Hot Rods The Race of Gentlemen, 3rd Annual.

My camera battery was dead, so these are from the phone.

 

Mel, the Oilers, and everyone who participated, congrats on another great year of TROG. 2nd best event on the East Coast (still got to give my props to Hershey LOL!).

 

I don't know about the rest of you'se guys, but these pictures make me want to go out and find something to build so's I can compete next year. What a hoot!

 

I love them all !!!!!

Who built the #67 Coupe?
Any interior or under hood pictures?

 

Pics

 

Via The Press of Atlantic City "Matt Picaro chomped his teeth on a big cigar, goggles over his eyes and a leather helmet on his head, after racing his 1931 Model A Roadster on the beach Saturday morning.
“It was such a rush,” the 47-year-old Cream Ridge, Monmouth County, resident said. “It feels like being alive. It’s incredible.”
Read more....http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/...cle_4f3684be-4c0a-11e4-b20f-dba8696ad350.html

 

WOW! Gotta put that one on the must do list! Thanks for all of the coverage, I'd love to see a thread
on the flag girl!

 

I've been rounding up oodles of photos and posting them on the Oilers Car Club Race of Gentlemen facebook page, I've asked people to dropbox thier photos to [email protected] then I can create an album for them and share.
yes Sara the flag girl is a lens magnet. come on over and check em out, I quess I could post them here too but photobucket/flickr are cumbersome
https://www.facebook.com/OilersCCRaceOfGentlemen

 

What a blast this weekend! Big thanks to the guys that ran this!! Great setting for it too....it felt nicely lawless down there. The rodders and custom guys seemed to rule the town. Yeah!!

 

Great Hemming's article on The Race Of Gentlemen and it's creator Mel Schultz
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/tag/mel-stultz/

 

Well said kid! Truly an epic experience I will always hold dear.


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just dawned on me today while showing a coworker some pics, he asked about the wall of death?
now im well aware that Sailor Jerry and I made a new friendship, but theres no way I missed the WALL ........did I?

jeff

 

Where and when for next event?

 

No, you didn't.
Don't know the official reason it wasn't there, but a couple of us were talking about it. Would be awesome to see, but those bikes can't go anywhere without picking up sand. Sandy tires on wood...might actually result in a death.

 

yeah, I never thought about the sand, that could have been a problem

 

Mel said the logistics and timing made the Wall of Death not happen , His time was better spent on other race of gentlemen needs. oh and by the way great meeting all of you guys and seeing the rest of you that i already knew . i had a blast at
TROG III !

 

David: were you there? I didn't see you.

BB

 

The 603 vs. the Sachem!

more pics and videos to come.

 

This one of the coolest events in years. Nice work Oilers!

 

on my bucket list for next year. looks like an awesome time. pictures got my attention ..the video pushed me over the edge. Has me thinking new project..

 

Two of my favorite shots i found from the weekend.... what a blast it was out on the beach. Thank you Mel and the Oilers for an unforgettable once in a lifetime experience ....

 

That was quite a drivers meeting on fri night...

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So....when's the west coast version? We got a lot of nice beaches out here in Washington....not to mention a lot of nice hills to climb, if you want to give it a different flair...

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Here are what I think were the 2 fastest competitors...of man what a sight and sound!

 

Like I said in another post, it was like it was 1948, we were all 16 yrs old. A memory I will never forget. It was a 40hr round trip for me and well worth it. I can't decide weather or not to finish my 32 5w or build a different car to race next year.
Thanks to Mel, Bobby , and the crew that put on this fantastic event.

 

I finally got to race other flat head Fords!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Mel is larger than life! Ha

 

We are still on the road home.....so I don't have the ability to upload anything yet.....but I will.

I can tell you.....I had one hell of a good time! This was one for the Hot Rod History books. I won a few, lost a few...and learned a TON over all. My 3.63:1 axle gearing was a bit too tall for the beach and tended to bog down off the line....handing the advantage over to the 4:1 and 4.11:1 geared bangers. Once I got moving and hooked up....I had the power, torque and rpms to most likely have out-pulled a few more then I did. Sadly by that point...the race was over.

I have collected this "data" and will be applying it to improvements for next year.

I think My Ruckstell 2-speed is in order

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