Speaking of last years, the 23rd shootout is scheduled!

I hope to see more people this year, its an event you DO NOT want to miss!!

http://highboostforum.com/forum/showthread.php/29294-The-23rd-Annual-SHOOTOUT-August-7-9th-2015

Countdown

Planning to attend and participate. Will be my 14 or 15, kind of lost the count...

Ghislain

This will be only my second one I will be attending, but I can assure everyone, its not something you want to miss. By far was the BEST time I had all year.

Hopefully I can figure out a way to trailer my car over so I can safely participate. It's a VERY sticky track from what I've seen.

It's called man-up and race her anyways.

This will be Shootout #5 attended for me. Now that I'm not even 2 hours away it should make my life even easier.

They made the SO earlier this year so I'm hoping the 4G Dragster will finally be able to make it out (always had a series race the weekend of the SO).

Well, seeing as I'll only race it if I can get a mid 10 second pass here, that would be quite a risk to take.

Stacey always advertises that he has the trailer if anyone needs it on the way back.

I think this will be my first, my financials will be stabilized by then so should make things easier.

All I read is

Lol. It's pretty much a lie anyway.

I told everyone I wouldn't race last year, Giz told me I should at least do the autocross once we started drinking, so I agreed and then ended up racing in the morning. Lol

I'll be there again as well, it's a must!

Just amazing how one can grow ballz after a few beerz!!! Now it's time to pick up your purse and drive the car and race the hell of if it. We can always fit it "IF" it breaks or trailer it back home if you have a major malfunction.

Ghislain

If I go this year, Ill be staying at the hotel with everyone else. No more driving 1.5 hours every morning to get there for breakfast. Supper at that bar is in order again, biggest club house ive ever seen.

Your clock must be damn fast - it's nowhere near that long to get to breakfast.

If we can secure me a trailer ride home in case of breakage, then I'll race.

Sal, it took him 1.5 hours to get to breakfast because he came in his lancer

Dude, trailer???
Did you see all the tools and parts people brought?
I think between our group we had more tools than a typical local mechanic...

I was happy that I brought a rachet and prybar....

Yeah, but being at the shootout, I'd rather be drinking than trying to find a replacement tranny and swap it in.

The crank pulley was already difficult enough! lol

I did like Giz's stash of parts he brought though. Man came prepared!

You worry too much. Race, drink, enjoy. Multiple people typically have trailers and if not CAA will get you back across the border too - I just had to do that with my POS Mazda a few weeks ago. I'm sure someone would volunteer a call to get the 2nd tow to get you home (you can't piggyback calls from one account).

Let me tell you how I work. I will say I wont race, I will prepare the car to race, get there saying I wont race, drink, say I will race but not go full out, wake up, look at fast cars, race full out. Thats how its ALWAYS been for me at least, lol. I like to live with a little denial.

Jesus Stephan! Then dont take your car. Easy as that. Either fracking decide to or decide to watch. Pretty sure even if you broke down there would be plenty of help to get you rolling again. Or rent a fracking uhaul and tow the bitch home.

Just said I will race, but I stay in denial until the day of/before.

If you prefer though, I'll just be straight up and say, yes, I will be racing the Spyder.

I'm hoping to make this my first year to make it to the shootout. Almost done the car, so will have plenty of time to make sure everything is right before the trek to Ohio.

Id like to say were going. But if not.. At the very least, Ill be trailering someone else!

I'll plan in advance next year and trailor my car down to race. I realized that you don't even need to make hotel accomodations unless you want to stay where everyone else is and shoot the sh!t all night.

There are plenty of places to stay near/in Norwalk without making reservations

Well. We got stuck with all the drunks at the Plantation, cause we could not get a more private cabin.


Lol....

Jay, looking to tow someone, eh?

You know you wouldn't rather have been anywhere else other than with other drunk Canadians.

Nono.. I wanted the private cabins at the Plantation... I didnt want the motel rooms with the loud party out side my door!! Lol.. I would have still been there..

And there has been a list of people who want a tow.. Started 4 years ago.

You gett'n old Boy.

Ghislain

Add me to that list and I'll cover your food and gas

That's a good deal!

I wonder if i'll actually get my Galant down there this time, Lol. Really wanna do max effort with it...

I'll be there yet again.

as long as I can get my transmission rebuilt and axles fixed by then I should be able to make an appearance...that's if the engine holds up...

Should have said something!! I didn't want my cabin. I was expecting a hotel room. We could have switched.

I think We thought about it.. But we were already settled in and completely wasted!!

How much does this trip typically cost you guys? Say all goes well and you drove your car down and up with no problems.

With or without buying parts for great deals?

I think it cost me $~450 and that was from Thursday-Sunday.

I go with my wife.

We pay about 300 for a room at the plantation.
We tow the car so gas totals around 350 including what we put in the car.
Ive heard people who just drive thier cars there pay around 200.
Racing can cost up to 90 and to park with the group you have to be a racer... Even if you dont end up racing... And wanna just be part of the group. There are a few that do.

Food is what we normaly spend anyway.. Altho we eat out quite a bit.

We consume alot of booze so keep that in mind.

And its hard not to be there all weekend and not spend money on tshirts and parts.

We try to budget each year... But fail and spend more then we should.

I camped at the plantation for $20 a night back in 06'. I also lost my wallet on the highway (left it on the roof) and a local tracked us down to the plantation somehow and returned it.

I brought a little bbq which I still have. The pool area had a shower I used lol. That's budget.

Costs me about $150 each way for gas then this year 4 of us split on the rental of an RV and stayed at the track, so that was another $150, worked out really well. Having an air conditioned place to go to and place to cook at the track was damn nice. Probably another $100 in food and drinks and another $50 in misc spending.

Depends if you're racing or not.

I probably spend a couple hundred in racing fees alone, about $250-$300 in fuel at least, a couple hundred for 4 nights accommodations and then probably $150 for food/drinks/alcohol.

Add about another $50 for miscellaneous and then whatever you end up spending on parts and I'd say you're looking at $850-$1000 on average, realistically, if you're racing every day (Friday night/Saturday/Sunday). If only spectating knock that down probably $200 between gas and racing fees.

Unless you're Stephan, he bought everything. Hopefully his car full of parts is being put to good use.

Lol. It was funny when everytime I came back from a walk, you guys asked me what I bought this time... and weren't kidding .