May Madness Schedule

[Joseph Donnelly]

2002 Western Regional Rally (MAY MADNESS)



Tuesday April 30:



7 PM-9 PM Early Registration at Saitta Trudeau Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge





Wednesday May 1:



8 AM-5 PM Registration at Saitta Trudeau Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge



Tour of J&S Diesel (local Bosch et al. injection pump shop)—11 AM. Follow instructions below for Diesel Dynamics but don’t turn off Industrial at Post Road. Instead, continue north on Industrial Rd. J&S will be on your left after Hacienda and Ali Baba Sts. but before Tropicana. To go back to Diesel Dynamics, turn left out of J&S, go south on Industrial to Post Road and turn right.



Dyno Day by Diesel Dynamics, noon-5 PM, in Las Vegas. When entering the Las Vegas valley from Pahrump, turn left at the stoplight in front of the Union 76 truck stop, before the I-15 interchange, onto Industrial Road. Go North to Post Road, turn left at the “monument-shaped” sign in the grass for Post Palms business park. If you cross railroad tracks, you have gone 1 block too far on Industrial!). Diesel Dynamics is on your right at the corner of Valley View and Post Road, before crossing Valley View.



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.



Get-together at Saitta Trudeau Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge, courtesy of the vendors, 7:30 PM.



Late registrations (Thursday—Saturday) at Saitta Trudeau Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge





Thursday May 2:



Dyno Day by Diesel Dynamics, 9 AM-5 PM (Vendors are welcome) in Las Vegas (see directions above)

Tour of J&S Diesel (local Bosch factory-authorized injection pump shop)--leave from the Diesel Dynamics at 10:50 AM



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.



Get-together at Saitta Trudeau Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge, courtesy of the vendors, 7:30 PM.





Friday May 3:



Dyno time for pre-scheduled, late-arriving, high horsepower Rams (500+ hp expected) by Diesel Dynamics, 8AM-10AM



Vendors’ “Hall of Gottahavits” at the Big Tent behind the Pahrump Nugget, 9 AM-5 PM



Technical Seminars at the Big Tent:



1-1:30 PM Electronic Power Enhancements by Christian Roth, BD Power



1:30-2 PM Power Enhancements by Mark Chapple, TST Products



2-2:30 PM Performance history and exhaust improvements, by Jerry Jardine, Pinnacle Power Exhaust



2:30-3 PM Exhaust brakes, etc. by Chris Oborne, BD Power



3-3:30 PM Suspension and other enhancements by Bob Conner, Mr. Bob’s Distributing



3:30-4 PM Automatic transmissions by Don Ramer, ATS Diesel Performance



Evening Dirt Racing, Sled Pulling, mud bogs held by the Pahrump Speedway, Opens 5 PM, Runs 6-11 PM; pressure washer available to remove the mud! Up the hill on Basin St. (turn right out of Saitta Trudeau Dodge, right on Basin).





Saturday May 4:



Vendors’ “Hall of Gottahavits” at the Big Tent behind the Pahrump Nugget, 8 AM-Noon



Technical Seminars at the Big Tent:



9-9:30 AM manual clutches by Peter Pyfer, South Bend Clutch



9:30-10 AM automatic transmissions by Steve Troyan, BD Power



10-10:30 AM Cummins and Dodge Ram history by Mark Chapple, TST Products



10:30-11 AM Lubrication Topics by Kevin Dinwiddie of Lubrication Engineers



11-11:30 AM Bosch fuel injection by Scott Gerrard, J&S Diesel



10 AM- 12:30 PM Show-n-Shine “Best Dressed Truck” at Saitta Trudeau Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge

Dodge displays featuring the new 1-Ton Crew Cab Turbo Diesel



1 PM--6 PM Racing held by the Pahrump Speedway



7 PM-10 PM Banquet and Awards Ceremony at the Pahrump Nugget





Sunday May 5:



Test-n-Tune Drag Racing (paved track) held by Las Vegas Speedway, I-15 Exit 54, 8AM – noon.



Rev. 04-18-02

 

[cjohnson]

Hey Joe,



You mention all the dirt events on Friday night - sounds good. What events are you reffering to for Sat. afternoon? - "1 PM--6 PM Racing at the Pahrump Speedway". I can only make it for a few days along with a few buddies so we want to know exactly what is happening when.



If Fri. Night is the only time slot for pulling, bogging, etc... I'm wondering if that is enough time as these events often seem to take longer than planned.



Thanks,



Craig

 

[CUMINNTSTRKN]

thanks for posting this joe. will we be able to do both mud bogging and sled pulling? i'm not sure if 6 hrs is enough? maybe we can just run all night!!!



jim

 

[HVAC]

Drags???

Joe, when do we drag race?



CJohnson is calling me out for lil straight line "My Johnson is bigger then your johnson" competition

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

I don't have time slots worked out for all activities, and the track owner will also have some say there. May even have a demo derby--maybe the east coast folks like that stuff too



Meanwhile, I see that some of the left coast powerjunkies, racers, boggers, and pullers have NOT pre-registered. Ya ain't skeered of them li'l easterners and their "threats" of coming and blowing us away, are ya We gotta keep up the tradition of left coast = 100+ hp more than right coast How else can we keep the daylight around 3 hours after the easterners are in the dark?

 

[HeberRam]

May Madness

Joe... . where is Saitta-trudeau Dodge? Is this formally Rick Peets Dodge or are they located in Las Vegas somewhere?



Thanks, Steve

 

[cjohnson]

Hey Joe, can't register if I don't know if I can even be there for the event. Thats why we need to know when these things are happening. Friday night sounds great for the dirt events for me as I think I have to take off early on Saturday. I'm just wondering what I will miss on Sat. and if the time you mentioned for Friday will be enough for all those events. I can imagine you are more than busy trying to figure it all out - just let us know ASAP. Speaking of all the easterners, I'm still wondering which of their big pullers are going to make it - anyone know?



Hey Nowel, I think I better get some twin Johnsons like you before I do any calling you outOo. Speaking of which, haven't heard much about them since Tulare and I got Married the day you ran at Palmdale:--) Do you have those bad boys dialed in or what? Can you keep the hoses on now?



Craig

 

[CUMINNTSTRKN]

joe



is it a 1/4 mile track?



when will we find out the excact time slots? we have like 3 weeks before the event. i understand your really busy but we need to know when we need to get there and when we will be leaving.



jim

 

[EricBu12]

Thanks for the post joe,



I will most likely do the dyno days, I haven't had my truck on a dyno since I put the bluchip box on and the new pusher pump.



Will be there!

 

[KLockliear]

FYI

Jim, et al who were interested, the LVMS drag strip WILL BE OPEN on Sunday, May 5th for running!



Gates open at 8am, TNT starts at 9am. We should be able to get at least 4-6 runs in per truck unless it's really packed. I always have. They call it Street Muscle and "Grudge Match" runs!

 

[Cummins Corvette]

Oh, baby! I'm gettin excited! I have other plans for saturday evening, but will be there for everything else.

 

[CUMINNTSTRKN]

kieth



i have to go home on sunday but we should be able to take care of our grudges on sat.



jim

 

[KLockliear]

Track opens at 8am. If we get there at 7:30, we'll be the first ones in, tech first, be first in line and run first at about 9:00 am.



I don't see anything on the schedule for Saturday that I'll be competing in.

 

[CUMINNTSTRKN]

kieth



i thought there were drag races on sat at pahrump speedway.



joe is that true? is it paved? is it a 1/4mile? kieht if not i will stay for at least a couple of runs.



jim

 

[KLockliear]

I'm not sure if the Pahrump drags are 1/4mi or not, but I know for sure they are NOT asphalt. I'll be watching, but not running on that stuff.

 

[HeberRam]

MM02

Joe Donkey... answer these post!!!!!



Keith... Afraid to get the truck dirty????





Steve

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

What Keith said



I tried to edit the original schedule post, but the admin wouldn't let me.



Add paved drags on Sunday to the itinerary.



Drags in Pahrump would be dirt. Lets see who is participating as we pick the activities for each day. Lots of talk, not all of the talkers have preregistered

 

[radixr]

Where in the world is Saitta-Trudeau Dodge?

Joe????

 

[CUMINNTSTRKN]

joe



are we going to be able to dyno on friday?



jim

 

[RClark]

How far is the Pahrump Nugget form the dodge dealer?

Looks like on Sat it's either the lectures or Show & Shine.