Event Coverage Inliner / Flathead "Drag Nationals" - July 2016

Have a look at this, Tim's handle is hitek on here...........

 

Howdy Frenchtown Flyer - I was tipped off about your thread. We don't really have a car that is a v8 anymore. It did in a different lifetime manage to make it down the 1/4 mile at over 300 mph. But we lost a wing, changed the paint, and oh yah lost 2 cylinders and a blower.

We have a couple of problems and I am not sure we can make your weekend in July, given we have a commitment with the car already with All Chrysler Nationals.

Here are a couple of early video's as we did some garage tuning. We have since gotten it to idle at just over 2000 rpm and for a motor with 4 7/8" stroke, for a dinosaur from 1952 it will turn up at over 7000 rpm.

I will attach a few odds and sods for pictures as well. Now if your going to be an annual event, and you don't
mind dinosaurs, well we could keep it in mind.

I will drop you a PM with my contact info

Tim Kingsbury - The "K" in AoK racing

 

In continued talks with Kil Kare management I learned they race on Saturday, not Sunday. That would make our race date SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2016. Additionally, they hold a single eliminator race on Friday evening so that would be another race date we can use for test-n-tune if desired. We will have our own eliminator and also be able to enter their NHRA bracket classes (S/P, Pro, Spt) as appropriate. If you are racing and have not given me your contact information will you please PM me that info. Stay tuned for further updates.

We now have 19 racers verbally committed to being there.

 

Frenchtown,

Wow, I've been a little out of touch I guess. An Inliners convention in my own back yard and I just heard of it. Since my Inliner's membership has lapsed, can you fill me in on the particulars for this event? Where in Dayton, schedules or do I have to re-up to get that info. I'd love to be a part of this get together.

 

Feb 2 UPDATE: INLINERS / FLATHEAD DRAG RACE JULY 9, 2016 AT KILKARE DRAGWAY

I spoke with KilKare management today. A few items need to be updated.

We will race July 9. But instead of their regular Bracket program there will be a HEADS UP race on that date. This was made necessary because there are going to be a couple of cars on site from a television reality drag race drama / show. This was the only date the TV promoters could work with the track so it is locked in.

But fear not racers. The track is still anxious to have us and will host a separate class for us. It will be a dial-in bracket format.

Additionally they will also have two dial-in classes - BOX and NO-BOX - for any racers, including flathead / inliners if we wish to double enter two classes.

The cost to enter their Box race will be $60 and the cost to enter their No Box race is $50.

KilKare agreed to pay back all of the race car entry fees for our class back to us for prize money, to be distributed as I see fit. They asked how much I wanted the entry fee to be. I asked them to set it at $50, which should make for a handsome payout to the racers who do well. It will be collected at the gate.

Regarding Delay boxes / electronics: Many inliner / flathead powered cars are not set up to use delay boxes. To keep things on an even playing field I am stipulating NO DELAY BOXES MAY BE USED for the Inliner/Flathead class. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THEY MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE CAR, MERELY THAT THEY BE "ZEROED OUT" AND EVERY RACER WILL LEAVE OFF THE BOTTOM YELLOW BULB. This will be on an "honor basis" but I will have observers watching / recording starting line and staging lane actions to enforce this policy. It will also allow cars equipped with delay boxes to enter their BOX class with a minimum of between-rounds fiddling. Trans brakes and line locks are acceptable.

I am seeking individuals and businesses willing to donate additional goods / services / cash for additional prizes such as Best Appearing, Best Appearing Crew / Best Engineered / Best Reaction Time / Closest to your Dial-in / Best Package. PM me please.

I am also seeking volunteer(s) proficient in artistic woodworking and metal sculpture to make a few trophies to donate. PM me please.

General Admission: $15.00, Carloads $30.00, Kids 15 & Under $5.00 w/Paid Adult. Bring a ton of your buddies and families.

KilKare is also open FRIDAY, July 8:
July 8th Friday Night Pro Double Up Gates Open 5pm
General Admission: $5.00, Carloads $10.00, Kids 15 & Under Free w/Paid Adult

 

Hi. I received this information the General Manager / Competition Director at Kil-Kare Raceway. He outlines the activities at the track for July 7,8,9, 2016. Note that in addition to racing on Friday and Saturday there is test-and-tune night on Thursday. That will give us three consecutive days of track time. I am looking forward to seeing many fine flathead and inline racers in competition this weekend. It will be a great way to kick off the 2016 inliners international convention week! See you there.

6re6

Greg,

Good afternoon, Below you will find the payout information for our Box and No Box Classes that will be running on July 9th. I would also like to add that we will be having a Friday Night event as well. It will be our Pro/No Box Double Up. During the event we run only this class and the entry and payout are the same our Saturday program. Gates open at 5pm and a single time run then straight into racing. These events provide a great chance for racers to compete multiple times with one tow to the track. Of course overnight participant parking is allowed. We do have our weekly test and tunes on Thursday nights as well. And arrangements could be made if someone wanted to stay the entire time for the weekend.

Our gates open on Saturdays at 9am and time runs start at 10am sharp. We will run 2 sessions of Box and No Box time runs. My plan would be to have your group run on the tail end of each session. Now if they chose to run in our bracket program they would be able to make those passes as well. Once we get things up and going our program does run rather smooth as we have been told. As I mentioned on the phone earlier today we will be having Chuck and Daddy Dave from the Street Outlaws show making an appearance that day. Our general admission will be $15.00 for adults $30.00 carloads and children 15 and under will be $5.00 with paid adult.

Hopefully all will go as planned for this great event and if you have a link to your social media outlets or websites please send them to me. If you have any other questions please feel free to let me know.

Box

$1,500 Winner
$700 Runner Up
$200 Semi Finals
$100 Quarters
$75 Eighths
Entry: $60

No Box

$1,000 Winner
$400 Runner Up
$150 Semi Finals
$75 Quarters
$50 Eighths
Entry:$50

 

As the race date nears this is a reminder bump. I plan to be at the track Thursday, Friday and of course Saturday, 7/7-9. I do look forward to meeting all the flathead / inliner racers and anticipate some good racin' and fellowship.

Wishing safe travel to all attendees.

 

The track is going to open early on Thursday - 3:00 PM instead of their normal 5:00 PM - to accommodate the large turnout expected for the reality TV show personalities so if you are coming in to test on Thursday you may want to adjust your drive times accordingly. Safe travels to all.

6re6

 

btt

 

A crowd of about 4000 watched us run Thursday. In Friday's Inliner's race I met my neighbor in the finals, driving The Frenchtown Family Truckster, and that son-of-a-gun beat me. Before the finals I said to my TFFT driver, "George, lets split the purse. Put a dollar in your pocket and when I beat you, you owe me a dollar." They took a picture in the winners' circle of me handing George a buck.

The purse was structured such that every driver got some money back. The track returned 100% of our entry fees to us. Couldn't have asked for more. What fun.

I'll post pics and videos soon.

 

patiently.....

 

Here's the final round. Let me know if you want to see some of the earlier action.
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