Is it time to start talkin about Stafford yet?? (Page 1 of 2)

We're in. Now, to decide which car to bring:

Lincoln for the overall?
Rocketbird with drivetrain #3?
Mystery car that Jay called "one of the worst cars ever made?"

Hey, I have a whole week! That's PLENTY of time to get it almost built and show up late to the track!

Ohhhh...  I'm gonna love being a judge.

well THAT ruined it for him!

The Rocket Car will be there (maybe with all 6 cylinders firing, maybe not)! Who could miss going roundy-round that epic speedway.

I'll be there.

you've got TWO weeks...ok, a week and a half.  but still...that's enough time for you to find and build a totally new car!

i don't think Stafford plays to the Lincoln's strengths.  that girl needs to stretch her legs.  running at stafford is like boxing in a phone booth.

edit:  ohhh, i'm gone from "Ripened" to "Effluent!"  quite a red-letter moment in the history of the Killington clan.

should be a blast!!!!
Is the guy with the smoker (not a Lemons car.....) going to be there?
His food was incredible.

Manny

Thanks for the warning! I guess I'll bring my Lemons cap instead. (That one's safe, right?)

The Volvo cow will be there again, following its recent run-in with a sawzall, so it really will be an El Cowmino this time. It will still be just as crappy, there's just less of it now.

my craptastic civic wagon will be there.

Thanks! I was hoping to get the legs remounted in the newly-created bed, but I don't think it's gonna happen before the race. We took them off for Summit Point because we decided that from a safety standpoint, having a tall beam directly over the driver's head probably wasn't the smartest idea we ever had, and one of the other leg mounts was broken, and a two-legged cow would just be stupid.

Nine hours of towing joy, but worth every minute. That was a fun track, and a fun race!

Can't wait for the Stafford Springs traffic jam!

Mkotzias wrote:
should be a blast!!!!
Is the guy with the smoker (not a Lemons car.....) going to be there?
His food was incredible.

Manny

Well... I will be there but I put together a team so I may not have the smoker.  I would love to do a huge Saturday chicken BBQ but the schedule and environment at Stafford doesnt really lend well to it.  I'm trying to work out the details though and will post any updates here.  If there is a team that would want to co-host and had some labor to spare that could make a huge difference.  In any case, thanks for the compliment on the food!  You guys got me hooked last year.

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Let me know what you need .....
Elmo's revenge is always in for helping the cause.....

Manny

My wife and I were traveling in CT on our way to NH and just h-a-d to stop by and see the goings-on. Kinda weird to not be walking the pits at a Lemons race, but I couldn't see spending the $80 just for us to gawk for an hour, so we stuck to just the $40 to view from the stands.

Boy, did we get an eyeful! That first couple of laps were absolutely insane! I sure am glad I'm in the land of 2+ mile road courses rather than some 1/2 mile bumper-to-bumper modified oval. Sheesh that was just nuts and a totally different style of driving than Buttonwillow/Infineon/Thunderhill. 

And when there's a full course yellow, I can see why a bunch of cars are prone to overheating-- they absolutely must crawl if not come to a complete stop at the bottlenecks= no airflow.

I got to see speedycop's t-bird through the fence, but they never took the track in the first hour. Was pretty cool to see that Saab and the Fiat making laps, but both took a few exits even before the first 30 minutes was up.

The "adopted by Jets" Saab looks to have been a strong runner as was the Charred Beef car-- both were advancing through the field pretty aggressively. Mind you, this was only the first hour.

Wish I could have snuck in the pits and met a few more of you (and gotten my fingernails dirty helping some) but wife had me on a short leash to make a quick exit.

Looking forward to reading the writeups.