Stijn!!

[slodave]

Awww. Somehow, I think you'll bounce right back.

[vas930]

Originally Posted by slodave

Awww. Somehow, I think you'll bounce right back.

[slodave]

Vas, you've mentioned karting. You still into that? Any AX or rally racing these days?

[livi]

I just can´t keep up with you guys, between patients. Don´t you gentlemen have to work?

Not that I mind. You are doing a great job of keeping this thread the most dynamic and spirited on this forum.

[slodave]

I'm supposed to be sleeping..

[livi]

[slodave]

Oh boy.

[vas930]

Originally Posted by slodave

Vas, you've mentioned karting. You still into that? Any AX or rally racing these days?

I had a good run with good results in karts.
I dont race karts anymore.
The 930 will be used for the track,Porsche club and track days.
I do hit the karts now and then, just to stay sharp.
At my best I was top 5 in the country, in class.
I never won the Aust championships.
The year I had my best chance, I got suspended for an engine issue at the Vic championships when I came third.
I was very fast, but not good enough in the passing dept.
I was always trying to be fair, not to win.
Thats what held me back.
It was always more important to me to race clean.

[slodave]

Have a website for the track?

[vas930]

Originally Posted by slodave

Have a website for the track?

Four tracks close by.
I will have them for you friday.
Also loved drag racing after karting was over.
From my Aust thread.

When younger I was into drag racing.
In the late 90s I started building a super stock car for competition.
I built a full glass body 97 Pontiac with a space frame, wheely bars, parachute and so on.
To be competitive I needed an engine that made at least 2.3hp per cubic inch.
To give you an idea, thats like a 3.2L making 460hp on carbs with no form of super charging.
An engine of this type had to come from the US,it was expensive.
I starded dealing with a bloke who imported this type of engine and ran something like it in his own car.
The deal was done and I imported a 336ci chev that made over 800hp from TRE in Texas.
I wish I could post a pic of this thing as it was a work of art.
Hand made sheet metal manifold with custom twin 700cfm carbs, dry sump, 18 degree heads.
Anyhow, as part of the deal I wanted the importer to put it in his own Pro Stock car and do a few runs and make sure it ran the times it should, just to make sure.
I took responsibility for the engine on the runs as it was my idea.
This bloke had not had a major crash in 20 years of racing, and I wanted to see how it went
in a well sorted car.
The night before he was to test it ,I started to get a bad feeling.
The next morning I went off to Calder looking forward to the results.
As I walked in I could see the lights of the safety crew car flashing and frantic clean up work on the track.
Out of 300 cars racing that day ,and only one with my engine in it? YEP
I ran over to the pit area to find the poor chap in his trailer laying on the floor.
The car was a wreck and the engine lay in parts on the ground.
I did not even get to see the crash but the 60 foot times looked great.
I did rebuild the engine, but the cost ended the dream of ever completing the car.
The car was sold as a roller and the engine sold to a guy in SA.
Worse was to come ,as I had to watch my engine win two national championships in a row.
Thats PAIN.

Another lesson for the short man.

For the love of 930s

[slodave]

Wow. Bummer, Vas.

[vas930]

Originally Posted by slodave

Wow. Bummer, Vas.

Yep, but the knowledge I got on engines in those drag racing years
was worth the pain.

[vas930]

Time to eat.
Back soon.

[slodave]

What, like building a super strong 930 engine.

[slodave]

Morning, Rick! Hope the rest of the night was shake free.

[JE928sx4]

Originally Posted by vas930

Yowsa! One for the chest thread. Where is the rest of the pic?

[vas930]

Originally Posted by slodave

What, like building a super strong 930 engine.

Yes Dave, just what I was thinking.

[vas930]

Good morning Sir.
.

[JE928sx4]

Giggity, giggity....allllllllright. Thanks for the pic.

[vas930]

Giggity, we have met before.