HappyHour

Pete.............sorry to say, but as of now I won't make it to this prestigious event this year. The race car I work on as well as spot for is scheduled to race at Irwindale Speedway on Jan. 29th and 30th. Televised live on SPEED both nights. Our car is coming along, and it appears as if we will make the race. But if anything happens (i.e. no money, or car doesn't get done) I will let you know and will alter plans to be there.

Have fun and safe.............

Thank you all for the congrat's. My boy will make his 1st Dumont appearance in Feb. and the wife and myself are currently working on his DDR screename. Thanks everyone!!

Well folks and good peeps of DDR, I've been laying low for the better part of a year now due to the fact that my wife and myself recently had a baby boy, or a new duner as I like to call him. :headspin: I haven't seen the sand since Feb. at the 70cc regatta and I am jonesin' for some sand, as well as to see how my new engine does. I only have about an hour on it and would like to get more. Our next trip to the wonderful D is planned for Feb. the weekend after Pres. Day. (but that could change between now and then) Anyway, my sons name is Lucas. He came into this world on Nov. 9th at 7:42 in the a.m., he was 21 inches long, and he was an even 8 pounder......... :B So hopefully, I'll be able to enjoy the Dumont air and have a drink with you good peeps real soon!!!! :headspin:

Well peeps, here I am!!!!

Somebody took me out of that warm place I was in and brought me out into this cold place............Somebody WILL PAY!!!!!!! :headspin:

Keep up the good duning peeps!!!!

Thanks for allowing me to be a proud dad for just a minute.....

I cannot get into the details of the past but Don and Ellen created a lot of their own problems. There were incidents in the past and apparently the last one broke the camels back so to say. Will we as users of Dumont be hurt by this? Yes maybe for awhile till they are replaced or we just get used to someone not being there as it always has been in the past.

The interaction of the Blm with Don and Ellen was better than they say and it was a sad thing to see them use one side of BLM against the other. I am not defending BLM but any employer has to do what they have to do. Wether you want to call them volunteers or not they were BLM employees and have to abide by the rules set down by that enity. I to am sorry to see them go but sometimes change is good. We will wait and see.

I realize that rules are rules. But I also do realize that when rules are bent for the better good for everybody, sometimes is better than following the letter of the rule book. I'm not asking for details, and maybe they did create some issues for themselves, but they will be missed. They are good people who cared about Dumont and the people who traveled there. I wish them the best, and hope to see them again in some capacity at Dumont next season.

:B :hungry:

I'm thinking my last trip to D will be this weekend for the cleanup. The wife and I are looking forward to relaxing on the water in the boat.

It was a good time!! :kitty: I was just there for an overnight run, but had a good time watching it all happen. Here are some of my observations from my short time there........

Watching big boys play on little kid toys is very entertaining to say the least!! :atc:

Chris and Bert are the wheelie kings on 3 and 4 wheelers!!

Having met the majority of you for the 1st time, everyone was really cool peeps!!

Big Al makes BBQ to write home about!!!! Thanks Al, it was good eatin'!!!

Cole definitely has a 2nd career as an announcer!!!

Thanks to NE14SAND, Big Al, and Pete for the hospitality, as well as anyone else I met this weekend!!! All of you ROCK!!

The only pic I took was of Pete during practice on his 70 and it was with my phone.............

Can't wait for the next one!!! :dance:

HappyHour is loaded and ready to hit the road at 9:30 am on Friday! See-ya at the big D!!!!!!

:B :atc: :drunk2:

Mike, part of the reason we are having this regatta is to get everyone from DDR together. Like mineurbiz said- it's one big camp bud! Just pull up and park mang.

cool cool, let's hope we can at least make it work and half azz stick to it

you know it

Oh ok, I'll do that. I'll see-ya Friday afternoon then...............

Pete, since I'm sailing solo and sleeping in my truck, you mind if I just park somewhere in the vicinity of the event/camp? I wouldn't want to intrude on someones deal and just for the most part invite myself. That's not how I roll.

No worries Pete. If I get one, I get one............I'm there to break in a new engine, watch some crazy adults on little kids trykes, and have a good time. :atc:

As it turns out, I'm rolling out solo in my truck on Friday. I will help setup where I can, but at the same time, I'm there to break-in my new engine. So I hope there will be some peeps there to dune with at least once or twice Friday afternoon. (just a cruiser dune ride though. I need to be easy before I really get on it)

I should be there in the earlt afternoon on Friday and staying until Saturday evening. I'll be in a biege GMC longbed with an open trailer and a 4 seater on that. See-Ya Friday!

HAHAHAHAHA......that's what I get for not cruising this thread too often lately.

no, C8 is where we plan on setting up. Where did you see B5/B6 so I can edit that.

That was my mistake. No need to edit.

Looking at an earlier post, I see that your looking top set this thing up next to the finger bdfore the finger where you usually camp at right?? B5 and B6 on the map.

So when is everyone getting there??? I plan on rolling into Dumont Thursday mid-day. Pete, I have a stop watch for the drags if you want. I can also be the official timer guy if you want. In all the years I've done timing for the race cars I've worked on, I've never been worse than .02 seconds off any timing light at any race track. Just let me know if you want it, or if is just a who crosses the line first.

:B

dunefreak

duniemonkie

DPPETE(warrior07)

Cole & Dave

Mineurbiz (should be 3 more)

wsky70 and dunejumper

jorge plus one

tkriley & his boy

Rushjunkie (eddy) +1

Randog

crusty

LouB

Grimdog (Grimace)

OGP +2

3rotortrav + maybe more

HappyHour + Family

I don't have a 70, but I'm definitely going to load up the ice chest on the rail and check this out!!!! My engine should be done by then and it will be my "break in" weekend. If I can think of anything I have to contribute, I'll let ya know!

Awesome video bud..........5 stars!!!!

:clown:

Yeah Pete, they are fun! :no_no: But for the first engine problem in over 5 years, I guess I'm doing ok. But we'll freshen it up, put stainless steal heads on it with bigger valves, and she should be ready to rock once again.

Well as I said in a previous post, my motor broke after being off the trailer for a mere 10 minutes. Well I went to my engine builders place today and this is what we found.........................

Well as it turns out, the valve top broke right off the stem and then went thru my piston as you can see. It also twisted the rod a tad and bent both push-rods under this cylinder........... :no_no:

But we'll get her fixed and be back out sooner or later. I hoping for the end of January...... :praying: But money and how busy he is will determine that.

Anyways, I'm just bored and thought I would share.................Merry Christmas everybody!!!!!

:moon: So how did it go??? How did the weather turn out??? How was the road??? How was the good times????

Just bored at home and figured I'd ask.......

:B :black: :dance:

Thanks for sharing and thanks for your service!!

It says a 30% chance of showers, which by my fuzzy math also means a 70% chance of NO showers!!!! Just some dang clouds. But anyway you look at it, a weekend at Dumont (good or bad) is better than any day at work baby!!!!! :B :fro_smokin:

20 bucks for the first hand and 10 bucks for every hand after that or 5 for 50 was the way it was setup and was marked at the registration booth. Maybe someone at the registration booth got confused??

Thanks for clearing that up. I did not see that at the registration booth and niether did my friends. Next year I will know.

My only opinion on this is set a firm price for the hands. My group and I thought it was $20 per hand. We came to find out that people were getting 3 or 4 hands for under $60. I may be blind, but I did not see anywhere other prices for multiple hands.

It was a gfood turn-out and a good time though!!!!!!

:moon: :fro_smokin: