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Mon Feb 01, 2010 6:47 pm

Gee ,I thought the roads here were decent compared to some other states I've been to.

Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:14 pm

o.k. i have scoped out a host hotel. this one has lots of parking, lots of restaurants, a mall, a hooters, denny's, home depot, you name it all in walking distance. it is also 1/4 of a mile from the friday night cruise in location. the hotel is nice, not 5 star nice, but good enough. free breakfast buffet, free wireless, free open bar on that friday, and an indoor and outdoor pool. it is 66.00 plus tax per night. it is a ramada. this one is about 60 miles from the race track.

to book call the number below and mention Drag Race Special.

if you are not coming down for the friday night cruise in concert tomfoolery then you might want to stay close to the track. i am going there on march 6 to investigate for that. here is the email from the Ramada Inn:

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Good Afternoon Mr. Sain,

The Ramada Charleston, would be honored to host the upcoming Drag Race event scheduled July 16 - 17, 2010. On behalf of our entire staff and management team, we appreciate your interest and we are proud to offer the following services and amenities.

We do have availability for the requested 50 guest rooms per night for those dates. Guest rooms are available at the rate of $65.95+tax per room per night.

Hotel/Guest Room Amenities
• Full Hot Breakfast Buffet included in guest room rate
• Microwaves, refrigerators, coffee pot, iron and board, hairdryer in guest rooms
• Business Center
• Afternoon Social with complemetary beer, wine & snacks (Monday-Friday 5pm-7pm)
• Complimentary high speed wireless internet
• Indoor & outdoor pools
• Complimentary USA Today (Monday-Friday)

Ramada Charleston is conveniently located about 15 miles from the Historic District, as well as the local beaches (about a 20 minute drive), the newly opened Tanger Outlet Shopping (about 5 miles), numerous restaurants and shopping within walking distance.

As per our conversation this afternoon please find attached a contract for the room block please sign and fax at your earliest convenience, my fax number is 843- 863-8316

If you have any questions regarding the information you received, please do not hesitate to call me at (843) 572-2200.. We look forward to partnering with you to make this a great success!

Aitza Reines
Sales Coordinator
Ramada Inn Charleston
7401 Northwoods Blvd.
N. Charleston, SC 29406
ph(843)572-2200 X7641
fax(843)863-8316

Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:36 am

i just spoke with the jameson inn in orangeburg. they will do a 64.99 special if you call in and mention the drag race special. 10 minutes from the track.

2350 Chestnut Street
Orangeburg, SC 29115-3236
(803) 534-1611

Victoria Johnson

64.99 Drag Race Special

going racing tomorrow to check out the new set up in the orange car.

Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:20 am

T-SHIRTS are here!

S, M, L, XL, and XXL. These are the preshow shirts. White 100% cotton with the artwork on the front and blank on the back. No sponsors listed yet as I don't have them all. They are $14 for one or 2 for $26 shipped. I only have about 72 of them.

You can Paypal or send a check. Let me know and I'll pm you the info.

It's getting close! I can't wait.

Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:09 pm

this is what the shirts look like!

Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:14 pm

These came in today. I'm not sure what to do with them. Sell them, trophies, gifts, sponsor perks? Let me know.

Sat Apr 24, 2010 11:35 am

Two new sponsors today! Monkey Nut from Charlotte NC and Pro Flow Performance from Hiram GA! Thanks guys!

Also got word that some of the west coasters are coming back for the event. Man is that great news! I am overwhelmed!

Plans for the Friday night cruise in are really coming together. The night is going to be a huge party!

Wed May 05, 2010 9:46 pm

i was bouncing an idea around for the CAR SHOW portion of the event. since it is kind of an informal show, should i not have classes and instead give out the top 30 show car plaques? any good/bad reasons to do/not do it that way?

Fri May 07, 2010 8:57 am

A huge thank you to VW Paradise for their sponsorship!!! They just sent me a BIG check!!!

Thank you Jason, Kris, Scott, Molly, and anyone else out there.

Sat May 08, 2010 6:11 am

I am going to have a big party at my house on Monday July 19 for all who are still in town for the race. Beer, barbecue, and bench racing! Let me know if you want to attend.

Scott

Sat May 08, 2010 6:59 am

i also got these in yesterday. perfect for carrying stuff around the track. if you are a girl. they are $14.00 shipped!

Mon May 10, 2010 1:00 pm

first few hundred people through the gates will get one of these:

Mon May 10, 2010 1:25 pm

sweet are you going to have the dash plaques again?

Mon May 10, 2010 3:52 pm

of course jake!

Tue May 11, 2010 9:26 am

This just confirmed: Dyno Don Chamberlain will be the MC of the event! =D> =D> =D>

Tue May 18, 2010 4:39 pm

Just got this link from a 14 year old who was there last year. Thanks Will!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbmcU-tbixI

Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:25 am

is it just 6 weeks away? crap if it isn't! i just made a run up to the track to lay things out and talk it over with the management. they are a class group. i think that they are as excited as i am. they are doing a lot of their own promoting which is great. we can load in trailers and other stuff friday around 4. you can camp there friday night if you choose. as far as i know there is not an event there that night. we have tons of room on the pit side for everyone. we are going to put the show car section on the same side as the race cars. it took me about 50-60 minutes to get to the track from the cruise in host hotel. and i stopped at mcdonalds. it is almost all 4 lane to the track. i will provide maps to the track on friday night and they can be downloaded from the site soon. the track itself is one of the nicest that i have ever raced on. i think everyone will appreciate what a great spot this is. i talked with the track manager/tech inspector and we are going to open the track for open time trials around 3. we will keep this going for a couple of hours. at 5 ish we will start the time runs and the bracket classes and 6.90 class will get 2 runs. the pro stock/pro mod guys need 3 so we will start with them at 5, let the brackets classes go after, pro stock/pro mod again at 6, bracket classes for their 2nd and final time run, and then the pro stock/pro mod again at 7. then shortly after that we can start the eliminations. it should work out that most of the racing will be at night. my question that i want to throw out to all the guys that are going to run 6.90 and super pro is this: when should we run the 6.90 event? last year we did it early so they guys had plenty of time to cool and be ready for the super pro race. can we run the 6.90 race during the open time trails/time runs from 3-7?

also, we are still having a hot dog cook out at the end of the event for anyone that is staying around afterward. that was one of my favorite parts last year. and speaking of food, the concession stand at the track is awesome. the track manager bragged about their no frozen burger policy. they are all freshly made. and of course they have a ton of other goodies.

i am really hoping for a great turnout so we can make the payouts increase. tell everybody you know to come! i am going to have a lot of giveaways for the kids and wives that are there. we did some last year and it was well received so i want to go over the top with it this year. if anyone has any ideas about that let me know.

i'll stop for now as it looks like too much to read so far! one last thing though. i have heard that some of the biggest racers in the country are coming this year. if that happens to be true we are in for a treat.

more info to come!

scott

Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:33 am

It already sounds better than the Midway track..

Sun Jun 06, 2010 7:35 pm

Great job Scott! Still deciding whether to go to my high school reunion or Drag Night.

Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:16 am

We are getting really close! Here are few things that I have been discussing with the track. Campers/trailers/vendors can load in Friday after 4 PM. Vendor spots are FREE! Used, new, swap, whatever as long as it isn't food! Dyno Don Chamberlin has been confirmed and will be here for both the cruise in and the race. We hope that he is ready for the heat of South Carolina! (And the corn derived beverages from Kentucky.) Also, for those staying the week after, there will be one last get together on Friday July 23rd at the Charleston Harbor and Resort Marina for a beach/band party from 6-9 PM. Who would guess that PlaneJane will be playing? Show t-shirts are almost ready. I'll have lots of sizes and a few different colors this year. And girlie tees too! I have heard of quite a few different race cars that will be here. Let's hope they come! I'll confirm their participation when they pull in the gate!