EAGLE FIELD Drag Race & Car Show Dos Palos CA

[Toymaker]

I recieved the phone call I've been waiting for! My son and I are joining the Eagle Field (Dos Palos, CA)volunteers to help on Sunday April 5th for an Eagle Field workday. At this time I will meet with the owner and show him a proposal. A quick recap of our efforts is a Traditional 1/8 mile Heads-Up Drag Race, Car Show, Swap Meet Saturday event for trophys only. The event would include a Friday Night Meet and Greet in the Airplane Hanger with all proceeds going directly to the restoration of Eagle Field. The Event will ONLY feature 1965 and earlier Cars, Motorcycles and airplanes. The Drag Race will be on an "untreated" track, Flag or Arm Drop starts preferred (insurance may require lights) and HEADS-UP only.
Check out the previous thread http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ht=eagle+field
If this is someting you would like to see happen please respond to this Thread. We can make it happen! Rocky




8-3-09 Update;WE ARE A GO!!!!! I got the insurance quote today and we have it covered! The raffle tickets are still on sale and will get you in the gate. The advantage to buying a raffle ticket is it puts you in the $500 drawing, tickets bought at the gate do not. Enough of that here is what the event looks like...............
The Eagle Field HOT ROD Gathering is open to 1965 and earlier Hot Rods, Customs, Stockers and Race Cars (Old Midgets, Hardtops, LSR Cars ETC. are welcome in the show and shine area) of all types. The Drag Races will feature Stock, Modified, Hot Rod (Coupes and Roadsters), Dragster, HAMB Dragster and will include Mini Bike categories . I'm considering a Gasser class if we have enough. The races will be 1/8 Mile, Flag or Arm Drop starts with no clocks. Mini Bikes will race a shorter course yet to be determined. The air field will not have any traction aids applied and the lanes will each be 20' wide. Tech will be basic and require helmets etc., contact me if you have any question. The pits and spectator areas are DIRT, however the Eagle Field crew does a FANTASTIC job discing, watering and rolling making it hard and smooth. This race will be like the beginning of Drag Racing so be prepared.
The Show and Shine area offers both indoor (first come first serve) and outdoor parking @ the fields hanger. A special outdoor area will be provided near the show area for those wishing to do both activities. Indoor cars will be allowed to leave the area but not return to thier spot, we would like those inside to stay inside until the wish to leave.
The cost of admission is $10, show and shine cars are allowed in the show area for FREE no additional fees. Their are no awrds for the show and shine but I am working on getting some participant dash plaques. Those wishing to race will pay an additional fee for thier tech card. Let me know what you think is fair. There will be trophies for class winners, with the winners determined by pier or crowd favorite with the exception of HAMB Dragster which will run an elimination ladder with all cars returning each round.
The schedule looks like this, Gate opens at 8am, Eagle Field will offer a sit down breakfast for $10 'til 10 or 11am. Races will start @ 12 noon and conclude at 5pm. If there is something you would like to add speak up, I'm open to suggestions. I want to thank everyone for their support and helping make this possible! Rocky
PS Fliers will be availible soon!

[64 DODGE 440]

Sign us up!! We are with you on this gig. If the HA/GR ain't done the '64 will be there.

[desertratrodder]

Cool!!!

[alteredpilot]

YOU CAN DO IT!

this is great.

[pilelish]

Great Idea for keeping the "sport" alive and getting "people" interested.
Was at Pleasanton yesterday and noticed a major difference in cultural participation, motorheads are motorheads.
Keep posting updates, would be glad to inform or pass info along to Nor Cal folks

[61TBird]

[RustyRedRam]

Sweet. Can't wait.

[scootermcrad]

Awesome! That's pretty cool!

[porkshop]

Keeping my fingers crossed. This would be the best thing to hit Cen CAl in years!!!!!

[Royalshifter]

I have to agree....the more you think about this the more you say....wow this could be really cool. So all who can come out there, let us give this event a huge chance and make it happen. It would be one of the coolest HAMB meets ever. I will definately be there.

[choke]

AWSOME!!! If your not careful this might start a trend. NHRA who?

[PRIMERDAVE]

absolutly count me in.....[insert here] see note:
note:fire works and confetti to be added at a later date

[zombie]

awesome. i know several of us from bako would come.

z

[4woody]

I only drive slow cars, but I'll come to spectate. I reckon there will be plenty of interest in Sants Cruz. I'll help on the day of if you need me to do anything too. Put me on the list.

[Old6rodder]

Yes.

[Muttley]

Count me in.

[SapienKustom]

We need something like this in the Central Valley. There is a lot of history here and something like this needs to be started up again!

[Choptop]

Damn.. same weekend at Portland swap meet. Otherwise I'd be an airstrip drag racing fool.

nice work on getting the location and the OK to do it.

[Toymaker]

Thanx for the support guys, getting a Drag Race in the area again is a dream I've had for a long time and hopefully we can band together and make it happen. You have all been put on my contact list and will be notified as we make progress. Thanx again Rocky

[rocket8]

anything myself, or my car club the dragoons can do to help. 100% we're there.