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    Just a squirrel tryin to get a nut!

    Howdy,

    Many of you may know me as "whiteshadow" from the other boards, but as i've grown older I have realized that I probably don't need a superhero name. Even though it's really cool. And I still occasionally call myself the great white shadow. Because I think it's cool.

    I'm Brian Foster, I live in Newton, own a yellow Z06 and a big black truck. I actively participate in Corvette Club events, and have for over 10 years. I used to do a lot of SCCA events, but have found over the years that if you aren't driving a sport compact car, you will have a hard time enjoying yourself on the tight courses they put on. (Nothing against the local SCCA region, it's really flourished the last few years, and was really fun when I first started autocrossing Hondas). This is why racing with the local Corvette clubs is a blast.

    I have owned many different types of vehicles over the years, and have gone through a boat load of good and bad personal experiences. I work in a very interesting profession, and recently took a new assignment that will free up most weekends for me so I plan on trying to make a few more get-togethers.

    Here are a few pictures of the setup, I'll get a few pictures of my trailer when I get the damn thing cleaned after bringing the old man's Corvette back from Arizona.

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    Anyways, hello to everyone.

    -Brian F.

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    i seriously like c5 vettes better than c6s...nice car and welcome! I had a car named the Great White Buffalo once.
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    welcome, whats all done to the motor?

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    It's a Lingenfelter 427 motor, built from a Dart block, but pretty much everything that Lingenfelter did all motor was put into this one. In fact, at the time this particular motor was built, it was their "highest NA LS-powered motor." What's funny about it, is that the motor actually chassis dynoed higher than it chassis dynoed when Lingenfelter put a maggie supercharger on the original LS6. When it all comes down to it, the motor chassis-dynoed at 505rwhp/487rwtq I believe. I may update the heads to LS7 heads for a bit more power as they flow even better than the heads that are currently on it.

    It's running with 3.90 gears, which is not exactly ideal with the broad torque curve that this car has. My last Z06 was fairly stock (I/H/E) with 4.10 gears which were PERFECT for that amount of power. I've already found that even with the 335 tires on the rear of this car, I can't get a lot of traction in 1st and 2nd gears, and a bit of third. This car won't be the greatest low-speed autocross car, but the high speed stuff should do well.


    Anyone who is interested in racing with our Corvette Club is definitely welcome... Our local Iowa club hosts a great event at the Chariton Airport over the Memorial Day weekend. It starts with a car show on the square (sorry, Corvettes only for the show) but then Sunday and Monday are spent at the airport with "low speed" autocrosses... The "low speed" part is laughable! It's truly a blast, I'm sure you may find some youtube videos of the events. By all means, send me a PM or two, and we'll get a group together to hit up a few track days and what not!

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    Glad to see you made your way over to IAF. Its been awhile since i have seen you around. I believe the last time is aw you was with Tad and I at Hooters ... and Hardees i think a few years back. Either way you had your black Vette then i beleive....

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    I hear the Corvette club gets to do some really fun track day events.
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    You'll always be Whiteshadow in my heart...

    Car looks killer man. I bet it is an absolute blast on the track.
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    Does the corvette club do mostly track days? I know the put on a autox last year at the ankeny airport which would of been fun. Is anyone welcome to race with you guys?

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    Brian glad to see you made it over. DS is a bit dead these days. Now you just need to score yourself a race for upwards of five dollars.
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