state championship this afternoon, some interesting things

fwd 80's riveria can compete alongside the fullsize rwd cars

four cylinder cars on dirt can flip each other over

exploding radiators are cool, disintegrating tires getting flung over the gradstands is not. okay, it is haha heads up.

winning the 4 cylinder class means you get to not wear a shirt the rest of the afternoon

tech inspection is tight was tight this year, at least half a dozen cars werent allowed in

[Edited on October 23, 2005 at 9:13 PM. Reason : nn]

10/23/2005 9:12:31 PM

how do you go about signing up for the destruction derby

10/23/2005 9:22:04 PM

something like http://www.stoneyroberts.com i guess

10/23/2005 9:23:41 PM

oh and the cnc4x4.com d-bags were there in full effect, trying to act like they knew something about pulling a junk car around.

10/23/2005 9:26:17 PM

I was there today! it was awesome

I couldn't believe that little orange car won, it was going up against some much bigger cars

10/23/2005 9:43:04 PM

it only won the shitty 4 cylinder class.

10/23/2005 10:27:07 PM

I know the guy that was drivin the white corolla wagon

I was not there to watch tho

10/23/2005 10:52:50 PM

you mean Poe87's roomate? yeah he lasted like 5 minutes today before the car died from what i saw.

10/23/2005 11:13:19 PM

I think Nerdchick is gonna make it into the ranks of the Garage Rats yet.

But you gotta get yer hands dirty first...

10/23/2005 11:23:56 PM

The volvo that ran over matt's hood sheared the distributor out of the head. Friday night the radiator got pushed into the alternator and blew the main fuse. Matt had a friend drive saturday night and then matt drove again sunday. It was a lot of fun even if he didn't do so well.

[Edited on October 24, 2005 at 8:51 AM. Reason : matt says there's one more derby left in the car]

10/24/2005 8:51:03 AM

oh dont worry

i can get her hands dirty

NAHMEAN

10/24/2005 9:48:30 AM

hey nerdchick come yank my distributor off (for matt's derby car)

10/24/2005 9:58:17 AM

god that's too easy

10/24/2005 10:12:04 AM

we missed this year, i couldn't get any help from pwnt or Tuite with the cars. interesting about the riviera... was it actually making/taking some hits or just dodging and weaving?

10/24/2005 10:30:57 AM

shit then just go ahead and yank the whole engine. byot.

10/24/2005 10:36:37 AM

i was referring to your choice of words

10/24/2005 10:38:02 AM

hey nerdchick come uninstall my hardware

10/24/2005 10:43:16 AM

aha

10/24/2005 10:43:39 AM

I drove a friends car in the final heat on Friday night, i was in the # 117 blue twodoor Cadillac and didn't have a chance. We didn't know that they put Cady's in the class with the big ass station wagons. I got my ass kicked but i made the first big hit of the heat, after a few hits my rear bumper was in the dirt and the big block kept stalling. Most fun i've had with clothes on in a long time. I'm taking what i learned and building a car next year. this was my first derby and i had no idea what i was missing, serious fun!

10/24/2005 12:43:56 PM

there's an article in Technician today about the NC State car

http://technicianonline.com/story.php?id=012484

10/24/2005 2:58:32 PM

^^what class would you expect a cadillac to be in (other than a cimarron)?

10/24/2005 3:37:57 PM

^ seriously.

the riv hung pretty well, taking rear end hits and front fender hits pretty well and trucking through it. even some glancing direct hits to the drive wheels and it didnt break. traction was a problem, getting the car moving on mud with the wheels turned was a chore, and kept him from making enough speed for serious hits to other cars.

10/24/2005 8:22:19 PM