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WOW !!
I joined the other day when doug told me about this site. and for the last coupla days I have been pondering , what is it about this site that is a bit different? So tonite i am cruising thru the members board and BAM it hits like car in the wall in Talladega.
We have some absolfreekinlutely gorgeous ladies here . I can only hope they feel the same.
No i am not turning this into a date site . As an avid baseball, football and basketball fan the cliches often ring true.
chicks dig the long ball… Continue
We have some absolfreekinlutely gorgeous ladies here . I can only hope they feel the same.
No i am not turning this into a date site . As an avid baseball, football and basketball fan the cliches often ring true.
chicks dig the long ball… Continue
Posted by CRAWFEeeesh on March 17, 2009 at 11:01pm
Sorry dudes
I know i know . I was offshore for 5 freekin weeks with no interwebz . I am late and I apologize.
I beg of the forgiveness of the racing gods and offer to watch soccer as pennance. sound fair?
I beg of the forgiveness of the racing gods and offer to watch soccer as pennance. sound fair?
Posted by CRAWFEeeesh on March 12, 2009 at 9:38pm — 1 Comment
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By Doug Johnson
THE YEAR OF THE MUSTANG
Someone should petition the Chinese government to have their calender modified thousands of years later. After all the iconic Ford Mustang is certainly worthy of a year on the calender just the same as the dog, monkey and especially the rat.
2010 is going to be the year of the Mustang even if the Chinese government chooses to ignore the relevance that this little inexpensive car has had on pop culture. Beginning with its debut halfway through the year in 1964 this car has turned millions of heads and nearly 50 years later is still making waves in the auto industry.
I was around during the second revolution of this car and still have a fondness for the mid to late '80s "fox bodied" mustangs. The Mustang changed the face of mail order parts in the late '80s and brought about a performance craze that is still smoldering today. When the second Mustang craze started you could see packs of them herded together in a parking lot in most major cities (any given weekend night) like the real mustang horse did a hundred years before in wide open fields all over this country.
With the recent announcement that NASCAR has allowed the use of the Ford Mustang as one of the new cars in the Nationwide Series, and Fords renewed involvement in NHRA's Pro Stock division we are sure to see sales of the original "pony car" sky rocket once again.
The big 3 auto makers had seem to forget that what wins on Sunday sells on Monday as many NASCAR fans have had a hard time getting enthusiastic about a two door family car as thier performance icon. Most "old school" Cup fans are not too shy to tell anyone who will listens about the "Good o'le" days when Petty dominated with a Dodge Charger. Back then you could tell what car each manufacturer was running. With the COT (car of tomorrow) the only way we know what kind of car each driver is driving is with their post race interviews where they have to mention the "M&M's Toyota Camary" so the fans will remember what kind of car that driver just won the race.
Brian Wolfe ,the Director of Ford Racing Technology, has had a huge part in getting his favorite Ford back in front of the public on Sundays. Not only did Brian, who still races his own personal Mustang, have a hand in Fords Super Cobra Jet Mustang development he has also been instrumental in the design of Fords new super trick Pro Stock Engine. The Super Cobra Jet is a "NRHA Super Stock" legal car available straight from Ford Dealers with slicks, a Ford 9" rear end and 10 second times off the show room floor. There is also rumors of 6 NHRA Pro Stock Teams joining Jim Cunningham, and his hot shoe Erica Enders, in the Mustang camp since the debut of the slick new 2010 body style.
In NASCAR news Richard Petty Motorsports announced a merger with Robert Yates Racing and all of the guys who are driving for RPM will be driving Fords next year. You can bet that Jack Roush and Roush Fenway Racing will take this opportunity to improve on the dismal year they had so far in 2009 with only 2 drivers, Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle, in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship.
2010 will be awesome for racing fans whether it be straight liners or roundy round, fans as there will be real sports cars, be it a Ford Mustang or Dodge Challenger, out on the tracks as opposed to family sedans morphed into race cars. We can also thank John Force and Bob Tasca III who have been using Mustang bodies for years all be it morphed and barely resembling Mustangs they are Mustangs just the same. Mark my words Mustang will be the hip new buzz word of 2010 when you talk racing.
2010 is going to be the year of the Mustang even if the Chinese government chooses to ignore the relevance that this little inexpensive car has had on pop culture. Beginning with its debut halfway through the year in 1964 this car has turned millions of heads and nearly 50 years later is still making waves in the auto industry.
I was around during the second revolution of this car and still have a fondness for the mid to late '80s "fox bodied" mustangs. The Mustang changed the face of mail order parts in the late '80s and brought about a performance craze that is still smoldering today. When the second Mustang craze started you could see packs of them herded together in a parking lot in most major cities (any given weekend night) like the real mustang horse did a hundred years before in wide open fields all over this country.
With the recent announcement that NASCAR has allowed the use of the Ford Mustang as one of the new cars in the Nationwide Series, and Fords renewed involvement in NHRA's Pro Stock division we are sure to see sales of the original "pony car" sky rocket once again.
The big 3 auto makers had seem to forget that what wins on Sunday sells on Monday as many NASCAR fans have had a hard time getting enthusiastic about a two door family car as thier performance icon. Most "old school" Cup fans are not too shy to tell anyone who will listens about the "Good o'le" days when Petty dominated with a Dodge Charger. Back then you could tell what car each manufacturer was running. With the COT (car of tomorrow) the only way we know what kind of car each driver is driving is with their post race interviews where they have to mention the "M&M's Toyota Camary" so the fans will remember what kind of car that driver just won the race.
Brian Wolfe ,the Director of Ford Racing Technology, has had a huge part in getting his favorite Ford back in front of the public on Sundays. Not only did Brian, who still races his own personal Mustang, have a hand in Fords Super Cobra Jet Mustang development he has also been instrumental in the design of Fords new super trick Pro Stock Engine. The Super Cobra Jet is a "NRHA Super Stock" legal car available straight from Ford Dealers with slicks, a Ford 9" rear end and 10 second times off the show room floor. There is also rumors of 6 NHRA Pro Stock Teams joining Jim Cunningham, and his hot shoe Erica Enders, in the Mustang camp since the debut of the slick new 2010 body style.
In NASCAR news Richard Petty Motorsports announced a merger with Robert Yates Racing and all of the guys who are driving for RPM will be driving Fords next year. You can bet that Jack Roush and Roush Fenway Racing will take this opportunity to improve on the dismal year they had so far in 2009 with only 2 drivers, Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle, in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship.
2010 will be awesome for racing fans whether it be straight liners or roundy round, fans as there will be real sports cars, be it a Ford Mustang or Dodge Challenger, out on the tracks as opposed to family sedans morphed into race cars. We can also thank John Force and Bob Tasca III who have been using Mustang bodies for years all be it morphed and barely resembling Mustangs they are Mustangs just the same. Mark my words Mustang will be the hip new buzz word of 2010 when you talk racing.
Thunder Road Show "Coolest car" contest
The Thunder Road Show announces its first ever "Coolest Car" contest.Here is the idea. Take two equally used mustang fox body cars, and have a competition to see if money or connections can build the coolest car. Add in a Driving Diva like Erica Enders to help judge and you have a couple of fun projects to follow from start to finish.
The competitors:
Team "Connections" is the Thunder Road Show hosts Doug and Blue and one 1986 Mustang GT convertible.
Team "Cash" is a couple of Thunder Road Show fans named Steve and Alex and one 1989 Mustang LX sedan. (AKA notchback or coupe)
Follow along as these two cars are built from scratch to see who can really build the "Coolest Car"
Former NHRA starlet Lori Johns will be in studio this Sunday
Former NHRA Top Fuel legend Lori Johns will be in studio with Doug an Blue this Sunday talking about her drag racing experiences while racing in the NHRA and how things have changed in the Top Fuel ranks since she has retired from the pro ranks. Be sure to check out the studio cam at http://www.1560.tv to see the show live...
Team Risi takes the GT2 win at Le Mans
Join Doug and Blue this Sunday on the Thunder Road Show as the sit down with Team Risi Competizion's own Steve Sustich to discuss the teams recent win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans just last weekend. Steve is a friend of the show and has been on with the guys multiple times in the last year talking all things AMLS and Ferrari. The above picture was from last weekends win.......
NHRA Funny Car points leader Ron Capps joined the Thunder Road Show last Sunday
Well the guys at the Thunder Road Show did it again. Doug and Blue don't need a "mock anything draft" to have a stellar show. These two just need to keep interviewing the best names in motosports. This week Doug and Blue invited Rob Geiger to join them in studio. Rob is a Senior Writer for Auto Week and owns www.go2geiger.com. Not only does Rob cover all of the races in the NHRA Full Throttle Series he knows everybody. Rob was able to get Ron Capps, pictured above with his crew cheif Ed "Ace" McCulloch and team owner Don Schumacher, for a great interview. Ron Capps drives the NAPA Nitro Funny Car and is also famous for his commercials with Micheal Waltrip. To hear the interview with Ron just click the podcast link on the right hand side of this page.
Not only did we have Tony Schumacher on with us Today we also had surprise guest Brian Wolfe Director of Ford Racing Technology
What a special day for the Thunder Road Show. First of all as promised we talked with THE SARGE Tony Schumacher in between rounds at the Summit Racing Parts Southern Nationals in Atlanta, Ga. Tony told us about his first round win against Terry Mcmillen. We also discussed the rivalry with Larry Dixon and Crew Chief Alan Johnson. We then talked about running 1320' again and more. Click on the podcast link on the right side of this website to hear that interview. What we didn't tell you about was we were expecting a call from Brian Wolfe the Director of Ford Racing and Technology. Brian talked with Doug and Blue about the Ford Mustang's 45th aniversery. We also talked to Brian about Fords involvment in NHRA's super competitive Pro-Stock class and Ford in NASCAR. Again if you missed the show check out the podcast.
6 time NHRA Top Fuel Champion Tony Schumacher scheduled to be on
The Thunder Road Show has scheduled Tony Schumacher driver of the U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster in NHRA's Full Throttle Series to be on with Doug and Blue this Sunday.Tony is a 6 time and defending Top Fuel Champion. Team Army leads the points at this time and has won the last two events in Vegas and Houston.
Tony will talk with the guys about the building rivalry with Larry Dixon and former crew chief and now team owner Alan Johnson. The guys will also ask Tony about his work with the U.S. army soldiers returning from Iraq. Tune in this Sunday at 11am CST to see how Tony qualified in "Hot-lanta" and how the first round of eliminations went.
Ashley Force Hood on the Thunder Road Show
Fresh off her second ever event win Ashley will be on Houston's best motorsports show the Thunder Road Show on 1560 The Game this coming Sunday.Ashley Force Hood star of the popular TV show "Driving Force" and daughter of drag racing legend John Force.
In the first round of final eliminations last weekend at the O'Rielly Spring Nationals, Ashley beat points leader Ron Capps in a pedal fest. In the second round Force-Hood took out her father the larger than life John Force in his Castrol GTX Ford Mustang after he lit the tires and slowed to a 7.380 at 70.40 mph.
In the finals the student took out the professor as Ashley beat her former driving instructor "Fast" Jack Beckman winning with a 4.122 at 306.19 mph to Beckman's 4.227 at 303.43 mph.
The Thunder Road Show on the road
First of all I would like to personally welcome everyone who visits this site and invite you to register as a member. This way you can stay up to date on all the exciting things that are going on with the Thunder Road Show.
To all those who recently registered thank you for joining and we hope you frequent this site. New announcements come in weekly and we want you to take part in our promotions and special guests.
Like we said a few weeks ago Blue and I will be doing our show live from the O'Reilly Spring Nationals in Baytown, Texas. If you at Houston Raceway Park on Sunday come by Erica Enders pits and say hello to us and see Erica's new car.
If you can't make it out to the race be sure to tune in to 1560am in the Houston area. If your not in the Houston area you can stream the show live at www.1560thegame.com. Not only have we scheduled live interviews with Antron Brown and Bob Tasca III, we are expecting a call from Lee Roy Mercer so we can announce his new contest with NASCAR's Tony Stewart
Win Tickets to a NASCAR Nationwide Race
Listen up NASCAR fans we have a special promotion for you this weekend on the Thunder Road Show. First of all Doug and Blue recorded an interview today with Kenny Wallace (thats his car the #28 Border Patrol Monte) and will play it for you on Sunday. We had to record the interview because Kenny will be doing his TV show live from Bristol Motor Speedway this Sunday.Second of all, to prepare us for our trip to TMS April 3-5, Nathan Dagley of Dagley Insurance and Finnancial Services will be joining us for a live interview and to give away some free tickets to the Nationwide race at TMS on April 4th.
Nathan is the person responsible for those hillarious Nationwide insurance commercials that you hear on our show and all over 1560 other shows.
Nathan will also tell us about a special promotion at his Plano, Texas Nationwide Ins. location on Friday April 3rd. There will be a big party at his Plano office with a real Nationwide Series race car and more so don't forget to tune in.
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