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Off to the Toledo ProSolo

CorvetteZ06.org — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:02:28 GMT

I'm headed to bed, hoping for 8 hours sleep, though if I want to leave at 6am I'm not going to get it! I've got the car loaded, but still have to do a bit of packing of clothing in the morning. The Corvette should get a workout this weekend, 2 drivers Read More......(read more)

PINKS ALL OUT!!!!

47CP — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:25:00 GMT

SPS partnered with SPEED TV and Gateway International Raceway for a portion of the merchandise and apparel sales for the June 27-28 PINKS All Out competition. The event was a rousing success for SPEED TV Gateway and all of thier partners. We look forward to the return of other productions and events of this magnatude and working with Gateway.

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Peru National Tour Results

CorvetteZ06.org — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:34:40 GMT

Well the Peru National Tour is over and I am finally back home. I left St. Louis on the 19th of June and made it home, 10 days later. Sunday of the Peru National Tour was better than Saturday, I finally managed to get a clean run, as did Dave. I think Read More......(read more)

Peru National Tour Day 1 (Cones)

CorvetteZ06.org — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:06:49 GMT

So the CorvetteZ06.org Team took 9 runs today at the National Tour here in Bunker Hill Indiana. 2 out of those 9 runs were clean, the rest were DNFs and coned runs. Here's a quick overview of what I can remember Dave Run 1 (Cones) Run 2 (Cones) Run 3 Read More......(read more)

Autocross Video from the Atlanta National Tour

CorvetteZ06.org — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:36:33 GMT

Since I've acquired new PC hardware, a new laptop and a new desktop, I've been able to finally do some editing of video from races. Though I've only got one run put together. I think the video turned pretty cool. This is one of my runs from the Atlanta Read More......(read more)

Another ProSolo Trophy!

CorvetteZ06.org — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:11:50 GMT

It might not be in my usual class but it is a ProSolo trophy nonetheless! I placed 4th in the Washington DC ProSolo this weekend in ESP. It was a fun class to run in with the positions changing quite a bit both days. Now I'm working for a week here in Read More......(read more)

Day 1 in the Blarney Mobile

CorvetteZ06.org — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:22:51 GMT

Well, today went well. First runs in the morning I had a decent time on the left side of the course, the right side though I had cones on both runs. With the cones I ended up sitting in second to last place, 9 of 10. This afternoon though I was able to Read More......(read more)

Washington DC ProSolo Registration Day

CorvetteZ06.org — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:33:58 GMT

This morning I got up and went to the Udvar Hazy exhibit of the Smithsonian Air and Space Musuem out in Virginia. It was well worth the trip, I got to see a Space Shuttle, that had to be the coolest part. I took a couple hundred photos, I'm going through Read More......(read more)

FOSSport Used Racing Tires

47CP — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:26:00 GMT

SPS is proud to announce a marketing partnership with FOSSport Used Racig Tires. http://www.fossport.com.

Owned by Hoosiers own Bruce Foss, this new source promises to provide a good alternative for used tires.

Visit them today!

-SPS/Solotime Sales Team

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Used Racing Tires!

CorvetteZ06.org — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:02:00 GMT

If you're looking for used race rubber be sure to check out the new business FOSSport , where you can buy high quality used race tires in all makes and models. Share this post: Email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! Read More......(read more)

Wax ecstatic

CorvetteZ06.org — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:09:30 GMT

So after providing a day of DotNetNuke Training downtown here in St. Louis I came home and decided to finish up on the car. I used the cleaner wax, then put a coat of polish on, then a coat of yellow wax. I hadn't planned to do all three coats tonight Read More......(read more)

Clay Bar Update 1

CorvetteZ06.org — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:41:42 GMT

I spent quite a bit of time today going over the car with the clay bar. I think I hit every square inch of the exterior. I washed it again after the bar and will get up in the morning and give it a once over looking for any paint that I might have missed. Read More......(read more)

Finally progress on the paint

CorvetteZ06.org — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:19:03 GMT

So after way too much time spent on this whole deal I believe that this paint fiasco is almost behind us. The word I got today is a check was put in the mail today, so I have Saturday morning (and afternoon and evening) slated for a full detail job on Read More......(read more)

Flywheel thanks

Project 240Z Blog — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:11:48 GMT

While in Atlanta for the National Tour Carter Thompson brought me a gift. He had a lightened flywheel from his 240Z that he had been telling me about for the past two years. At the National Tour he brought me the flywheel. I must admit, at the time I Read More......(read more)

Paint on the Corvette Update, 1 Week Later

CorvetteZ06.org — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:41:20 GMT

So here we are a week later, and the Corvette still has paint on it. I got a quote from the Lou Fusz body shop to have the paint cleaned up and the car rewaxed. I then had 4 other cars here in the parking lot do the same, as they all had paint on the Read More......(read more)

Leading the ProSolo points!

CorvetteZ06.org — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:59:23 GMT

Imagine my suprise today when I check out the current ProSolo points and find my own name at the top of the list! Granted, I'm the only one of three in SS who has run two events, but still I'm #1!! I imagine that won't be the case come DC Pro, unless Read More......(read more)

Cleaning the glass

CorvetteZ06.org — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:05:52 GMT

This morning I got under the front of the Z06 to see if I could finally track down the rattles and squeaks. I took the front sway bar off and relubed the bushings, after putting everything back together and tightening things up it still squeaks and rattles. Read More......(read more)

Koni Shock Install on the Corvette

CorvetteZ06.org — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:02:57 GMT

So after heading out to Natalie's horse show today I swung by the car dealer to say hello to Trigger, the guy who sold me the Corvette. After that I came home and worked on the Corvette for 4 hours. The first thing I did was remove both rear shocks. I Read More......(read more)

June - Busy Month: Corral Day 08, BMW Driving School, Impala Nationals, Peru SCCA National Tour

47CP — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:27:00 GMT

June is rounding out to be a bust month for trackside and the Gateway Pro-Shop. If you are attending one of the listed events, stop by and say hi!

June 7 - Corral Day 2008 - Bowling Green, KY.

June 7-8 - St. Louis BMW Club DE and Club Racing at Gateway

June 15-16 - Impala Nationals at Gateway

June 26-28 - SCCA Tire Rack National Tour - Peru, IN

See you at the track!

Dave & the SPS Sales Team

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Corvette got a new coat of paint

CorvetteZ06.org — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:59:24 GMT

Friday when I got home from work I noticed my windshield was extremely hard to see through, and couldn't figure out why. I got out of the car in the garage but couldn't see much, though it did not feel it's normal smooth self. In the garage I couldn't Read More......(read more)

Atlanta National Tour Wrapup

CorvetteZ06.org — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:35:54 GMT

Well here it goes, a wrap up post from the Atlanta National Tour. First things first, I won't have any of the video done for a bit now. My processing machine has gone nuts, and right now all I can do is access it through remote desktop. If I can get the Read More......(read more)

Cherry 240Z in Manchester Tennessee

Project 240Z Blog — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:01:30 GMT

So I'm stopped in Manchester Tennessee tonight on my way home and to Lynchburg tomorrow. I went out to check on the car out in the parking lot and saw a 240Z parked out there in tow behind a frontier. The car looks cherry, orange, straight and without Read More......(read more)

Saturday Atlanta Tour Results, short edition

CorvetteZ06.org — Sat, 24 May 2008 21:46:05 GMT

Chris Hammond, 5th place after day 1. Woulda been 4th in final trophy spot but had a cone call on the corner sheets that no one knew about till audit. Still not far back from 4th, 2 tenths maybe. Going out to dinner with the guy in 4th tonight, plan, Read More......(read more)

Atlanta National Tour

CorvetteZ06.org — Sat, 24 May 2008 02:13:15 GMT

I'm sitting here in my hotel for the Atlanta National Tour while I should be asleep I'm sitting here blogging. It's pretty warm down here, or at least it was today, much warmer than it was in Washington DC where I was all week. It looks like the weather Read More......(read more)

New Media

CorvetteZ06.org — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:20:03 GMT

Being out of town I don't have access to some of the hardware that I need to put the video together from this past weekend at the Atlanta ProSolo. I will spend some time next week doing that, as well as working with the video I take at the National Tour Read More......(read more)