Re-created Dick Pierson Charger to Run in Lemans Classic !!!

[docford]

Thanks to all of you who made the trip to PIR yesterday. The weather was just perfect and most of us got a good suntan or rather sunburn  What a blast to drive this Charger! This is all work when you are at that wheel  I got it to 125 on the straight before lifting because we had a 5600 rpm chip in the MSD, since this was only a run-in test session. It feels very safe at all speeds. It is going to be a full blast when that HEMI is all run in and we can rev it to 6500 rpm  It will go over 180 mph on the Mulsanne straight in Le Mans!

I'll feature some inbord camera filming soon on http://www.olympia-charger.com

[MassCharger73]

Congratulations on a successful test and tune !!!!  I wish I could have been there to see and hear it.

[suburbanfireman]

   You are the man Mr. Pierson!!!   

How cool will it be when you kick butt with American brute power.  That car is the coolest thing I have seen in a long time.  Can you come to Cleveland and scare all the ricers back to Japan?   

[hemihead]

The 3rd Gen Body needs put back in the winner's circle where it belongs.Best of Luck to you from Western Pennsylvania!

[docford]

Thank you guys! There is a new and much longer video of our testing at PIR now online at http://www.olympia-charger.com

[Troy]

If you guys have high speed internet then definitely download those videos! The second video on the page "One lap of PIR in our NASCAR Charger" is only a little over 3MB. It's a single lap at PIR and the sound of that motor is just awesome. The one at the top of the page is 44MB so be prepared. Love the commentary at about 5:50 in.

Very cool!

Troy

[tan top]

Thank you guys! There is a new and much longer video of our testing at PIR now online at http://www.olympia-charger.com

   
                     WOW  thats simply  AWESOME   ,    HEMI  with a 4 speed  .  cool in car video also
                               thanks for the video clips

[SeattleCharger]

  Whoa, I just looked at that link and one of the pics is the 4th Ave Tavern in Olympia.    I used to go along that street and drink all the time, heh, in my drinking days.  I lived in Oly about fourteen years, for college and after.   Cool.   Unfortunately that Olympia brewery in Tumwater, which is just south of Olympia, but almost connected, says Miller on it now, oh well, was a landmark sort of.   When I would be working around Oly, you could here the lunch break whistle or the five oclock whistle all around Olympia if you were outdoors. 

    That car looks cool with the headlight covers and the front air dam. 

  I got pulled over for a traffic move I made right in front of that tavern in my Valarie, the cop let me go with a warning but told me to go home and park it, as I was pulling into the next bar up the street when I finally noticed him and stopped. 

[AirborneSilva]

That 44MB video was awesome!!  Listening to that Hemi roar gave me chills too 

[CFMopar]

This is really awsome to see good luck guys

[docford]

We now had a chance to test our "scenic" Oly Express in France! You can see pictures and videos here http://www.olympia-charger.com

It was the first time since 1976 that a Dodge Charger in OLYMPIA livery lapped a racetrack in France! Cheers 

[MassCharger73]

Great Video !!! Watching the charger eat up those ferd and GM's was awesome, I grinned the whole time ! I only wish the rearview mirror didn't block the corner entries so we could better see the closing rate.

[Jon Smith]

Lol! did that corvette lose it trying to follow the charger round the corner

[docford]

we finally decide to tell y'all where our Charger came from: http://www.olympia-charger.com/2006/06/from_trucut_to_.html

[SeattleCharger]

we finally decide to tell y'all where our Charger came from: http://www.olympia-charger.com/2006/06/from_trucut_to_.html

Thank you, nice website page.   I love the paint job with the bronze/ brownish tan roof, not sure the name of color, with black rims, and how it says Olympia above the rear wheel in same color.      The red now with silver rims looks a lot different.   

[flashley18]

Car looks great but I can't find the video.  I know it is probably in plain site but I cant find the link once I go to the web site.

[Troy]

Car looks great but I can't find the video.  I know it is probably in plain site but I cant find the link once I go to the web site.

The web site has changed a bit since this all started so the links are no longer on the front page.
Go here and look on the right hand side of the page near the bottom of the links. You'll see an "archive" section. Check through those and you'll find several videos.

Troy

[docford]

Hi guys !

We are almoste there. Yesterday we had our pre-race practice on the Le Mans track. What a thrill to go flat out on that prestigious circuit 

Photos and video are on the Oly Express website : http://www.olympia-charger.com/2006/06/track_testing_a.html

[tan top]

   wow that sounded awesome  ,  need to see more of it on  video now 

[MassCharger73]

Yeah baby, even the cameraman is having trouble keeping up with that mopar !

[ricksresto]

Great to see!!  Wish I could be there - but I'm on the other coast.   

[docford]

Here are some photos of the Oly Express fans and sponsors party before the race 

http://www.olympia-charger.com/2006/06/oly_express_pre.html

[RallyeMike]

Looks like a fun time had by all, and Oly beer served as well !

I received my Oly Express mini-mag in the mail today. Fast delivery - Thanks! It's gonna take me awhile to translate it though...

[73chgrSE]

Wow. I just bought Don Dulmage's book. I just saw on the site that he built the engine for that car. That's awesome. When is the race? I could not find a date on the site. Will it be televised in the U.S.?

[RD]

awesome!  i played the video and a fellow student of mine stated, "What was that!"  I told her one word... HEMI