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stylin99
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 Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:02 pm Post subject: 1st E85 Ford to grace a magazine cover? |
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Not sure how many there have been, but this might be one of the first in a major automotive magazine publication.
I just got word that a Mustang magazine will be featuring my E85 converted '99 Mustang on the cover of the August issue. (Don't want to give away the mag name just yet). It was already scheduled to be a feature inside, but they liked the story, and decided to make it cover material!! I'm so pumped!!
Maybe this will help jumpstart the aftermarket community to inform the masses that alternative fuel isn't just for conservative hippies.
On top of that, I'm entering the PINKS ALL OUT drag race competition this weekend at Rockingham Dragway. It will be aired on Speed TV later this year. There's no guarantee of TV coverage, but I'm hoping the E85 Ethanol decals on the car will help attract some attention.
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cessna
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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Glad you should get some good publicity. Good luck at the track.
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1outlaw
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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Keep us up to date on the magazine we need to buy and when the Pinks show will run- plan on bringing home your competitor's car to convert too!!!  |
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Boosted3Bar
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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Good luck with everything, like previously stated, keep us updated!
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stylin99
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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| 1outlaw wrote: | | Keep us up to date on the magazine we need to buy and when the Pinks show will run- plan on bringing home your competitor's car to convert too!!! |
Will do. The mag will come out in Mid-June so I'll repost when it comes out.
As for the PINKS show, this is the other new version of PINKS where you're not racing for titles. It's called PINKS ALL OUT, meaning you're running all out, no sandbagging. They take 300 cars and whttle them down to 16 that are running very close together. Those 16 compete against each other racing for the grand title of $10k+.
If you haven't seen it before, it's much better than PINKS itself. Check SpeedTV for a schedule it's a good show.
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'99 Mustang GT, Vortech Supercharged, now running E85 full time.
www.e85mustangs.com
Best Quarter Mile on E85:
10.52 at 135 mph |
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1outlaw
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Stylin99- Will you be running e85 only or with nitrous?
- i have seen the version of Pinks you are referring too- and like it much better than the one where sandbagging is part of the game. My question is -How do they know if you do? |
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stylin99
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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I"m running a Vortech supercharger. No nitrous.
For sandbagging, they look for obvious signs of letting off the pedal such as exhaust tone, your relation to the other car on the strip, and probably even the timeslips from up in the tower to see if the mph is consistent with the type of ET that was run.
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'99 Mustang GT, Vortech Supercharged, now running E85 full time.
www.e85mustangs.com
Best Quarter Mile on E85:
10.52 at 135 mph |
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koffin
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: 1st E85 Ford to grace a magazine cover? |
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| stylin99 wrote: | Not sure how many there have been, but this might be one of the first in a major automotive magazine publication.
I just got word that a Mustang magazine will be featuring my E85 converted '99 Mustang on the cover of the August issue. (Don't want to give away the mag name just yet). It was already scheduled to be a feature inside, but they liked the story, and decided to make it cover material!! I'm so pumped!!
Maybe this will help jumpstart the aftermarket community to inform the masses that alternative fuel isn't just for conservative hippies.
On top of that, I'm entering the PINKS ALL OUT drag race competition this weekend at Rockingham Dragway. It will be aired on Speed TV later this year. There's no guarantee of TV coverage, but I'm hoping the E85 Ethanol decals on the car will help attract some attention. |
AWESOME! Nice work!
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1outlaw
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Best wishes to you stylin- we will all be rooting for you! I'll bet I could even get you a "Farmers give me gas" or "I use alcohol when I drive" sticker to put on that beast  |
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koffin
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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| 1outlaw wrote: | | Best wishes to you stylin- we will all be rooting for you! I'll bet I could even get you a "Farmers give me gas" or "I use alcohol when I drive" sticker to put on that beast |
How about:
corn-fed
cornburner
my corn burner ate your rice-burner
The list goes on!
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stylin99
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:25 am Post subject: |
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| 1outlaw wrote: | | Best wishes to you stylin- we will all be rooting for you! I'll bet I could even get you a "Farmers give me gas" or "I use alcohol when I drive" sticker to put on that beast |
Those are hilarious!! I've been trying to find some good funny window stickers for the E85.
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'99 Mustang GT, Vortech Supercharged, now running E85 full time.
www.e85mustangs.com
Best Quarter Mile on E85:
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Fredster
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good luck stylin' ...
keep us posted
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