HAMBsters at Summer Nationals

Who is planning on attending the New England Summer Nationals in Worcester (pronounced Wister)Mass June 29-July 2nd.For those who have never been this is a massive event taking place over the entire city with out police hassles in fact there will be streetdrags right next to the police station!open headders around town with no tickets! police are very leanient this weekend as the promoter was a Worcester cop himself and a long time hotroder
www.summernationals.com for more info this is 20 minutes from meand its definiatly worth attending

 

Hey Leon- we will be there (me and CHOPSHOP) running the Right Coast Association vendor booth and hanging with the flamethrower guys as we have for the past gazillion years.
When it gets closer, PM me and we can exchange cell #s and meet up.
Anyone else too of course...

 

I plan to make it. Hopefully with the 55.

BTW, it's pronounced 'Wousta' ova heh.

 

Hey...
All goes ac-ord'n 2 the master plan I'll be there. Only missed two since the begin'n..
Pretty good time for the most part.... Geez the HAMB folk all ought to get together????
Pontiac Slim
Pic taken in the "tunnel"
PS.. Street race'n on RT 9.... I'll be there..

 

Ill be easy to find - at the Rigth Coast booth in the pavilion in the park-where they used to put the T nationals. How about meeting on the Saturday.

 

Hey...
Sounds like a plan and a half! I'll be there.....What time youz gonna be there?
Pontiac Slim

 

i'll be there for sure.I'll be in with the T's, right below the pavillion.
jimV

 

we will be there all weekend (actually I wont be there Friday but CHOPSHOP will be) right by the pavilion with the 56 Chevy.

Jim: you know the Model T Nats arent at Worcester anymore right? They moved to the Right Coast show in Berling CT (Eastern States Nats) in August.

In any event- us HAMB -ees should all hook up- when it gets closer we can make arrangements.Itll be cool

 

haha he said HAMBSTERS

 

As soon as they mentioned HAMBSTERS, I knew you'd be there jim...or was that Gerbils you were fond of??

I'm skipping Worcester this year so I can go to Terryville that same weekend.
LSM

 

yeah- HAMBSTERS- I think I like that one.. its a girly giggle from me.
Did you get to Fitchburg this weekend? Hope you got my text message- I was stuck home playing mom. UGH

 

bttt

 

Oh gee keith we're going to really miss you!! Maybe I won't go now!! LOL
JimV

 

Jim- we will actually be IN the pavilion ( if plans are staying as they should) with the Right Coast booth- look for my purple 56 Chevy and stop by and say HI

 

So....
The HAMB folk meet'n at the park? If so when where.
Park'n stinks at the park.. Didn't even go there last year, Hung out downtown and kruised.

Pontiac Slim

 

Saturday 2pm at the pavilion in the park. That work for all ?

 

Sounds good
Any park'n in that area in morning?
Pontiac Slim

 

i am planning on going to the Summernationals for the first time.

any tips/advice? anything i should check out, or avoid??

not bringing a car up, just going up to look....

Thanks

 

Get into park early. Sat best day
Late afternoon go downtown...Gets good late but tis crowded and park'n hard to come by. Downtown is sometime easy'r to pay the $5 or so.
Look me up.... I'm usally by host hotel
Pic of car but I'm remove'n scoop
Pontiac Slim

 

opps forgot pic
Pontiac Slim

 

didnt get to the show until almost 4 (working.) BUT as usual- my Summer Nationals curse hit me ...again.

Sprung a hood hing as I was leaving and it smashed the side of my fender. Shit.
Oh and I guess I didnt mention I also overheated downtown?

In the past three years, ive:
blown the tranny AT THE SHOW
screwed with the REST of the motor AT THE SHOW
and now this-AT THE SHOW

I guess I should actually take the time to work on my own car instead of customers rides for a change! Also another reaosn why I try not to use used parts at all in customer rides- new usually = better.

I should probaly just leave the damn car at home next year.And Im not even doing burnouts with it anymore...

Planning on a full rebuild anyway startin in the winter, The paint is 6 years old- needs to be brought down to bare metal and do a frame off again.

 

damn i wanted to go to this real bad but it kind of snuck up on me i guess. the car's not ready yet and I didnt have time to make any plans.

 

So is anyone going to post some pics from Worcester, or wasn't there anything worth shooting???????

 

I'm skipping it for TWO reasons.

First: Japanese shit turns me off and the last time I went there, the place was chock full of it.

Second: I'll be wiring the old Fran Bannister roadster, which, in my mind, seems a lot more productive than sitting around wathching a bunch or morons in clapped out Chevy pickups frying their tires. Hell, anyone with a pick-up can do THAT.

 

Hey.. I was there.. Had a great time....... cept for W-Sta PD...They are the most incompetent, arrogant assholes I've ever seen...
Pontiac Slim said that.... Hope they get this...sent my views and whys to summer nats web site..and I'll be yap'n to Bob about the matter.

After 14 years they may not see me again... but I'll tell ya what...if I go again W-Sta PD best be ready.. They ain't got a cop or a car that's got balls big enough to catch me one on one ( A Mass state cop found that out in 97 on rt9)

Enough for now
Pontiac Slim
PS will post pic this week (when I calm down)

 

forgot the camera of course. I saw some cool stuff but just didnt feel like it.
Slim- what happend this year -can you elaborate?

You all know that Bob is sick right? He has some major surgery in May - thats why you didnt see him raoming the show field and had to leave a lot up to his kids- he was the one in the AC'd cop car who traveled around the field. He is doing much better now but still is in lots of pain. And Im sure he let stuff slide this year to concentrate on his health.

 

That car's been a long time coming hasn't it?
It just may be my second favorite local car next to Norm Wallace's.....well, that and a certain hemi powered 4 door sedan!

 

I was there, last year for me, DeSotos right nothin buy rice burners & P/U's. Lotta babes though, like always.I'm with ya next year Keith.
My pics are too big to post, but theres nothin worth seeing
jimV

 

two years later and It still isn't out on the road. somebody got to get Hook to move A little fast here! I did find A pic of it in Don Montgomery last book. that car is the real deal.