Horton Knives - Official Car Thread

[Paulinski]

My wife doesn't want me to race it!!

I still may sneak off to the track some time. The mechanics and I expect it to run low 10's in the quarter-mile. Any faster and the track won't allow a car without an interior cage.

Low 10's wow that movin...

Its the cage mandatory at 11.99?

 

[tomthebaker]

It's mandatory at 10.00

 

[Paulinski]

It's mandatory at 10.00

Cool. Learn something new every day.

 

[peppercorn]

That would be like owning a Barrett, or 500 Mag or any other lurking beast and not shooting it, all that power just waiting.

 

[tomthebaker]

Well, I get it out a couple of times a week, and there are some country roads nearby where I can let loose a little, but I haven't had it over 100 mph

 

[peppercorn]

In which gear? Lol.

 

[CWO]

My daily driver (good weather) and weekend track toy:

 

[tomthebaker]

Looks good, CWO. I bet it handles great. What tires are those?

 

[Troy H]

What good is a car if you can't fit the bodies in the trunk?

...and easily hose it down afterward!

Oh, wait. Was that out loud?

 

[richstag]

 

[CWO]

Looks good, CWO. I bet it handles great. What tires are those?

It handles very well. I put an adjustable suspension coilover kit on it. The tires on the track wheels are Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1.

 

[richstag]

My daily driver (good weather) and weekend track toy:

Nice car. Have you had any engine problems yet? Two friends had them and raced them on tracks and they both blew up

 

[CWO]

Nice car. Have you had any engine problems yet? Two friends had them and raced them on tracks and they both blew up

I've never had a moment's problem (owned since new in '06). Mine is fairly intensively maintained. Were they E46 M3s? Were they actually "raced" - or just tracked?

 

[RedbeAR15]

Well, I get it out a couple of times a week, and there are some country roads nearby where I can let loose a little, but I haven't had it over 100 mph

AH, the family man has got you too now?

Those old muscles are nice but most had straight line fever.

Yours is extremely nice Tom :thumbup: Stay Safe Brother

 

[powernoodle]

1999 Explorer with 206,000 miles. I'm probably going to sell it and get a new or like-new F-150 Supercrew 4x4. Righteous.

Mrs. Powernoodle's 2008 CR-V.

Restored 1969 Chevy CST-10 truck.

 

[richstag]

I've never had a moment's problem (owned since new in '06). Mine is fairly intensively maintained. Were they E46 M3s? Were they actually "raced" - or just tracked?

I don't know about BMW's. They do but I am into american cars. I know they both looked like yours and they were just taken to the track and run on the weekends. I am pretty sure it was during specific events though. Not completely sure. These guys maintained their cars though. They were pretty mad when there 50k cars blew up.

I can give them a call and find out if you are interested in specifics.

 

[Amd65&hk]

Truck and Bike

me on the yamaha

 

[Amd65&hk]

And my project car 1976 Firebird Formula. My dads old car got it when I turned 15

 

[Amd65&hk]

video of me on the yamaha at the sand pits

 

[CWO]

I can give them a call and find out if you are interested in specifics.

Not necessary really. I see a lot of ///M cars at the track but don't recall even seeing an engine failure among ///M engines. 99% of problems that I see are driver error that end like this:


Watkins Glen - too much speed into off-camber turn:

Summit Point Main - early apex: