So we raced on the TV show Pinks Saturday...
01-16-2006, 12:11 AM
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So I haven't posted about this to keep the car being there a secret from other potential shops or racers. Thursday we went out to Phoenix at the Speed World raceway to attend an eposide filming for the tv show Pinks which is on the Speed Channel. This is for the second season that will premier in February. They don't tell you who you race until you get up to the front for your race. We got there Thursday, and watched other shows get filmed on Friday, so I had a really good idea of what to expect on Saturday.
Saturday comes and I wanted to throw up all morning. The race was at 1pm, so there was HOURS that I felt sick haha. Once we arrived, we found out through the grapevine that we were racing a 92-95 SOHC Civic turbo built and raced by Full Race out of Phoenix. For those that don't know, they make some of the sickest turbo manifolds I have ever seen.
TO make a long story short (you can see the details when our show debuts
) I brought my 89 TII, and my business partner Matt raced while I did the negotiating. The car hadnt' even been down a 1/4 mile track, so the first race was weird, and the car bogged a bit, and the civic took the forst win. That didn't hapen again though. Matt drove the **** out of the car, and we won the next 3 races, the last of which they had a 4 car lead, and we won by a long shot. Their car ran a 10.82 the night before we took it according to one of their team, so that means our FC should do pretty well on the track with times.
Anyway, just thought some of you would be interested. I'll let everyone know when it will be on TV if you'd like to check it out. It is the first import versus import, and a rotary took home the other teams ride...
Saturday comes and I wanted to throw up all morning. The race was at 1pm, so there was HOURS that I felt sick haha. Once we arrived, we found out through the grapevine that we were racing a 92-95 SOHC Civic turbo built and raced by Full Race out of Phoenix. For those that don't know, they make some of the sickest turbo manifolds I have ever seen.
TO make a long story short (you can see the details when our show debuts
) I brought my 89 TII, and my business partner Matt raced while I did the negotiating. The car hadnt' even been down a 1/4 mile track, so the first race was weird, and the car bogged a bit, and the civic took the forst win. That didn't hapen again though. Matt drove the **** out of the car, and we won the next 3 races, the last of which they had a 4 car lead, and we won by a long shot. Their car ran a 10.82 the night before we took it according to one of their team, so that means our FC should do pretty well on the track with times.Anyway, just thought some of you would be interested. I'll let everyone know when it will be on TV if you'd like to check it out. It is the first import versus import, and a rotary took home the other teams ride...
01-16-2006, 12:16 AM
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I watch that show, wasn't aware they didn't tell you who you were going to race until you show up.
Sounds pretty intense, so you ended up with a civic? Did the dude seem pissed? How much u figure they got in it?
Sounds pretty intense, so you ended up with a civic? Did the dude seem pissed? How much u figure they got in it?
01-16-2006, 12:30 AM
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Yeah we ended up with it, and it is in my shop now LOL. Gotta paint that thing quick. It hurts the eyes under the lighting haha. You could tell they weren't happy, and they were talking some smack behind us according to some people, but were very grascious loosers when I talked to them. We figure there is some good amount of cash in parts on it, so we are going to part it out 
01-16-2006, 12:33 AM
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Yea you will probably get more money selling the parts off the thing then you ever would selling the whole car.
That's pretty cool, but I think it would be too nerve racking for me, i'd prolly have a heart attack
That's pretty cool, but I think it would be too nerve racking for me, i'd prolly have a heart attack
01-16-2006, 12:40 AM
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the best one i have seen so far is the one where this guy on a raggedy sport bike beat the **** out of some cocky bastard with a 20k harley.
That's awesome advertisement though, that kind of tv exposure would cost a small fortune if you had to buy it!
That's awesome advertisement though, that kind of tv exposure would cost a small fortune if you had to buy it!
01-16-2006, 01:07 AM
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After that first race I thought for sure you had your driver sand bagging, and faking those first two launches. Was that civic on the bottle the last race? I couldn't see **** from where I stood the last race...
