Hallet Oct 11/12

95R#177 · Oct 13, 2008

Joe and I met up at Hallet for a great weekend! There were only 3 Cobra Rs there--me, Joe and Ford Racing brought 00R no. 1 for display.

The weather was great, and lots of track time. I recorded a personal best of 1:32 in the clockwise (backwards) direction. Fun, fun, fun...

Two interesting cars there...a Chrysler 300C SRT8 with very expensive suspension mods...and fox-bodied Mercury Capri with a 351C and a bunch of salvage yard parts. I must say I was very impressed with the level of ingenuity and fabrication skills of the Capri owner!:banana:

Andy M · Oct 13, 2008

Shane,

Glad to hear you guys had a good time. Hallet is my absolute favorite track of all time -hands down!! I cannot wait to get another car so I can make a trip to Hallet for some fun time!!

95R#177 · Oct 13, 2008

Andy M said:
Shane,

Glad to hear you guys had a good time. Hallet is my absolute favorite track of all time -hands down!! I cannot wait to get another car so I can make a trip to Hallet for some fun time!!

Andy, yes I must agree that Hallet is also my favorite. And at this event, there were some pretty darn fast laps being put down. Of course, Wayne Manor wasn't there, so there were no DAMN fast laps. I really think our friends out east would be impressed with Hallet.

Ruslow · Oct 14, 2008

The owner of the capri is Don[animal] he worked int he aircraft industry for years and does come up with some carry over ideas.did you see the plastic strips[for lack of the correct name] glued on the rear window.suppose to channel air better.If I get the aero stuff done on mine [R model] I will be at this one.STan

Stanger58 · Oct 16, 2008

Thanks to those of you who DID show up at the Track Guys Hallett event. We had a two-day blast at Hallett...it's always fun getting together at this fun track. And, we ran it both directions - counter-clock on Saturday, clockwise on Sunday. And thanks to our friends at SVT who brought the #1 2000 Cobra R for display and a bright red GT500KR for play!

No major incidents, a few new folks hooked on performance driving and HUGE track time for everyone else. And yes, this event served as the on-track debut of my big, black Crown Vic...

Check out the low-res images here: http://www.jb203.com/EVENTS.htm

See you on track!

Stanger58 · Oct 20, 2008

OK, here are some on-track action shots you don't see every day...the debut of ol' black 108 at Hallett...

I drove the car round trip (Olathe, KS to Hallett, OK), drove it on the track HARD for two day (more than 150 on-track miles) and had a BLAST seeing just how hard I could get her around the track! Keep in mind, all I've done to the car since purchasing it has been to check all fluids, tires and brake pads. The tires are old, the traction lock doesn't and I discovered a small crack in the radiator's plastic tank. Other than that, I drove the snot out of her and provided lots of on-track entertainment for our students and instructors alike.