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2012 ADRL Northeast Drags Presented By Penske Maple Grove | ADRL Pro Extreme Review An Outsiders View Of A Spectacular Race
By goDragRacing.org: Post Date: 5/12/2012 | Photos Courtesy Of Axle Weiss - goDragRacing.org - Seth Cohen - Roger Richards
Readers of this website may be wondering why the author has changed for this entry as goDragRacing.org and not the usual from our "Hagerstown Hero" Camp Stanley wordsmith; the answer is simple. As a guest of Stanley Weiss racing I was delegated by Camp Stanley and Axle Weiss to write a review of the ADRL Northeast Drags II presented by Penske at Maple Grove Raceway this past May as a true outsider after the race concluded.
When I say outsider, I'm as much a fan and spectator as I am a writer and photographer. I may have had one of the best seats in the house being on the track, yet I would've been just as comfortable in the stands during this event as the ADRL comes to PA. but once a year.
2012 ADRL Maple Grove Drag Racing Photo Gallery by goDragRacing.org | ADRL Communications Here
Most people know me as a true northeast quarter mile only type of guy, and somewhat of a non-believer in 1/8th mile drag racing feeling that nothing could sway me until last year for my first ever ADRL event where I was blown away by the level of competition, the absolute violent nature of these machines and tenacity of the teams. You could say I'm now a believer.
Not to downplay any other organizations or associations across the United States, I feel I witnessed something at the Northeast Drags last year that I don't get to see often in our area. I simply wanted more and again this year, I got it.
You may also be wondering why this review is seemingly late in posting. Too many times I've seen races quickly forgotten only to move on to the next event as if it was just another race in passing, I'm not one that handles the immediate media gratification well with all this new technology so I leave it linger like the unforgettable taste of twenty year old scotch.
Read The Complete Race Review Here From A Spectators Perspective of The ADRL Northeast Drags Presented By Penske Maple Grove Full Review, Photos And Videos Here
ADRL Spring Drags III in Bristol Finally, The Camaro Pro Mod In From The Cold!!!
By Camp Stanley: Post Date: 4/26/2012, Photos by: Tim Lewis and Roger Richards
The ADRL Spring Drags III in Bristol, Tennessee gave the hard working Stanley & Weiss Racing team a much needed morale boost after the horrible, sorry state of affairs they had been enduring for what seemed like forever. As all who follow our adventures up and down the highway of drag racing life in the American Drag Racing League, the last twelve months have been anything but kind to us! The first race of the season in Houston, Texas gave us hope that we were finally on the right track with the Appalachia on Steroids Pro Extreme Camaro. The number seventeen qualifying spot may not have said much to rest of the world, but it gave us hope! Our short times were on par with the "hitters" in the Pro Extreme class but we were not racing only to the 330 foot mark!
The photogenic orange flamed Camaro rolled out the trailer with high hopes for a great outing. Our good friend Quain Stott loaned us a dusty old Waterman fuel pump he had stashed away up in the attic of his shop till the order could be filled for our new one. And Mike of JanCen Engines did a speedy "while you wait" flow system check so we had an idea where were! Then the new fuel system was designed and tweaked on over and over again in a dirt cellar in Appalachia. The first qualifier showed that indeed we were headed in the right direction, FINALLY! The scoreboards flashed us a 3.78 on the first hit on the new fuel system at only 195 MPH! We followed that up with a 3.80 run at again only 194+ in the MPH department. We were concerned that we may have some issues in the bell housing area so Brad of Bradco Converters proceeded to swap bits and pieces he had brought along to test and back in the car the converter went in plenty of time for the last qualifier on Friday night. That change netted us a 3.82 at the same 194+ mph. And although we had the consistency back that we have always prided ourselves on we were about a tenth of second shy in the ET department.
So we then decided to avail ourselves of an offer another friend Roger Henson the owner of the bright yellow missile piloted by Bubba Stanton of the loan of a converter he was no longer using. The rain on Saturday morning erased the last qualifier which meant we were going into eliminations with ANOTHER piece in the car that was new to us. But we were ready for it because we were getting to RACE on Saturday afternoon! A pleasure we had not enjoyed in ONE full year! That's correct; we had not qualified for an ADRL race since the very same race in Palm Beach, Florida this time last year! And we had not been able to lay claim to a 3.70 time slip in a year and a half! But it wasn't to be as John had to pedal the car first round and that, as we say was that!
But we are definitely upbeat and to have a lot of your competitors congratulate you on finally being headed in the right direction truly shows the camaraderie of the ADRL. Thanks to one and all for speaking from the heart and thanks also to all those who have given us little teeny-tiny tips to prod us in the correct direction!
Testing ADRL Houston: Beginning The Season In Our Pro Mod Camaro The Witch Has Yet To Leave
By Camp Stanley: Post Date: 4/7/2012
What witch you ask? The one called "Fate" that sat on our shoulder all of last year! And a nasty one she still is! We went testing at Tulsa Raceway Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma before the first ADRL race in Houston. We needed to be sure the car went straight and we also bolted on a set of the new Mickey Thompson tires as well.
The testing with the car and the new tires went well enough for us to venture the last nine hours down the road to Houston with visions of doing well.
But that wasn't quite how it went! Our first pass on Friday afternoon saw the Appalachia on Steroids Camaro post its best ever 330 foot pass at 2.511. AND this was after John very wisely lifted at 2.45 in when the car did exactly what Garret Livingston said it would do if it left hard on a good track! It went .943 to the 60 foot mark, which was our second best ever as well but drifted to the left some and with the front wheels just skimming the track surface discretion was the better part of valor. We knew we had two more hits to get it right so we made the adjustments we were to do and went up for the Friday night qualifier full of enthusiasm! But the dew on the racetrack made that a non-issue as we were the first pair out!
We awoke on Saturday to a beautiful spring morning in Texas with fantastic weather all around. We went to the lanes for the last qualifier again brimming with confidence. The car was set up a little bit on the soft side to be sure we got down and made The Show! The Camaro left well with a .952 60 foot and a 2.53 to the 330.
BUT shortly thereafter that witch STRUCK AGAIN!!! At 3.25 in the NRE headed hemi knocked the blower off and it still went 3.85! That got us in until the last car in the qualifying session knocked us out by .04 of a second.
EXACTLY the same deal as Houston in 2011! So now we are back in Appalachia trying to figure why the blower left the manifold!
The brain trust at JanCen Racing engines and I will figure this out for sure! ENOUGH is ENOUGH and that witch shall need to find another broom to ride at the race track, ours is no longer available!
ANDRA Western Nationals 2012 | Wayne Keys, Perth Australia I Love My "Job"! Part 1...
By Camp Stanley: Post Date: 3/10/2012
What an adventure the 2012 version of the ANDRA Westernationals at the beautiful Perth Motorplex in West Australia started out to be. The 36 hour journey started off on a sour note with airplane rides being delayed, then canceled, then rescheduled, then in turn delayed yet again all the while ending up at a different airport in California than was originally planned. But that was not the end of my airline trials and tribulations! All the wet, rainy weather up and down the east coast of Australia had wreaked havoc with their domestic travel schedules.
The flight to Perth that was to leave at 1:15PM was finally up and gone about an hour late which meant my large friend Troy was going to have to hang out at the airport a lot longer than either of us had contemplated. And all of this was a day later than I told him I would arrive! Sometimes I just don’t even know what day of the week I am to be where! But that is what being a Team is all about and the Keys Family Motorsports clan has that part nailed down tight as a drum! All in all it was a pretty hectic trek half way around the world.
After we gathered my bags it was off to the Keys' estate for a look at Australia's First to Fives roots blown lil red race car. And then it was straight into what the Australians do so well, put on a barbie! Lots of reminiscing and camaraderie along with stories galore from one and all.
Saturday dawned the first of the two beautiful racing days the weather gods bestowed on The "Plex". Our plan was to qualify well enough to have a respectable spot on the ladder and to not harm the index if possible. The Lil Red truck as some certain respected chassis builder has dubbed it had the potential to totally wreck the index if we wanted to.
This was evident by its recent string of six oh and five second runs and a win in Top Comp at the last meeting. This Competition Eliminator racing has created a massive paradigm shift in my own mindset of flat out racing. We set a plan in place to start out by just touching the National Record for MPH first and then let the ET chips fall where they may in eliminations. Our first qualifier cemented the MPH part and the next two qualifiers put us in the third qualifying spot against the index. So home for a good night's rest we went eagerly anticipating race day.
Slow Motion Drag Racing Video Of Wayne Keys Hanging On As The Car Goes Through Violent Tire Shake
Sunday brought out the best of all the many racers from across Australia that were on the grounds throughout the day. And the Keys Family Motorsport team did their part. They worked as the well-oiled team they are which allows Wayne to concentrate on his part which was getting the car off the starting line and to the other end safely. One of those showed his skills for all to see as he fought some shake in the middle of the track all the while peddling the car off and on several times, looking as if he was trying to tame a bucking bronco at the rodeo!
But the win light came on and the index was definitely safe after that wild ride! But it didn’t get to stay that way all afternoon for sure. Wayne had said if he was being chased he was not backing off to save the index, he was there to win the race! One of the rounds where he was being chased put a 6.05/234 on the boards after lifting right in the traps! This run was well and truly under the 6.15/230 National record. So we now had cemented the MPH record and had to be careful not to destroy the ET record and the index along with it. As long as we ran somewhere a little above the 6.05 and quicker than a 5.96 in the final the record along with the index would revert to the said 6.05.
The final was a STUNNER to be quite honest. Wayne and lil red Betsy Bowed in the a$$ (it’s a long story…) were up against the John McSweeney BB/FC that had been well and truly almost a full second under its own index all weekend. The funny car got close to a tenth on the tree due to his softer index and at the flash of the third amber both cars were off and gone with Wayne in hot pursuit of the funny car. It was not to be this time as Wayne lost a GREAT drag race with a 5.93 at 238 plus!
Although the team had to settle for the runner-up trophy they had no shame in taking home both ends of a new National Record, a new track ET record and only clipped a tenth off their index! And we learned an awful lot about what the car liked and didn’t like throughout the weekend. The team had shown one and all that their suspension change over the winter and their JanCen ROOTS blower had all come together at a National round to cement their place as contenders in the National Competition Eliminator wars.
And now all I must do is transfer the success of the last two weekend’s Down Under to our own Stanley & Weiss team.
Mike Evans Racing | Slamfest Doorslammer Tour 2012 Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!
By Camp Stanley: Post Date: 2/22/2012
Or as my friend Mike Evans from Tasmania said: "Winners are grinners!" And winners and grinners the entire Mike Evans racing team was at the end of the day on Saturday, 18 February.
My bucket list has been slowly shrinking and soon all that will be left will be to create a new one. My list for Australia had only Tasmania and Darwin left on it and now Darwin will my last port of call left on the list. But that is for another day.
Mike Evans owns and drives a Camaro which he campaigns in Supercharged Outlaws. This is a class in Australian drag racing wherein they bracket race blown cars only! These race cars consist of door cars, funny cars, altered's and dragsters, all running on a dial your own format. Mike first came under the Stanley & Weiss umbrella at the Nitro Champs event held at Sydney Dragway in 2010.
At that time the Camaro had been a best of 7.70 at the local track in Launceston, Tasmania. Mike had set a goal of running 200 mph in Sydney and if that had been accomplished he and his crew would enjoy the drive and the long boat ride home that much longer. When Mike left Sydney Dragway at the end of that meeting he had more than one time slip in the logbook over 200 mph and into the six second zone as well. Although I must admit I had fibbed to him a bit when he asked me if I thought his car could run a six. I gave Mike my copyrighted answer: "not if you shoved it off a cliff"! That answer always saves building expectations and creating disappointment if it does not happen.
So off I went to Tassie, as Tasmania is known in the land Down Under, where contrary to the myth spread the "The Mainlanders", no one I saw had two heads! I landed on a bright sunny day at the airport in Launceston without a hint of rain anywhere. After a trip to look over the local race track being prepped for the appearance of the Slamfest Doorslammer series it was off to the 300 acre farm of Mike and Cindy Evans. And a great wonderful place to roam it is for an ole guy from Appalachia. They have it all on their property including a spectacular view of one of the widest rivers I have ever seen and I have seen plenty all around the world. The property goes from flat ground sloping up to rolling hills which gives a great perspective of the property with goats, sheep, cattle and horses grazing contentedly.
Thursday was spent in the "Toy Shed", as Mike's workshop is affectionately known going over the car and seeing what changes may be necessary and doing my utmost to convince Mike that I had just the thing at home he needed to solve this issue and that issue. The only thing I could get him to commit to was nothing! Oh well, some people can be convinced some of time of and Mike was not in the convincing mood. But it was all in good fun and laughs aplenty were had by all.
Friday was the day to load up the car and be sure that anything we may need and lots of stuff we may never need went in there as well. And then it was off to the race track to get the truck and trailer parked for the next day's racing. After looking over the track once more and seeing the progress made by Peter Kapiris' tire machine, we knew the track was going to be as good as it ever could be. We headed back home confident in the fact that Mike's decision to spend the money for the assistance at this race was a wise one. And the next day made him out to be a financial genius in that arena.
We arrived at the track 20 minutes earlier than scheduled, but it was only 20 minutes as opposed to the 2 hours early that Mike tried to get accomplished! He paced and paced and tried to browbeat us into the need to leave earlier than HIS own departure time. But we arrived in plenty of time and Mike and the crew set about getting the car ready for the 11:00 AM test run that was allocated. We needed this extra shot at the race track because we had appeared on the scene with an engine combination that had not been down the track yet. The planned shutoff run was good and we gathered the data and made changes for the first qualifier. As we went through the three qualifiers Mike, the crew and the Camaro performed admirably. When the dust settled at the end of qualifying Mike held the number one qualifier spot over his good friend Paul Ward in his perennial number one qualifying dragster.
Wait For It, Wait For It, Watch for the Pro Mod type Camaro 1.48 seconds in. Is that bad ass or what?!
So into eliminations we went with an earned first round bye. Then into the second round we went and emerged with yet another victory earned by running right on the dial in. So into the final we went against the Championship leading little car with a blown small block Chevrolet between the frame rails. Mike had almost a tenth in the bank on the starting line and passed the little black car in the traps for the victory. We had accomplished what does not often happen! As I told you earlier we took an untried, untested combination to a race track where we qualified number one, set low ET, set top speed and won the meeting! It doesn't get much better than that. And to add to the pride of the Evans Racing crew, our number one qualifier in Supercharged Outlaws would have placed us fifth on the ladder in the Slamfest field. BUT it would have been all over for us after that!
All in all it was a very successful outing for one and all. And it was one that can only boost the confidence of the entire team heading into their Tassie Nationals in three weeks' time. They will be fine!
Weight Watchers 101 at Garret Race Cars The Camaro Pro Mod Goes On A Fitness - Diet Plan
By Camp Stanley: Post Date: 2/11/2012
After leaving the last race of the ADRL season in Ennis, Texas, Clifford, the Big Red Dog and I headed north for the foothills of Missouri. Off we went to the land of banjos playing by the creeks and fleeting glances of a Ned Beatty look alike running across the fields squealing like a pig! I believe that part of the lore to be true because at lunch one Saturday with the Garret Race Cars crew I swore I saw him myself!
But I digress; forgive me I had to spin my yarn!
Mr. Livingston and I had formulated a plan over the summer for improving on the heavyweight parts of The Appalachia on Steroids Camaro over several months prior to the Ennis race. We decided to book it in for the end of the year after the installation of its NRE headed hemi power plant.
I left the Camaro and Clifford gracing the hill at the Garret Race Cars emporium in Marble Hill, Missouri and headed back to my own hill. And on schedule the first week of December, my friend and racing partner, the one and only Mr. Axle Weiss picked me up at the St Louis airport.
After a nice lunch with another friend from the racing community, we were off to Marble Hill to gather up our updated Camaro.
Upon arrival there were only a few little things to be completed and I would be on my way. The craftsmanship out of Garret Race Cars is second to none.
Our car was to be treated the same as all the rest of the projects Garret does, well researched for the best way to spend what little bit of money we had to part with. When the car left the shop all the scheduled work was completed in perfect manner.
All of the plans made by Mr. Livingston and I were followed to the letter with a few extras added in.
Our new Strange Ultra 4-Link rear was nestled up under the car and ready for anything we could throw at it.
The attention to detail proves just that in the images seen of the great cars that come out of this facility. And now we have one of them as well.
Now all we, as a team need to do is put 2011 as far in the rear view mirrors of Clifford, the Big Red Dog as we possibly can and be ready to rock and roll in Houston like we used to be known for!
Poor Little Wild Willy The Legend of Sean Misfuds "Wild Willy"
By Camp Stanley: Post Date: 1/28/2012
Cast away into a corner with the used bits and pieces of long ago power…
The baddest 41 Willys to grace the southern hemisphere and one of the BADDEST 41 Willys in the whole wide world now sits in a corner of a factory up on his pro jacks with bits and pieces being scavenged for this and that or to be loaned to a fellow racer to help them try to be what he once was.
The record holder of the quickest roots doorslammer was held for years by this intimidating race car, but now he sits forlornly wondering what is store for him next. His win at the last 16 car field of Top Doorslammers is now but a memory.
Is his fate to be covered up with a car cover and forgotten by one and all? Who knows what the future holds for this great piece of Australian drag racing lore???
The baddest 41 Willys to grace the southern hemisphere and one of the BADDEST 41 Willys in the whole wide world now sits in a corner of a factory up on his pro jacks with bits and pieces being scavenged for this and that or to be loaned to a fellow racer to help them try to be what he once was.
The record holder of the quickest roots doorslammer was held for years by this intimidating race car, but now he sits forlornly wondering what is store for him next. His win at the last 16 car field of Top Doorslammers is now but a memory.
Is his fate to be covered up with a car cover and forgotten by one and all? Who knows what the future holds for this great piece of Australian drag racing lore???
His master had found a new mountain to conquer, a Camaro just like all the rest of the Camaros! A car to make the spectators yawn and think, "not another Camaro"! And with PSI screw blower, of all things on top of its Jan-Cen engines hemi. That magic five second ride beckoned his master like a lady in the night. "Come find me. Search me out. I can be yours" were her cries. And so in search of her he went. And find her he did.
That 5.89 time slip was like the elixir of life and his master was rejuvenated and ready to be hard at it all over again! And now the Camaro shall be the one to be passed back on to another driver full time. And in its place will be a new different ride for Sean Mifsud! The next car of his dreams, a Plymouth Duster right out the Jan-Cen stable of winning race cars is to be his next challenge!
But rest assured all is not lost! Like a Phoenix, Wild Willy shall rise once again from the ashes and the dust of the Rollup Racing factory to again wow the crowds Australia wide. Bar the doors, lock up the women, hide your children! Be prepared one and all, for he shall return!
A Teacher And His Understudies Perform Wayne Keys Five Second AA/AP Pass At Perth Motorplex
By Camp Stanley: Post Date: 1/10/2012
Photos By Phil Luyer HIGH OCTANE PHOTOS, Video By Gardner Bros Videos
Sometimes it is really hard given the time differential constraints, the internet glitches and all the rest of the issues to make things go as they should. But when you have racers and their crew wanting to take in all the knowledge available to them we just must make it happen!
And happen it did at the infamous Perth Motorplex on January 6, 2011 one of the last milestones in Australian drag racing fell! The pristine facility with the awesome hook from front to back gave it up to one of their own! The magic five second time slip we all seek was done and dusted to quote one of my very close friends down under!
Below please read the article from the Perth Motorplex website.
Thank you to them for allowing us to pinch their words, photos and video.
It was a great night for a couple of Old Guys!
WAYNE KEYS CRACKS A 5 SECOND PASS AT PERTH!
It was action aplenty at the first night of the Nitro Funny Car 2 day event at the Perth Motorplex.
While the focus was on the nitro burners, the AA/AP twins of Wayne Keys and Daniel Gregorini continued their private war in the race to the first 5 second pass in a AA/AP classed vehicle.
Keys gave the 5 second time a scare in the first round of K Trans Top Comp with a 6.03 while Gregorini sat the round out.
In pristine (must be good for a 5) conditions, the second round of qualifying saw the race to the staging lanes won by Gregorini opting to run in his preferred right hand - Supercheap Autos Lane where he recorded a 6.014 at the previous event.
Gregorini rocketed to a ridiculously close 6.001 at over 240mph (387kmh) with Keys sitting in the staging lanes right behind him watching.
Keys also opted to go into the right hand lane and on the very next pass put everyone out of their misery with a superb 5.97 second ET.
Congratulations to both racers on their outstanding achievements.
Archived 2011 ADRL Camaro Pro Mod News
Help Those That Help You | Scotties ProCharged Back Half Nova
Our Camaro Pro Mod Rendering / Background | X Ray Vision Of The Stanley & Weiss Racing Camaro
The Official Stanley & Weiss Racing Team Song | Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup"
ADRL Dallas Finale' Wasn't What We Had Hoped For With The Camaro Pro Mod | A Fitting End To A Terrible Drag Racing Season
A Pro Mod Drag Racer's Fortitude | And A Great Helping Of Humble Pie
The Hemi Powered Camaro Pro Mod At 2011 Yellow Bullet Nationals | Stanley & Weiss Racing, A Testing We Will Go At The YB Nats
WickedGrafixx Rocks!!! Stanley And Weiss Racing Awarded Best Appearing Team, ADRL Topeka
Stanley & Weiss Racing, The Newest Addition To Our Team | The Camaro Pro Mod Gets A Hemi
Stanley & Weiss Racing At FIA Hockenheim Germany | Some Things Never Change For Us, Marcus Hilt & "Trouble Motorsports" Pro Mod Corvette
