Drag Drive Repeat Show EP 63 presented by Summit Racing
Welcome to Episode 63 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing.
Tonight’s show is going to be great but you are going to need to pay attention because we have Eric Grilliot from Mahle Motorsports NA and Mike Galimi from Hot Rod Magazine!
Eric is going to help us understand piston construction. Then Mike will be talking about the 200 MPH Club of Drag Week!!
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Upcoming Events
Drop the Hammer - May 31-June2
Olympic Drag & Drive - May 31-June 2
Sick Summer - June 9-14
Alaska Speed Week - June 9-15
I got the new issues of Sick the Magazine tonight!!
A few things from the opening editorial by Tom Bailey - 2025 will see a border crossing drag and drive in the Northeast, a Sick Smokies in the August/Sept timeframe and the $100k race may be pushed back to 2026. The magazine has 11 features of cars and events and a daily recap for Sick Week 2024.
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NHRA will host the Route 66 Nationals and has invited drag and drive cars back to participate with an exhibition race.
Driver Line Up for the event:
- Alex Taylor
- Nick Taylor
- Tom Bailey
- Dave Schroeder
- Tom McGilton
- Earl Schexnayder
- Craig Grobner
- Bryant Goldstone
Mid-West Drag Race Series welcomes Drag and Drive Racers
Along the same lines, Mid-West Drag Racing Series is allowing me to put 10 drag and drive racers and cars together for the Spring Smackdown at Flying H Dragstrip the weekend of May 31-June 1. Redhat Scotty, Dustyn Caudle, David and Keeton Maxon, Jason Golden, Mike Angerer, Tina and David Pierce are already signed up!! The racers will simply pit together and then run in their own classes. I look forward to this showcasing the drag and drive movement to a bunch of new fans!
Classes will be Outlaw Small Tire, Limited Street, True Street (with a cruise), 5.80 Index and 6.50 Index!
Mahle Motorsports Co-Pilot Spotlight
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Joe Ernst submitted his Co-Pilot Spotlight for Robert Mumford for their adventure at RMRW 2021
One of our questions is “Tell us a story about how your co-pilot saved the day”. Joe’s response was:
“Normally I'm a pretty calm guy, but a few miles outside of Bandimere, heading into the mountains, the car died for the eleventy-millionth time, this time right in the middle of a very busy intersection. I blew my flipping lid and started cursing like a sailor. Robert kept his cool, jumped out and stopped traffic, and then we pushed the car across 3 lanes of highway onto the shoulder. That was as close as I ever came to throwing in the towel, but there was no way I could let my co-pilot down and quit, so we kept going and eventually finished RMRW 2021.”
To see more of the story and here all of his answers, go to dragdriverepeat.com/copilotspotlight
While you are there, submit your own story!
Guest - Eric Grilliot from Mahle Motorsport
Introduction - Who he is, What he does with Mahle
What do you like about drag and drive events?
How many events have you attended? - With Mahle tent
How many events have you raced in?
Recap of your Nova - Year, how long you’ve had it, powertrain, ETs you’ve ran?
Three events in 2023 - RMRW 1.0, Drag Week and RMRW 2.0 - Living in NC, how many days did it add to go to RMRW for the two trips?
Help us understand the 4032 vs 2618 aluminum alloy differences and why that is important when planning your build.
What is Grafal coating???
Piston Rings
What is a fun story of putting a package together for someone?
Gentleman’s Agreement
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This week’s Howards segment will be a conversation with none other than Mike Gailimi of Hot Rod Magazine! He has been writing articles for the website featuring 200 MPH Club members of Hot Rod Drag Week.
But first we have some updates from the community.
Redhat Scotty wins 10.00 extreme street at Street Car Takeover Kick-Off Party at Flying H!!
Stefan Gustafsson will finally receive the C4 Bitter Tears Corvette on Monday. It has been from Florida to Mexico to France and is now in Sweden!!
If Stefan can get the car prepped, this will be one of very few cars to compete in drag and drive events on different continents! The C4 has been in the states sice 2022
In the same container as the C4 is Magnus’ Ascona! This is the first time both cars have been back in Sweden in more than 6 years!
Opportunities in the drag racing world
Joe Costello said “what if we had five more NASCAR team owners come to NHRA? It’d be tough to fill the teams.” If you are interested at all in a career in motorsports, now is the time to begin the process. There are so many opportunities for someone looking!
Mike Galimi
Mike Galimi posted a link to a new article for Hot Rod Drag Week History
39 times a racer has been 200+ in at least a single day and finished the week.
14 Unique racers
Larry Larson is the Inaugural Member with his completion of the 2009 Event! He did it in the Chevy II 4 times, and in the S10 in 2014.
Bryant Goldstone has done it SEVEN times, did it first in 2015, then 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 - All in the Javelin!
Tom Bailey with both Sick Seconds 1.0 and 2.0 - and has done it SIX times
Jeff Lutz has three cars in the 200 MPH Club - Both of 57s and the Mad Max Camaro - total of 4 times - 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
Joe Barry 4 times in his ‘56 - 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021
Dave Schroeder has Three times - 1966 Vette X2 2017 & 2018, 2019 Vette x1 2021
Michael Borggren - twice in the Volvo - 2021 & 2022
One Time Members (so far):
Dave Ahokas did it once in 2013!! - Never came back to HRDW
Doug Cline in the Camaro in 2014
Stefan Gustafsson in C4 Corvette in 2019
Alex Taylor in the ‘55 and Michael Westberg in the S10, bit in 2022
Johsua Davis in the Mustagn and Clark Rosentstengel in the Camaro in 2023.
Racers with 200 MPH passes everyday:
Bryant Goldstone: three events (2015, 2016, 2023)
Tom Bailey: three events (2013, 2015, 2019)
Jeff Lutz: three events (2012, 2014, 2016)
Doug Cline: one event (2014)
Michael Westberg: one event (2022)
Bridesmaids: Racers ALMOST in the 200 MPH Club
Tom McGilton - 199.17 MPH on Day Two and 198.93 on Day Three of 2017
Ryan Hargett - 196.08 MPH on Day Two of 2023
Glenn Hunter Jr - 196.70 MPH on Day Five of 2019
Drag Weekers will be racing at the end of the month at the New England Nationals.
Also, drag and drive racers are racing at NHRA Route 66 Nationals!
Episode 64
Next Week’s Show we have Tommy Dupree of Summit Racing!!
We’ll be talking about his drag and drive experience. Which events he has attended, raced in and how they schedule 51 events per year!!
Plus he has a huge announcement that is going to benefit drag and drive racers at upcoming events!
