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The Corvette is Gone

CorvetteZ06.org — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:55:34 GMT

I just got an email from Natalie, John is on his way back to the DC area with the Corvette, so we no longer own a Corvette..... Have fun John, enjoy your ride! Share this post: Email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! Read More......(read more)

Fall 2008 It begins again

Project240z, 1973 Datsun 240Z — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:47:03 GMT

So it's been a while since I've made any real progress on the 240Z, but come the end of October I hope my weekends will finally slow down enough that I can start working on the car again with the intention of getting it running before Christmas! The Corvette Read More......(read more)

I will miss her

CorvetteZ06.org — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:25:10 GMT

So the final days are now ticking down. I have two, maybe three days of driving the Corvette left before we leave for Amsterdam. Natalie will be flying back from Amsterdam and meeting John (the new owner) at the airport next Friday so he can take posession Read More......(read more)

Solo Nationals results

CorvetteZ06.org — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:52:24 GMT

Blah to my finish at the Solo Nationals! Share this post: Email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! Read More......(read more)

Solo Nationals Day 3 (Day 1 for SS/SSL)

CorvetteZ06.org — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:57:52 GMT

Natalie is 9th of 12 in her first Solo Nationals (6th event ever). Beth is sitting in 7th I believe. Dave is in 30th, I am in 25th. We aren't that far off on time, but the SS competition is tight!!!! Sorry, I'm going to bed! Will post more tomorrow. Share Read More......(read more)

Solo Nationals Tuesday (Day 1)

CorvetteZ06.org — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:34:42 GMT

So I am exhausted and won't be making this a long blog post. Today was Day #1 of the SCCA TireRack Solo Nationals. I spent almost all day today in the timing trailers trying, with Darrin, to make the live results functionality work. Unfortunately we were Read More......(read more)

Monday at the Solo Nationals

CorvetteZ06.org — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:37:43 GMT

So today I had a full day scheduled. I went to the event site around 9:30, after a swing by McDonalds to pick up a quick bite for breakfast. From there I parked the car and hopped on my bicycle to ride over to the Solo Performance garage to hang out and Read More......(read more)

Pick The Winners Ends 9/15 9PM CST

Chris Hammond — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:36:00 GMT

The Pick The Winners contest voting ends at 9pm CST on Monday 9/15 (less than 24 hours away). If you want to vote, or change your votes be sure to do it soon! Any votes/changes after 9pm CST will not be counted!

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ProSolo Finale Saturday results

CorvetteZ06.org — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:20:26 GMT

Well I managed to fall one position today into 8th place. I was faster on the left side, but managed to redlight that run as I changed where I was launching from and got a much better launch than I expected. I picked up 3tenths or so on the right side. Read More......(read more)

ProSolo Finale Update Saturday

CorvetteZ06.org — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:04:32 GMT

One word summary? Wet More details: lots of rain! I'm sitting in 7th place after my runs today, my runs were better than I expected after the "practice" runs we ended up having this morning. We'll see what happens tomorrow but I believe it is still going Read More......(read more)

Car fixed... you won't believe it

CorvetteZ06.org — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:02:26 GMT

I can't believe this, but I will post this publicly to shame myself for being such an idiot. Step 1 when putting your tires back on the car, be sure that you put the proper tire on the proper end. I had the driver's side tires switched, front on the rear Read More......(read more)

Autocross runs, how many this year?

CorvetteZ06.org — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:40:29 GMT

So I've been meaning to do this for a while now, I added up the number of runs I've taken this year in the Corvette, it comes to somewhere near 130+ runs, I'm not exactly sure how many runs I got at the Evo school in Kansas City, but assuming I took at Read More......(read more)

News from the dealer

CorvetteZ06.org — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:21:49 GMT

So, this week just got really expensive, and I haven't even left for Topeka yet! $4-500 for the St. Louis dealer, plus $$ to get the rear control arms replaced, though I am going to have the control arms replaced by Superior Chevy out in Meriam Kansas Read More......(read more)

SPS Trackside at SCCA Pro Solo Finale and Solo Nationals

47CP — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:10:00 GMT

SPS will be on site at the Tire Rack SCCA Pro Solo Finale and Solo Nationals with a huge selection of merchandise.

Don't forgot to register for the Race-Technology contigency program at SPS. We have the forms available in the store.

We will also be making custom vinyl graphics on site, stop by and check it out!

The SPS store is located in garage #17, 18 and 19 and we will be open at the following times.

Thursday Sept, 11: 1:30pm-5:00pm

Friday Sept 12: 7:00am-5:00pm

Saturday Sept 13: 7:00am-5:00pm

Sunday Sept 14: 7:00am-5:00pm

Monday Sept 15: 7:00am-5:00pm

Tuesday Sept 16: 7:00am-5:00pm

Wednesday Sept 17: 7:00am-5:00pm

Thursday Sept 18: 7:00am-5:00pm

Friday Sept 19: 7:00am-5:00pm

See you in Topeka,

-The SPS/Solotime Sales Team

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Solo Nationals Coming Soon!

Chris Hammond — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:47:00 GMT

The Solo Nationals start up next week, with the ProSolo Finale starting this coming Friday! Are you ready for race? Car all setup? Bags packed?

Before you head off don't forget to vote in our annual Pick The Winners contest! Who do you think will win? Have a friend that you just have to vote for? Get the votes in before 9pm CST on Monday September 15th for them to be counted in our contest this year.

We've got some great prizes from Grassroots Motorsports, Solo Performance Specialties and SCCAGear.com.

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To the dealer she goes

CorvetteZ06.org — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:51:00 GMT

A few hours from now (5-6) I hope to have the car at a local Chevy dealer. I will be dropping it off with the hopes that they can get it repaired by Wednesday. I still don't know what the problem with the car is, though I did manage to do some more damage Read More......(read more)

Confirmation of the issue

CorvetteZ06.org — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:54:02 GMT

So I finally got someone else to drive the car and confirm that the issue isn't in my head :( Dave drove it and his first comment was "wow" I'm going to jack the car up and see if I can't find something loose in the rear subframe, I hope I find something! Read More......(read more)

Found it! Car running again!

CorvetteZ06.org — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:12:36 GMT

So I found the problem I was having with the ABS/TCS/Active Handling That right there used to be two wires, they've been carefully braided together as one.... I went ahead and cut/spliced everything back together, so far the car seems to be fine. I'll Read More......(read more)

A quite weekend? I think not

CorvetteZ06.org — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:38:08 GMT

So this was supposed to be a quiet weekend, the first weekend off of racing since the 14th of June. While it is true that we won't be racing this weekend, it doesn't mean we won't be working. There's something wrong with the Corvette, something pretty Read More......(read more)

A quiet weekend? I think not

CorvetteZ06.org — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:38:08 GMT

Funny Autocross Video

CorvetteZ06.org — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:00:50 GMT

Here's the autocross video of Natalie's third run on Saturday at the Kansas City National Tour. The cone lodged under the car is from the codriver, it ended up causing a 2 second penalty and determining the class order for the weekend! Read more about Read More......(read more)

Cone Curse of the Whitworths

CorvetteZ06.org — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:49:29 GMT

A heads up to anyone who codrives with the Whitworths anytime in the future... They hit so many cones, that these cones start to haunt the other drivers in the car! A funny thing happened on Natalie's last run on Saturday. I was filming the run and saw Read More......(read more)

Kansas City National Tour Short Results

CorvetteZ06.org — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:57:00 GMT

3 of 5 drivers in the CorvetteZ06.org team finished in 3rd this weekend. Natalie finished third in SSL, Dave finished Third in ASP, and I finished third in SS. Beth finished 2nd in SSL and managed to win the only tire this weekend, Tom ended up having Read More......(read more)

Why KC won't see another National Tour

CorvetteZ06.org — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:59:04 GMT

Reason #1? Because Competitors get shot before the event. Unfortunately one of the CP competitors was involved in an attempted car jacking this morning that turned into a shooting. Lots of rumors about what happened, not quite sure what all really went Read More......(read more)

On The Road Again KC National Tour

CorvetteZ06.org — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:58:31 GMT

Off we are headed to Kansas City for the National Tour. This will be Natalie's first National event, heck her first out of town event! More updates tomorrow. Share this post: Email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! Read More......(read more)