MATS 2011 Video and Photos from Dans 68

[Troy]

Great story & pics/vids

The Hotchkis Charger is our own member V21HemiCharger
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,79624.0.html

I loved that Coronet 500 'vert :drool:
What were the temps there?   looks like it must have been freezing with Neil wearing a sweatshirt and a leather jacket! 

Glad to hear you made it home safely & thank goodness for AAA!    

Neil had on three sweatshirts! I didn't take that many warm clothes with me - it's Vegas and I'm from Ohio! I was not expecting snow and hurricane force winds when it was 87 and sunny at home. Luckily, I had my one-of-a-kind DodgeCharger.com hoodie...

Once again, meeting members from the site made for a great experience.

Watching the fighter planes heading in and out for maneuvers almost made up for the crappy weather. Almost. Seeing the Thunderbirds practicing aerobatics on Sunday was a real treat.

Riding in the Hotchkis cars was one of the highlights of the weekend. The woman driving the Challenger most of the time is a national champion and really threw that car around. I'll have to Google for more information.

The look on Dan's face was priceless when he realized the jack and base weren't going to match but I wasn't quick enough to snap a pic. Not that it matters now but we were on a pretty good downhill slope and I wasn't thrilled at the idea of using a factory jack on the back of the car. For future reference... carry a scissor jack or small bottle jack and leave the factory jack where it looks pretty. It probably wouldn't hurt to have two spares either - especially when traveling long distances in the desert late on a Sunday.

Troy

[ChgrSteve67]

Thanks for the pics and video Dan.

Thats what you get for going without me to MATS.
I always carry a floor jack on long road trips and a good spare tire.
I have never trusted the one legged jacks.

For the price of replacing that one tire you probably could have replaced all 4.

Hey at least you not a MATS virgin anymore.

Spring fling was last weekend in LA.
I would like to go to it next year.
What do you say?

-Steve

[vegasmike]

i'm in for spring fling next year,let me know steve

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

PS----Dan, thanks for the Registry recon....much appreciated
Kori Alexander from Show & Go Restorations does killer work!!

[ChgrSteve67]

i'm in for spring fling next year,let me know steve

[bull]

Wow, cool adventure. At least now you've got some stories to tell. How old were those BFG T/As? Probably ok for the occasional quick trips around town but too much sustained heat must have done them in. Looks like a lot of fun. Cold, but fun.

[Dans 68]

...How old were those BFG T/As?...

A bit over 5 years.

PS----Dan, thanks for the Registry recon....much appreciated

You are welcome!

...I always carry a floor jack on long road trips and a good spare tire....

I will now and I did. It was the second tire change that really did me in.

...For the price of replacing that one tire you probably could have replaced all 4...

Close, you are very close....

...Spring fling was last weekend in LA.
I would like to go to it next year.
What do you say?...

Sounds like a road trip!

...The look on Dan's face was priceless when he realized the jack and base weren't going to match but I wasn't quick enough to snap a pic....

That was pretty much the only thing that went my way on the trip home.  

 Great Pics

What was VegasMikes ET's?....

I don't know. I do know that Steve P. was giving him a bit of grief over it.  

...I loved that Coronet 500 'vert.... :drool:  

Me also. That would be the 'vert to have....

Dan

[tan top]

 awesome lot of pictures  , thanks for posting     looks like a great time      aww man  thats shame tire probs  , lucky though it did not blow out !


can't see videos  though    , think i'll try down loading a video converter thingy later  

 been trying to down load the correct quick time 7.2 still no work  , also video converter still can,t see videos  

would love to see more  pictures of your Adventure Dan  , also the videos  , could you put them on youtube perhaps or something so i can see them    

[Dans 68]

I'll get them up on You Tube later today tomorrow.  

Dan

[billssuperbird]

 

[tan top]

I'll get them up on You Tube later today. 

Dan

  thanks Dan  , appreciated       

[Troy]

An update from my above post... the woman driving the Hotchkis Challenger was Mary Pozzi (11-time National Autocross Champion). Here's a link to her own car:
http://www.hotchkis.net/slideshows/index.php?ID=15

And some driving tips:
http://www.ridetech.com/info/2009/04/mary-pozzi-autocross-tips/

Troy

[69bronzeT5]

Kind of weird that those BFG's would come apart when they look like they have plenty of tread left Great pictures Dan, thanks for sharing! Wish I could of made it this year.

[jb666]

Absolutely amazing pictures.. Almost felt like I was there!! Thanks for sharing!! 

[TUFCAT]

Dan, great pictures and video...great idea! Thanks for taking me along in your Charger

Guys like you make this website so great!  

[firefighter3931]

  Great Pics

What was VagasMike ETs

Hey Roger, the car ran pretty good given the conditions. Mike managed to locate an old set of "well used" slicks and had them mounted on steelies. Unfortunately the car was all over the track and getting squirrely at speed so he shut it down at the top end around 200ft short of the stripe. Still managed a 12.20 but only at 100 mph due to the instability. He ran a new best 60ft and 1/8th mile so with some good tires (Stiff sidewall drag radials) there's an 11 sec ET in there. At sea level ; well into the 11's 


Dan, thanks for posting the pics !  Good meeting you and some of the other west coast members. 

Sorry to hear about your tire adventures. Fortunately no damage to the car 



Ron

[472 R/T SE]

  Great Pics

What was VagasMike ETs

Whatever they were, I imagine that new blue Super Bee SRT8 gave him all he wanted.

That guy is local, him & another LXer put their cars in the back of a big rig.  Some outfit sponsored them for the MATS & let them use their hauler.  The blue car is shooting for 10's this summer.  There was a new red Charger there too that's a low 11 car.

[Paul G]

I had a BFG TA do that very same thing to me a few years ago. They were only a few years old when it came apart. Sad thing is I have used BFG's again. Good to hear you caught it early. Could have been catastrophic for the fender to say the least.

Great pics! 

[Dans 68]

I added the You Tube links for the videos in my initial post. Here are a few more of vegasmike's staging and running.

Dan

[tan top]

   thanks Dan  for putting them on youtube so i can see them    appreciated 

!   liked the Hw 58   clip !   

driving course clips were awesome 

[Roger 68 charger]

  Great Pics

What was VagasMike ETs

Hey Roger, the car ran pretty good given the conditions. Mike managed to locate an old set of "well used" slicks and had them mounted on steelies. Unfortunately the car was all over the track and getting squirrely at speed so he shut it down at the top end around 200ft short of the stripe. Still managed a 12.20 but only at 100 mph due to the instability. He ran a new best 60ft and 1/8th mile so with some good tires (Stiff sidewall drag radials) there's an 11 sec ET in there. At sea level ; well into the 11's 


Dan, thanks for posting the pics !  Good meeting you and some of the other west coast members. 

Sorry to hear about your tire adventures. Fortunately no damage to the car 



Ron

Thanks Ron
I really like Vegasmike's car ,it reminds me of my build
I was looking back at some old threads and they said he was running a automatice but his plate has 4-speed?

[Dans 68]

Two different beasts; the stick car is mine. But "Thank You" for confusing Mike's car with mine. His is a beauty.   

Dan

[Roger 68 charger]

Two different beasts; the stick car is mine.

Dan

Yep---Looking back at the pics ,I sure missed that one
Nice car Dan!!
Sure glad that tire didnt come apart--could of been bad news

[472 R/T SE]

So Dan, did you end up with 2 different size tires on the rear?

[Dans 68]

So Dan, did you end up with 2 different size tires on the rear?

Yep. At the time all I wanted was another wheel and tire that could get us home.

Dan