I talked to Cruisin times magazine. I am going to put together a PR. for them to clear up any confusion regarding when and where the Fred Totten Memorial 409 Shootout will be held.
Regards, Ray
Fathead Racing.
Regards, Ray
Fathead Racing.
2011 409 shootout.
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61belair348
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Ray - 1st weekend in June again?
61belair348
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I hope to be there. I need a vacation!!!!!
Hey Kiddo ! Pops got ya covered.
Thanks Ray, If there is anything I can do to help with getting things ready don't hesitate to ask. I'll do all I can to help with the chore if I can. Scott Hall
List for 2011 Shootout
1. Fathead Racing
2. BSL409
3. Tom Kochtanek
4. Dick & Allan MacKenzie
5. models916
6. Toms63SSQB
7. bluescreamer
8. quik9r
9. k9hotrodder409 & son
10. Jim409 Pontiac
11. jim ss409
12. dm6240
13. Bomar
14. mike bell
15. alloy409
16. scott hall
17. 1960impala283
18. WENGINE
19. Phil Reed
20. Nuts
21. Don Jacks
22. NASTY 409
23. Quickshift409
24. BRYAN FUGATE
25. jbschneeweis
26. Ronnie Russell
27. Barry Taylor
28. Roger Robinson
29. Len Woodrow
30. PAINTJOHN1
31. paint helper 2
32. walkerheaders
33. Silent Sam
34. Lonnie Hall
35. Merle & Sandy Whited
36. Wild Bill Burge
37. Jim & Val McCombs
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1. Fathead Racing
2. BSL409
3. Tom Kochtanek
4. Dick & Allan MacKenzie
5. models916
6. Toms63SSQB
7. bluescreamer
8. quik9r
9. k9hotrodder409 & son
10. Jim409 Pontiac
11. jim ss409
12. dm6240
13. Bomar
14. mike bell
15. alloy409
16. scott hall
17. 1960impala283
18. WENGINE
19. Phil Reed
20. Nuts
21. Don Jacks
22. NASTY 409
23. Quickshift409
24. BRYAN FUGATE
25. jbschneeweis
26. Ronnie Russell
27. Barry Taylor
28. Roger Robinson
29. Len Woodrow
30. PAINTJOHN1
31. paint helper 2
32. walkerheaders
33. Silent Sam
34. Lonnie Hall
35. Merle & Sandy Whited
36. Wild Bill Burge
37. Jim & Val McCombs
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Fred Totten Shootout 2011
It's time to get Rollin
last year we had over 70 on the list.
It's time to get Rollin
last year we had over 70 on the list.
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7701 Reynolds Road Mentor, Ohio 44060 phone 440) 951-7333
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FOR THOMPSON RATE USE
LTHOMP
I have my Reservations $65.00 A night
Meet & Greet Idea
Last year we stayed at the Comfort Inn in Mentor and it was good. There is a restaurant across the parking lot that gives great discounts if you're staying there and the food is good. There is also a higher end Steak House that's about a 5 - 10 minute walk and it was good. ( I actually ended up sitting beside the infamous DQ and didn't have a clue who he was). The Motel is about 15 minutes from the track. There was quite a few of us stayed there.
Down the road about another 10 or 15 minutes there is another little town called Geneva on the Lake. It's a little touristy town on Lake Erie. It's easy to find. We found Ernies Grill the day we were leaving. It's been there since the '50's and is pretty cool !!! Ask any of the locals in Mentor & they all know the place........ there's a lot of history ..... we talked to retired guys who used to work there when they were teenagers making the famous foot long hot dogs & sneeking beer in the back room.......... lot's of good stories.
It would be a great place for the Thompson gang to have a meet & greet........ If I could make it I would organize a meeting for everyone there one evening. I'm sure if you talked to them they would help. I'm sure they would like a bunch of 409 cars in the parking lot...... there's probably enough cruisers to haul everyone over there...... you could have a 409convoy to Ernies Grill !!
................. and the Juke Box even works !!!....... check the old tear drop speakers on the wall.
Dave
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Last year we stayed at the Comfort Inn in Mentor and it was good. There is a restaurant across the parking lot that gives great discounts if you're staying there and the food is good. There is also a higher end Steak House that's about a 5 - 10 minute walk and it was good. ( I actually ended up sitting beside the infamous DQ and didn't have a clue who he was). The Motel is about 15 minutes from the track. There was quite a few of us stayed there.
Down the road about another 10 or 15 minutes there is another little town called Geneva on the Lake. It's a little touristy town on Lake Erie. It's easy to find. We found Ernies Grill the day we were leaving. It's been there since the '50's and is pretty cool !!! Ask any of the locals in Mentor & they all know the place........ there's a lot of history ..... we talked to retired guys who used to work there when they were teenagers making the famous foot long hot dogs & sneeking beer in the back room.......... lot's of good stories.
It would be a great place for the Thompson gang to have a meet & greet........ If I could make it I would organize a meeting for everyone there one evening. I'm sure if you talked to them they would help. I'm sure they would like a bunch of 409 cars in the parking lot...... there's probably enough cruisers to haul everyone over there...... you could have a 409convoy to Ernies Grill !!
................. and the Juke Box even works !!!....... check the old tear drop speakers on the wall.
Dave
Front
REAR
wburge409@gmail.com
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Sign up a spectator
I'll be attending Thompson again and driving my original '67 Corvette I bought new at age 22. Got a busted up 409 piston, rod and bent valve behind the seat. Still reminds me that 19 year old's with 425hp Impala's shouldn't have gone to Pittsbugh International Dragway with a stock shifter.
Wild Bill Burge
I'll be attending Thompson again and driving my original '67 Corvette I bought new at age 22. Got a busted up 409 piston, rod and bent valve behind the seat. Still reminds me that 19 year old's with 425hp Impala's shouldn't have gone to Pittsbugh International Dragway with a stock shifter.
Wild Bill Burge
jbschneeweis
Well Known Member
Dates
What are the actual dates of the event? Nuts wrote 2-4 with rain day on the 5th. When will the races start? I wasn't planning on arriving until the 2nd., don't want to miss anything. Do we know when the 409's will be able to race? Any info will help so I make sure I arrive on time. Thanks.
Joel
What are the actual dates of the event? Nuts wrote 2-4 with rain day on the 5th. When will the races start? I wasn't planning on arriving until the 2nd., don't want to miss anything. Do we know when the 409's will be able to race? Any info will help so I make sure I arrive on time. Thanks.
Joel
To see the most runs be there thurs, the fun never stops.
1st weekend in June. Keep an eye on this thread. Ray can verify or correct this. His original discussions with the track management was for a two day event Friday and Saturday. Sunday would be a fallback day in the event of rain. They don't plan to have insurance for Thursday but that wasn't in cast stone.
Ray!!! What's the latest?
Ray!!! What's the latest?
Okay, everyone start working on the gas prices !!!!! They have gone up $.20 in one week, if they reach the predicted $3.70-4.00 range, I'll have to cancel plans to bring Ms Bella. Or we will have to stay in the back of the truck to save money !!!!
Bill
Bill
Set up camp like we do!
Bill:
Hey, do what we often do, set up camp in the back of someone's trailer and party all night long
.
Let's see, at Norwalk three years back, James and I slept in Jim and Jim's trailer until all the snoring caused James to move to the back seat of my '62 SS (that had to be fun!).
At Thompson two years ago James and I cuddled up with DonD and WWW in the back of Jim and Jim's enclosed trailer -- that was a little cold so Jim provided us some heat (or was that WWW farting?).
Last year at Thompson I flew in so I had my Mom's car (I grew up about 20 minutes from Thompson, if you can actually state "that I grew up") and went home to my childhood house on Friday and after the rains on Saturday.
What will this year bring? Nuts and me and the rest of us in the Car Hauler that Jim and Jim and Winston bring the '61 Poncho in? This is gonna be too much fun!
TomK
Bill:
Hey, do what we often do, set up camp in the back of someone's trailer and party all night long
.Let's see, at Norwalk three years back, James and I slept in Jim and Jim's trailer until all the snoring caused James to move to the back seat of my '62 SS (that had to be fun!).
At Thompson two years ago James and I cuddled up with DonD and WWW in the back of Jim and Jim's enclosed trailer -- that was a little cold so Jim provided us some heat (or was that WWW farting?).
Last year at Thompson I flew in so I had my Mom's car (I grew up about 20 minutes from Thompson, if you can actually state "that I grew up") and went home to my childhood house on Friday and after the rains on Saturday.
What will this year bring? Nuts and me and the rest of us in the Car Hauler that Jim and Jim and Winston bring the '61 Poncho in? This is gonna be too much fun!
TomK
How could I refuse such an offer ?
TomK,
Appreciate the offer for sure. That takes care of the three nights at Thompson, but not the 4 nights coming and going ! Well I would have to talk Linda into sleeping in an un_heated trailer, on a cot, with four or five guys and a dog !!
We'll just have to keep an eye out on the gas prices and see what it brings.
I need to pull last years trip report out and see how many gallons I used for the trip ? I think the average was about $2.50 per gallon. Maybe it won't be as big an impact as I'm worried about ?
I was just short of 5000 miles last year. At $2.50 a gallon, 15 MPG average that's $850
If it's $4.00 it's up to $1550 :eek::eek: Have to calculate the actual numbers. Well someone has to pay for the banks and oil guys vacation !!!!
Bill
TomK,
Appreciate the offer for sure. That takes care of the three nights at Thompson, but not the 4 nights coming and going ! Well I would have to talk Linda into sleeping in an un_heated trailer, on a cot, with four or five guys and a dog !!
We'll just have to keep an eye out on the gas prices and see what it brings. I need to pull last years trip report out and see how many gallons I used for the trip ? I think the average was about $2.50 per gallon. Maybe it won't be as big an impact as I'm worried about ?
I was just short of 5000 miles last year. At $2.50 a gallon, 15 MPG average that's $850
If it's $4.00 it's up to $1550 :eek::eek: Have to calculate the actual numbers. Well someone has to pay for the banks and oil guys vacation !!!!Bill
