All past years posts are in the Best of Moparts

Looking forward to another year of the Hemi Cars

How do all the racers feel about Mopar allowing the naming rights of Hemi Challenge to usd by the group out of Indiana to promote and run the series? Do you feel that will help or hurt what you guys as racers have built?

I think it's a great idea. Mopar only wants to be in control of their one event (Indy), and not run an actual series. With the several groups that try to run an event (Us, Painter's in Vegas, Mopar Action in Maple Grove, etc.) it will allow some continuity between all the groups, and give the racers a reason to travel a little more. With the possibility of a points fund and solid purses you might see more guys to more races. But this is all in theory. Nothing happens unless sponsors step up and help this grow. All they Nash's are doing is centralizing everything so there is a common theme. (Points, rules, race structure) The Nash's want only to make the "Hemi Challenge" as big as it possibly can be, which will then in turn have better purses and more races. They also own an AH car, and may one day actually race it, so they are seeing this not only from a promoter's viewpoint, but also the racers'.

I support it 100%. It will do nothing but help the SS/AH racing scene grow larger.

2012 SS/AH calendars are almost done. Log onto speedzonemagazine.com for ordering info.

Dean

I agree with Ben. The Nash folks also keep up the website and event photos without pay I think. I hope the Div. 4 guys help host a Choot out at Cajun Sports Nats in March. So far we have $5k. Hope to get us parked together, catered Cajun supper, more prize stuff etc.

Wet day down here so I did a little research on the class using DRC archives for Indy only.

Year ET Participants Winner DJA

2001 9.07 18 Hess 9600
2002 8.94 17 Beshore 8660
2003 8.85 26 Jenkins 9150
2004 8.73 22 Jeggie 10260
2005 8.69 27 CWJ 10600
2006 8.72 26 CWJ 11465
2007 8.75 30 Houser 13360
2008 8.63 28 CWJ 11540
2009 8.49 21 CW Sr 9440
2010 8.54 20 Daniels 10447
2011 8.42 20 CWJ 11240

PS DJA is not the finish line RPM!

PM address for your calendar.

I found this photo from OCIR page.. Don't remember the car all that well..

Maybe someone on here knows about it..

Thought you might like it..



Chris..

Serious as they may have been, the rest of the match race clan was just as serious and the evolution of the "funny car" was under way. "Dyno" Don Nicholson was under contract with the Lincoln - Mercury division to compete in a factory backed Comet F/C and he along with Jack Chrisman, and Eddie Scartchman, raised the bar in 1965 with the first "flip top" fiberglass bodied cars. Their performance was dominating, and other racers soon followed their lead. By 1967 the "Kingfish" had become a flip top bodied car, with a state of the art Logghe chassis. Reyes and the "fish" remained competitive, but the expense and grind of maintaining a competitive racer was beginning to concern Bill Taylor. A brief flirtation with retirement from the drag racing scene prompted Taylor to sell the "Kingfish" to local racer T.B. Smallwood. The "Kingfish" name went to Smallwood along with the hardware. Taylor was out; for at least a few months.

The entire article...
http://lakelandraceway.com/profiles/profiles_larry_reyes.htm

To set the record straight Beshore ran a 8.86 and Bucky red lighted. He was never above an 86 and ran a 79 in am at 151.

RAY or DAVID BARTON, did JIM DANIELS pick up the car??? any problems or questions contact me at jlanz01@comcast.net or cell #7176493655. thanx and happy holidays. jay lanzino

On post, who is doing what to which car????

NOW, after 6 ying yangs I thought I was with Bales again!!!!!!
Good thing you don't type with vocal chords.

http://www.nhraracer.com/content/general.asp?articleid=48780&zoneid=132

Looks like it's official. 505 HP for both Auto and Stick SS/AH = 3200 across the scales.

Not worried about the weight.

Michigan 0 ..... Louisiana 2 !!!!!!!!!!! SF here we come.

later
slh

Has everyone sent in their window nets to get them certified. Going to the dyno tomorrow, going to try and get out before May this year. 53* in Minnesota today, a new record I think. Dyno

Dyno we went to have ours done and found that if is a mesh type its every two years other wise no recert. Jake

My net was a 3 year old custom Stroud, so I sent it to them to have it copied to fit properly. Good people, will be sent out tomorrow. Dyno

Calendars in the mail. SuperCars are out at ADRL!!!!

Antique blue dinosaur may be put in storage?????

So, what upgrades are all you AH'ers doing this winter ?

StewartP

Spyphish - THANK YOU!