Quaker City Raceway - (FastFoward - JULY 18-19 LX & BEYOND NATS)
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Quaker City Raceway - (Tune in to Hear What's Going On)
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Quaker City Raceway - (Staging Lanes)
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Quaker City Raceway - (Staging Lanes - Lots of Space)
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Quaker City Raceway - (Staging Lanes - 14 Total)
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Quaker City Raceway - (Concessions Stand)
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Quaker City Raceway - (Concessions Stand)
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Quaker City Raceway - (Concessions Stand)
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Quaker City Raceway - (Grass Area Left of Staging Lanes)
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Quaker City Raceway - (More Grass Area Left of Staging Lanes)
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Quaker City Raceway - (Fueling Station)
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Quaker City Raceway - (Restrooms)
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Quaker City Raceway - (Grass Area North of Fueling Station)
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Quaker City Raceway - (Playground)
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Quaker City Raceway - (View from Spectator Side of Track)
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Quaker City Raceway - (The Tower)
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Quaker City Raceway - (Ladies and Gentlemen Please Keep Hands and Feet Inside I)
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Quaker City Raceway - (Ladies and Gentlemen Please Keep Hands and Feet Inside II)
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Quaker City Raceway - (Full Pro Tree)
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Quaker City Raceway - (There's a Garbage Can In Case You Get Nervous)
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Quaker City Raceway - (Slow Moving Cars Stay to the Right)
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Quaker City Raceway - (View from Right Lane)
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Quaker City Raceway - (View from Left Lane)
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Quaker City Raceway - (East Side of Drag Strip)
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Quaker City Raceway - (East Side of Drag Strip)
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Quaker City Raceway - (East Stands)
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Quaker City Raceway - (East Stands View of the Tower)
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Quaker City Raceway - (Is it July Yet?!?)
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For those unfamiliar with the area, I can recommend another hotel:
Hampton Inn & Suites Youngstown-Canfield
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...h&z=14&iwloc=A
6690 Ironwood Boulevard
Canfield, OH 44406
(330) 702-1900

This hotel is less than 2 years old and is about 7 miles closer to the track. There are several amenities within spitting distance. You're simply at the west end of the same commercial strip (Route 224) that the other hotel is on. Right next to the hotel are: Inner Circle Pizza (great pizza, pasta, wings, and adult beverages), Bob Evans, Ruby Tuesdays, Harry & Jean's (a nice upscale restaurant & bar with a sorta Humprey Bogart feel to it).

Within a few hundred yards: Zenobia (a Middle Eastern restaurant with authentic and excellent Syrian cuisine), Wendy's, Subway, Dunkin Donuts (you know you want their coffee), Perkin's, Arby's, Belleria Pizza, Sheetz, BP, Giant Eagle (for those with points toward gasoline!), Canfield Auto Spa (self serve or drive-thru car wash)

Also within a stone's throw is Canfield Auto Repair, a very trusted MOPAR mechanic who's also been racing since the 60's. (Just in case you have trouble!)

 

Good info, thank you!!!

 

SPONSOR ANNOUNCEMENT – Wednesday, May 27, 2009

On behalf of the 2009 LX & BEYOND NATIONALS we would like to welcome a NEW SPONSOR......DISCOUNT TIRE DIRECT, the industry's #1 resource for tires and wheels. They have been in business for over 40 years and built relationships with all of the top tire and wheel manufacturers. They take pride in offering the lowest prices, the most choices and the best customer service in the industry.

I made my most recent tire purchase from them and can attest to all of the previous statements. If you are in the market for new tires and wheels get in touch with Travis, Matt or Zach and they will take good care of you.

We are very happy to have DISCOUNT TIRE DIRECT on board. They will be providing some goodie bag items for the 2009 LX & BEYOND NATIONALS attendees.

More to follow......

Anthony
LX NATS
Founder

 

FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2009
3:30pm.........Hotel Check-In Begins
4pm - 6pm....Volunteers Meet in the Conference Room / Pick-up Goodie Bags
6pm - 9pm....2009 LX & Beyond Nationals Cruise-In and Official Kick-Off Party

SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2009

• On-site registration and pre-registered check-in happens at QCR on Saturday, July 18, 2009.
• Check-in time is from 8:00am until 11:30am for carshow entries.
• Registration for racing entries will be accepted until 9:00am

7:30am.........QCR Gates Open
7:30am.........Vendor Roll-In for Setup (7:30am to 11am)
8:00am.........Participant Gates Open
8:00am.........Car Show Registration Begins (Go to F4 Challenge tent for registration)
8:15am.........Race Tech Opens (No Tech, No Race)
8:15am.........Drivers Safety Meeting for ALL Race Participants
8:30am.........2009 LX & Beyond Nationals Begins
8:30am.........Mickey Thompson Tires Bracket Race (Time Trials) - All Classes
9:00am.........Spectator Gates Open
9:00am.........Vendor Midway Opens
10:00am.......Heads-Up Race Qualifying
10:30am.......Mickey Thompson Tires Bracket Race (Time Trials) - All Classes
11:00am.......Car Show Judging Begins---Professional Judging by The F4 Challenge Team

• You may want to be at or near your vehicle, the judges may be asking questions & would like to meet the owners. Judging will start promptly at 11am. Participants doing both car show & racing, judging begins at 9am.

11:30am.......Car Show Registration Close
12:15pm.......Heads-Up Race Qualifying
12:45pm.......Track Crew Lunch Break (30 minutes)
12:45pm.......Group Photos / DVD Coverage - Images Captured by Whatsnewsnx Digital
1:30pm.........Mickey Thompson Tires Bracket Race (Time Trials) - All Classes
3:00pm.........Heads-Up Race Qualifying
3:00pm.........Car Show Judging Ends (Results Available Sunday, July 19)
3:30pm.........End of Official LX & Beyond Nationals Track Events for Saturday
3:45pm.........Quaker City Raceway will hold an OPEN Bracket Race competition the remainder of the evening that is open to the public.

• If you want to continue racing some more or any Car Show participants want to get some time on the track then here is your chance. All you have to do is pay QCR a fee and you can get some Time Trials and Bracket Race Competition.

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7pm - 11pm....(TBA) Festivities at The Official Headquarters Hotel

SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009
8:00am.........QCR Gates Open
8:00am.........Participant Gates Open
8:30am.........Church Services (30min)
9:00am.........Spectator Gates Open
9:00am.........Vendor Midway Opens
9:00am.........Mickey Thompson Tires Bracket Race Eliminations - All Classes
10:00am.......Car Show Results Available---Professional Scoring by The F4 Challenge Team
10:30am.......WISECO Pistons Quick 16-N/A Eliminations (1st Round)
10:45am.......DiabloSport Quick 16-UNLIMITED Eliminations (1st Round)
11:00am.......Quick 16 Unlimited MOPARS Eliminations (1st Round)

• All 1st Round Quick 16 Losers In Each Class (total of 8 per class), Will Be Allowed to Go Into the Bracket Program for FREE. This only happens once during the eliminations round.

12:15pm.......Car Show Awards Presentation---Hosted by The F4 Challenge Team
12:15pm.......Track Crew Lunch Break (30 minutes)
12:45pm.......Mickey Thompson Tires Bracket Race Eliminations - All Classes (2nd Round)
1:30pm.........WISECO Pistons Quick 16-N/A Eliminations (2nd Round)
1:45pm.........DiabloSport Quick 16-UNLIMITED Eliminations (2nd Round)
2:00pm.........Quick 16 Unlimited MOPAR Eliminations (2nd Round)
2:15pm.........Mickey Thompson Tires Bracket Race Eliminations - All Classes (3rd Round)
2:30pm.........WISECO Pistons Quick 16-N/A Eliminations (3rd Round)
2:45pm.........DiabloSport Quick 16-UNLIMITED Eliminations (3rd Round)
3:00pm.........Quick 16 Unlimited MOPAR Eliminations (3rd Round)
5:00pm.........End of The 2009 LX & Beyond Nationals Event

 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT – Thursday, June 4, 2009

I am very happy to announce that the Official LX & Beyond Nationals website has gone LIVE! This is a quick reference point to check on the status and details of the event as well as allow you to provide feedback so that we can continue making this the best LX/LC/SRT event in the country for many more years to come. As the attendance numbers and the size of the event continue to grow this will help us keep everything straight.

Check it out, look around, let us know what you think. We are requesting that everyone that is planning to attend to please register on the website so that we can update the attendee lists. I am hoping that we see 300 cars this year. How many do you want to see? Thank you again to everyone for your continued support (sponsors, vendors, forum members, friends) and look forward to seeing all of you soon!!!

IS IT JULY YET?!?!?!

LX & Beyond Nationals - Dodge | Chrysler Car Show

Anthony Carter
LX & Beyond Nats
Founder

 

I was in town yesterday wrapping up some details for the 2009 LX & Beyond Nationals and snapped a few pics as well as caught some video of the racing action. July 18 is coming quickly!!!

Standing at the corner of Holiday Inn (to the right)
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Standing at the corner of Holiday Inn (to the right)
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Standing at the corner of Holiday Inn (across the street)
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Standing at the corner of Holiday Inn (across the street)
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Standing at the corner of Holiday Inn (to the left)
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Here are a few more pics I snapped while at Quaker City Raceway and some video for those of you that have not been to the track yet this season!!!

Quaker City Raceway - staging lanes
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Quaker City Raceway - staging lanes
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Track Action 1


Track Action 2


Track Action 3

 

The economy has gone way down since we held last year's LX & Beyond Nationals. This was a huge concern of ours before diving into the planning and setup of this year's event. As some of you may or may not be aware our title sponsor FREDERICK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE was on the list of dealerships to lose their rights to sell new Chrysler Jeep Dodge vehicles. Nobody could have predicted something like this would happen to any dealerships but I want to personally say thank you to Bob Frederick Jr. for supporting and believing in this year's LX & Beyond Nationals. We wish him, the employees of Frederick Chrysler Jeep Dodge and the community of Boardman, Ohio the best in the future. Mopar fans are losing a strong proponent for the brand and the community is losing an iconic piece of automotive history. Thank you for giving back to a hobby and Mopar automotive culture that we are all a part of.

The LX & Beyond Nationals has been and will always be about gathering as a family, reuniting with old friends and making some new ones, sharing ideas and experiences and having a whole lot of FUN!!! Due to the down-turn of the economy we will not be able to do an Extreme LX Makeover again this year. Thank you to everyone that inquired about it and we hope that sometime in the future we will be able to do it again. Also, I did want to let all of you know that thanks to ALL of our very generous sponsors/supporters that believed in us and the event we will be giving away $48,215.00 in prizes this year at the 2009 LX & BEYOND NATIONALS!!! I will announce all of the prize awards on Thursday, June 18th . . . . So STAY TUNED!!!


One last thing....I believe this may have gotten overlooked in prior posts so I want to re-address it today because its something that is very important to me. A good friend of mine, Ssulin Anne is planning to ride 180-miles in 2 days in the 2009 PELOTONIA BIKE TOUR in August to help raise $2000 for Cancer Research. The LX & Beyond Nationals will be helping them raise that money. Ssulin Anne and “Team Hot Wheels” and some of their volunteers will have a booth setup at this year's event, also we are asking for some items from our sponsors to be raffled off to support them in their efforts to raise money for cancer research. You may also make donations via the Team Hot Wheels website. If you know or have known anybody affected by cancer please help them reach their goal. Every dollar raised by Pelotonia and its riders will go directly to fund cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Is it July yet?!?

Anthony Carter
LX & Beyond Nats
Founder

 

Prizes To Be Won at the 2009 LX & Beyond Nationals!!!

Thank you to each and every one of the following sponsors for supporting the 2nd Annual LX & Beyond Nationals, I am truly humbled by the level of support that each one of them as provided. We all know that these are challenging times for every company and for any of them to step up and support our hobby and our community the way they have deserves at the very least a HUGE thank you!!!

Advanced Automotive Concepts, Billet Technology, BND Automotive, Borla Performance, Corsa Performance, Diablosport, Discount Tire Direct, Frederick Chrysler Jeep Dodge, Grip Tuning, Jina's Embroidery, JJ's Precision Guesswork, Killerglass, Late Model Speed, Meguiar's, Mickey Thompson Tires, R-Value Intakes, RDP Motorsport, Rock Auto.com, Sparkplug's.com, SRT Track Experience, Summit Racing Equipment, Terry's Tire Town, True 2 Form, Wiseco Pistons, Zoomer's Exhaust.

Advanced Automotive Concepts: providing (2) Full Halo Kits and (6) Foglight Halo Kits
(Total Value: $1826.00)

Billet Technology: providing (5) $100.00 Gift Certificates
(Total Value: $500.00)

Borla Performance: providing (1) 50% Discount Certificate good on any exhaust system
(Total Value: $825.00)

Corsa Performance: providing (1) Gift Certificate for a FREE Catback Exhaust System
(Total Value: $2061.99)

DiabloSport: providing (1) Trinity Tuner and (2) Predator Tuners and some other SURPRISE items
(Total Value: $1549.00)

Discount Tire Direct: providing 200 Gift Certificates for $50 off tires or $100 off wheel/tire combo
(Total Value: $20,000.00)

Grip Tuning: providing (1) Bright Chrome 300/300C Grille w/ Mesh Insert
(Total Value: $244.95)

Jina's Embroidery: providing (1) Custom Armrest Cover with FREE shipping and installation
(Total Value: $150.00)

JJ's Precision Guessworks: providing 15 Gift Certificates for $15 off any shifter of your choice
(Total Value: $180.00)

Killerglass: providing (6) Full Killerglass Kits with LED's
(Total Value: $1200.00)

Meguiars: providing SURPRISE Giveaway Product and Goodie Bag items
(Total Value: $973.92)

Mickey Thompson Tires: providing (3) Sets of Drag Radials (2 in each set)
(Total Value: $2063.00)

R-Value Intakes: providing (2) Ambient Air Intake Kits and (4) Upper Radiator Hoses Kits
(Total Value: $800.00)

Sparkplugs.com: providing 400 Gift Certificates for $5.00 off Anything from their store
(Total Value: $2000.00)

SRT Track Experience: providing SURPRISE Giveaway Product and Goodie Bag Items
(Total Value: $10,840.00)

Terry's Tire Town: providing (1) Gift Certificate for a FREE set of tires (4 in a set)
(Total Value: $1064.00)

Wiseco Pistons: providing (5) Full Sets of Forged Pistons with Rings
(Total Value: $4250.00)

Zoomers Exhaust: providing 25% Off Gift Certificate for Any Catback Exhaust System
(Total Value: $374.75)


$51,102.65 - - - - - - - TOTAL AWARDS

As I said months ago, only the top manufacturers and companies would be involved in this year's event and I hope that we did not disappoint. Whether you attend the 2009 LX & Beyond Nationals or not please take a moment via post, PM, text, email or phone call to thank each one of these companies and individuals for supporting this event. Because of them we are able to bring this event to you for a 2nd year in a row!!!

More announcements coming later today (or the end of the week) . . . . . .

IS IT JULY YET?

Anthony Carter
LX & Beyond Nationals
Founder

 

Now THAT is the one I want. How do I win that?

 

For now, we are letting you know "what" is up for grabs. At the end of the month, we will let everybody know "how" you can grab it.

 

Happy Father's Day to all the dad's out there!

Quick Reminder: If you have not do so already we need everyone (vendors included) to register on the website if you are planning on attending. LX & Beyond Nationals - Dodge | Chrysler Car Show This will make check-in much easier for everyone on the day of the event. You will not have to pay the gate fee until you arrive. We are just trying to get a head-count in advance so we can plan some event items accordingly.

Less than 30 DAYS to go!!!

Thank you and have a great evening.

Anthony
LX NATS
Founder

 

Registered!

 

See ya next month!!!

 

Who Is Going to Be in Attendance? - Monday, June 29, 2009

 

Who Else Is Going to Be in Attendance? - Thursday, July 2, 2009

Clear Channel Radio will be broadcasting LIVE on Saturday, July 18th on BIG 106.1 WBBG-FM from the 2009 LX & BEYOND NATIONALS this year!!!

If you are in or near the Youngstown/Salem, Ohio or Pittsburgh, PA areas listen for the 2009 LX & Beyond Nationals promotional spots that will begin airing on July 11th on BIG 106.1 WBBG-FM and NEWSRADIO 570WKBN.

 

SPONSOR ANNOUNCEMENT – Monday, July 6, 2009

On behalf of the 2009 LX & BEYOND NATIONALS we would like to welcome a NEW SPONSOR......TENNESSEE LX CAR CRAFT, which produces engine bay ABS Covers for 2005-2007 LX platform cars.

We are very happy to have TENNESSEE LX CAR CRAFT on board. They have provided (1) unpainted ABS cover for a giveaway and also forum member Brad (inmagnum) will have a booth setup at the 2009 LX & BEYOND NATIONALS and selling these very cool ABS covers.


Later today I will be announcing the prize list for the race and car show competition......
(stay tuned)

Anthony
LX NATS
Founder