Event Coverage Lloydfest 2023 is in the books

Pictures of the homeless tent(s) before or after the drag strip throws us out? LOL!

 

"A 10-gallon gas tank divided by 17mpg compounded by a prostate that requires even more frequent pit stops, I could probably get there just in time to turn around and head for home."

When I flew small airplanes, they had a piss tube you wore for long flights attached to a hose out the back of a airplane. You could adoped such a idea for long drives and position it out the back also.
Waiting for tailgaters would be a plus.

 

Of course. For preliminary planning I'm near I-70 exit 137 in central Missouri. That's about 10 miles east of Columbia, Missouri.

 

Great! Haven’t planned the route yet, I’d be honored to follow Clarence into Lloyd’s!

 

My folks bought one of those, back in about 1955or so. I went camping it it in So calif as a kid and stayed it it on our voyage back to Oklahoma back in Oct of 1957! My grandmother baked me a cake for my birthday in Arizona on Rt 66! We had it for years back here in Oklahoma, we used it fir a deer camp on the ranch…. Then my Dad sold it. I think it was a Shasta? Great memories in that little trailer!




Bones

 

Lloyd, I guess there is a huge area at the drag strip? All I need is room. Not 100% sure I can be there, but hoping. Need a road trip, bad!




Bones

 

Yes sir the place is huge. The area that he told me we can use is probably 5 acres or more, just a guess. But it's big. I didn't walk over and check it out, but he told me there are camper hookups over there.

 

Here's the layout. He's saying we can use the left side of the track, which isn't mowed in this picture. But I'll work out the details more over the next few weeks.

 

I didn't know there would be frog giggin.. I would have tried to get off work for that.

I haven't been giggin' in a long time.

 

Three here trying to coordinate the trip. Don't buy the pig yet but trying to work it out.

 

Got the 261 in there! Started out with a load leveler but it was too tall without taking off the hood. My hood/fender alignment is good so I got inventive. The ratchet strap gave me just enough tilt to send her home with the transmission attached. I’ve got sheet metal to reinstall, fuel line to run, yadda yadda.

 

Well done grasshopper.

 

Good idea, Cosmo

 

This just popped up last night! Anybody wanna own a drag strip??

 

Tim has the track leased through the end of the year, so we're still good on the get together

 

what is the entry $? enough per year to make those paymts.if you could get them?

 

No entry on my deal, not sure what you're asking. They're busy down there every weekend, but I think the guy that owns the whole shebang wants to sell it. Tim has the track leased from him. Hoping that somebody picks it up and keeps the track going.

 

Talk about a great opportunity for a guy that is gregarious, outgoing, familiar with running his own business, lives in close proximity, loves to drag race and likes to put on gatherings. Perfecto.

 

just wondering if it can 'pay its way' w/ the gate receipts

 

I asked my buddy that helps there every weekend, he said it's self supportive. They have some good events there, gasser races, street outlaws, etc... super easy access from Interstate 64. It's a good track.

 

Maybe I missed it, but what days are you planning at the track? Saturday & Sunday?

 

Ashley wants it lol, just $350,000 away from owning it!

 

The whole event, Friday Saturday and Sunday. Friday is test and tune, Saturday is race day. You'll have to pay to run your car, but my shindig is free.

 

Ya only live each day. Why not.

 

Currently building a new house. Retirement is in sight, just not into going in debt, more into not having any debt when I hang up my fire helmet.

 

Dude!!! With your attitude and gift of gab, you could make a fortune with that place!!! Christ... around here, you get an 1800 sq. Ft. Ranch on a 1/4 acre for 350k!!! You should jump on that shit!!! You'd be set for LIFE!!!
That fucker would pay for itself!!!

 

Wish I could man. We joked around about it, just not financially able to do that.

 

Aren't you close to retirement? Take the lump sum payout instead of the monthly check and walah you're in the drag strip business. And my guess is that owning a drag strip is like owning a car trailer or a hoist, you'll have plenty of friends

 

You’re a wuss if you don’t

 

You knucklehead! Charge each one of these hoodlums $500 entry/camping/potty fee for the weekend, and there's your down payment. Repeat this event for a few years and BINGO.... you're a dragstrip owner! easy-peasy! I'll be sending my bill for consulting in the next day or two......