So we're off again to Goliad, Texas where there is an old air strip for running the standing mile.

After our escapades tuesday at the 1.8 mile closed course for final testing and tuning (I'll let Johnstone insert muddy GT500/4x4 picture here) I got everything cleaned up and loaded down for the 150 mile trip to just outside San Antonio, Texas.

Our goal this weekend is to see if we can push an areodynamic brick to 200mph in the standing mile.

Equipped with 737rwhp on pump gas a wing and a blessing, we're gonna push the GT500 to it's limits in the mile run.

Today the Ford GT Forum member's are running and if we get there in time I'll get you all some shots, Rick with the GTX1 will be there, and had his OTHER GTX1 shipped in also.

Join on along with our adventures and we head out one more time!!


Jeff - :navajo:

Tuned in!

After our escapades tuesday at the 1.8 mile closed course for final testing and tuning (I'll let Johnstone insert muddy GT500/4x4 picture here) I got everything cleaned up and loaded down for the 150 mile trip to just outside San Antonio, Texas.





700+rwhp + Rain = Ooooooops!

Took about 30min to extract the coupe from it's off road adventure, then another hour to clean the track, and the use of a fire hose to get the car clean enough to get it back out on the track and keep flogging it for the rest of the day.

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What I want to know is,-----Are you doing all this for fun or work?

Seems like you guys have been on the road for a month or so.

Either way, I am as jealous as an 8 yr old watching his kid brother opening up the present I wanted to get. :)

What I want to know is,-----Are you doing all this for fun or work?

Seems like you guys have been on the road for a month or so.

Either way, I am as jealous as an 8 yr old watching his kid brother opening up the present I wanted to get. :)

For work.. He's a lucky bastard..

What I want to know is,-----Are you doing all this for fun or work?

Seems like you guys have been on the road for a month or so.




This is all for work, as some of you may know, this is the blending of two great companies SVOC and Ryckman Motorsports, we are setting standards for our quality workmanship, service, installs, and future vehicle build packages that will be unveiled next spring, to directly compete against the Shelby Terlingua, and Shelby Super Snake.

So what you may see as fun is actually a lot of work going on behind the scene, as said before I hope you all are enjoying our adventures to try and build a reputation as being able to handle the work loads set before us, and reliable performance applications that work.

(Rick H. call me on my cell if there is an issue)


Anyone who is in the Goliad surrounding areas that want to come out and observe the fun, please come out in person and join us, Lori and Johnstone will be out saturday to see us along, and the cost of admission is only a mere $10 we love to have you out and see your faces, located just a little west of Victoria, Texas.


BTW as were are traveling down 183 South we just got passed but two Ford GT's in Gulf Blue and orange.


I did bring the web cam, and I MAY hook it up and turn it on :P


Jeff - :navajo:

I did bring the web cam, and I MAY hook it up and turn it on :P




Hook it up already.. Damn slacker..

User name is needed, but a password is not needed, enjoy!!!

Here's the link to the cam:


http://rack4.cyberbay.com/videochat/adultchat/flashchat.php






Jeff - :navajo:

GT40's...

User name is needed, but a password is not needed, enjoy!!!

Here's the link to the cam:


http://rack4.cyberbay.com/videochat/adultchat/flashchat.php





Jeff - :navajo:
Pretty sweet set up! Me likey!

I'm sorry for dropping the vid signal, but we are out in BFE, but we're here and the signal is low, but we're still on.

So keep checking back we'll be on as much as I can make it happen!


Jeff - :navajo:

Arrived...

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I'd love to have the Mach out there to see how fast I could get it to go. Highest I've seen so far is 155 and ran out of straight road before I ran out of motor.

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Digging the Camo paint job! That will make it hard to see!

200 mph blur------------wtf was that? ----I dunno? the wind?

Once again.....I hate you!

Anybody else deep down inside hoping for a case of the swine flu to come across SVO?

Once again.....I hate you!

Anybody else deep down inside hoping for a case of the swine flu to come across SVO?

Not at all, just give me that much more hope that my dream job is out there waiting for me somewhere.

Damn Leebo, you think all this is roses?

There's alot behind the curtain, how long do you think I spent cleaning that car to get it where it is today from the day before, how about all the driving, while Rick sleeps, loading unload, preping the trailer, truck, equipment.

Don't be mad, be glad that someone is nice enough to bring things like this to you, this may be as close as some people ever get to things like this, let alone carsm hell there was over 70 Ford GT's here and 7 of 34 GTX1 ever built, your given a rare oppertunity to see some of this, even if your not actually here, and it's not like I didn't invite everyone, hell $10 and you to can see all this, Johnstone will be here, Lori will be here, and another $30 and a waiver and you could ride along or drive for that matter.

Please enjoy it for what this is, and work towards the goals of doing these things, they are obtainable, I promise!




Jeff - :navajo:

Jeff,

PM sent. Trust me....I fully know the work you're putting into this...and thank you for letting us keep up with your work.

Sorry if it came across wrong.

Lee

Dinner time...

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Damn, I'm all outta drool...

You can have some of mine. I just left plenty on my desk.

Web cam is up and on again, see page one for the link!






Jeff - :navajo:

Looks like I'm going to pay in and go for a ride or bunches :P

I just clicked the link and all i got was....

PHP Notice: Undefined index: REQUEST_URI in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\videochat\adultchat\flashchat_inc.php on line 9 PHP Notice: Undefined index: username in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\videochat\adultchat\flashchat_inc.php on line 9

:dunno:

well jeff, if you need a helper, let me know! TX is only.......what... a 27 hour drive from my door! LOL

Looks like I'm going to pay in and go for a ride or bunches :P


Yep, gonna have more to make up to me. :p:

Link works keep trying, it has a few issues like me, but Snag Girl and I are in there right now chatting!

Plus don't forget if you have a web cam you can link in the chat with yours too!!!





Jeff

Here's that cam/chat link again:



http://rack4.cyberbay.com/videochat/adultchat/flashchat.php







Enjoy!!!

Snag Girl

Jeff

?????

Chat is not working for me.

Never mind I'm a tool and couldn't figure it out :P

?????

alright, everyone back up and give the girl some room to fight

Funny the one time I'm not having problems you all are.

Are you all holding you feet right?

More Pictures..

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Bad news from the track...

Rick was doing a test run and only had the car up to 145mph when the valve cover gaskets blew. Rick and Jeff are driving to the Ford dealership right now.

Ok, they have parts and are heading back to the track for repairs.

mmm.... that blue GT3.

Really bad news folks, not just crack case blow by, but we have a crashed KB blower bearing and a hurt motor, we're out! :(

But we're going to stay the rest of the weekend and watch and video, take pictures and run the web cam.

Sorry about the dead air on the vid, we had some tool sacks park in our spot when we came back, and I was deep in the top half pf the motor to try and get us back out there till I fired it up and we we're making noise and had a really bad miss.

But like I said hang in there we'll take mor pics and keep the cam going for you!!!



Jeff - :navajo:

Ouch! That sucks Jeff...

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On the road to go meet Jeff, Lori, and Rick.

On board dash cam...
http://www.sporttrac4x4.com/cam/

Finding your way ok there John? :cool:

yes, and trying to broadcast again from my webcam.

http://www.sporttrac4x4.com/cam/

Let's see how long my batteries last.

Signal is too inconsistent. So I will just go back to taking digital pics and uploading later.

This series of pictures is just from mine and Jeff's cellphones. I still have to upload over 200 pictures that we took with my digital camera today. :banghead::banghead::banghead:

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Ok, I'm done for the night. Sleepy time.

I just finished uploading my digital camera's pictures to photobucket...

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Not too many. :D

Some Favs from the collection...

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This is a slide sow fro the Ford GT's at TWS, that some were also in attendance with us at the Texas Mile and of course Rick with the GTX1 that was followed us from Terlingua to the Texas Mile and to our local closed course track for some fun times:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ec777/sets/72157622463808409/show/with/4012458305/




Jeff - :navajo:


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This is a slide sow fro the Ford GT's at TWS, that some were also in attendance with us at the Texas Mile and of course Rick with the GTX1 that was followed us from Terlingua to the Texas Mile and to our local closed course track for some fun times:





Jeff - :navajo:




that would make a very cool wallpaper!