sure i am i worked alot for all my cars..i can put a small block together w/ the right tools ijust dont have em anymore ,or the time to work on the old chevy 327 what an engine 
one of the best gm small blocks i still have it..w/ a 2 speed power glide.. if worse comes to worse i will go serious racing w/ an oldie, chop it up and rebuild..i do miss turning wrenches...but..the new 2000 ss rag i dont have to,it is built for speed, sure the price tag was high...but i feel i have the best SS i have owned..thanks to you guys i have alot of upgrade websites to look at for perfomance parts...my dream is to put a blower on it..remember its a dream..they are available i have found..$.. 
in time im very optimistic..alot can be done w/ the right stuff..one ?...how do you post a picture of the cars here..?..im NEWBY to the pc world..i have some nice pics of my car...ty all..jk2000rag
I have the 6-speed in my 2000 convertible too. I found that after I had about 1800 miles on it, that shift into 3rd got a lot easier. I guess it had to get broken in a little. I've also found that the engine likes to mid-high end of the power band. So, I shift into the next gear at about 5800 rpm at the strip. I snag them pretty hard to make sure I don't miss a shift too.
If your buddy has an 11-second car using nitrous, if he uses the nitrous, you won't beat him if your car is stock. With a stock 6-speed, you'll probably pull around high 13s - low 14s. But, that all depends on where you live (altitude, temperature, track conditions, etc).
Anyway, have fun at the track this weekend. You'll have fun win or lose. But you will want to put more stuff on the car after you're done.
As far as posting pictures, I signed up for Yahoo photos. There, it's real easy to upload digital pictures. Then you only have to post a link to your photo page. Here's mine: http://photos.yahoo.com/reddogcamaross
You can also put the pictures up on your own web server and post a link to the picture. I have put some videos up on the internet of my car. If you want to see them, a friend put them up on his web server for me. Here they are: http://another.dimension.net/efa
Look for the ones with the name Doug on them.
Keep running him till he runs out of nitrous, then see how he does
now remember my 11 second friend has an 83 t top he bought it for 200 bucks tossed an old four bolt out of a truck into it...w/ his skills as a racer w/ low cash he is pulling 11/5..he has about 1000 bucks invested in the car w/ his tank of nitro..and slicks...he is our old racing buddy from the circle track as he would say..ill get some pics up tonite ill try....thanks jk
