Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
Joseph Donnelly
TDR MEMBER
2005 11th Annual Western Regional Rally (MAY MADNESS)
Registration at Arizona Charlie’s-East RV Park Office, Tuesday 6-8 PM, Wednesday 8AM – 3PM. Late registrations (Thu—Sat) at AZ Charlie’s East RV Park; directions posted in RV Park Office.
Tuesday May 3
Tailgate swap meet in front of Arizona Charlie’s RV park office and at RV spaces
Wednesday May 4
Vendors’ “Hall of Gottahavits” a “preview of Saturday” first floor of Arizona Charlie’s parking garage.
Tailgate swap meet in front of Arizona Charlie’s RV park office and at RV spaces.
Technical Seminars at Arizona Charlie’s RV Park Office
9 AM “Idle Clatter” by Jim Anderson
9:45 AM “Failure Analysis” by Jim O’Donohoe, BorgWarner Turbo Systems
10:30-11 Manual Clutches by South Bend Clutch
11-11:30 AM “Exhaust Brakes” by Bruce Sebring, PacBrake
11:30-12 noon High Performance Air Intake Systems by Stewart Peterson, aFe
1:30-2:30 PM “Introduction to the Turbo Diesel” or a primer for beginners, by Robert Patton and John Holmes.
Get-together 4-8 PM, with snacks/dinner hosted by Saitta-Trudeau Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge, Pahrump, NV. Survey of Ram engineering advances, Show-n-Shine contest ($200 first place; $100 second place, $50 third place).
Directions to Pahrump:
Turn right onto Boulder Highway from Arizona Charlie’s. Just before the overpass of US 93/95/ I-515, take the entrance ramp on the right. Take I-515 to I-15 South (the first off-ramp on the right at the intersection of these highways). Go about 9 miles on I-15 S and get off at Exit 33, Blue Diamond Highway 160. Bear right onto 160 and go about 50 miles to Pahrump. About 1 block after the intersection (with stoplight) of 160 and 372 in Pahrump, make a right turn onto Oxbow, go one block to the dealership at Wahkaikum.
Thursday May 5
8:30 AM Engine Developments by Dennis Hurst, Cummins (the “father” of the 2003-up engine).
Ram Rodeo at Arizona Charlie’s RV Park.
Vendors may set up at Silver State or the Arizona Charlie’s parking garage.
Dyno Days by Silver State Motorsports, 10 AM- 2:30 PM (Vendors are welcome) at Las Vegas Speedway. $50 for 2 pulls. Wear your May Madness badge to qualify for a trophy!
Directions to Dyno Days at Silver State
Take Exit 54 from I-15 (North of Las Vegas). Turn right at the bottom of Exit 54 off-ramp, turn right immediately after Petro truck stop, turn left through gate in fence and go to Q building; alternatively turn right after Shelby building, go to Bldg. Q
Technical Seminars at Arizona Charlie’s RV Park Office
3 PM – 5 PM “Filtration” by Fleetguard; Jacobs Exhaust Brakes; “Turbochargers” by Doug McCormick, Holset; Cummins in 2006 by Al Wojie.
Get-together, cold cut dinner at Arizona Charlie’s-East RV Park Office, courtesy of the vendors, 7 PM.
Dinner cruise on Lake Mead (reservations only, get your tickets at registration). Boat departs at 6:30 PM. You must be there by 6 PM. There is a $5 fee per vehicle by the National Park Service to enter the Lake Mead Recreation area. You MUST have your May Madness cruise ticket for admission.
Directions to the Dinner Cruise
Turn right onto Boulder Highway, turn left just after the overpass to go South on I-515/US 93&95. Continue on US 93 past the Railroad Pass Casino (on your left) and into and part way through Boulder City. Turn left at the 2nd light, which is Hwy. 93. Go 4 miles on Hwy 93 until you come to a sign that says “Lake Mead Beaches and Marina”. There is a building on your left at the intersection. Go past the Guard Shack in the middle and make an immediate right. Make another right at the sign that says “Las Vegas Boat Harbor Handicapped Pier”.
Friday May 6
8:30 AM Engine Developments by Dennis Hurst, Cummins (the father of the 2003-up engine
Ram Rodeo at Arizona Charlie’s RV Park Office.
Dyno Days by Silver State Motorsports, 10 AM- 3 PM at Las Vegas Speedway, Exit 54 of I-15. Building Q-Suite 103 (Vendors welcome) $50 for 2 pulls. Wear your May Madness badge to qualify for a trophy!
Vendors may set up at Silver State or the Arizona Charlie’s parking garage.
Massage Therapy by the Academy of Healing Arts, 10 AM – 2 PM, RV Park office.
Technical Seminars at Arizona Charlie’s RV Park Office
2 PM “Some Idiosyncrasies of Generation Three Rams,” by John Holmes, for new and prospective Cummins Turbo Diesel Ram owners. Arizona Charlie’s RV Park Office
2:30 – 4:30 PM “Cummins in 2006” by Al Wojie; “Turbochargers” by Doug McCormick, Holset; Jacobs Exhaust Brakes; “Filtration” by Fleetguard.
4:30 PM “Failure Analysis,” Jim O’Donohoe, BorgWarner Turbo Systems
Friday evening Test-n-Tune Drag Racing at Las Vegas Speedway (I-15, Exit 54) Opens 5 PM, Runs 6-10 PM, $20 entry fee. Midnight Mayhem drags 10 PM – 2 AM, $10 entry fee. Midnight Mayhem is “grudge” racing where any two vehicles can choose to run each other--like street racing but legal. Be sure to wear your May Madness badge to qualify for a trophy!
Saturday May 7
Vendors’ “Hall of Gottahavits” first floor of Arizona Charlie’s parking garage.
Technical Seminars at Arizona Charlie’s RV Park Office
9-9:30 AM Track Bar, Suspension, Silicone Hoses etc. by Bob Conner, Mr. Bob’s Distributing
9:30-10:30 AM Turbochargers, Transmissions, Exhaust Brakes by Harald Harks, BD Power
10:30-11 AM Power Enhancements by Mark Chapple, TST Products
11-11:30 AM Air Intake Systems by Pete Tomka, Performance Systems. Mfg.
11:30-noon Bosch fuel injection by Scott Gerrard, J&S Diesel
1:30-2 PM Performance history and exhaust systems, by Jerry Jardine, Pinnacle Power Exhaust
2-2:30 PM Fuel pumps and fuel systems, by Brad Ekstam, Diesel Performance Products
2:30-3:30 PM Automatic transmissions and Turbochargers by Clint Cannon, ATS Diesel Performance
3:30-4 PM Standard and Specialty Turbochargers by Everett Taylor, High Tech Turbo.
11 AM- 1:30 PM Show-n-Shine “Best Dressed Truck” at Arizona Charlie’s parking garage, same floor (first floor) as the vendor displays. There will be a Dodge Viper display in the area.
7 PM-10 PM Banquet and Awards Ceremony at Sam’s Town, Ponderosa Ballroom. You MUST have your banquet ticket for admission. Trophies for Show-n-Shine, Dyno, Rodeo, Drag Racing, etc. Check with staff before the banquet to make sure your wins were recorded! Vendor give-away items by random drawings.
Rev. 04-18-05
Registration at Arizona Charlie’s-East RV Park Office, Tuesday 6-8 PM, Wednesday 8AM – 3PM. Late registrations (Thu—Sat) at AZ Charlie’s East RV Park; directions posted in RV Park Office.
Tuesday May 3
Tailgate swap meet in front of Arizona Charlie’s RV park office and at RV spaces
Wednesday May 4
Vendors’ “Hall of Gottahavits” a “preview of Saturday” first floor of Arizona Charlie’s parking garage.
Tailgate swap meet in front of Arizona Charlie’s RV park office and at RV spaces.
Technical Seminars at Arizona Charlie’s RV Park Office
9 AM “Idle Clatter” by Jim Anderson
9:45 AM “Failure Analysis” by Jim O’Donohoe, BorgWarner Turbo Systems
10:30-11 Manual Clutches by South Bend Clutch
11-11:30 AM “Exhaust Brakes” by Bruce Sebring, PacBrake
11:30-12 noon High Performance Air Intake Systems by Stewart Peterson, aFe
1:30-2:30 PM “Introduction to the Turbo Diesel” or a primer for beginners, by Robert Patton and John Holmes.
Get-together 4-8 PM, with snacks/dinner hosted by Saitta-Trudeau Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge, Pahrump, NV. Survey of Ram engineering advances, Show-n-Shine contest ($200 first place; $100 second place, $50 third place).
Directions to Pahrump:
Turn right onto Boulder Highway from Arizona Charlie’s. Just before the overpass of US 93/95/ I-515, take the entrance ramp on the right. Take I-515 to I-15 South (the first off-ramp on the right at the intersection of these highways). Go about 9 miles on I-15 S and get off at Exit 33, Blue Diamond Highway 160. Bear right onto 160 and go about 50 miles to Pahrump. About 1 block after the intersection (with stoplight) of 160 and 372 in Pahrump, make a right turn onto Oxbow, go one block to the dealership at Wahkaikum.
Thursday May 5
8:30 AM Engine Developments by Dennis Hurst, Cummins (the “father” of the 2003-up engine).
Ram Rodeo at Arizona Charlie’s RV Park.
Vendors may set up at Silver State or the Arizona Charlie’s parking garage.
Dyno Days by Silver State Motorsports, 10 AM- 2:30 PM (Vendors are welcome) at Las Vegas Speedway. $50 for 2 pulls. Wear your May Madness badge to qualify for a trophy!
Directions to Dyno Days at Silver State
Take Exit 54 from I-15 (North of Las Vegas). Turn right at the bottom of Exit 54 off-ramp, turn right immediately after Petro truck stop, turn left through gate in fence and go to Q building; alternatively turn right after Shelby building, go to Bldg. Q
Technical Seminars at Arizona Charlie’s RV Park Office
3 PM – 5 PM “Filtration” by Fleetguard; Jacobs Exhaust Brakes; “Turbochargers” by Doug McCormick, Holset; Cummins in 2006 by Al Wojie.
Get-together, cold cut dinner at Arizona Charlie’s-East RV Park Office, courtesy of the vendors, 7 PM.
Dinner cruise on Lake Mead (reservations only, get your tickets at registration). Boat departs at 6:30 PM. You must be there by 6 PM. There is a $5 fee per vehicle by the National Park Service to enter the Lake Mead Recreation area. You MUST have your May Madness cruise ticket for admission.
Directions to the Dinner Cruise
Turn right onto Boulder Highway, turn left just after the overpass to go South on I-515/US 93&95. Continue on US 93 past the Railroad Pass Casino (on your left) and into and part way through Boulder City. Turn left at the 2nd light, which is Hwy. 93. Go 4 miles on Hwy 93 until you come to a sign that says “Lake Mead Beaches and Marina”. There is a building on your left at the intersection. Go past the Guard Shack in the middle and make an immediate right. Make another right at the sign that says “Las Vegas Boat Harbor Handicapped Pier”.
Friday May 6
8:30 AM Engine Developments by Dennis Hurst, Cummins (the father of the 2003-up engine
Ram Rodeo at Arizona Charlie’s RV Park Office.
Dyno Days by Silver State Motorsports, 10 AM- 3 PM at Las Vegas Speedway, Exit 54 of I-15. Building Q-Suite 103 (Vendors welcome) $50 for 2 pulls. Wear your May Madness badge to qualify for a trophy!
Vendors may set up at Silver State or the Arizona Charlie’s parking garage.
Massage Therapy by the Academy of Healing Arts, 10 AM – 2 PM, RV Park office.
Technical Seminars at Arizona Charlie’s RV Park Office
2 PM “Some Idiosyncrasies of Generation Three Rams,” by John Holmes, for new and prospective Cummins Turbo Diesel Ram owners. Arizona Charlie’s RV Park Office
2:30 – 4:30 PM “Cummins in 2006” by Al Wojie; “Turbochargers” by Doug McCormick, Holset; Jacobs Exhaust Brakes; “Filtration” by Fleetguard.
4:30 PM “Failure Analysis,” Jim O’Donohoe, BorgWarner Turbo Systems
Friday evening Test-n-Tune Drag Racing at Las Vegas Speedway (I-15, Exit 54) Opens 5 PM, Runs 6-10 PM, $20 entry fee. Midnight Mayhem drags 10 PM – 2 AM, $10 entry fee. Midnight Mayhem is “grudge” racing where any two vehicles can choose to run each other--like street racing but legal. Be sure to wear your May Madness badge to qualify for a trophy!
Saturday May 7
Vendors’ “Hall of Gottahavits” first floor of Arizona Charlie’s parking garage.
Technical Seminars at Arizona Charlie’s RV Park Office
9-9:30 AM Track Bar, Suspension, Silicone Hoses etc. by Bob Conner, Mr. Bob’s Distributing
9:30-10:30 AM Turbochargers, Transmissions, Exhaust Brakes by Harald Harks, BD Power
10:30-11 AM Power Enhancements by Mark Chapple, TST Products
11-11:30 AM Air Intake Systems by Pete Tomka, Performance Systems. Mfg.
11:30-noon Bosch fuel injection by Scott Gerrard, J&S Diesel
1:30-2 PM Performance history and exhaust systems, by Jerry Jardine, Pinnacle Power Exhaust
2-2:30 PM Fuel pumps and fuel systems, by Brad Ekstam, Diesel Performance Products
2:30-3:30 PM Automatic transmissions and Turbochargers by Clint Cannon, ATS Diesel Performance
3:30-4 PM Standard and Specialty Turbochargers by Everett Taylor, High Tech Turbo.
11 AM- 1:30 PM Show-n-Shine “Best Dressed Truck” at Arizona Charlie’s parking garage, same floor (first floor) as the vendor displays. There will be a Dodge Viper display in the area.
7 PM-10 PM Banquet and Awards Ceremony at Sam’s Town, Ponderosa Ballroom. You MUST have your banquet ticket for admission. Trophies for Show-n-Shine, Dyno, Rodeo, Drag Racing, etc. Check with staff before the banquet to make sure your wins were recorded! Vendor give-away items by random drawings.
Rev. 04-18-05
