I will be trying out for a Speed channel show

**joelvan** · 05-13-2012, 04:53 PM

The Chally won't be raced. I think Ive reached my episode limit.3Ep. You will have to watch to see the results of the race that I drove in today. it should be very entertaining to watch. My race weight was prob.6,500 lbs with lots of black smoke.

**RobAGD** · 05-13-2012, 05:08 PM

lol, road racing the tow rig eh?

-R

**joelvan** · 05-16-2012, 11:00 PM

photo from the set.
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**joelvan** · 05-18-2012, 07:28 PM

The car is finally running right for the first time in months. yesterday I found the crankshaft sensor was loose in the block. I took it to Road Atl. and it ran like a striped ass ape. so I signed up to race ITO this weekend.

**RobAGD** · 05-19-2012, 05:49 PM

Good to Hear Joel, how did it run at the track ?

-R

**joelvan** · 05-19-2012, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by RobAGD

Good to Hear Joel, how did it run at the track ?

-R

I turned My fastest lap ever. 1;35.09 Im having to run with the GT1 Trans-am cars with SCCA the straightaway closing speeds are plumb scary.

**afb** · 06-02-2012, 08:28 AM

Id be impressed if you were an ass kicker car. But taking out a spec miata isnt that hard its got 140whp if they're lucky. I was impressed by brian finch and his 1st / 2nd gen camaros. I faced both of those cars and I got the 1st gen but not the silver bullet. with 1/2 the hp 1/2 the tire you cant expect much more. it was an awesome time either way.

**joelvan** · 06-08-2012, 04:45 PM

You are correct beating a Miata is nothing to brag about. When I eleminated the Miata.and the same as the E46 BMW I kept the car in 4th gear the whole time. so as not to show the potential of the car to the other contestants. My lap times were right there with Brian finch and Kyle Tuckers. My laps were the 4th fastest of the whole group of 16 cars chosen for the show.
I had faster lap times than some of the cars used for ass kicker cars. I feel like I would at least matched best time of the fastest Redneck car If I was able to get the same width tires under my car
as Brian's and the other pro touring cars. most cars had 315s and 335s rears while I had 285s

**afb** · 08-01-2012, 11:40 PM

Better than the 255's I had. Brian finch had twice the HP I had. But it was my first time on a road course and held my own. Year One pres. Kevin king was so impressed he offered me a pretty smokin deal after my race against Brian Finch's ass kicker.