so we are on our way to chicago - pics and stuff

[Matt Vassallo]

so we are on our way. rig ready to go, everything's good. cars are goood, everything is good.

the team this time is


matt back vass
garage battle
hachi bill! !!!! he will be helping us this trip - what does this mean for the future ???
agemomai
escaflowne

i'll be taking pictures for everybody and get everything going well. we'll figure it out or what not. i want to keep better media info of the whole trip. hahaha.


http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/rspfail2.jpg
intercoolers get beaten up, sent to icu, and taken off injured reserve in time for the next event.

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/newtails.jpg
new taillights from URAS. straight from japan. coupe style rocks your life. full LED on the way, i'm having the bulbs sent to me.

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/robrig.jpg
rob loading up on the rig - getting ready - setting everything up. making it happen, post hot girl night extravaganza... hahahahahaha.


http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/hahabill1.jpg
bill getting psyched for formula d, the trip, and driving a big rig again


http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/blurryestevan.jpg
estevan hurrying around in time to make everything work so fast the camera can't even catch him.

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/kenhaha.jpg
ahhaha. our owner, ken, keeping high spirits as we embark on another disaster.

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/mikeylocks.jpg
mikey locking up the trailer. making it happen. 16s and slammed s14s rule, by the way.

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/bigrig.jpg
the renegade. totally illegal in california. totally deserving of it's name.
and so badass, it's scary.

more pics later gang. the rig is traveling north. we'll see you all in a week.

[paul kersey]

have a nice trip.
and if bill comes near you with a wet q tip, get the fuck out of the way.

[mendozasport]

i really dont want to know of that q-tip crap........
good luck guys see ya's at d-day

[Funk]

get uras lights for the hatchbacks!

[Chin]

Less water more beer!!!!

[Matt Vassallo]

ahahha.

wahts up rignth now it is 10:24 pm and we are traveling north
at least the pc says its 10 24 pm but i think maybe the time is still off.
there are some quotes for the record even for this trip


'youre putting hot sauce on a waffle'
"yeah it tasted freezerburnt so i needed to give it a kick"

myspec


more to be added

[satanshatch]

BWWAAAHAHAHA... Hot sauce on a Waffle. Bill rolling with Enjuku ? Now this will get good. I like the sound of this. (Mikes hopes for Enjuku are still high) haha.. j/k

Who the fuck puts hot sauce on a Waffle ? Bill $20.00. Sick mother fucker.

Yes, bill has a thing with anal, cats and wet que tips. You add em up... and NO were not joking. Taylor, Tim and the rest of our crew can vouch for this. :lol:

[agent93]

damn those uras lights look good, anyone have a link were i can get some? they look very very nice.

[paul kersey]

hachibill - "dude, it was in heat and wouldnt leave me alone, i had to do something."
me "and did that work?"
hachibill-"no, she just wanted it more!!!"
me" barfffffffffffffffffff"

[Durdan]

i guess im the last freelance ant..... sigh

[_Charles_]

Was Bill able to get a spot for this event? That would be so cool....

And Taylor..."The Last Ant Standing"...your time will come.

Charles

[cyanide]

those URAS lights look strikingly similar to the Origin coupe lights

[Matt Vassallo]

yeah you mean the origin or whatever touge factory lighats are URAS.


i had these long before they released them

[agentAndy]

good luck ladies.

[fresh&clean]

Damn that big rig is pimp. Good luck.

[REY]

good luck.. i'll be rootin for yall

[Matt Vassallo]

greetings from northern indiana. we just stopped for lunch with one of our sponsors, C&R Racing. Kevin showed us the place, and we saw many cool things happening, as always, at C&R.

parking at c&r in the back. yes, bill HAD to back the rig in. he loves driving the damn thing.

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/parkedcr.jpg


for one, one of the guys is into making whatever he wants into a jet powered, whatever he wants. look below and you will understand. it's freaking hilarious.

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/jetrig.jpg

the outhouse goes 78 miles per hour.
the bike has gone 271, will go faster soon.
the rig's ? hahaha. don't ask. but they are fast.
they have f 104 starfighter engine swaps. origionally cost around $500,000 each to he US GOVT. haha. now they are making SR's slow. hahahahhaa.

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/jetrig2.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/jetrig3.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/jetrig4.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/outhouse.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/billtoilet.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/outhouse2.jpg


the cooling station is what the nextel cup cars use to cool off before and after qualifying, along with their special radiators.

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/coolingstation.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/enginemockup.jpg


stacks of radiators everywhere. cores, end tanks, whatever. C&R style. haha, koyo can't even come close to comparing to the high end stuff that this place does.

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/rads.jpg

IRL radiators. a couple thousand dollars each. ultra light, ultra strong, ultra thin.

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/irlrad.jpg

here was a mockup engine with dry sump oiling, a nice heat exchanger as part of the rad, and BMRS line everywhere.

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/enginemockup.jpg

rob didn't check everything out with us; instead he was sleeping in the rig. hahahaha. ahhahaha.

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/robsleep.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/robsleep2.jpg

well, more pics later. it's my turn to drive

[Chin]

I need to do a road trip with you guys some time looks like your having way to much fun hahahah

[Blueboost]

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/outhouse2.jpg


:lmao: :lmao: keep the updates coming Matt. Good luck brotha

[marksaccord95]

my flight gets in to MDW at 1045am friday, still debating on going over there friday or not.

[Matt Vassallo]

alright so it's thursday morning. we are on our way to our testing facility.

more pics after that but i HAD to show these.

we hit a bat along the way.

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/bat.jpg
wtf is that - near bottom
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/bat2.jpg
ahahaha how did you get in there
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/bat3.jpg
awwwwwww beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/bat4.jpg
and of course rob has to do some pose with the bat

i want a bat, not a dead one. hahaha

[ph0tek]

bahaha, should be rob doin the BATDANCE!!!!

[TNathe]

you guys have officially got the coolest "jobs" in the entire world. It should be illegal to have that much fun at "work". Actually it should be required.

[suaknee]

You kenn duu it!
-good luck guys

[Charles]

you guys have officially got the coolest "jobs" in the entire world.

+1,000 :thumbup:

[Penis]

Rob needs to shave that huge pork chop on the side of his face. God damn street racers.

[paul kersey]

robs teeth are pretty straight.

[Chin]

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/bat3.jpg
awwwwwww beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep




BAH!!BAH!!!

[satanshatch]

hahaha.. Too funny. You find all kinds of shit in yo grill when you travel ! Yes Robs teeth are very straight, Gleaming like surgens tools. :D

[P_Productions]

Nice log tirp you got going on..........Pics rock!

[bob marley]

Good stuff. Nice pics. Good luck with the dorifuto.

[santi]

sickness!!.. good luck out there biggens..

[paul kersey]

any updates?
i read there was a shitload of crashes, and matt and rob qualified.

26 or so crashes !?
look-out matts car (the one from the pic with the hood smashing the windshield) supposedly is finished?

[steve]

yep

[Tammah]

have a great trip guys! come back safely

[hachibill]

both the boys did absolutely AWSOME!!!! matt and rob were within 1% of each other. i think they both should have gotten in. but politics are a bitch. alot of people that shouldn't have gotten in did and alot of people who should have made it didn't. big money gets its way no matter what. but they couldn't have done a more bang up job!!!! we'll get em at EirwinDALE!!!!! hehehehehhe

[hachibill]

ohh and by the way, the trip was way more fun than your supposed to be able to have in a week!!!!

[Pineapple]

So Matt blew his motor? Bill next time will you be driving, or did you this time?

[marksaccord95]

bill didnt drive, matt lost the motor during top 16 intro

[Matt Vassallo]

we're not sure wehther its motor, or head gasket, or some other problem, but i was down about 200 hosrepower in the tandem round.. oops hehe

[Tammah]

poor poor little bat.




hahhahahha, looks like fun guys...glad you made it back in one piece. =)

[agentAndy]

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/bat3.jpg





BAH!!BAH!!!

BAH BAH BAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
his sonar was the sux