Falito's car is ready!
 

7.9 @ 163mph, 1.09 60 ft, his first pass on the car :bigthumb:

My favorite rotary racer in the world! Still off the pace but can't wait to see if it can break 6's with a 13B. Does anyone know his engine setup? I still love the sound that his old setup made with the carbs. I haven't heard any rotary sound that good ever. And to think he was running 7's with carbs. Congrats to Falito and continued success.

One of my idols!

I got to see his old car the first time he ran in the seven's at Salinas with carbs and a hydralic clutch. He's been around for a while and knows his shi..........!

cant wait to see it run
Any pictures of the car???

vids would be better! :bigthumb:

http://www.timmcamis.com/Images/mechtech_lg.jpg

Sorry, no vids :(

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For those that don't speak spanish:

-Falito was supposed to do a 60ft pass
-The clutch was slipping

WHAT A GREAT VID!!!!!!!!!!!!! hopefully he can bring that car over here soon before the year is over.

Hey Guys

I spoke with Rafaelito on Sunday at the Panamericans.... he agree for us to feature both... his RX7 and RX8 on RXTuner magazine. Just Picture both cars.... side by side on a 2 page poster.

I'm going to Puerto Rico sometime in September.

http://www.urbanracer.com/features/nhraimp/0078.jpg
http://pistonvsrotor.com/album/proye...mages/0001.jpg

Oye y yo no lo vi el sabado :(

Ta'bueno eso de los reportajes!!

BTW - El hijo de el es el que programa la Atrevida?

El hijo.... Rafael Jr. es el que brega con el motor.... Jorge "Oso" Juarbe es el chofer y el que programa la computadora de la Atrevida.

Thanks! :bigthumb:

I remember his two sons working on the tranny like 7 years ago in Lakeland. I said to myself "DAMN!, those kids are going to be good"

AAAAyyyAAAAyyAAAAyyyyy!!!!!!!!!! Yo ni sabia!!! Ya es tiempo de recuperar el trono!!!

La ultima vez que vi al Rafaelito en Salinas en Puerto Rico vs USA en el '96 hizo 8:20.....fallaaaaaaando!!!!!!

Un saludo bien cordial a todos esos fiebrus de la Isla del Encanto!

Echa Caldo!

Un saludo cordial a toda mi gente de la Isla del Encanto!

Ivan El Terrible!

i saw rafaelito about 5 yrs back in bakersfield when they all came out. it brought a tear to my eye when seeing him run and bam bam which i dont see anymore. its just a money thing thats why u dont see most of them coming out here and kicking some serious ass.com. I think all the guys out here are scared of them cuz they dont now how to tune a car like the puerto ricans and im white

You see...it's simple, the real import scene was born in Puerto Rico, in the mid-late 70's when the mainland was norrow sighted to big blocks in P.R. there was already a huge import street racing scene with mainly Datsuns, VW Bugs, Toyotas and Mazdas. The first time I went to Salinas Speedway I was 10 years old (1980) and there were tons of full race R-100's and RX's well into the 12's.

By the mid 80's when Mustangs and Camaros were starting to perform somewhat acceptable 12A's were already plentiful in shops so was Nitrous, V8's were getting seriously spanked on the street, your average upgraded rotary and 4cyl were at about mid-low 13's, the smallest carbs you would see were Holley 650 and Weber/Dellorto 48 were the rule and gazillion speed shops and performance shops to choose from all across the island.

So there you go....that's why...we've been doing this for a long long time...

damn couldnt explain it better . made me kinda cry on that :bigthumb: