Western Swing Travelers

Geerhead55 · 07-24-2015, 12:53 PM

With the "Swing" in progress as I type this, I was checking the entry list for Seattle's upcoming event and was pleasantly surprised to see some out of division cars from back east making the trek up here to battle the usual suspects roaming the staging lanes from divisions 6 and 7. Hows this:
198 H/SA Steve Szupka '69 Camaro from Pennsylvania.
1426 D/SA Jerry Hatch '71 Plymouth from Maine.
1781 FS/F Dan Fletcher '15 Camaro from New York (certainly no stranger to this track).
339L C/SA Randi Lyn Shipp '67 Firebird from Indiana.
5009 B/SA Scott Burton '70 Formula from Colorado.
Its always fun to check out cars you'd never regularly get to see, and heres an opportunity for our local fans to meet, greet and thank these racers for making the long haul out here to the NW.
Danny Durham

Steve Szupka · 07-24-2015, 01:08 PM

Danny,
Just myself will be making the trip and not my car. I'm lucky enough to be driving Dave Barcelon's Truck Town 69 Camaro. I'm really looking forward to making the trip to Seattle and racing in D6 for the first time. Stop by and say hello.

david ring · 07-24-2015, 01:40 PM

Best of luck Steve and say hi to Dave for me.

FireSale · 07-24-2015, 03:03 PM

The Randi Shipp car is a ride-along with Bo Butner's Pro stock entry.

Good to see Erica, Bo and Jeggie on the list, too. I think this might be Jeg's first race in PS of the season.

And welcome to Joey Gross and Aaron Strong in PS as well. I love to see new faces.

EDIT: All these guys better bring their A game. D6 Stock/Super Stock is packed with talent.
EDIT: Jegs has a wagon entered in S/ST and Ford AAA/SA racer Karen Comstock has a Chevy running in S/G...

Sounds like a fun weekend.

Dale

Geerhead55 · 07-25-2015, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Szupka

Danny,
Just myself will be making the trip and not my car. I'm lucky enough to be driving Dave Barcelon's Truck Town 69 Camaro. I'm really looking forward to making the trip to Seattle and racing in D6 for the first time. Stop by and say hello.

Will do, Steve. You've got an excellent ride for this event. Dave's Camaro is well prepared and very competitive and Dave is a friend of mine, so I'll probably come pester you guys on Friday morning. Enjoy the trip.
Danny Durham

Carguy49 · 07-25-2015, 10:08 AM

Danny , I have met Scott Burton and he is a good guy to know. He will be driving Angela Bushmaker's Valiant (K/SA) at the Nationals. He was out for our combo race on the 11th of this month for a trial fit. Fit well and went a couple of rounds. Well ofF to another day of Goodguys fun. If you make it down I am in the Showplex with the model car guys. Hope to see you soon.

Geerhead55 · 07-26-2015, 12:30 PM

Thanks Ron,, hope you had fun with your miniature drag strip this weekend on display. I was hoping Scott would've brought the Firebird, since I was looking forward to seeing that car run in some potentially great conditions, but I understand. He'll do well with Angela's car, I'm sure. I'll see you Friday up there,, its always the best day in my opinion. As you know there'll be a lot of friends of ours racing up there this year.
Danny Durham

07-24-2015, 12:53 PM	#1
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Western Swing Travelers With the "Swing" in progress as I type this, I was checking the entry list for Seattle's upcoming event and was pleasantly surprised to see some out of division cars from back east making the trek up here to battle the usual suspects roaming the staging lanes from divisions 6 and 7. Hows this: 198 H/SA Steve Szupka '69 Camaro from Pennsylvania. 1426 D/SA Jerry Hatch '71 Plymouth from Maine. 1781 FS/F Dan Fletcher '15 Camaro from New York (certainly no stranger to this track). 339L C/SA Randi Lyn Shipp '67 Firebird from Indiana. 5009 B/SA Scott Burton '70 Formula from Colorado. Its always fun to check out cars you'd never regularly get to see, and heres an opportunity for our local fans to meet, greet and thank these racers for making the long haul out here to the NW. Danny Durham

07-24-2015, 01:08 PM	#2
Steve Szupka Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 45 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Western Swing Travelers Danny, Just myself will be making the trip and not my car. I'm lucky enough to be driving Dave Barcelon's Truck Town 69 Camaro. I'm really looking forward to making the trip to Seattle and racing in D6 for the first time. Stop by and say hello.

07-24-2015, 01:40 PM	#3
david ring Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Oneonta.,NY Posts: 889 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Western Swing Travelers Best of luck Steve and say hi to Dave for me.

07-24-2015, 03:03 PM	#4
FireSale VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lakewood Washington Posts: 1,407 Likes: 29 Liked 236 Times in 127 Posts	Re: Western Swing Travelers The Randi Shipp car is a ride-along with Bo Butner's Pro stock entry. Good to see Erica, Bo and Jeggie on the list, too. I think this might be Jeg's first race in PS of the season. And welcome to Joey Gross and Aaron Strong in PS as well. I love to see new faces. EDIT: All these guys better bring their A game. D6 Stock/Super Stock is packed with talent. EDIT: Jegs has a wagon entered in S/ST and Ford AAA/SA racer Karen Comstock has a Chevy running in S/G... Sounds like a fun weekend. Dale __________________ Dale Shearon 68 Mustang 6394 Last edited by FireSale; 07-24-2015 at 03:16 PM.

07-25-2015, 10:08 AM	#6
Carguy49 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Fife, Washington Posts: 1,847 Likes: 1,781 Liked 2,250 Times in 600 Posts	Re: Western Swing Travelers Danny , I have met Scott Burton and he is a good guy to know. He will be driving Angela Bushmaker's Valiant (K/SA) at the Nationals. He was out for our combo race on the 11th of this month for a trial fit. Fit well and went a couple of rounds. Well ofF to another day of Goodguys fun. If you make it down I am in the Showplex with the model car guys. Hope to see you soon. __________________ Ron McDowell - Did Race Every day is a Gift - Enjoy with family and friends.

07-26-2015, 12:30 PM	#7
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Western Swing Travelers Thanks Ron,, hope you had fun with your miniature drag strip this weekend on display. I was hoping Scott would've brought the Firebird, since I was looking forward to seeing that car run in some potentially great conditions, but I understand. He'll do well with Angela's car, I'm sure. I'll see you Friday up there,, its always the best day in my opinion. As you know there'll be a lot of friends of ours racing up there this year. Danny Durham