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Author:  Rob Simmons [ Wed Oct 01, 2025 8:11 am ]
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When will you be done getting all your smarts? :D
So,... More accurately... :)

I will be in class until June 2026. Then I will take a 3-6 month break. Then I will come back for two final 3 month classes and be completely done by either March or June 2027.

I finished the basic automotive course a couple weeks ago.
Now I'm in High Performance Powertrains until December.
January to March is Chassis Fabrication.
April to June is Street Rod
July to September (maybe December) is time at home
October to December (maybe January to March) is Trim and Upholstery
January to March 2027 (maybe April to June) is Automotive Service Management (ASM)
Author:  Rick Covalt [ Wed Oct 01, 2025 9:32 am ]
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That sounds like a great well rounded course. :D
Author:  slantzilla [ Wed Oct 01, 2025 10:50 am ]
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Oooooohhhhhh, be a service writer. You can misdiagnose stuff and dump it on the poor book time techs. :mrgreen:
Author:  Rob Simmons [ Wed Oct 01, 2025 12:14 pm ]
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Oooooohhhhhh, be a service writer. You can misdiagnose stuff and dump it on the poor book time techs. :mrgreen:
Sounds good to me! :lol:
Author:  Rob Simmons [ Wed Oct 01, 2025 12:15 pm ]
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That sounds like a great well rounded course. :D
I agree! I'm having a blast and learning a lot! :D
Author:  Rob Simmons [ Sat Dec 06, 2025 6:17 pm ]
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When I go home for the holidays I'll do some prep for getting ready for my spring break and then summer at home.

I want the Challenger solidly in the 6s in the 1/8th mile.

I also really want to figure out how to increase that top end from 115 to 119+ to re-set the 1/4 mile MPH record.

That would give me all the A/Alcohol records. :mrgreen:

My instructor in my HPPT (High Performance Powertrains) class was a drag racer that had a couple 72-3 Roadrunners. His blown 440 car ran in the 9s. I'll pick his brain on increasing the top end MPH numbers...
Author:  Dart270 [ Sun Dec 07, 2025 2:38 am ]
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Sounds great, Rob. Glad you are having fun and learning a ton.

If any of us want to set records, I guess we better think about having official Slant 6 racing? It would be great to have one that will draw a lot of racers. Maybe Clay City or somewhere sorta centrally located? Just thinkin' out loud at this point.

Lou
Author:  Rick Covalt [ Sun Dec 07, 2025 12:55 pm ]
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I guess we better think about having official Slant 6 racing? It would be great to have one that will draw a lot of racers. Maybe Clay City or somewhere sorta centrally located?
I agree! After the 1st of the year let's try and see what the folks likely to come want for a race. I'll do my best to come!
Author:  Dart270 [ Sun Dec 07, 2025 1:46 pm ]
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I'm willing to work on hosting a big yearly reunion race if we can get some committments/consensus. Prolly not in mid summer...
Lou
Author:  Charrlie_S [ Sun Dec 07, 2025 4:07 pm ]
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This old man would like to make a slant six race. With enough lead time, I could probably arrange it.
Author:  Rob Simmons [ Sun Dec 07, 2025 8:13 pm ]
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Awesome on all counts! I kinda miss all y’all! :mrgreen:
Author:  Rick Covalt [ Mon Dec 08, 2025 5:32 am ]
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I sure miss racing with everyone too!
Author:  hyper_pak [ Mon Dec 08, 2025 10:41 am ]
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I am in.
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