This week on Pinks; 87 Firebird vs 88 'stang
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This week on Pinks; 87 Firebird vs 88 'stang
Anybody know the players, or have any background info?
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"This week on PINKS:
Gary Penn – MI (1987 Pontiac Firebird) vs. Chris Ciolek - AZ (1988 Ford Mustang)
Hard Core Racing from Detroit comes to town to take on Phoenix’s own AMP Performance. Tempers fly and the heat is on as the Pontiac Firebird team calls out the top local ‘stang shop. It’s a best three out of five drag race…for pink slips.
WEDNESDAY, July 19th at 9pm ET/PT"
From their website at: SPEEDtv.com | Pinks | LOSE THE RACE, LOSE YOUR RIDE! | drag racing, pink slips, Christensen, negotiation, burnout, speed
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"This week on PINKS:
Gary Penn – MI (1987 Pontiac Firebird) vs. Chris Ciolek - AZ (1988 Ford Mustang)
Hard Core Racing from Detroit comes to town to take on Phoenix’s own AMP Performance. Tempers fly and the heat is on as the Pontiac Firebird team calls out the top local ‘stang shop. It’s a best three out of five drag race…for pink slips.
WEDNESDAY, July 19th at 9pm ET/PT"
From their website at: SPEEDtv.com | Pinks | LOSE THE RACE, LOSE YOUR RIDE! | drag racing, pink slips, Christensen, negotiation, burnout, speed
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Sweet, Pinks ends up being pretty lame most of the time but I'll be sure to tune in to see the thirdgens do battle. I think the Fbodies in general have faired pretty well on the show so far, I've seen several episodes where they win overall, one tie, and no loses for Fbodies so far. Has anyone seen a Fbody lose on there yet (the whole 3 outta 5 thing, not a single run)? Just curious.
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Car: 89 Formula 350 (x 2)
Engine: L98
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: BW 3.27
I'm curious to know if anyone on TGO knows the players?
Driver, car, shop, suppliers, etc,
Should be an interesting run, nonetheless.
Driver, car, shop, suppliers, etc,
Should be an interesting run, nonetheless.
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i know a couple of guys on there. there was a episode that had a mustang on there and the guy came back (different show) with a white 4th gen fbody. the shop name was ELD in maryland. his name was brain bassone, nice guy they have another killer turbo stang coming out soon. Brain started ELD as a mustang shop only around here and got into everything else. he did in fact lose the 4th gen fbody in the show but knew the guy and got it back. I also know someone that will be on it this season, he is shown in the previews. big guy has on a blue shirt in the show. they show him a split second on the preveiw. he will be doing the negotiating on that show. i dont know what they are running or anything its been a while scince i talked to him.
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Originally Posted by BlueBeast
i know a couple of guys on there. there was a episode that had a mustang on there and the guy came back (different show) with a white 4th gen fbody. the shop name was ELD in maryland. his name was brain bassone, nice guy they have another killer turbo stang coming out soon. Brain started ELD as a mustang shop only around here and got into everything else. he did in fact lose the 4th gen fbody in the show but knew the guy and got it back. I also know someone that will be on it this season, he is shown in the previews. big guy has on a blue shirt in the show. they show him a split second on the preveiw. he will be doing the negotiating on that show. i dont know what they are running or anything its been a while scince i talked to him.
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I've been by AMP before and I don't generally like the guys that work there, have heard plenty of horror stories about them too. Since they film almost all of those (maybe it's all of them now) here in Phoenix, a lot of our local boys are on the show. I know Geoff Raicer from Full-race and he's a really cool guy who knows his stuff. I see Charles from Pro-dyno quite a bit when I visit my buddies who work in the shop next to him, so I'm practically a celebrity already
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Originally Posted by BlueBeast
i might have to go down to mir for this one
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o man, i have off work saturday for the first time in forever, but i think that means im workin sunday. is it saturday or sunday? i also would like to see the third gen race.
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It was on last night. I don't normally watch it, but was out in the garage working on my wife's Bonneville, and turned it on since I wouldn't totally waste my time watching it.
The Stang spanked the 'Bird pretty good. Then broke.
Next. . .
(I wouldn't call this "drag racing". It's match racing. It's fundamentally subjective, with a bunch of sandbagging and grandstanding. I'll take bracket racing any day - Show up, put up, or shut up.)
The Stang spanked the 'Bird pretty good. Then broke.
Next. . .
(I wouldn't call this "drag racing". It's match racing. It's fundamentally subjective, with a bunch of sandbagging and grandstanding. I'll take bracket racing any day - Show up, put up, or shut up.)
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its pretty much a scam, everyone cheats so they can win. but yea the bid did get spanked good til the mustang cracked the block in half.
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its pretty much a scam, everyone cheats so they can win. but yea the bid did get spanked good til the mustang cracked the block in half.
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I watched this the other night. I always thought if you are going to build a bird to race, you'd atleast get rid of the heavy rear wrap around wing. I also agree that the show needs a tree on the line.
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I watched this the other night. I always thought if you are going to build a bird to race, you'd atleast get rid of the heavy rear wrap around wing. I also agree that the show needs a tree on the line.
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