RebekahsZ Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 I cannot come this year, but please consider me for future gatherings. Schools scheduled a long weekend for that date and I will be doing some family stuff. Would get thrown out anyway for lack of safety equipment. Will try to get that tidied up so perhaps I can come and run next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogriz91 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I'll be there. may or may not run but I will be there. If you're interested in doing dinner the night before let me know, I may be able to engineer two kitchen passes, I live 40 minutes away from the track and 30 from Byron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigenOut-S30 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 My Z is still on stands and I will not be able to break away for this , this year.. I hope to maybe in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjdragracing Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 Sorry yall can not make it. I am not sure if we are going since I am not getting any response to roll call, we will have to see. I just thought it would be Great to see everybody again but I guess everybody is busy or has lost interest. Only about 24 days left before October 19th. Hopefully we will get some interest built up. It is just too bad we can not compete, we do not mind spotting some 4 cylinders / 6 cylinders a 1/10th or 2/10ths just to get some good old competition. Thanks, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) This is the exact reason why there is not and hasn't been a DNI/SEZ event scheduled. Almost NOBODY shows up. Everybody WANTS to be there, but when it comes down to it, there's always something else to do or needs to be done. It's all fine and well to WANT to put something together, but it's just not worth the effort when only 6 people show up. Heck, at this point, we can't even get people to come to an event put on by another club. Sorry, I just had to be the one to stir it up (as usual). Warren Edited September 25, 2013 by Warren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I have a buddy here locally with a SBC 280z. I have a blast getting together with him. It is fun when even two zs are at the track together. I just gotta get the NHRA mods done before I make any long trips so that I don't make the trip then fail tech. Once that is done I will be much more inclined to take racing road trips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogriz91 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Z Nationals may be a better bet in a week and a half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjdragracing Posted September 26, 2013 Author Share Posted September 26, 2013 (edited) I understand Warren, see where you are coming from. Rebekahsz, we will have to get our cage recertified and new seat belt harnes to be in cert as well. gogriz91, I checked out the znationals but if I am not mistaken it looks like it is for street cars, we are aways from being streetable but not impossible. We would probably win the dyno pull if they let us enter. We are still a little ways from October 19th so we will see, also if we do not tear up before then. We will be running a stock block competion this Saturday at Hell to Pay II at Darlington Dragway 09/28th. They also have a run what you brung competion at Bowman dragstrip on October 19th as well that we can enter if we do not go to Reynolds, so just not sure what to do with this unless the turn out will be better. At our local tracks they are not as strict as Reynolds. John Edited September 26, 2013 by jnjdragracing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Have been working the calendar. It looks like I'm trying to make this family camping trip happen on Oct 17 & 18. Turns out my daughter has to be somewhere Saturday night, which means i could maybe pull something off. For me, Reynolds is 6-1/2 hour drive. Jnj, where are you located? Where is Bowman dragstrip? I just emailed Alabama International Dragway in Steele, AL for a TnT schedule. I have TnT'd there and had no trouble with tech and made a bunch of passes. . How strict are these tracks? What is the likelihood of getting run off at Reynolds. Who is sti in? If everybody else bails, where wod you want to try to meet? I'm in Florence, Alabama. We might still pull this off with effort. I'm not hung up on Reynolds-the ONLY import that I give a rip about is an S30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjdragracing Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 I live in West columbia, SC and my brother lives in Lugoff SC. Here is the Bowman drag strip website url: www.bowmandragway.com It is off of I-26 heading toward Eloree SC. Reynolds GA is about a 4 to 4 1/2 hour drive for us. The stock block race we will be in is at www.darlingtondragway.com/‎ which is close to Florence SC. Both of these tracks are really slack on certs. Bowman does not have tech, Darlington does have tech but are not that strict. Reynolds is very strict because thay are a IHRA SANCTIONED TRACK. Let me know. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Ok. I just mapquested all the tracks. Reynolds is about half way between us, the others are 8-9 hours away. I'm bailing. Perhaps next year. I would be pushing my family to leave the smokies earlier than they will want to in order to make this year happen. Conflict with trip to see my daughter at Auburn knocks me out of Z Nationals even though I will be driving almost right past the track. Argh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 I used to wonder why the guys with the coolest cars had gray hair. Now I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjdragracing Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 Well we ran in the stock block race two weekends ago and ran into some issue's. We were getting misfires at upper rpm range. Further checking and we found the issue. It seems the valve springs have gotten weaker and we do not have enought seat pressure. Easy problem to fix, but not going to rush on it. So it looks like we will not be doing the Import showdown at Reynolds. If we have had a better response / turnout of fellow Z members then we could have the issue resolved in a weekend. I told my brother Jerry not to sweat it because of the poor response. Plus we will save our money on getting recertified etc. Just wanted to pass this on. Thanks, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Lets try again in the Spring? I'll try to have the car ready so that I'm not worried about tech. The steel bellhousing is the only part I'm really dreading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sq_creations Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 I want so badly to go to this. Unfortunatly I'm on the other side of the country and no where near finishing my datsun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Someday I want to do one of those long cruises where you drag race along the way. That way we could start on the east coast and roll all the way west to the sea and see buddies along the way. BTW-you will NEVER be finished with your Datsun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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