Thanks for the kind words.  Yesterday was a tough one.  Four tire blowouts would be tough for anyone.  Fortunately I did have one spare on board which took care of the first pop.  I have to thank Rich "Stumpy" Brownell and Mike Lynn for stopping to help me. Mike loaned me his drive on ramp to get the trailer up in the air more quickly, and he loaned me the spare from his trailer. The last two tires that popped happened within 30 feet of one another and those two were on the same side of the trailer. 
I was able to limp into the Motorplex with those guys sparse mounted, one on each side on the front Axle of the trailer - none, zip on the rear.
Robbie Broom loaned me his spare from his trailer, now I had three tires on the ground.  I called my son Aaron and he took time out of his already scheduled busy day to go to our dealership and bring me down four new tires/wheels - and Aaron even installed them while we were at the awards ceremony.  Thanks Aaron.  This trailer is getting five new 10 ply radials with new wheels (yep it ruined the wheels too) Tomorrow !!.
Thanks to Mark Buchanan for loaning me his battery powered Impack gun and for helping change out Mike Lynn and Robbie Broom's tires.  Plus after the awards ceremony was over and everyone else had left, Mark helped me load my Dart and tie it down. Much appreciated my friend.
During the break after time trials, before first round of eliminations - during our lunch time - Chuck and Norma Buchanan prayed for me that all my woes of the day would now be over and that the rest of the day would be awesome.  You know the outcome, so I say it was pretty awesome.  Thanks Chuck and Norma, and thank you Lord for being a big part of my whole Life !!
Thanks to all of the other TMCCC friends who offered help and supported me in my time of need ! You guys and gals are the best, and you're why I've stayed a participant of TMCCC for over 20 years now.  As Gomer Pyle used to say "Thank you, Thank you, Thank yo

I corrected this statement with an update above.  Thanks Mr. Broom !

I liked the track, I liked the hook, I liked the shut down area and the turn around area.  My car hooked up better there than it has anywhere this year and I really appreciated the consistency it offered. 

Much thanks to Ken Hall, Kevin Hall and John Hall and the rest of their staff - they ran a very good race.  Sorry that some of the cars broke, but the staff did a really good job cleaning up and keeping the track surface safe.

Plus, my wife Becky said that she very much appreciated that the restroom facilities were so nice & clean.   Their snack bar even had my favorite snack - M&M Peanuts.

I for sure want TMCCC to schedule more races at Dallas Raceway.  And, I will be doing some bracket racing there too.  Thanks again to the Hall's, to Mark Buchanan and Phillip Nickles for getting us a race there.
 

We are including you dad in our prayers.

Thanks for your help yesterday and last Sunday Brandon.

Bill Boon

To our racing family:

It is with deep sadness and regret that we have to let each of you know that our time with North Star Dragway is coming to an end. The past five years that we have been associated with NSD has been some of the happiest of our lives, and that happiness would not have been possible without each and everyone of you that supported us. Despite rising gas prices, a difficult economy, and a longer drive, we could always count on seeing our friends driving into the gate.

As you know, in 2010, we took over as the operators of the track. Things weren't always easy, and we had to make some choices on what improvements we could make and programs that we could offer. Even though we couldn't always afford to do the things we wanted to do, we always put the racers first and did whatever we could do to make your experience at our track the best that is could be.


Since our lease was abruptly and unexpectedly terminated in early July, we have continued to work with the new owners to provide a quality racing experience at the track. While things behind the scenes may have been changing, we did our absolute best to make sure that things for the racers continued as they always have. We understand that this is a hobby for you, and an expensive one, and we pride ourselves on providing the best experience possible.

Unfortunately, over the last few weeks, circumstances have arisen that have forced us to make a decision regarding our future at NSD. And with that being said, this upcoming Saturday, September 8th, will be the final day at North Star Dragway for Larry and I. This decision was extremely difficult for our family, and not one that was reached without extensive discussion. We just feel that this is the best decision for our family's happiness and will allow us to continue to provide for our families.

And, please, don't think you are going to get rid of us that easily. We will pop up somewhere and plan to continue to do what we love to do in drag rac

Robbie hope you get everything back together.  Good luck on double header at Motorplex Saturday.  Look forward to seeing you Sunday at Kennedale.

Bill Boon

Hey everyone this Saturday is MOPARS At The Motorplex.  Hope some of you TMCCC Members and your  families will come out to watch and maybe some of you come play with us.

Big Daddy Don Garlits is going to be there running his Challenger Drag Pak.  Plus he's bringing a Top Fuel Car which he says he's going to fire up and "cackle" for us.

Plus Ronnie Young of Performax Trailers is bringing out his famed "Blue Max" nostalgia funny car -

and there will lots and lots of other great MOPAR  cars, trucks, suv's in attendance. 

Come out and support this once a year event, let's make history with it.

for more information  go to this link    http://www.moparsatthemotorplex.com/

First let me say sorry to those guys that had breakage yesterday.  Two of our guys running with the Cowtown Mopars broke, one broke an axle in his new Challenger, Frank Bonczek broke the rear end in his 69 Dart.  Other teams experienced a transmission explosion and a broken rear end.

I was fortunate yesterday to not have any major situations.  My '74 Dart # 4773L running for the Cowtown Mopars did very well yesterday, inspite of the driver. I had the right slick 1/2 pound lower than left slick and car kept leaving to right, but I borrowed Kim Humphrey's air gauge and fixed that. (new air gauge in route now).  Thanks Kim !   

It took me three passes to find the tree - I found it in the Quarter finals against Jimmy O'Neal # 068 '65 Red Corvette - but Jimmy should would have won that race if not for a glitch in his Crosstalk computer.  Jimmy you are an awesome racer and person, glad you are a part of the TMCCC program. 

But then I got itchy in semi finals and red lit  -.018 against Greg Wilder # 543  in the Yellow Firebird running for the GM Performance club.  Greg went on to win Electronics, defeating Larry Benson  # 505 in his '57 Turquois Corvette running for the Lonestar Corvette club.

Thanks to all of the TMCCC Electronics class racers, you all help make it fun and exciting.  See you guys April 3rd at Denton.

Bill Boon
Cowtown Mopars 
4773L '74 Dodge Dart 
Electronics Class

Ron & Charlene - We know it is a lot of work and takes up a lot of your time, but we racers really appreciate what you folks do to put on the TMCCC series. 

We have had lots of fun racing the series and we have made a lot of friends because of it. Thanks so much for the opportunity.
   
Gary & his crew ran a pretty smooth and quick program yesterday at Texas Raceway. The track had the best "Hook" that we have experienced all year there.  Looked like a pretty good turnout for the final race of the series. 

Was exciting to see our pal Kim Humphrey there yesterday running his Yellow 74 Dart Sport - and the Castleman brothers with their Green Dodge Challenger. 

Congratulations to all the finalist yesterday, especially "Mad Max" who whooped up on me in the final of the "Big Dog" in Electronics" class.  We look forward to seeing everyone at the banquet this Saturday.
Bill Boon