With only 21 days until the first day of Drag Week, who is in, and who will be coming as a spectator? Should be a great year, if all the Unlimited cars that said were coming, show up.

We get to go see some awesome tracks this year, and the drives should be brutal, yet scenic. I can't wait.

Joel got the coupe all shook down?

Some hitters from the Pittsburgh area will be there

I plan to be there, not as ready as I would like to be at this point but I have been worse off before.

My old Super Street Challenger has been out for a few shakedown miles, and initial hits. But Dale and James Gilliland (the new owner) still have a ton of work to do.

Dale hurt the engine in the Gremlin, and has thrown all his efforts into attempting to bring the Ex Mike Crick Duster, that was owned by his buddy Michael, who passed away last year.

Both cars, by nature of their all fiberglass front ends, will be in unlimited, if they even make it at all. Five days in the eights, and finishing would be the goals. Both are nitrous assisted 572 wedges with Glides and gear vendors.

It still amazes me what you guys can legally run on the street over there. We can't run anything over a 10" wide rim down here, and to do that require a full engineers report.

Older vehicles here, are pretty much do what you want as long as the basics are intact...Lights, horn, turn signals, DOT tires and mufflers, and in some cases wipers.

Didn't make it in but I will be there trying to get in.This would be my 13th year. If I don't get in I will hang and spectate.

The Hemi Coupe still hasn't been to the drag strip. Should be soon...

Drag Week axiom: the amount of time required to get a car ready for Drag Week will automatically expand to exactly the amount of time actually available, plus 6 days.

Not a Mopar but a local Friend was out testing several weeks ago and ran in the 7's. Pulled it and freshened it for Drag Week.



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The stars are going to have to be in perfect alignment for me to even go for a day.Not banking on going at all.Other priorities this year.Poo happens.

Take care of the kid. Next year everything with be good, and the two of you can go and make some good memories together.

I live thru you guys that go and do this....Wish I could do this some day. Good luck, and I will be watching.

I think it may be close to the time to post the famous graph showing the participants confidence level against the time remaining...

A few words of encouragement for those planning to go......


Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock

It probably has become a cliche, but every year that I have been there Frieburger opens the drivers meeting with something like "Welcome to world's largest collection of cars that were not running twenty-four hours ago."

Ready to fire it up with a fresh trans tonight. Having to forgo testing tomorrow night due to other plans.

I have replaced everything behind the engine this season and I have very little street miles on it. I am going to try and make it my daily driver next week to see what falls off.

Always found it funny how a LOT of these cars have been apart sitting in the garage all year until time for this "street car" race.

I get a kick out of that too. If I had one event on my yearly schedule I would sure be up to getting ready for it. Last years winner sold his car and started a turbo build instead of nitrous and I’m pretty sure he’s almost ready to go. And he builds other guys cars during the day.