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Hey Dan
I'm hauling my Dart down from here in Canada for this,& considering the extensive mileage I have to travel to attend this event, I'm really hoping the car attendance will be worth the trip.
I agree with you, there sure hasn't been much publicity for this event, but if you remember the events Fred Engelhart had, there wasn't much for publicity there either, & look at the results those had. They were phenominal. The people who showed with their cars were hard core enthusiasts of this sport, & the car counts were great.
There will probably never be another event that will equal the one in Salem, Ohio in 08, but I'm still looking forward to this event. The only way it will be successfull is if there is participation. If there is not, it may just pave the road to future events & will shy away the promoters, so I'm urging everyone to load their cars up for this & make the trip.

liteweight

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I agree Daryl. There wasn't much publicity for the "Fred" events, but somebody contacted you, and invited you to bring your car, or at least let you know when they wanted you, and where they wanted you. I plan to go for sure, but I am pretty simple, just tell me where you want me, and when you want me, and I'll try and make it happen to the best of my ability. Are we supposed to send in an entry fee, or what? That is just the type of stuff I want to know.
If you need a place to stop off Daryl, I'm only about 45 miles north of Tri State. If you need road help, or need to do maintence on something, give me a holler, I have a decent size shop, and would be glad to help with your long haul.
Thanks,
Dan

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I just filled out the entrance form on his website & sent it in a couple weeks ago. The original SS cars will be under the "big tent" as I understand it.
Thankyou for the generous offer, I appreciate it bud. Hopefully, I won't need to take you up on it, but I just may be looking for a place to spend a few hours Friday morning as I'm planning on being in Hamilton Thursday evening

liteweight

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I ran my bracket Duster at many of the Chrysler Classic races during the Jeff days and the Charlie days, most recently in May at the last Mopower event. Jeff sold the series to Charlie around 2006, and they got into a fued over little stuff over the years. Dwindling car counts, lack of sponsors, and bad weather finally killed it after Columbus. I had a lot of fun going to these Mopar-only races over the years and met some great racers and people such as Bob George, Frito, Don Bales, and the killer bracket racers that usually rule at NTR.

This race that Jeff is having at Tri-State did not pull in a lot of bracket cars last year, mainly because of the 100 degree heat. This year August has been very moderate, if this holds out they should get more cars, and with the Hemi cars there it should be a good show.

Now, Bob, I know you're not happy with the scheduling of this race, your memorial race, the Mopar Nats, etc. back-to-back in August. I agree with you completely. Let's ask these promoters to try to work together to spread these events out better.

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Hi Daryl, I am typing this on my phone,as my computer has been in the shop for a couple weeks. So I apoligize for the short message. I'll give you my phone numbers, so when you get to Hamilton you can call and leave me a number to get in touch with you. Give me a call. I hope you are having a safe trip. Dan

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Hey Dan
We're in Greensburg tonight. I'll call you Friday AM. We'll stop by up if you have time
Best to delete your phone numbers on your last post bud.

liteweight

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Liteweight, I am sure you were the hit of the event.
A street legal LO23!!!!!!!!

Hope all was well at the event.


Anyone with pictures?

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I was there on Sun., I got to meet Daryl. He told me that on Fri. evening he drove the Dart to the event from the motel!

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Just talked to Jim Kramer and he said attendence was very lite.We have seen a 20% down size to the number of race cars at most events.Even the Mopar Nationals race portion car count was down.
Does anyone know how many true Hemi cars were present and any details on the race portion of the event?

Re: 2014 Hemi Reunion
 

Here's the race results. Car show winners are posted in the General section.

Nostalgia Super Stock
Winner: Jim Guy, Hilliard, OH, 64 Savoy .044 10.57 10.769 106.21
Runner-up: Fred Burkhart, Toledo, OH, 70 Hemi Cuda .068 9.58 9.938 125.03

Class Winners: NSS/A – Brian Bishop, 64 Savoy
NSS/B – Jim Guy, 64 Savoy
NSS/C – Randy Farmer, 64 Belvedere
NSS/D – Michael Retford, 64 Polara
NSS/E – Craig Henderson, 66 Belvedere
NSS/F – George Strohaver, 67 Barracuda
SS/AA – Dirk Hale, 68 Dart
SS/BA – Tank Crosswhite, 65 Coronet
SS/DA – J.D. Fleece, 67 Coronet
SS/EA – Fred Burkhart, 70 Cuda
SS/FA – Mike Cline, 69 Road Runner

Quick 8
Winner: Brian Newport, Cincinnati, OH, 01 Undercover .019 5.17 5.203 126.84
Runner-up: Doug Goebel, Edgerton, OH, 87 Charger .052 5.94 6.009 124.72

Super Pro
Winner: Rick Ryan, Trenton, OH, 70 Barracuda .023 6.46 6.465 105.69
Runner-up: Disiree Nitzel, Tralfalgar, IN, 02 Worthy .040 4.98 4.987 140.18

Pro
Winner: Rob Nixon, West Chester, OH, 69 Barracuda .024 10.35 10.390 125.36
Runner-up: Jason Wheatcraft, Xenia, OH, 67 Barracuda .010 9.98 10.043 132.02

Box Gamblers
Winner: Pete Nitzel, Tralfalgar, IN, 04 Worthy .025 5.46 5.487 124.72
Runner-up: Doug Goebel, Edgerton, OH, 87 Charger .011 5.97 5.964 116.97

No Box Gamblers
Winner: Brian Hendrickson, Hamilton, OH, 72 Demon .034 12.30 13.44 75.00
Runner-up: Brent McDaniel, Mt Orab, OH, 70 Duster Broke

Gen III Hemi
Winner: Rick Lakin, Ashland, KY, 09 Challenger R/T .

Trophy
Winner: Rob Zizelman, Celina, OH, 67 Fury