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Old Nov 10, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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Depending on weather (and start time), the event will either end at 4 pm, 5 pm or 6 pm. In very rare situations, we've stayed till 7 pm, but 99% of the time, we ended before 6 pm.

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lets stay as late as possible haha make my trip even more worth while! hahaha
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lets stay as late as possible haha make my trip even more worth while! hahaha
Let's start as early as possible and keep the same 6 o'clock quiting time. The track gets too slippery towards the end of the night and things could get ugly. Famoso cools down very very fast....
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Let's start as early as possible and keep the same 6 o'clock quiting time. The track gets too slippery towards the end of the night and things could get ugly. Famoso cools down very very fast....
awesome!

So who will be preparing the sacrifice for the weather gods? haha

Lets pray for awesome weather!
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Old Nov 11, 2010 | 12:13 AM
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Mo's lagging this year, the year before he had the weather calender posted online to keep us all up to date. Where's the love Mo...?????

I'm hoping for clear skies with 55 degree weather, anything close to zero DA with low humidity will be great!
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Old Nov 11, 2010 | 12:22 PM
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It's still too early to be certain, but the weather.com 10 day forecast is calling for clear skys and temps in the 60's.
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Old Nov 11, 2010 | 03:55 PM
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It's still too early to be certain, but the weather.com 10 day forecast is calling for clear skys and temps in the 60's.
just checked too. high for saturday is 68

im guessin the da between 8-9am will be about +500ft
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Originally Posted by bassn_07
Mo's lagging this year, the year before he had the weather calender posted online to keep us all up to date. Where's the love Mo...?????

I'm hoping for clear skies with 55 degree weather, anything close to zero DA with low humidity will be great!
Originally Posted by IG79
It's still too early to be certain, but the weather.com 10 day forecast is calling for clear skys and temps in the 60's.
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just checked too. high for saturday is 68

im guessin the da between 8-9am will be about +-500ft
So far the weather is looking very good at Famoso for the 20th.... they're predicting a high of 67 F with sunny skies and 0% chance of percipitation. Guys, you have to remember though... it's a little too early to stress about the weather. What I learned over the past couple of years from doing this is that unless you check 2 to 3 days before the target date, the weather "guesses" don't mean much
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I'm just wishing for the DA's to be @ 500 or lower. Negative would be great! Go for a new PB...
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i think the best da's will be before 11am. any set time on when the runs start. 7am sounds nice.......
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Originally Posted by MB_Forever
Depending on weather (and start time), the event will either end at 4 pm, 5 pm or 6 pm. In very rare situations, we've stayed till 7 pm, but 99% of the time, we ended before 6 pm.

Come join us the fun
I would be there in a heartbeat if I could, but I can't attend on Saturdays. I could come after 6:30 pm but I think you guys will be done by then. If you guys plan a private rental any other day of the week, I'm there. I'm not sure if that's feasible, but you never know.

I hope you all have a blast.
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 09:21 AM
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I think the DA will be anywhere from 500-1000. Unfortunately it's very rare that we'll ever see DA like the east coast. Either way, I consider anything under 1000 to be very good weather. Also keep in mind that Famsoso is at 600+ feet elevation.
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by bassn_07
I think the DA will be anywhere from 500-1000. Unfortunately it's very rare that we'll ever see DA like the east coast. Either way, I consider anything under 1000 to be very good weather. Also keep in mind that Famsoso is at 600+ feet elevation.
Last November, we had a DA that started out around 200 ft and climbed to 375 ft then kept dropping all the way down to -82 ft around 6:30 pm. I hope we get something similar this year.
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 10:48 PM
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Still don't know what car we are bringing. We might have a C63, E55, STI, Or My SL55. Who knows.
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Still don't know what car we are bringing. We might have a C63, E55, STI, Or My SL55. Who knows.
That's a no brainer....bring the E and we'll have some fun!!!! Well, maybe....
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That's a no brainer....bring the E and we'll have some fun!!!! Well, maybe....
I just got off the phone with Rich from DC. The owner of the E55 is out of state with the car right now. I really wanted to bring that car too. Rich really wants to bring his STI.

Here is cool vid of the STI running down a AMLS Viper on Firebird's main strait.
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I just got off the phone with Rich from DC. The owner of the E55 is out of state with the car right now. I really wanted to bring that car too. Rich really wants to bring his STI.

Here is cool vid of the STI running down a AMLS Viper on Firebird's main strait.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfnlMOET8JA
Man, that thing is fast!

I can't believe we are only 1 week away and I still don't have a tune.... It's all up to Jeremy, we were supposed to do it tomorrow but it got pushed back. Hopefully we get it all done in time...
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Man, that thing is fast!

I can't believe we are only 1 week away and I still don't have a tune.... It's all up to Jeremy, we were supposed to do it tomorrow but it got pushed back. Hopefully we get it all done in time...
Does jeremy have a preference as to what type of dyno he tunes on?
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Famoso from my house... 30 minutes !!!
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Does jeremy have a preference as to what type of dyno he tunes on?
A load style dyno. Usually DD's and mustangs are the most popular.
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famoso from my house... 5hrs. i have a trailer and no truck to tow my 65 with. its not looking good for me
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A load style dyno. Usually DD's and mustangs are the most popular.
how about a two wheel drive DD with a eddy load? does that sound right
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F***, my GTR won't be ready for this event...
If I don't find a set of wheels and drag radials for the other
boring sedan, I'll just tag along with my friend's 458 and watch
you guys having fun.
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Originally Posted by bassn_07
Man, that thing is fast!

I can't believe we are only 1 week away and I still don't have a tune.... It's all up to Jeremy, we were supposed to do it tomorrow but it got pushed back. Hopefully we get it all done in time...
I'm in the same boat, and well... I seriously doubt Ill go at this point. I am still going to finish up my parts this week, but there is no way to get my tune fixed, and I don't want to drive 5 hours to watch. Oh well. There will be other events. I am e-mailing Jeremy now, and will see if there is any chance of getting in this week, but again.. not looking good
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Okay fellas..... today is the deadline for signing up. Please send in payment today if you are still planning on coming

Bramage.... you and Alan need to stay on Jeremy and make him tune your cars this week. If you want reinforcements, please let me know
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Okay fellas..... today is the deadline for signing up. Please send in payment today if you are still planning on coming

Bramage.... you and Alan need to stay on Jeremy and make him tune your cars this week. If you want reinforcements, please let me know
+1 on reinforcement! I'd love to finally meet everyone from the board since I'm traveling such a long-D. Speaking of which I have quite the deadline on my end as well haha the car isn't finished yet and It'll have to be sent out on Tuesday to make it in time for Famoso... AND i'll still need a tune haha
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