So-Cal Shootout SS/Stk Combo at Fontana May 26-27
 

Hey west coasters I have set up a Super Stock / Stock Combo at Fontana May 26-27, qualifying is on Sat and we will run on Sunday.
Here are the details.

Nitro Joe's Drag Racing Stats SS/STOCK COMBO $1500 to Win ? Runner up $700

Qualifying off of national index?s ? OPEN TO ALL MAKES.

Must be legal NHRA SS/Stock Eliminator car, no heads up runs, run off of dial in?s only. Entry $75.00

Please help support these type races.

http://www.moparshootout.com/SoCalSh...oCalindex.html


"Nitro Joe" Jackson
www.nitrojoes.com
nitrojoe@neo.rr.com

Joe,

Thank you, so much, for giving us a S/SS race!!!! Ken Etter and I will be there with our little 318's.

I appreciate the stat's and work you do. Hope I can meet you, there. You will have to excuse me from running late Saturday afternoon.My son will be graduating (hopefully) then.

Wayne

Joe,
It is great to see someone step up and put together a S/SS combo race at Fontana. Unfortunately I will be out of town that weekend.
I hope that there is a great turn out from the So. Cal. guys.
If there is enough support, maybe it could turn into a series in the future. It would be great if the S/SS West Coast racers could have an alternative.

Joe,

When might we be able to park rigs? Sometime Friday morning?

c

Yes Chuck, friday we will open i think at noon, I'll be there from Weds on, e-mail me and I'll give you my cell #.

Wayne, I'll see how things go, who knows I might do a qualifying shot sunday morning also. One thing about, its up to me, lol.

Guys hope this works out ok, Brett and others not making it cause of family commitments, I truly understand.

E-mail me at nitrojoe@neo.rr.com if you need more info or anything for the Fontana deal.

"Nitro Joe" Jackson
www.nitrojoes.com
nitrojoe@neo.rr.com

ttt

"Nitro Joe" Jackson
www.nitrojoes.com
nitrojoe@neo.rr.com

Guys I have 3 Q runs scheduled for Sat, first one around 9:30, second around 2:30, and third around 6:00, given if we have a big car count you will see why these times are spaced so far apart, if we have a small car count, means more runs.

right now i have first round of eliminations scheduled for Sunday morning, but everything is subjected to change, you know that drill.

"Nitro Joe" Jackson
www.nitrojoes.com
nitrojoe@neo.rr.com

Hope the West Coast Racers support this race.

"Nitro Joe" Jackson
www.nitrojoes.com
nitrojoe@neo.rr.com

With only a two week notice on this site you might have cut yourself a little short. No one at the track knows anything about this race. But because I saw your post, and assumed you're doing it in conjunction with the two day Mopar event - I hawked it for you all three days I was announcing at the PSCA race this past weekend.

Chuck Norton - could you hear the tracks FM station at your house?
104.7



I miss step.

No, but I'm 30 miles to the west, past the Covina Hills. Lots of interference in this area.

c

Joe,

Thanks for putting on this race! We are going to come out and I have been telling everybody I know about it!

See you there!

Friday the radio reception was all but non existant. Saturday was a little better but it cut in and out all day. Sunday was better but in the morning the roundy round track was over riding the drag strip. Even Sunday the reception would cut in and out.

The PA and the FM transmitter was installed by the round track maintainence guy. When told it needed help he said it was working ok.
? ok.... not.

So,....here we go. As long as I'm riding herd on it, it might take a little while - but it will get improved. I can't stand a lack of communication between race control and the racers, and the new manager agrees. It will get fixed. Everything takes time.

What I can tell everyone is where you pit matters. Some people heard the 104.7 all day clearly while others couldn't heat it at all. One guy heard it a mile down the street. So it appears to be directional, or spotty. I dont' know why - but that's what was happening. More speakers for the PA is in the budget. Bring a GOOD radio.

Good news is there has been an offer for free lights so we can have Friday night races. THAT's a for sure. Same deal - don't know when but hopefully by fall.

I miss step.

Dang it - clicked the wrong thing and made a new post....anyway - Nitro Joe is putting on a great event and you'll hear from the S/S/S racers soon. Everyone's having a ball. Here's sheet two.

With three A/SA cars we might see a heads-up eh?

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wow!

"The future isn't what it used to be."

Where's the results BB ?

Thompson Family Motorsports
#7823 GT/AA

Tony Mandella over Bill Riddle for the money

Ok. my pal Bob Williams and I tried our best to record what happened. We ain't no DRC but we're all ya got this weekend from Fontana. ( ! )
(officially - AutoClub Dragway)

First round Gene Buell tree'd Doug Broaddus and on a double breakout race Gene went a .57 on a .60 dial and Doug went .58 on a .62 dial. Doug may have redlit, I can't remember.

(I'm announcing while we're writing.....)

Brian Broaddus dialed 9.84 and went .93 for the win when Billy Chaffin went an .85 on a .44 dial. Couldn't run his number.

Wayne Taylor had too many time trials (5) and threw a handfull of great time trial R/T's down the drain when he redlit against Kevin Smith who went .03 on a .05 dial. :-) Hi Wayne ! Ya looked great right up til that moment.....the 318 was hauling butt.

Didn't get the R/T but I think Tony Janes got tree'd by Joe Schweigert as Joe went 10.68 on a 10.66 dial and Tony went 12.766 on a 12.77 dial.

Missed info on J. Brooks against Riddle, but Riddle went a 11.65 on a 11.63 dial to win.

Juan Mendoza singled when John Mason was a no show. Juan put up some 9-teens in qualifying. Vette is awesome to watch coming outa the gate.

On a BIG time double break out race Ken Etter and G. Tacket went at it. Ken dialed a 10.72 and went .67, Tackett 9.19 on a 9.23 for the win.

The lone Hemi Cuda of Dave Rayborn certainly impressed the Mopar crowd during time trials. He went red in the first round giving Tony Mandella a freebie. Tony ran it out the back door and went 13.390 on a 13.39 dial. Tonys R/T's didn't vary a tenth all weekend, with the lone exception being the .012 in yesterdays final round win of the Gamblers race. Constant .030's is a good thang.

Rod Greene 4 speed 340 was a crowd favorite, but he too went red against Luneacks A/SA wedge. (another obvious crowd favorite.) Greg went a 10.65 on a 10.70 dial.

Jay Mayo got to leave first against Jim Meador, 11.65 to a 11.05 dial. Went red. Meador went 11.06.

John Irvings little mopar wagon was cool. but he too red lit to Larry Beldens A/SA Camaro who went a 10.56 on a 10.57 dial.

John Irving jr. went 12.48 on a 12.44 dial and beat by G. Thomsons 12.26 on a 12.25 dial.

Brian Phillips slowed to a 11.40 on his 11.08, for the win, as C.Hanson broke.

Chuck Norton and D. Sanders were both No Shows in the first round. Chuck coasted downtrack on his last time trial this morning. Quite possibly he might eloaborate on this later.....(chuck ?)

ROUND TWO:

Buell has a hot mopar at the mopar meet, and goes red against Brian Broaddus who carded a dead-on 9.84 on a 9.84 dial. Little mopar seems scared of overweight Bowtie missles. hehehehe.....

Schweigart and K. Smith - not good info but I see Smith advanced, so as pure speculation occurs, here's their dials and et's. Joe S dialed 10.67 and went 10.68 - lost to Smiths 10.09 on a 10.05 dial. Tree'd him I guess.

Mendoza put up a 9.29 om a 9.23 dial but lost to Riddlers better R/T. Riddler went 11.72 on a 11.64 dial for the win.

Tackett/Mandella - maybe they could shed some light on this run as Bob only wrote Tacketts dial - and I got Tonys win written down when he went 13.40 on a 13.40 dial. !

Luneacks big Plymouth was back up against Meaders Camaro next. And as many a mopar did this weekend decided he had won too often and went red - allowing Jim to card a 11.068 on a 11.07 dial. Round two and the mopars are already thinning out. I'm not certain that was what Greg was thinking but again I can only speculate.

G. Thompson in Larry Maxwells 455 Firebird, that was listed as a 350 told me he had been working to clear the bog all weekend. In this second round he dialed another 12.30 and went 12.06. Fixed the bog I guess, and WON as Belden had gone red.

Brian Phillips singled to a 11.09 on a 11.00 dial. Tail wind stopped? Who knows. :-)

ROUND THREE:

Smith/Riddle - certainly the closest race all day. Riddle dials a 11.62. Smith dials a 10.04. Both run ON their dials, 10.048 to a 11.622 with Riddle taking the win. R/T's were .090 for Smith and .026 for Riddle.

Mandella and Meador - Tony dials down to a 13.42 - Meador goes red. Tony goes 13.38. Probably had a .032 r/t. Easy to say cause he was a Fletcher jr. all weekend. But there are more rounds to come.

Two Pontiacs meet next. I thought we were supposed to divide and conquer. Somebody talk to these guys.....!
Phillips dials an 11.08 and goes an 11.09 as Thomson red lites his chances away. At least he found the bog.......

ROUND FOUR:

Phillips and Mandella. Phillips who had a string of 11.09's dials down to an 11.06. Tony also dials down to a 13.34. Looks like these guys are a planning a back door massacre. Got all of this one written down too. B.P. has a .056 light and goes........................11.09
Tony has a xxxx R/T - altogther now - .035 light and goes 13.36 for the win.

B.Broddus and Riddle - Evidently Broaddus kept adding weight every round, or maybe the sponsor decal sticker glue stuck to his tranny brake thumb, as he decided to hang around the tree long after it went green. Don't know for sure. Zzzzzzz. I'll let him tell the fish story on that one.
Riddle went 11.62 on a 11.59 dial and had a .054 light for the win. ha!

ROUND FIVE:

So, at the mopar meet we got a lone survivor in Riddles sweet yellow Cuda. He dials an 11.60. Tony Mandella dials down again to a 13.32.
Tony left first with a ...............................everybody at once.........
.031 R/T and went a 13.34. Mopars last hope redlit his chances away and Tony D Doubles up for the weekend!! And the Mandella crowd went wild !
(sorry) coudln't help it.
Big thanks to Michael Ogborn for kicking in on the purse, and to Nitro Joe for giving ALL of the racers more time trials than you could imagine. Thomson said he couldn't remember a race where he was hurrying up to get his jacket on so many times just to make another time trial.

I can only hope there will be more kudos for Joe and the great race he put on this weekend.

Signed,
Lonely at the top,
Bruce F.

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"The future isn't what it used to be."

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"The future isn't what it used to be."

Nitro Joe ... Great job thanks for the race plenty of runs to be had

Bruce .. great job on the announcing

I understand this race is on for next year same weekend. With only
two weks notice the turnout was better than I thought it would be

Thanks to Nitro Joe for putting on a great race this weekend and to Mike Ogburn for kicking in on the prize money! We had a great time and really enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, they even took a lunch break on Sunday! Reminds me of OCIR in days past.

The track staff was great! Even the track anouncer seemed to have a basic knowledge about Stock and Super Stock racing, even if somewhat out of date. Sorry Bowtie Bomber I couldn't resist, hehehe. Actually Bruce did a great job with the anouncing all weekend and provided some colorful entertainment.

Bowtie Bomber here is the "fish story" on the semis:

Bill Riddle snookered me just prior to the run!
Here we are, both strapped in at the head of the lanes with the doors open enjoying the nice breeze that is always present in Fontana in the afternoon. Bill quips "Hey looser buys dinner at Taps! (one of the best local dinner spots. (Bill and I live in Yorba Linda) I said OK, that sounds good! Then he says " No, make that the winner since he will be getting into the money round!" I couldn't argue with that logic so I said " Yea, that sounds better." So, Heather (the lane Master) motions us out to the water box and all I can think about is that big old Rib Eye Steak and a bottle of fine red wine. Now, as the Bowtie Bomber Bruce alluded to in his earlier post the "overweight Bowtie missle" doesn't miss many meals. This presented me with a real dilema! First, If I win this round I am going to have to pay for dinner for with Bill. Second it would knock the last MOPAR out of the "2007 So-Cal Shootout" sponsered by the local Mopar Club. So when I staged all I could see on the christmas tree was a bunch of big old Rib Eye steaks and wine glasses!! By the time I realized what was going on Bill was at half track and there was this big old green light on my side of the tree.
That is my story and I am sticking to it!

Funny B, I actually believe that "excuse".......................

Say hello to the gang and even a few "mafia" members........

All the best,

Hey - I forgot to ask - -

Seeing how no one complained Sunday about the tracks radio station - I take it it was better on 104.9 Sunday than 104.7 from Saturday?

(and thanks for the announcing kudos)

and also yes, the event owners Dave and Michelle Waller already secured next years Memorial Day weekend for this event. Ought to be a barn burner.....Ogburn wants to bring in a Hemi Shootout too. Cool beans.







"The future isn't what it used to be."

Nitro Joe great job, you worked your butt off. We had fun something that is lacking at NHRA events. We also got a good return on entry fees lots of runs for not much money. I am sure next year will be even better. I hope the Mopar club sends out questionaires to the participants for some input on improvements for next year.
Rod Greene

A bad day racing is better than a good day at work except for Div 7. Real men shift for them selves. 06/07 G/S record holder

Radio station ok?

"The future isn't what it used to be."

Thanks to NitroJoe for putting on the kind of fun event that we haven't seen out west in a long time. A lot of us really appreciated all he did to give us a great time. Thanks too to Bryan Broaddus for the help he gave me this past weekend. I'll be looking forward to entering any events like this one that may be held in the future at the track.

Thanks to all the gang that showed up and supported this deal. I know it was short notice and a holiday weekend but to have a 28 car field and I'll tell you what, the top name drivers of the west coast was there, I didnt get to see much of the racing as i was maning the rear of the staging lanes, but it sounded good, speaking of sounding good, how about the "Jaws in the travel trailer", i know, i needed to pop a shot at Bruce also. He did a good job on short notice. Yes gang Michael Orburn helped out a bunch as normal and a big thank you from me.
Date will be this holiday weekend next year, and who knows, i might even do a special Sat SS/Stock race if i can find some sponsor support.
But anyhow, thanks to all the drivers as you guys was the talk of the pits for a great show.

"Nitro Joe" Jackson
www.nitrojoes.com
nitrojoe@neo.rr.com

BowtieBomber:
As far as the radio station...I had to sit next to my radio and hold the antenna to get reception...but that could be my cheap radio. Great job announcing appreciate the hard work!

Nitro Joe:
Thanks for the great event all weekend. Everything went smoothly and from the sound of it everyone was very pleased with the entire event. I'm glad somebody stepped up to put anther COMBO race together out here on the west coast...it always seems that the majority of these type of deals (combo races) are at other places in the country besides the west coast So, thanks again for your hard work and effort!

Jeremiah 29:11