Re: Anybody know if Don Garlits is bringing the Challenger to Bradenton, FL this week
 

Thanks MPR you have a PM!! :)

Re: Anybody know if Don Garlits is bringing the Challenger to Bradenton, FL this week
 

They kind of fumbled the ball on this one and Ford caught it and scored.

The Challenger was announced first and should have been put out there at the end of last season.
I also think they are making a mistake offering it incomplete and with a variety of engines including ones from the 80's. It should have a 5.7 or 6.1 for Stock and if they felt a need to make a GT car out of it sell it minus engine and let customers worry about the engine choice.

Re: Anybody know if Don Garlits is bringing the Challenger to Bradenton, FL this week
 

Here's Don's schedule for this year. I don't see any points meets so i'm not sure if the idea is dead or if they'll be fit in where they can be. He would get to run Indy and many other national events as a past champion.

DON GARLITS
2009 SCHEDULE

February 13, 2009, as of this date

January 24th-------------------------------------------------Photo shoot, CFCC
February 20, 21 and 22-----------------Keystone Show for Magnaflow, NJ
February 27 – March 6th------------------------------------------------Vacation
March 11, evening------------------------------Cacklefest, Museum grounds
March 12th, ----Annual, International Drag Racing Hall of Fame Banquet
March 13, 14 and 15---------------------------Gatornationals, Gainesville FL
March 21-------------------------------No Billet Car Show, Museum grounds
May 15, 16 and 17---------Richmond, Virginia Motorsports Park, Reunion
May 29, 30 and 31------------------------St Louis MO, Muscle Car Reunion
June 13----------------------------------Bristol TN, Bristol Dragway, Reunion
June 19, 20 and 21-----------------------Bowling Green KY. NHRA Reunion
June 27 – July 4------------------------------------------------------------Vacation
July 10, 11 and 12-------------------Carlisle PA, Mopar Meet for Magnaflow
August 2-------------------------------------National Street Rod Tour, Museum
August 7, 8 and 9-----National Mopar Meet, National Trails, Columbus OH
September 4, 5, 6, and 7--------------------------Indianapolis IN, US Nationals
September 11, 12 and 13---------------Kansas City MO, Muscle Car Reunion
September 19-------------------------Pittsburg International Raceway, Reunion
September 22 – 27------------------------------------Visiting friends in Montana
October 3 and 4---------------------------------Kingdom CA, Kingdom Reunion
October 16, 17 and 18------------California Hot Rod Reunion, Bakersfield CA
November 6, 7 and 8---------------Mopars with Big Daddy, Museum grounds

Re: Anybody know if Don Garlits is bringing the Challenger to Bradenton, FL this week
 

Tom P.
I love Mopars but what do you expect from a company that is on the balls of their ***,3 hostile takeovers over the years,cant sell cars now and went groveling on their hands and knees to the government for a handout.Just to satisfy a bunch of drag racers they're going to build cars they will lose money on.If they
do build them I hope they do go broke.Business first,toys second.That's one reason the American car
companies are in the shape they're in.

Ed F.

According to the schedule you posted he wont be at any NHRA races in Stock except maybe Indy.

Re: Anybody know if Don Garlits is bringing the Challenger to Bradenton, FL this week
 

Hey Tom,

Now granted Indy is "INDY", and Gainesville is right there in his back yard, but what about Denver, Co., and the "Mopar Mile High Nationals"??? I'm surprised that the lone Mopar sponsored NHRA race they have isn't included???

Re: Anybody know if Don Garlits is bringing the Challenger to Bradenton, FL this week
 

MPR is on the number according to my information. I think I have a couple of numbers of my cars. Hopefully next week production.

Re: Anybody know if Don Garlits is bringing the Challenger to Bradenton, FL this week
 

The sad part is that we saw the introduction of the "Drag Pak" car at Vegas 2 years ago and it still is not anywhere to be found.

Ford announced their package 4 months ago and already have a National Event win.

I'm just sayin'....................

Re: Anybody know if Don Garlits is bringing the Challenger to Bradenton, FL this week
 

>>>"already have a National Event win."<<<

Not too hard to do when NHRA "awards" you a HP factor that is straight out of the Twilight Zone...

Re: Anybody know if Don Garlits is bringing the Challenger to Bradenton, FL this week
 

Can you explain how the horsepower factor came into play, when there were no heads up runs, and eliminations are a bracket race?

Re: Anybody know if Don Garlits is bringing the Challenger to Bradenton, FL this week
 

It didn't. But, it might have... and, that's the rub. Can you guarantee it won't be involved in any heads up runs for the rest of the year?

THAT is the problem... No, it didn't matter at this particular race, but it surely could have. Can YOU explain how the NHRA tech department can be so naive as to "buy" the number that Ford suggested?

I can, but I won't.... not the place.