$7K S/SS + Doorslammer race

[Michael Beard]

Ultimate Doorslammer Showdown
Pageland Dragway, Pageland, SC
Saturday, July 21

Entry list including verbals... Remember, if you wish to guarantee your spot in the 32-car S/SS field, send in a pre-entry form:
Pre-Entry Form: www.staginglight.com/customers/doorslammer07_entry.jpg
Full details: www.staginglight.com/customers/doorslammer07.jpg

1. Mike Mayhew
2. Dennis Roberts
3. Chip Johnson
4. Jim Morgan
5. Bruce Campbell
6. Steve Lucas
7. Richard Mace
8...32

[Michael Beard]

1. Mike Mayhew
2. Dennis Roberts
3. Chip Johnson
4. Jim Morgan
5. Bruce Campbell
6. Steve Lucas
7. Richard Mace
8. Tim Harris
9...32

[Michael Beard]

1. Mike Mayhew
2. Dennis Roberts
3. Chip Johnson
4. Jim Morgan
5. Bruce Campbell
6. Steve Lucas
7. Richard Mace
8. Tim Harris
9. Tony Brown
10...32

If you're planning on coming, please let me know, beard@staginglight.com or cell: 440-415-3541. Thanks for supporting this great event!

[Michael Beard]

Hotel information:

It *is* about 30 miles from the track to Monroe, but they do have everything under the sun there. There are some mom & pop type hotels closer, but I don't know anything about them.

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Specify "Pageland Dragway" for a $79 rate for either a room with one king bed or rooms with two queen beds at:
Hampton Inn Monroe
Allison Mills - General Manager
2368 Roland Drive
Monroe, NC 28110
(704)220-2200 Phone
(704)220-2201 Fax
himonroe@sree.com

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Specify "Pageland Dragway" for this rate:
Knights Inn is offering 1 person $40.99 plus tax
2 people @ $42.99 plus tax.
Jyoti Modi, Gen; Mgr.
350 Venus Street
Monroe NC
704 289-9111

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Other hotels:

Guest Lodge
910 West McGregor Street
Pageland, South Carolina
843-672-6117

Chesterfield Motel
Highway 9 By-Pass
Chesterfield, South Carolina
843-623-6808

Best Western Inn & Suites
2316 Hanover Drive
Monroe, North Carolina
704-283-4746

Comfort Inn
2351 West Roosevelt Boulevard
Monroe, North Carolina
704-283-9600

Homeplace Bed and Breakfast
7096 Pageland Highway
Lancaster, South Carolina
803-285-7773

Days Inn
611 West Roosevelt Boulevard
Monroe, North Carolina
704-289-4581

Holiday Inn Express
608-E West Roosevelt Boulevard
Monroe, North Carolina
704-289-1555

Don't forget, there will also be a big-buck all-run Bracket race and a Quick 16 (I know a few Super Stockers that might make that field!) on Friday night.

Also, there will be some other entertainment in the area for those coming early or staying late. The 56th Annual Pageland Watermelon Festival will be running all weekend long, Fri-Sun. For details, visit: http://www.pagelandchamber.com/

[Michael Beard]

1. Mike Mayhew
2. Dennis Roberts
3. Chip Johnson
4. Jim Morgan
5. Bruce Campbell
6. Steve Lucas
7. Richard Mace
8. Tim Harris
9. Tony Brown
10. Allen Farmer (McCandless Racing)
11...32

If you're planning on coming, please let me know, beard@staginglight.com or cell: 440-415-3541. Thanks for supporting this great event!

[Michael Beard]

Friday $60 entry for all-run $3K + $1K Quick 16
Gates open at noon, qualifying at 4pm

Saturday
Gates open at noon, qualifying at 3pm
S/SS Combo (32 cars)
Footbrake (32 cars)
Box doorslammers (64 cars)

Max 7 rounds - No Buybacks!
$200 entry - 128 car field (80% payback if not full field)
$100 3rd round loser
$300 4th round loser
$1,000 5th round loser
$2,000 semi
$3,000 R/U
$7,000 Win

[Michael Beard]

A big thank you one more time for everybody who came out to support the Ultimate Doorslammer Shootout. Congratulations to the big winner and very proud new owner of an IHRA Ironman trophy, Wayne Montgomery. After breaking his Buick Friday night, he came back with this good ol' C10 Chevy P/U, and came away with the title of Ultimate Doorslammer!



Hank McGee was the runner-up. .014 on the tree, but the rear end broke, allowing Montgomery to lift early to the win. I believe Hank said he had 5 60's in a row within .001, and was heading for dead-on when the rear end gave way just after the 60'.

Semifinalists were Randy Anderson in the "slow" teal Vega, and S/SS competitor Mike Mayhew in his M/SA Olds Cutlass. Mayhew was only worse than .012 on the tree twice the entire day, including numerous time trials. The rear end started to go the round before, but it wouldn't go that one last round. Mayhew was .007 at the tree before the rear end broke. (A note for S/SS guys: We were way short on cars for this event, but even so, Mayhew won just THREE rounds, and walked away with $1,000!) Hate to see anyone break. I think that "Madness n' Mayhem" could have gone all the way. I've never seen him drive better.

We also had a Gambler's race, which we started after 3rd round. The very pretty Chevy II of Cori Jenkins laid out a .007 package for the win, turning away Jimmy Raper's .014 start and narrow breakout. Defending Pageland Dragway track champion Anne Jackson was the lone semifinalist.

Kelly Martin made exhibition passes in his blown Pro Mod Bel Air in attempts to break his own 4.00 record. He made passes of 4.12, 4.09, and on the last run, was sideways up on two wheels, and still ran a 4.18! The Top 8 Doorslammers (4.70 index) were also in the house, with Pageland's own Matt Hicks' Lumina taking the win over Woody Elders' '63 Corvette.

As expected, Eathon Lanfri from California collected the Bearden Oil/Sunoco Race Fuels Long Haul Award. He did get down to 6 cars in the Gambler's race.

The free Dash for Cash was hotly contested, with the Stock/Super Stock guys shining brightly. Jack Zimmerman's son David took the wheel of his B/SA '71 Challenger this weekend, and set the mark to beat early with a dead-on 6.6507 - yes, we're looking at four digits. Head of the PTRA, Tony Brown stunned everyone with his Super Stock Production '55 Chevy, carding an absolutely perfect 7.0600 on a 7.06 dial to claim the $200 prize. It's a good thing I was standing up while announcing, or I would've fallen out of my chair. It was magic.

Finally, a big thank you to M&M Chassis Craft (330-533-9093) for sponsoring the Low E.T. Award, going out to the quickest pass in the first round of eliminations. The runner-up in Friday heads-up program, Joe Rampley from Georgia, picked up the $200 bonus from M&M with a hearty 5.11 bullet. If memory serves, the car was a Buick Somerset!

For those who came out to support this event, my heartfelt thanks.

[Jim Woods]

Way to go Mikey , what do you need for repairs? call me

[Mike Mayhew]

Thanks Michael B for putting on a race like this for us.
I hope more racers will show at these S/SS races, since we all want more of them.
Then again, maybe not. I don't mind winning 3 rounds for a grand.
Had 2 more rounds to go against a couple of box cars. It's always fun lining up against a box car............as long as it's late and you already made good money. lol
Pageland Dragway is an awsome little track. The fans were very appreciative of the racing.
And they pretty much filled stands on both sides of the track. The owners are great guys.
I believe Michael said we had 32 cars in our part of the program. 5 rounds for good money.
Yea, the more I think about it, you guys stay home again next time.

Thanks Michael

[Michael Beard]

>> Had 2 more rounds to go against a couple of box cars. It's always fun lining up against a box car............as long as it's late and you already made good money. lol

Only 1 *more* round. Remember, you were .007 against one when the rear broke (for good). The winner was .032 on the tree in the finals... quite honestly, your average was probably among the top three guys at the track for the whole weekend. Most of the box guys were junk on the tree this weekend. It was bizarre, but you showed them how to do it. I should've had YOUR car checked! ;-) LOL You were driving like you've told me you could drive, in all them stories you've told me. I was impressed.

We had a total of 32 cars in the entire Ultimate Doorslammer race, and only FIVE S/SS cars... four made the call for first round, as I understand Jim Morgan hurt his transmission. For an off weekend, and payouts better than an IHRA National Event, I was disappointed with the turnout. If you guys want good paying S/SS events, then you need to speak up and let promoters know what you want!

A big thank you to Mike Mayhew, Jim Morgan, Bruce Campbell, Jack & David Zimmerman, and Tony Brown for representing the S/SS contingent.