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Archive for April, 2010

last maintenance day

Friday, April 30th, 2010

With racing only a few weeks away, we still need help with maintenance!!

This Sunday May 2nd @ Noon to finish up.

Quick 8 Vol.21

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Waddya mean put the slip in the glove-box…..What glove-box?

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Gord has  to be just a little better

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Are you sure you read the trike assembly instructions correctly ?

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A  ‘Five’ on the back wheels

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Who are you ?

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Standing on the Wet Spot

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So Doug’s other car is a Big Block

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The only thing missing is a cigar

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Sorry about last week, I was feeling ‘Under the Weather’

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Altered With Trailer

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Altered and Trailer $18.000 (OBO) for Both

PH  (250) 622-2500

or

e-mail playtime@citytel.net

First Maintenance Day April 18th 2010

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Were going to be having our first maintenance day on April the 18th at 12 noon. We the TDRA will be providing Hotdogs and Pop but ask that you guys would bring potluck style for anything else you want to eat. We’ve got A LOT of work to do before the begining of the season and could REALLY and I mean REALLY use a hand with getting ready.

Please come out even if it’s only for an hour or so every little bit helps!!

Here’s a general idea of what needs to get done:

Logs:
-Pick out the balance of good logs from our old ones
-Have all the logs debarked
-Get rid of all the old logs
-Put all the new logs in place

Bleachers:
-Scrape paint on needed areas and repaint
-Replace 3 x “2×10″ planks
-bring paint/scrapers/sockets/grinder cutoff/check paint supplies/rollers

Tower entrance ramp:
-Bring welder and maklr a small metal brace
-Black spray paint
-Wire brush
-Roll with grey paint

Time slip shack:
-Replace roof
-Bring circular saw
-Repaint it all green

Registration shack:
-Fix bottom support
-Paint it all green

Tower:
-Repaint the front of the tower & where needed
-Reconfigure front of the tower, Chris and Tom to coordinate this Ron Nuis/ Doug Mcphaden
-Reconfigure front of the tower
-Air conditioner & airflow problem
-Organize tower for the season
-Redo one of the Supports for cabling that’s bent
-Paint all the rims white

Tree/Computer:
-Fix lite pots on tree
-Paint lite stand black

Chevy truck:
-Need 2″ ball
-Battery
-Vacumm interior
-TDRA logo

Dodge:
-Battery
-Quick clean up
-Fix tire
-Look to replace the truck long term

-Sandbags:
-Double up bags / Blake to check
-Coordinate pallets & belts
-We need 50 more made

Pit vehicle:
-Engine neds to be pulled and resealed
-Ultimately look for a used ATV

Washrooms:
Cleaned and preped for season

Storage trailers:
-Organize both trailers
-Fix wood stairs for one trailer
-Check all barriers / Do they need paint
-We need fuel for the vehicles
-Maitenance generators
-Garbage run
-Organize signs and go through some that need to be remade / check no smoking signs for the front

Reader Boards:
-Pull reader boards out of trailer and remount & clean up / general checkover

Fire stations:
-Cleaned up and painted

Garbage cans:
-Need to come up with rope & sandbags for each one

-Get tower & storage truck running

As you can see we’ve got a TONNE of work that needs to be done in preperation for this years up and coming races so again ALL / ANY help would be GREATLY apprecaited!!!

THANKS!
TDRA

Quick 8 Vol. 20

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

Oh… that vibrating was my u-joint

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Izzat A Hemi ?

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P.R. Napa Show & Shine

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Running Again- Nick 2005

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You have to do a Burnout when you win it all

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If you see this in your mirror….pull over

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Pr Auto Club’s freshly painted Sea-fest Soapbox cars -1998

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Go-Go girls at Hot August Nights 2009

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Quick 8 Vol. 19

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Paul wows the crowd at the first Houston Drags

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Rob Murphy’s Pro Mod Pickup at Hot August Nights in Terrace

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Walt Court Launches the original Double Touble …I bet Terry would like to launch like this now!

Submitted photo

Gord Hidber’s beautiful 55 at the July 1st Car Show in Kitimat 2008

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Wheel Standing action in Houston 2009

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Seafest Burnout Contest At Grassy Bay Service

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Double the fun…. Two Jet Funny Cars in P.G.

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The car (left side) used as a model for the 2000 Sea-level Drags t-shirt

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More quick 8 photo’s next weekend