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Englishtown Fall Ford weekend, Oct.15-17

Spas

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So, who's up for a weekend of beautiful, fast Fords and chilling with their Explorer friends at Englishtown Raceway in New Jerksey on October 16/17? For you wheelers, I imagine we may be able to squeeze in some Pine Barrens or Mahwah 4wheeling, but this is definitely more 'sport truck' related this time.

X24 and I will hopefully be racing our '98 Explorers on the track after 2+ years of threatening each other ;) Like I said to him, we may be the slowest things on the track, but it's all in fun. I will try and find out how much it is to race the 1/4 mile and what class we'd be in, but right now I just want to get the word out and see who's interested in going.

Like the Fall swap meet, there will be a car show and parts dealers there, but it's nowhere as big. However, it's all Ford dealers so no hunting through Mopar and Bowtie crap to get to the good stuff.

Who's up for it?? Should be really nice and cool that tme of year, too- perfect for racing and walking around :cool:
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Ok crew, in years past some of us have spent the night over ExplornJ's house, but by the sound of it there will be more than 2-3 people going this year, some of whom we haven't met. It's really not polite to ask Justin to host people he doesn't know, soooo:

I found a Ramada inn hotel just off of route 33 in (i think it's called) johnville or Johns-something (don't have the paper in front of me, but I'll post the directions an' such when I do have it). It's a REALLY nice hotel and I found rates for $69 a night. I may even be able to do better than that. Supposedly it's only 5-10 minutes from Englishtown. Again, I'll look into it, but right now i just need a guesstimate of who's going.

#1) I'd need at least 3 others to share a room with me to split costs. I don't snore, btw. Or bite. Ok, well, I only bite one person on our runs and he usually deserves it :nono: :D
#2) What day do we want to race/show? I'm voting for saturday.
#3) How many days do we want this event to be?
#4) (if #3's answer was "friday night, saturday and sunday")
Are we 'wheelin Sunday?
4a) Pines or
4b) Mahwah?
4c) Would we rather go to 6 flags or something? (it's not far from Etown, plus it's the off season for kids, so the lines won't be so long!)

Input would be much appreciated!
 






Ill be there, not sure with what toy,......but ill be there. Turbo kit is still on back order for the stang so i really dont know. But im voting for wheeling on sunday,......i say the pines since the sixflags trip was a bust.
 












I'm up for it. I don't care if we race,go wheeling or throw sharp objects at each other
keep me updated.
 












I wanna go.... sept dont wanna wheel, I want to run the strip, Ill have to do some **** to skunk that will make her faster but forget about offroad.... that is ofcourse if I can race... if they'll let me. Now the only thing is we need one more lifted X to race me.... its gotta look good... and im sure it'll be a first.
 












yah, ill be there with my mustang gang. Ill either be a driver of my car if its done or a crew cheif on my friends car. :chug:
 






lizardtrac said:
I wanna go.... sept dont wanna wheel, I want to run the strip, Ill have to do some **** to skunk that will make her faster but forget about offroad.... that is ofcourse if I can race... if they'll let me. Now the only thing is we need one more lifted X to race me.... its gotta look good... and im sure it'll be a first.

The hell with another lifted truck- *I* wanna race yer @$$!!!!!! You've owed me a rematch from our 110mph race up the GSP to the Palisades for years now anyway!

*suddenly remembers what Skunk looks like with two wheels off the ground as she's about to jump a Jersey wall onto unsuspecting Blackjacks* Uhh...Just try to keep her on YOUR side of the track, ok?

explorersport77 said:
i dont think i'm goin....its basically an all mustang thing...i'm not tryin to roll up in my X and have people starin at me thinkin wtf are suv's doin here...

It's all good, girl. You don't have to race if you don't want to- there's a car show in the parking lot you could enter Hotness in, since somebody needs to be representin' ;) There are more than Stangs there too... last year we saw a 7 second ESCORT of all things, talk about mind blowing :eek: Racing our Explorers is something Cj, Chris and I have been threatening each other with for a long time and it's way overdue to happen. So who cares if we get laughed at? As long as there aren't any Chevies there, it's all good no matter how you look at it!
 






I would like to race Skunk wit Patch cause it would be kool to see 2 solid axel, 1st and 2nd gen Xploders on the track but i prob will have the race car, not the truck that weekend.
Now im speeking as a guy who has raced Mustangs in this event for the past 7 years, and it is soo anoying to wait in the pits as the OTHER fords putt up and down the track. :nono:
 






I might have to bring Darkness just so I can get beat by Spas too :D
 












im in this club and race mustangs,.......but i do have to say, its sad, but THEY do want to run their trucks :rolleyes:
 






PFFT. Hey, my Explorer kept up with your Mustang just fine, David! ....until the light turned green, anyway.... :rolleyes: Just you wait til the miracle day that I can finally afford a 302, punk.

Seriously, the best I was ever able to wring out of Blackjack was a 15.7 quarter mile, and that's when he was in considerably better shape with perfect 69-degree-no-humidity weather. I doubt I can do better than 16.5 now, but it won't stop me from trying ;)
 






it seems like everyone want to have a party or wedding for every run that is planned, i will do my best to make some of this one
 






Spas said:
PFFT. Hey, my Explorer kept up with your Mustang just fine, David! ....until the light turned green, anyway.... :rolleyes: Just you wait til the miracle day that I can finally afford a 302, punk.

U tell him!!! .... *throws fists in the air from behind Linds! ;)
 






ok,. so any one still in for this one too???
 



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I'm in for the Fall Swap and the October Ford day still.

Dave, what's the game plan for the Fall swap? Etown saturday, hang out sat night, wheel at Mahwah Sunday?
 






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