11//8/05: A mellow evening I must say and a friggin' cold one. I just ain't a cold weather person. I heard that when that salami hit Thailand, it knocked the Earth off it's axis a little bit. Yes, I know I said salami instead of tsunami, I was just messin' with ya. How come it couldn't have knocked it the other way so the weather would be warmer than average?  Shit, I wouldn't mind some 70 degree winters. That'd be fucken awesome. One good thing about winter is whipping donuts in the car. I'd also like to say that Rhode Island drivers SUCK!  Hmmmm, I have writers block now. So I guess that is all for today. Catch you on the flip-flop, bye-bye -KyleB

11/6/05: Have you ever gone to a party or something and woke up and said to yourself "I ain't never gonna do that again?" I'm experiencing that right now. But anyways, what a beautiful day outside today. I would've liked to have gone fishing or something, but I really didn't feel like doing much today. I spent most of the day lounging out on the couch and watching the NASCAR race. There's still 146 days untill I go racing again. Man! I can't wait! April is a long ways away and I really do hope it gets here quick. I'm looking forward to my February vacation. I will be on vacation down in Daytona Beach, FL like I do every February. I go to the Busch Race and the Daytona 500. I love it, it's awesome. I plan on going to that every year for as long as I live. I would say it's a good time, but it's not a "time", it's an "experience." I spent a little bit time here online looking at Corvette pictures...What can I say, I do that everyday. This guy had a beautiful 1966, I'm gonna see if I can get pics of it on here. 1966 is one of my favorite year Corvettes. Don't get me wrong, I like ALL Corvettes from 1953-present. There is a guy around here riding around in a 1956 Corvette rag-top. This thing is MINT. MINT MINT MINT. It is just like the day it rolled off of the St. Louis, Missouri factory floor. I saw him getting gas at a Cumberland Farms once. Seeing that, I thought I was gonna be sick. I won't even put Cumberland Farms gas into my lawn mower or generator unless I feel like taking apart a carburetor. Well, I gotta get back to my tire research here. So I will catch y'all later.-KyleB

11/2/05: Greeeeettttings Y'aaaaaallll!! I heard Jeff Foxworthy say that, so I'd figured I'd say it too. You guys are gonna be seeing alot more of me on this journal page since racing is done untill April, thus I now have more time on my hands. I 'm gonna try expressing myself a little more on here. I decided to stay in this evening. Out of all my friends, and some of my friends are males and some are females, I am the only one who is not part of a couple. I am the only "single" dude. They all decided to have one of those "couples" things, ya know they went to the movies and shit like that. And you see where that puts the single guy, they sometimes ask me to go to, but I usually choose not to. I don't like being a third wheel. Yes, I have been in relationships, but for me love doesn't exist. I have been burned in my time, which I was why I really don't do dating anymore. Why bother with it when I know I'm gonna get stomped in the end? I've reached the conclusion, that women will only date me for my money. I don't want pity from this post, the choice to not date was made by me and I can live with it. Getting fucked over in the dating world never killed me..it made me stronger. If there's no honesty and trust in the dating world, then it is not for me. I can't live with deception, lying, and cheating. I will never change who I am either in order to be with someone. I can't change, I'm not a fucken animation. I am living a life I love right now, and I will not change any of that to be with someone. Life is good. I have posted this, because I talked to someone today who had their heartbroken and was devastated, and I figured telling them my little story here would help them feel better. You know who are, it gets easier as time passes.So, I posted this for all you out there who can relate to this sort of thing, I want you guys to feel better!!! You folks out there who have been shit on by the dating world, shoot me e-mail and we'll talk. My stories will make you feel much better. Well that is enough for today. And hey, not being "involved" gives me more time for racing. HEY! What can I say, atleast I've got my priorities straight. I'll try to be a little less political tomorrow. -KyleB

11/1/05: We have had many of you complain to us about the data transfer limit that geocities has. I'm now telling y'all that in a couple of weeks we will be switching over to another service since geocities blows. The whole data transfer limit thing that geocities has implemented is a fucken crock of shit and it is hindering the growth of this site since it gives you guys alot of problems. I will not stand for that shit. -KyleB

10/30/05: I'm a little bit pissed about today's test and tune. We ended up running 1/8 because the jet dryer broke. The jet dryer is needed in order to put heat into the top end of the track. That didn't stop me from trying to get my best 1/8 mile time, which we did. I constantly iced down the intake today. You'd be surprised at how much and how quickly that drops the intake manifold temp. 21 degrees in 3 minutes. I got the intake to go from 117 degrees to 44 degrees. I ran a higher tire pressure in the DR's and put alot of heat into the tires. That worked good, car was taking off quite nicely (1.912 sixty foot). Our best 1/8 mile time today was 8.472 @83.06 MPH, which I calculated would've been 13.17 at approx 105-106 MPH on the 1/4. That pisses me off in a way, I would rather much have made the full run and got the actual time that try to figure out with some automotive math. Upon returning to the trailer after we were all done, I discovered a leak in the transmission cooler. Nothing really all that major, I don't think it's the trans cooler itself, I'm thinking it's probably a line. Regardless, I still had fun today. As I always say, you gotta turn chicken shit into chicken salad. As many of you know, today is a very sad for me. It was the last day of racing untill April. In April, we'll get us the actual 13.17. Also my friend/neighbor, Bob is almost 100% again. I'm looking forward to many things for next year, I can't wait for next season. But another thing is my friend Jon is a US Marine, he's in Iraq right now. I really hope he comes back sometime soon. He's a great person and a good friend of mine. He has a bad-ass '04 Mustang Mach 1. Him, myself and a couple oher friends go out cruising around aimlessly in our cars together. I'll never forget when we had my vette and his 'stang and we went to Cape Cod at midnight last summer. We were sitting around our cars and we thinking of shit to do for the night, and I said "lets drive to the cape" and he was all for it. That was fun and I really look forward to doing it again. Well talk to you folks later. -KyleB

7/14/05: I'm sitting around here. Messing with the computer. Today might be a good day to go in the pool. It's nice out. Anyways, I am pumped for Super Chevy Show, I just cant wait!!!  I gotta get back to working on the car. Later! -KyleB

7/12/05: I am very happy to report that Bob's condition has greatly improved. He is now responding to commands. This is huge. Thx for all your prayers. -Kyle Burns

7/7/05: There is nothing to update on Bob's condition right now. Thanks to all those who are keeping him their prayers.

7/1/05, 9:30 PM: I'm sorry to say that Bob's conditioned has worsened. I really don't know of any easier way to put it, I am sorry to say. We are at that point of "waiting." I just ask please continue to pray for this man. I have been told to be ready for the worst. There are no words to describe how this feels. I thank all of you who have sent the e-mails, you all know who you are. Keep the Faith.-Kyle Burns

6/31/05: I would like to kindly ask everyone to keep my next-door neighbor, Bob Curry in their prayers.  He is in the hospital with a serious head injury due to an accident at home and we shall pray for a 100% recovery. I would also like everyone to know he is more than a neighbor to me, but also a dear friend to my family and myself. He is someone who stands behind and supports my position in drag racing, but more than that he is overall a very good man. I will try to keep you updated, but all we can do now is pray. Thank you for your kindness and let's hope for the best. -Sincerely, Kyle Burns

6/25/05-6/16/05: This hasn't exactly been a great weekend I'd have to say. The heat was unbelieveable, it was a little on the warm side in the car. But, hell I'd take heat and humidity over rain any given day. Saturday in second round, my opponent had me on the tree and I ran under my time, it was close coming up to the line. It was a pretty close race, I got beat..That's racin'. Sunday, in second round I had the advantage over my opponent on the tree. He was in a high 10 second car. At the top end of the track he was hauling ass and his rate of closure was quite rapid. I didn't want to bog down the motor by lifting, because I knew I had room to lift. But I didn't want to lift too much. So coming up to about I'd say 80 feet from the finish line; I kept the throttle to the floor and stood on the brakes as hard as I could and then released the brakes right before I hit the line..But I didn't slow it down enough. I broke out by .013. Just not my weekend, but as I always say "You Win Some, You Lose Some...Go Get'em Next Week." -KyleB

5/22/05: Well, here I sit on my ass when I should be racing!!! Once again I have been screwed out of yet another race by fucken rain. Dammit! I really want to race my truck! Went up to the track for nothing. 3 out of the 5 times I have gone racing this year have rained out...Ridiculous! But, it didn't ruin my day completely. Matt, Katy, Colleen and myself went to Hampton Beach. Nothing was open, since it was only 8am. We walked down the beach quite aways from where I was parked, then it started to rain. Also the wind started to pick up and it was fucken cold. We got back to my truck and we were absolutely friggin drenched. The front of my pants were soaked and it had looked like I pissed myself. We left with 20 minutes still on the parking meter. I took us to the beach just so I could say that I didn't go all the way up there for nothing. From Hampton Beach, we went to Fall River, MA. We went to Battleship Cove. We checked out all of the old Navy Watercraft they had there. Quite an educational experience I must say. We really had alot of fun there, except when I whacked my head on the top of one of them door ways..That sucked. Ya, know ya can't throw in the towel in the face of adversity..Sometimes you just gotta turn chicken shit into chicken salad.

-KyleB

5/20/05: I plan on running the 2500HD in the Truck Nationals this Sunday. But look at the weather forecast. WHAT THE FUCK!?!?! Mother Nature if you're reading this, FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU!! -Sincerely, KyleB

5/14/05-5/15/05: All I can say is this past weekend has been a montrocity. Where do I start? Saturday, on the first points day. Car was running damned good all the way through time trials and 1'st round untill the battery failure before second round and therefore had forfeited. Thx to Jeff Nunes for the jumper cables, Dave Ray for the jumper box and to Matt Dwyer for letting me borrow his Camaro for the jump start attempt........ Even though we didn't get her running in time; we didn't go down without a fight. I took the battery out of the car Saturday afternoon and brought it home Saturday night. We had a donor battery at the house. I arrived home Saturday night at about 8:00pm. Got fuel for the pick'em-up truck and watched TV for awhile. Woke up Sunday morning and left the house at about 4:15am. Got to the track, hooked up to the trailer and rolled the car out. I installed the battery and it was as good as new. Again, things went well Sunday all the way through time trials.. 1'st round, my opponent broke. I had a .507 on the tree. I looked back and saw my opponent was broke and coasted it to the stripe. Car was very consistent...Then the fucken weather had to come and kick me in the balls. I was really hoping to make Sunday a turn-around day after Saturday.But I couldn't because it friggin rained. I AM SICK AND TIRED of ALL OF THIS FUCKEN RAIN!! Just the pure site of seeing rain fall PISSES ME RIGHT THE FUCK  OFF!!!I just wish we could have one race where we wouldm't have some kind of fucken weather looming over us. C'mon man!! This shit's for the birds!!! Anyways, living in New England BLOWS!  Well, guess I'll try again..and hopefully without rain.-Kyle B

5/10/05: Hi, y'all. Welcome to my site and hope y'all like it. This is my journal page. I'll try to update it as often as I can.-Kyle B