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to... a time capsule...
...a website that I keep running...
for the knowledge learned...
for the good times... and for
the memories.
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4th overall in the Cannonball One Lap of America 2002!! Woohoo!
Update! 6th overall in the 2003 One Lap of America!
Not too bad for a repeat top-10 performance in this grueling nationwide race!
Check us out in the One Lap article in the August 2003 issue of Car &
Driver Magazine!!! :-)
- 8/4/2002
- My car won the "Hottest Tuned Auto" award at Hot
Import Nights in Dallas last night! I wrote a bit about the show on the
Supra page and added
some cool pics on the pictures page.
- 6/10/2002
- Check out my new Motorsport Ranch videos on the media
page. There's a cool drift video and a whole lap around the track.
- 6/10/2002
- Added a couple of post- One Lap of America pictures to the pictures page.
- 6/6/2002
- I got featured on to4r.com!
- 6/3/2002
- Updated the pictures page with a lot of cool One Lap of America pics. Also
added a One Lap video to the media page.
- 6/3/2002
- I felt like it was time to write an update.
Also.. We got 4th
place overall in the Car
& Driver Cannonball One Lap of America 2002 !!! Woohoo!!
- 3/31/2002
- Created a media compliation of Tx2k2,
the biggest and best Supra meet ever. Also updated the pictures and media
pages w/ some select Tx2k2 stuff..
- Late
Feb - ;-)
- 2/5/2002
- This weekend I raced at The Motorsport Ranch in Cresson, TX with NASA
TX. Writeup, and pictures here.
- 1/14/2002
- Took some new pictures of my Supra with the new CCW wheels and euro hood
scoop. Also added some closeups of the new wheels.
- 1/13/2002
- Updated the Supra page with my most recent modifications.
- 10/11/2001
- This Saturday I ran the TWS 1.8 mile road course. Writeup, pics, and videos
here.
- 10/11/2001
- Updated the cooling modifications for
road racing tech article with the new radiator air dam.
- 9/19/2001
- Re- Dyno tuned my Supra, set a new best of 471rwhp / 518rwtq. :-)
- 9/2/2001
- Upgraded my front tires from 255's to 275's, still BFG g-Force TA KD's of
course.
- 8/27/2001
- Yet another TWS Track weekend writeup (with pictures) here.
:-)
- 8/27/2001
- Added a picture of my new triple gauge pod A-pillar with the new water temp
gauge.
- 8/13/2001
- Added some sweet, high quality videos of the last TWS weekend here.
- 7/28/2001
- I'm back from another
TWS track day with NASA TX.
Writeup and lots of pictures here.
- 7/6/2001
- The Supra has a new set of shoes - BFG g-Force TA KD's.
- 7/2/2001
- Had a very fun and exciting Weekend
at TWS with NASA TX. Updated the cooling
tech article.
- 6/24/2001
- I wrote a tech article on cooling modifications for road racing. Also updated
the Supra mods list to include the new cooling mods listed in the cooling
tech article.
- 5/30/2001
- Check
out TXMKIV.COM, the new Texas MKIV Supras
website I just launched!
- 5/4/2001
- I've got an HKS Super Drager again. :) Also some ramblings on tire setup
& handling.
- 3/19/2001
- The Texas 2K1 Supra Meet in Houston
was by far the best Supra meet ever. (Pics here.)
- 3/4/2001
- Took some cool pictures from the
American Le Mans Series races at Texas Motor Speedway.
- 3/2/2001
- Eibachs, KYBs, and the smooth ride are out. TEIN HA coil-overs are in.
- 2/12/2001
- This weekend, I competed in the Texas Motorsport
Triathlon! Click the link to read all about it.
- 2/4/2001
- I had a power steering cooler installed last Friday.
- 1/19/2000
- Took more pictures of my Supra. :)
- 12/23/2000
- After months of waiting, my TRD Twin Disc clutch is finally here and installed.
Driving impressions within.
- 12/22/2000
- I changed exhausts again, this time to a Tanabe G-Power Medallion.
- 11/26/2000
- Took some new pics of my Supra showing the new wheels, cooling system, fuel
controllers, etc.
- 10/30/2000
- Added driving impressions of the new KYB shocks, also dyno tuned today with
the new VPC/SFC-R setup.
- 10/21/2000
- Updated the modifications list on the Supra page
to reflect a few new toys to make the car more suitable for road racing, as
well as maybe a slight bit faster. ;) Also added a link to Jeff Hood's sweet
Supra site at the bottom of this page.
- 10/7/2000
- I sold the OZ wheels and had a big Fluidyne radiator installed. Some other
toys are on the way also. Stay tuned.
- 7/31/2000
- Took a couple of really nice pictures on Austin's windy FM-2222 and put
them on the Supra page.
- 7/16/2000
- I just got back from a very exciting and educational weekend
at Texas World Speedway.
- 7/7/2000
- I saw the most beautiful car today on the road, a brand new yellow Ferrari
360 Modena.
- 7/4/2000
- Added a media clips section to the Supra page, with cool sounds and videos.
- 7/3/2000
- Some of us DFW Supras got together on Friday night a month ago (June 3rd),
and I finally got around to posting the pictures.
Also included are pictures of Chris' single turbo Camaro Z28.
- 6/22/2000
- Added new pictures of my Supra with the dual gauge pod A-pillar and F1 Classic
window tint.
- 6/5/2000
- I had a custom air box installed today, surrounding my cone intake to breathe
colder, denser air. Pictures are on the Supra page.
- 5/31/2000
- I added some cool sound files at the top of the Supra page, in MP3 format.
- 5/25/2000
- Jarrett at Powerhouse installed and dyno tuned my new fuel controller today!
Check the Supra page for details and the new dyno chart.
- 5/15/2000
- We're back! After a week-long hiatus thanks to Network Solutions, boostaholic.com
is back online!
- 4/26/2000
- Got some new toys installed. :-)
- 4/21/2000
- Took some new pictures of my dawg with the new OZ wheels and Greddy FMIC.
- 4/14/2000
- I finally got some drag radials and went to the track. I ran a 12.4@117.75!
:-)
- 3/31/2000
- I posted a few new dyno sheets and a timeslip to demonstrate the increased
power from the Greddy FMIC. I also found some very interesting results from
dyno tuning the cam gears...
- 3/13/2000
- The Supra Texas2000 meet in Houston this past weekend was awesome. The Sunday
I posted some pics and my 12.8 second timeslip on the Supra page. My entire
Tx2K picture gallery can be accessed from MKIV.COM by
clicking here. Thanks to Tiem Song
for helping me with the photography at Baytown.
- 2/22/2000
- Took some new pictures of my Supra with the Super Drager exhaust and Eibachs
springs installed.
- 2/21/2000
- Today, my HKS Super Drager exhaust arrived. I took some pictures of the
HKS exhaust before installing it. They're linked in the 2/21/2000 entry of
the Supra journal.
- 2/20/2000
- Added an interior pic to the Supra page to show the dash-mounted boost controller
and turbo timer.
- 2/19/2000
- I took some new pictures of my engine bay and Unorthodox Racing cam gears
today. They're at the bottom of the Supra page.
- 2/18/2000
- I've added a few upgrades to my Supra recently, including Eibach Pro-Kit
springs, Unorthodox Racing Cam gears, TRD front and rear anti-sway bars, a
K&N air filter, and 265/40ZR-17 Yokohama AVS Intermediate rear tires. I've
also ordered an HKS Super Drager exhaust for a louder, more intimidating exhaust
note on boost, and a Greddy Type S blow-off valve.
- 12/21/1999
- My Supra is BPU as of this Sunday, and today I
went to the dyno again to compare the BPU dyno versus the TRD exhaust
baseline.
- 12/13/1999
- Today, I went to the dyno to see what kind
of power my Supra TT puts down with the only power modification being a TRD
exhaust.
- 12/10/1999
- Added a couple pics of my 98 Quicksilver Supra
Twin Turbo 6-speed.
- 12/9/1999
- My 98 Quicksilver Supra TT 6-sp. WhoHoo!
I finally bought a MKIV! :-) I've been searching for this car for a long time,
and it finally showed up at Toyota of Richardson this weekend. I can't begin
to describe how awesome this Supra is.
- 9/4/1999
- DFW Supras invade the race track.
We visited the Motorsport Ranch
today and had the opportunity to drive the track for a few laps.. Very addicting
;)
- 7/3/1999
- Dallas MKIV get together (First we met
up at Alamo Autosports for some dyno runs, and then had a nice lunch at the
Ballpark.)
- 6/26/1999
- Maxus 99! (Held at Courtesy Nissan in Dallas,
Texas, Maxus 99 was a huge success.. check out the pics!)
- 6/18/1999
- Friday Night Races @ Ennis, Tx. (First few
pics are of Tiem's stock 14.9 sec Camry.. The badass black Supra you see in
the later pics is Gino's.. he ran a 11.77 at 121MPH tonight, at BPU++. Gotta
love it!)
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