Top Speed Shootout 2010

[bvillercr]

We like speedweek, gives my mom a chance to have fun gambling.  Maybe someday Mike will have a doorslammer shootout, any car that has gone over say 270, including comp coupe?  Now back to the real fast guys.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

It's about ten 'til 9, and the word on the FM is that the Ack bike will be ready to run in something under one hour.  They're putting it together and onto the trailer now.

This event has drawn corporate support from Loctite, as you've probably heard by now.  Loctite has been here all week giving out samples and putting posts on the Facebook page and stuff like that, and today's their last day on the salt for this event.  So -=- we had some time this morning to take a few photos of the sponsor table with the new big permanent trophy for the vehicles that set records at the shootouts -- and here are some of them.  Thanks, Loctite (for the goodies we got, too!).

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Nobody's in the Jack Rogers Realty pit right now, so I couldn't ask Jack (or Steve) about why they run at this event.  I know they sure enjoy the luxury of having pretty much unlimited runs for test and tune - and getting timing slips for every one of the runs.

Here are a few photos of the car -- and yes, it's the Doll-Fox-Christopherson car, you're right, of course.  Sorry for the shadows -- it's still early out here.







Ack bike reports they'll be ready to run in fifteen minutes.  We'll see. . .

[thundersalt]

Still working on that chute I would guess

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Ah, ain't this internet great?  Steve STRUPP just moseyed over here to say a couple of folks have called him in the last few minutes to say I'd misspelled his last name.  It has therefore been drilled into my head that he ends his moniker with a pair of "P"s,  not a "ck".  Forever it shall be, I hope.

Akc is starting to get ready for a run.  Will run from the freeway end to the mountain and turn around up there for the return.  Still in the pit -- but soon, soon. . .

As for why the Jack Rogers team is here for the Shootout with something other than a traditional "fastest of the fast" car -- hey, I was right -- it's a great way to get in lots of runs, and if the team owner chooses to contract with Mike Cook Motorsports to be a participant -- so be it.  You wanna get in on the action?  Contact Mike Cook, I guess. . .

[thundersalt]

Just a little morning jocularity.

[Dean Los Angeles]

	Monday		Entry	Kilo	Mile	Exit	Notes
998	7:09	Nish					Shut off at two
998	8:23	Nish					Shut down - rough course
715	8:59	Speed Demon	403.488	413.537	413.256	422.546
715	9:39	Speed Demon	339.623	324.778	324.648	310.548	turbo destroyed
715	9:48	Speed Demon					Record - Kilo  363.847,  mile 363.673
998	10:02	Nish					Engine off, coasting through the two mile - MSD box too hot
715	3:35	Speed Demon	419.611	417.730	415.649	405.196
715	3:46	Speed Demon					No return run turbo gone again
451	4:21	Spectre					Full course run, no speed - lost a hose, alternator wire came off
998	4:29	Nish					154, exit 140 - lost a hose
998	5:40	Nish					Car wouldn't shift
	Tuesday
1122	6:34	Spirit of Rett	410.92	417.027	416.903	422.645
1122	7:09	Spirit of Rett	405.34	411.828	411.668	417.659
1122	7:15	Spirit of Rett					Record - Kilo  414.477,  mile 414.316
715	10:13	Speed Demon	208.990	199.481	199.409	190.450	NA motor, Drive line/u-joint failure
451	1:29	Spectre	384.038	390.474	390.308	396.223
998	1:43	Nish	399.443	404.472	404.376	409.110
998	3:25	Nish	395.239	400.276	400.113	404.562
899	8:05	Ack Attack	292.402	300.912	300.452	307.373
899	10:47	Ack Attack	287.909	295.660	294.574	297.878
968	1:01	Jamie Williams	193.958	196.392	195.881	196.152
968	1:18	Jamie Williams	192.963	194.971	195.963	202.489
968	4:12	Jamie Williams	194.848	199.731	199.186	201.873
968	4:34	Jamie Williams	195.593	197.212	198.302	204.857
968	5:02	Jamie Williams	184.596	184.944	184.431	182.607	nitrous not open
968	5:23	Jamie Williams	200.166	200.915	200.792	201.014
968	5:48	Jamie Williams	191.912	197.265	196.098	196.571
	Wednesday
998	7:52	Nish	401.333	407.184	407.057	412.515
998	8:39	Nish	387.782	393.472	393.227	398.003	sideways at the quarter mile
451	12:02	Spectre	357.262	363.064	362.939	368.376
715	2:05	Speed Demon					No speed - broke ring gear
968	10:02	Jamie Williams	211.092	211.996	211.564	210.626
968	11:33	Jamie Williams	202.177	200.460	200.773	200.407
1709	3:35	Scott Horner	219.440	215.097	215.336	212.143
1709	3:59	Scott Horner	206.044	206.493	206.447	206.702

[Seldom Seen Slim]

The Ack Attack bike is on the ground and the push truck is right behind it.  Those are good signs that a run is imminent.  But - a far better indicator, if you ask me, and although you didn't you're gonna get my comment, is that the helicopter for the film crew has started the engine and is about to take flight.  I'd guess that the fees the 'chopper charges might include something tied to engine hours -- so they won't take off 'til things really might happen.

Rocky is getting dressed, wind is up to 3-4 mph from highway to mountains.

[landracing]

Dean,

Thanks for putting that together, it is awesome.... Time line, speeds and results.. Sweet...

JonAmo

[JoshH]

Agreed, nice recap.

SSS - this thread is going to exceed 10k hits today and there is still 2 full days remaining of the shoot out - WOW

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Josh:

And now you know why I called Dan at the company that hosts the site -- to remind him that this show was coming up and to keep an eye on the system so things didn't crap out during the fun.  Thanks, everyone -- you're helping Nancy and me have a grand time of it!

'The wind is steady between 3 - 4 mph from highway to mountains (which, with the bike running form south to north, means a right-to-left breeze), so Rocky is getting in the bike and will wait to decide when to run.  Mike Akatiff says the steady wind is something that Rocky can deal with (vs. gusty breezes), so they'll stay on alert and be ready to go at any time.

[landracing]

Agreed, nice recap.

SSS - this thread is going to exceed 10k hits today and there is still 2 full days remaining of the shoot out - WOW

The Shootout 2009 had 47,122 hits last year... This seems to be about 1/4 of that, so far with two days left. I would estimate we might see 20K hits when its done.

Also last year stemmed out 51 pages of info, JonW is getting about 10 pages of data a day so that is right on from last year, and then there the last couple of pages after the meet. So total posting this year on the thread should exceed last year, viewership is what is most important however.

JonAmo

[racer]

Come on Ack!
Rock n roll Rocky!

[Richard 2]

Agreed, nice recap.

SSS - this thread is going to exceed 10k hits today and there is still 2 full days remaining of the shoot out - WOW

The Shootout 2009 had 47,122 hits last year... This seems to be about 1/4 of that, so far with two days left. I would estimate we might see 20K hits when its done.

JonAmo

Is that the number of post or visits

[Seldom Seen Slim]

The Speed Demon rear end is back on the salt, and Land's End Lynda just radioed that the turbo is sitting at Land's End.  We're locked down -- but the turbo delivery guy will sneak to the pits so they can start that install, too.

Here's the Speed Demon crew truck hustling towards the pits:



In other news, Rocky's putting on his helmet.  The wind has died down enough that they'll try to get in a run during this lull.  Stay tuned.