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UPCOMING EVENTS
June 12 - TMCCC Kennedale
June 26 - Club Meeting 5pm
July 1st -3rd - Fort Worth Motorama
August 27th - DFW Dakotas Picnic
7740 N. E. LOOP 820
FORT WORTH, TX 76180
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Cowtown Mopars Performance Team
PO Box 162413
Fort Worth, Texas 76161-2413
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June 2011
THE STARTING LINE
Official Monthly Publication of Cowtown Mopars
APRIL CAR SHOW RESULTS
Due to a lack of space in May’s Newsletter I was unable to list the winners of our April car show. So,
here they are!!!
Dave Mandato - Best of Show
Jayson Vest - People’s Choice
Best Interior - Jim McCutcheon
Best Paint - Mitch Pritchett
Best Engine - Dave Mandato
Class Winners
Dale Crane
Gary Poheske
Ron Russ
Lesa Key
Carlos Maldonado
Mark Buchanan
Sam Jeffus
John Altus
Morris Counts
Jayson Vest
Ken Angyal
Ron Carroll
Les Adams
Mitch Pritchett
Grady Hentz
Rich Carlson
Kathryn Minchew
Ryan Wilke
Rich Lemmon
Jim McCutcheon
Tommy Martin
Rodney Preston
Bobby Avis
Frank Smith
John Beal
****NOTICE: Club Meeting Location & DATE CHANGE!!****
Due to Father’s Day, the car club meeting will be moved to June 26th.
June 26th @ 5pm
Pizza Garden Buffet
217 Harwood Rd
Bedford, TX 76021
www.pizzagardenbuffet.com
May 15th we had our monthly club meeting at our new meeting
place, Pizza Garden. We had a well attended meeting with a lot of discussion. The June meeting will be on the 26th as we move the meeting one week later to keep from
stepping on Father's Day. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to my dad and all the other fathers!! There
was a recommendation at the May 15th meeting by Dan Robinson that all club members who
drive their MOPAR will eat free. That's correct the club treasurer will be at the head of the line
and will pay for all club members' dinner who drive their MOPAR to the meeting. Thanks Dan
I like the idea!!
The Mopar cruise-in was very well attended again this year. I have emailed asking if
they have a number of participants, but no response yet. I would guess around the same number
as last year, about 130. The club provided our coolers, tables, chairs and smoker. They were
very grateful for the use of the club's stuff. I was told it will be on the same weekend next year.
hanks for your prayers for Dean Allen. He is cancer free and doing well.
See ya soon
Mark
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
Rick Brownell, Membership Director
There is a significant number of members who have not yet paid their 2011
membership dues.
Don’t forget your 2011 Club Dues:
Single membership New $25 / Renewal $15
Family membership New $35 / Renewal $25
Rick (stumpy) Brownell
Cowtown Mopars
Membership Director
A Word from our VEEP…….
Looking at the thermometer on the porch, it seems that Summer has arrived
about twenty days early. That's ok, as there is plenty of upcoming car stuff to
do with all of the extra daylight that comes with the heat.
Summer is car show season, and you could go to ten or more shows/cruises
a weekend in the DFW area if you had the time and interest. You can find them on the web or
in the local newspapers, but pick one and go some Saturday or Sunday. You never know who or
what you are going to see. If you want the tried and true, come out and join us at the monthly
Christian Classic Cruisers show, held the third Saturday of the month at the Birdville ISD Stadium in North Richland Hills. Normally, it runs from 5:00 to 9:00, but this month, July and August it will start at 6:00 and run to 10:00 to escape some of the late afternoon heat. It usually
pulls between 200 and 300 cars of all types. One of the better ongoing local shows.
Mopars at the Motorplex was a blast, and I don't race! Don Garlits is a gentleman, and
proved to be hit with everyone who came in contact with him. Hopefully, we can have him
back in the future. The weather was perfect, cool and dry. Seems a lot of cars were running
some of their best times ever. Kudos to Rick Mariano and Ken Castleman for tackling the tower
duties.
Mike Miller got to race his old AMC Spirit for the first time in over a year. It used to be
painted appliance white and we called it the "Kelvinator". Now it is painted green. Gotta' rename it. How does "Kermit" sound?
There was some decent stuff in the car corral and swap area. We had 38 cars entered in the
car show. Not a bad day at all.
Don't forget the indoor show at the Will Rogers Exhibit Center in Fort Worth over the
Fourth of July weekend. The club has six spaces confirmed, so we should be making a very
good showing. This is the big show that is normally held in February. It got pushed back to July
due to scheduling conflicts.
Ken Key
VP
Just in case you actually needed a reason to drive your Mopar!!
June 12—Kennedale TMCCC Makeup Race
June 26th—Club Meeting
July 1st thru 3rd—Fort Worth Motorama
2011 Mopars At The Motorplex
WOW! What a GREAT day it was at the Motorplex!!!! Every time
I went by "Big Daddy's tent he was signing something. The weather
was perfect and I think the attendance was the best of any year.
Thanks to all our sponsors, support staff and participants. Dave
Mandato and Ken and Lesa Key helped with the car show and Frank
Smith, Ken Castleman and Rick Mariano helped in the tower. The voices you heard throughout
the day were Ken and Rick doing a GREAT job on very short notice. Also Bill Boon said the
prayer this year and Chuck Buchanan sang the National Anthem again. THANKS to everyone
for their help and support again this year. It was a GREAT year!
A personal note from the Motorplex. For the last year and a half I have been looking for a 10
second and 120mph run. I finally got it at the Motorplex, 10:98 @ 121mph. The only problem
was I was trying to run 11:00 index. Well it was cool anyway.
See ya May 14th!
Mark
2011 Cowtown Mopars Board of Directors
President: Mark Buchanan
Vice President: Ken Key
Treasurer: Dan Robinson
Secretary: Richard Lemmon
Activity Director: Susan Brownell
Membership Director: Rick Brownell
Newsletter Editor: Kirk Maisenbacher
Appointed positions:
Race Team Coordinator: TBD
Show Team Coordinator: Dave Mandato
Club Webmaster: Mike Miller
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The Go Fast(er) Department
Mark Buchanan - Race Team Coordinator
HEY NINE TIME TMCCC CHAMPIONS!!!!
It's time to head North to Ardmore, OK on June 5th. This was the first time for the TMCCC to go to this
1/8 mile track. Then, on June 12th we will have the Kennedale makeup race. I will pass along all the details next month.
We had 9 winners out of 23 racers in Oklahoma today!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!
Pete Phelps---------------------winner Race of Champions
Bill Boon-------------------------semifinalist electronics
Wayne Miller--------------------winner pro muscle
Kim Humphrey-----------------runner up pro muscle
Mike Lynn------------------------runner up king muscle
Robert Broom------------------runner up super muscle
Bobby Avis----------------------semifinalist super muscle
Mike Bearce--------------------winner stock muscle
Mike Moriarty-------------------runner up stock muscle
Some very sad news!!!!! Ron Dillinger passed away at 5:05pm today (06-05-11) after a stroke yesterday
and a heart attack today. Please keep the family in your prayers.
See ya at the track
Mark
BY THE MINUTES - Rich Lemmon
CMPT Meeting May 14 at Pizza Garden
Start 1720 - 18 members attending
1. Agreement was reached among the attending to meet regularly at the Pizza Garden.
2. Discussion of coming events.
a. PDC show- cruise on Sat 25 10-12
b. TMCC Race June 5 Ardmore Ok.
c. TMCC makeup race at Kennedale on June 12 with the Zack day benefit.
3 Suggestion was made to move June meeting to 4th Sunday to avoid Father's day.
4. Review of recent activities
a. Dyno day at Speedtek with 14 cars on the dyno.
b. MATM review with results of117 racers, 38 show cars and 25 swap meet attending along with Big
Daddy Don.
5. Kirk has the club shirts, hats, patches and decals.
ITEMS FOR SALE
Complete set of 14x7 Ralleye wheels for 72-74 B & E-body. $300
Contact Sam Jeffus at 817-834-7618 or [email protected]
1969 Chrysler New Yorker 4 door, everything works except the a/c, runs great, 107K miles,
$1200, East Texas, call Johnny Doss 318-518-6236
Anything you want to buy or sell? Send info to Kirk Maisenbacher to get it in the newsletter.
Items will usually run for two editions unless you need it to run longer.
Dodge Charger Registry
The Dodge Charger Registry is compiling
a list of Chargers to help with tracking
down parts, finding vehicles, and generating demand for reproduction parts. They also hold a
Charger specific meet every year, where Charger enthusiasts of all years can go and enjoy their
cars. It is open to any year Charger (1966-Present). This years all-Charger event will be held in
Lebanon, TN , June 17-19. For More information, please contact Morris Counts at 817-5457783 or Wayne at 434-223-1305 or [email protected]
SpeedTek Dyno Day
The Speedtek Dyno day had 15 cars on the dyno with many other member as spectators and
Ken Angyal was the cook doing his usual good job. We learned the hard way that you can’t
dyno a Prius. The computer goes crazy with only the front wheels turning.
Results
461hp Terry Householder's Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
421hp Mark Buchanan's 64 Candymatic Dodge
362hp Stan Alan's El Camino
313hp David Huffman's Dakota RT
260hp Rich Lemmon's 67 Dart
234hp Tom Pane's 69 Road Runner
200hp Stumpy's PT Cruiser
132hp James Beal's Dakota
440hp Frank Bonczek's 68 Dart
397hp Bobby Avis's SRT Challenger
326hp Rick Alan's 05 GTO
278hp Stumpy's Dodge truck
257hp Sam Jeffus's 74 Charger
216hp Steve Stovall's 67 Dart
147hp Rodney Taylor's Dart Sport
28hp - Freda Levinson's Prius
CAR SHOW HAPPENINGS - Dave Mandato
The car show at Ennis went will. There were two surprises. First one was Ken
Key's 70 AAR Cuda showed up, after five years, finally in one piece and won
"Best of Show".
The second surprise was that Don Garlits passed out the show car plaques to the winners and
then signed them. It's great to have won a show plaque, but even greater to have one with his
picture and signature on it. I'm sure a lot of racer's might have his autograph, but not to many
show car owners. In my opinion, this really made our show plagues very special.
To all you show car owners who didn't attend the show, you missed an opportunity of a lifetime. Be there next time, you never know what might happen.
Fort Worth Motorama
July 1,2 & 3 will be the 37th annual Ft
Worth Motorama. If you are interested in
putting your car in the show please contact
Ken Key.
Don’t forget we’re online:
www.cowtownmopars.com
or search “Cowtown Mopars” on Facebook!!!
Cowtown Mopars Performance Team
P.O. Box 162413 Fort Worth, Texas 76161-2413
www.cowtownmopars.com
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