It was definitely a great time out there. I can't believe just how quick the
weekend went by. I had a blast racing my Dak all three days even though it
only went a best of a 14.78 @ 91.4 and ended up losing in the second round on
Sunday due to a .63 reaction time and having the truck run .08 sec. above the
dial-in. I had great pit company with Bob Tom and his son, Jim Knox and even
Jack Hilton would swing by every now and then with his rented golf cart.
Congrats to Wayne S. (fellow DMLer) for the runner-up in Trophy class on
Saturday.... Awesome Job ! ... (I believe Gene Rivers did the same thing in
'98.) Tim Altolff, You wouldn't think that it would be hard to find your
Solar Yellow w/ black stripes in the show field area, but I couldn't. They
really need to get the show area a lot more organized. I checked gas mileage
and was surprised to see a 18.3 MPG average on the trip home.
Shane Baker
York, PA
Blk '98 Dak R/T RC
In a message dated 8/15/00 9:25:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time, tigers@bserv.com
writes:
> I arrived back from the Nats around 5:30 p.m. yesterday
> and I don't know which tired me out the most, downloading
> the 1070 emails or the Nats. Here are some of my observations
> and experiences for a first timer.
>
> The fun/judge fields and the organizers at C@C are way above
> those at the Nats. Vehicles at the Nats are restricted to
> '80 and earlier mopars except for some special and limited
> performance vehicles where as C@C is unrestricted. Just
> as with Moparfest (~800 show vehicles) in New Hamburg, Ontario
> (restricted to '85 or earlier), these events in the last couple
> of years cannot afford to ignore today's big number sellers and
> are allowing in the Dodge trucks. Last year, Moparfest permitted
> trucks in for the first time but had us parked in the boon docks
> (at least we had shade from the trees).
>
> I was able to find some no-demand parts for my '70 Challenger
> which I have been looking for the past 6 years that I could
> not find at C@C.
>
> At C@C, the main feature is on showing mopars ... at the Nats,
> it is on racing. I was very impressed with the track, especially
> the way the tree operated. For DMLers into drag racing, there
> are two downers ... first, it is a slow track ... second, with
> over 600 mopars entered in the racing classes, there are long
> waits between call-ups and you have no idea when they will be
> ... either have to hear over the PA (not always possible) or
> listen to an FM radio station.
>
> I was fortunate enough to spend the entire time with a couple
> of Nat's veterans, Shane Baker and Jim Knox (thanx!!!). Both
> went onto the second round in the Street Money Class before
> dropping really close ones. I celebrated my birthday in the
> first round by lighting up the big RED one big-time. (BTW,
> my opponent ran a great looking black Gen II CC 318 with a 15.94
> dial ... if you're on the list, I apologize for not giving you
> the thumbs up as I was concentrating on backing up in the pit
> area without running someone over without my power steering
> hooked up).
>
> I'll take satisfaction from improving my t&t from a 15.746 @ 86.54
> to a 15.140 @ 88.58 during my 8 t&ts over Fri. and Sat., and a .507 rt
> on my birthday on Sun.
>
> I believe that Wayne Swanson in his red SC Gen II was runner-up
> in the Street Trophy Class with a 14.2 dial. If so, congrats Wayne.
> Street Money Class winner was Ray Block in his modded Gen II 318 with
> a 14.2 dial as well (I believe). Ray is a longtime racer from Columbus
> and was runner-up last year in the same class. He also drove
> a friend's Neon and won in that class.
>
> Most importantly, many thanx to the DMLers who dropped by the pit
> area to say hello (I'm hesitant to put down names as I'm sure that I
> will miss someone).
>
> Bob. Ont, Canada.
> '97 Dakota CC, 5.2L, 4x2, 3.92 SG, auto., 4265 lb.
> PB: 14.737 @ 91.75 9.364 @ 72.95
>
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