Road America April 14-15

[Van B]

All midwest guys listen up! Midwest F-Body Association has their spring track rental at Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI on April 14-15. This is a great chance to run flat out on one of the country's most famous and scenic road courses.

http://roadamerica.fbody.us/

There are four run groups for all experience levels. Come on out!!

Here I am a couple of years ago at this event.

[Van B]

Just a reminder if you are in the area or can get here, come on out to Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI this weekend. I will be there with my 67 for its long awaited return to the track.

Now the bad part, they are predicting snow for tomorrow. I'm hoping for good weather this weekend.

[XcYZ]

Hope the weather holds, it's been pretty crappy here the last few days and we got a couple inches over night. I'm guessing you'll be getting accumulation, too. :mad:

[Jr]

Van,
Will you be taking any video? I would love to see what one lap around that track would look like

David

[Van B]

I plan to, but I have been told my hard drive digital camera will not work. I have a good old fashioned video tape camera I am going to use. I will need to find a way to convert it to digital.

[XcYZ]

Jeff, I can convert it. Just mail me a copy and I'll get some uploaded for you. :thumbsup:

[Van B]

Weather was good, 50's and mostly sunny. Camaro ran good, and handled a lot better than with the stock suspension. I love the Wegner LS2. It pulls like a freight train. Enough to walk away from Vipers, Z06s, C6s, pretty much everything. The only thing in my run group that I could not stay with was a 2300 lb., 650 HP twin turbo Noble.

My best time was 2:41 and change, which I was happy with.

Only a couple of small issues, but overall good.

Scott, if I send you the video do you want it on VHS or is Video 8 ok? I had some vibration so at times the quality is not too good.

[XcYZ]

VHS will work great, I can grab it off the tape and create *wmv files with it. :thumbsup:

Can't wait to see/hear that LS2 screaming down the straightaways.

[Van B]

If my speedometer is accurate, I saw 155 near the brake zone at the end of the main straight, unfortunately on the tape, 5th gear is anticlimactic. It sounds much better winding up through 3rd and 4th gears.

I will put it on VHS some time this week.

[MarkM66]

Any pics?

[ChevyThunder]

Van ,
Road America is one of my favorite tracks in the country! I bet you had a great time:)
If you guys want in car video of Road America if someone can tell me how to convert it I will. I have some from when I was there. I wasn't in a muscle car but a GT1 Porsche but if it doesn't matter I am happy to try


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/GT1%20R/th_workin.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/GT1%20R/workin.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/GT1%20R/th_RA.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/GT1%20R/RA.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/GT1%20R/th_186_0044.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/GT1%20R/186_0044.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/GT1%20R/th_186_0043.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/GT1%20R/186_0043.jpg)

[Van B]

Here are a couple of pics. They had a photographer there so I bought these from him. They are not the best because I scanned them from prints.

[XcYZ]

Great pics. :thumbsup:

[ChevyThunder]

I like seeing you out in front of that Viper..did ya spank him :) ?!!

[68protouring454]

does the photo guy have a website, most of the time they put lots of pics there and watermark them so you will buy them but they are still good to look at, let us know.
looks killer!!

[Van B]

Walked away from the Viper as well as several C6s and C6 Z06s. They did not put me in the fast run group (probably because nobody thought a 67 could keep up) so drivers abilities might have been a bit lower. In at least the last two sessions (I can't remember any more) I was passed by no one.

I can't find a website for the photographer, but he is a really cool guy and in the past he has supplied the photos on CD when you made a purchase from him. I think I will email him and see if he will do that.

[68protouring454]

awesome car, and more awesome to se you tearing it up on the track, i sent you a email
jake

[Van B]

I got your email Jake. Sorry I have been out of town for a few days with no internet connection. I will get back to you soon.