Drooze Driver Prediction Contest

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by K Stubbs

When was Connelly a world champ?

I never sad I was smart.

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

I never sad I was smart.

How about one of the motorcycle pro stock champs? Alderman too would be interesting.

[Ron Ortiz]

It is Don Prudhome, he just retired so he could get into Super Stock, him and his buddies, Don and Jeg are in stock, so it was a natural fit to go SS.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA whoo

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

I only wish, I always thought he was a "Cool Cat" when I was young he let me sit in his car at the track, any guy like that was always Ok in my book, but when he asked me what about the Drag Races I liked best and I said "DRAGSTERS" he shook his head .... CMON I was 7 ! My mom and dad just rolled their eyes.....lol..

Originally Posted by Ron Ortiz

It is Don Prudhome, he just retired so he could get into Super Stock, him and his buddies, Don and Jeg are in stock, so it was a natural fit to go SS.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA whoo

[sst1988]

Toby Lang

[Adger Smith]

I think this Drooze is putting the scam on everyone. Laughing his a** of at all the excitement/talk he has generated. (more on that later)
Do any of you know what A Drooze is?
It's a mixture of drugs and booze. Drug of choice is Hydrocodone.
Drooze, 2 thumbs up to you.
I just happen to have a few good racing buddies that live in and around the Barberton area. They are well connected in racing, even in "The business". No one knows or has ever heard of the Drooze cat. So saying "from that area".. What area? Everyone assumes his picture and bio are correct, yea right..
Notice he has never used any real names in his posts. Son, Dear old Grand Dad. Dad.....Girlfriend... thats all we get...
Is this just one big joke? If it is the laugh is on all us "NET Junkies"
The other possibility is that he is a product of a slick web site owner that is getting paid by the number of "Hits" He sure has been able to spice things up and has hit the counter pretty well since he dropped in out of space.
OK Drooze, step out of the "Fog" and let the light, if your eyes can stand it, shine on a real person with a real name.
I'm calling you out!

[Toby Lang]

Originally Posted by Adger Smith

I think this Drooze is putting the scam on everyone. Laughing his a** of at all the excitement/talk he has generated. (more on that later)
Do any of you know what A Drooze is?
It's a mixture of drugs and booze. Drug of choice is Hydrocodone.
Drooze, 2 thumbs up to you.
I just happen to have a few good racing buddies that live in and around the Barberton area. They are well connected in racing, even in "The business". No one knows or has ever heard of the Drooze cat. So saying "from that area".. What area? Everyone assumes his picture and bio are correct, yea right..
Notice he has never used any real names in his posts. Son, Dear old Grand Dad. Dad.....Girlfriend... thats all we get...
Is this just one big joke? If it is the laugh is on all us "NET Junkies"
The other possibility is that he is a product of a slick web site owner that is getting paid by the number of "Hits" He sure has been able to spice things up and has hit the counter pretty well since he dropped in out of space.
OK Drooze, step out of the "Fog" and let the light, if your eyes can stand it, shine on a real person with a real name.
I'm calling you out!

Yes, I'm sure he lives by the old adage, "any press is good press." He does sign some of his posts as Chris though.

Here's a quote from this post: http://www.classracer.com/classforum...51&postcount=1

"My name is Chris Wertman I am currently building Drag Pak #24, my father was the Purchaser of the #24 Challenger Drag Pak, the car has completed its initial build and just received its interior, trunk and engine compartment paint."


Here's a quote from a post I found here: http://www.challengertalk.com/forums...tml#post439945

"Met a guy at Dragway 42 a month or so ago. He has a drag pack on order with a local dealer. Dealer made him pay $10,000.00 over sticker to order it."


As you might guess, he's a member of a few other forums.


-Toby

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

You asked for it.......lol.....No problem I didnt think it was secret......

I did see your 2nd post and thanks for the well wishes, and I mean that, it takes a tall man to say, whooooppsss, I missed that in public and you did exactly that.

But here goes, not in Cuy Falls, (or Cleveland) there is ANOTHER programmer, although his work mostly def contracting and military work, his name is also Chris Wertman (my name) and hes 38 as well....so....there are 2 of us in the area, careful when searching.

Lets see, my Old Nickname and still is to most of my friends is "Major Dick" most friends call me Major, or Dick.....true....long story behind it but as they all became very good friends it all ended well, they gave me the nickname.

A lot of sites I signed up for under that name, but some started using filters and wouldnt let it go if it had "dick" in it so I needed a "Famiy Friendly" nickname, so I grabbed my Dictionary and thought and thought, and the word "Drooze" wasnt in there and so to me it had no meaning, at the TIME, (10 years ago) there was no "Slang" term that I could find refrence to so it seemed safe......means NOTHING or so I thought....dont like drugs and dont drink....at all ever. Just me Im screwy enough, maybe Ill look into changing it if it now has that connotation, youre not the first to mention that.

Area, Norton actually , shop is down the road in Barberton (cheaper industrial space) Family has been here for 70 years.....Im actually a "Snowball" (moms last name), Mom owns a rare bookstore in town, Snowball Books, and my family is well know (here in Norton/Barberton) but my dads last name (hes actually a Lombardi) got screwed up and he kept it....he was until me the only one, weve all been too lazy to change it now there are 5 of us.............a whole line of Wertmans , related to none other.

In as much as my "Business", I didnt even have a sign here until Pop (David Wertman) showed up with a Sign last October for me......I call it my "HoneyComb Hideout" I got it when I was still married......the reason was to LIMIT the amount of time on bikes etc, I live on 16 acres with a 25x50 garage and I was spending ALL my time in the Garage, to the point I even installed "facilities" so....the thought, and it worked when I was married, is that I would "Go" to work, then the wife wouldnt bug me every 5 minutes to run this or that errand....Ive never had a paying customer here....dont know that I will, that wasnt the point....my income from it is in things I build, not work on someone elses stuff.

I guess I never thought I was "Hiding"

http://www.myspace.com/powmajordick
http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=Ch...&id=1262222808

Im 38, Single, 3 kids, shop is here in Barberton on Barber Road.....thats about it.....nothing secret, nothing strange.....I build stuff....even turbocharged gas powered wheelchairs....some of the pics are on one of the above links, it was my "Father Son" project to teach my 12 year old to weld RIGHT....Garret T3 turbo on a 5hp Techumsa Electric start snowblower motor....whines really cool....thats about it....Gonna be a pit vehicle if I can decide on Tiller or "Tilt Column" steering to get in or out easy.

Locally Im a pretty private person, I have some very close friends I have been friends with 20+ years...and I am very close to my family, no needs outside of that. I know a few people in the area, and a few know "of" me but most not by name, mostly "that guy who built x" Amongst the bike guys Im much better known, not the squids but the "old timers" but exaclty how many "old timers" that are into the vinatge italian and european Gp stuff....well thats a pretty limited arena in this area as well.

I understand 110% from where youre coming from as my friend Here says, and Ill call him "Mr. M" hes a very private lurker here one of the original max wedge campaigners and S/SS guy for 40+ years.....he likes to say.

"Chris the internet is the worlds largest rolling insane asylum"......

I couldnt agree more .....hm what that says about me I have no idea, but Ive never been hung up on appearances.....as youll be able to see from the Bunny suit, Viking helmet and other pics Ive used to embarras my children......

Thanks for the well wishes Adger, I hope we get a chance to meet this year shake hands and shoot the shtuz as it were, and shake that cold, from what Ive been reading, youve been fighting it almost (2?) weeks now ?

Pm me if you want my number, Id post it here but I think I might get a few crank calls....lol

Originally Posted by Adger Smith

I think this Drooze is putting the scam on everyone. Laughing his a** of at all the excitement/talk he has generated. (more on that later)
Do any of you know what A Drooze is?
It's a mixture of drugs and booze. Drug of choice is Hydrocodone.
Drooze, 2 thumbs up to you.
I just happen to have a few good racing buddies that live in and around the Barberton area. They are well connected in racing, even in "The business". No one knows or has ever heard of the Drooze cat. So saying "from that area".. What area? Everyone assumes his picture and bio are correct, yea right..
Notice he has never used any real names in his posts. Son, Dear old Grand Dad. Dad.....Girlfriend... thats all we get...
Is this just one big joke? If it is the laugh is on all us "NET Junkies"
The other possibility is that he is a product of a slick web site owner that is getting paid by the number of "Hits" He sure has been able to spice things up and has hit the counter pretty well since he dropped in out of space.
OK Drooze, step out of the "Fog" and let the light, if your eyes can stand it, shine on a real person with a real name.
I'm calling you out!

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by Eric Merryfield

How about one of the motorcycle pro stock champs?

Angelle Sampey?

[Ed Fernandez]

Spoke to Drooze and the short list contains:

1)Speed Racer
2)Barney Oldfield or Barney Rubble,not sure which he said
3)Elmer Fudd

That's all he would commit to.