VOLUME 157, ISSUE 2 FEBRUARY 2012

Hi everyone,

Welcome to Sweetheart February. We are all set for our Sweetheart Brunch up at the Castaways. It was such a big success last year we decided to go again. With the panoramic view, the fantastic food, and of course the camaraderie, it can’t help but be a smashing success.

Everyone on the Road King’s 60th Anniversary committee are working at full speed under the guidance of chairman Karl Grossman. Give Karl a hand for the phenomenal job he is doing for our event. Karl will give a full account @ the general meeting on the 14th.

Can you believe what a fantastic time we had at the January meeting! If you weren’t there, you missed the likes of T.V. Tommy Ivo, Bob Murvarez, (aka Floyd Lippencott), Spider Razon just to mention a few. They were there to help induct as Honorary Member, “Fast” Jack Beckman, driver of the Valvoline NextGen DSR Funny Car. So everyone, welcome JACK BECKMAN! Can you believe the stories the four of them told that evening. I know most of us stayed for over an hour after the meeting just listening to their life stories, and of course the pranks associated with these guys. What a blast!

Hopefully we can have more meetings this year with some other fantastic guests. Well that’s all for now, so keep the hot rods out there!!!!  
 
See you all @ our meeting.

Everyone.. Please say a prayer for Peter Frith-Smith, Joey Caponetta, and Fast Eddie’s son-inlaw
Andre. Our best wishes go out to all of you and your families.
Further emails will go out on their continued progress.

Keep Cruisin’
Rick

“THEY’RE HERE-E-E-E. That’s right, the 60th anniversary sample shirts will be available to try on for size at this month’s meeting. So try them on and let us know what size to order for you and your immediate family member.

Just a few scheduled events at this time:

Feb 11 – Sweethearts Brunch
Mar ? – Mystery Run
Aug 25 – NHRA Museum Dinner for 60th Year

HAVE FUN! Frank Nay

“FAST” JACK BECKMAN NEW ROAD KING MEMBER
What a fantastic meeting last month. To have “Fast” Jack Beckman join the Road Kings, with Tommy Ivo, Spider Razon, Bob Muravez join in with the stories of the past. Hey Jack! Are you going to be able to join us at the Johnny Carson Show in June? Sure hope so.

L-R: T.V. TOMMY IVO, “FAST” JACK BECKMAN, SPIDER RAZON, BOB MURAVEZ AKA FLOYD LIPPENCOTT (THE FREIGHT TRAIN)

Officers, E-Board and members posing with the guys

Ivo, Muravez and Spider

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT THE FAB 4
After eight hours of driving straight through to Reno, I heard the sound of a car horn, actually more of a truck’s air horn. I looked out the window and to my surprise, there in the lane next to me was a red and white VDub Bus with four heads popping out the windows waving like a bunch of madmen. You guessed it, Bill Loven, Frank Nay, Don “Hoffy” Hoffman, and Jimmy Miles.

I yelled out to them, “What the heck are you guys doing in Reno?” Jimmy said they were on their way to the Annual Balloon Races and wanted to check into the hotel before they lost their rooms. Since I was on the way to visit my brother just 45 miles further up the highway, told the guys to have a great time and maybe we would see them around.

A few days later while visiting Virginia City, low and behold there were the four Musketeers mining for gold. After Bill complained about the little sliver of ore in his pan, they met up with me and my family at the Long Horn Saloon. After an hour or so at the saloon, we all decided to meet at Chicken Bob’s for dinner (best wings in town).

The boys acting like “boys” started to giggle behind their menus as the waitress walked away with our orders. Frank and Bill got up and went over to the Red Eye Bar across from our table for drinks and started up a conversation with the bartender, while Jimmy paid fifty cents to ride on the kiddie’s airplane ride. After dinner we said our farewells and promised to meet the guys Friday at the Balloon Races.

My brother living in Fernley mentioned that the races are usually later in the year. Anyway, on Friday we met them at the Balloon Park. Parking was easy because we were the only two cars there. When I told Bill and Frank the Balloons come the first week in September and this is only January, their response was, “We wanted to get a good parking spot.”

I’m sure by now you are aware the story has been fabricated, and not an ounce of truth to it. Let this be a warning, that if I don’t receive photos or stories of events by our members, my vivid imagination does run wild, and this is what you can expect. HaHa Love you all!

RACE REPORT

Fast Jack Beckman had a career best run at Palm Beach International Raceway. The Valvoline NextGen Funny Car clocked a 4.037 at 312 mph under the lights January 20th.

The Dead End Kids at Pocono Dragstrip with Miss Pocono
The Dead End Kids were a Top Fuel dragster team from the streets of Brooklyn, NY.   Red Lang, Spider Razon and Joe Anahory grew up together and eventually turned into a formidable team that despite its unlikely origins became a dominate force in the ’60s at drag strips from Sanford, ME down to Long Beach, CA.  In ’63, the trio had bought a Tommy Ivo chassis and began touring the country using a 1953 Chrysler limousine as a tow car.  They were one of a handful of race teams to beat Don “The Snake” Prudhomme during the Greer, Black and Prudhomme dragster’s incredible winning streak in 1963.  Their car even made the cover of Popular Science magazine.  They were the first NHRA Division 1 Top Fuel champion in the northeast, winning the title in 1965 and ’66.  Red Lang retired from dragster racing in the early ’70s, briefly dabbling in Funny Cars before retiring from drag racing completely.  And Joe Anahory and Spider Razon moved to California and worked closely with Don Alderson in the development of his Milodon racing components.

HI GANG, I WAS SO EXITED ABOUT OUR LAST MEETING, HAVING SOME OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS THERE AND THE ADDITION OF FUNNY CAR DRIVER JACK BECKMAN,  (FAST JACK). LISTENING TO SOME OF THE OLD STORIES TAKES US OLD GUYS BACK TO THE GLORY DAYS OF YOUTH, AND A RACE AT ALMOST EVERY STOP LIGHT. BUT MY HEART IS HEAVY WITH THE SAD NEWS OF PETER FRITZ-SMITH’S MOTOR CYCLE ACCIDENT. AT THE TIME THAT I AM WRITING THIS  I DO NOT KNOW OF HIS CONDITION, BUT I HOPE AND PRAY HE WILL BE OK.PETER IS ONE OF THE KINDEST SOULS I KNOW AND A REALLY GOOD RACER, FOR THE LITTLE SEAT TIME HE GETS.GET WELL SOON PETE. I HAVE A TEST DATE AT BAKERSFIELD, SO I CAN FINALLY FIND OUT IF MY CHANGES WERE GOOD OR NOT SO GOOD. ONLY A RACER WOULD CHANGE A CAR TO IMPROVE ON AN ALMOST A PERFECT SEASON, BUT NOBODY HAS ACCUSED ME OF BEING TO BRIGHT LATELY! I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED,  DRIVE FAST AND SAFE      

AL WHITE 
P.S, I WILL ALSO INCLUDE FAST JACK’S RACES AS THE SEASON STARTS SOON.

Where is Larry Dixon Going?

Car Owner’s Excuses for Traffic Accidents as Told To Their Insurance Companies.
(These Are Authenic… stated on insurance forms)

Incidents with Pedestrians.
•The pedestrian ran for the pavement, but I got him.
•The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.
•The pedestrian had no idea which way to run as I ran over him.
•The car in front hit the pedestrian but he got up so I hit him again.
•I saw a slow moving, sad faced old gentleman as he bounced off the roof of my car.
•A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.
•I saw her look at me twice. She appeared to be making slow progress when we met on impact.

Accidents with other vehicles.
•I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way.
•The other car collided with mine without giving warning of its intention.
•My car was legally parked as it backed into another vehicle.
•The gentleman behind me struck me on the backside. He then went to rest in a bush with just his rear end showing.

Collisions, calamities, and injuries.
•Coming home I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don’t have.
•I told the police that I was not injured, but on removing my hat found that I had a fractured skull.
•I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and headed over the embankment.
•I thought my window was down, but I found it was up when I put my head through it.
•As I approached an intersection a sign suddenly appeared in a place where no stop sign had ever appeared before.
I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident.
•In an attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.
•I was thrown from my car as it left the road. I was later found in a ditch by some stray cows.
•The claimant had collided with a cow. The questions and answers on the claim form were –

Q: What warning was given by you? A: Horn. Q: What warning was given by the other party? A: Moo.

Who is to Blame?
•No one was to blame for the accident but it would never have happened if the other driver had been alert.
•I didn’t think the speed limit applied after midnight.
•The indirect cause of the accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth.
•I was on the way to the doctor with rear end trouble when my universal joint gave way causing me to have an accident.
•The accident was caused by me waving to the man I hit last week.
•No witnesses would admit having seen the mishap until after it happened.
•I had been driving for forty years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.
•I left for work this morning at 7am as usual when I collided straight into a bus. The bus was 5 miniutes early.
•I knew the dog was possessive about the car but I would not have asked her to drive it if I had thought there was any risk

VOLUME 156, ISSUE 1 JANUARY 2012

Oldest Car Club in
Southern California Celebrates
60 Years

Happy New Year everyone!

Now that all the festivities are over and everyone has had time to settle into the new year, it’s time to get back to business as usual, or hopefully improve upon what we all accomplished last year.

This just so happens to be our 60th year, and to really show the Road King colors, we have had a custom jacket designed to show off our fantastic new 60th logo. Show up at this month’s meeting for a special fitting. Jackets will be ordered ONLY one time and one time only, SO BE THERE! Cost will be determined a later, but you don’t want to be the only member without the 60th. As a side note: jackets are only for Road King members and their wives.

Please congratulate Rodger Nervel as our new Sergeant at Arms, all other officers remain the same.

See you all @ our meeting.

Keep Cruisin’
Rick

Happy New Year to all Road Kings and their families! What a great year we had in 2011, and here’s to a fantastic 2012.

Just a few scheduled events at this time:

Jan 21 – Rubelia Castle Tour/Lunch to follow at Legends Diner
Feb 11 – Sweethearts Brunch
Mar ? – Mystery Run

See you on the 21st!

HAVE FUN! Frank Nay

The Tour of the Rubelia Castle in Glendora is set for January 21st. Meet at the donut shop @ 9 am. The Castle is Mike Buel’s childhood dream, built over a period of 26 years and has been featured on Huell Howser’s “California Gold.” We will lunch afterward at “Legends Classic Diner” in Glendora. The castle is located at 844 N Live Oak Ave., north of Foothill Blvd. All wives are invited.

Don Hoffman
Secretary

Happy New Year everyone!. Yeah it’s the money man calling for you to open your wallets and fork over your annual dues. Bring your cash or checks to this month’s meeting. Rosters are going to be redone after January 31st, and will reflect paid up members only.
 
Chuck Stein
Treasurer

2012 will mark the 60th Anniversary of the Road Kings, probably the best known car club in California and the Nation.

Over the years, we have created an excellent reputation within the community, with our fund raisers and charities we help with.

Let’s all work together as a club to make this year the BEST ever for all the Road Kings.

Roger Nevrel
Sergeant-At-Arms

Johnny Carson Car Show Car Show
For everyone’s information, we are gearing up for the Johnny Carson show scheduled for this June. We are looking for photographs, ticket stubs of racing events, etc from original members as well as current members. From any event or show, and more that we can copy (will be returned to owner) The Road King’s office has a huge selection of CD’s from events throughout the years, but would like more from the original Road Kings, and personal photos taken from all Road King events.

Samples of what we are looking for

RACE REPORT
HI FELLOW ROAD KINGS AND QUEENS, HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON AND A HEALTHY NEW YEAR. AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I HAD A GREAT RACING YEAR AND ANOTHER NEW GRANDCHILD. AFTER I WENT THROUGH ALL MY DOCUMENTS, THE TOTAL WAS 6 WINS AND 3 FINALS AND 2 SEMI FINALS OUT OF 14 RACES. IT WAS TRULY AN UNEXPECTED DELIGHT. IT WAS MY FIRST FULL YEAR OF A/GAS,  AND AS YOU MAY REMEMBER, I BUILT THE CAR FOR B/GAS , BUT IT RAN SO CLOSE TO THE A/GAS INDEX I HAD TO SWITCH. I HAVE SPENT THE LAST 6 WEEKS FRESHENING THE WORKHORSE G.T.O. FOR 2012 SEASON.LOTS OF NEW MANDATORY SAFETY FEATURES, I.E ON BOARD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, HANS DEVICE ETC. FRESHENING THE ENGINE, TRANS, REAR END, AND BRAKES. I MAY GET TO TEST IN JANUARY, AND MY FIRST RACE IS IN FEBRUARY IN VEGAS. ANY WAY THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND KIND THOUGHTS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE BEAUTIFUL AWARD I WAS GIVEN AT THE CHRISTMAS PARTY. IT MEANS A LOT TO ME. THE CLUB HAS ALWAYS BEEN SO KIND TO ME.SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR RACE DIRECTORS STAN AND SHARRON DALTON, AND THANK YOU SUE BALDASRONI FOR MAKING SOME SENSE OF MY RAMBLING.  DRIVE FAST, BEST WISHES TO ALL OF YOU  AL WHITE

2012
Burbank Tournament of
Roses Association Float

I was invited to the Rose Parade with reserved bleacher seats on Orange Grove, just before the floats turned right onto Colorado Blvd.. It came with unlimited quantity of complimentary coffee, hot chocolate, variety of juice drinks and Krispy Kreme donuts. Also included a complimentary $10 program that had the order of appearance … with picture of every float w/info as well as information of all the groups that were in the parade. The parade and weather was just outstanding !!!
Note the price of the ticket at the bottom . . . Joel  

VOLUME 154. ISSUE 12 DECEMBER 2011

Christmas Party
The officers want to remind you that our Christmas Banquet is Saturday, December 3rd starting at 6pm. Remember to bring your $25 WRAPED present for gift exchange. The Board has planned for a very exciting and fun evening such as dancing, magic act, and of course a fantastic dinner. If you have not signed the roster for attendance, please call Rick Kalisz or Chuck Stein. Best of all, the evening is free to all Road Kings and wives. Friends and family pay $25.

Dues
Just a reminder, it is time to pay your dues. If you have not paid bring your payment to the Christmas party. They are due by the end of the year.

Membership meeting is still scheduled for December 13th, but Officer’s meeting goes dark in December, so have a safe and prosperous 2012.

Club Picnic
If you weren’t at the picnic, you missed a great time. The food was supplied by Handy Market and was just outstanding. The guys were throwing their balls around trying to out maneuver their competition, and the ladies sat their enjoying the day and wondering when lunch was going to be served.

Mystery Run
What a great time provided by Frank Nay. Of course we all met at the Road King’s donut shop. We proceeded up the 101 meeting the rest of the gang, then paraded to the Murphy Automobile Museum. The museum has a ton of cars either in mint condition or being prepped for refurbishing They have also setup a fantastic miniature train display that is still growing by the day. Following the trip to the museum the foodmeisters stopped at BJ’s in Ventura for lunch. The servers were very accommodating and the food was fantastic. No one I spoke to complained. “Thanks Frank for another great outing”….

Mystery Run “2” hosted by Don Siglar will take place in January…. more to come at the January meeting.

VOLUME 153, ISSUE 11 NOVEMBER 2011

Hi everyone!

Hope all are well, and you made it through Halloween. Boy we sure had a great show @ Santa Anita, and what a success it was! Everyone that participated should pat themselves on the back, GREAT JOB !!!!!!!!! I will keep you all informed about cost analysis, and of course our profit as soon as we know anything from Santa Anita.

This week is our annual picnic at Johnny Carson Park, so please arrive about 10:30. Lunch will be served around 12:00 noon. If possible will someone bring a game of choice.

At our next meeting Chuck Stein will have a sign-up sheet, so please sign up for the Christmas party. We need as accurate a count as possible to give to the Elks. The E Board wanted to change the party up just a bit, we thought that everyone could bring a $25.00 gift. Wanted to try a gift exchange this year. There won’t be a Club raffle this year. Again, we thought we would try something different. So hopefully everyone will participate.

This month will be our last E Board meeting of the year. There won’t be a Board meeting in December, however there will be our usual general meeting for December. Just wanted to mention the October nominations for new officers went well. Please congratulate Rodger Nervel as our new Sergeant at Arms, all other officers will remain the same for next year.

See you all @ our next meeting.

Keep Cruisin’
Rick

I want to thank everyone that worked and showed up to make the Santa Anita Car Show the success that it was. We couldn’t have done it without you. I think you all deserve something special for your work. For those that decided not to make a presence, I have nothing for you.

The Mystery Run is this Nov. 13th, going about 120 miles round trip. Please meet at the donut shop at 9 a.m. We’re going to met up with the rest of the group at Kanan Dune Rd at 9:30 a.m. We’re going to stop for lunch but no further info then that!
HAVE FUN! Frank Nay

Wow! What a fantastic show… Coffee and donuts started everyone off with the energy it took to knock this one off. I want to thank all the members that participated. Strange how it seems to be the same people year after year. SO, WHERE WERE THE REST OF YOU?

See you all at the Mystery Run on the 5th

Don Hoffman
Secretary

Again, we had one heck of a show. Now that it is over it’s back to business. Get your check books out and be prepared to pay for dues this December. All member dues are to be paid by the end of December.

Further information regarding our Christmas Awards party will be coming soon. Can’t believe the holiday season is almost upon us… so get your holiday face on and dole out holiday cheer!
 
Chuck Stein
Treasurer

Get your rides ready for the Mystery Run, and don’t forget to bring your appetite.

I also want to thank everyone for working the car show, but don’t forget the great job the Road Queens provided. Their continued support is greatly appreciated.

Ed Drogmund
Sergeant-At-Arms

Santa Anita Car Show Car Show
HEY! What a fantastic show, and I can say it went off without a hitch, or complications (not too many that is). It started off really early in the morning, before the sun came up and ended with a great parade of cars waving and congratulating the Road King and Queens for such a great show.

I’m sure the horses were glad to see us leave, but we had a ball. All the participants were shocked to receive a chance to win one of five $100 bills (donated by the Track), not to mention a $700 Lojack System donated by our own Ted Saraf (thanks Ted).

This was the first year vendor’s midway was setup and it looks like they went away happy. I know the purse vendor raked in a load of cash just from our very own Road Queens. One little problem, we lacked enough raffle prizes to bring in the dough, so next car show maybe all you members will bring in one prize as mentioned several times. It isn’t hard to go out and ask!

The following message was sent in via email by the Bomb Club of So Cal congratulating our club. We thank you for your kind words.

Road Kings of Burbank,
On behalf of “BOMB CLUB So. Cal.”, I would like to thank the Road Kings for a great show at Santa Anita!  We enjoyed showing our cars and being apart of the car community.  Unfortunately, we run into obstacles sometimes in attempting to show our classic cars.  However, that’s not the case here, Road Kings, make us feel very welcomed and it means a great deal to us.  Not only are we greeted at the entrance, we are payed visits throughout the day and finally are thanked at the exit.  This does not go unnoticed and is greatly appreciated by our club.  Keep up the good work and we’ll see you next year!
Thank you, Rick Robles
BOMB CLUB
So. Cal.

Magic Muffler Car was a big hit

Checking out the award winners

Come on guys get off of your #?%&#

OOPS! Caught peeing on the box

ROAD KINGS LOST A FRIEND
It is with a sad heart to announce that one of the Road King’s friends has passed away. Ernest Ruiz founder and president of the Pachuco Bombs Car Club joined his other car buddies in the sky last Monday, October 24, 2011. Ernie and the Pachuco Bombs have been coming to our Santa Anita show for several years and have been great friends to our members. He was known as the Big Teddy Bear and would give anyone the shirt off his back in order to help out.

During the show on October 10th, Ernie was taken to the hospital. He had been ill for sometime. We were told by Eddie Carrillo that Ernie wanted to make our show and hung on long enough to see his wish come true. Services have not been made yet, but the Road Kings wish Ernie’s family and friends all our best and we will miss him THANK YOU ERNEST!

DRAG RACING REPORT

HI GANG, WHAT A RIDE THIS SUMMER WAS AND CONTINUES INTO THE FALL, ALTHOUGH IT STILL FEELS LIKE SUMMER, IT’S BEEN HOT AT THE TRACK.I WAS DELIGHTED I CAME IN 2’ND OVER ALL IN THE 10.5 TIRE CLASS AND CONSIDERING I WAS THE ONLY CARBERATED CAR THERE, AND ,WON 1 EVENT OUT RIGHT, IT WAS A GREAT SEASON. I ALSO CAME IN SECOND IN A. N/ R.A. IN THE POINTS RACE, AND DID WIN 2 EVENTS WITH THEM..MY MOST RECENT EVENT WAS THE NHRA HERITAGE SERIES WHERE I HAD  WON MY FIRST WALLY IN JULY. MY MOST RECENT RACE WAS  THE WEEKEND OF SANTA ANITA,.(SORRY I MISSED SANTA ANITA) WE HAD A SIXTEEN CAR FIELD, AND I HAD A LOUSY QUALIFYING DAY, ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS FROM THE WEATHER AND HUMIDITY. I DID MUSTER A 7.84 TO QUALIFY 12TH MY WORST OF THE YEAR, BUT AFTER NO SLEEP ON SATURDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING I TOOK A SHOT AT SOME OLD SCHOOL TUNING METHODS THAT WORKED OUT WELL. 1ST RUN WAS A 55 CHEV, WHAT A RACE HE RAN 7.65, WITH AN .028 LITE TO MY 7.60 .048 LITE, I GOT TREED BUT NOT ENOUGH TO BEAT ME. NEXT ROUND A VETTE, HE HAD A 001 LITE TO MY .015 BUT HE RAN 7.67 @178, TO MY 7.62 @ 186 MPH. NEXT A BLOWN RAMBLER,WAGON CALLED THE HOME WRECKER, NEAT CAR, HE TURNED ON THE RED LIGHT.NOW THE FINAL A COOL HENRY J BLOWN ON ALCOHOL, THE CHAMP THIS YEAR, MY GOAL WAS TO RUIN HIS CHANCE TO DOUBLE UP, YOU KNOW WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND WIN THE EVENT.SO THERE WE WERE, WE SHOOK HANDS, HE HAD LANE CHOICE WISHED EACH OTHER LUCK AND INTO A/GAS HISTORY WE WENT, WE BOTH RAN AN IDENTICAL E.T. OF 7.6333, THEY SAID IT HAD NEVER BEEN DONE IN AN A/GAS FINAL. OH YEA I WON ON A HOLE SHOT, AND PASSED THE BLOWN CAR IN THE LIGHTS MY 183 MPH TO HIS 178 MPH. THE BLOWN CARS ALL ASKED ME IN THE WINNERS CIRCLE HOW DOES THE CARBERATED BIG PONTIAC GO BY US IN THE LIGHTS, I ALWAYS TELL THEM IT’S ROAD KING POWER! BY THE WAY IT WAS MY SECOND WALLY THIS.YEAR! SO LONG FOR NOW, I ‘M OFF TO THE CAL HOT ROD REUNION. P.S. CONGRATS TO LARRY DIXON WHO ALSO WON THIS WEEKEND!      AS ALWAYS AL WHITE

Larry Dixon, Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster (silver)   
NHRA Full Throttle Points Standings  Updated: 

Top Fuel

1. Spencer Massey 2,503
2. Del Worsham 2,501
3. Antron Brown 2,489
4. Larry Dixon 2,459
5. Tony Schumacher 2,367
6. Brandon Bernstein 2,326
7. David Grubnic 2,220
8. Doug Kalitta 2,207
9. Shawn Langdon 2,198
10. Morgan Lucas 2,084

Doug Auzene approaches the start line of the California Hot Rod Reunion on Sunday. Go “Rocket Man”

THEY MADE IT HAPPEN

I would like to give a big Road King special thank you for the T-shirt ladies, our Road Queens Suzy Tadlock and Marsha Mueller. They started giving out shirts and then stuck with it without a break, later turning freebies into sales, and boy did they sell a lot. I also want to thank Bruce Knechtges for helping out when the ladies finally had to leave. Without the help of all Road King’s Wives during the show, it would not have been such a success. 

We are still receiving emails and calls mentioning the great hospitality our guests received, so please remember without each and every one that gave 100%, the show would not have been the huge success it was.

Check on line at KZLA 1070, and go to “Vic the Brick“ to check out pictures from the show. Special thanks to Roger Nevrel for vendors, Jim Gascoigne for sponsors, Mary Nay Silent Auction, Nick Sfetku at the raffle, Ray Astamendi and Rick Kaliz parking, Don Siglar trophies, Frank Nay judging, “Fast” Eddie Salvatore for support, celebrity pick, and registration, Barbara Drogmund, Linda Moore, and Betty Russel for registration, and everyone that helped each chairman, and especially for Sue, for all the hard work before and after the show to make it happen…
Thanks to All… Don Baldaseroni

THANK OUR SPONSORS

We want to thank the following sponsors and people that donated to our Charity Car Shows this past year. Here’s a thought, this wonderful group of business people help us out year after year, so please start PATRONIZING OUR SPONSORS as well.

Put your hands together and thank the following:

Burbank Radiator Service (Steve) Bob’s Big Boy Sun Valley (Johnny)
B & I Frame and Axle (Troy) Beauty-Kiss Carpets (Richard) Graphic Accessory Products (Ross) Chili Johns (Alec)
Courtlands Auto Detail (Courtland) Community Chevrolet (Fred Jr.)
Al’s Wholesale Meats (Al) Early Ford (Bill) Valley Car Colours (Andre) Western Tire (Bryan)
Mike Fennel Enterprises (Mike) Karen Volpei-Gussow
Conejo Car Wash (Ed) Chuck Mericer 76 Service (Chuck) Tilley’s Union 76 Service (Rys) Forerunner Fire Prevention
Dave Frith-Smith (Dave ) Burbank Auto Parts (Ken) Thrifty Appliance Repair (John) Bob’s Big Boy Toluca Lake (Mike)
Larrys Hot Dog (John) Hollywood Hotrod (Troy)
Master Auto (Rick) Morse Muffler (Tim)
Auto Book Store Habit Burger Grill Burbank Bar & Grill Barrigans Mexican Restaurant
DeBell Golf Course Barneys Beanery Protech Products Shockey’s Barber Shop Tyermans Automotive Lojack Corp
Hooters Castaways Restaurant
Jaz Products Nail Secrets
Europa Automotive Refinishing Mortons Steakhouse

Thank you
Jim Gascoigne
Fund Raising Chairman

VOLUME 152, ISSUE 10 OCTOBER 2011

Hello everyone, hope all is well and fine with everyone. Well here we are again, seems like deja vu. Thats right, time for the SANTA ANITA CAR SHOW, so get in your car show mode and let’s hit the road. Get your horses lined up to bet on and bring your friends and family.

It would be beneficial if everyone attends the October club meeting in order to go over, and line up all our ducks so everything is in place for the car show. We are on board with vendors, tee shirts, and all other arrangements, but we can sure use some additional help day of show.

Rodger Nevrel is doing a hell of a good job with vendors, and Jimmy Gascoigne is doing his usual fantastic job bringing in donations, not to mention he has signed up all of our trophy sponsors. Thanks a lot to all of those that have helped throughout everyone of our events.

Gift For Member Car Show Participants
Here is the deal, IF YOU BRING YOUR CAR TO THE SHOW, YOU WILL GET A FREE EVENT ‘T’ SHIRT. Yeah-h-h-h you heard right, finally a free t-shirt. All you need to do is bring your car to the show! George, Frank and I think the TEES are very cool this year. “Oh, don’t worry, this year the show is so easy we’ll all have a lot of fun, besides, this could be our last year, SO SHOW UP!”

Nominate Officers For 2012
This month is open for nomination of club officers for next year, 2012. Think about it and decide who you would like to see headin’ up the club next year and nominate them. The following month everyone will vote for those nominated.

We have a new prospective member this month, sponsored by Roger Nevrel. He has a cool 1959, El Camino. E board took a look and all agree, it’s cool, oh, by the way, his name is Greg Semas. Also we have one of the original Road King members that rejoined the club. Now that’s a member back in ’52, his name is Bob Sageser. “Bob, hope I spelled your name correctly!”

“One last comment. We have been lucky enough to have dinner available at all club meetings but a problem has come to our attention. Due to the fact that only a few members are paying for dinner (seven (7) last month), the Elks are not able to continue to provide us with a meal each month unless more members partake. This may be our last month to enjoy the Elk’s feast. This month Taco’s are on the menu, so if you want dinner to continue at our meetings, start eating and pay your share.

Remember, Keep Your Hot Rod Out OF The Garage!!!

Keep Cruisin’
Rick

\ Members going to Roam n’ Relics Car Show on October 9, meet at the donut shop and be ready to leave at 6:30 a.m. We will meet up with the other members off the 118 fwy and Spring St in Moorpark at 7 a.m.

\ Mystery Run – Nov 13. All meet at donut shop at 9 a.m. Maps will be provided.

\ The judge’s sign-up sheet will be available at monthly meeting

HAVE FUN! Frank Nay

Don was called out of town but will return with his rowdy, ruckus article next month.

Don Hoffman
Secretary

I will have sign-up sheet available at our meeting for Club Picnic, so please sign-up. You will be informed of cost at the meeting.

The faire includes Tri Tip, chicken, sausage and all the trimmings. So again, don’t forget to sign-up and let me know how many in your party.
 
Chuck Stein
Treasurer

Don’t forget, nominations for Officers will be held at meeting. Give it some thought and nominate your choice for officers to lead us in 2012!

Ed Drogmund
Sergeant-At-Arms

The Harbor Run Car Show
Wow! What a great show. Road Kings won in trophies and raffles. Just ask your vice president what raffle prize he brought home. I believe it had the initials “HP”.

The Road Kings had the pleasure of parking right next to the water and enjoyed a rather warm morning. While the guys bulls_ _ted, their better halves were out shopping at the Farmer’s Market.

After the show everyone headed over to Frank and Mary Nays for their annual Nay BBQ. Everyone brought their favorite dish or appetizer and settled in for a great time of camaraderie and food. The neighbors came over to check out the club cars and welcome us to the neighborhood. Thanks again Frank and Mary for your hospitality.

Almost forgot! Next time you see either Larry Tadlock or Lou Bartoletti, ask them to explain about the “Chair Nazi” (see photos).

WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE
Our own Ted Saraf sent in photos from this years Woodward Dream Cruise.  Amazing that 40,000 cars came to this event over the week of Aug 15 – 21.  Ted attended the Ferndale Police and Fire show and won Best of Show with his 68 Dodge Coronet Police Pursuit Car. Ted highly recommends that all should experience this event, it is huge with around 1,000,000 (one million) people attending the event. P.S. the girl in the police hat is Ted’s cousin.

RACE REPORT

GREETINGS KINGS AND QUEENS, THE SUMMER CONTINUES TO BE VERY VERY SUCCESSFUL FOR THE G.T.O. I GUESS IT LIKES HOT WEATHER.HERE’S HOW IT WENT, SINCE MY VICTORY AND FIRST WALLY AT SACRAMENTO, I’VE HAD 3 RACES, ALL AT FAMOSO RACEWAY IN BAKERSFIELD, AND THE TEMPERATURES WERE BETWEEN 95 AND 105, WITH TRACK TEMPERATURES OF 130 TO 145! I HAD STRUGGLED WITH QUALIFYING AT A RACE IN LATE JULY, A WEST COAST HOD ASSOC. MEET, YOU KNOW THAT 10 INCH TIRE CLASS, AND QUALIFIED 3RD, AND WENT ON TO WIN THE RACE, NOW ITS 2 WINS IN A ROW. WOW HOW LONG CAN THIS GO ON. NEXT 1ST WEEK END IN AUGUST, THIS TIME A.N.R.A. ASSOC. A/GAS, QUALIFIED O.K. 3RD AGAIN, BUT WENT THROUGH THE SAME 4 BLOWN CARS, PUT THEM ALL ON THE TRAILER AGAIN, NOW IT’S 3 WINS IN A ROW, NEXT AN OTHER A.N.R.A. MEET, THE SAME GUYS I’VE BEEN BEATING UP ON ALL SUMMER. THEY ALL LET ME KNOW THEY HAD SOME SPECIAL FOR ME, SO I KEPT CHECKING FOR NAILS IN MY TIRES OR A PLUG WIRE OFF. TURNS OUT THEY DID HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR ME, AN OTHER WIN FOR ME!  I RAN THROUGH THE FIELD PRETTY GOOD, MY LAST RUN WAS .014 LIGHT WITH A PERFECT 7.60 E.T. ON THE 7.60 INDEX. WHAT A SUMMER, 6 FINALS AND 4 STRAIGHT WINS, AND LIKE ANY TEENAGER I DON’T WANT SUMMER TO END. THANKS GUYS AND GALS FOR YOUR KIND WORDS OF SUPPORT, I HOPE YOU WILL ALL COME OUT TO SEE MY A/GAS CLASS RUN AT THE HOT ROD REUNION THE WEEK END AFTER SANTA ANITA. I HAVE THREE WEEK ENDS IN A ROW AT BAKERSFIELD STARTING THE 7,8,&9 THROUGH THE 23RD. HOPE TO SEE SOME OF YOU ALL.    ROAD KINGS ARE STILL GOING FAST AND LOVING IT!  THANKS,  
AL WHITE

Larry Dixon, Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster (silver)   
                  
Qualifying:   Larry Dixon was the No. 2 qualifier at the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals.  During Saturday’s final round of qualifying, Dixon recorded a 3.769-second pass at 323.43 mph.  The elapsed time was Dixon’s career best. 

Eliminations: Dixon defeated Pat Dakin and Bob Vandergriff before yesterday’s rain delay.  This morning, he lost a close race to points leader Spencer Massey. 
 
Unofficial Point Standings: Dixon remains fourth in the NHRA Full Throttle Top Fuel point standings.  He trails his teammate, third-place Del Worsham, by 34points and leads fifth-place Tony Schumacher by 32 points.  He trails points leader Spencer Massey by 108 points.

Dixon on Reading: “We were on the wrong side of a good drag race today.  Our Al-Anabi car was awesome this weekend compared to most, but not all.  We had some really good runs, and I’m proud of our Al-Anabi team.  We’ll try and do better at Phoenix.”
cited: http://www.alanabiracing.com/aev-145.aspx

For Sale :
 
Rare 1941 Chevy convertible – complete car, not running. Would make a great “stock or street custom” 
Price is $18,000
 

VOLUME 151, ISSUE 9 SEPTEMBER 2011

Hello to everyone. Hope you all had a great month. The Club was very busy with a ton of activities. We had Big Bear, where Sue and I went up for the day on Saturday. What a great show; the setting in the mountains was awesome, and a KOOL bunch of cars, 500 to be exact.

Our Club came home with a handful of trophies:
Nick Sfetku – Best Fat Fender Car
Ray Astamendi – Best El Camino
Stan Dalton – Top 25 Award
Jim Gascoigne – Top 25 Award
Blake Wilcox – Top 25 Award

GREAT JOB ROAD KINGS to those that attended, because I know that event takes a lot of effort!

Be Boppin’ in the Park was a hit as well. The only glitch was a problem with parking for some of our members. Next year the plan is to arrive onto Magnolia Blvd. about 30 – 45 minutes earlier.

Santa Anita seems to be going along without a problem! OOPS I didn’t say that did I? So far so good! Roger is working on a new plan. We have been given the go ahead to bring in our own vendors and Roger has met the challenge

As I am writing my article, I’m heading on over to the Elk’s Lodge for a Chili Cook-off and hope to see some of you already there. Today is a scorcher so not sure how chili is going to go over with everyone.

The Officers and Board are starting to work on the Club’s 60th birthday. Ideas are very much appreciated and welcomed, so let us know what you have in mind.

I want to thank Ronnie Alves and George Bess for a fantastic Cruise. I wasn’t able to attend, but everyone that did said how well it was planned and organized. Hope this inspires all members to put a cruise on for the Club, or to let us know of any and all ideas you have and we will make sure it gets done.

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS

There has been some talk, or I should say some of our members have been complaining to event coordinators that are putting on different events (outside of our Club). That is all well and fine, but in the future if there is a problem please bring it to the attention of our Officers or if another member is there. As long as you are wearing a Road King shirt, or your Club plaque is displayed you are representing our Club. So if you have a problem please do not complain to the city or to the people putting on the event, we as a club will deal with the situation.

You know that old saying about one bad apple. Well ,we don’t want a reputation that the Road Kings Car Club is full of bad apples, so be courteous at all times when representing your club.

Keep Cruisin’
Rick

For those of you coming up to the Harbor Cruise, remember to bring your pot luck item. We are going to have our annual after show get together and BBQ. So if you haven’t signed up and want to attend, give me a call.

HAVE FUN! Frank Nay

We are getting ready for the Santa Anita Show, so get the word out. There are only a few flyers left but Don Baldaseroni is in touch with Santa Anita to have more printed. Good Job getting out the flyers to everyone. Don’t forget to tell everyone they can also access the flyer off of our website. See all you at our next meeting

Don Hoffman
Secretary

I’ll jump on the band wagon and say, GET THE FLYERS OUT! Santa Anita is next month. We have just over 70 registered at the moment, so get busy and sign everyone up.
 
Chuck Stein
Treasurer

The officers are working hard to come up with a fantastic 60th birthday for our Club next year. It will be a GAS, so jump on board and let’s get going!

Ed Drogmund
Sergeant-At-Arms

One of NHRA’S 50 Greatest Drivers Stops at the Bellagio of Drag Strips

CONCORD, N.C. (Aug. 25, 2011) – Drag racing’s greatest showman and one of NHRA’s greatest drivers “TV” Tommy Ivo will be honored at the fourth annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals, Sept. 15-18, at zMAX Dragway in what Ivo claims may be his “last hurrah” on the East Coast.

“Because of my age and my health, this will probably be my last ‘hurrah,’ traveling this far for an event of this stature,” said California resident Ivo. “It started for me with a trip to Concord in 1960 and it looks like it will end with a trip to Concord. Other than my Motorsports Hall of Fame of America induction for my 70th birthday, this is about as good of a present a 75-year-old can get!”

The “start” that Ivo refers to at Concord was one of the stops on his first nationwide drag racing tour in 1960 at Concord Drag-o-way, coincidentally the same year Charlotte Motor Speedway ran the inaugural Coca-Cola 600 in the same city. Ivo still has the event poster, drawn in pencil, of his first drag race in Concord and added upon reflection of potentially book-ending a long and illustrious career in Concord, “How’s that for a time warp?”

Ivo will be honored at zMAX Dragway during the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals weekend as a part of the NHRA’s year-long 60th Anniversary Celebration.

One of NHRA’S 50 greatest drivers, Ivo will be at the Bellagio of drag strips Friday through Sunday, Sept. 16-18, during the event weekend signing autographs for fans, as well as participating in the Legends Track Walk down the concrete quarter-mile on Sunday, Sept. 18.

The picture below below has Don Prudhomme behind the right tire pushing the 4-Buick engine ‘Showboat ‘ across from Ivo behind the left tire 51-years ago . . .

NHRA Legend ‘TV’ Tommy Ivo’s ‘Last Hurrah’ on East Coast Only at zMAX Dragway’s O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals

RACE REPORT

Larry Dixon, Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster (silver)   
                  
Qualifying:   Larry Dixon was the No. 5 qualifier at the U.S. Nationals.  During the final round of qualifying late yesterday, Dixon recorded a 3.850-second pass at 319.60 mph.  
Eliminations: Dixon defeated David Grubnic and Spencer Massey before losing to Antron Brown in the semifinals.  
Unofficial Point Standings: Dixon moved up one spot to fourth place in the NHRA Full Throttle Top Fuel point standings.  He will be the No. 4 seed when the Countdown to the Championship NHRA Playoffs begin in two weeks at zMax Dragway near Charlotte.
Dixon on Indianapolis: “We had a great car today, and it’s obviously disappointing to smoke the tires and not have a shot at another Indy title.  The Al-Anabi team did great this weekend, and I really think we have a great car going into the playoffs.  We moved up a spot so now we’re only two and a half rounds behind Del, and we’re looking forward to going to Charlotte in two weeks when the playoffs begin.”
cited: http://www.alanabiracing.com/aev-145.aspx

WELL KINGS AND QUEENS, JULY STARTED AS JUNE LEFT OFF. WE CARTED OFF TO SACRAMENTO, THE WORST TRACK I’VE EVER BEEN ON. EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS AN OFFICIAL NHRA RACE ,THE HERITAGE SERIES, IT WAS AN ILL PREPARED TRACK FOR A/GAS AND JR FUEL. NOBODY COULD GET DOWN THIS TRACK. BUT IT WAS THE SAME FOR ALL OF US, SO I WENT TO MY BAG OF TRICKS, TAKING POWER AWAY AT THE INITIAL HIT AND WHERE A FEW NICE BUMPS WERE, AND BY THE TIME QUALIFYING WAS DONE, I HAD MUSTERED A 7.64 GOOD FOR #3 . MY 1ST ROUND WAS AGAINST A BLOWN VINTAGE DODGE HEMI, AND I JUST ANNIHILATED THAT HEMI, AND LET ME TELL YOU FOLKS BLOWN HEMIS DO NOT LIKE GETTING TRAINLENGHTED BY UN BLOWN CHEVYS. NEXT ROUND WAS EASY, A BLOWN VETTE THAT JUST LIT THEM UP AT THE HIT. THE SEMIS I DREW ONE OF THE POINTS LEADERS, NEWTON, THE STUDEBAKER I HAD JUST BEAT IN THE FINALS AT ANRA A FEW WEEKS BACK. THE WORD WAS HE HAD A LITTLE SOMTHEN SOMTHEN FOR ME. HE DID A GIFT WIN AS HE GOT LOOSE, AND THE OLD GTO JUST HOOKED AND LEFT. NEXT MY 4TH FINAL IN AS MANY RACES, COULD MY GOOD FORTUNE HOLD UP? YES IT DID, THE BLOWN 57 CHEVY RAN A 7.71 TO MY SLOWER 7.74, BUT I GOT THERE FIRST,  A HOLESHOT WIN, .039 TO HIS .105 LITE.SO LIFE IS GOOD, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU. I HAVE SEVERAL RACES COMING UP, I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED, SPECIAL THANKS TO STAN AND SHARRON DALTON OUR RACE DIRECTORS AND MY GUARDIAN ANGLES. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU THAT READ OUR DRAG NEWS, HOPE IT DOESN’T BORE YOU. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT,    AS ALWAYS,   AL WHITE

GARAGE SALE

Car For Sale, no further information.
Please call owner if interested.
Contact:
Chris Branam at ChrsBranam@Gmail.com

Cost: $18,000

VOLUME 150, ISSUE 8 AUGUST 2011

The following is a little story about the a Chair Nazi! This person was at the Santa Maria Car Show sitting in her favorite chair, drinking a coke and enjoying the breeze because no one would talk to her. With her coke can now empty she decided to get up and throw away her can (coke can that is). After depositing the can into the trash made her way back to the gang of so called friends. Upon returning she noticed her chair was no longer empty. Low and behold the chair thief was our perky Vice President, Frank Nay. He was taking up residence in what she believed to be her seat.

Frank had his back to the returning coke cola lover and didn’t notice the person standing behind him. Not knowing for sure if the chair was her chair, she went from one chair to the next, to the next, to the next making sure that everyone was in their own chair and not hers. Of course everyone was seated in their own. Frank finally got up (I believe) and the Chair Nazi took over the chair and never moved a muscle until it was time to leave. I’m not going to point fingers at anyone, but I did hear the name Marion!

Welcome to a day with the Road Kings!

Check out the fun at Santa Maria.

Keep Cruisin’
Rick

Don Baldaseroni is working on the Santa Anita Show at worp speed. He has picked up several award sponsors already, and registration has started. We have 2-4 alway signed up.

Keep up the great job Don!

HAVE FUN! Frank Nay

We are getting ready for the Santa Anita Show, so get the word out to all your friends and family members. We want a big showing this year. That’s right, the bigger the more money for our charities. See all you at our next meeting

Don Hoffman
Secretary

Here we go again! Santa Anita is just around the corner. Get the word out and start looking at the horses so you make the right pick.
 
Chuck Stein
Treasurer

We have much to do to start the Santa Anitas process. Get any and all repairs done to your rides so there are no excuses to miss the show.

Ed Drogmund
Sergeant-At-Arms

AUGUST MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Frank Pucio

I bought the car in 1989, and started on a complete restoration. It needed a grill, hood, and there were only springs for seats. By the way, no convertible top. We replaced all the suspension and drive train.

The car has disc brakes, power steering, a 350 crate motor with a comp cam, and a 350 trans. I joined the Road Kings in 1991, so who am I? Just kidding!

WESTERN STATES AUTO THEFT
INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION
SOUTHERN CHAPTER
STOLEN CLASSIC CARS

REPORTED CLASSIC CAR THEFTS
(Listed by Date of Theft)
** Recovered/Located Stolen Classic Car

http://www.wsati.org/stolenclassics.html

Please visit the WSATI site. You will find reported stolen classic cars, and those that have been recovered/located. sent in by Ted Saraf

Hey, Look who Won First Place in Emergency Vehicle Class at LAPD Valley Traffic Show last Saturday in Northridge! Our own Mr. Lojack Ted Saraf.

CONGRATULATIONS TED!

RACE REPORT

Larry Dixon, Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster (silver)                     
Qualifying:   Larry Dixon was the No. 10 qualifier at the Mopar Mile-High Nationals.  During the first round of qualifying on Friday, Dixon posted a 4.083-second pass at 302.82 mph.  It was just the second time this season that Dixon qualified outside the top four. 

Eliminations: Dixon raced Tony Schumacher in the first round of eliminations; it was their fifth meeting of the season, and Schumacher took the win with the low elapsed time of the first round.
Unofficial Point Standings: Dixon will remain third in the NHRA Full Throttle Top Fuel point standings.  He trails second-place Spencer Massey by 89 points and leads fourth-place Antron Brown by 17.
Dixon on Denver: “It was not a very representative weekend for our Al-Anabi team.  Right from the first run of the weekend, we struggled to put down a good lap in qualifying.  That put us in the bottom half of the ladder which meant we had to run someone who was running well.  That happened to be Tony (Schumacher), and they put their best lap of the weekend on us in the first round.  That was it for us in Denver.  Point-wise, we took a beating this weekend.  Hopefully we can get them back in the next couple of events, but we have work to do.”
cited: http://www.alanabiracing.com/aev-137.aspx

 

VOLUME 149, ISSUE 7 JULY 2011

Hello All!

We had a fantastic car show at Johnny Carson Park. I don’t think there was one complaint from anyone. The participants and spectators had one heck of a time, and the officers, myself especially want to thank all the club guys and gals for the best job ever. THANK YOU from all the officers. You know it’s going to be tuff to out do this one, but we are already getting started on our 60 year anniversary Show. I will talk about all discussed at next meeting.

Also we had a great time at the Newhall Car Show, thanks to Karl Grossman for setting that up.

Please make it to our next club meeting because there is much to discuss, great things coming and we need everyones input.

Some of the guys requested T-shirts and dash plaques from the car show. All that will be at the meeting.

WOW, Christmas, already! We have a ton of business to go over at the next E-Board meeting. The Christmas Party, and planning our annual picnic. Meeting will be at the Chamber of Commerce July 20th.

Santa Anita Car Show
Santa Anita called and invited us to discuss the possibility of another car show in October. All officers attended as well as car show chairman. I want to let you know of the generous offer that was made, and the only way to find out the plan is to be at the meeting next Tuesday. I will outline what Santa Anita has laid out on the table for us.

It was clear in the meeting that Santa Anita wants to make up for last year’s cancelled car show based on their offer. So please come to meeting to listen to their offer.

Keep Cruisin’
Rick

I will reiterate what all officers have stated. The meeting with Santa Anita went well. The officers and I feel confident it is in the best interest of club that Santa Anita go forward.

Ronnie Alves and George Bess have setup a fantastic Mystery Run, so members be ready to sign up at Tuesday’s meeting if you want to go. The Run is Saturday, July 30th. Leaving the donut shop at 10:30 AM for a 85 mile round trip with a lunch stop in the middle. Be prepared to sign up at the meeting so we can give the restaurant/bar a count of people attending. Thanks to Ronnie and George

HAVE FUN! Frank Nay

You will soon find out the great news from Santa Anita. They want us back and during the course of Tuesday’s meeting you will find out just how much they want us. As mentioned by all officers, the meeting went very well. See all you at our next meeting

Don Hoffman
Secretary

Another month and great news. Had a great meeting with Santa Anita, an all looks good. I want to thank all the car show chairmen for their help in making my job easier. I could not have done the job without your assistance. I want to send out a special thank you to F’ast” Eddie Salvatore for taking time out of his busy schedule to assist me with security Saturday night before the car show.
 
Chuck Stein
Treasurer

As our president has stated, we are going to present a proposal from Santa Anita Park to sponsor a car show in October 2011. The officers are notifying the membership that we will hold a secret ballot vote at Tuesday’s meeting this July 12.

Ed Drogmund
Sergeant-At-Arms

JOHNNY CARSON CAR SHOW

WOW WHAT A SHOW! The past six months of preparation paid off. We had one hellava show. Almost every detail ran smoothly and for the slight problems, hey no one knew a thing about them. We had so many participants and spectators come up and congratulate us on one of the best shows ever. The changes were welcomed by all and made for a terrific afternoon.

I want to thank the Cusumano Group, David Firth-Smith, Ross Shepherd for their generous donations. I also want to thank the members that donated to the raffle with a gift or with cash to purchase gifts for the raffle. We had a FANTASTIC show due to those of you that worked your butt’s off. THANK YOU! Don Baldaseroni

HEY, WHO PUT UP THE BANNER?

SALUTE OF THE COLOR GUARD

ONE OF OUR AWARD WINNERS

TURNING YOUR BACK WON’T HELP!
WE KNOW WHO IS SLACKING OFF.

OUR HONORABLE MAYOR
JESS TALAMANTES

Nice-e-e-e

WHAT A GUY LARRY
LET THE WOMEN WORK

COME ON RONNIE, BUY SOMETHING!

TRAVELER WAS A BIG HIT

1913 MORELAND FIRE TRUCK
THANK GOODNESS THE OLD GAL IS RETIRED

PUT YOUR HANDS UP
KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT

RACE REPORT

Larry Dixon, Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster (silver)                     
Saturday, Dixon posted a 3.877-second pass at 306.12 mph to move up from 11th to sixth in the qualifying order.
Eliminations: Dixon defeated Bob Vandergriff and Brandon Bernstein before losing to Spencer Massey in the semifinals.
Unofficial Point Standings: Dixon drops one spot to third place in the NHRA Full Throttle Top Fuel point standings.  He trails second-place Spencer Massey by 14 points and leads fourth-place Antron Brown by 78 points.
Dixon on Norwalk: “We just ended up wearing too much clutch in the semifinals, and our Al-Anabi Toyota slowed down.  It was the wrong time to have that happen, and it was disappointing for our side of the Al-Anabi team.  The positive is that Del covered for us and won in the final.  It was a great job by him and the team for the whole weekend.  They were the No. 1 qualifier and won the event.  We’ll go to Joliet in a couple of weeks and try again.” cited: http://www.alanabiracing.com/aev-131.aspx

ROAD KING HONORARY MEMBER
LARRY DIXON
TAKES HIS 1ST WIN!

Larry Dixon wins his first Pewter Wally on Father’s Day. His family meet him at the end of the track and greet him with fast and furious water balloons.

Thank Don for taking photos from his television.

DRAG RACE REPORT JULY, 2011.

HI KINGS AND QUEENS!
WHAT A MONTH OF JUNE I’VE HAD. I AM REALLY GETTING A HANDLE ON MY GTO. WE ARE BECOMING ONE MAJOR COMPETITOR. ALL THE TESTING, TUNING, TWEAKING,CHASSIS ADJUSTMENTS, AND JUST GETTING TO KNOW HOW THIS NEW SET UP WORKS ON DIFFERENT TRACKS, AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE PAYING GREAT DIVIDENDS. MY LAST RACE WAS A NIGHT RACE IN BAKERSFIELD WITH THE WEST COAST HOT ROD ASSOC. I RAN TWO CLASSES, A/GAS, AND OUTLAW 10.5. I WENT TO THE FINALS IN BOTH CLASSES, AND WHAT A HUSTLE IT WAS, AS ONE CLASS IS AN INDEX, NO FASTER THAN 7.60, AND THE OTHER IS AS FAST AS YOU CAN GO IN THE 1/8 MILE. TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT TUNE UPS, BECAUSE IF I RUN THE SAME TUNE UP FOR THE 1/8TH AS AN EXAMPLE IT WILL GO CLOSE TO 7.10 IN THE QUARTER. I LOST IN BOTH FINALS, BUT DID A PERSONAL BEST IN THE 1/8TH 4.69 SEC @161.56 M.P.H. ONE RACE I WAS A LITTLE LATE OFF THE LINE AND THE OUT LAW CLASS WAS A TWIN TURBO MUSTANG BY GARRETT TURBOS WITH A 3 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET, I HAD NO CHANCE, HE RAN 4.41 SEC @175 IN THE 1/8TH! BUT I BEAT A LOT OF NITROUS CARS ON THE ROAD TO THE FINALS.
 
THE RACE BEFORE THAT WAS AT BAKERSFIELD AS WELL WITH  ANRA ASSOC. IT WAS A SUPER RACE, AND I ONLY RAN 1 CLASS, A/GAS, A 7.60 INDEX. I DID NOT QUALIFY THAT GREAT, 5TH BUT COME RACE DAY I WAS READY AND SO WAS THE GTO. I WILL START WITH THE QUARTER FINALS WHERE I RACED MY OLD FRIEND LARRY OFRIA FROM VALLY HEAD SERVICE. I TREED HIS PROFESSION DRIVER AND PUT THE BLOWN 57 CHEVY ON THE TRAILER, NEXT THE SEMIS, WHERE A DREW A JERRY BICKLE 57 CHEVY, ALSO SUPERCHARGED, WITH A MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET, AND WE SENT HIM HOME EARLY. NEXT, THE CHAMP TERRY NEWTON, WHO’S BEEN WINNING EVERYTHING LATELY IN A/GAS, AND AFTER I WAS DEAD LATE, I DROVE AROUND HIS BLOWN STUDIE LIKE HE WAS PARKED, AND WAS ABLE TO HIT THE BRAKES AND GET THE WIN LIGHT. WE WERE CHAMPS THAT NIGHT. SO THREE RACES AND THREE FINALS AND 1 REALLY COOL WIN AGAINST THREE BLOWN CARS, I AM STILL ON CLOUD 9.SPEAKING OF BRAKES, ON 1 OF MY QUALIFYING RUNS A BRAKE LINE BROKE, AND NOW THEY CALL ME BRODIE AS I MADE AN ABRUPT SLIDING TURN AT THE LAST TURN OUT TO AVOID THE SAND TRAP. THE ONLY THING HURT WAS A FRONT TIRE, AND I FIXED THE LINE AND AS I MENTIONED RACE DAY WAS UNREAL. AFTER A SLOW START TO THE SEASON, I AM SECOND IN THE POINTS IN THREE DIFFERENT ASSOCIATIONS. AFTER WRITING THE RACE REPORT I FOUND OUT WEST COAST HOT ROD THAT I AM NOW IN 1ST PLACE IN THE  OUTLAW 10.5 CLASS. WOW!
DRIVE FAST MY FRIENDS,   AS ALWAYS AL WHITE

MAGIC MUFFLER DIE CAST CAR

If you are looking for one of Jimmy Miles die cast replica’s of the Magic Muffler car and have not been able to find one, check out Ebay with the following seller. He sells only die cast at a great price. Got my Magic car for only $82.99 with free shipping. The guy selling is a top rated Ebay seller with a 100% satisfaction record. I received the car and wow, perfect condition. The seller on Ebay is (tp53) with over 9680 sales. The following is the description of the Magic car on his Ebay store.

BRAND NEW CONDITION FROM FACTORY CASE- I WILL OPEN & INSPECT THIS ITEM BEFORE SHIPMENT TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO FACTORY DEFECTS. I WILL ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH SERIAL NUMBER OF ITEM.
Background The Magic Muffler Altered was one of the longest running and most famous drag cars of the sixties and early seventies. Jim Miles owned the Magic Muffler team that built and made this car the icon it is. When launched, this car was one heck of a ride, and boiled the tires as long as the driver wanted it to! Being one of the most recognizable cars from the era, it is sure to find a prominent place in your collection as well. This new ACME altered is sure to be a sell out, so place your order today and be sure you’ll get your piece of drag racing history! Features Include: Removable front clip – Poseable steering – Real rubber tires Detailed interior – Extensive engine detailing Real cloth parachute bag and rope – real cloth seatbelts
Scale is 1:18, Stock# A1800802, only 1,250 made.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS. INTERNATIONAL PRIORITY SHIPPING TIMES BY THE POST OFFICE HAVE BEEN INCREASINGLY LONGER TO SOME COUNTRIES, UPWARDS OF A MONTH OR MORE. WHILE I WELCOME YOUR BUSINESS, I DO NOT CONTROL HOW LONG A PACKAGE IS IN TRANSIT. I SHIP WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PAYPAL PAYMENT & PROVIDE TRACKING INFORMATION. IF YOU CANNOT BE PATIENT TO THESE POTENTIAL LONG SHIPPING DELAYS, PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE . EXPRESS MAIL, WHILE MORE EXPENSIVE, HAS GUARANTEED DELIVERY TIMEFRAMES. I WILL NOT LOWER THE VALUE OF THE ITEM ON THE CUSTOMS FORM.

VOLUME 148, ISSUE 6 JUNE 2011

To All Road Kings

Hope all members are well and rested! This is a big month for our club, and extremely important that all members attend the Car Show. Get rested so we can get the job done and support the cause. Remember this assignment is part of supporting our club, and there is no excuse!!! Be there, June 12th at 6 a.m.

Your assignment should be the same as it was for last year’s show. If you don’t remember your task, or if you did not attend the show, or if you are a new member, contact Don Baldaseroni or Frank Nay for an assignment. There have been a few changes made so please contact your chairman. Also, there will be a sign-in sheet at the next meeting, so make sure to sign it.

If anyone is interested in helping set-up on Saturday before the car show, it will be greatly appreciated. Be there at 2:00 p.m.

June’s club meeting will take place one week early this month. We are meeting the first Tuesday of the month, June 7th, at which time we will set guidelines for the car show. Everyone should attend so there are no surprises at the show.

We also want to wish Harold and Cecelia Slagg our best. Cecelia is going in for surgery next week. Our thoughts and prayers are with you both.

Dinner this month will be everyone’s favorite, spaghetti.

Keep Cruisin’
Rick

Final reminder, does everyone know what their job is for our June 12th Car Show. By now you should have spoken to one of the Car Show Chairmen to find out what your responsibility will be at the show. Call Don Baldaseroni or myself if you aren’t sure of the different chairmen, or check your May newsletter

HAVE FUN!
Frank Nay

Is everyone ready for 2011 Johnny Carson? The chairmen are working hard to make this year one of the best shows ever. Get the word out and remember, we have flyers left to get out to the Auto Part Housse in your neighborhood, or restaurants, etc. So call Sue and go over and pick-up some!

Don Hoffman
Secretary

I’m sure everyone is tired of hearing about the car show, but again we need raffle prizes. Jim Gascoigne is doing a great job in collecting as many as possible. Also, Roger Nevrel has brought in a new group of vendors besides our old faithful that arrive every year. Looks like we will have a variety of shops on Vendor’s Row. Thank you Roger and Jim.
 
Chuck Stein
Treasurer

I want everyone to know that we are two weeks away from our show. If you have not signed up to work or brought in a raffle donation, please go out and get the Parts House in your area to donate a part or like some of the members have done drop off money or a check at the Road King office so they can pick up raffle prizes in your name. Thanks to the members that have dropped off money, checks and prizes at Sue’s office for our show.

Ed Drogmund
Sergeant-At-Arms

RELAY
I want to thank everyone for the support all the members provided to “Fast” Eddie and myself on Saturday May 14th, the day of Relay for Life. I’m not going to name names because with my memory I would forget someone. Just know how important you are to us for participating for a few hours.

We raised close to $3000 this year, not record breaking but every little bit helps. Again a big THANK YOU! Don B.

CAR SHOW
The car show has gone through a few changed this year. The cars will be parked facing toward the cement stage, and awards for the Top 15 will be awarded.

For all new members, if a chairmen has not contacted you, please look one up at the next meeting and let them know that you want to work. So please, members and significant others, have a great time at the show.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CITY OF BURBANK
As we all know, this year is the 100th birthday of incorporation for our wonderful City.

On July 8, 2011, the City is planning a huge celebration and would like the Road Kings to participate. It is an event you won’t want to miss, so please sign-up for July 8th and Don Baldaseroni will give you all the information you need for the event when he calls those that have signed up.

Our cars will be placed on Olive Ave. between San Fernando Road and 3rd Street. Don will advise everyone of the time when he calls. “ONLY THE ROAD KINGS THAT SIGN-UP WILL BE CALLED.”
The City requires an accurate head count, so please let me know as soon as possible. Road King members only.

CAR SHOW WINNERS
Road King “Nasty” Noel did it again. “You ask, what did he do?” Well he picked up another award at the Camarillo ROP show. He took first place in his category after the judges broke a three way tie.

We also have to put our hands together and congratulate Jim Nicholson for picking up an award at the Route 66 show. There were about five Road Kings present, but only Jim and Bob Beck brought their cars.

WINE TOUR ON FRIDAY

OUTSIDE ONE OF THE WINERIES

WATCHING THE CAR PARADE ON FRIDAY NIGHT
AND THEY SAY IT IS ONLY LEMONADE IN THEIR CUPS….. OK!

FRIDAY NIGHT PARADE

SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE HARBOR HUT

DID BOB BECK GET HIS CAR PAINTED?

RACE REPORT

Larry Dixon, Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster (silver)                     
cond pass at 320.43 mph.
Eliminations: Dixon defeated Terry Sainty before losing to Doug Kalitta in the second round of eliminations. 
Unofficial Point Standings: Dixon will remain third in the NHRA Full Throttle Top Fuel point standings.  He trails second-place Tony Schumacher by four  points and leads fourth-place Spencer Massey by four points.
Dixon on Topeka: “We’re all a little let down about today’s result.  I look forward to this race and all the other warm-weather races because we’ve had such great success in warm weather.  So I’m lovin’ it. Today, we had a great first round, second quick to our teammate.  In the second round, we went up there to try to run a mid-to a high 3.80, and the Al-Anabi car put a cylinder out right at the hit of the throttle.  It’s hard to beat people when you’re down 1,000 horse power the whole way down the track.  Doug made a nice pass and got the win. We’ll go onto Englishtown and be ready to go when we get there.
cited: http://www.alanabiracing.com/aev-124.aspx

DRAG RACE REPORT MAY, 2011.
HELLO MY FELLOW ROAD KINGS AND QUEENS
 
THE MONTH OF MAY HAS BEEN A GREAT MONTH SO FAR. MY FRIEND NORM  AND I WENT TO BAKERSFIELD TO RACE WITH THE OUTLAW CARS,  ( 10 INCH TIRE AND ANY THING GOES, BLOWERS, NITROUS OXIDE, TURBOS ETC. I’M  AT A SLIGHT DISADVANTAGE TO SAY THE LEAST, BUT IT’S ALL FOR FUN. MY FRIEND CRIS OF ALSTON CHASSIS WORKS HAS THE FASTEST CAR IN THE CLASS, A NOVA WITH A 2400 HORSE POWER BLOWN MOTOR. MY GTO DID GREAT, QUALIFYING #2 IN THE CLASS. LAST YEAR MY BEST TIME WAS 4.9 SECONDS @142 MPH IN THE 1/8 MILE RACE. THEY ONLY RACE THE 1/8 MILE IN THIS CLASS BECAUSE IF WE RUN THE FULL QUARTER MILE SOME OF THE CARS WOULD GO 220 MPH, AND IT’S TOO FAST ON THAT LITTLE TIRE. ANYWAY  THIS YEAR I RAN 4,7 SECONDS @161 MPH, THAT’S NOT A MISPRINT 161.38 IN THE 1/8 MILE, I WAS SHOCKED. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 205 MPH IN THE QUARTER IF WE WERE ALLOWED TO RUN THE FULL STRIP! THE QUARTER FINALS WERE EASY AS MY OPPONENT DID NOT SHOW, THESE BLOWN AND NITROUS CARS ARE ALWAYS BREAKING. THE SEMIS WERE NOT THAT CLOSE AS THE 2002 GTO I RAN WAS A NITROUS BREATHING ANIMAL WITH A 5 SPEED LENCO TRANS, BUT I PUT HIM ON THE TRAILER WITH. A 4.73 E.T TO HIS SLOWER 4.98, PLUS I LEFT ON HIM .028 TO HIS .098. CRIS’S NOVA BROKE IN THE SEMI’S, BUT HE HAD A BYE RUN. WE GAVE HIM SOME EXTRA TIME AND THEY GOT IT FIXED FOR THE FINAL. I KNEW I’D HAVE TO STEP IT UP, SO I WENT TO MY BAG OF TRICKS AND TUNED IT TO MAKE IT GO AS FAST AS IT COULD. WE BOTH DID LONG BURNOUTS ACROSS THE STARTING LINE, AS THE HOT TRACK WAS GETTING GREASY. WE BROUGHT THE ENGINES UP AND WHEN THE LITE TURNED GREEN, I JUST SAT THERE AND SMOKED THE TIRES, AND IT WAS OVER. BUT WE GOT TO THE FINAL AND MADE A FEW BUCKS. WE ARE GOING TO VEGAS MEMORIAL WEEK END.THANKS AGAIN TO STAN AND SHARRON DALTON FOR THERE CONTINUED SUPPORT.    
AS ALWAYS, AL WHITE 

Happy Flag Day!

VOLUME 147, ISSUE 5 MAY 2011

I want to thank all the members that showed for Burbank on Parade. What a day, and what a surprise to see Ron Howard show up and put on one of our Road King hats while going down the parade route. I want to thank Ron for running with the Kings that day and for making the parade experience even more memorable. Thank you Nasty Noel for the effort you and Rikki put out to get him to Burbank.

We have a long list of events taking place throughout the year, but to let you know they can always change at the last minute. So get your rides out of the winter covers and spruce them up for summer.

Don Baldaseroni has information regarding the car show, so take it away Don!

Rick (Keep Crusin)

CAR SHOW INFORMATION
 All chairmen, please come prepared to sign-up your team for our car show at the May meeting. If you are a new member and not sure of the committees, please see the following chairmen.

If all the members bring in just one raffle prize we will have more then enough donations for the show.

Car Show Chairmen: Don Baldaseroni / Frank Nay
Treasurer/Security: Chuck Stein / Fast Eddie
Sales: Danny Nelson / Mo
General Sales: Fuzzy / Bob Johnson
Registration: Chuck Hanson / Jim Gascoigne
Parking: Rick Kalisz / Gene Kendrick
Vendors: Roger Nevrel / John Montgomery
Raffle & 50/50 Raffle: Nick Sfetku / Ron Bower
Silent Auction: Larry Tadlock / Richard Radd
Signs: Gary Meyers
MC: Bob Beck / Blake Wilcox
T-Shirt Design/Flyers: Fast Eddie / Sue Baldaseroni
Memorabilia: Jimmy Miles / Ed Drogmund
Photos: Don Hoffman

Just a reminder, everyone has a job at our June 12th Car Show. One of our Car Show Chairmen will get in touch with you to let you know what your responsibility is at the show.

Remember, Schedule of Events are subject to change, but our next event is as follows: May 14 Relay for Life. Talk to Don Baldaseroni regarding event.

HAVE FUN!
Frank Nay

Had a great time at Fontana, racing around the track at 140 mph, and Kenny T put on a great display and luncheon for the Road Kings at Santa Paula Airport. Thanks Kenny!

Don Hoffman
Secretary

I promise to let you keep your money this month, that is unless you owe for your jackets or shirts. If so pay up. We have a great Schedule of Events this year so don’t forget to sign-up
 
Chuck Stein
Treasurer

Thank you all for your support, it means a great deal to us!

Ed Drogmund
Sergeant-At-Arms

APRIL SPOTLIGHT MEMBER

Road King Member of the Month
Don Siglar’s 1936 Ford, 5 Window Coupe

Don had wanted to build a chopped 1936 Ford, 5 window for some time. He looked for a car to build for several years but was unable to find anything decent. On Ebay, Don saw a 1935, 5 window that was already chopped that did not sell. The car was located in Monterey, CA. so he drove up to take a look at it.

The car had a nice 3″ chop, 383/350 with a well built TCI chassis. Since Don knew that the ’35 & ’36 bodies were identical he bought the car. The conversion to a ’36 started with an aftermarket grill, Walker radiator with two SPAL fans, fiberglass fenders, and eventually three hoods to get four good sections. Of course, the fenders didn’t fit so we cut each fender into six pieces, and mounted them to the car, matching the grill, hood, cowel, and running board. He lowered the headlights and made each fender one piece instead of two pieces.

Don changed the springs, front and rear, added power steering, and A/C. All trim, bumpers, and running board covers are from Bob Drake Reproductions. He mounted Wheelsmith steel wheels, and Coker white wall tires.

The paint is hot hues Viper Red applied by Jason Pecikonis at Timeless Kustoms in Camarillo. The interior is red tuck n’ roll done by Tony Montes in Oxnard.

The car is finally finished and won first in class at this years Grand National Roadster Show.

RELAY FOR LIFE
One last plea, “Please bring all donations to the May meeting. A check would be appreciated for Relay. Remember everyone knows someone with cancer or someone that has had cancer, so if all 100 members were to donate we just might take first place or second. So if at all possible, please give what you can.

We need members to walk. The event starts on Saturday, May 14 with the Survivors Walk to kick off the day, and goes until 8am on Sunday (24 hours), so get your walking shoes on and let me see your smiling faces over at Johnny Carson Park. Please see Don Baldaseroni for further information.

BURBANK ON PARADE

It was a celebration of the young and old on Saturday as Burbank on Parade’s Centennial Celebration made it’s way down Olive Ave. on a picture perfect morning.  From the 100 year-old grand marshals to the young children seeing their first parade from the comfort of their strollers, there was something for everyone and every generation.  Ron Howard, one of Burbank’s most famous native sons, made an appearance in Burbank On Parade much to the surprise of the thousands of spectators who lined Olive Ave.   It was also a surprise to parade organizers and even to Ron himself. 
     Ron’s appearance came about quite by accident, and in large part due to friendships that started at Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School back in 1959. 
     A resident of New York, Ron was in town on business.   He took time out of his schedule to visit with one of his boyhood friends, Noel Salvatore.  Noel is a member of the Road Kings, and was at Burbank On Parade with his Camaro Z28, joining other member of the club driving in the parade. Everything came together and Ron Howard rode down the parade route to the delight of the hometown crowd, the parade committee. cited: Burbank n’ Beyond Stan Lynch

MOPAR SPRING FLING CAR SHOW
Hemi Tom and Nasty Noel won first place trophies at the MOPAR Spring Fling on Sunday, April 17th. Out of 600 registered cars, they were the only two Road Kings and they swept the carpet. You should have been there!

ROAD KINGS SHINE AT FONTANA
WOW! What a Day. The Road Kings it the highway or should I say the raceway at speeds of 140 – 160 mph. Don Hoffman, Jimmy Miles, “Fast” Eddie, Chuck Stein, and Don Siglar spent the day at Fontana reliving their youthful days of racing. One problem, as you can see in a couple of the photos above, their youthful exuberance did not help when trying to climb into the car and place their senior butts onto the seat (thank god we don’t have sound). “Fast” Eddie was celebrating his birthday by just trying to survive the day (#28 car). Congratulations Boys for a job well done.

DRAG RACE REPORT APRIL, 2011.
GREETINGS FELLOW ROAD KINGS AND QUEENS, MY FRIEND NORM AND I WENT TO BAKERSFIELD FOR SOME GOOD OLD FASHION A/GAS DRAG RACING, OF COURSE ITS ON AN INDEX, AND WE GO A LITTLE FASTER THAN THE A/GASER’ OF YEST ER YEAR.  AS USUAL THE G.T.O DID IT’S NORMAL QUALIFYING NEAR THE TOP, A 7.62 OFF THE TRAILER WHICH WAS GOOD FOR THE # 2 SPOT..THIS WAS A NEW ASSOCIATION, CALLED A,N,R,A, OR AMERICAN NATIONAL RACING ASSOCIATION. A GREAT GROUP OF GUYS AND GALS. I KNEW QUITE A FEW FROM OTHER ASSOCIATIONS INCLUDING WEST COAST HOT ROD, P.S.C.A AND N.H.R.A. THE ANNOUNCER LOVES MY CAR AND ALWAYS PLUGS THE ROAD KINGS.QUALIFYING WAS HELD TO 2 RUNS ON SATURDAY DO TO A LOT OF OIL DOWNS, BUT I WAS WELL IN THE FIELD. SUNDAY WAS A GORGEOUS DAY IN THE 70’S NOT A CLOUD IN SITE. THE EARLY ROUNDS WERE EASY WINS, AS ONE BROKE AND THE OTHER WENT UP IN SMOKE. QUARTER FINALS GOT ME AS I EXPERIENCED THE DREADED TIRE SHAKE,  I CAUGHT IT QUICK BUT SLOWED TO A 7.76 AND MY OPPONENT RAN 7.64, BUT I HAD A GREAT LITE OF .028 TO HIS 1.10. BUT NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT, HE GOT THERE FIRST BY A .002 MARGIN OF VICTORY. THESE RACES ARE GETTING SO CLOSE AS YOU GET CLOSE TO THE  LAST FEW CARS. WE ARE GETTING CLOSER EVERY RACE AND EXPECT TO GET BACK IN THE WINNERS CIRCLE SOON. ON THE FLIP SIDE I AM HAVING MORE FUN THAN A MAN SHOULD WITH HIS PANTS ON. NEXT RACE IS THAT 10.5 TIRE OUTLAW CLASS IN MAY SO ALL I HAVE TO DO IS CHANGE ABOUT 20 DIFFERENT SETTINGS TO GET THIS BEAST DOWN THE TRACK IN MY LANE ON THAT LITTLE TIRE. HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SOON. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT    BROTHER  AL WHITE

Larry Dixon, Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster (silver)                     
Qualifying:   Larry Dixon was the No. 4 qualifier ay the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals.  During the second round of qualifying, Dixon recorded a 3.863-second pass at 316.60 mph.
Eliminations: Dixon defeated Clay Millican, Antron Brown and Tony Schumacher before losing to teammate Del Worsham in the final round of eliminations.

Unofficial Point Standings: Dixon remains second in the NHRA Full Throttle Top Fuel point standings.  He trails his teammate, first-place Del Worsham, by 95 points and leads third-place Antron Brown by 47 points.
Dixon on Royal Purple Raceway: “It was a good day. Only one guy had a better day than we did, and it happens to be my teammate.  So that’s cool.  I’m happy for Del, and I’m happy for us, and I’m happy for the entire Al-Anabi team.  I’m happy that we put some space in points between ourselves and the rest of the class so it was a good race all around.  We’ll go to the next race in two weeks, and see if we can get both Al-Anabi cars in the final round again. 

“Having both cars in the final isn’t something you dwell on or think about.  The lanes are independent, and I didn’t treat it any differently from any other round.  We came up a couple of hundredths from holding up a trophy. The good news is the Al-Anabi team finished 1-2 and kept everyone else out of the final round.” 
Next Race: The Al-Anabi Racing team will be back in action May 13-15, 2011 at the 31st annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals in Commerce, Ga. near Atlanta.  For additional information, please visit http://www.nhra.com.  For additional information on the Al-Anabi Racing Team, please visit http://www.alanabiracing.com.
cited: http://www.alanabiracing.com/aev-120.aspx

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

May 14-15 Relay for Life

May 22 California Car Cover Car Show

June 4 Still Saving Lives Car Show

June 12 Road King Car Show

July 15-16-17 Bent Axles Car Show / Santa Maria

June 18 – 19 L.A. Roadster Show

July 8 Burbank Centennial Show

Aug 12 – 14 Big Bear Show

Aug 20 Be-Boppin In The Park

Sept 11 Harbor Run / BBQ/Pot Luck

Oct 9 Roam’n Relics Show

Nov ? Mystery Run

Dec 3 Road King Christmas Party

Dec 4 John Force Holiday Car Show