Posted By: '72CudaRacer
No "W" for us at Bristol Mopar Thunder, but... - 09/05/11 04:20 AM
we made it to the semi-finals sat night. Fri and sat were "all run" races (box & no box run seperate untill 4 of each left, then put together for 1 purse). Fri race is Mopar vs. The World, all makes allowed to compete, but Mopars held up our end of the deal with 2 Mopars in the final (W to Ken Patterson, RU to Ashley Strickland). Sat night I was the last "door car" and last "no box" car standing, making it to semi's with 3 dragsters, (brothers Bubba and Travis Varner, 18 year old Dustin Lumpkins and myself) with the W to Bubba Varner and Dustin getting RU after his car quit running at the hit. Also sat, Moparts member Russ O'Neil (da beast) put a fine young racer, Corey Smith, in his car for the first time and was rewarded with a quarter final finnish.
Sunday the classes were seperated with Sportsman going to (Moparts member FASTEDDIE) Eddie Weaver. Another Moparts member, Jimmy Snuffer (jimmiesarrow) got semi in Super Pro. Not sure about the other winners and RU's.
All in all, a good weekend and we managed to Dodge (pun intended) the rain and had a wonderfully HOT weekend!
Congrats to all,
Brian Dunnigan
Posted By: rickstershemi
Re: No "W" for us at Bristol Mopar Thunder, but... - 09/05/11 01:11 PM
Sounds like an awesome fun weekend of competition and great weather.....congrats on going rounds
Rickster
Posted By: Dabee
Re: No "W" for us at Bristol Mopar Thunder, but... - 09/05/11 04:10 PM
Brian It was great seeing you and Val again. Saturday when I put young Cory Smith in my car was a blast. I never thought watching my car run down the track would be so much fun. Cory did a fantastic job until you took him out in the final eight. I can see Cory driving my car more in the future.
Posted By: Streetwize
Re: No "W" for us at Bristol Mopar Thunder, but... - 09/05/11 06:04 PM
Congrats Brian! I came by a couple times on Saturday (you were right by the first tunnel) but i could never seem to catch you at the car to introduce myself.
I was up there (In Kingsport) on business so it was kind of a "game day" decision to drop by.
Congrats all the same!
Bobby
Posted By: tboomer
Re: No "W" for us at Bristol Mopar Thunder, but... - 09/05/11 06:23 PM
Brian...Sounds like you guys had fun!! Congrats on the good showing!!
Posted By: jimmysarrow
Re: No "W" for us at Bristol Mopar Thunder, but... - 09/05/11 06:47 PM
Brian , it was good meeting you , had a great time at bristol, I think this is one of the best mopar races, alot of mopar guys are missing out by not trying this event. I wish they would move it to the end of sept. so a lot of tracks points races would be over and the temperature would be COOLER. Wish I could have seal the deal Sun. but the final four was a good end to the weekend. See you next year. Also , good idea parking in the tunnel.
Posted By: jimmysarrow
Re: No "W" for us at Bristol Mopar Thunder, but... - 09/05/11 07:17 PM
I agree on the tires, but he needs to intall a new starter each time,he had starter problem and could not make 3rd round.Also, johnnys dad makes a great fish fry on Saturday night, I think alot of us come for the fish fry and just race to have something to do until he rings the dinner bell.
Posted By: fasteddie
Re: No "W" for us at Bristol Mopar Thunder, but... - 09/05/11 09:10 PM
Thanks for the mention Brian. This weekend was full of lows and highs, lows being under the impression the car had a rod knocking, to the highs of finding out it was only a torque converter bolt that had backed out and was hitting the block, and then winning Sportsman on Sunday. A real high was getting past Steve Foley (2 time track champ and winner at the World Footbrake Challenge)in the 3rd round by .0024. He actually came around me and was whoomping back into me and let me back around.
But here is the real kicker. I had forgotten to put fuel in the car all day. It ran out of fuel and died on the return road after the final round. Had to borrow fuel to get it on the trailer and go get a winners circle photo.
Posted By: '72CudaRacer
Re: No "W" for us at Bristol Mopar Thunder, but... - 09/05/11 11:31 PM
Eddie,
THATS why my routine includes fueling the car after EVERY pass, even though it can make 4 passes easily. Congrats on your win, just wish you could race with us more often.
Brian Dunnigan
Posted By: Dabee
Re: No "W" for us at Bristol Mopar Thunder, but... - 09/06/11 03:14 AM
Brian, Great picture of my car.
Send more.
Thanks Russ
Posted By: robnbird
Re: No "W" for us at Bristol Mopar Thunder, but... - 09/06/11 03:33 AM
yea , I was there only to watch. fri and saturday. did not have the car ready. did mopar win on friday night? and I left just before the finals on friday night. then a little early on saturday about 3.45pm Hit a hell storm about 35 miles south of Bristol. And to mention Bristol, its the best facility I've ever been to for the racer.
Posted By: steeldust
Re: No "W" for us at Bristol Mopar Thunder, but... - 09/06/11 12:03 PM
It sounds like it was a good one but i had to work thanks for the info Brian hope ever one had a good time.
Posted By: johnnyp
Re: No "W" for us at Bristol Mopar Thunder, but... - 09/06/11 01:54 PM
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And someone needs to check Johnny Penningtons tires before he leaves home next year!
Brian Dunnigan
If he was as interested in that Blue Dart as much as that SCAT PACK Jr Dragster. He probley would have found that out before he left the house. I guess your lucky I showed up there, an not at Union for there points race.
Posted By: Dodgem
Re: No "W" for us at Bristol Mopar Thunder, but... - 09/06/11 02:44 PM
See you guys had fun
that cory kid did good in DaBeast! LOL!
Barry
