"OCTOBER SHOWDOWN 2002"

[Archive]

Originally posted by csutton7

hvac will dress frilly







big jake nude on a philly

I want to clarify to all that this will be



TWO SEPERATE AND DISTINCT EVENTS!!!!!!!!!









now where did I leave that philly????????



:--) :--) :--) :--) :--)



















see you guys in October if not before!!













Oo. Oo. Oo.





big jake

 

[csutton7]

good un big jake--- ----chris

 

[BigBadDodge]

LoL at big jake



Chris, what have you been smokin man ? check and make sure you haven't gotton one of those turbo's plumbed into the cab by accident.



Scott

 

[PHaller]

October 11 is my 25th wedding anniversary and my wife told me to get tickets for the weekend to fly to New Orleans to celebrate. I never made the reservations.

I now have to explain to my wife that the pulls had nothing to do with it and she will never ever have to try to sleep through the exhaust systems being removed at 3:30 in the morning with a sawzall powered by a generator with no muffler and fumes belching under the RV bedroom window. I have to further convince her that I will not be looking for small Cummins woodruff keys in the gravel at 2 AM and that Piers will no longer pound on my window at 7 AM disturbing her carbon monoxide generator drug induced repose yelling, "Are you up yet, Paul?"

I have to try to explain why the pulls offer better entertainment then Bourbon street in the french quarter and that the Depo cheese dogs are far better quisine then world class restraunts with chefs like Paul Prudome. I will have to convince her that talking endlessly at dinner with Bernita and Roy and Jerry Rothlessburger Of Mag Hytec that their diff cover deserves to be on my truck and what lube to use with LE oil engineers is superior to conversing with her over a drink with an umbrella in it at an expensive New Orleans romantic hotel. Later, I will have to explain why we have to pull the trailer for 6 hours to a gravel pit with no hook ups to discuss the virtues of the Cummins 12 valver over the 24s with Joe Donnelly on a friday after work and with the 3 kids instead of a relaxing ride on a boat on the bayoe in louisiana.

I will have to tell her that the 3 thousand dollars damage to the truck was worth it and acctually less then the trip to New Orleans would have cost and that I only see friends like Bubba, Blair, Nowel, and Piers and louise at THESE events.

Then, after all that I must convince her that we should still be married and that it was an over-site on my part and after all, after 25 years she can forgive the error. I am also sure that it WILL be all worth it even after the required groveling and I'll vacuum for a year dears are all over.

-Paul R. Haller-

 

[Cummnzpowr]

u-haul

I just got a flyer on my windshield from the local u-haul saying they just got a new fleet of "pop-up" tent trailers in ..... with a coupon for free case of duct tape from ACE hardware ... i can't understand why . . HAHA see ya'll there! ---Greg

 

[Archive]

Paul:



first of all, let me be the first to congradulate you and the missus on your upcoming 25th!!



Now, as a master of relationships (twice divorced and now happily single), let me give you a few pointers here.



1. find someone to drive your rig down to Tulare



2. act as though you made those reservations and drive your bride to Oakland airport or San Jose or wherever.

3. heavily sedate the little woman with alcohol at the airport bars, (bring lots of cash, this can get spendy)

4. hire a plane, maybe a wayward crop duster or such to drop you off in Tulare while you take the little woman to the "MILE HIGH CLUB" (after all it is your anniversary)

5. Tell her you knew that New Orleans would be booked this time of the year , so you had your rig sent ahead.



as far as the rest, I will bring my sawzall with a silencer and muffle the Honda generator, we can put an apron on HVAC and tell her its Paul Prudhome,and he is cooking dogs on DEPOs grille, you can tell her that the other folks were some that also came along for the New Orleans weekend and they got hit with a sand storm.



As far as throwing away your 25th to see guys like Blair and Nowel... ... ... .....



:--) :--) :--)









you got some problems there!!!!!!!





look forward to meeting you ( if you survive)



big jake

 

[Brandon]

ttt, hopefully rules are coming soon

 

[OO]

Rules? This is last years setup.

#ad

 

[Brandon]

we are looking for this year tulare event to have the fairest rules for everyone to have a great event

 

[Depo]

October Showdown

To all out there that will be attending and perhaps entering the Truck Pulls and Drag Races!

We realize it is our event and that we can or make our own rules and stock classes... but without steeerrring up the hornets nest too much... how about some suggestions to those out there that do this on a regular basis!

Trying to keep it a simple as possible let's say we go with three stock classes. 7500lb stock class, 8500lb stock class, and open/modified/extreme stock class!?

Or do we go with four stock classes, keeping the two stock classes and going with a 7500lb open and a 8500lb open and maybe a fifth stock class of 10,000 stock/open?

I know we will come up with something by game day, but again since it is you all out there that help make this happen for us we thought we might as well get some input and like Brandon stated... let's keep it simple and fair for all.

Please advise!

To make things a little more interesting and perhaps to increase participation we have added a little cash prize to the winners and we will be extending the show date on Saturday to go into the night and add a Spaghetti Dinner Awards ceremony for all for a small fee. (Or some kind of dinner but this is what we thought of first. )

One more thing for all you early arrivals on Friday night... DEPO again will be hosting a complimentary Taco Feast to die for... for all in attendance out in the parking lot.

Don't mean to start a war here but how do we get get this message out to the other Pickup owners like say the Powerstrokers and Duramaxers?

Thanks again,

Leonard / DEPO / 800/545-4599 / -- email address removed --

 

[csutton7]

7000---8000 lb classes maybe stock and moodified and then a run what you brung class----stock class means stock--modified means modified, but no solid suspension and no weights---run what you brung means everything goes... . chris

 

[CUMINNTSTRKN]

i think you should have



7500 pro stock

8000 pro stock- pro stock is no fuel adder's, single turbo and no hanging weights. should also be 26" hitch height.



7500 open

8000 open

there's only three rules in a open class.

1. weight 7500,8000

2. 26" hitch height

3. no whining

as this class was described in schied.

it's a run what ya brung, and hope ya brung enough.

jim

 

[Depo]

truck classes

so far so good... ... ..... I think!

keep em coming!Oo.

 

[Brandon]

cool I am looking forward to this and to all the great competion everyone should love this

 

[Depo]

I'll get it from John and call you... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

 

[csutton7]

the only problem with 8000 lb classes as the max you eliminate some powderpuffstrokers---so I say 8500 as the max--just incase we get some of the other makes----chris

 

[CUMINNTSTRKN]

chris



8500# is fine with me, but it's funny everywhere else in the country all the fords can make 8000#'s.



jim

 

[BigBadDodge]

They can make 8000lbs here too if they wanted to.

 

[rubberneck]

Cant wait, I'll be bringing the rolling house along with generator. Never leave home without the sawzall and air hammer, you just never know what might pop up (or fall off for that matter). Yo Brandon, you bringing the MAXX, I just might get a new motor for mine if you bring yours. It will at least give us something to do while sampling the coronas after all the real truck racing.

 

[BigBadDodge]

accomadations

Hey all,



I just called the Best Western in Tulare and they are able to give us a great group deal again this year.



Best Western Twn & Cntry Lodge

1051 N Blackstone St, Tulare, CA 93274

Phone: (559) 688-7537



There are two other big events that weekend and she suggested we reserve as soon as possible.



The rate is $59. 00 plus tax this includes two qween beds, microwave, refrigarator, ect. all the normal luxuries. but get this you get a "hot breakfast" not be confused with the typical contental breakfast, this a hot breakfast scrambled, sausage ect.



When making your reservations be sure to tell them that you are with the "October Showdown"





See ya all there



BBD