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Texas Dig Race: Camaro upsets GTR fans worldwide

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Alpha 12 GTR vs Bird’s Camaro.

 

We were at the Call Out Dig Race by Stance Autoworks in Houston recently during TX2k and saw this pass, which by far was the biggest upset of the night from the 100+ cars which were on the entry list. Brian’s Alpha 12 GTR from TopSpeed Motorsports was stacked up in the 2nd round against Bird’s Camaro. This has become a real storm of comments on the dig list as well as on Facebook. Some say the Camaro jumped while others call it as the GTR “was sleeping” on the go. Whatever the case may be, the upset of the night was in this race. 1000’s packed this hidden airstrip somewhere in Northern Houston to see these cars battle it out for a cash money pot in a winner-take-all ladder.

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We were pulling for Brian’s GTR, but the proof is in the pudding that this Camaro was ready when at the line and took the W. Congrats to Bird, who went a few more rounds. If you were out there, how did you see it?

 

For those who were expecting the GTR to take it all, here is Brian’s 1st race:

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Intercooler Series: Derek at SpeedFactory builds Dual Core Intcercooler Pt.1

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Ok, we bring you a large amount of extremely high quality fabrication photos and topics on our Facebook Fan page.  We have also been bringing you top notch articles and topics on Fabircationlife.com, including; Quickies: Intro to Tungsten & PrepSolidWorks TipsPrep Is EverythingFabricators Series: Collectors 101, and all of our Tig’d Up Tuesday reviews.  Now we want to show you a more detailed fab session with a seasoned vet, Derek Chorum.

 

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Tig’d Up Tuesday review 2-25

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A little late on this weeks Tig’d Up Tuesday review, but always come to you with a recap of the previous weeks submissions. We had an abnormally high traffic rate on this Tuesday, which we like obviously! Make sure to check out our other Tig’d Up Tuesday reviews!

This weeks selection:

Justin Bloomer

“A twin turbo system for a c6 z06. Utilizing twin 7675 precision turbos and 46 mm gates. Fabrication done by Justin of No Corners Cut fabrication.”

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Richard R.

“Dimes and Weaves”

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Len Mitchell

“Ripples or no? Which do u like?”

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Brad Harmer

“Up close and personal with a Powerhouse Racing 4″ titanium catback for mkiv supra! Fillet joint to a custom phr machined v band flange.”

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Ben Gilbert

“A pair of 2″ 4 to 1 3.5 inch collectors fully purged, fabricated by Mike at Edwards Motorsport. Cheers”

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Alex L./BP Autosports, LLC.

“Titanium wastegate dump tube. Low angle pie cuts and consistency are the names of the game. Filled with 0.045 rod and welded with a standard #12 lense setup.”

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David Vanstone

“Suzuki gsxr throttle body manifold for a Peugeot 106”

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Kevin Merryman

“12ga 304 .045 wire 100 amps”

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Swing back in next week for our next installment! Also be on the lookout for our Intercooler Series!

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Dubai GTR makes 8.1 second quarter mile pass.

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Damn my neck hurts just watching it! These GTR’s are knocking down the times. This one is still All-Wheel and it is not tubbed. As a street car, this monster would hurt feelings and be quite the “Pull up at the track” threat! That is a 1.29 60′ on that 174mph pass, in case you were wondering. Watch it after the click….

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Pepsi Max and Jeff Gordon make Test Drive part 2!!

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Pepsi Max has been all over the net with their Uncle Drew series, a favorite of ours where NBA All Star Kyrie Irving and others are in full costume to prank unsuspecting bystanders. It is quite hilarious. They also have a series with legendary Nascar driver Jeff Gordon. In the last episode, Jeff goes to a dealership for a test drive and has the salesman about piss himself. This time, Jeff and Pepsi get directly back at the internet, going after Travis from one of our favorite sites Jalopnik!

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Click the topic and how it goes! Would you have asked for another ride?

 

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Kevin Mullins Mustang is the fastest Radial Tire car!

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Kevin’s Twin Turbo SN95 car is one fast beast! Recently at DuckxPromotions Lights Out event at South Georgia Motorsports Park Kevin clocked a 4.113@194 on 315 Drag Radials. I will pause while you ponder on how fast that is. This car has a 4.0 in it all day, and it has a ton of power. Great job to Kevin, Crew, and DuckxPromotions!

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From the build up of this car, as if one was not enough, stack 2 of those  turbos.

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We wish Kevin the best for this season. This car has been a while coming, and this 4.1 is just the tip of the iceberg!

 

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Life at 270mph. The Hennessey Venom GT is fast!

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On February 14th Hennessey set a new record for Worlds Fastest 2-seat Sports Car with a blistering 270.49 mph with their Venom GT at Kennedy Space Center. The Space Shuttle landing strip was utilized for is length and it gave the car ample speed for acceleration and shut down. The power-plant, a 7-liter Twin Turbo v8, still looks to be accelerating when they cut it.

Plug: Vibrant Performance Vanjen clamps ensure 0 boost leaks in this monster! 

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What you see in the video is sadly not accepted as a Guinness book record because there were not 2 runs. Hennessey speaks of how difficult it was to get inside of NASA grounds for this run, and it was not up to them not to run a second pass. Hennessey also does not consider themselves in direct competition with Bugatti Volkswagen so this is no problem. That unofficial 270mph on video is far good enough for the masses.

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Great work, Hennessy!

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Tig’d Up Tuesday Review 2-18

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Before we give you this Tig’d Up Review, we are going to do a replay of a few previous Tig’d Up articles, showcasing previous work.

Tig’d Up Review 11-26-13

Tig’d Up Review 12-3-13

Tig’d Up Review 12-10-13

Tig’d Up Review Holiday Edition

Tig’d Up Review 12-31-13

Tig’d Up Review 1-7-14

Tig’d Up Review 1-14-14

Tig’d Up Review 1-21-14

Tig’d Up Review 1-28-14

Tig’d Up Review 2-4-14

Tig’d Up Review 2-11-14

 

This week, we had entries featuring Industrial, Exhaust Headers, Race Radiators, and Exhaust Systems. We tried to focus on complete parts rather than 1-10″ sections of welding. The idea was to have featured images that showcase finished products. We will be looking for that this week in our submissions as well. Good luck and submit early!

 

On to the Review!

David D./ D3 Performance Engineering

This thing is just sick! 321 stainless tri-Y turbo manifold all slip fit for a 2JZ with a ProMod 88mm turbo. Feature coming on this 240sx shortly on Fabricationlife.com, too…

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Hazmat Nightmare on the Highway!

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Boom! Well… Multiple…

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Watch the video and see how one small collision can turn into a catastrophic event… GREAT FOR VIDEO!

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