Dover Fest……OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!

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March 20, 2010 at 9:33 pm #10274
don-kauer
This was of my PREMIER Saturdays of recent times………It started yesterday(Friday) with Speed and Bob Casey over for a visit and discussion about Sat. activities……..Saturday early AM we met at RCE, bench raced and our crew of 7 went out for breakfast….Back to RCE for a photo shoot with the Mystery Mopar/AKA Sp7………Both Caseys, Shimer, Donnie Carroll, Lloyd, Dave Pitch and me…….Then off to Big Als Toybox for an over 2 hour hangout and BS session…..Then on to the Riverview…….A Who’s Who of early local drag racing……………Perfect weather, family atmosphere, good people, good food and excellent conversation……Thanks to John Shimer for the Galaxie in front and for the burnouts………Special thanks to Brian, V Bob, Dino and their families for all the preparation and making the day so special for all of us……….I know I have not covered 10% of the show…I’ll leave that for the rest of you guys in replies……………Don…..
March 20, 2010 at 10:35 pm #23420
patina
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quote donkauer:

This was of my PREMIER Saturdays of recent times………It started yesterday(Friday) with Speed and Bob Casey over for a visit and discussion about Sat. activities……..Saturday early AM we met at RCE, bench raced and our crew of 7 went out for breakfast….Back to RCE for a photo shoot with the Mystery Mopar/AKA Sp7………Both Caseys, Shimer, Donnie Carroll, Lloyd, Dave Pitch and me…….Then off to Big Als Toybox for an over 2 hour hangout and BS session…..Then on to the Riverview…….A Who’s Who of early local drag racing……………Perfect weather, family atmosphere, good people, good food and excellent conversation……Thanks to John Shimer for the Galaxie in front and for the burnouts………Special thanks to Brian, V Bob, Dino and their families for all the preparation and making the day so special for all of us……….I know I have not covered 10% of the show…I’ll leave that for the rest of you guys in replies……………Don…..

Ditto every thing Don said and to add we had a blast at Big Al’s Toy Box, Al had coffee and pastries, a race video going on, took us for a tour of the facility and gave us a poster when we left. He is a class guy, Thanks Al. A few cars that showed up first off Brother Mike brought out his all steel 39 Willys sedan, he doesn’t bring it out much, Roxrex (aka John Shimer) had a gorgious Ford Sedan, a Super Yenko Nova, a 57 Chevy, Grovers Dodge (I think a Dodge). It was a Beautiful Day.

Pat

Now its time to start bringing out the cars
March 21, 2010 at 1:19 am #23424
tomatohead
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……….. some of what went on …….. oh did I say there was a video ❓ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtallSb6zC8
………………….Cool T-head …and this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fruHQhNe-UM dino-added

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March 21, 2010 at 1:44 am #23426
tomatohead
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…….. I dont think I ever saw an emtpy pool table in my life ……….

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March 21, 2010 at 12:31 pm #23428
don-kauer
I still can’t beleive what happened yesterday!!! Tomato is right…No one at the pool table, no music, just drag racing videos all day and everyone “big time” happy….What a day……Waiting for everyone to get up today and send their thoughts to this post….I miss all you guys already……………….Don……..
March 21, 2010 at 1:17 pm #23430
tomatohead
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…….. just some of the guys …………

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March 21, 2010 at 1:27 pm #23431
tomatohead
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……… some of the cars………..

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March 21, 2010 at 1:32 pm #23432
tomatohead
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………. this one too ………….

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March 21, 2010 at 1:36 pm #23433
tomatohead
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……….. outstanding weather …………. Marcus Dairy NEXT ❗ ❗ ❗ ……………

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March 21, 2010 at 1:39 pm #23434
tomatohead
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……… one more time ………………….

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March 21, 2010 at 1:43 pm #23435
tomatohead
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………. Well Alls Well That Ends Well 😀 ❗ ……………………….and V stands for “VICTORY” ……….. Right ❗ ❓

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March 21, 2010 at 11:10 pm #23441
dino
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Just Pulled in to Home….Drove all Day …DOVER FEST…as tony the tiger would say GRRRRRRRRRRRRReat!
Over 100 dover diehards …!….Our Senoir class well represented: Bobby Lagana ,Fred Egloff, George Brazee, Chink Butera, Plus Donnie Colandro, the whole Yonkers crew. Forum Guys T-Head, Patina,Krosky, Billy Mas. Boss-guy…Oh heck ..too many to mention ( Spy the great photos ). ALL of Last Years ODF Hall of Fame recipiants in Attendance 🙂 : Smokey & Grover, Richie Shott, Bob LaRegina & Skip North . . .TO See THIS Years Winners :
………………………. Billy Casey, Brian Marasco, Lee Valentine & Video Bob Bartkus.
Our all new posters were debuted and grabbed up by many. We even had some Car Action With The Surfer Bird Burning out all the way to Roxbury….and earlier on his arrival, Rob in that Yellow ’57 Smoked e’m up BAD with such a display that we actually lost sight of the car…I told the cops that arrived “must have been those bikers” …they left”…He bought it 😆 ….looked at our guys and said “Looks like a nice quite crowd” ….Yeah right !
March 22, 2010 at 12:16 am #23447
vbob
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HEY
Like fine wine we get better with age!
I’d like to thank the academy ,Oh wait that’s my other acceptance speech,thanks a lot for the ODF Hall Award!If I could do more I will in the future!!
Great to see all my old friends and my new friends from the forum ,North Carolina and down the street.
Breaking bread with the greats of Dover Drag Strip,what a way to spend a saturday afternoon!Thank you GOD!!
My heroes from the top of the tower,down to through the pits, on through the water box,across the finish line and back up the return road.The racers and workers I took 8mm movies and Kodak pictures of almost 40 years ago,hey, cant beat it with a perfect light!
Oh,and the children were there too of Dover Drag Strip greats that are gone but never forgotten!!!
Next year gonna be bigger and badder,Wingdale get ustta us, the boys of summer are back to play!!

‘V’
March 22, 2010 at 12:31 am #23450
dino
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Thanks for Again Showing All the Movies V-Bob! Was really cool to see some Dover Icons…Billy Casey and Fred Egloff together And Ritchie Shott ! First Gas Dragster to run 200 at Dover ,’69 NHRA Div. 1 Top Gas Point Champion and He got to be reunited with Terry O’Shea’s Wife Wendy, who showed. Big Smile for Rich.They hadn’t seen each other since the days Her and Terry traveled ‘the Circuit ” with the Shott Brothers… OH – even Barbara Lombardo our Trophy Queen was there along with Patsy Judson Miss 4-Speed Hemi ! More as I remember….Brian and others took plenty of Photos.
March 22, 2010 at 1:03 am #23452
cullyflower
I was not able to make it this year. Had planned on coming but was sent on a top secret mission to Panama.
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