SDAC Story Thread

[cordes]

Barry's recap of SDAC events was a great read and I think we should keep that going. What are your greatest SDAC memories?

I'll never forget my first SDAC memory. I was pulling into the host hotel parking lot at SDAC-17 and Joy was asking which one was JT since we were hooking up with the Chicago guys. I told her that although I had seen pictures of him on the internet I had really envisioned everyone on the site as being much taller so I couldn't pick anyone out. Everyone from the Chicago land club was so welcoming we felt like we had known them for years. We had the absolute best time that long weekend and managed to take home the poker run plaque. Needless to say I was hooked as I have been to every one since if only for a day or so at times.

[jans6pkrt]

My first SDAC was just last year and I must say that I have been to hundreds of car shows with my 66 Shelby Hertz Mustang and my 71 Challenger R/T and I can say I had more fun with My Shelby Dakota in Detroit then I have at any Mopar Nationals, Mustang of America events, ect... Meeting Billy and Pat Lofink and the gang from Pittsburgh was a geart thing, I can say I am also a little bit poorer too after buying my 89 CSX #212 from Billy but must say those guys are awesome friends now!! So I guess what I am saying is that all the people in the Club and Shelby Dodge people are great and very friendly and to tell everybody out there make a point to get to the next SDAC I promise you will not only have fun you will meet great people!!! Looking foward to many more SDAC's and making many more memmories!

[2.216VTurbo]

SDAC 17 was my first too Cordes, hey we lost our SDAC viginity togther. My favorite memory from 17 was, uh, I guess I don't remember much from 17 Waking up in the nitrous fed 300 C with steel belts hanging out of the rear tires was fun tho

[cordes]

SDAC 17 was my first too Cordes, hey we lost our SDAC viginity togther. My favorite memory from 17 was, uh, I guess I don't remember much from 17 Waking up in the nitrous fed 300 C with steel belts hanging out of the rear tires was fun tho

Joy still laughs about when you asked if the Wendy's guy had tried to tip the machine a bit when you were told they were out of frostys.

ETA: This was the hidden gem of the SDAC-17 car show. According to an 8 year old expert you use the wax paper because it's just better. IIRC there were signs saying that you couldn't use wax paper yet there was wax paper EVERYWHERE.

[ajakeski]

We were too drunk to remember much.
Next year...Memories.



Tony doesn't get out much.

[wheming]

My first SDAC national was 13 in MD. For me it was specially sentimental because it was also the first time one of Gus' cars made a national event. Sadly Gus had past the year before, and prior to the event I had just actually got Slugmobile. It took a year for the probate stuff to clear before Gus' son Danny could transfer the title. (I kept a copy of it for Slug's documentation.)

I was appreciative that other club members and participants felt similarly that it was a special event for Slug, as she took home the "Special Interest" 1st Place trophy. (Not "Best of Show" as I had stated)

Also I was pleased with the fact Slug did manage a first pass of the day to be in the 12's. Which I thought was good since there were some boost issues and she had just been sitting for a year. And I'll let Brian (Aries K) tell the story about boost troubleshooting and Slug's accomodations....

Last year was the 10th anniversary of Gus' passing and I was planning to honor that by taking both Slugmobile AND Mean Mini to Detroit. Sadly, finding a dead cylinder in each engine forced me to rethink those plans.
But, with this new year, and a new opportunity for a mildly closer event, I am going to try my best to make it. I want to take Mean Mini since she hasn't been to one yet, and since getting her I have been restoring her, and preparing for some upgrades in hopes of her making a respectable return to dragracing.
So after not being to an event for 10 years, I look forward to new SDAC memories during 23.

[BadAssPerformance]

Barry's recap of SDAC events was a great read and I think we should keep that going. What are your greatest SDAC memories?

Great idea for a thread!

I'll never forget my first SDAC memory. I was pulling into the host hotel parking lot at SDAC-17 and Joy was asking which one was JT since we were hooking up with the Chicago guys. I told her that although I had seen pictures of him on the internet I had really envisioned everyone on the site as being much taller so I couldn't pick anyone out. Everyone from the Chicago land club was so welcoming we felt like we had known them for years. We had the absolute best time that long weekend and managed to take home the poker run plaque. Needless to say I was hooked as I have been to every one since if only for a day or so at times.

LOL @ "I had really envisioned everyone on the site as being much taller"

So many great memories, its hard for me to pick... every year is like a family reunion, always awesome to see everyone and hang out!

[BIGBRUDDA]

14 I believe it was, In Chicago.I drove up from Cincy with the OVC gang. In my recently recovered C/S.Parked along the fence next to R/T,and started unloading.
As I reach down deep in the hatch I hear a burnout go off, followed by a YEEEHAWWWW! I rise to see a canadian being towed by, strapped in a Recaro Desk chair, drinkin a beer. AHH ! I've found the tribe!

[ATaylorRacing]

Mine was way back in 1994 at Indy...SDAC 4.

Matchbox was only 10 years old. I didn't even know about the club until then. All in all I have been to 16 events...being a disgruntled mailman up until 2007 kept me from making the ones I had missed.

[Keito]

14
Barry sprinting after Christofferson while he's riding the pocket bike @ 3 in the morning around the hotel parking lot.

[sdac guy]

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Barry sprinting after Christofferson while he's riding the pocket bike @ 3 in the morning around the hotel parking lot.

I wouldn't call it sprinting (just look at me sometime, I don't sprint ). I just stepped in front of him to stop him. And it wasn't nearly as late as you say as I was usually in bed by midnight as I got up at 5 am to start the days. And the reason I stopped him, was that we were watching a movie at the time and folks kept buzzing by on the mini bike between us and the movie, interrupting us (very rude). I finally got fed up with it and stepped out to stop the bike. Unfortunately for Marc, as many riders had gone past us, he claimed it was his first turn on the bike, and I stopped him! Yeah, good times none the less.


Barry

[sy2206]

I wouldn't call it sprinting (just look at me sometime, I don't sprint ). I just stepped in front of him to stop him. And it wasn't nearly as late as you say as I was usually in bed by midnight as I got up at 5 am to start the days. And the reason I stopped him, was that we were watching a movie at the time and folks kept buzzing by on the mini bike between us and the movie, interrupting us (very rude). I finally got fed up with it and stepped out to stop the bike. Unfortunately for Marc, as many riders had gone past us, he claimed it was his first turn on the bike, and I stopped him! Yeah, good times none the less. Barry

LOL!! Good times!! And just so we are clear, that WAS my first turn on the bike. If someone was riding between you guys and the screen, it sure wasn't me.

[Pat]

I still chuckle when I think of the big wheel tearing down the hill in the Cincy hotel parking lot. Hilarious!

[csxtra]

I still chuckle when I think of the big wheel tearing down the hill in the Cincy hotel parking lot. Hilarious!

Hold my beer, watch this!

[cordes]

That big wheel was no joke. When Warren said "Cordes, take my helmet!" I knew I was in for more than I bargained for.

[Shadow]

The last time I went to SDAC was the first time I went to SDAC and that's the last time I went to SDAC! End of story

[wheming]

That story sounds familiar....

[RoadWarrior222]

I never forget the time I couldn't go and sat glued to the forum reloading every 5 minutes to catch any post, scrap, or photo of what was going on.....


....oh wait that was every year

[moparman76_69]

18 - Rode up to Detroit with BradP, his stepson, and Zin. I was a first timer with no car of my own. I knew of the antics from 17 through threads on here, and was not disappointed in the least. First night, I go out and someone is being pushed around in one of those gas station ice chests with casters on them. Big wheel was being towed around by a fiddy, the white Shelby Dak was laying waste to the burnout box. Alan hurt himself, Juggy passed out on a hill, etc.

19- I rode with BradP again, with plans to have my at the time GF (now wife) come over Sunday. Her car broke down, so I rode back to Indy with BradP and attempted to fix. I failed at it, so I drove to Cincy in my mom's Jeep, checked out of the hotel, and went to the drags that night. After the drags I went back to Indy so I could finish fixing her car the next day, and Angelo passed me like I was standing still somewhere around Greensburg, IN. I was doing 80ish, he had to be rolling over 90.

20 - skipped it as I still had no car and no ride over.

21 - Finally had a car. My wife had to go to class Monday evening so we drove up separately. Van ran flawless up there, stopped at Al's Italian Beef (as seen on Man v. Food), then proceeded to Waukegan. I decided to find a cheaper hotel down the street instead of the host hotel, and that will never happen again. It was a dump. This was my first Rally, and I was pumped for it. We (Me, Wes, and his GF) rolled out, I had left out my back seat to put in some parts I was selling, so we covered my spare tire with a towel for a third seat. Part way there we catch up to Clay, he tries to sike us out by saying we must be going way to fast to have caught up. The whole rest of the way we were watching our speed and making sure not to miss a thing. Get to awards night, Barry says Clay won, and we were disappoint. Then turbodave says wait a minute, and says we won. Super pumped since I had decided to drag race (peer pressure) I had a chance for Top Gun. I ended up loosing since I received no best in show votes. If I would have voted for myself, I'd won it. While we were there I decided to see about taking over the Hoosier chapter when we got back home. Also, I will say to everyone who says you don't need a car to have fun, that is true, but having a car vs. not having one is way more fun.

22- The never ending van project didn't get completed on time, ended up rolling up with Wes and the New Castle crew. We met Mopar318 in Fort Wayne, then started rolling towards D-town again. Almost to Michigan I get a call that Cordes is stranded and is at the next exit (luck was on his side). We get there and Cordes and minigts are trying to figure out an issue with Joy's daytona. We decided to tow the Daytona the rest of the was and unload the DC charger. I end up driving the DC car, Cordes and Joy drive my wife's Cutlass (the only car with A/C). Get about an hour closer and Wes can't stand not driving his car, and asks if I can drive the Jeep towing. Finally make it. Spent Saturday sorting out the DC car (no boost) at the auto-X, just to have the wiring harness start rubbing the P/S pulley. Finally get that and the computer controlled boost sorted out. Car show was bittersweet as now the Museum is closed. Spent the drags helping with the DC car again. Rally was super hard this time. Wes and I started coming up with a plan to host 23, and discussed what we needed to do to host with JT.

23 - hopefully we are able to put together an event of the caliber that is expected by everyone who attends.

[cordes]

Oh, man I hadn't thought about that gas station cooler deal in the longest time.