Its a huge percentage that do this lol. I normally have mine together but everything I did to it fought me and I had to put it down for awhile. Then I had a good test session but wasn't comfortable with the transmissions quality of shift. Hopefully this trans has its shift together.

I have been working on mine for 5 years and it's still not ready. I suppose I'm just not dedicated enuff 80% of the time. I have a busy life and lots of interests, and 18 cars to fool around with, I'm a poster child for automotive A.D.D. So I get busy on the coupe when it gets urgent. Now I'm in a last minute thrash again. WHy do I do this again????

It is no different than folks who take their cars apart in the Fall and fail to have them ready in the Spring. With Drag Week there is just more time to procrastinate.

And of course like the rest of the sport sometimes there is a lot of cash that needs to be rounded up, not only for the car but for the trip.

However it is the coolest automotive event I have ever been associated with and I am just a Trunk Monkey.

How do you guys plan the hotels and stuff?

I get our hotels as soon as possible after the tracks are announced. Hot Rod used to have a "headquarters" hotel list but they seemed to have quit doing that. I figure if we don't get in the rooms can always be canceled.

Others wait until they get in, others wait until the last minute, some just plan on finding a room on the road and may end up sleeping in their cars a night or two.

Some bring tents and/or sleeping bags and camp out. There was one guy that I think spent the night at the observation deck at the top of the Indy timing tower.

Motorhomes are considered support vehicles and not allowed.

Looking forward to the live feeds!!!

I wonder if they'll stream on youtube like usual this year or motor trend on demand only.

I would be willing to bet youtube

You have been slacking off, hoping your Trunk Monkey would come save you once again. Ahh living the stress free life over here. Can't wait to help load the trailer. LOL.

Money wise, it's 5 trips in one. We have to drive 1230 miles one way just to get to Atlanta Dragway this year. That is a 2 day drive, then each day once the event starts you need a hotel room every night, and it's not like these cars get 40+mpg going to the next track. And after all that is done, we have another 1230 miles to get back home. Even as a Trunk Monkey, it flat out wears you out, and you need a couple days just to recover from the event itself, but I told Joel, as long as he goes, I will NOT miss being his Trunk Monkey.

Test hits at Tulsa tonight.

Good luck! Have some Estonian friends there this year, with a Ford Taunus though. I happen to be in Atlanta on Sunday and will probably come to see the tech. Unfortunatle must move on in the evening.

Nice!

Good luck everybody!! Joel, at least your coupe has been drivable for months, compared to the state it was in last year prior to Drag Week.

If I get this thing together in the next week, I'll take it. If not, I'll haul Plan II out to Atlanta. Either way, I'm going...just don't know if I'll be hauling a Mopar.

Tick tock tick tock

Looking forward to seeing the new car in Atlanta!

Made a few test hits last night. Will be going out Saturday again. We leave Thursday, and will try to be in Atlanta for the Friday night test session.

Nice!!👍

Hope to see you at Darlington.