Branson Grand Prix Meet ... lots of pics ...

[dunnster76]

Welp ... I got back from that trip a while ago ... I think I'll be nice enough to share some pics with y'all:

Part I -- 1/4 mile track, near Springfield, MO

Everyone showing up at the track ...

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The track ...

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Explaining to the new chick what to do ...

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Me all lined up ...

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Coming back just after picking up my slip ...

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The shirts ...

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"What the hell, that's not a Grand Prix?"

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Back at the hotel ... and you thought people acted gay around here ...

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This guy was all jacked up off a bottle of Jager ...

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Part II - Car Show, at the hotel in Branson, MO ... it rained.

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A little break in the rain ...

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"Woah ... that's pink!"

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Winner of the best of show ...

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The proud owner ...

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Runner up ...

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[dunnster76]

The bastardized pace car cleaned up a little bit ...

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The fridge works a little too well ...

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What's this? Not a Grand Prix?

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OMG L67!

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The sound competition ...

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The winner's setup ...

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The newer GPs ... and GXPs ...

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Pace car ass ...

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Door prizes ... (I won something!)

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Group picture ...

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Saturday night Go Karts!

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Midnight snack after working up an appetite on the karts ...

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More drinking in the hotel parking lot ...

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Next morning ... everyone is packing up ...

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If you're really interested, there's still a few more pics ...

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[spoonraker]

Winner of a sound competition with 3 JLs in a sealed box = weak.

Also, what's with removing the headlights? Yeah I'm a noob.

[David]

You don't have to have 900 speakers and 10293812038 mega watts of power running to them to get big, powerful sound...

the head lights removed are infront of the air intake... so they remove them to "ram" cold air to the intake. Cold air > hot engine bay air.

[Kelvin]

sweet **** dunn! even if people hate on your car locally, you still have another group of people near enough to hang with and have some fun!

[spoonraker]

You don't have to have 900 speakers and 10293812038 mega watts of power running to them to get big, powerful sound...

Yeah but a sealed box with 3 JL 12 I'm guessing either W6s or W7s is far from being a good example of sound quality or loudness, I'm just saying if that was the winner they much not have had much competition.

[dunnster76]

Also, what's with removing the headlights? Yeah I'm a noob.

Pretty much what David said, the intake in the GP sits right behind that headlight, so why not make a poor mans ram air if it just requires taking out two bolts.

sweet **** dunn! even if people hate on your car locally, you still have another group of people near enough to hang with and have some fun!

And that's just 1/6 events I've been hitting up the last few years. 4 of them are just for GPs and other W-bodies, the others are strictly Pontiac, or GP/GTO meets.

Yeah but a sealed box with 3 JL 12 I'm guessing either W6s or W7s is far from being a good example of sound quality or loudness, I'm just saying if that was the winner they much not have had much competition.

You have no idea how nice the sound quality in his car was. The contest wasn't on one particular aspect of a stereo, it was the combined sound quality, max db reading and installation scores combined. His wasn't the loudest, but the loudest came from some ghetto rigged setup, his was the nicest setup with the best sound quality. And you're partially right, the competition wasn't the toughest. Lacey's car with a stock CD player and 2 10" Pioneer Subs powered by 2 500 watt Pioneer Amps had something like the 4th best db reading and was up there in sound quality, I think I heard 2nd in sound quality, but she didn't get to take home a trophy, the install isn't as clean as it could be. It's all my old stuff from HS.

[Sileightyman]

those jl's dont look like w0's anywho looks like you had fun and holy **** i didn't know u worked at the hyvee i used to work at, i will stop in and say hi when i can since im just a block away....

[dunnster76]

those jl's dont look like w0's anywho looks like you had fun and holy **** i didn't know u worked at the hyvee i used to work at, i will stop in and say hi when i can since im just a block away....

Yeah ... Angie down at customer service said you stopped by, but she used your real name and I had to think real hard who it was for a sec.

[AWeb80]

dang...not one first gen ...I shoulda went and represented


o well....

that 04+ w/ the inferno hood is HAWT

[Sileightyman]

Yeah ... Angie down at customer service said you stopped by, but she used your real name and I had to think real hard who it was for a sec.

haha yeah i walked around back by the bakery hoping someone from produce or maybe you would walk out, but nothing, oh well....

[dunnster76]

I don't get out front too much sometimes. I get stuck back in the prep room all by my lonesome.

[spoonraker]

You have no idea how nice the sound quality in his car was. The contest wasn't on one particular aspect of a stereo, it was the combined sound quality, max db reading and installation scores combined. His wasn't the loudest, but the loudest came from some ghetto rigged setup, his was the nicest setup with the best sound quality. And you're partially right, the competition wasn't the toughest. Lacey's car with a stock CD player and 2 10" Pioneer Subs powered by 2 500 watt Pioneer Amps had something like the 4th best db reading and was up there in sound quality, I think I heard 2nd in sound quality, but she didn't get to take home a trophy, the install isn't as clean as it could be. It's all my old stuff from HS.

Well it's definitely a nice looking install, and sealed boxes always have even response, so I can see it easily cleaning up in overall sound due to the looks and decent quality.

I'm sure the guy with the loudest setup had a big ugly un-carpeted ported box with a mess of wires and crap showing. Ugliness = deebeeezz

[AeroSS_87]

Another pontiac meet and STILL no 2+2's... you guys are banned until just one shows up at least.

[dunnster76]

Another pontiac meet and STILL no 2+2's... you guys are banned until just one shows up at least.

There was nothing older than a '97 at this meet. That was a GP at least.

I'll **** if I see one, I've never seen a GP 2+2, but I've really always wanted to see one IRL.

[AeroSS_87]

had one just randomly cruise by me in chicago 2 weeks ago. I was emo all week because of it. it just slowly creeped up on my left, window sticker still in it, some old dude driving, probably had sub5000 miles and ****... BEAUTIFUL..

[dunnster76]

LUCKY!