Drag racing and supercruise

[sYc]

Imagine for a monent, it is 1970. You are sitting in the stands at a state of the art drag race facility. You look up and here comes a line of musclecars parading past you. Zl-1 Camaros, Yenkos in all models, supercars from Nickey, Motion, of course Gibb and Harrell prepared cars. COPO cars, even full blown racecars. Moving slowly down the strip. The quite before the storm.

Then, it is time for the real action. A pair of ZL-1 raced prepared Camaros pair off. Next of couple of 427 Yenko Novas go at it. Followed by a match up of Yenko Chevelles. Then, another pair of Zl-1s,, A yenko Duece puts in on the line against a Yenko Camaro. Harrell versus Motion, Gibb versus COPO. Maybe a funny car or two. On and on. Supercar after supercar making its way down the 1/4 mile.

Is this only make believe? It is up to you, owners and admirers of the supercars. The sYc has been given the chance to rent Gateway International Dragway, a state of the art NHRA track. This is the track we went to in 2001. But, this time, we could have the track to ourselves, no waiting. Where, instead of cruising on a busy street, and showing off on a side street and/or parking lot, it could be done on a safe, secure drag strip. This way, all cars could participate in one way or another, with much less chance of something happening to their supercar.

But, this opportunity does not come without a price. Track rental is not cheap. The sYc can not afford to do it alone. We need your help for this to happen, corporate, individual, or ? Let us know. Thanks for your time, Tom

[sixtiesmuscle]

How much?

[sYc]

I was dealing with an assistant, am to meet the head person one day next week to work on the details, including a lesser price(hopefully). The ball park figure was $4500.00. That is why the sYc needs help. With rent, plaques, advertising, compensation for special guests, etc.,the Supercar Reunion already operates in the red. No big deal, but prevents the sYc from taking on any more fixed costs associated with the reunion, at least without some sort of guarantee of recovering all, or at least most, of these extra costs. Either through higher entry fees, corporate sponser(s) or maybe just people who want to help. I am open to all suggestions. The Clary family is willing to do our part, and hope others will be willing to do the same. I really believe that this could a lot of fun and really add to the event.

[PATRICKJOINER]

Tom;
Sounds like a great idea, pls. keep me informed as to what the costs my be. A higher entry fee would be acceptable to me, this will be our 1st year to come to the reunion & I for one would love to see these cars race!!

[Charley Lillard]

A higher Fee is fine. I also suggest you set up something on this site for Donations through Paypal etc. You can look at Pro-Touring.com web site and see how he has Donations set up. Very easy to pay through Paypal etc.

[DarrenX33]

I won't be racing but am willing to pay to watch. Donations sound like a good idea. Thru Paypal even better!

[mhassett]

Tom, Count HASSETT ROOFING in for a NICE Donation and ANY help I (my Company) can OFFER!!! I like others look forward to this Special Event All Year. Hey, it looks like I won't be bringing my YENKO Chevelle next year (2003) Ha-Ha. Mark [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

[Salvatore]

Hey Tom, It looks like you got the heart of the order coming up to bat. A great group of people! Sam (Souderton, Pa.)

[Stefano]

Mark,
Look at the bright side, it doesn't sound nice enough to take up space in your collection, based on what we have been told. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[MotownMadman]

Contact Speed Vision,or Speed Week, whatever they call it, a collection of these type of cars in one place will surely get coverage, which means they may help promote it, as in the end whatever they spend is money spent by the advertisers anyway. Just a thought, might work. Motown. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/cool.gif[/img]