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contraption22
11-08-2006, 08:13 AM
As some of you may know, two of the biggest Turbo Mopar events of the year have been scheduled for the same day. In light of this, TurboMopar.com is offering a challenge:

To the driver and car that can make a pass at both Cecil County Dragway, and Edgewater Sports Park on 11/11/2006 we are offering a free T-shirt, and a lifetime's worth of bragging rights.

The driver will be required to provide photographic proof and timeslips from both dragstrips in order to claim the win. So make sure to have friends with you.

If you are interested, be sure to PM Frank, Ken, or myself before Friday noon.

Goodluck!
Frank
11-08-2006, 08:34 AM
Good luck on those who try it. Because of gate and race times at the strips, you are best off starting at Cecil. The recommended and fastest route is as follows...
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&lr=&q=Rising+Sun,+MD+to++Cleves,+OH&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&z=6&om=1


Good luck!
R/T
11-08-2006, 08:53 AM
Cannonball Run!!! ;)
BadAssPerformance
11-08-2006, 09:18 AM
587 mi (about 10 hours 31 mins)

What times are each of the tracks open?
Frank
11-08-2006, 09:33 AM
Cecil racing starts at 9 till 4 and Edgewater racing starts a 12 till 5. I made it the same distance towing with a bronco and 4 gas stops in 10.5hrs. I can definently be done in 8.


Frank
devlish
11-08-2006, 01:15 PM
wow! Good luck to anyone that makes it! i'll throw in some free decals (if it's ok with the mods) something to the effect of...

"1 day, 2 passes, 500 miles"

if the winner wants for their car & bragging rights. he/she can design it themselves even!

Too bad there's no time-zone changes in there huh? Good luck to those that try!!
~Kurt
Frank
11-08-2006, 01:21 PM
Oh thats fine by us, LOL.
BadAssPerformance
11-08-2006, 07:07 PM
If our SDAC-Chicago meeting wasn't Saturday, I might try to do it... from Chicago it would be more like 1500 miles tho, LOL
GLHSKEN
11-08-2006, 08:54 PM
Leave it to the chicago guys... The Idea is to BE at 1 track when it opens not drive the entire thing that day.... Have another ZIMA
Frank
11-08-2006, 08:58 PM
I was just talking to Bucar and we just remember Dave Lucidi talking about a particular Cannonball run event he "saw" that went from Philly to Atlanta and back and involved a half a dozen cars. WOW!!! Was that funny!!!


Come on, who is going to step up to the plate!!!!
BadAssPerformance
11-08-2006, 08:59 PM
No thanks, you can keep your OVC Zima ;)

Still 1500 miles no matter when the miles are driven... If it was not a meeting weekend I'd do it just to do it if I could get folks to chip in along the way for gas money :thumb:
Frank
11-08-2006, 08:59 PM
Leave it to the chicago guys... The Idea is to BE at 1 track when it opens not drive the entire thing that day.... Have another ZIMA

HAHAHAHA. Something rolls when they speak... I just dont think its the car!
Frank
11-08-2006, 09:00 PM
No thanks, you can keep your OVC Zima ;)

Still 1500 miles no matter when the miles are driven... If it was not a meeting weekend I'd do it just to do it if I could get folks to chip in along the way for gas money :thumb:


I will pitch in $30.
BadAssPerformance
11-08-2006, 09:08 PM
We're discussing our holiday gathering this meeting... otherwise I'd be all for it.

Damn, that could be fun too... If I could plan 100octane every 200 miles I would be up for taking the Shadow too... probably would have to swap axles (I think) tho, vibrates around 80... smoothes out ~ 125 ;)
Frank
11-08-2006, 09:16 PM
Reschedule!!!! Your the Pres! I want to see the video!
BadAssPerformance
11-08-2006, 09:17 PM
Reschedule!!!! Your the Pres! I want to see the video!

LOL... maybe next time ;) would be a killer video tho!
BF/STOCKER SPIRIT
11-11-2006, 12:02 PM
I'am New To This Forum,and Love You Guys,but Your Nuts,traveling For A 10000 Footbrake Race ,maybe,but For A T-shirt,wow,,hurry Up!!! Get Going
r00tcause
11-13-2006, 04:30 PM
Cecil racing starts at 9 till 4 and Edgewater racing starts a 12 till 5. I made it the same distance towing with a bronco and 4 gas stops in 10.5hrs. I can definently be done in 8.


Frank

Yeah but you don't HAVE 8. By the time you get into Cecil - line up - run and leave at BEST it'll be 930... lanes will likely close before 5 at the other track... at the MOST you'd have 7 hours to make a 10.5 hour trip. The challenge is impossible... it'd be worth trying if there was an awesome prize but there isn't.
devlish
11-13-2006, 04:45 PM
oh c'mon now... why the pessimist attitude?? it's not impossible, just highly unfeasible.

anyways, i take it nobody did it seeing it was this past weekend? so how were both events anyways?? for those that attend one or the other?
Frank
11-13-2006, 04:52 PM
oh c'mon now... why the pessimist attitude?? it's not impossible, just highly unfeasible.

anyways, i take it nobody did it seeing it was this past weekend? so how were both events anyways?? for those that attend one or the other?

Thats Sean for you. ;) It is very possible! If you add 30 miles to that trip, a Bronco towing a daytona, 3 stops for gas, plus traffic south of pittsburgh, east of cleveland, and a few other areas... it was 10.5 hours to get from my house to the sdac 15 hotel.

But alas nobody attempted it.

Frank
Clay
11-13-2006, 04:55 PM
didnt really matter........ the drag strip was closed in Cinci :(
devlish
11-13-2006, 05:04 PM
...But alas nobody attempted it.

and that's all she wrote...
r00tcause
11-13-2006, 05:10 PM
oh c'mon now... why the pessimist attitude?? it's not impossible, just highly unfeasible.

anyways, i take it nobody did it seeing it was this past weekend? so how were both events anyways?? for those that attend one or the other?

No, it's impossible because we don't have the ability to travel back in time to last weekend.

There are various threads on the cecil event, it was fun.