Stock-S/S Combo at Milan Dragway This Sunday

Mike Delahanty · 07-13-2015, 01:06 PM

Great Lakes Stock - S/S Association race this Sunday July 19 at Milan Dragway. Gates open at 9:00 - Times Trails at 10:00. We will run off a random paried ladder and no heads up runs.

AND - a short section of the bumpy Plank Road has been paved!

Contact Mike Delahanty with any questions.

Pete Beau · 07-13-2015, 02:03 PM

Say What? Plank road and paving in the same sentence?! Pics or it didn't happen :-)

And congrad's on another win!

dwydendorf · 07-13-2015, 02:34 PM

Hey Pete, George wants to know if you and Mike are going to race?

Pete Beau · 07-14-2015, 08:11 AM

We're not going to make the race Dennis. Mike has plans this weekend.

You guys have said the track prep has been good. That's a move in the right direction for Milan. Have fun and a safe race.

Nitro Joe Jackson · 07-14-2015, 04:12 PM

good luck on race on Sunday..........

STEVEN NOVOSEL · 07-18-2015, 04:11 PM

Is the race still a go ?????

Mike Delahanty · 07-18-2015, 04:43 PM

Steve - yes, the race is on!

Ty Kwaiser · 07-20-2015, 02:19 AM

Mike and John, I am sorry I couldn't make it. Work got in the way. Results? Any dates available in later fall like October? Also, great job at Pittsburg Mike!

rocknrolla · 07-20-2015, 12:03 PM

Jimmy Ronzello won in his stick shifted 5.4L "small blower" Cobra Jet .

Mike Delahanty · 07-20-2015, 10:09 PM

Sorry for the late reply. We had 12 cars - a light turnout - but good veteran racers that put together some really good racing. As an aside, the overall turnout at Milan was very, very light for their bracket points series - about 25 cars in the 1/8 mile box and maybe 30 in the no box class. Its the middle of July and lots of people are on vacation, it was HOT and there was a threat of rain.

Anyway, as RocknRolla reported, Jimmy Ronzello took the win in his stick shift 2010 CJ over Russ Abrams in his SS/JA 73 Firebird.

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Jimmy was tough all day - he and Dan Olding had a really good race in the Semis with Jimmy running a 9.18 on a 9.17 and Dan running right on his 11.07 dial - the difference was very low 3 digits. That's the kind of racing day it was for everybody.

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Jimmy just finished this CJ - aka "the Mule" - that is owned by Joel Rabe. This body was one of the original test cars from Ford Racing that had been striped of many of its parts and was left in storage. Joel picked it up last year and Jimmy and George Wright put it together. Jimmy says its the tenth CJ they have assembled.

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Charlie Downing made the 30 mile drive to Milan with his Modular CJ. Team Sponsor Bob Downing was on hand - and it wasn't sure of he was going to jump in Kevin Zaskowski's E/SA Camaro that rides in the trailer with Charlie's CJ.

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And we had a new car - and I thought this was very cool. Many of you will remember the W/SA 68 Chevelle Wagon of Gordon Carey driven by Mike Warren. They pulled the drivetrain out of the wagon ad out it in a really nice 68 Camaro for V/SA. A number of the Milan regulars asked me about the car - how can a 6 with a glide go that fast - and it was running pretty fast despite the hot air and 3500 FT density altitude. Mike and Gordon are stocker racers from way back and have had some cool cars over the years. I was smilin' when I saw this one.
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Another new racer that joined us was Mike Meinert with his clean GT/FA 71 Camaro. Mike's Camaro that is driven by his Wife Mary had been parked for a few years and he just freshened the engine. Unfortunately. the trans decided on the first run that it needed to be freshened too. Mike and Mary will be back.
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07-13-2015, 01:06 PM	#1
Mike Delahanty VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,199 Likes: 0 Liked 269 Times in 52 Posts	Stock-S/S Combo at Milan Dragway This Sunday Great Lakes Stock - S/S Association race this Sunday July 19 at Milan Dragway. Gates open at 9:00 - Times Trails at 10:00. We will run off a random paried ladder and no heads up runs. AND - a short section of the bumpy Plank Road has been paved! Contact Mike Delahanty with any questions. __________________ Been racing Stock and S/S cars since 1973.

07-13-2015, 02:03 PM	#2
Pete Beau Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Mo-ta City Posts: 247 Likes: 56 Liked 31 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Stock-S/S Combo at Milan Dragway This Sunday Say What? Plank road and paving in the same sentence?! Pics or it didn't happen :-) And congrad's on another win!

07-13-2015, 02:34 PM	#3
dwydendorf Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 162 Likes: 251 Liked 19 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Stock-S/S Combo at Milan Dragway This Sunday Hey Pete, George wants to know if you and Mike are going to race? __________________ ss/gt 93 t-bird

07-14-2015, 08:11 AM	#4
Pete Beau Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Mo-ta City Posts: 247 Likes: 56 Liked 31 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Stock-S/S Combo at Milan Dragway This Sunday We're not going to make the race Dennis. Mike has plans this weekend. You guys have said the track prep has been good. That's a move in the right direction for Milan. Have fun and a safe race.

07-14-2015, 04:12 PM	#5
Nitro Joe Jackson VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Loudonville, Ohio or where ever the Nitro Lounge is parked Posts: 2,293 Likes: 57 Liked 67 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Stock-S/S Combo at Milan Dragway This Sunday good luck on race on Sunday.......... __________________ Nitro Joe Jackson STK 3431 nitrojoe@neo.rr.com

07-18-2015, 04:11 PM	#6
STEVEN NOVOSEL Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: TROY,MICHIGAN Posts: 111 Likes: 5 Liked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Stock-S/S Combo at Milan Dragway This Sunday Is the race still a go ?????

07-18-2015, 04:43 PM	#7
Mike Delahanty VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,199 Likes: 0 Liked 269 Times in 52 Posts	Re: Stock-S/S Combo at Milan Dragway This Sunday Steve - yes, the race is on! __________________ Been racing Stock and S/S cars since 1973.

07-20-2015, 02:19 AM	#8
Ty Kwaiser Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Oakland, MI Posts: 74 Likes: 2 Liked 33 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Stock-S/S Combo at Milan Dragway This Sunday Mike and John, I am sorry I couldn't make it. Work got in the way. Results? Any dates available in later fall like October? Also, great job at Pittsburg Mike!

07-20-2015, 12:03 PM	#9
rocknrolla Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 231 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Stock-S/S Combo at Milan Dragway This Sunday Jimmy Ronzello won in his stick shifted 5.4L "small blower" Cobra Jet .

07-20-2015, 10:09 PM	#10
Mike Delahanty VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,199 Likes: 0 Liked 269 Times in 52 Posts	Re: Stock-S/S Combo at Milan Dragway This Sunday Sorry for the late reply. We had 12 cars - a light turnout - but good veteran racers that put together some really good racing. As an aside, the overall turnout at Milan was very, very light for their bracket points series - about 25 cars in the 1/8 mile box and maybe 30 in the no box class. Its the middle of July and lots of people are on vacation, it was HOT and there was a threat of rain. Anyway, as RocknRolla reported, Jimmy Ronzello took the win in his stick shift 2010 CJ over Russ Abrams in his SS/JA 73 Firebird. http://s40.photobucket.com/user/mdel...6ix8.jpg.html][/URL Jimmy was tough all day - he and Dan Olding had a really good race in the Semis with Jimmy running a 9.18 on a 9.17 and Dan running right on his 11.07 dial - the difference was very low 3 digits. That's the kind of racing day it was for everybody. http://s40.photobucket.com/user/mdel...3tqu.jpg.html][/URL Jimmy just finished this CJ - aka "the Mule" - that is owned by Joel Rabe. This body was one of the original test cars from Ford Racing that had been striped of many of its parts and was left in storage. Joel picked it up last year and Jimmy and George Wright put it together. Jimmy says its the tenth CJ they have assembled. http://s40.photobucket.com/user/mdel...jney.jpg.html][/URL http://s40.photobucket.com/user/mdel...hdfm.jpg.html][/URL Charlie Downing made the 30 mile drive to Milan with his Modular CJ. Team Sponsor Bob Downing was on hand - and it wasn't sure of he was going to jump in Kevin Zaskowski's E/SA Camaro that rides in the trailer with Charlie's CJ. http://s40.photobucket.com/user/mdel...c3zx.jpg.html][/URL And we had a new car - and I thought this was very cool. Many of you will remember the W/SA 68 Chevelle Wagon of Gordon Carey driven by Mike Warren. They pulled the drivetrain out of the wagon ad out it in a really nice 68 Camaro for V/SA. A number of the Milan regulars asked me about the car - how can a 6 with a glide go that fast - and it was running pretty fast despite the hot air and 3500 FT density altitude. Mike and Gordon are stocker racers from way back and have had some cool cars over the years. I was smilin' when I saw this one. http://s40.photobucket.com/user/mdel...z7xe.jpg.html][/URL http://s40.photobucket.com/user/mdel...wi0s.jpg.html][/URL http://s40.photobucket.com/user/mdel...3kov.jpg.html][/URL http://s40.photobucket.com/user/mdel...4rqp.jpg.html][/URL Another new racer that joined us was Mike Meinert with his clean GT/FA 71 Camaro. Mike's Camaro that is driven by his Wife Mary had been parked for a few years and he just freshened the engine. Unfortunately. the trans decided on the first run that it needed to be freshened too. Mike and Mary will be back. http://s40.photobucket.com/user/mdel...abi6.jpg.html][/URL __________________ Been racing Stock and S/S cars since 1973. Last edited by Mike Delahanty; 07-21-2015 at 12:58 PM.