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DOC'S PICKS FOR 2009 SEASON 'FAST FAMILY FUN' AT OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK!
The following list of events have been personally selected and come highly recommended by Drag Racing Underground's own Diana "The Doc" Thomas as choice dates for those seeking 'Fast Family Fun' at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park during the 2009 racing season. The listings include the date, event and Doc's brief comments explaining why she strongly recommends that you and your family attend. Please review the list carefully and pick the events and dates most to your liking and then write them in on your family's calendar.
For more thorough information regarding Doc's recommended events and all the various motorsport happenings at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park visit RACEWAYPARK.COM
Jim S
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APRIL
Sat 4th- CLASSIC MUSCLECAR RACE SERIES + CORVETTE RACE SERIES- Everybody loves classic American muscle and the 'Vettes are groovy!
Fri 17th, Sat 18th, Sun 19th- 27th ANNUAL SPRING ENGLISHTOWN SWAP MEET & AUTO SHOW- It's an incredible car show and a swap meet where you can get those hard to find items, it's a gearhead's paradise!!
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MAY
Fri 8th- 8.50 INDEX SHOOTOUT- This particular format of dynamic doorslammer dueling is nothing short of captivating for hardcore racers and fans.
Sat 9th- NEVERLIFT 8.50 INDEX SHOOTOUT & ULTIMATE 10.5 TURBO SHOOTOUT- Come to Raceway Park and see the best in local doorslammer heavyweights like Kasper, Harris, Morgano, Disomma, Schlessinger/Wood, Newsham and others race for all the glory in a fitting tribute to Leo "Neverlift" Barnaby. Keep Leo Barnaby's memory alive and witness his longtime friends put the pedal to the metal in grueling doorcar competition.
Sat 16th, Sun 17th- 23rd ANNUAL MOPARS @ E-TOWN/LXForums.com MODERN MOPAR MUSCLE NATIONALS- Even if you're not necessarily a "Mopar Or No Car" kind of person, this is still a "must see" event for the drag racing enthusiast. There's always plenty of surprises, legends of the sport, seminars, the occasional rock star, etc. I have come to love this weekend at E-Town!
Sun 24th- 9th ANNUAL JUNIOR DRAGSTER FOUNDER'S CLASSIC at the 1/8th Mile Track- Come on out and celebrate the class that revolutionized the sport. The Jr. diggers have done so much to get youth involved in our sport. Lots of successful adult racers got their start with the Juniors. It's a great day of Jr. Dragster racing. And it's a day dedicated to remembering the accomplishments of Raceway's late Vincent Napp, who with his son, David Napp, got this whole movement started.
Sat 30th- 34th ANNUAL SNAP-ON RACING NIGHT OF THRILLS PRESENTED BY P.C.RICHARDS & SON- Nitro Cars, Alky Cars, Jets, Wheelstanders and an array of fabulous drag racing machinery make for an unforgettable night of family entertainment.
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JUNE
Sun 7th- 4th ANNUAL AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR MADNESS, NHRA TOP SPORTSMAN, 422 ALL STARS- This is an event for diehard drag fans. You've got to love the American muscle cars! And the NHRA Top Sportsman & 422 All Stars are the icing on the cake.
Thurs 11th, Fri 12th, Sat 13th, Sun 14th- 40th ANNUAL NHRA SUPERNATIONALS- The very best in NHRA Full Throttle Championship Drag Racing pulls into Englishtown. All the professional stars and cars will be there to do battle on the historic E'Town 1/4mile. And the very best Sportsman racers will be towing in as well. You'll see Team Force, Frank Manzo, Jeff Arend, Jeggie, Mike Edwards, Antron Brown, Del Worsham, Tony "The Sarge" Schumacher, Greg Anderson, Kurt Johnson, Eddie Krawiec, Larry Dixon and all the fan favorites you've come to expect on the NHRA tour. If it's an accelerating family experience you're looking for, the 40th Annual NHRA SuperNationals is a best bet for sure!
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JULY
Wed 8th- 39th ANNUAL P.C. RICHARDS & SON SUMMER MOTORSPORTS SPECTACULAR PRESENTED BY TOYOTA- The big guns with the big noise invade the drag strip with an extreme horsepower assault. Dragsters, Funny Cars, Jets, Wheelstanders, Doorslammers. It's a blast for the whole family!
Fri 10th- INDEX RACE SERIES (8.50, 10.00, 11.50)- The Index Race Series has become one of the coolest things that we've seen here at Raceway Park. The racing is so competitive that you won't believe your own eyes!
Sun 26th- 30th ANNUAL NOSTALGIA SUMMERNATIONALS OLD TIME DRAGS, 8th ANNUAL FUNNY CAR REUNION- This newly renamed "Summernationals" nostalgia spectacle really is a genuine FUN for the WHOLE FAMILY kind of day! Raceway Park's Walter Frey and the entire E'Town crew work hard to make this event a memorable joy for all. Come celebrate the colorful history of drag racing with nostalgia themed Diggers, Altereds, Gassers, Stockers and the Fabulous Floppers of the FUNNY CAR REUNION! There's show cars, vendors, celebrities and so much to see. It's like stepping into a drag racing time machine! I have been fortunate enough to be a part of and watch this event grow from its humble beginnings to it now becoming the premier nostalgia themed drag racing event on the east coast! Be There!!
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AUGUST
Wed 5th- P.C. RICHARDS & SON ALL AMERICAN JET CAR NATIONALS & MONSTER TRUCK MELTDOWN PRESENTED BY STRAUSS AUTO- Kids of all ages love Jet Cars and Monster Trucks. Raceway Park books in the best in the United States to keep you on the edge of your seats. This night is "FAST FAMILY FUN" personified!
Sat 8th- 22nd ANNUAL FAST FORDS AT ENGLISHTOWN- If you've got an affection for cars that carry the Blue Oval, then this is your kind of event. It's ALL FORD drag racing! The racing is always hot and heavy. You might even see your's truly racing my own Musi Modified Mountain Grey 300+ hp '03 Ford Thunderbird! And yes, there's plenty of jaw-dropping wheels-up action off the launch pad!
Fri 28th- INDEX RACE SERIES (8.50, 10.00, 11.50)- Ultra competitive doorslammer drag racing is the order of the night. It's hardcore!
Sun 30th- STREET WARS 3- HIGH TECH IMPORTS VS. U.S. MUSCLE- This always proves to be an interesting and formidable challenge of a drag race. Come on out and support the Imports or the American Muscle!
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SEPTEMBER
Sat 5th, Sun 6th- HEMMINGS MUSCLEPALOOZA X- Drag Racing, Car Show, Burnout Contests, etc, etc! A superb way for muscle car enthusiasts to enjoy a cool weekend in September! There's a whole lotta fun goin' on!
Fri 11th, Sat 12th, Sun 13th- 43rd ANNUAL LUCAS OIL SPORTSMAN DRAG RACING SERIES DIVISION ONE POINT MEET- Although often overlooked by novice drag fans, the fact remains that this event always provides more bang for you buck in seriously contested sportsman drag racing. Come see Frank Manzo and all the big boys of the Alky ranks. And ALL the furiously contested NHRA Sportsman classes will be here racing for money, divisional points and bragging rights.
Sat 19th- 33rd ANNUAL U.S. DIESEL TRUCKIN NATIONALS & MOTORSPORTS SPECTACULAR- You know how much I love truckers! Well, this is a slice of trucking nirvana! The entire pits are packed with beautiful rigs and they race on the strip too! There's also lots of cool motorsports spectacles booked into the weekend!
Fri 25th, Sat 26th, Sun 27th- FALL ENGLISHTOWN SWAP MEET & AUTO SHOW- It's a mammoth sized car show, a swap meet where you can get those hard to find items. Just like the Spring event here at Raceway Park, it's truly a gearhead's paradise!
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OCTOBER
Sat 3rd, Sun 4th- 11th ANNUAL SPORT COMPACT FALLNATIONALS- If sport compact racing is your bag, this is the absolute ultimate event for you! There's racing and lots of radically fun activities on the E'Town property!
Sat 17th, Sun 18th- 7th ANNUAL AL-ANABI RACING SHAKEDOWN AT E'TOWN- New York Motorsports racer/promoter Dave Hance, Raceway Park's Michelle Marchese and the entire E'Town staff pull out all the stops to produce the most exciting heads-up outlaw doorslammer extravaganza known to mankind! Classes include Speedtech Pro Mod Nitrous presented by Western Beef, Lend America Pro Mod Blown, Extreme 10.5, Heavy Street, Drag Radial and 8.50 Index. Racers from all the wickedly fast classes storm the strip while shredding the record books into oblivion. The cool Fall season temperatures create the very best racing conditions imaginable. Big Names tow in from everywhere to compete for Big Money! Outlaw Heads-Up Doorslammers have become an undeniable phenomenon in today's world of drag racing-- And there's no better way for you to personally experience this incredible in-your-face phenom than being right here at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, October 17th & 18th for the AL ANABI RACING 7th ANNUAL SHAKEDOWN AT E'TOWN!!
Thanks to Doc for including the FCR in her 2009 picks. We appreciate it.
Nostfliptop wrote:
Thanks to Doc for including the FCR in her 2009 picks. We appreciate it.
She has been pushing and promoting the FCR and Shakedown forever.
It's paid off.
lacuna wrote:
DOC'S PICKS FOR 2009 SEASON 'FAST FAMILY FUN' AT OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK!
AUGUST
Sat 8th- 22nd ANNUAL FAST FORDS AT ENGLISHTOWN- If you've got an affection for cars that carry the Blue Oval, then this is your kind of event. It's ALL FORD drag racing! The racing is always hot and heavy. You might even see your's truly racing my own Musi Modified Mountain Grey 300+ hp '03 Ford Thunderbird! And yes, there's plenty of jaw-dropping wheels-up action off the launch pad!
Doc I saw your T-Bird the night of the Funny Car Reunion party. I usually don't like them much but yours is sweet. You bought the right year and color combo. The hardtop is the way to go. I'll get my stang out of the barn and give you a race.
NostFliptop & Brad, You fellows are correct, I have indeed been shouting from the rooftops and enthusiastically promoting both SHAKEDOWN AT E'TOWN and the NOSTALGIA SUMMERNATIONALS/FUNNY CAR REUNION for many moons... HOWEVER, most of the credit for the success of those two fine events goes to the dedicated people who work behind the scenes, people who are a lot less visible to the public eye than I am, yet they are extremely diligent in their efforts to make these two races work as well as they do-- Mainly I'm referring to Raceway Park's people like the Napps, Michelle Marchese, Dave Hance, Walter Frey, Wayne Paul and many others... You also must keep in mind the incredible effort that all the folks working the day of the races put into making the events run as smooth as a well-oiled machine-- Like the folks working in the control tower, the announcers, the always superb starting line crew, the guys who work tech, etc, etc... There's a popular expression that says, "it takes a village to raise a child", well, I say it takes a lot of hard working and dedicated individuals to make events like SHAKEDOWN and the NOSTALGIA SUMMERNATIONALS/FUNNY CAR REUNION the successful races they are today... I firmly believe an overwhelming amount of the credit for these races succeeding should be directed towards the people working behind the scenes and at the track... Crosseye, thanks for the nice words regarding my '03 Thunderbird... If I choose to race you and your Mustang, I must warn you in advance that the $take$ will be incredibly high-- I'm a true hardcore NYC "Gambler Racer" at heart (ha ha)... "The Doc" (Celebrity Drag Racing Authority & Visionary)...
Doc you give credit where it's due. Modesty is a good virtue and you have it.
Thanks Brad... I believe it's also necessary to credit the racers and race teams participating in the event when it's a success... It is the racers and race teams who play a crucial role in whether or not an event is a success or not... Often the success of an event can depend on something as simple as racers being smart and courteous enough to pull off to the side of the race track and out of the "main groove" when something goes mechanically wrong with their car, this way, if their car is leaking oil or fluids, the damage will be far less to the racing surface, making for a faster and easier clean up... Quicker clean-ups means less time that the race needs to be put on hold... Lengthy clean-ups can cost precious time... It also helps an event when racers and their teams make it to the stage lanes in a timely fashion when they're called... And of course good sportsmanship is a critical factor in order for a race to be a success--- When racers and their teams treat their opponents with courtesy and respect, that's always a recipe for a better day at the drag strip-- And it also sets a good example for the impressionable youth who are watching the race... It is important that we all do our best to set a good example for the youngins at the track... Racers who are friendly and personable to the fans also contribute to making an event better, always remember, no matter how "silly" or "trivial" a novice fan's question may seem when they approach you in your pit, a courteous and respectful answer will leave that fan with a good feeling about both you AND the sport of drag racing... It's also important to remember that besides the track staff and racers, it is the fans themselves that have a lot to do with making an event a success-- An enthusiastic crowd always helps make a race better... And of course the support of the press agents and sponsors can help in making an event work... Yes, there are several factors and variables in making an event successful-- And fortunately for all of us, we have some great staff, racers & race teams, fans, press and sponsors all coming together to make so many events at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park a success... We're mighty thankful and proud of them all... I've always said over the years that the drag racing community is much like a family, when a family works together for the common good, everyone reaps the benefits... "The Doc" (Celebrity Drag Racing Authority & Visionary)...
Lots of wisdom there Doc. That should be required reading for every racer, crew chief, track owner, and promoter who wants to take this business seriously.
Doc knows her drag racing. Nuff said.
The Doc wrote:
Often the success of an event can depend on something as simple as racers being smart and courteous enough to pull off to the side of the race track and out of the "main groove" when something goes mechanically wrong with their car, this way, if their car is leaking oil or fluids, the damage will be far less to the racing surface, making for a faster and easier clean up... Quicker clean-ups means less time that the race needs to be put on hold... Lengthy clean-ups can cost precious time.
Words to live by.
She's right about not getting oil on the main groove.
A lot of the facts and points I raised in my previous post are simply common sense... You don't have to be a "wisenheimer" to know that steering a crippled car off to the side of the track to avoid leaking fluids on the main groove is a smart idea... Lengthy track clean-ups rob valuable time from a raceday... And it doesn't take a "genius" to know that racers who practice good sportsmanship do our sport a great service by setting a good example to the youngins... And it doesn't take a "rocket scientist" to know that if a racer provides a respectful and courteous answer to a novice fan's most trivial or seemingly silliest of questions, that fan will then walk away with a positive feeling about the racer and the sport... Like I said, this is simply "common sense" advice-- My drag racing knowledge and common sense is the same knowledge and common sense that anybody who has spent a reasonable time in this drag racing business should be aware of and practice at the drags... I realize that I've been in this drag racing business before most of the whippersnapers who currently "surf" the drag racing internet were even born, and that's the only reason why I'm able to share such a plethora of common sense based facts with my loyal readers-- That doesn't necessarily make me a "wisenheimer", a "genius" or a "rocket scientist", it just demonstrates my ability to exercise some good ole common sense... H*ck, I guess this spectacular sport of drag racing and our world as a whole would be better off if folks would just take the time to think and exercise a bit more common sense as they go about their day-to-day living... "The Doc" (Celebrity Drag Racing Authority & Visionary)...
The Doc wrote:
"wisenheimer".
I haven't heard that word since watching the Honeymooners. Doc you can deny it all you want but I think you are a little bit of a wisenheimer. You have a talent for twisting a lot of chicken's necks on the internet. lol
Eldred Racing wrote:
The Doc wrote:
"wisenheimer".
I haven't heard that word since watching the Honeymooners. Doc you can deny it all you want but I think you are a little bit of a wisenheimer. You have a talent for twisting a lot of chicken's necks on the internet. lol
She does have her way of russelling the feathers of the intellectually and emotionally weak. ROFL
But she is just fine for me. I love her unique take on things. Her tips for racers can't be beat. Everybody who runs a car should read her common sense approach to racing. See you at the FCR Diana!
Doc tells it like it is. She tells the truth. To loosely quote Jack Nicholson, some people can't handle the truth! lol