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Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:56 am……. I was the First To Register on the Forum when it went “online” …Papasmurph and I then fiddled around with stuff …til I posted My First topic at 10:28 am:
“How I Got Fired”
http://www.doverdragstrip.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=9&p=74#p74
………Well 27000+ posts later,over 1400 Dover Guys registered with 100’s of others visiting each day …over 400 visits a day and we have our own Annual race..Featured in Newspapers and national magazines…and mentioned in countless other forums…..just thought ‘One of them thar Forums would be Fun” . . . . .who knew!
In our first Couple of weeks THESE were some of the First To ‘Sign On’:
Lee Martin – 6t5frlane – jmb442 -jimv 21 – Hilo hotrodder -Lil ol Whinemaker -storm king -Maso -Break Away HemiHead- BOBBY S. -patina – masracingtd1167 – 67gt428 -Billy Casey -philupton -VBob-Frank M. -Vinnie Lyons- Brian- ANTHONY TERENZIO -Uncle Paul -Alley Oop -HVY70SS -vindicator- Ed Milano
….Then things starting really picking up steam, By Mon Sep 08, 2008 ,I was Able To post This:
“Was waiting for the ‘Magic 100″ ….just happened today”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US…happy birthday to us….happy birthday dear DDS.Com ….happy birthday to us
Glad that you started the ball rolling. Happy Birthday to us. ……………..Mikey 😆
Can’t believe where the time went already,but I’m enjoying every bit of it ‘THANKS’ to you Dino,along with Brian’s never ending searches for ‘Dover’ artifacts.Great job guys!!!!
Dino….CONGRATS!!
Now here’s a stat. for ya. 27,000 posts is more than the TOTAL attendence at Dover from ’61-’76 during it’s existance. 😮 1400 members is more than the TOTAL racers at Dover during any season. It truly was “The Little Dragstrip That Could”.
Bobby Smith 😀
Smitty…Add this up…..Just a conservative car count average of 175 cars each week x 4.3 weeks in a month x may -sept= 5 months times that 4.3 weeks= 21.5 total weeks per “season” x 175 cars…you get 3762.5 per year cars entered….which IS more than 1400 on forum…factor in 50% repeat entries and you get 1881.25….still more ….Now take that factored 1881.25 x 15 years and its a whopping 28,218 cars that raced.I did Cars…Total Attendance with spectators added in to “crew” & driver pit passes and I just don’t have a clue….would have to ask Bud Hallock who was the “bean counter” -just what he could average out. On a good day with a Funny car show…we got 4000 paid spectators…the Best day for car count I remember was over 400 cars. . . . . whew!