ALL MOPAR DRAGS AT WOODBURN
Jul 22, 2010

Last weekend we went down to Woodburn Dragstrip for the twenty fifth running of their All Mopar drags. We have been going to this event for the past fifteen years but haven't been able to make it for the last couple of years due to our NHRA Stock Eliminator schedule. It was great to be back. What we like best about this Mopar show is that it is a real Mopar show. All the local Mopar drags also have Junior Dragsters, Fastest Street car BS, and Car Club racers sharing the program. At Woodburn it's all Chrysler power, baby. In racing action, we were able to take eight rounds with three cars including a semi final finish for Matt Hatfield in "The Mighty Josephine II". Matt Stoller also got a round in his '68 Dart as did Mark Maez in Brutus before fatally wounding our faithful 440 "courtesy motor". Oh well, easy come easy go! Fortunately we just took delivery of our new 383 cubic inch Stock Eliminator motor.

2010 NW NATIONALS
Jul 12, 2010

We actually made it to the NW Nats this year, thanks to our friend Phillip Marvetz, who loaned us his V/SA 1980 Chrysler LeBaron wagon. We actually sponsor this Slant Six powered beauty. It would have been wise for me to test it a little bit but wisdom isn't my strong suit so I just jumped in and learned while qualifying for the biggest event of the year so far. How did that work for me? Mmmm, not so well. By the time I learned the basics of driving a leaf blower I was in the first round. I lost but it was fun.