Category Archives: Track Events

Last dance… NASA American Iron Javelin Update

Posted on November 19, 2012 by asifnyc Leave a comment

Finally got around to checking out the video/data from the last test session. This was the first time I had my Traqmate and GoPro camera running at the same time. After messing around with the Traqstudio software I was able … Continue reading →

1974 Javelin, American Iron, Track Events, Traqmate, video

Testing, testing, 1 2 3… NASA American Iron Javelin update

Posted on October 29, 2012 by asifnyc Leave a comment

Well I got the MSD distributor in and got the car running and set the timing around 34*. Then I had to figure out whether I was going to try to get a test in before the next race. Kind … Continue reading →

1974 Javelin, American Iron, Track Events

the cold, hard, facts… NASA AIX Javelin update

Posted on April 16, 2012 by asifnyc 2 Comments

After two race weekends it’s clear that both the car and me are way out of our league. At Infineon I’m 10+ seconds behind the leaders and I’m even slower than the CMC2 cars (even though I should have almost … Continue reading →

1974 Javelin, American Iron, Track Events, video

Shakedown no. 2 – NASA American Iron Javelin update…

Posted on January 17, 2012 by asifnyc 6 Comments

with the car out of the paint shop it was time for another test session to see if all the tweaks we made after the first outing in November improved the car. the big issues from that first outing were … Continue reading →

1974 Javelin, American Iron, Track Events, video

The Shake Down – RACE edition – NASA American Iron Javelin update

Posted on November 22, 2011 by asifnyc Leave a comment

Well I survived the first outing with the Javelin! Pretty amazing. I started the build over a year ago and had delusions of finishing in time to start racing in Feb. of this year!? Obviously that didn’t happen. But on … Continue reading →

1974 Javelin, American Iron, Track Events, video

It’s GO TIME!!! – NASA American Iron Javelin update…

Posted on November 14, 2011 by asifnyc Leave a comment

Ok, I’m signed up for a track day at Infineon this Saturday (Nov. 19th) with Track Masters! My friend Matt will be there too running his Porsche 914. Should be a fun day. Just hope it doesn’t rain. The thing … Continue reading →

1974 Javelin, American Iron, Track Events

ChumpCar – Fontana double 7hr Oct. 15/16 2011

Posted on October 17, 2011 by asifnyc 4 Comments

The Dirt Track Pirates headed down to SoCal for our second ChumpCar race of 2011. This was a two race weekend with a 7hr enduro on both Saturday and Sunday. This was the first time I’d ever been to Fontana … Continue reading →

ChumpCar, Racing, Track Events

ChumpCar – Buttonwillow 14 hr June 18th 2011 Report

Posted on June 20, 2011 by asifnyc 1 Comment

Wow! Ok, the ChumpCar race was really cool! I thought I would enjoy it but it was even better than I expected. And that’s considering that we had some real issues with the motor that kept the car off track … Continue reading →

Racing, Track Events, video

Goin’ Chump Car racing!

Posted on May 30, 2011 by asifnyc Leave a comment

I can’t believe it’s June and I still haven’t gotten the Javelin on Track but I am going racing in a few weeks. I got invited to join some guys I know who are running an RX-7 at the Chump … Continue reading →

Misc, Racing, Track Events

New Years resolution…

Posted on November 4, 2010 by asifnyc Leave a comment

This post is about my LAST YEAR’s resolution (yeah, I know I’m a little late in posting this). I don’t think I’ve ever made a New Year’s resolution until this past year. First a little background. Back in the early … Continue reading →

Misc, Track Events