signal telling yo when you've reached the end of the run/finish line and it's time to hit the exit????.......

Thanks,

Mychael101 · 05-15-2008, 06:58 PM

A/C equals water on the track. The track surface is designed for maximum grip. Water plus drag radials/slicks times high speed equals kissing the walls. No bueno. Gates open at 6pm, racing starts around 7pm. If its your 1st time get in the stands and watch for a bit, always better to be one of the people yelling and laughing then to be on the receiving end. Make sure there is nothing in your beds as well! There are 2 exits on the left, they are marked and think of them as the shortest off ramps ever constructed to make sure your at an appropriate speed and that you have given yourself enough room to drive thru them. After that stop for your timeslip and drive about 50' to the weigh station if its on so you can see just how much your truck weights with or without you in it.

djones225 · 05-15-2008, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishtracker

"where is everyone meeting and what time"? I'm like a fish out of water and need someone to walk me through the first time or two.

Why do you turn the AC off? Is it that much of a HP drain? I assume there's some sign or signal telling yo when you've reached the end of the run/finish line and it's time to hit the exit????.......

Me too... I have no idea what to do...well, besides what I've seen on Pinks or Kingmade's videos.

AC - You turn it off because the water will drip on the track.
**Edit
Crap...thats what I get for walking away from the computer before posting...Mychael beat me to it.

SFCIngrum · 05-16-2008, 05:48 AM

I would love to give you a time, but coming from a few hours away I get there when I do, lol.

djones225 · 05-16-2008, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by SFCIngrum

I would love to give you a time, but coming from a few hours away I get there when I do, lol.

same here. Im leaving work in FW around 4-4:30, so with traffic I'll be lucky to be there by 6:30

Papa_D · 05-16-2008, 12:14 PM

Rule number 6, have fun and make friends with the other trucks racing there because it's a lot more fun to race other trucks.

Rule number 7, don't be a sore loser or a bad winner, nobody likes either one.

Remember, a bad day at the track is still better than a good day a lot of other places, be safe and have fun guys, I am very jealous of you all, lol.