Western Members - SoCal Fun Day on the Runway!

Good Day to all!

Alright, as some of you know I am in the Marine Corps and I am stationed on Camp Pendleton.

The Marine Corps Ball is coming up for my unit and we are doing a lot of fundraising to get the price of our tickets down to a much lower price or free for the lower ranks, that will be attending. As of right now, the tickets are $100 a person and we need to get this number lower otherwise a lot of the junior Marines will not be able to attend the great festivities that the Marine Corps Ball has to offer them.

My plan for a fundraiser is what it states in the title; a "SoCal Fun Day at the Runway."

The plan is to have 2 lane drag races down the runway.


Here are some of the ideas that have been brought up for the day so far:

Who: TBD.

When: Saturday, 7 July 2012 (Tentative Date)

Where: MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

Why: To support our Military and help the Marines of my unit to have a successful Marine Corps Ball.

How: As of now I need names and a phone number, so I can create a list and submit it to my bosses to get this approved.

Cost: Donation of at least $50 per car




This is still in the very beginning stages of planning and I would love any and all support from anyone in the area!

I will be contacting a few motorsport companies in the area to see if they would like to come up and set up a tent so you can see some of their gear or parts.

Please send your contact info to my email: map2_photo@yahoo.com

If you have any ideas or would like to help in the planning process please let me know, as I know I will only be able to handle some of this on my own.

Lucky for me I can work with the Military side a little easier than the Civilian side. :D

Bump! Email if you're interested!

Just so you guys know, I am still working on details and I will have to contact MCCS (Marine Corps Community Services) tomorrow to make sure there are no lines that I'm crossing that they need to be involved in. They like to have their hands in everything that has to do with outside money coming in.

Total head count so far is 21.

I have this posted on:
- LS1GTO.com
- Luxury4Play.com
- ForeverPontiac.com
- SoCalMuscle.net
- LS1Tech.com
- LS1LT1.com
- MBJunkies.com
- SoCalEuro.com
- CarGathering.com
- GMEternal.com
- G8Board.com

With that said, a lot have said they are interested, however, they have not emailed me with their info to add to the list. If I were to add all of those together we would be closer to 40-45 people.

Email sent. So will this be a 1/2mi run, 1mi maybe? I would love to participate and show my support.

Post it on the corvetteforum. Im sure youll find many interested guy there as well.

Email sent. So will this be a 1/2mi run, 1mi maybe? I would love to participate and show my support.

Not too sure yet, probably 1/2 mile or 3/4 mile.

Post it on the corvetteforum. Im sure youll find many interested guy there as well.

I'll do that, thanks!

Damn Ill be gone by then. Would have been a bad ass time!

Not too sure yet, probably 1/2 mile or 3/4 mile.



I'll do that, thanks!

they have a airstrip that long on pendleton?

they have a airstrip that long on pendleton?

I believe this is it:

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KNFG

Wider and about the same length as Trona.

I think they also have a smaller, private runway.

they have a airstrip that long on pendleton?

Yes they do. I work on it...

I believe this is it:

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KNFG

Wider and about the same length as Trona.

I think they also have a smaller, private runway.

Yep, just over 6000' long. It'll actually probably be a 1/2 mile run.

email sent... count me in. i also work there. cant wait to be home...glad its in July, should be done out here sometime in the end of June...

very interested in this event... it should be a big hit if you guys can do it..... keep me informed

Ill be there

I will participate if it comes together, sounds like a fun event

email sent... count me in. i also work there. cant wait to be home...glad its in July, should be done out here sometime in the end of June...

Got your email, thanks!

very interested in this event... it should be a big hit if you guys can do it..... keep me informed

I'm hoping so Ryne. I'll definitely keep you in the loop.

Ill be there

I know haha

I will participate if it comes together, sounds like a fun event

Sounds good, just send me an email to confirm please, thanks!

So what should it be?

- Roll racing with just cones, a guy that says go and a speed gun, or
- from a stop with a christmas tree and time slips?

I've been getting interest for both...

a tree and time slips would be cool. but just regular arm drop drag racing is fine with me too. first one to the end. WINS.

im with jsteele90 on this one...

It will be a roll race. More people want that than anything, your voices have been heard!

Well, good news. There might be a good possibility this could be put together in conjunction with SHIFT S3CTOR. (http://shift-s3ctor.com/)! We will find out for sure on the 26th after my meeting with the Safety Officer. If we aren't going to be working with them, I'd like to thank Ryan for helping me get ideas and information about the set up and planning!

Roll racing sux

It'll be the same set up as the Trona event was, that Shift S3ctor did.

Drag racing but roll up and go basically.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdsYTI-XJXg

Roll racing would be cool. A 1/2mi run is more of a top speed thing so it would be great to at least know ones mph and going from a roll is easier for guys wanting to keep their street tires on. Works for me.

Im still with jsteele90 on this one... roll racing sucks... a drag strip should be about people running what they brought... not running a rolling race because it benefits some.

Im still with jsteele90 on this one... roll racing sucks... a drag strip should be about people running what they brought... not running a rolling race because it benefits some.

It's not that it's benefitting some, it's benefitting the most. I have had more requests as it being this set up than anything else. Since it is a fundraiser and the goal here to raise money and have fun at the same time, it will be catered to the majority.

Thank you for your opinion.

i see your point... im still in.

I'm in.

I work right around the corner on mainside and have had this idea running in my head for a long time now. I didn't think it would be feasible on base, let alone a car show fundraiser. Good stuff, I'm definitely in with the 240.

I'm in

roll racing is ideal to accommodate the masses , a lot of people with big hp cars do not drag from a dig, because they blow the tires off, or something in the driveline.....

I'm in depending on tech , what will it be like ? I have not attended most of these other events because I'm sure my trunk mounted batt will not pass tech without a outside disconnect, which I am not willing to put on my car

I'm in depending on tech , what will it be like ? I have not attended most of these other events because I'm sure my trunk mounted batt will not pass tech without a outside disconnect, which I am not willing to put on my car

the tech at the trona airstrip event was just a tech form you feel out... no official inspection

I'm interested

the tech at the trona airstrip event was just a tech form you feel out... no official inspection

Good to know , thank you

i see your point... im still in.

I'm in.

Awesome guys!

I work right around the corner on mainside and have had this idea running in my head for a long time now. I didn't think it would be feasible on base, let alone a car show fundraiser. Good stuff, I'm definitely in with the 240.

Yeah, I've been on Pendleton since 08 and I have thought about it for a while too, so I started the plan, so far everyone I pitch it too is interested so we'll see how my meeting goes with the Safety Officer tomorrow! :D

I'm in

Awesome!

roll racing is ideal to accommodate the masses , a lot of people with big hp cars do not drag from a dig, because they blow the tires off, or something in the driveline.....

This.

I'm in depending on tech , what will it be like ? I have not attended most of these other events because I'm sure my trunk mounted batt will not pass tech without a outside disconnect, which I am not willing to put on my car

I can't be 100% on this right now, since I have no clue what they would allow. However, as of now, the strictest I can see it being is that they would have to be street legal to lower liability.

the tech at the trona airstrip event was just a tech form you feel out... no official inspection

Probably won't be that haha, though I don't know for sure. I do have a friend that knows a Tech guy at Barona, so I can get him out there I think.

I'm interested

Good, email me please? :D

That sounds bad ass man i am in as well ill email you my info.

I also can tell my club Cali Generalz i am pretty sure alot of them will sign up ant that right 20TA02 (Octavio) happy to see your doing good man.

If you can try to make it where there is little to none tech and the cars that enter must be currently registered and insured and make the participants sign a waver, then they should be covered pretty well and make it much easier for everybody
Willow springs holds a drag night every other week and this is how they run it , it makes it great for those of us who have fast street cars

If you can try to make it where there is little to none tech and the cars that enter must be currently registered and insured and make the participants sign a waver, then they should be covered pretty well and make it much easier for everybody
Willow springs holds a drag night every other week and this is how they run it , it makes it great for those of us who have fast street cars

This will probably be what it'll end up being. ;)

Motorcycles allowed?

Motorcycles allowed?

Not for this event, no.

Not for this event, no.

What about for a camera vehicle? :)

How are they going to handle base passes for the event?

How are they going to handle base passes for the event?

This. The base SgtMjr is now requiring all vehicles to have an ID check. Even with a waiver, I still think there will be a liability issue..

UPDATE EMAIL SENT OUT! Check your inbox or spam if it's not in there. If you haven't sent me your email, you did not get one sent to you. If you have sent me your email and did not get one let me know!

Quick update so everyone knows I'm not abandoning this. I have a meeting on Friday with the Semper Ride event coordinator from Headquarters Marine Corps. We will be discussing making this an annual Marine Corps wide event, instead of just a local event.

To make things easier for some, I am posting the latest update that I sent out in an email, on the forums. If you did not receive an email containing this update, please email me saying that you did not receive this update and that way I will know who I may have accidentally not added to the list. Thank you!


Good Afternoon all,

As most of you know I was supposed to have a meeting on Friday the 18th, with the Semper Ride/Safety Officer from Headquarters Marine Corps. That didn't happen. Instead, I talked to the head Traffic and Safety Officer from Headquarters Marine Corps. Our meeting was short and sweet and there is some good news and some bad news coming from this meeting.

I will start with the bad news, since it's always best to end on a good note. Right now, from the away everything is sounding, this event might be geared to only Marines aboard Camp Pendleton. I'm not 100% on this right now, however, that is what it is sounding like from the small meeting I had with him. I did mention that I have a ton of interest from the civilian side and surrounding areas of Camp Pendleton and from as far as Las Vegas. He had said that right now, they are looking at making it a safety event for Marines however, I do have his email and we will be talking back and forth in the upcoming future about this whole thing because he wants more ideas.

The good news is, they have already begun the brainstorming for this event and me bringing up the idea to have it done helped them further their thought process on the set up of the event. They are also thinking about adding an AutoX event and Car Show to it as well, with a coach, to learn about the limits of your car and to see what it can handle. The new goal is to make this not only an event for just Camp Pendleton but, an event for all Marine Corps bases. I believe that something good will come out of this and I am hoping that I can get more interest from them to make this happen. I want to be able to bring the public into this event, I want this to be something that everyone can have and be a part of. If MCAS Miramar can let on hundreds of thousands of people for an Air Show, why can't we bring a bunch of cars on to race?

I will have more updates as I email the Traffic and Safety Officer about the events and the interest that I am getting for it. As of now, we are at 75 people interested. That is much more than I expected right now and I'm sure once there is a for sure set date and everything for this event, the interest will skyrocket.

I appreciate your guys/gals' time and patience about this, I will continue working on this event for everyone and I hope that you continue your support for this event as well. I would not be able to continue if I didn't have the support from you. Thank you.

If anyone has any questions or comments, please email me and I will get back to you within 2-3 days of it being sent.

Thanks again!