Sunday Mopar Madness Winner winner chicken dinner at Dragway 42

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71Demon528

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What a weekend it was at Dragway 42. Looked like Friday and Saturday we’re going to be total washouts and only good day was Sunday. Well Friday all day was beautiful and it started sprinkling Friday night after first round of the gamblers race. That stayed around for a while til finally they made the decision to finish the gamblers on Saturday cause weather was looking better and better for Saturday. Well Saturday came and we had some serious storms which we were not expecting. We expected rain, but not this much rain. This was enough rain to cancel any race and mostly everywhere I go to. But not Dragway 42. They did not cancel the race. They dried the track and we raced. Got the entire main event in. They even considered finishing fridays gamblers race late, but ultimately did not do that. Sunday was beautiful as expected and they got the entire day in.

Sunday my business partner and close friend Danny ended the weekend with winning super pro in his Roadrunner. Car was great all weekend and Danny can pound the tree to death especially when he gets in a rhythm. After a lifter failure last season on a brand new build, it’s been a struggle. Finally he was able to park that car in the winner circle after making constant changes to the car last year and this year to try and fine tune it and get it where we want it. Hell of a way to end the weekend. Can’t wait for the next Mopar race at Norwalk in September.

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I tried to follow along as much as possible on Facebook. Coverage was limited as word of mouth was kinda slow. I saw lots of small tire videos but it’s boring to me with the clocks off.

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pittsburghracer said:
I tried to follow along as much as possible on Facebook. Coverage was limited as word of mouth was kinda slow. I saw lots of small tire videos but it’s boring to me with the clocks off.

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Thanks John. Ya I wish 42 would get the same type of app Norwalk has so can follow along with someone’s car number. I bet that will happen in the future for that place.

That blue Demon in king of street was NASTY! Wish I coulda saw what it ran but it was no joke. That was the only KOS I saw but it was awesome. It was extremely clean and detailed and ran good.
 
I wish I was better and more attentive to taking pictures. We had a nice tent setup with a BPR Transmission banner hanging, little info table, all of the cars lined up next to one another, Danny, Gene, my dad, Nick Allison. My mind is so everywhere else except taking photos until I get home and realize “damnit! Why didn’t I take more photos!” Lol.

I sure got some photos of my daughter this weekend though. Lol. She sure didn’t like it because it’s too loud where we pitted and she’s just too young at this point. Next year will hopefully treat her better at the track.
 
Darn, I wanted one of you guys to grab me a t-shirt, but I didn't even realize it was upon us already.
 
4spdragtop said:
The psychedelic roadrunner with shoebox is a members car. His Dads freshly redone I believe?
Congrats to the OP by the way! :thumbsup:
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Thank you!

If you mean the black road runner with the stripes, ya that’s my dads lol. That’s me inside the passenger side door turning the go pro on.

Yes freshly redone Hemi.
 
pittsburghracer said:
I’m betting if you get ahold of this Hemi challenger on Moparts he could probably find a shirt to sell you. He must be a promoter or something.

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That’s Gary Murphy I believe. Super stock Hemi challenger. I bet you could even call Maryann at 42 and she could help out getting a shirt
 
71Demon528 said:
That’s Gary Murphy I believe. Super stock Hemi challenger. I bet you could even call Maryann at 42 and she could help out getting a shirt
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I’m not sure if the track gets involved with track rentals and shirt sales or not. I know at the Ace Races at 42 they sell them right at the event trailer. I’m thinking it could be quite the gamble making shirts for every event. We had to go to the “she-shed” if we wanted a Dragway 42 shirt where they also sell fuel.
 
pittsburghracer said:
I’m not sure if the track gets involved with track rentals and shirt sales or not. I know at the Ace Races at 42 they sell them right at the event trailer. I’m thinking it could be quite the gamble making shirts for every event. We had to go to the “she-shed” if we wanted a Dragway 42 shirt where they also sell fuel.
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I meant she probably could point you in the direction of where to get event shirts. I agree I don’t think they get shirts every event.
 
71Demon528 said:
What a weekend it was at Dragway 42. Looked like Friday and Saturday we’re going to be total washouts and only good day was Sunday. Well Friday all day was beautiful and it started sprinkling Friday night after first round of the gamblers race. That stayed around for a while til finally they made the decision to finish the gamblers on Saturday cause weather was looking better and better for Saturday. Well Saturday came and we had some serious storms which we were not expecting. We expected rain, but not this much rain. This was enough rain to cancel any race and mostly everywhere I go to. But not Dragway 42. They did not cancel the race. They dried the track and we raced. Got the entire main event in. They even considered finishing fridays gamblers race late, but ultimately did not do that. Sunday was beautiful as expected and they got the entire day in.

Sunday my business partner and close friend Danny ended the weekend with winning super pro in his Roadrunner. Car was great all weekend and Danny can pound the tree to death especially when he gets in a rhythm. After a lifter failure last season on a brand new build, it’s been a struggle. Finally he was able to park that car in the winner circle after making constant changes to the car last year and this year to try and fine tune it and get it where we want it. Hell of a way to end the weekend. Can’t wait for the next Mopar race at Norwalk in September.

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That roadrunner was parked 50 feet down from us.
Nick Allison was just next door to us, then that Runner.
Cool car
 
Cool cars I love those P & g (?) body's .
Lebaron, Daytona, shadows whatever.
Tube chassis them and send it
 
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Congratulations to your buddy on the win.
My son got a few pictures of that car. I'll try to get them and post them up.
Weather was pretty crazy...
I was out trying to work out my issues with the gen3 hemi.
Here's some of my car.
My wife wasn't impressed

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71Demon528 said:
What a weekend it was at Dragway 42. Looked like Friday and Saturday we’re going to be total washouts and only good day was Sunday. Well Friday all day was beautiful and it started sprinkling Friday night after first round of the gamblers race. That stayed around for a while til finally they made the decision to finish the gamblers on Saturday cause weather was looking better and better for Saturday. Well Saturday came and we had some serious storms which we were not expecting. We expected rain, but not this much rain. This was enough rain to cancel any race and mostly everywhere I go to. But not Dragway 42. They did not cancel the race. They dried the track and we raced. Got the entire main event in. They even considered finishing fridays gamblers race late, but ultimately did not do that. Sunday was beautiful as expected and they got the entire day in.

Sunday my business partner and close friend Danny ended the weekend with winning super pro in his Roadrunner. Car was great all weekend and Danny can pound the tree to death especially when he gets in a rhythm. After a lifter failure last season on a brand new build, it’s been a struggle. Finally he was able to park that car in the winner circle after making constant changes to the car last year and this year to try and fine tune it and get it where we want it. Hell of a way to end the weekend. Can’t wait for the next Mopar race at Norwalk in September.

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Nice job guys, Congrats!!!
 
B3422w5 said:
That roadrunner was parked 50 feet down from us.
Nick Allison was just next door to us, then that Runner.
Cool car
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Darn it! That was where I was at. With Nick Allison, and my other team members. 50 feet away and can’t believe we didn’t meet up. Is yours the Silver Dart?
 
bobtile said:
Congratulations to your buddy on the win.
My son got a few pictures of that car. I'll try to get them and post them up.
Weather was pretty crazy...
I was out trying to work out my issues with the gen3 hemi.
Here's some of my car.
My wife wasn't impressed

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My buddy with the blue roadrunner would love a 68 cuda. It’s his favorite car. And he’s been wanting a G3 Hemi as well for a long time. Maybe you two could trade lol.
 
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