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Posted by racsirx (Member # 1710) on :

Anybody willing to give some sponsorship for a drag car and a road race car? I have both and I would like to see them done.

Posted by hidnn.o.s. (Member # 1219) on :

Lee you kill me, lol! For 12 years the car in your garage has been "just about done and ready to drive!"

Posted by racsirx (Member # 1710) on :

Yeah, I know Don, I keep changing the plans on both of my cars, on the GT just needs time to finish, which I don't have much of for all the little detail work that I hate doing, on the Coupe is the money pit, I just need a powerglide so I can start putting it together.

Posted by blown doors off (Member # 10713) on :

Wasnt FOD sponsoring people? [burnout]

Posted by racsirx (Member # 1710) on :

quote:
Originally posted by blown doors off:
Wasnt FOD sponsoring people?

Yeah, but they never returned my calls

[ July 28, 2012, 03:06 PM: Message edited by: racsirx ]

Posted by Duncan Motors (Member # 7045) on :

the thing with sponsoring people. is that someone will be putting alot of time and materials in someones car. whats that person doing with that car? is that person gona make it worth while? is it something there serious about doing? are they gona quit the next day. most people that ive seen that are looking for a sponsor have a whole portfolio filled with pics, or history of there past races showing that there serious, and there continuous time slips of being at the track faithfully. is a big risk to sponsor someones car that just sits in the garage lol,<no offense>! and might never get it out, or doesn't really hit all the events or is even 75 percent serious. and if u don't have any proof or history of continuously hitting the road race or drag race scene. how can the sponsoring guy know the difference? when i sponsored and did itsstock motor he had a portfolio , he was the most heard about kid out this way always racing anybody and everything win or lose, and he mostly won. he was serious as they get to a point. i did a motor for him, i never got no stickers on the car,u tube videos of a 9 second car with no body knowing who built the motor, he went on his way like thanks but now i gotta go attitude. never got a public thank u till way after a couple arguments. shoot till after he already sold the car was anything said. if he would have kept the car and did what was expected i could of got iron fifty to sponsor his roll cage as well. and then that would of been some proof this guy iron 50 can follow a simple rule book and got a certified done cage under his belt. but its stock did not follow thru. i dont mean to bash on its stock, me and him have talked and he was just caught in the moment of being young, a new born baby, and wanting to get his car done and driving and probably forgot to eat he was so excited, this guy blood is sponsored by redline oil! and we have made up sense then, i hold no hard feelings towards him, but i will never get my 100 hours of work and time on that motor back. 100 hours lost. and thats something any sponsor has to think about before going thru what i went thru. i also spent 20 hours on jae jae heads porting the crap out of them for free, his car runs hard hands downs!!! id like to see any similar car run against his, aluminum headed or not! i would of paid any entrance fees to any drift event just so he could get some seat time cause he is really very very talented, and great kid. but he cant muster the what ever to go.
so if u want to get a sponsor grab a portfolio and dig out some pics, get the car together as gd as u can and hit the track.if your any gd or being consistent or maybe going to enter the car in some big magazine, an just being a decent guy, with a lot of history already. u could get one in no time.

Posted by Nifty50 (Member # 9987) on :

@duncan

That sounds kind of disappointing about sponsoring someone and not even getting your due recognition for building the motor..

It sounds like you have wizened up quite a bit since then though and are alot more cautious about who you sponsor.

Posted by Duncan Motors (Member # 7045) on :

lol very true. where gd on the matter, he made a big thank u but just much later. and maybe i dint make my wishes known well enough either. And i smile every time i hear jay jay smokes sumbody. jay jay was always very thank full and i never asked him for any sponsorship dues, jay was just very helpful at the shop around that time.
but i have asked other place for sponsoring some of my customer cars, and this is the same thing they ask, here goes some others for example, they want a contract, sometimes up to a year of constantly making those races or events, each an every time unless there was car troubles. some times they may or may not want there sticker in a particular spot, and married to the car for a year, sometimes all of the above. and there are penalties as well with some folks. if they forfeit they are accountable up to the full amount or more of the work done if the contract is not met. im not the only one that has had these troubles and that was evident talking with some of these company,s.

Posted by Nifty50 (Member # 9987) on :

@duncan

Yea, it makes sense to have a lot expected of the person that the company's sponsor because they put of alot of time and money to the cause.

Posted by 1SLOWLX (Member # 558) on :

Sponsorship is hard. I'm sure I can get mine sponsored by certain people I just have the time to take if out... Lol

Posted by ItzStock (Member # 9665) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Duncan Motors:
the thing with sponsoring people. is that someone will be putting alot of time and materials in someones car. whats that person doing with that car? is that person gona make it worth while? is it something there serious about doing? are they gona quit the next day. most people that ive seen that are looking for a sponsor have a whole portfolio filled with pics, or history of there past races showing that there serious, and there continuous time slips of being at the track faithfully. is a big risk to sponsor someones car that just sits in the garage lol,<no offense>! and might never get it out, or doesn't really hit all the events or is even 75 percent serious. and if u don't have any proof or history of continuously hitting the road race or drag race scene. how can the sponsoring guy know the difference? when i sponsored and did itsstock motor he had a portfolio , he was the most heard about kid out this way always racing anybody and everything win or lose, and he mostly won. he was serious as they get to a point. i did a motor for him, i never got no stickers on the car,u tube videos of a 9 second car with no body knowing who built the motor, he went on his way like thanks but now i gotta go attitude. never got a public thank u till way after a couple arguments. shoot till after he already sold the car was anything said. if he would have kept the car and did what was expected i could of got iron fifty to sponsor his roll cage as well. and then that would of been some proof this guy iron 50 can follow a simple rule book and got a certified done cage under his belt. but its stock did not follow thru. i dont mean to bash on its stock, me and him have talked and he was just caught in the moment of being young, a new born baby, and wanting to get his car done and driving and probably forgot to eat he was so excited, this guy blood is sponsored by redline oil! and we have made up sense then, i hold no hard feelings towards him, but i will never get my 100 hours of work and time on that motor back. 100 hours lost. and thats something any sponsor has to think about before going thru what i went thru. i also spent 20 hours on jae jae heads porting the crap out of them for free, his car runs hard hands downs!!! id like to see any similar car run against his, aluminum headed or not! i would of paid any entrance fees to any drift event just so he could get some seat time cause he is really very very talented, and great kid. but he cant muster the what ever to go.
so if u want to get a sponsor grab a portfolio and dig out some pics, get the car together as gd as u can and hit the track.if your any gd or being consistent or maybe going to enter the car in some big magazine, an just being a decent guy, with a lot of history already. u could get one in no time.

Wow lol

Posted by SS396chevelle (Member # 7277) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Duncan Motors:
the thing with sponsoring people. is that someone will be putting alot of time and materials in someones car. whats that person doing with that car? is that person gona make it worth while? is it something there serious about doing? are they gona quit the next day. most people that ive seen that are looking for a sponsor have a whole portfolio filled with pics, or history of there past races showing that there serious, and there continuous time slips of being at the track faithfully. is a big risk to sponsor someones car that just sits in the garage lol,<no offense>! and might never get it out, or doesn't really hit all the events or is even 75 percent serious. and if u don't have any proof or history of continuously hitting the road race or drag race scene. how can the sponsoring guy know the difference? when i sponsored and did itsstock motor he had a portfolio , he was the most heard about kid out this way always racing anybody and everything win or lose, and he mostly won. he was serious as they get to a point. i did a motor for him, i never got no stickers on the car,u tube videos of a 9 second car with no body knowing who built the motor, he went on his way like thanks but now i gotta go attitude. never got a public thank u till way after a couple arguments. shoot till after he already sold the car was anything said. if he would have kept the car and did what was expected i could of got iron fifty to sponsor his roll cage as well. and then that would of been some proof this guy iron 50 can follow a simple rule book and got a certified done cage under his belt. but its stock did not follow thru. i dont mean to bash on its stock, me and him have talked and he was just caught in the moment of being young, a new born baby, and wanting to get his car done and driving and probably forgot to eat he was so excited, this guy blood is sponsored by redline oil! and we have made up sense then, i hold no hard feelings towards him, but i will never get my 100 hours of work and time on that motor back. 100 hours lost. and thats something any sponsor has to think about before going thru what i went thru. i also spent 20 hours on jae jae heads porting the crap out of them for free, his car runs hard hands downs!!! id like to see any similar car run against his, aluminum headed or not! i would of paid any entrance fees to any drift event just so he could get some seat time cause he is really very very talented, and great kid. but he cant muster the what ever to go.
so if u want to get a sponsor grab a portfolio and dig out some pics, get the car together as gd as u can and hit the track.if your any gd or being consistent or maybe going to enter the car in some big magazine, an just being a decent guy, with a lot of history already. u could get one in no time.

Lee goes to the track more then most folks know about,if
An when lee builds a car he is out there beating on like it owes money look less red coupe it ran 9.7x with a stock block an cam his red gt all of the og that have been racing since the the 90s know him an his car

Posted by 351w (Member # 11875) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Duncan Motors:
the thing with sponsoring people. is that someone will be putting alot of time and materials in someones car. whats that person doing with that car? is that person gona make it worth while? is it something there serious about doing? are they gona quit the next day. most people that ive seen that are looking for a sponsor have a whole portfolio filled with pics, or history of there past races showing that there serious, and there continuous time slips of being at the track faithfully. is a big risk to sponsor someones car that just sits in the garage lol,<no offense>! and might never get it out, or doesn't really hit all the events or is even 75 percent serious. and if u don't have any proof or history of continuously hitting the road race or drag race scene. how can the sponsoring guy know the difference? when i sponsored and did itsstock motor he had a portfolio , he was the most heard about kid out this way always racing anybody and everything win or lose, and he mostly won. he was serious as they get to a point. i did a motor for him, i never got no stickers on the car,u tube videos of a 9 second car with no body knowing who built the motor, he went on his way like thanks but now i gotta go attitude. never got a public thank u till way after a couple arguments. shoot till after he already sold the car was anything said. if he would have kept the car and did what was expected i could of got iron fifty to sponsor his roll cage as well. and then that would of been some proof this guy iron 50 can follow a simple rule book and got a certified done cage under his belt. but its stock did not follow thru. i dont mean to bash on its stock, me and him have talked and he was just caught in the moment of being young, a new born baby, and wanting to get his car done and driving and probably forgot to eat he was so excited, this guy blood is sponsored by redline oil! and we have made up sense then, i hold no hard feelings towards him, but i will never get my 100 hours of work and time on that motor back. 100 hours lost. and thats something any sponsor has to think about before going thru what i went thru. i also spent 20 hours on jae jae heads porting the crap out of them for free, his car runs hard hands downs!!! id like to see any similar car run against his, aluminum headed or not! i would of paid any entrance fees to any drift event just so he could get some seat time cause he is really very very talented, and great kid. but he cant muster the what ever to go.
so if u want to get a sponsor grab a portfolio and dig out some pics, get the car together as gd as u can and hit the track.if your any gd or being consistent or maybe going to enter the car in some big magazine, an just being a decent guy, with a lot of history already. u could get one in no time.

So you built his motor for free?

Posted by ItzStock (Member # 9665) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 351w:
So you built his motor for free?

Yes He Sponsored The "Assembly" Of My Motor.

[ July 28, 2012, 10:08 PM: Message edited by: ItzStock ]

Posted by hidnn.o.s. (Member # 1219) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Nifty50:
@duncan

That sounds kind of disappointing about sponsoring someone and not even getting your due recognition for building the motor..

It sounds like you have wizened up quite a bit since then though and are alot more cautious about who you sponsor.

Agreed

I'd consider talking to Lee though. He seems serious and is a genuinely good guy.

If I were you, I'd write up a contract for ANYONE "sponsored" with your expectations and the financial dollar figure associated. It should work for anyone whom is serious [patriot]

Posted by 94 N.C.F. GT (Member # 3946) on :

Lee would definitely be the one to sponsor

Posted by racsirx (Member # 1710) on :

Thanks guys, I think ItzStock and 1SLOWLX, would be a good cars to sponsor also. I don't need any motor work or I already have a Dart block 331 and an R-block 327 ready to go 8s and my 88mm turbo should be here shortly, I just need time and more parts, I am just dying to go racing, just been a slow process.

Posted by SydewayzStan (Member # 10217) on :

Big thanks again to Duncan and Iron 50 for taking a chance in sponsoring me. Theyre a couple a great folks and i dont know what i would have done without them. Im goin through a financially challenging time since leavin my GF and have to pay child support (its cheaper to keep her!) and i havent been able to make it to a lot of drift events yet (only about 7-8) this year due to the cost of tires, admission, wear and tear, and gas each trip to the race track costs between 100-150 bucks. But i am definently 100% commited to the cause and have all winter to save up for next year. And the team will have 3-4 more stangs out there next year, im super juiced! Cant wait to start doin some tandems with the team! Duncan/Team F.O.D ftw!

Posted by topnotcht-top (Member # 9599) on :

so whats up with the team fod drag car?

Posted by SS396chevelle (Member # 7277) on :

quote:
Originally posted by topnotcht-top:
so whats up with the team fod drag car?

pipe dream one big ass pipe dream

[ July 30, 2012, 12:25 AM: Message edited by: SS396chevelle ]

Posted by Notch1320 (Member # 2647) on :

Sponsorship can come in many forms. Sure, a lump sum of cash would be nice, but most buisness owners willing to do that expect a decent return on their investment. First thing I would suggest is to put together a protfolio of pictures of the car, race history, and most of all... a class to race in. Figure out what kind of money/parts/materials you would like to see and start there. All they can say is no. I have many people who "help" me out. No one has ever just handed me cash to go race with. Everything I have been given from shops/individuals were free or discounted parts, labor, or work. I have a huge goal I have set for myself and I am slowly closing in on that goal with the help of a few good shops/people. I wouldn't be where I am today with this car if it weren't for those people. If my job didn't take me away from racing year round, I would persue a full time sponsorship, but for now, I will just press on as I have for the last few years.

[ July 30, 2012, 12:09 AM: Message edited by: Notch1320 ]

Posted by iron50 (Member # 11231) on :

quote:
Originally posted by SS396chevelle:

quote:
Originally posted by topnotcht-top:
so whats up with the team fod drag car?
pipe dream one big ass pipe dream

Lol ! Yes big dreams ! Money no problem ! [Wink]

Posted by iron50 (Member # 11231) on :

quote:
Originally posted by topnotcht-top:
so whats up with the team fod drag car?

Whats up with your 0.8 and 160 milles [Roll Eyes]

no ready?

Posted by iron50 (Member # 11231) on :

quote:
Originally posted by racsirx:

quote:
Originally posted by blown doors off:
Wasnt FOD sponsoring people?
Yeah, but they never returned my calls

U know the reason [patriot]

my customers know the reason [patriot]

Posted by racsirx (Member # 1710) on :

quote:
Originally posted by iron50:

quote:
Originally posted by racsirx:

quote:
Originally posted by blown doors off:
Wasnt FOD sponsoring people?
Yeah, but they never returned my calls
U know the reason my customers know the reason

Really, LOL?

Posted by topnotcht-top (Member # 9599) on :

my offer still stands from last year NO MOERE EXCUSES ......Frenchi where ever when ever means richmond parkway tonight or grudgefest 3000$ race with a 1500 punkout now lets see if you wanna lock it in with YOUR BAD AZZ F.O.D DRAG CAR VS.a LITTLE SMALL BLOCK STOCK SUSPENSION MUSTANG FROM TOBIAS MOTORSPORTS LOL..... [patriot]

[ July 30, 2012, 02:03 AM: Message edited by: topnotcht-top ]

Posted by iron50 (Member # 11231) on :

Lol stupid ! stop dreame [patriot]

[ July 30, 2012, 09:40 AM: Message edited by: iron50 ]

Posted by Duncan Motors (Member # 7045) on :

there's a lot of people that could and should be sponsored on here. i was mentioning before simply what was needed or looked for when folks like lee are looking to get sponsored, and some of my experiences when i didnt. everyone's hopes are a pipe dream, and when u work hard enough, things well normally help in your favor. gd luck with the sponsoring. and as for the no call back from fod to lee, i believe fod was waiting for a call back himself from lee a while back on a more personal matter, but never got one himself.
as for me sponsoring its stock motor, there was a lot more then just assembly, if i would of just assembled what he brought me or wanted to bring me , his car would of blown up 7 different ways.

Posted by SF Coupe (Member # 1810) on :

Road race sponsorship is extremely hard to get. Most people who road race, even in professional classes like Rolex and Grand Am, are putting huge amounts of their own cash into the car in order to drive it. Now there are deals to be had, you can get parts discounts and labor discounts for advertising for shops. Tire contingency is huge in road racing. I was able to win several thousand dollars worth of free tires when I time trialed and raced, but the companies have tightened up the pay outs in the last couple of years with the bad economy. It also helps to win a lot.

Posted by ItzStock (Member # 9665) on :

Duncan did quite a bit of work on my motor. He
Knows all the tricks and had all the fixes for all the problems that the motor and parts had. He knows his way around motors. It wasn't meant to end he way it did. But can't go back now. Thanks again Duncan

Posted by Duncan Motors (Member # 7045) on :

no prob its stock, i wasnt thinkin to put u on blast like it might of seemed. it wasnt meant like that, and i was new to it as well. i have alot going on here . and i probably wasnt very clear on what i wanted in return. your a gd guy and i know it wasnt on purpose for sure and we all learn from stuff and past mistakes.

Posted by racsirx (Member # 1710) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Duncan Motors:
there's a lot of people that could and should be sponsored on here. i was mentioning before simply what was needed or looked for when folks like lee are looking to get sponsored, and some of my experiences when i didnt. everyone's hopes are a pipe dream, and when u work hard enough, things well normally help in your favor. gd luck with the sponsoring. and as for the no call back from fod to lee, i believe fod was waiting for a call back himself from lee a while back on a more personal matter, but never got one himself.
as for me sponsoring its stock motor, there was a lot more then just assembly, if i would of just assembled what he brought me or wanted to bring me , his car would of blown up 7 different ways.

What personal matter? I haven't received a call from iron50 since May when he came out to Concord to sell me some wheels.

Posted by iron50 (Member # 11231) on :

quote:
Originally posted by ItzStock:
Duncan did quite a bit of work on my motor. He
Knows all the tricks and had all the fixes for all the problems that the motor and parts had. He knows his way around motors. It wasn't meant to end he way it did. But can't go back now. Thanks again Duncan

If you need some fabrication work call me on saturday! [patriot]

I.m back from bacations

[ July 30, 2012, 05:51 PM: Message edited by: iron50 ]

Posted by iron50 (Member # 11231) on :

quote:
Originally posted by SF Coupe:
Road race sponsorship is extremely hard to get. Most people who road race, even in professional classes like Rolex and Grand Am, are putting huge amounts of their own cash into the car in order to drive it. Now there are deals to be had, you can get parts discounts and labor discounts for advertising for shops. Tire contingency is huge in road racing. I was able to win several thousand dollars worth of free tires when I time trialed and raced, but the companies have tightened up the pay outs in the last couple of years with the bad economy. It also helps to win a lot.

whats you'r car? The 67 ?

[Confused]

Posted by 88FOX (Member # 9969) on :

Don't mean to side track the thread but lee I need some motor work done if you got time pm me your number so we can talk. I tried pming you but my browser is acting weird. Thx!

Posted by turbo50 (Member # 6700) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Duncan Motors:
i also spent 20 hours on jae jae heads porting the crap out of them for free, his car runs hard hands downs!!! id like to see any similar car run against his, aluminum headed or not! i would of paid any entrance fees

Jae jae run CAMARA90 same shit but Mike has untouched trick flow aluminum heads, without 20 hours of port work [Smile]

.

I say CAMARA90 beats JAE JAE by atleast 5 tenths on motor.....with an automatic.....

Ill pay entrance fees [Smile]

Posted by turbo50 (Member # 6700) on :

quote:
Originally posted by iron50:

quote:
Originally posted by SF Coupe:
Road race sponsorship is extremely hard to get. Most people who road race, even in professional classes like Rolex and Grand Am, are putting huge amounts of their own cash into the car in order to drive it. Now there are deals to be had, you can get parts discounts and labor discounts for advertising for shops. Tire contingency is huge in road racing. I was able to win several thousand dollars worth of free tires when I time trialed and raced, but the companies have tightened up the pay outs in the last couple of years with the bad economy. It also helps to win a lot.
whats you'r car? The 67 ?

He had the road race white coupe that sold and when I built his motor he didnt ask for any sponsorship.....

Posted by SS396chevelle (Member # 7277) on :

quote:
Originally posted by turbo50:

quote:
Originally posted by Duncan Motors:
i also spent 20 hours on jae jae heads porting the crap out of them for free, his car runs hard hands downs!!! id like to see any similar car run against his, aluminum headed or not! i would of paid any entrance fees
Jae jae run CAMARA90 same shit but Mike has untouched trick flow aluminum heads, without 20 hours of port work .

I say CAMARA90 beats JAE JAE by atleast 5 tenths on motor.....with an automatic.....

Ill pay entrance fees

i got a 100 on camara90

Posted by 707clone (Member # 10342) on :

quote:
Originally posted by SS396chevelle:

quote:
Originally posted by turbo50:

quote:
Originally posted by Duncan Motors:
i also spent 20 hours on jae jae heads porting the crap out of them for free, his car runs hard hands downs!!! id like to see any similar car run against his, aluminum headed or not! i would of paid any entrance fees
Jae jae run CAMARA90 same shit but Mike has untouched trick flow aluminum heads, without 20 hours of port work .

I say CAMARA90 beats JAE JAE by atleast 5 tenths on motor.....with an automatic.....

Ill pay entrance fees
i got a 100 on camara90

throw a 5 spd in that car an see how good he does against jae.

Posted by racsirx (Member # 1710) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 88FOX:
Don't mean to side track the thread but lee I need some motor work done if you got time pm me your number so we can talk. I tried pming you but my browser is acting weird. Thx!

(925)200-9431

Posted by Duncan Motors (Member # 7045) on :

well if 20 hours of port work flow as gd as some trick flows or even close im smiling! but i would not do it again as its not worth the money.i was helping him out cause he had no money, he was super helpfull and i was slow at the moment. if camaro wins ill buy the slurpees for u and 396. if jae jae wins. u and 396 both buy me a slurpee!! i will want two cause i will drink them both unless jae jae wants one for him self. and ill pay jaes jaes entree fee win or lose

Posted by SS396chevelle (Member # 7277) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Duncan Motors:
well if 20 hours of port work flow as gd as some trick flows or even close im smiling! but i would not do it again as its not worth the money.i was helping him out cause he had no money, he was super helpfull and i was slow at the moment. if camaro wins ill buy the slurpees for u and 396. if jae jae wins. u and 396 both buy me a slurpee!! i will want two cause i will drink them both unless jae jae wants one for him self. and ill pay jaes jaes entree fee win or lose

i like to bet for cash 100 is to much then we can do it for 50 bucks

Posted by ItzStock (Member # 9665) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Duncan Motors:
well if 20 hours of port work flow as gd as some trick flows or even close im smiling! but i would not do it again as its not worth the money.i was helping him out cause he had no money, he was super helpfull and i was slow at the moment. if camaro wins ill buy the slurpees for u and 396. if jae jae wins. u and 396 both buy me a slurpee!! i will want two cause i will drink them both unless jae jae wants one for him self. and ill pay jaes jaes entree fee win or lose

Let me know when this goes down. Ill bring my bucket out.

Posted by turbo50 (Member # 6700) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 707clone:

quote:
Originally posted by SS396chevelle:

quote:
Originally posted by turbo50:

quote:
Originally posted by Duncan Motors:
i also spent 20 hours on jae jae heads porting the crap out of them for free, his car runs hard hands downs!!! id like to see any similar car run against his, aluminum headed or not! i would of paid any entrance fees
Jae jae run CAMARA90 same shit but Mike has untouched trick flow aluminum heads, without 20 hours of port work .

I say CAMARA90 beats JAE JAE by atleast 5 tenths on motor.....with an automatic.....

Ill pay entrance fees
i got a 100 on camara90
throw a 5 spd in that car an see how good he does against jae.

It would be even more of a walk in the park.......

Did jae jae ever run at the track and get a timeslip on that combo?

I forgot.......

Duncan musta built some nice GT40s but 20 hours of port work that aint free just isnt budget friendly no matter how you slice it.

I just post this to stop GT40 dreamers from getting their hopes up and expecting way too much from their budget builds thats all.

I built SVO ricks motor and I think he is walkin aluminum headed cars too with no port work....its about the combo.....

Posted by iron50 (Member # 11231) on :

quote:
Originally posted by turbo50:

quote:
Originally posted by iron50:

quote:
Originally posted by SF Coupe:
Road race sponsorship is extremely hard to get. Most people who road race, even in professional classes like Rolex and Grand Am, are putting huge amounts of their own cash into the car in order to drive it. Now there are deals to be had, you can get parts discounts and labor discounts for advertising for shops. Tire contingency is huge in road racing. I was able to win several thousand dollars worth of free tires when I time trialed and raced, but the companies have tightened up the pay outs in the last couple of years with the bad economy. It also helps to win a lot.
whats you'r car? The 67 ?

He had the road race white coupe that sold and when I built his motor he didnt ask for any sponsorship.....

sorry bro you r Sf cupe? Ok thanks
[patriot]

Posted by Duncan Motors (Member # 7045) on :

yeah porting work is not worth it at all. i was just being nice, it is not cost effective at all. no time slips cause hes a video gaming couch dweller lol jk. but he was saying he was very close if not faster than the ls1 camaros and similar cars. i thought that was gd. but slurpees is all ill bet for.

Posted by turbo50 (Member # 6700) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Duncan Motors:
yeah porting work is not worth it at all. i was just being nice, it is not cost effective at all. no time slips cause hes a video gaming couch dweller lol jk. but he was saying he was very close if not faster than the ls1 camaros and similar cars. i thought that was gd. but slurpees is all ill bet for.

Im not saying porting, with a proper flow bench etc, is not worth it at all but when it comes to some simple ass production GT40 heads.....well....you can buy some nice done CNC'd heads for half the cost of porting and they come with ferrea valves which are excellent..

Posted by 1SLOWLX (Member # 558) on :

If you guys do a weekend and it's not 100 degrees outside I may suit up... Other than that I rather be in the sun looking at women!

Posted by SS396chevelle (Member # 7277) on :

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Originally posted by Duncan Motors:
yeah porting work is not worth it at all. i was just being nice, it is not cost effective at all. no time slips cause hes a video gaming couch dweller lol jk. but he was saying he was very close if not faster than the ls1 camaros and similar cars. i thought that was gd. but slurpees is all ill bet for.

Cash bets only from my end.that is how gentlemen place wagers

Posted by 351stang (Member # 7579) on :

Turbo50 ftmfw

Posted by SF Coupe (Member # 1810) on :

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Originally posted by iron50:

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Originally posted by SF Coupe:
Road race sponsorship is extremely hard to get. Most people who road race, even in professional classes like Rolex and Grand Am, are putting huge amounts of their own cash into the car in order to drive it. Now there are deals to be had, you can get parts discounts and labor discounts for advertising for shops. Tire contingency is huge in road racing. I was able to win several thousand dollars worth of free tires when I time trialed and raced, but the companies have tightened up the pay outs in the last couple of years with the bad economy. It also helps to win a lot.
whats you'r car? The 67 ?

White 90 American Iron coupe. Sold it recently. You can see videos if you go to the agent47racing youtube page.

Posted by iron50 (Member # 11231) on :

O ok thanks bro [patriot]

nice car

Posted by CornOil_&_Boost (Member # 5888) on :

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Originally posted by turbo50:

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Originally posted by 707clone:

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Originally posted by SS396chevelle:

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Originally posted by turbo50:

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Originally posted by Duncan Motors:
i also spent 20 hours on jae jae heads porting the crap out of them for free, his car runs hard hands downs!!! id like to see any similar car run against his, aluminum headed or not! i would of paid any entrance fees
Jae jae run CAMARA90 same shit but Mike has untouched trick flow aluminum heads, without 20 hours of port work .

I say CAMARA90 beats JAE JAE by atleast 5 tenths on motor.....with an automatic.....

Ill pay entrance fees
i got a 100 on camara90
throw a 5 spd in that car an see how good he does against jae.
It would be even more of a walk in the park.......

Did jae jae ever run at the track and get a timeslip on that combo?

I forgot.......

Duncan musta built some nice GT40s but 20 hours of port work that aint free just isnt budget friendly no matter how you slice it.

I just post this to stop GT40 dreamers from getting their hopes up and expecting way too much from their budget builds thats all.

I built SVO ricks motor and I think he is walkin aluminum headed cars too with no port work....its about the combo.....

+1 to this...if he's walking him with an auto...it's going to be worse with a stick...

and as Dan already stated...it's way more about the combo than port work...Camara90 has a purpose built shortblock and custom cam which is worth way more than some ported GT40s and some off the shelf alphabet cam...

to stay on topic:

and when I redid my whole entire combo (including a badass engine built by turbo50) and just recently got a Mike's Ultimate Th400...I never asked for nor wanted a sponsor....

[ July 31, 2012, 11:33 AM: Message edited by: CornOil_&_Boost ]

Posted by Jaejae5.0 (Member # 7958) on :

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Originally posted by CornOil_&_Boost:

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Originally posted by turbo50:

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Originally posted by 707clone:

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Originally posted by SS396chevelle:

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Originally posted by turbo50:

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Originally posted by Duncan Motors:
i also spent 20 hours on jae jae heads porting the crap out of them for free, his car runs hard hands downs!!! id like to see any similar car run against his, aluminum headed or not! i would of paid any entrance fees
Jae jae run CAMARA90 same shit but Mike has untouched trick flow aluminum heads, without 20 hours of port work .

I say CAMARA90 beats JAE JAE by atleast 5 tenths on motor.....with an automatic.....

Ill pay entrance fees
i got a 100 on camara90
throw a 5 spd in that car an see how good he does against jae.
It would be even more of a walk in the park.......

Did jae jae ever run at the track and get a timeslip on that combo?

I forgot.......

Duncan musta built some nice GT40s but 20 hours of port work that aint free just isnt budget friendly no matter how you slice it.

I just post this to stop GT40 dreamers from getting their hopes up and expecting way too much from their budget builds thats all.

I built SVO ricks motor and I think he is walkin aluminum headed cars too with no port work....its about the combo.....
+1 to this...if he's walking him with an auto...it's going to be worse with a stick...

and as Dan already stated...it's way more about the combo than port work...Camara90 has a purpose built shortblock and custom cam which is worth way more than some ported GT40s and some off the shelf alphabet cam...

to stay on topic:

and when I redid my whole entire combo (including a badass engine built by turbo50) and just recently got a Mike's Ultimate Th400...I never asked for nor wanted a sponsor....

lol great I've got races setup I don't even know about..the car is fast for what it is..but a tfs headed custom cam car is gonna leave me in the dust

Posted by ItzStock (Member # 9665) on :

Have you raced rick yet? If so who won?

Posted by turbo50 (Member # 6700) on :

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Originally posted by ItzStock:
Have you raced rick yet? If so who won?

Uh oh

Posted by Jaejae5.0 (Member # 7958) on :

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Originally posted by turbo50:

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Originally posted by ItzStock:
Have you raced rick yet? If so who won?
Uh oh

Lol no..I had the chance to drive his car and it feels great but if we race we race..if we don't we don't..I'm with him at the gym most the week do maybe eventually..no call outs tho

Posted by turbo50 (Member # 6700) on :

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Originally posted by Jaejae5.0:

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Originally posted by turbo50:

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Originally posted by ItzStock:
Have you raced rick yet? If so who won?
Uh oh
Lol no..I had the chance to drive his car and it feels great but if we race we race..if we don't we don't..I'm with him at the gym most the week do maybe eventually..no call outs tho

13s son! 13s!!! Solid 13.50s son!!!!!

Posted by Duncan Motors (Member # 7045) on :

what is the difference in there two cars? the other guy camaro sounds like it was built with some secret squirrel stuff, but rick and jaes car s sound similar.

Posted by turbo50 (Member # 6700) on :

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Originally posted by Duncan Motors:
what is the difference in there two cars? the other guy camaro sounds like it was built with some secret squirrel stuff, but rick and jaes car s sound similar.

Camara90s car is a stock shortblock I freshened up with a 300 dollar custom cam and out of the box trickflows WAY budget, WAY cheaper than 20 hours of port work unless its free is my point and will stomp the ported gt40s anyway.

Onto jae jae and ricks the only difference is rick has untouched gt40ps other than that they are the same motors but ricks car is prolly heavier and my money is on the gt40ps superior ports and velocity with a smaller valve even........they are untouched jus rebuilds.....again I jus hate to see guys with gt40s get their hopes too high for such a budget build cuz then they come to u or me wanting the nearly impossible Jon.

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