DP #24 Drooze, Mandie & Pop shooting for Vegas - Page 5

hadtobethere · 04-17-2010, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Does anyone really care?

ah come on, fantasies are fun

colton vassar · 04-17-2010, 12:29 PM

yes,he he could run test and tune at a local track on wednesday that is about 50 miles from the texas motorplex in ennis,tx.(the divisional)..it would work out perfect for him...

davidhuff · 04-17-2010, 12:38 PM

Vegas is always fun this time of the year.Have fun guys!

MYRONARL1119 · 04-17-2010, 03:03 PM

Dave & Drooze, Having not seen if in fact you did get to Vegas, we may be taking a little for granted. But if you are there, and your rig is still road worthy...This is how a logistics manager might plan your entire return trip. 1. Go to the Texas points meet next weekend. April 23-25...it is 1235 miles from Vegas. U should be able to touch base with guys there at Vegas, or on line..and line yourself up a test day before hand.2. After running the Div 4 points meet you can still get in at the National event at Gateway Madison,Ill.runs from April 30 thru May 2. It is 640 miles from Dallas to gateway.3. Run the National at Gateway(There are still about 30 entires open in stock if I remember right). bring yourselves back to Barberton fromMadison,Ill. 544 miles from Madison. Yoyal miles for return doing this way shows around 2425...and you would have a dvisional next wekend, and a national event the following weekend. And that should give you info for another 500 posts or so. Just my 2 cents worth. Mileages taken from my PC Miler. Myron Stutes Columbus,Oh

Polara500 · 04-17-2010, 03:38 PM

I was just checking the Vegas entry list and noticed there are no Dodge Challengers entered. Did I miss something?

NewHemi · 04-17-2010, 03:53 PM

We were registerd for Stock withthe Challenger, but time ran out, and we didn't the car into Vegas in time.

We could not get teched in today to get into Super Gas, so the car will only drive around in the pits and not hit the track this weekend.

The car is now in the pits in Vegas, and tomorrow morning will be moved to the Mopar Direct Connection booth for the day.

As for going to Indy or Texas, as it turns out all three of us all have committments on Monday of the week after Indy, and there is no way we could get home from Texas in time. Although it made good sense for a lot of reasons to go to Texas, those committemnts make Indy which is only 6 hours from home for us, the choice we are making.

Weather is always a concern, and last I checked, there was nothing I could do about the weather, so Indy it will be, rain or shine....

We will be wandering around the pits in Vegas tomorrow for most of the day, and have already met a couple of Class Racer folks... Good to put real people with the text....

People keep asking "why", and the probably the best answer was given... Because we can. I will only say this once because I don't dwell on it, but life is too short (have a Doctor tell you that you have 6-9 months to live and see if you don't agree with me.) and nobody is promised tomorrow. Getting this car down the track and actually being more than competitive is on my Bucket list... And it is the only thing there, that hasn't been accomplished yet... So why do we do it? Because we have to do it and we do it with a sense of urgency that sometimes overcomes common sense.... But we will keep going as long as we can... And we WILL get it done.

David
The New Hemi Guy

GTX JOHN · 04-17-2010, 06:05 PM

We were pleased to meet Drooze briefly this morning in Vegas.....looking forward to seeing the rest of crew tomorrow after they get some rest.

Irving Family Racing

Floyd Gomez · 04-17-2010, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Polara500

I was just checking the Vegas entry list and noticed there are no Dodge Challengers entered. Did I miss something?

Under Chris Wertman they had it listed as a 99 challenger instead of an 09.

Mr Dave and Chris. Eventhough you didn't make the show I still think it is pretty cool to be able to have taken the chance. I know Chris will have some wild road stories for us to read after this trip is finally over. Good luck in Indy and don't hesitate to call if you need anything.

Floyd

Mack Reeves · 04-18-2010, 05:30 AM

ESPN did report that a pro testsession is being held in Vegas on Monday... Not sure if Sportsmen racers can be a part of that session... Might be worth a try before heading to Indy.......

Floyd Gomez · 04-18-2010, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Mack Reeves

ESPN did report that a pro testsession is being held in Vegas on Monday... Not sure if Sportsmen racers can be a part of that session... Might be worth a try before heading to Indy.......

Mack I think that is for testing the new goodyear slicks only.

P.S. Does anybody know where the line is for the free slicks the pro's get?

04-17-2010, 12:29 PM	#42
colton vassar Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: kennedale,tx Posts: 31 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: DP #24 Drooze, Mandie & Pop shooting for Vegas yes,he he could run test and tune at a local track on wednesday that is about 50 miles from the texas motorplex in ennis,tx.(the divisional)..it would work out perfect for him...

04-17-2010, 12:38 PM	#43
davidhuff Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 928 Likes: 1 Liked 120 Times in 42 Posts	Re: DP #24 Drooze, Mandie & Pop shooting for Vegas Vegas is always fun this time of the year.Have fun guys!

04-17-2010, 03:03 PM	#44
MYRONARL1119 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: COLUMBUS,OHIO Posts: 59 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: DP #24 Drooze, Mandie & Pop shooting for Vegas Dave & Drooze, Having not seen if in fact you did get to Vegas, we may be taking a little for granted. But if you are there, and your rig is still road worthy...This is how a logistics manager might plan your entire return trip. 1. Go to the Texas points meet next weekend. April 23-25...it is 1235 miles from Vegas. U should be able to touch base with guys there at Vegas, or on line..and line yourself up a test day before hand.2. After running the Div 4 points meet you can still get in at the National event at Gateway Madison,Ill.runs from April 30 thru May 2. It is 640 miles from Dallas to gateway.3. Run the National at Gateway(There are still about 30 entires open in stock if I remember right). bring yourselves back to Barberton fromMadison,Ill. 544 miles from Madison. Yoyal miles for return doing this way shows around 2425...and you would have a dvisional next wekend, and a national event the following weekend. And that should give you info for another 500 posts or so. Just my 2 cents worth. Mileages taken from my PC Miler. Myron Stutes Columbus,Oh

04-17-2010, 03:38 PM	#45
Polara500 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 4 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: DP #24 Drooze, Mandie & Pop shooting for Vegas I was just checking the Vegas entry list and noticed there are no Dodge Challengers entered. Did I miss something?

04-17-2010, 03:53 PM	#46
NewHemi Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 472 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: DP #24 Drooze, Mandie & Pop shooting for Vegas We were registerd for Stock withthe Challenger, but time ran out, and we didn't the car into Vegas in time. We could not get teched in today to get into Super Gas, so the car will only drive around in the pits and not hit the track this weekend. The car is now in the pits in Vegas, and tomorrow morning will be moved to the Mopar Direct Connection booth for the day. As for going to Indy or Texas, as it turns out all three of us all have committments on Monday of the week after Indy, and there is no way we could get home from Texas in time. Although it made good sense for a lot of reasons to go to Texas, those committemnts make Indy which is only 6 hours from home for us, the choice we are making. Weather is always a concern, and last I checked, there was nothing I could do about the weather, so Indy it will be, rain or shine.... We will be wandering around the pits in Vegas tomorrow for most of the day, and have already met a couple of Class Racer folks... Good to put real people with the text.... People keep asking "why", and the probably the best answer was given... Because we can. I will only say this once because I don't dwell on it, but life is too short (have a Doctor tell you that you have 6-9 months to live and see if you don't agree with me.) and nobody is promised tomorrow. Getting this car down the track and actually being more than competitive is on my Bucket list... And it is the only thing there, that hasn't been accomplished yet... So why do we do it? Because we have to do it and we do it with a sense of urgency that sometimes overcomes common sense.... But we will keep going as long as we can... And we WILL get it done. David The New Hemi Guy

04-17-2010, 06:05 PM	#47
GTX JOHN VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Posts: 2,733 Likes: 2,803 Liked 2,486 Times in 697 Posts	Re: DP #24 Drooze, Mandie & Pop shooting for Vegas We were pleased to meet Drooze briefly this morning in Vegas.....looking forward to seeing the rest of crew tomorrow after they get some rest. Irving Family Racing

04-18-2010, 05:30 AM	#49
Mack Reeves Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Elkin, NC Posts: 671 Likes: 169 Liked 44 Times in 13 Posts	Re: DP #24 Drooze, Mandie & Pop shooting for Vegas ESPN did report that a pro testsession is being held in Vegas on Monday... Not sure if Sportsmen racers can be a part of that session... Might be worth a try before heading to Indy....... __________________ Mack Reeves 2377 STOCK & SUPER STOCK