The Galloping Gazette The Official Newsletter Of The Central Virginia Mustang Club June 2013 / Issue 318
CVMC News
A BIG FORD DAY Coming June 8th 2013, Richmond Ford- Lincoln Day Starting at 9: am until 3:pm. Saturday Bring the whole family and make a day of it.
Richmond Ford Cruise In June 8th, 2013
You're Invited! Mustang & Classic Ford Cruise-In; Saturday, June 8th from 9am - 1pm. You know its summer when Richmond Ford Lincoln holds its annual Mustang & Classic Ford Cruise-In. The Mr. Ron Kody and the staff at days are getting longer, the weather Richmond Ford go all out, to support hotter and Mustangs are seen cruising the community. around town. If you are new to Let’s have a great turn out from Richmond, or are a customer of our our CVMC. Richmond Ford West location, this Meet and talk with other Ford might be your first time to attend our people from the surrounding area. Cruise-In. It's a day of fun, food, From your Cruise Committee friends and classic or soon to be Photos by Tony Hall classic cars. So cruise on down to Richmond Ford Lincoln on Saturday, June 8th from 9am-1pm. We'll see you there!
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Richmond Ford Phone: 804-358-5521 4600 West Broad St. Richmond, Va. 23230 I entered the Car Show at the www.richmondford.com SVT Superfest and during lunch did Be sure to present your CVMC the Parade Laps. Guess what? I was Membership Card for a Club Discount first in line and got to drive the whole on parts in their Parts Department track by myself! Yes, it made my day.
I also got to see an old friend from Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan. Dave will be at Carlisle All-Ford Nationals so look him SVT Superfest at up and say hey! Oh yeah that is his Laguna Seca BOSS 302! Virginia International I will be going back again next Raceway year so I hope to see a few of you go May 24th to the 26th, with me! Article & Photos by Tony Hall 2013
You could not ask for a better day to cruise to Virginia International Raceway for the 2013 SVT Superfest. It started off at 7:00am with temps in the mid 40’s. We met at the Wawa on Hull Street Road. Well at least I thought I was meeting some CVMC members there. Short story no one else showed up so off to VIR I go. For a 10% discount on Labor Charges I spent a total of 4 hours be sure to present your Current CVMC cruising through southern Virginia on Membership Card U.S. Route 360 and got to take in the beautiful Virginia countryside.
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CVMC At The The weather was as good as it can get for late May. The temp was in National Memorial Day the mid 70’s. Parade Washington D.C. May 27, 2013
Again this year CVMC has had the honor of escorting True American Hero’s in the National Memorial Day Parade. CVMC had eight Mustangs in the parade and we were joined by two members of the National Capital Region Mustang Club.
There was a great crowd for the parade and we were honored to be part of an event to honor our Military Veterans and those who gave their all for our country. Article & Photos by Tony Hall
Kathy McWilliams had the honor to escort Archie Elam who was the
Honorary Marshall for Desert Storm. The rest of us had the honor of escorting veterans of the 101st Airborne the “Screaming Eagles”.
Page 3 and some other competing activities that same weekend, the event successfully raised $708 for LLS. That, together with a $300 CVMC donation in honor of Larry Noble to be presented to Susan Reid of LLS during our June meeting, brings the grand total to $1008 raised as a result of the effort. Thanks go to all the CVMC members who supported this very Rick Nochta has been restoring worthwhile event. Mustangs since 1985. To better serve the Mustang hobbyist, Rick became a MCA certified and gold card judge for 65-70 Shelbys and Shelby American Automobile Club (SAAC) 1965 Shelby Head Judge. SAAC asked Rick to rewrite the 65-66 Shelby judging rules which are used today. For all your Mustang needs, call Rick today at 804- 321-5383.
Acknowledgements go to Don (Mustang Don) Rositch and his wife Terri for their generosity to present such a unique event as this. The screening was awesome! Acknowledgements go to Susan Reid and Tim Joslin, volunteers for the LSS, both of whom were of great
assistance to CVMC’s Mike Peyton in BULLITTS AT THE BYRD helping with event promotion, advance A SUCCESS setup and working the event on that May 5th, 2013 Sunday. To go along with the movie’s
Thanks and Acknowledgements!! theme, CVMC members filled the six reserved spaces in front of the theater Mustang Don's Garage from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with their presented the 1968 Steve McQueen Mustangs. Listed in order of parking movie “Bullitt” at the Byrd Theatre in line-up front to back, Carytown on the Sunday afternoon of acknowledgements go to: May 5th as a fundraiser for the Virginia Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Cheri Smith--2007 Black Mustang GT Society (LLS) with 100% of ticket Coupe proceeds going to the charity. LLS is a Michael Peyton--1983 Raspberry volunteer health agency dedicated to Mustang GT Convertible blood cancer diseases and whose Larry Noble--1989 Blue Mustang LX funds are used for research to discover Notchback Coupe, police package improved treatment/cures and to Orlando and daughter Zoe Landron-- provide improved quality of life for 1969 Green Mustang Mach I Fastback cancer survivors. Ben Brown--2008 Highland Green Despite a 10K running race Bullitt Mustang Coupe within Carytown earlier that morning
Page 4 Tommy Wilson--2003 White Mustang Mach I Coupe
Acknowledgement goes to Gordon Martin for successfully getting approval for the 6 parking permits and the obtaining reserved parking signs from Richmond Police. And special thanks go to the Richmond Police for supporting our effort. Acknowlegements go to the
Carytown businesses which sold advance tickets: High Five Tour At Play-N-Trade Richmond Ford 2930 W Cary St July 13, 2013 Richmond, VA 23221
(804) 353-7529 CVMC Members need to be at
Richmond Ford By 9:am. Chop Suey Books 2913 W Cary St The car and driver will be there Richmond, VA 23221-3515 at approximately 9:00 am. This Is A Local: (804) 422-8066 Rain Or Shine Event. www.chopsueybooks.com The high five tour would like for as many as possible CVMC For more information about Members and their cars to escort the LLS: car up Interstate 95 north as far as Leukemia and Lymphoma Society they can. Virginia Chapter The car is due to be in Springfield, VA Suite 101 5540 Falmouth Street at 3:00 pm. Richmond, VA 23230 The car will be leaving (800) 766-0797 Richmond ford at Noon. www.lls.org Your Cruise Committee Article by Michael Peyton CVMC Cruise In’s for 2013
COME ON AND GO ON A CRUISE OR A CRUISE IN. Your Cruise committee tries to schedule a monthly event in the months of April thru December. We know everyone can't go to all of the events for various reasons. That is why we try to have at least one per
month so everyone can get to one or more. For those of you that have been on previous events, I believe we have had a lot of fun. Come out and meet fellow club members and their families. Meet members of other car clubs. Get valuable information about Ford Mustangs and other Ford models .Our charity Cruise-In to McGuire Veterans Hospital last fall was a wonderful event. To see the smiles on
Page 5 the veterans faces looking at the cars was priceless. There is a lot of volunteer time and hours that go into planning and coordinating these events. So bring the family out to a Cruise- In picnic or any of these fun filled events. If you have an event you would like to suggest, let your Cruise Committee know your thoughts on it . We will try to make it happen if at all possible.
PROPOSED CRUISE SCHEDULE FOR 2013
JUNE - Richmond Ford Cruise In – June 8th, 2013; JULY - Wounded Warriors High Five Tour – Date to be Determined AUGUST – Multi-Car Club Picnic, Fredericksburg, VA – Date to be Determined SEPTEMBER - CVMC Fall Car Show at Bass Pro Shop, Ashland, VA; September 21, 2013 OCTOBER – Fall Leaf Cruise – Date And Route to be Determined NOVEMBER – Open For Local Cruise-Ins DECEMBER – Toys-For-Tots - Date To Be Determined
CVMC Cruise Committee: 29th Annual Mustang Ray Louth, Mark Abrams and and Ford Show Update Tommy Wilson September 21, 2013
Location: Bass Pro Shops, 11550 Lakeridge Parkway, Ashland, VA Vehicle Limit: 175 cars Show Planning Meetings: Monthly at the end of each club meeting, the first Wednesday of each month, more often as we get closer to September Show Chairperson: Kathy McWilliams
We have our first major sponsor, Mustang Don! A big thanks to Tony to for making this happen! Check out Mustang Don’s Facebook page at
Page 6 https://www.facebook.com/mustangdo this and need a BIG turnout. If you ns?fref=ts or go to our website and have any questions or cannot attend see Mustang Don’s log on the right. the June meeting please call me at We also have our first vendor booked, 804-272-4007, thanks. Cherry Hill Ice Cream! Mark Abrams We are hard at work in the early planning stages to improve some CVMC Merchandise of the bumps we had last year. CVMC now has CVMC Logo Car th On Jan 19 , we had our second Magnets for sale at $17.00 apiece. meeting with Bass Pro Shops since the 2012 Fall Show. We discussed some exciting changes to the show field layout to improve pedestrian safety and we hope to finalize the layout at our next meeting in April. We are also tossing around some creative ideas to take the partnership between CVMC and Bass Pro Shops to a whole new George Godsey level. E-mail: [email protected]
Another area of improvement, the ramps to get display vehicles into the grassy areas. I enlisted the assistance of my Facebook husband, JC to manufacturer wider ramps with a frame to support each ramp. We plan to test them to ensure low height vehicles can safely get up the CVMC Is Now On curb. Facebook & Twitter
Kathy McWilliams CVMC now has a Fan Page on Phone: 804-512-7403 Facebook. To follow us on Facebook [email protected] just type Central Virginia Mustang Club
in the search and become a Fan. Teddy Bear Run You can also follow CVMC on November 2, 2013 Twitter. Type CentralVAMust in the find on Twitter. Hope you will follow us Our "Teddy Bear Run" with the with your computer, laptop or smart Blue Nights is taking shape. I met with phone! Tommy Edwards for quite a while on Article by Tony Hall Tuesday night to get all the information. I am really excited as this CVMC May Monthly is going to be one of the biggest, Meeting Minutes coolest most fun cruise, car show, that By Michelle Jordan I think we have done. Please, I know we have plenty of time, but mark your Tony Hall, President, called the calendars NOW. meeting to order at 7:30. The meeting The Teddy Bear Run is Saturday was held at the Holiday Inn Crossroads November 2, 2013. I will discuss this on Staples Mill Rd. with the club at our June meeting so please attend I guarantee you will love Items Covered this. We are putting a lot of work into
Page 7 Welcome New Members & The meeting was adjourned at Visitors: Wayne Bryant joined us with 8:39 pm by Tony Hall. his 2008 Mustang as well as Roccie Strazza with a 2006 Mustang GT. Old Member News: Rusty and Militza Wiseman celebrated their recent wedding, and Larry Noble announced that he is CANCER FREE!! Treasurers Report: Ron Martin provided a detailed report on the income and expenses for April. Membership Report: We currently have 98 paid memberships, For all of your Hardwood Flooring 9 obtained since the Spring Show. needs give Don Lane a call at! MCA Report: Please see Dave’s 1-800-379-5353 or article in the newsletter for a full 804-748-0723 report on MCA. Be sure to present you CVMC Parade Report: The Sandston Membership Card for a $0.05 per Sq. Memorial Day Parade takes place May th Ft. discount! 27 . The DC National Parade is the same day. Please see Kathy McWilliams if you are interested in the Thanks for Contributing DC parade. To The Galloping Website/Facebook: No Gazette updates this month. Spring Show Update: George I would like to take a minute to will provide an update at the June thank everyone who has contributed to meeting. the Galloping Gazette and let everyone Fall Show Update: Please know that if you have an article that start handing out show flyers now for you wrote on anything CVMC, Mustang the show. See Kathy McWilliams for and or Ford related please send it to volunteer opportunities. She is me to be used in the newsletter. finalizing the layout with Bass Pro at Ideas for articles are but not this time. limited to the following… Club Cruise Ins: The complete Functions; Car Shows that you cruise schedule can be found in the attended; Parades; Restoration th newsletter. Highlights: May 11 is Projects; Modification’s; Unique Crossroads. The McGuire VA Hospital is Mustang’s and or Ford’s; Unique holding a cruise on May 18. Also on people connected with Mustang’s and th the 18 is the cruise to Smithfield, and or Ford’s; etc… Please include any th the Richmond Ford cruise is June 8 . pictures. Merchandise Report: George Be sure to send your articles to. Godsey has flags, hats and shirts, and Tony Hall he also has door magnets for sale. He [email protected] can also now get nametags for any club member. Please see George if you have a specific order or request. Open Agenda: Mike Peyton provided an update on “Bullets at the Byrd” taking place this weekend. Details can be found in the newsletter. A representative from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society spoke to the club regarding the event and the importance of the work that the If you would like to advertise society does. your Mustang or Ford related items
Page 8 “For Sale” or “Wanted” be sure to write them like you would see them in Consumer events to drive Ford’s a newspaper and send your classifieds fuel-efficient EcoBoost line-up, to… including the all-new Fiesta Tony Hall ST, Escape and Fusion against the [email protected] competitors in closed track experiences Consumers interested in attending can sign up at fordecoboostchallengedrive.com By the end of 2013, more than 90 percent of Ford’s North American lineup will be available with an EcoBoost engine
DEARBORN, Mich., May 31,
2013 – Ford is taking the competition Offering Server Support, Desktop head on, inviting customers across the Support, Web Design and Software country to put the automaker’s Support. Be sure to present you CVMC popular fuel efficient EcoBoost Membership Card for a 10% off to powered vehicles to the test against its CVMC Members and the business they competitors while also getting the work for. Give Rusty Wiseman a call opportunity to drive the highly at! 804-938-5792 anticipated Fiesta ST. The Ford EcoBoost Challenge will allow customers to drive the Ford Fusion and Escape head-to- head against the competition while experiencing how EcoBoost technology delivers unparalleled fuel economy and power. Participants will also have a News From The chance to drive the all-new Fiesta ST, before it is available in dealerships. Blue Oval The tour, beginning in June, will head
to 13 markets nationally. “Ford is delivering on its promise to give fuel-efficiency-minded customers the power of choice, by offering a lineup that includes five electrified vehicles, two plug-in hybrids and eight vehicles available with EcoBoost Technology,” said David Mondragon, general marketing manager for Ford and Lincoln. “Throughout this tour, we will let consumers experience the technology that helps deliver better fuel economy and engaging driving than the competition.” The EcoBoost Challenge events will take place on Saturdays in June, Ford Brings Competition July, August and September in each to the Customer; Hosts market. Events will include an ST Performance Academy, a hyper-mile 13-City EcoBoost challenge for Ford hybrid vehicles and Challenge
Page 9 head-to-head competitive drives on an EcoBoost challenge course. Pre-registration is live at fordecoboostchallengedrive.com . Space is limited and available on first- come, first-served basis. Events will open at 9 a.m. and run all day through 6 p.m. in most Looking for a pristine Late Model markets. Locations and dates are: Mustang or Saleen? Then give Mark a Boston, Gillette Stadium, June 22nd call! Phone: 804-784-8851 Washington, D.C., FedEx Field, E-mail: June 29th [email protected] Chicago, Arlington Park, June 29th www.performanceautosport.com San Francisco, Golden Gate Fields, Be sure to present you CVMC July 13th Membership Card for a club discount Los Angeles, Rose Bowl, July 20th on their Dyno! 3 pull’s for $65.00 New York City, Citi Field, August 17th Charlotte, Charlotte Motor Speedway, August 24th Atlanta, Turner Field, September 7th Dallas, Cowboys Stadium, September 7th Orlando, Orange County Convention Center, September 14th Houston, Sam Houston Race Park, September 14th Miami, Gulfstream Park, September 21st Minneapolis/St. Paul, Canterbury Park, September 21st
With advanced engine technology such as gasoline-turbo direct-injected engines, Ford’s EcoBoost engines help customers Ragan Gives Front Row conserve fuel without sacrificing Motorsports First power. In North America, EcoBoost sales make Ford the leader in gasoline NASCAR Win As Ford turbo direct-injected engines in its Sweeps Top Three Spots core high-volume passenger vehicles, At Talladega such as Fusion, F-150 and Escape. By the end of 2013, more than Ford Racing Results: 90 percent of Ford’s North American 1st – David Ragan lineup will be available with an 2nd – David Gilliland EcoBoost engine. 3rd – Carl Edwards Article & Photo from Ford Motor 9th – Scott Speed Company 10th – Aric Almirola 13th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 14th – Marcos Ambrose 15th – Brad Keselowski 19th – Josh Wise 21st – Michael McDowell 24th – Casey Mears
Page 10 35th – Joey Logano this week or something. Josh Wise, 36th – Greg Biffle everybody that works so hard. We’re a 43rd – Trevor Bayne small team. We build our own chassis, our own bodies. I can’t thank Ford RAGAN WINS FIRST RACE Racing, Doug Yates, Robert Yates and FOR FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS Jack Roush enough. Man, it’s a special David Ragan registered the second moment for all of our partners here. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win of This is big.” HOW DID YOU WIN? “We his career and first at Talladega. were gonna be happy with 18th or Tonight’s win is the first for Front 20th on the first big rain storm. We Row Motorsports. had three cars that didn’t have any Ford now has 897 all-time NASCAR scratches on them. We think about wins (NCWTS, NNS and NSCS winning the race, certainly, but we combined). also think about our race cars and Today’s win by Ragan is the first getting ready for Daytona in July. Our NSCS triumph for any active Ford car drove good. We put four tires on driver at Talladega. It marks the there the second-to-last stop because 20th Ford victory at the 2.66-mile we were gonna do fuel only there at speedway and the second straight the end, and then on my restart I got following Matt Kenseth’s victory a great start. I was pushing the 43 last fall. and I wanted to stay with that 43, but the 20 had been the class of the field DAVID RAGAN – No. 34 Farm all day. Matt Kenseth kind of pushed Rich Ford Fusion – VICTORY LANE me to a win at Daytona a year or two INTERVIEW – “I’m kind of a low-key ago, so I decided to stay with Matt and guy, but, man, I don’t know. First off, then coming off of turn two he was I’ve got to thank the Lord. Without blocking everybody and I had a great him nothing is possible. I’ve got to run. The 38 pushed me like there was thank my teammates David Gilliland no tomorrow and, again, I can’t say and Josh Wise. If it wasn’t for that enough about our Front Row final push from David Gilliland, I don’t Motorsports team. David Gilliland and know what to say. This is a true David Josh Wise, two great friends, and, vs. Goliath moment here. Front Row again, thank the Lord for everything Motorsports, Ford. I’ve got Farm Rich that he’s given us today.” WHAT IS on our Ford this weekend, their first THIS LIKE NOW TO WIN FOR THIS chance at a NASCAR race. They’re not TEAM? “I can only imagine what it felt all this easy, but this is special to get like back in 1988 when Mark Martin Front Row Motorsports their first win. got that first win for Jack Roush or It feels like I’ve never been here when Geoff Bodine won that first race before.” WELCOME BACK TO VICTORY for Hendrick Motorsports. I’m sure it LANE. “You win these Sprint Cup races was just as special. A lot of these guys and you never want to be a guy that have been to victory lane in the Sprint never wins one. You win one and you Cup Series and late model racing, don’t want to be that guy that just short tracks, ARCA – all kinds of series wins one, you want to win two and win – but to do it here at Talladega in three. We love this place. Front Row 2013, like I said, it’s a true David vs. Motorsports puts a little emphasis Goliath story. I couldn’t be more proud coming to Daytona and Talladega. The to play my own role.” draft is a big equalizer and anything can happen. Our Farm Rich Ford was fast. We made the right pit calls all day. Our pit crew was flawless and we were just in the right place at the right time. I had a great teammate. David Gilliland gave us a great push. I owe him a lot. I’ll definitely buy him lunch
Page 11 it and we’ll come up with the answers, but it’s a bummer when you’re sitting third when it was raining and now you don’t finish the race. I wish it would have kept raining.”
DAVID GILLILAND-CARL EDWARDS PRESS CONFERENCE
DAVID GILLILAND – No. 38 Love’s Travel Stops Ford Fusion –
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE END? “My CARL EDWARDS – No. 99 crew chief, Frank Kerr, said, ‘You’ve Fastenal Ford Fusion – “That was got to have the restart of your life,’ crazy. I blocked everybody I could. I and we had a good one. It was dark was doing everything I could. I out there, sprinking a little bit, dry blocked Matt and I thought, ‘Oh, we’ve sweep was on the windshield a bunch, got it.’ And then I saw Jimmie coming but we got a good restart. Our Love’s and I blocked him and I thought, ‘Who Travel Stops Ford Fusion was really is that back there?’ It was this Ford fast all day. I got hooked up with my freight train coming and I just couldn’t teammate there. Michael Waltrip got stay in front of them. David did behind me and was giving me a great everything but wreck me. He did shove and I had some good everything right and I still thought he momentum and got hooked up with was gonna wreck when he was looking Ragan there and just stayed glued to in his mirror and he almost hit the his bumper and kind of worked our apron and he wiggled coming to the way up through there and came home line, so I thought we still might get 1-2 for Front Row Motorsports. It’s a this thing, but it’s awesome for David huge day obviously for any team to Ragan. We were gonna win the race if get first and second, but for Front Row it rained, and then I thought we were Motorsports and our little team, and still gonna win this thing and it just what we do it with, we’re really proud wasn’t meant to be. But it’s the most of that. And Bob Jenkins, for sticking fun I’ve had at Talladega.” with us and doing this deal probably MARCOS AMBROSE – No. 9 80-90 percent out of his own pocket, Stanley Ford Fusion – “I’m just really it’s a special day.” proud of my team for keeping me WAS DAVID THE REASON YOU going. We were involved in two big WERE COMMITTED TO PUSHING HIM wrecks and managed to finish 14th AND NOT BEATING HIM? “I was trying with the car. It’s not the day we to beat him for sure, but we had to get wanted, but it’s a day we’re proud of.” there first. Once I pushed him out to JOEY LOGANO – No. 22 the lead, the 99 was on my side and Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion – WHAT David had kind of got enough of a lead HAPPENED? “We’re not sure. In that I wasn’t gonna pass him, and at looking at the ECU data it doesn’t that point I was obviously trying to make sense. You look at the water finish second. We got hooked up. He’s gauge and it was really high, but the a great restrictor plate racer. I’ve had oil temperature was fairly low, so it some great finishes in restrictor plate looked like a gauge was broke from races in the past and I still obviously my view. We communicated about it want to get that first win, but today during the race and decided that it was wasn’t the day. We’ll take second for a gauge that was broke, but eventually sure and a first with our teammate. it blew up. I don’t know. We’re It’s a big day. A lot of it had to do with thinking maybe an air pocket this little note here wishing me good somehow got in the water system, but luck. This is from my 10-year-old it doesn’t make sense. We’ll look into daughter. She wrote that and put it in.
Page 12 It’s got a little horseshoe in it. She rain, but then the last 60 laps ended wrote that and put it on my dash up being 60 of the most educational before the race, so she had some laps I’ve had at a plate race. I learned horseshoe good luck earrings in too, a ton. I had a blast and on the white so we’ll take it. (Daughter’s name is flag lap I thought we were gonna win Taylor). She’s been coming to the race it until I saw these guys coming. I track her whole life, but she watches it thought, ‘Who is that?’ And they were from the motorhome.” coming. I blocked as much as I could. WHERE DOES THIS RANK? “It’s David did everything but spin me out big. Kentucky is probably still my down the back straightaway. He was favorite and then Sonoma was all over the back bumper and I could obviously good. I had Jeff Gordon feel from the way he was pushing and behind me on a green-white-checker I moving that if I turned to stay across think, so that was a great his hood, he went one way and then accomplishment, but this is right up he went the other, I knew I was gonna there with them. I still want that first be on the highlight reel for the wrong win, but the Sprint Cup Series is very reasons, so these guys got by and we tough. Everybody out there racing at had a 1-2-3 finish for Ford which is this level is awesome and a great race huge. I know it’s huge for these guys car driver and it’s tough. We’re up and for Front Row Motorsports, so as against it every week. There are weeks frustrated as I am about the loss, I’m we don’t have enough tires to put on really happy for these guys. It couldn’t our car, so we’ve got to put scuffs on happen to two better guys and a and everything else, and then we’re harder working team.” racing against guys that have stickers, so we’re just continuing to build and for Front Row Motorsports, a one-two finish, and to be there to help make that possible is very special to me.” DO TEAMS LIKE FRONT ROW CIRCLE RACES LIKE THIS ON YOUR CALENDAR? “Yeah, for sure. These and the road courses, we feel like, are our best shots to come and have a legitimate shot at winning. The rest of our program we’re still working on and trying to get there. Obviously, some WHAT DO YOU THINK IT day we want to be an organization MEANS FOR A TEAM LIKE FRONT that can go and compete for wins on a ROW? “I’d like an invitation to the weekly basis, but we’re not there yet. party wherever it’s gonna be because I So to be able to come to these type of have a feeling it’s gonna be a pretty tracks, we definitely put a lot of big one. I worked for Mike Mittler for a preparation and a lot of emphasis on long time and I saw how hard teams our speedway program and today we have to compete to be competitive at had two very fast race cars and were this level. I obviously wanted to win able to come home one-two.” that race very, very badly for a CARL EDWARDS – No. 99 number of reasons, but it truly Fastenal Ford Fusion – “The race in couldn’t happen to two better guys, general went really well for us. and from Ford’s perspective. Ford got Practice was great. We got that pole us all together at that event you guys position. I’ve got that trophy and I were a part of at the Hall of Fame and thought we were gonna get another they told us, ‘This is One Ford. We trophy, a really big one, and the rain want to work together. We want the went away and got the track dried, rest of the field to know that Fords are which I was pretty frustrated about gonna be strong because of their that. I was kind of really hoping for
Page 13 ability to work together and share not winning, but it’s nice to be information and help one another on frustrated about third at Talladega for the race track,’ and I think you saw a me.” lot of that today. The reason we were DAVID GILLILAND CONTINUED in a position with our 99 team to win – WHAT DOES THIS WIN MEAN FOR when the rain came out was because FRONT ROW? “It’s huge. It’s for Front all the Fords lined up and I think we Row Motorsports. We’re working with were 1-2-3-4 right then and at the Ford and a lot of other great partners finish of the race we’re 1-2-3 and I right now and we’re close on a lot of don’t think that’s a coincidence. I think stuff. We have Love’s Travel Stops on there’s a lot of really neat things the car this weekend, which has the happening here.” potential to grow into a bigger WHY WERE THE LAST 60 LAPS partnership and we had a great day SO EDUCATIONAL? “I’ve had a lot of today obviously, and David Ragan had races where I don’t get to run the last some new partners on board also, so bit of the race up there in the lead and it’s big. Anything like this for an it’s been for a number of reasons. organization like Front Row Sometimes bad luck, sometimes bad Motorsports or any organization is very strategy and mistakes, so for me to big, so, like I said, we’re just building race up there with Matt and Jimmie on it. We’re a little team building. I and these guys and have all that feel like we’re getting better each and pressure, and the restarts, the green- every week. I feel like this new car has white-checkered and everything that really helped us a lot this year to be was going on, I think it was pretty more competitive at every style of good. I not only learned stuff, but I’m race track that we go to, so it’s gonna remember it. It’s burned in definitely big for us. I know Frank there because there was so much Kerr, my new crew chief, has a big pressure right there, so I enjoyed that wish list of parts and pieces he wants and I’m pretty grateful for it. Even for our race car, trying to make them though it’s not a win, I guarantee you lighter and faster, and I’m sure he’ll we’ll be pretty good at Daytona and get a couple of those. Hopefully, that pretty good when we come back here. will help.” There were some things that I picked CARL EDWARDS CONTINUED – up.” DID YOU THINK TALLADEGA OWED IT’S LIKE YOU LOST TWICE YOU ONE? “No race track every owes TODAY. “What a great feeling you anything. I feel like I owe all of (laughing). I noticed Atlanta got a lot these places in the whole sport a lot. I of rain today. I was watching the think I can speak for both of us, no radar. I guess I’ve been trying to have one ever really expects to be at this a little bit different perspective and I’m level. Not that I thought it owed me fortunate right now because we have one, but I wasn’t too sure about that the win at Phoenix, we’re running well, last green-white-checkered. I knew we’re up there in the points, so I’ve that could go any way and I’ve seen it been trying approach racing lately as go real bad, so I felt pretty good about everything is a net positive. I’m the finish. I’d really like this place a lot getting to do what I love to do, more if I could get a victory here ,but working with people I’m very fortunate for right now I like it OK.” to work with and at the end of the day DAVID GILLILAND CONTINUED I had a pretty good time and we had a – HOW DO YOU FIND DAVID RAGAN shot to win this thing a couple of ON THE TRACK AFTER THE LAST times, which a lot of you have seen RESTART AND HOW DARK WAS IT my terrible days at these places, so OUT THERE? “It felt good. We got that’s saying a lot how we ran today, restarted there and it was sprinkling so that’s why I’m happy. I’m sure I’ll and it was dark, there was dry sweep even be better tomorrow, but right on the track that kind of got on the now I’m still a little frustrated about windshield where it was wet and it was
Page 14 hard to see, but I could see David up go to the third-place car (laughing). there and he came down. Michael I’m gonna put that down right now. Waltrip was behind me giving me a The third-place guy looked like he did good run and we just carried a lot of everything right (laughing). No, the momentum up through there and got race is over. The trophy is being given hooked up with David and figured away. It’s done.” we’ve got the best chance of anybody CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE sticking together with him out there, LAST 5-10 MINUTES RACING WITH so we just worked our way up there. It THE DARKNESS? “I wish the pace car got real tight getting into three and could have shut off those yellow lights four with Carl, like he said. I know because they were kind of blinding. I David was sideways and out of the gas was trying to look other places so I and Carl was right up on his door wouldn’t get blinded by the lights, and there, and it could have gone a then there was a little rain. number of ways, but thankfully I just Fortunately, NASCAR had a test run stayed on his bumper. I pushed him all yesterday with the Nationwide cars, the way through the corners. That’s which didn’t turn out as clean as our the first time I’ve ever done that with finish, but I think we were right up this car because with these type of about the same time and I was really cars in practice I’ve pushed people grateful personally that NASCAR let us down the back straight and it actually run that green-white-checkered. I kind of gets underneath that little lip think it had to be a tough call for underneath the back bumper cover NASCAR, but we could see well and I’ve always been kind of scared enough. One thing NASCAR did was getting into the corner as the front car give us time to change our visors. I compresses the back car, the nose put on a clear visor. I think a lot of doesn’t have anywhere to go because people did, so we were all prepared for he splitter is already on the race track, less light, but it was just insane. The but I just pushed him all the way whole thing, I wish we had heartrate around there and Carl got stalled out a monitors on all the drivers out there. little bit and we were just able to carry As it gets closer to the end of the race some good momentum and come it just gets crazy. It’s an insane event home 1-2.” and I think everybody did a pretty CARL EDWARDS CONTINUED – good job.” DO YOU FEEL DAVID RACED YOU CLEAN? YOU WERE FRUSTRATED ON DAVID RAGAN PRESS THE RADIO. “If I sounded frustrated at CONFERENCE David, I was definitely not. What I was trying to express was that David just DAVID RAGAN – No. 34 Farm got us. He just did it. Of course he Rich Ford Fusion – TALK ABOUT THE raced me clean. It’s Talladega. As long END. “I sure wouldn’t want to have to as I’m not upside-down in the fence I line up and have to do it again. When think it was pretty clean. I don’t know we took the green we were running how you define clean here, but he did 10th and the outside lane today had his job. He raced me as hard as he been a little bit better all day long, so I could have raced me without wrecking got a good restart. I don’t know what me. I don’t think either one of us could happened on that first lap, but coming have tried any harder without being around, when we took the white, I was wrecked and he got me, so he earned pushing the 43. He jumped to the the win.” outside of the 20 getting into turn one BRAD KESELOWSKI SAID HE and I didn’t want to be on the top lane THOUGHT DAVID RAGEN CHANGED going down the back straightaway. LANES ILLEGALLY ON THE FINAL The top lane hadn’t surged well RESTART. DID YOU SEE THAT? “I think enough down the back straightaway David and David both did some illegal today, so the 20 car had been the stuff (joking). I think the win should class of the field all day long. I saw
Page 15 him right in front of me, so I decided they’re like a hired gun, but the thing to stick with him. I thought that that I think makes our team different maybe we could get a good run and than some of the rest is that we’re so race for the win coming out of turn close. More than anything we’re four, but I didn’t know it at the time, friends and I know I’ve got drivers that but the 38 of David Gilliland was are capable of winning races. I’ve got hooked to my rear bumper, so that guys at the shop that have the heart gave me a little extra confidence to win races. We just haven’t always coming out of turn two. We were had the resources, so the challenge for probably running fourth or fifth at the me is as we build cars is to make them time that I could make the right better every week and to put moves and I knew that he was gonna ourselves in a position to win a race stick with me, so the 99 was leading. I and that’s really what happened today. think he tried to block the 17, which If it hadn’t been for David Ragan and allowed me a clean hole on the David Gilliland working together there bottom, so I went low. Carl I guess at the end, we wouldn’t have it, but, didn’t see me coming quick enough or most of all, it’s just so satisfying to see we had such a fast run I was able to that over the last nine years every get position on him and I don’t know year we’ve gotten a little bit better and still today how the 38 had such a good I felt the progress and I knew it was run, and he was just pushing me just a matter of time before we’d win unbelievably through three and four. I one of these things.” knew once I came out of turn four we DAVID RAGAN CONTINUED – had enough steam that I could have BRAD KESELOWSKI CLAIMS YOU made my car wide enough that we LINED UP WRONG OR CHANGED were gonna make it back around to LANES ILLEGALLY ON THE FINAL the start-finish line, so it’s a huge, RESTART. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH huge deal for us to be sitting here THIS? “Yes. We were running eighth right now and it makes it even more when I guess the one-to-go, around special to get a 1-2 finish. Can you the caution time, and NASCAR, I guess believe that? That was a great finish.” it’s standard procedure they always go JAY GUY, Crew Chief – “It’s a back through the running order and huge win for Front Row Motorsports adjust any cars that need to be and our owner, Bob Jenkins, and David adjusted, I guess with film maybe and all of our guys on the team and when the caution came out on that everybody back at the shop. Today is back straightaway wreck. I knew that a long day. It’s a long weekend. You’re we were probably a little higher than here at the race track early in the what we should be because we were morning and you’re out late at night running 20th or so when that wreck and with the rain delay and everything happened and we made it through, so like that everybody had to keep they adjusted the lineup. Who was the focused and keep to our game plan. other car? The 95, the 2 and then the We approached today with a game 34. So NASCAR says that on the radio. plan and we executed it and it worked They tell the spotters, tell the crew out well for us today, obviously. We chiefs, so the 95 pulls up. Well, didn’t end up wrecked or anything like obviously, Brad wanted to start on the that, so it’s just a proud day for outside because he knew the same everybody and it’s a great finish for thing that I knew, that the outside Front Row with David Gilliland in lane had an advantage on the restart. second and us with the win.” Well, he just didn’t want to listen to BOB JENKINS, Car Owner – “I NASCAR. So NASCAR makes the call tell you what makes it special is just on where we line up at and I listened the time and the effort that these guys to what NASCAR has to say. My put into these cars. There are a lot of spotter told me that’s what they owners out there that they get the radioed over on the NASCAR channel, best available driver they can get and the crew chief said the same thing,
Page 16 and Brad was just trying to snooker us we certainly have a lot to be thankful and trying to get the preferred lane. for and we owe what we’re doing here Eventually, he decided that he should today to God and the Lord. Some of do the right thing and he restarted the drivers – myself, David, Trevor ninth and I restarted 10th, so there’s Bayne, Josh Wise, Michael McDowell, no controversy. I’m glad you got that Sam Hornish Jr – we get together on a out because I had that already weekly basis and have a little Bible prepared. I was ready to talk about it study and we try to incorporate the because I was mad going down the good work amongst the commotion back straightaway and I was that we often have on race weekends, screaming at my spotter and at Jay, I but we’re just here going through the said, ‘Somebody please get NASCAR.’ motions and trying to do the best we Maybe the 2’s radios weren’t working can with what we have to work with. well and Brad didn’t know. I’m serious. Not only was someone watching over Sometimes you don’t get that message us on those last couple laps, but just relayed. It’s been wet. Sometimes the the whole day today. The fans that radios have issues when it rains, so I stuck it out, the NASCAR officials, the thought the 2 really didn’t know, but corner workers, the Air Titan and jet I’m sure he knew and he was just dryer drivers – everybody that made trying to play it smooth.” this day possible. It probably wasn’t HE’S STILL SAYING IT’S AN meant to be, but everyone had their ISSUE. “Well, NASCAR will set him hearts set on completing 500 miles straight eventually. They’ll let him here at Talladega, so it was special to know. He might not admit it, but he do that and we were in a position to knows that he lined up in the right give God the glory and I’m thankful for spot and I lined up in the right spot.” that. You can’t do this without friends BOB JENKINS CONTINUED – and teammates and people on your WHAT’S IT LIKE COMPETING WITH team and I couldn’t have won today’s NICKLES AND DIMES AGAINST TEAMS race without David. I know he wishes THAT ARE DOING IT WITH BIGGER that he was sitting in my shoes right BUDGETS? “I wouldn’t say it’s nickels now, and I kind of wish that he would and dimes, but I will say this. I’ve have had a chance to win the race, always said in the racing graveyard my too, but it was a great finish. I’m glad epitaph won’t be, ‘I won the most that he’s thankful for finishing second races or championships,’ but I want to and it makes it so much sweeter to get be known as a team that did the most a 1-2 finish.” with the least. Every year we try to get DAVID RAGAN CONTINUED – better. We work within ourselves. The HOW MUCH DO YOU CHERISH THIS chassis we run, we build. We’re unable WIN? “You cherish them a lot. I won to go out and buy products from other my first Nationwide race here four or teams and that’s a disadvantage, but five years ago and I was glad to get a on a day like today it really makes you NASCAR win. You don’t want to be feel good because you know the that guy that runs NASCAR and equipment that you won the race with competes in NASCAR for a number of was what you built in your own shop, years and you don’t win a race. I said, so that’s what makes it so gratifying. ‘Man, I don’t want to be that guy that These guys make less than what a top runs a long time and never wins a Cup tier team would make, but they’re still race.’ Well, you finally get that one win at the shop doing the same thing in Cup and then you think to yourself, every day and it paid off for them ‘Well man, I don’t want to be that guy today, so, for me, I’d much rather do that just wins one Cup race. I want to it this way than to go out and write a win two.’ So you’re always thinking check for top tier equipment.” about that. These wins are few and far DAVID RAGAN CONTINUED – between. I hear some of the older DOES THIS MEAN MORE BECAUSE OF guys talk about it, like a Bobby YOUR FAITH? “Absolutely. It’s funny, Labonte who made his 700th career
Page 17 start, Michael Waltrip, they say that teams of Sprint Cup racing to be more kind of stuff and right now I’ve already competitive.” thought about Darlington and what JAY GUY CONTINUED – “I we’re gonna do next Friday when we agree. The new Gen-6 car, everybody get to Darlington and unload and the starting in the same playing field right challenge we’re gonna have there and now is a great equalizer. It’s a great the All-Star Race and stuff like that. car. It looks great and so far the So we’re gonna enjoy this. We’re results on the race track have been, to gonna celebrate it, but I guarantee me, a little bit surprising, but NASCAR we’re gonna be at Front Row in the did a great job with the Gen-6 car and morning early. I know Jay is gonna be we’ve made our cars a little bit better. there at 6:30 in the morning when we We’re certainly not contending for wins have our meeting, but we’re gonna be on a weekly basis or top-10s even, but worried about Darlington. When I’m an it’s enabled us to be a little bit better old man and just kind of hanging out than what we were in years past, and and watching these races I’ll sit back you look forward to going to and it will mean a lot more then than it Darlington.” does today.” DAVID RAGAN CONTINUED – YOU QUALIFY FOR THE SPRINT HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR TWITTER ALL-STAR RACE AT CHARLOTTE. ACCOUNT TO MAKE SURE FANS ARE “That’s a big deal for our team and our CONGRATULATING THE RIGHT sponsors. We try to sell Front Row WINNER OF THE RACE? WILL THIS DO Motorsports and it’s tough to sell a ANYTHING TO CHANGE YOUR team that we run 15th or 20th or PROFILE? “Regan and I joke about 25th. We’re not battling for a that a lot. We’re similar to the same championship, so it’s tough to do that age and we’re friends, but we couldn’t and that means a lot to be in our All- be farther apart. He’s from Upstate Star event in our sport, which I think New York and I’m from South Georgia is the best All-Star event in any of the and there is nothing similar about major league sports. So I feel truly those two parts of the United States, blessed to be there.” so we joke about that. I was happy for CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE GEN Regan yesterday winning the race. I 6 CAR AND IF IT’S AN EQUALIZER haven’t had a chance to look at my AMONG THE TEAMS? “It has been a Sprint phone yet. I’m not like these little equalizer, absolutely, because it other guys that carry my phone forced teams like us that generally around in my pocket and in the race don’t go through our complete car, so it’s back in the motorhome. inventory over the off-season, it forces The battery is probably dead and it’s us to really go through and Bob and probably got a lot of voice mails, so I’ll our team made an investment this off- look at it here in a little bit, but, yeah, season to go through our chassis, it might help a little bit. I’ll look upgrade some of our suspension forward to hopefully seeing it in a good components – stuff that other teams way.” do on a weekly basis, we got to do at DAVID RAGAN CONTINUED -- the end of the year. And I look at CHIPPER JONES WAS HERE. HOW some of our qualifying stats and some DOES IT FEEL TO WIN IN FRONT OF of our running positions at the non- HIM? “The only year I loved baseball restrictor plate tracks this season and more than NASCAR was 1995 when we’re a few spots better and a little bit Atlanta won the World Series. I talked more competitive this year than we to Chipper a little bit in the driver’s were last, so, absolutely, the Gen 6 meeting and he obviously meets a lot car has not only provided for some of people and he probably kind of outstanding racing, but it has helped knows me, but probably doesn’t the Front Row Motorsports, the remember. I had to remind him I was Tommy Baldwin Racings, the smaller a big fan and enjoyed his career. I watched him in AAA. He played for the
Page 18 Macon Braves, which aren’t even in crew has taken a big step forward and existence anymore. We used to go up our team has gotten stronger as a there when I was five, six, seven years whole, so I thought we had a chance, old and watch a lot of those guys that but to be up here today, I’d be lying if were superstars for the Braves in the I said, ‘Yeah, I expected to be here.’” mid-nineties play in Macon, so that’s BOB JENKINS CONTINUED – pretty cool. I haven’t seen him. I hope HOW DOES THIS HELP YOU he watched the race. It was a long FINANCIALLY? “It always helps, but day, but I’ll definitely look him up it’s not why we race.” DAVID soon. It was cool to see Chipper here. INTERJECTS. “It’ll be gone in a week- Sometimes I felt like this off-season I and-a-half.” BOB CONTINUES – “Trust was gonna miss him playing third base me, these guys know how to spend it, for the Braves, but they’ve been doing but it will help our program, there’s no pretty good without him. It’s good to doubt about that. The thing we’ve see him here. He’s a big race fan. He’s done, although it’s an expensive sport, a huge supporter of NASCAR, so it was we just reinvest what we make back good to see Chipper here today.” into the sport. That’s the only way DID YOU THINK THIS DAY we’re gonna get better. My philosophy WOULD EVER COME? “Absolutely we from the beginning is in this sport you thought it would come one day and we have to make your own place at the actually talked about it on the grid table. Nobody is gonna give it to you, before the race and even at the so I’ve always felt like if we can go out halfway point. We missed that first and perform and put out a good wreck and we all had decent speed, product, then sponsorship will come, good handling cars, no damage, and respect will come and hopefully wins we kind of talked about, ‘Hey, this is a will come. So that’s kind of been our perfect recipe for success. We’ve got attitude all along.” to keep fighting and keep being DAVID RAGAN CONTINUED -- smart.’ You always believe that it can WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE happen, but I don’t know that I ever FUTURE OF YOUR ORGANIZATION? practice my victory lane speech in my DOES THIS MATTER? “It absolutely head or anything. I didn’t think about matters for our partners, our sponsors. it that much, but you absolutely I spoke a little bit about it. It’s tough believe in yourself and your team. to sell sponsorship for a team that’s We’re kind of leaders of our team and gonna be 15th to 25th on average. We we need to set a good example for our have higher goals and we expect to teammates and for our shop improve, but it doesn’t happen employees, so we’ve had the right overnight and it doesn’t happen in one attitude that we thought we could win or two seasons. All of our sponsors – at one of these speedway races or a Peanut Patch, one of our bigger road course or something like that and sponsors that’s gonna be on the car I’m glad that we came through.” next week, CSX was on the car last JAY GUY CONTINUED – “We’ve week, Love’s Travel Stops was on worked really hard at Front Row on David’s car this weekend. It goes so our speedway program because it’s a far and I’m sure Bob, our general great equalizer racing at Daytona and manager Jerry Freeze can touch base Talladega. This is our chance to shine, on that a little more, but it gives them so we always put a little extra effort the confidence that we haven’t been into these races. Did I think when I telling them a story or lying to them – woke up this morning that we were that we know we’re getting better and gonna be sitting here today? No. I working hard. They’ve taken a chance thought we had a good shot at being on us and we’ve worked hard and in the top 10 solidly. Last year we we’ve done what we said we were finished seventh and fourth, but that’s gonna do, but it does help a lot and last year. You can’t live off of what you confidence. It goes a long way for our did yesterday, but I thought our pit guys that work six days a week that
Page 19 don’t get to enjoy the race track perks little bit different than Daytona, where of traveling every weekend. They have everybody was in one lane. At least a to stay at the shop and work 50-60 couple of lanes seem to be working hours a week building these cars. It where you can pass, but it looks like gives them some confidence and hope I’ll have to watch the rest of this thing and it’s a big thing.” in the motorhome. That kind of stinks BOB JENKINS CONTINUED – because I’d rather be driving this No. “One thing I’d like to say too is so 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford.” much credit goes to David. He was GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 3M Ford driving for a top tier team and had Fusion – “I just saw them wrecking UPS as a sponsor and when he left he above me. I thought about going to bought in to what we were trying to do the left, I had plenty of room and at Front Row. The thing that I think probably should have, but I didn’t. I makes him so different from a lot of just stayed straight and moved down other drivers is his expectations of all I could and it wasn’t enough. They himself and his team never changed. got me in the right-rear and turned me He brought that to Front Row. He the wrong way up into the wall, a didn’t look at it as if, ‘Hey, I’m taking a pretty hard hit, but that’s all you can step down here. I realize I’m gonna be do is hang on when stuff like that a backmarker or whatever.’ He happens.” KIND OF EARLY FOR SUCH continued to expect a lot out of himself A BIG WRECK? “It can happen at any and a lot out of his team and I think time. You just never know. We were what happened is people bought into trying to be cautious, but that didn’t that and they followed behind him and work.” we’ve seen results from it. I don’t Article & Photos from know of too many drivers that would Ford Racing.com do that, but that’s what makes it so special is because he believes in what we’re doing. It’s more than just he works for me, we work together and it’s the same way with David Gilliland and Josh Wise. The chemistry in this group is so strong that I didn’t know when it would come, but I just knew something special was gonna come from this group of drivers.” TREVOR BAYNE – No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion – Professional Appraiser of Antique, DID YOU HAVE ANY WARNING THAT Classic and Special Interest Vehicles. SOMETHING WAS ABOUT TO GO? The price is $75 a car when in a group “There was no warning at all. I got to of 4 cars. turn one and it let go. I’m surprised 757-421-9028 the whole field didn’t crash with as much oil that’s pouring out of this thing in the garage, but we were lucky to hold onto it and keep this car in one piece because it’s gonna be fast at Daytona in July. I hate this for our team, but that’s kind of been our luck this weekend. It’s OK though because we’ve got good race cars. It’s unfortunate because we were running in the top 10 the whole time. I dropped back to 30th and came right For all of your Auto Detailing needs back to fifth, so I think it’s gonna be a give Mr. Hoff a call at! fun race for everybody. It seems a Office: 804-355-4633 or
Page 20 Cell: 804-387-2638 of our members travelling to that Be sure to present you CVMC show. Membership Card for a 10% discount! The other show is the Grand National at Walt Disney World August 31 – September 2. The show site is the Richard Petty Speedway. Bus transportation between the Coronado hotel and speedway will be available all day. There will be a parade lap around the speedway and a picture of your car will be taken at the start/finish line. 1 July is the cut-off date for 500 judged cars which is not listed on show flyers I have seen. The June issue of Mustang Times said the Coronado has sold out 2 blocks of rooms and the smaller 3rd block of MCA News rooms has just been opened meaning June 2013 the hotel is almost sold out. If you are planning to go and have not made The President’s Award your reservations it may be too late. application has been mailed to MCA This is important: you must Headquarters. A total of 100 points in be an MCA member and pre-registered 18 categories is needed to receive this at both shows in order to have your award. This club’s active participation Mustang judged. If you win an award has resulted in a total of 166 points. at either of these shows, this will enable you to receive two coveted Our fall show has been th submitted to Mustang Times for Mustang 50 celebration awards. publication in their Regional events These awards were discussed in detail column. in last months Galloping Gazette. If you are planning to attend MCA has reinstated the the 50th Mustang anniversary membership incentive drive for each celebration in Charlotte, NC next year new member. Your board decided the all room reservations must be made $10.00 MCA was giving us for each through MCA to get the MCA rate. new MCA member will be passed on Here is the only link to make those to that member. Instead of the new hotel/motel reservations. member paying the standard MCA https://www.mmx2reservations.c dues of $50.00 the new member will om/cabarrus/pc/MCAMustang. pay only $40.00 to MCA and give me According to the MCA website dated 15 the check. I have a special form I May the 3 host hotels are already sold have to send to MCA with the new out so don't wait too long. If you find member’s application. Mustang Times you cannot participate you can always magazine is included with your cancel. membership and only available to MCA One of the two MCA shows members. It is a terrific magazine closest to us is July 5 – 7. The Blue with plenty of excellent articles and Ridge Mustang Club is sponsoring a ideas on how to fix or repair all year National show at the Crowne Plaza models, superb pictures and first-rate Golf and Tennis Resort, Asheville, N. stories on new and older models., Carolina with the show site at the many parts vendors and usually a Crowne Plaza. According to the MCA page on new or hard to get website there are only 25 spaces left remanufactured parts. Discounts from with reservations closing 1 June. By Mustang suppliers are also listed. If the time you read this the show will you are interested, see me during the probably by sold out. There are a few break.
Page 21 Check our newsletter, club and tax. The actual tax paid by someone face book websites for upcoming on gasoline will be a little lower but parades, shows and cruise-ins in the don’t expect any drop in price at the Richmond metro region. pump. The general sales tax (Retail Sales and Use Tax) will go from 5% to Dave Dickey 5.3% to help pay for roads – in MCA Regional Director Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads Phone: 804-730-1450 the tax increases to 6%. The sales tax E-mail: you pay when you transfer the title of [email protected] a vehicle into your name will increase from 3% of the price paid for the CVMC - MCA Gold Card Judges vehicle to 4% on July 1st. Next year it 1964½-1966: Don Lane will increase to 4.1%, in 2015 to 4.2% 1967-1968: Dave Dickey and to 4.3% in 2016. Right now the 1965-1970 Shelby’s: Rick Noctha minimum tax you pay is $35 (if the 3% tax comes to less than $35) and
CVMC – MCA Certified Judges that will go up to $75. The money 1964-66: Rick Nochta raised will go to road construction and 1966: Karen Lane th maintenance. 5 Generation: Tony Hall, Dave The talk about a toll on I-95 Dickey, David Lythgoe, Michelle Jordon near the Virginia – North Carolina & Dave Thomas border is over. It will require passage
by the General Assembly; the governor will not be able to impose it without their approval. A new “tough” texting bill will become law on July 1st. Instead of a $20 fine for texting while driving the new fine will be $125 for the first offense and $250 for additional violations. The law does allow you to News from the Car Club dial a phone number, talk on the cell Council or use the cell’s GPS. Texting will be a primary offense which allows police to Last month we learned that stop and ticket someone for just Florida, Oregon and West Virginia were texting. However if a person ticketed considering bills to prevent the sale of for texting goes to court and says they E15 gasoline in their respective states. were dialing a phone number and not Maine has now passed a ban on texting, it may be possible to get out gasoline being sold with more than of the ticket. 10% ethanol – in other words a ban on If you get popped for DUI after st E15 gasoline. The state also July 1 even a first time offender must considered a total ban on ethanol in use an ignition interlock device that gasoline but that bill failed. The law will not allow the vehicle to start if the banning E15 will not become law driver has been drinking. Before a unless at least two other New England person had to have at least two DUI states also ban ethanol at levels higher convictions before the interlock device than 10 percent. The EPA has not was required. The installation and required E15 but has allowed it to be purchase of these devices is not cheap sold. This means that states can ban and there have been reports of the the sale of E15. It looks like the devices malfunctioning. acceptance of E15 is not going to be There is a bill in North Carolina easy. to prevent the electric car maker Tesla On July 1 a number of laws will from selling its vehicles in the state. go into effect in Virginia. The gasoline No, North Carolina is not going after tax will be replaced with a wholesale electric cars. The problem is Tesla will
Page 22 sell straight from the auto maker to a June 16th, 2013 regular person like you or me. The 13th Annual All-Ford-Powered dealers association doesn’t like that. Father's Day Car Show People must buy from a dealer not Superior, West Virginia directly from the manufacturer. MN - Twin Ports Mustang Club Republican Senator Tom Apodaca who presents 13th Annual All-Ford- sponsored the bill says it's to "prevent Powered Father's Day Car Show, unfair competition" between June 16, 2013 at Belknap Plaza in manufacturers and dealers. The Superior, West Virginia. Event hours senator has gotten campaign are 1 - 4 p.m.. Registration is open contributions from the dealers 12:30 p.m.. The registration fee is $9. association. I can recall the good old Register by June 10, 2013 at $7. days when someone could drive to an Contact Judy at 715-392-5236 for auto plant and buy a car right there – more information, or visit the web site no dealer, no middleman profit; those at https://sites.google.com/site/twinpo days are gone. rtsmustangfordclub/. A company in California called th th EV Grid Inc. wants electric cars to July 5 , 2013 - July 7 , 2013 store electricity and then sell it back to MCA 2013 NATIONAL SHOW the utility company when it is needed. Blue Ridge Mustang Club of Asheville The electric company would pay for National Show held in Asheville, NC the stored electricity. In a test a fleet July 5, 2013 - July 7, 2013 of 15 electrics made about $5 a day Stars, Stripes & Stangs for the electricity sold back to the Ashville, North Carolina utility. This is called V2G, or vehicle to NC - Blue Ridge Mustang Club of grid and some have been working on Asheville presents Stars, Stripes & this for years. Problem is most electric Stangs, July 5, 2013 - July 7, 2013 at vehicles are not made to send Crowne Plaza Golf & Tennis Resort in electricity back nor are most electric Ashville, North Carolina. Contact for grids equipped to accept the electricity more information, or visit the web site from a vehicle. But with a lot of a thttp://www.brmcoa.org/stars- government spending it could become stripes-...-national-show. possible. The real problem is if you th decide to sell your car’s electricity back July 27 , 2013 to the electric company how are you Mustang Club of Tidewater Annual going to drive the car? Mid-Atlantic Car Show Chesapeake, Virginia CCCCV President VA - Mustang Club of Tidewater Fred Fann presents Mustang Club of Tidewater Annual Mid-Atlantic Car Show, July Upcoming Car Shows 27, 2013 at Cavalier Ford in Chesapeake, Virginia. Event hours are MCA Events 9. Contact for more information.
June 7th, 2013 to June 9th, 2013 For more information on other MCA MCA 2013 NATIONAL SHOW Car Shows and Events please visit the National Show Held in Reno, Nevada Mustang Club of America’s website at… National Show Mustang Club Of America Reno, Nevada NV - Reno Mustang Car Club presents Non-MCA Events
National Show, June 7, 2013 - June th June 8 , 2013 9, 2013 at Reno, Nevada in Reno, “Classics at the Fort” Car, Truck Nevada. Contact for more information, and Bike Show or visit the web site at Presented by The Oldies But Goodies www.unbridledspiritreno.com. Classic Cruizers and Fort Lee’s Family
and Morale, Welfare and Recreation to
Page 23 be held at the Regimental Club. This is This show is open to all car and a new location with paved parking and motorcycle classes, and is a judged high visibility. Trailer parking is show with 120 custom trophies to be available. It is a judged show with top awarded and $5,000 in cash, prizes, 40 winners and over 8 best of and giveaways. Registration is $20.00 categories and a best in show winner. per entry if registration form is filled Bring your classic or new car or truck, out in advance, $25.00 if filled out old or new bikes, imports or whatever upon arrival. Admission is free for you love to drive. Registration is from spectators. With over 7,000 in 8 am to noon and is $15 when you attendance last year, this event is said arrive. Please join us and help support to be the best, one day indoor-outdoor children’s charities here in the tri-city show in Central Virginia. Join us this area. For more information please call year with Will Castro and team from 765-1539 or visit www.obgcc.com. Unique Whips and Mike Lavallee of Rain date is June 9th. Fort Lee no Killer Paint, to enjoy sick rides, great longer requires DOD vehicle decals so food, and good music. The Southside you may enter any gate but you still Super Show is sponsored by: must have a valid driver’s license, Dominion Chevrolet, Steele Horse current vehicle registration and proof Harley Davidson, Quaker Steak and of insurance. All adult passengers will Lube, Interior Guys, Chanello’s Pizza, need to show a driver’s license or Masi’s Muscle Car, Ultimate Cycle, and other government issued photo RPM Superstore. For more information identification. Sisisky Gate (corner of or if you are interested in being a Temple Avenue and Route 36) would vendor, please contact Bam Bam at be the preferred entrance as it is the [email protected] or call 804-675- closest gate to the show site. Proceed 4101 or 804-439-1800 Also please feel to the third red light once through free to check out our website Sisisky Gate and make a right on C www.SouthsideSuperShow.com or like Avenue. The show will be immediately us on facebook at on your left next to the chapel. www.facebook.com/southsidesupersho w th June 9 , 2013 4th Annual Cruise-In For Charity June 15th, 2013 Hours: 10AM – 4PM This is a charitable 2nd Annual Car and Bike Show event with 100% Proceeds to Benefit (FATHERS DAY CRUISE IN ) at the American Cancer Society $10.00 Bethany Baptist Church, 14683 Donation per Vehicle to ACS; Bethany Church Road, Montpelier, Spectators FREE Open to all make & Virginia sponsored by The Youth model Cars, Trucks & Bikes. Department. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sponsored by O’Bank's Cafe and Grill Gateopen at 9 a.m. for vehicles. All 10392 Leadbetter Rd., Ashland, VA proceeds for this event will go to the 23005 Phone: 804 550-3888 Youth Department Fundraiser. www.obankscafe.com. Silent Auction; $10/Pre-registration and $15/Day of 50/50 opportunity, DJ by FreRay event. FOOD!! FUN!! PRIZES!! Sounds, Vendors, Live Band, Food, TROPHIES!! TOP 10 AWARDS!! Drink, Trophies for People’s Choice PEOPLE'S CHOICE!! BEST OF SHOW!! Awards. For more info please contact For more information and Pre- Bonnie & Nick 804-543-6451/804-550- registration please call Derrick Giles at 7299 or E-mail: [email protected] 677-2830. E-mail address - [email protected] th June 9 , 2013 “The 3rd Annual Southside Super June 15th, 2013 Show” Richmond Region AACA 44th At the Richmond Outreach Center, Annual Car Show, Flea Market & 5501 Midlothian Turnpike Richmond, Car Corral VA 23225 hours are 10 AM to 4 PM.
Page 24 At Richmond International Raceway - onsite. Top 15 Awards, 50/50 Raffle, Enter Gate #2 off Laburnum Ave - Prizes & More! For more information Richmond, Virginia. For information contact Carl Johnson 804-920-8875, email Buddy Lacy, Show Chairman at Eddie Hinton 804-314-5107, Greg [email protected] or 804-252- Wyatt 804-363-1361, Stuart Coles 2196. Info and flyer on the website at 804-677-3930, Willie Grooms 804- www.richmondaaca.com/show.html 651-5076, Lee Cauthorne 804-921- 8903 or Cornell Bynum 804-683- th th June 15 , to the 16 , 2013 9682. Fun Ford Weekend At Virginia Motorsports Park, 8018 July 13th, 2013 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA 1st Fellowship Day & Car Show 23803. The event features Drag The Providence Baptist Church will be Racing, Car Show, Vendors, Swap hosting their 1st Fellowship Day & Car Meet and Car Corral. Visit our website Show Saturday July 13th from 10am www.VirginiaMotorsports.com or show to 4pm at the Pamunkey Baptist website www.FunFordWeekend.com Association ( 7301 Aquinton Church for details. For further information, Road King William, Virginia ). Proceeds email [email protected] or call will benefit the Providence Baptist 804.862.3174. Church. Registration fees are $20. Open to all makes and models. Awards nd June 22 , 2013 will be presented to the top 10 in each 3rd Annual "Beat the Heat" Car category along with other specialty Show awards and overall Best In Show. This River City Diner, Midlothian area, event will also host raffles, door prizes, Huguenot Rd. @ Robius Rd. in the give aways & much more! For more Shops at Bellegrade Richmond's only info visit the event page night-time car show! Show time is 5-9 www.facebook.com/events/444108675 PM....Join us to celebrate the longest 671588 or Diane Hence 804.572.1771 days of the year. This is NOT just a cruise-in....it is an actual car July 13th, 2013 show.....Top 10 Trophies and The 1st. Annual Johnny Rockets additional specialty awards by popular Car Show vote; Best in Show trophy with $150 To be held at the Johnny Rockets cash prize; Gift Cards for River City Restaurant located at 7300 Hancock Diner; great dinner specials; 50-50 Village Street in the Hancock Village raffle; oldies music 1950s--80s; Free Shopping Center at the intersection of ice cream dessert for everyone Hull Street Rd. and Winterpock Rd. attending in a vintage car;...Gates This will be a top 25 show with Best open at 4 PM;.... Awards at 8:30 Engine, Best Interior and Best Paint. PM...... For more info, call River City All by participant’s choice votes. Diner: 897-9518 or check out our Plaques will be awarded to all winners. website. Best of Show winner will receive a three day, two night stay at th June 29 , 2013 Massanutten Resort. ($500.00 value) Car Show and Shine On site DJ playing classic music, 50/50 Old School Street Cruisers & Luck drawing by the Special Olympics and a Chevrolet presents a Car Show and drawing for an additional three day, Shine. 516 South Washington two night stay at Massanutten Resort Highway, Ashland, VA 23005. Hours 9 ($500.00 value). Show is from 9 am to AM to 3 PM with judging at 1:00 p.m. 2 pm, registration from 9 to 11. There Registration is $15 per vehicle. is a $20.00 entry fee. We will have Donations to Benefit: ACES – Ashland activities for the whole family Christian Emergency Services. Come throughout the day starting at 8 am out and see the vehicles on display! with Johnny Rockets new breakfast Food available! Automotive vendors menu, H.S. Cheerleader car wash,
Page 25 Adopt a Pet, Moonwalk for the kids, Membership Director: Laura Pegram Fire Engine and Race car on display 804-901-2737 plus much more. Goodie bags and [email protected] door prizes. Contact Richard Martin @ 804-245-0893 or Bill Tresler @ 804- Directors 399-1994 2013 th July 20 , 2013 28th Annual Early Bird Rod Run Car Llew Stakes Show 804-262-5789 Held at Victory Tabernacle Church, [email protected] 11700 Genito Road Midlothian, VA 23112, 9 AM to 3 PM. Registration is Ray Louth $20 (preregistration accepted until 804-271-6225 July 1 [email protected] $15 www.virginiastreetrods.org), Tommy Wilson Spectators are $3, under 12 free. Dash 804-672-6159 plaques for the first 100 registrants. [email protected] Trophies for Best in Show ($100 cash prize), Best Import, Best Truck, Best Mark Abrams Paint, Best Engine, Best Interior, Top 804-272-4007 25. Door prizes, 50/50, raffle for TV [email protected] drawing on the day of the show. Website for the show is Gordon Martin www.virginiastreetrods.org. For more 804-550-3196 information contact Larry Balch at [email protected] (804) 526-4318. David Thomas For more information on other Area 804-364-3381 Car Shows and Events please visit the [email protected] Car Club Council of Central Virginia website at… 2014 Car Club Council of Central Virginia David Lythgoe Officers 804-909-0869
President: Tony Hall Rusty Wiseman 804-337-4807 804-357-6196 [email protected] [email protected]
Vice President: Kathy McWilliams Militza Simic 804-512-7403 804-756-7251 [email protected] [email protected]
Secretary: Michelle Jordan Johnny McGrath 804-397-0026 804-769-1238 [email protected] [email protected]
Larry Moneypenny Treasurer: Ron Martin 804-795-7837 804-798-1780 [email protected] [email protected] Mike Peyton MCA Regional Director: Dave Dickey 804-672-0726 804-730-1450 [email protected] [email protected]
Page 26 Volunteers Spring Show Chairman: George Bobrovsky Newsletter Editor: 804-794-0350 Tony Hall [email protected] 804-337-4807 [email protected] Fall Show Chairman: Kathy McWilliams Web Site/Facebook 804-512-7403 Rusty Wiseman [email protected] 804-357-6196 [email protected] Judging: & Dave Dickey Kathy McWilliams 804-730-1450 804-512-7403 [email protected]
[email protected] Monthly Door Prizes:
Club Merchandise: Betty Wiseman George Godsey 804-357-6209 804-562-9545 And [email protected] Pam Doser 804-230-0322 Club Promotions: Mark Abrams Social Events: 804-272-4007 Gordon Martin [email protected] 804-550-3196 [email protected] Membership: Laura Pegram Technical Advisors 804-557-3366 [email protected] 1st Generation Mustangs Sonny Coble Parades: 804-282-4932 Llew Stakes 804-262-5789 Bill Jarvis [email protected] 804-262-2137
Cruises In’s: Rick Nochta Ray Louth 804-321-5383 804-271-6225 [email protected] [email protected] And Richard Jones Tommy Wilson 804-740-2096 804-672-6159 [email protected] [email protected] And Dave Dickey Mark Abrams 804-730-1450 804-272-4007 [email protected] [email protected] rd 3 Generation Track Events: Mustangs George Bobrovsky 804-794-0350 George Bobrovsky [email protected] 804-794-0350
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