UPCOMING EVENTS Oct 5 - TMCCC, Kennedale, gates open 8 am Oct 11 - Cowtown Cars and Coffee, 8 am to 12 n, FW Oct 12 - Mopar Day, Car Corral, State Fair Of Texas, Dallas Oct 18 - Cars and Coffee, 8 am - 11 am, Texas Motor Speedway, N. Ft Worth Oct 18 - Club meeting and Chili Cook-Off, 2 pm, Bill Boon s Texas Trailer Man, 2411 Thomas Rd, Haltom City Oct 18 - Christian Classic Cruisers, 5 pm, N. Richland Hills Oct 26 - TMCCC, Ennis, gates open 8 am 7740 N. E. LOOP 820 FORT WORTH, TX 76180 817-276-7700 Cowtown Mopars Performance Team PO Box 162413 Fort Worth, Texas 76161-2413 Place Postage Here Rush To:
Oct 2014 THE STARTING LINE Official Monthly Publication of Cowtown Mopars 2014-2015 BOARD MEMBERS President - Mike Bearce Secretary - Rich Lemmon Activity Director - Susan Brownell Membership Director - Ken Keyes Vice President - Phillip Taylor Treasurer - Dan Robinson Editor - Barry Hansen Appointed Positions Race Team - Mark Buchanan Website - Kirk Maisenbacher Show Team - Morris Counts/Ron Carroll Cowtown Cars and Coffee, every second Saturday, 8 am to 12 noon, between Montgomery Plaza and Target store, west 7th St, Ft Worth. No fee. Sponsored by AutoBahn Motorcars, usually free coffee and donuts. Best time 8 am to 10 am. Christian Classic Cruisers, March through October, every third Saturday, 5 pm to 9 pm. Birdville ISD stadium parking lot, 9100 Mid Cities Blvd, North Richland Hills. $15 entry fee, spectators free. Allen Samuels CDJR gives club member discounts on new vehicles and parts. Be sure to show your membership card to the cashier/salesman. Don t have a membership card? Just see our Membership Director. Employee Pricing when purchasing vehicles Cost +10% when buying parts
Well as I am writing this newsletter article it is the last day of summer. That means that when the newsletter comes out and you are reading this it will already be Fall. That means the Car Shows will start to wind down, we have 3 races left for the race team and our Fall Club Activities begin. Next month is a busy day for club members and gives everyone s chance to spend the whole day with club Members. Our Club Meeting moves to Bill Bon s Shop on Saturday for our chili Cook off. Before that you can join us at Texas Motor Speedway for Cars and Coffee to see and meet a lot of other Automobile enthusiasts with all makes and models. At 11 AM everyone starts lining up for a lap around the track. This is free so take advantage of it. Normally there is a fee to go around the track. Then proceed to Bill Boon s shop for our meeting and food. After the meeting, head over to Birdville Stadium for Christian Classics Car Show. Enjoy the vast number of fine automobiles and great people. Enter your car or just go to look, admission is free for those looking. That will be one great day of fine autos and fellowship. Of course October finishes out our Racing Season. Come out and join us at one of the races and support your winning race team by racing with us or watching. We always feed our members well. I want to thank Ken Key for taking over as Membership Director until April. I always appreciate the help Ken gives this club. November will bring our Toy Drive and December will bring our Christmas Party (a not to miss occasion). If you want to have an entertaining night do not miss our Christmas Party. See Susan s Activities article for details of our activities. Hope to see everyone at our upcoming activities. Mike BY THE MINUTES Rich Lemmon CMPT Meeting Sept 21 2014 Start 1710 1. Mike discusses the particulars on the coming Toy drive and the Christmas Party. 2. Mark Buchanan race team news. A. Talks about the coming Denton race and finish of the June race and how it is going to be run. B. And gives a roundup in the season so far. 3. Susan talks about next months meeting involving a cruise from TMS to Bill Boon's and the annual chili cook off. 4. Car Show report from Morris Counts. 5. Ken Key will take over as membership director. 6. 50/50 Pot $20 won by Susan Brownell. End 1740
From The Veep s Desk Hello folks and autophiles, this is the veep. Just got through watching an interesting video on a D-drive transmission, an infinitely variable speed transmission but with gears, capable of handling enormous amounts of torque. Here is the link: http://youtu.be/f6ze J0YIU. Thought ya ll might be interested in it. Well, took Project Jeep to get inspected today, it passed. Then drove it a little, listening to all the noises you can t hear when they are sitting still. There are a few, will sort them out eventually. Are ya ll waiting on the hellcat preview? I am, excited too. Also, if anyone is interested, the little car exhibit at Oakland Lake park is Oct 4, Saturday, from 1-5 pm. Just let me know and I can tell you how to get there. (ed. note: more details on cruise page) Well, talk at ya ll later. Phil In The Works Upcoming Club Activities by Susan Brownell October 18 meet at TMS for the coffee and cars from 8-11. At 11 I ve been told they let people drive on the track (which is a lot of fun). Then we will cruise to Bill s for our annual Chili Cook-off and October meeting. For those that will need to stop between TMS and Bill s the cruise will be more of an informal return to town. For those that will not be going to TMS we will meet at Bill s at about 2pm and eat sometime after that. November 15 TMCCC Banquet November 22 Our annual Toy Run at Allen Samuels Dodge. Date confirmed. December 6 Christmas Party at Mercado Juarez in the Arlington Highlands, I-20 and Matlock, 5pm. Same as last year it will be buffet fajitas and a gift exchange. Be sure to visit the Facebook page: Cowtown Cars and Coffee
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Ken Keyes, Membership Director Renew your membership for 2014 Club dues for 2014 are due. You do not have to fill out a new registration form if your contact and vehicle information are the same. Remember...upon renewal your Membership Card will allow you to get genuine Mopar Performance and replacement parts from Allen Samuels CDJR for 10% over cost and buy a new car or truck for Employee Pricing. That is serious cash. Join or Renew by mail or at one of our events Single membership New $25 / Renewal $15 Family membership New $35 / Renewal $25 Hey current members! If you have a change of contact information, vehicle or other, please remember to send in those changes. Thanks Got a hot tip, event, article, update, correction, comment? Cowtown Mopars newsletter now has its own email address: moparnewslettereditor@cowtownmopars.com
Off The Wing by Barry Hansen Great time at TMCCC race Sept 14, Kennedale. Good weather, good food, great racing. Was told just as good or better at Ennis the week before. Last two races of the year are Oct 5 at Kennedale, and Oct 26 at Ennis. Bring a lawn chair, come out to one or both races, $10 drive right into the pits ($12 Ennis). Cheer on our mighty Cowtown Mopars, enjoy some great food and fellowship. Sunday, Oct 12, is Mopar Day at the State Fair of Texas. Several of us Cowtowners will be displaying. Come by and say hi. You know you're getting old dept...a recent Saturday evening the wife and I drove the convertible to Grumps in Burleson for some burgers. Took the dark and lonely back roads through Mansfield and Kennedale back home. 40 years ago would have been looking for a place to park. Instead drove down New Hope Rd so we could enjoy the sights and sounds of Texas Raceway and the dirt track next door. Reminded just how big and beautiful Texas is. Recent trip took us from Kansas City to Omaha. 220 miles driving through four states; Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska. Drive 220 miles in Texas and you are still 30 miles short of Houston. Speaking of Iowa and Nebraska, Highway Patrols drive Chargers. Iowa is a solid silver car with some stripes and a small state crest on the door. From a distance reminded me of Dick Landy's silver S/S Chargers. Bing.com recently posted a link to a story and pictures about a white 1964 Dodge Custom 880 convertible. A survivor, 20,000 original miles, in primo condition. Delivered new to Anna Dodge, widow of original Dodge brother Horace Dodge. Now owned by Mary Wilson, wife of Ralph Wilson, owner of the Buffalo Bills. Headed to the auction block, is expected to get 3-4 times what a pristine 880 convertible would normally get. A second 880 convertible ordered by Anna's son was delivered but never driven (he died before delivery), parked in a FL garage beside the driver for years. Whereabouts is unknown. Fun fact: Mary Wilson, a long time gearhead, has quite a collection of performance cars herself but her daily driver is a Chrysler PT Cruiser convertible, especially to the games. Serious slump since mid-summer for our Mopars in NHRA. US Nat's in Indy, highest finishing Mopar was Pete Farber, '69 Daytona, runner-up Pro Mod. All other Pro classes Mopar did not even make final round. I am pretty sure a Mopar won the HEMI Shootout though as badly as the Mopars were running that one might have been close. Carolina Nat's in Charlotte, NC rained out, winners determined at Ennis before Texas Fall Nat's. Carolina Nat's winners were Tony Schumacher T/F, Matt Hagan F/C. Texas Fall Nat's, Ennis, TX, Tony Schumacher repeated as T/F champ. On a happier note, American Le Mans Series, Sep 20 in Austin, factory Viper SRT team took one and two in their class, really embarrassing the factory Corvette team. Never ask a man what he drives. If he drives a Mopar he'll tell you. If he doesn't, why embarrass him further? (with apologies to Jim Wright)
The Go Fast(er) Department Mark Buchanan - Race Team Coordinator HEY TWELVE TIME TMCCC CHAMPIONS!!!! Before I get into Sept races I would like to congratulate the Dallas Mopar Club on a record breaking show (ed. note: Mopar Mini Nats) this year. I believe there was 165 entries. WOW!!!!! That's great!!!!! Denton, June 21. Results were finalized Sep 28. Congratulations to: Bill Boon ----------------- winner electronics Bryan Carpenter ------- semifinalist pro Mark Buchanan -------- semifinalist pro Grady Hentz ------------ winner king Mike Moriarty --------- semifinalist king Stan Allan --------------- semifinalist king Rich Lemmon ---------- semifinalist super Ennis, Sept 7. We had a good day at the Motorplex in Ennis. We had at least 21 racers with 4 getting awards. Congratulations to: Bill Boon ------------ runner up electronics Ken Ward ------------- winner pro muscle Greg Carter --------- winner super muscle Mark Buchanan ------- runner up consolation bracket Kennedale, Sept 14. We had an unusual day at Texas Raceway, because of the very odd changes and a few short on Kennedale staff. In the end it worked out OK I guess. Congratulations to: Don Deering ---------- stock muscle winner Rich Lemmon --------- super muscle winner Rick Mariano ---------- super muscle semifinalist Jason Pipkin ------------- king muscle semifinalist Bob Penfold ------------- consolation bracket semifinalist 2014 Race Schedule: April 27 Denton May 4 Redline May 18 Ardmore June 8 Kennedale June 21 **Denton Sept 7 Ennis Sept 14 Kennedale Sept 28 Denton Oct 5 Kennedale Oct 26 Ennis Nov 15 *Banquet **4 pm start, NIGHT RACE Denton and Ardmore open 9 AM All others open 8 AM *Texas Star Euless Denton, Sept 28. Yes we ran 2 races in one day. It made for a long day and when the track was oiled down for the 2nd time at 8pm the race was called. The race wasn't finished, so next Sunday at Kennedale after the 2 time trials we will run the Denton stock, street, super and king final. Congratulations to: Ken Ward ------------- runner up pro Stan Allan ------------- semifinalist king Randy Hall and Jason Pipkin will both be in the king final Stay tuned See ya at Kennedale Mark Don t forget we re online: www.cowtownmopars.com and Cowtown Mopars on Facebook!!!
Your Show Team says Go Show Off Your Mopar... 1st Saturday of the month, Car Show, 5pm 9pm, Bass Pro Shops, Grapevine Mills, Grapevine, $10 enter, 40 classes. 1st Saturday of the month, Car Show, 2:00 pm 5:00 pm, Johnny G's, 1425 Justin Rd (HWY 407), Lewisville, $10 enter, TOP 30 Show, 5 Best of Show. 2nd Saturday of the month, Cowtown Cars and Coffee, 8am 12 n, between Montgomery Plaza and Target store, west 7th St, Ft Worth. FREE. 2nd Tuesday of the month, Cruz-In, 5:00 pm 9:00 pm, Johnny G's, 1425 Justin Rd (HWY 407), Lewisville. 10% discount on food. Johnny G s pick, DLC pick, Club pick, participant s pick, FREE. 3rd Saturday of the month, Car Show, 5pm 9pm, Christian Classic Cruisers, Birdville ISD stadium parking lot, 9100 Mid Cities Blvd, North Richland Hills. $15 entry fee, spectators free. 4th Saturday of the month, Car Show, 5 pm 9 pm, El Chico, 2111 Justin Rd, Flower Mound, $10 enter, 35 Classes, 9 Best of Shows, 20% discount on food to registered participants. 4th Saturday of the month, Car Show, 6pm 9pm, El Chico, 15495 Park row, Pantego (Arlington), entry $10, 3 Awards, 1 Best of Show. Every Friday night, Cruise In, 6 pm 10pm, Albertsons, HWY 287 and Sublett Rd, Kennedale, FREE. Oct 3, Good Guys Car Show, Texas Motor Speedway Oct 4, Car Show, 10 am-2 pm, Oakland Lake Park, IH 30 and Oakland, FW. No judging, just display. FREE. Oct 11, TX Masonic Family Day Car Show, 10 am-4 pm, 1501 W. Division, Arlington. Several classes, 1st, 2nd, 3rd place awards. Grand Masters Trophy. $20 entry fee (benefiting Scottish Rite Hospital). -See flyer attached - Oct 12, Dallas Mopar Club monthly meeting, 2 pm, Spring Creek BBQ, 12835 Preston Rd, Dallas Oct 11, Chryslers in the Canyon, 10 am-3:40 pm, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Amarillo, TX, FREE. -See flyer attached - Oct 12, Mopar Day (Car Corral) at State Fair of Texas, Dallas Oct 18, San Antonio Mopar Show, 12 n-4 pm, Ancira CJRD, San Antonio, TX, entry fee. -See flyer attached - Plus...no less than 3 attached flyers
ITEMS FOR SALE / ITEMS WANTED (Items posted for 3 months unless requested otherwise) WANTED: 68-70 b body front bench seat MARK BUCHANAN, 214-727-4324, markbuch64@hotmail.com (Sep) FOR SALE: Mopar A-body 2800 lb rear super stock leaf springs with a set of F&R Drag shocks, never raced, 300 miles of street driving, $150. Also have A-body small bolt axles, backing plates, drums, and 741 pig, $150.00 Call MARK at 214-458-4418 or email mskuzia@yahoo.com (sep) FOR SALE: fr om DAYNA CALDWELL, dkaycaldwell@yahoo.com or 817680-7345. Many many parts including rebuilt 72 340, McLeod twin clutch kit 23 spline, 10.5 w/flywheel, tool boxes, jacks, lift, Viper parts, too numerous to list. Call or email for details and complete list. (sep) FOR SALE: 1986 Dodge Ramcharger, 78K, white, blue interior, P/S, P/B, A/C, ATM, 2WD, 318 CID, converted from lean burn to carb. Needs tires, back bumper. Needs to be driven, sat for a while, intake valves trying to stick under throttle. ( sep) Contact PHILLIP TAYLOR, 817-536-5029 or email phlop46@yahoo.com (Oct) FOR SALE: The Frankenwagon, $12,500. Call for details. Holley 850, double pumper, $275.00. Edelbrock 7193 Performer RPM dual plane intake manifold, 440, $150.00. TCI externally balanced 3600 stall converter for big block, $200.00. Hedman 1 ¾ headers for big block, early B body with H pipe, $75.00. 2008 Harley Davidson 1200 Low Sportster Forward controls, engine guard, sissy bar and luggage rack, D & D slip-on pipes, new back tire, $5500.00 (dec) Contact FRANK SMITH, 817-229-8564 or 1frank46@sbcglobal.net FOR SALE: 1951 Dodge Saratoga, Gasser, street legal, 2 dr, original interior, gray primer body, Chevy 350, tunnel ram, 700 ATM, straight front axle, Camaro rear end, new Mickey Thompson rubber all around, Moon tank, multi-trophy winner. 1951 New Yorker, 4 dr, excellent body, has all chrome, all original, needs interior, some glass, roller, no engine, no trans. -$7500 takes both cars Original cast iron exhaust manifolds, pair, for 1951, 331 HEMI, $100 (oct) Contact RICKY WILSON, 817-726-9296 1951 Dodge Saratoga Gasser
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