That's My Boy!

[pro60chevy]

Here is the video clip of my son taking his first round win light. Him and I worked on this car over the winter, with him doing most of the work. It all came together, and performed great.

http://1960belair.8m.com/Videos/1st%20Round.wmv

[techinspector1]

Good job Mike

[chevy 37]

Can't beat father and son team. Nice job.

[Dave Severson]

Way to go, pat the kid on the back for me!! The car looks great!!

[pro60chevy]

Thanks guys. If his, and my smile were any bigger that day, our teeth and gums would have fallen out.

[Dave Severson]

So when is the Father v Son pass going to be??? Did you get the cage mounts done for the camera yet?? Sounds like the two of you will have a really fun summer---while some of us are just slaving away in the shop still !! I'm jealous....

[pro60chevy]

Dave, The camera mounts are being done some time this week, along with all the other brackets. I'm still contemplating using a helmet cam for some "in car" shots.

The Father vs Son pass will happen sometime this season. He cuts a very mean light, whereas I don't. I have alot of practicing to do in the mean time. I'll be sure to keep everyone as up-to-date as I can.

[Dave Severson]

Do you have a practice tree, Pro?? I still use mine quite a bit. I think it helps. The in car shots should be great. I had my camera mount so that the camera looked over my right shoulder. After having it on a few runs, I discovered my shift RPM was a bit inconsistent. The camera got me to watch my launch and shift RPM a lot closer. The way my lights are, I need all the help I can get !!!!!

[pro60chevy]

I don't have a practice tree.....yet. I'll see what happens this weekend, it being Fathers day and all. Maybe, just maybe. I think the helmet cam will be much smoother, I'll just have to give it a try and see what happens. My son's first time trial netted him a 512 light, so I have my work cut out for me in that respect. I always have raw horsepower to fall back on. hehehe

[Phantasea427]

Pro,

My oldest son is till about 8 years away from driving any cars at the track and he's kind of lost interest in helping me in the shop but he's only 8 years old.

Good Luck this weekend!!

[FMXhellraiser]

Well the sound sounds cool... just my only problem is I can't ever see videos. I don't know why no videos play on this crappy computer anymore.

[pro60chevy]

FMX, get rid of the crappy computer or fix it, then the video clips will show up just fine. I bet if I was showing nothing but 66 F100's or 48 Chevy's you'd fix it in a hurry.

[FMXhellraiser]

Haha. Sure would! Well when I have money I need it for other things like gas money and to be put away for parts and now for college. No time or money for a new computer.

[grunch]

Outstanding. I really enjoyed working with my son, so I understand the feeling. There would be a lot fewer problems with young folks if things like this would happen more often. That is really Outstanding. robert