Like the topic title says - Who in the Rochester area wants to meet up at the "local drag strip" New York International Raceway Park (NYIRP) on wednesday nights? -

The strip is about 35 minutes from Rochester - straight down 390 south to the geneseo exit - (has some nice open straight streches can you say maximum warp speed?) then thru the town of geneseo past the SUNY campus down 63 take a right onto 20A towards cuylerville, continue thru to 'downtown' Leicester bear right in the town's traffic circle turn right on rt 36 (just past the mobile station) 1 mile down rt. 36 and you'll see the sign for NYIRP on the left, follow that road 2 miles till you see the track on your right.

It's an easy ride with gas, walmart, food, wegmans, and more gas all along the way.

Track has a nice concesion stand - dogs, bergs, chick tenders, coffee, pop bathrooms and free compressed air outlet for tires or air tools.

So what do you guys say!??

what's their wednesday night activities? I've got previous commitments that evening normally, but I'm working out some time off this summer. I'd love to come out and race. Do they have some street bracket class or is it just test and tune?

Joel, Wednesday nights is their TROPHY night as well as test and tune. They have Super pro, Modstock, Street (thats us), import, truck and motorcycle & sled classes. It is alot of fun, no pressure.

Gates open at 5:30 with time trials at 6:00, racing at 8:00. Pretty loose on Wednesday nights. They love the B-Bodies.

I just ran my personal best at 13.61 and that was with a bad short time and bad O2 Sensor.

They have the new LED lights now as well. If your light was in the .6-.7 range it will now be in the .5 range. I have 4 red lights with .506 and .516 lights already.

Cool. I have a friend from work with a '91 Dodge Spirit R/T that runs mid 13's that used to go out there pretty regularly on wednesday nights and was always trying to get me to come. I should see what he's up to.

Wednesday night, mostly sunny 53 degrees. Yup, I'm in!!

I'm going but have a meeting until 5:45 !! Need to pick up Nick at home then go to the track. I' thinking I'll be there at 6:45 - 7:00 - Maybe I'll get in one or two passes. -- Gotta season the tires!!

Okay - Who will be going to NYIRP this wednesday May 4?

I'm there!! Bringing the slick dave?

Yeah - why not - thought I'd embarass myself - you know the guy who goes bowling with the new shirt, new ball, new bag, new shoes, and of course personalized towel and wrist brace - and bowls a 110- thats me !!!!!

Robbie going??

Snort the salt, squeeze the lime in your eye, and shoot the tequila over your shoulder and you'll be fine

Nothing but up I guess!

Bummer, RAINED OUT AGAIN!!! At least I got in and had a cheeseburger and fries. Dave, long ride for NADDA huh?? You're going to learn to take the cell phone and/or call the track before you leave. We call, it was on, about 5:10. So Robbie and I drove out there. Started to rain about 5 miles from the track. We went right to the Pit Stop and got some food, while waiting for it they called it.

At least we didn't put the slicks on!

FUCKING RAIN!!!!

Okay got that out of my system --

Yeah I was sooo late getting out of work and it was sooo nice out I figured good to go!

Heard ya stopped by --FUCKIN RAIN

Okay now how do I come up with $100 CASH and tell Shelly that I'm buying something else for the car??!

If the 5/14 Utica meeting is off how are you planning to get your TB from Don? Maybe I can give you the cash and if/when you meet him halfway you could play UPS man for me and get me the SLPS? PLEEEASSSEEE


FUCKIN RAIN I have new ET streets and havn't even driven on the F'n things

FUCKING RAIN-

I really didn't have it out of my system #######!!!!!!!!!!

What's up guy's? Sorry to hear that it rained. Just checking out the site, talk to you guy's later.

Hi Ryan! Hope you like the site! A lot of good info here.

Yeah, rain really sucked. One of these nights we all got to go down for some fun, whether you race or not, it'll be a blast.

Good to see you on the board!

Wend May 11th - sorry guys I'm not going to the track -looks like it may rain later tonight but the real reason is my 'Honey do list" is a bit long. J - looks like you'll need to give Rob a run for his money!

Dave

DUDE!!!! Now I know Michele would let you go!!!

It's gonna be awhile before I can go. I'm in charge of music at my church and we practice wednesday nights. Until I schedule "vacation" for the team this summer (maybe July?) I won't be able to come out.

Did Jeremiah get an engine back in his car yet?

Then you'll just have to schedule a Saturday at Spencer's some night.

Jeremiah put a stock LT1 in his car for now. J?

you should play the rodeo song for them..you'll have more time on wendesday nights

For now, I like that, have to start adding that when I tell people about it
Hope to pick up a beater and park the real car for the snowy season and do some work on the engine in it now. Seems like overkill to do a total rebuild with the block I have when the 'new' one is pretty low mileage from an old fart car... Not sure yet though, have to do my homework on where I'm going with it first

Any of the Rochester gang going to be at NYIRP this Wednesday 5/18 night?

Rob, J, anyone?

Let me think........why of course.

EDGE is in, haven't road tested it yet. Long night.

Dave you want me to bring the headers??

Jeremiah, Mike, Ryan, Dave B. are any of you going to make it down??

DW, what say??? Joel?? Don Hoffman??

Should be an excellent night. Not sure if I am going to take the slicks or the drag radials.

Oh man! I probably would other than I have to try and get that steering issue figured out before heading to Poconos this weekend. I could see it happening some other wednesday though, or Spencer on a saturday..

-dW

Assume I'm out until I post otherwise. I'm hustling just to make June 11th. Keepin' my fingers crossed.

Getting ready to line up, going to show Rob a thing or two
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Ah, that smoke show doesn't scare me, all I need is a little spin to get my street tires ready
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Oh, wait, he's spent as much as my freakin' car cost on his drivetrain! Well, maybe next time. He only won that one by 1.7 sec
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Dave, my dad said he would bring his car next time Gotta get those 3.73s man, only way to fly.

Good one Jeremiah!

Man, what a difference a week makes, from a 13.6+ to a 13.184!!!!
The edge converter really made a huge difference! Man, I love that thing.

Man, that Hamilton guy don't mess around! Nice goin' Rob!

I know that dragstrip out in Western, New York.
Thanks Jeremiah for the Photos Made my day.
Thanks Rob for inviting us all out over the past 5 years to RAISSE drag day.

Boy Oh Boy - I wish I had the guts to get back into racing.
I start blowing up engines and Transmissions again like I did years ago.

I'm just going to wind up with a pile of Chevrolet junk.
No time
No Racing Money
No more Automotive shop to do this stuff like years ago.

I can hear it now.
Dad - You working on your car again

Hey Mom - Dad's missing our Ballgames
I wish I could get back into it.

What a night for the track clear semi-cool and not that crowded!
Man Rob your car is hot this year low and I mean low 13's wow! J - you are bombing down that track too! - new gears and RR's made a big difference! My girl is still show no go and is a few tenths slower than last year - is it driver or machine - we'll see?!?! - I managed to squeek into the first round of eliminations but red lighted on round 2. - Had a good time! - Need to find a credit card that works so I can keep up with the rest of the RAISSE modders!

John, I know you take a lot of shit from the guys on here about not racing but really a pass now and then doesn't hurt anything. My dad even runs his stock 9C1 now and then. The way I see it, doesn't hurt it any more than flooring it from a light. When you start upping the power significantly things start breaking but for folks like me it's pretty safe
Dave, maybe someone 'round here has some 3.73s you could pick up cheap, maybe trade for? Once you get those in you'll wonder how you lived without 'em. But if bracket racing is your thing, doesn't matter how fast your car is as long as it's consistent. Faster just makes it more fun

Jeremy --- That's what I'm hoping for.

Our June 11th Drag day at LVD.
If I can attend for the full day.

I'm planning on taking "The GodFather" down the tack for a 15 second stroll.

It's all stock with one tire pushing it forward.

I want to quote this so we have it on record.

ps. his name is Jeremiah - as in former bull frog fame

dW - Seeing that Photo of a familiar drag strip we all know in New York.
Has me fired up.

I feel confident now,
My 9 year old Lt1 drivetrain with 128,500 miles on it.
Will get me down the dragstrip.
Without dropping any fluids.
Or spreading broken parts across the dragstrip.

It's too bad that Big Bad Blue is mechanically wornout for the job.
That's the Hot Rod I want to run if it had a brand new engine.

The Old -- 92 Caprice Super Slug
Would have been awful to run down the strip.

What did Wutz run with that 170 horse - 4000lb - 2:56 geared bath tub?

Was it 18 seconds or 19 seconds

J- Your right, I would've bought Robs but it was a non- ABS 3.73 set - not reluctor ready. Plus right now kinda broke - - working on getting the SLP headers ceramic coated - can't put rusty stuff under the hood - you know me show is important still!

The girl backfired the week before and I'm wondering why? Gotta hook it up to Rob's hypertech and see if it is showing any codes??

Dave, I have a scantool as well if you want to take a look.

John, my car had around 122k on it when I first took it to the track. See if you can beat my first-ever r/t of 1.36 sec

Why don't you just try and polish them for now and then coat them over the winter or something...they're stainless, so they're not rusty they're just darkened from use, which itself also looks cool too IMO...

-dW

DW - I'm afraid of the heat - read several threads and it read 50/50 no poblems/melted stuff - Just concerned Rob's luck will rub off on me!!!!

I called the coater contact in Syracuse and he said that he only coats the outside not in and out - he suggested Jet-Hot - he wanted $200 even after I told him that Jet-hot was getting the same $$ - thanks anyway!

Yeouch!! Treading on thin ice there, Dave

If the weather goes as forecast I'll be there this week, sounds like my dad will be bringing his car as well. Dave, might be a fun match or two for you? Might have some other people show up as well, we'll see.

I should be there, maybe with a few more surprizes.........

Uh-oh, plural! I have 2 guesses. Maybe do one of those "prediction in the envelope" deals

What ever they are I call dibs on buying what ever they replaced FIRST

Hope the weather holds Spent Sunday night detailing the car, engine, etc my luck RAIN RAIN RAIN

Hmm, one thing I already have in my car... The other one or two I think goes under a car??
You in this week? The '95 is stock except exhaust, be a close match!

Me thinks you are getting too smart!!

Yes one, eerrrr, at least 2 are under the car........

OK, OK, maybe 3.....

HAMILTON -Stop entertaining yourself!

rob,cant wait to see your new ride.i drive a 2004 gmc at work,with the duramax and allison.even loaded with a slide in salt spreader and a western 8ft plow you cant believe the power this thing has.won again at my local strip sat night.nice cool air ,ran my best of 8.10 on a 8.08 dial.a red light in the other lane in the final helped out also.dave,the mt,s are really hooking so i might be selling the hoosiers if you are interested.let me know and i will bring them to drag day in aug.

Hmm, you sure the car isn't on one of 'em? Good luck getting it all together.