Topeka is about 7 hours for me with no trailer, give or take a hair. North Texas is around 12-13 hours empty (800 ish miles).

 

All of this sounds doable to me. We'll be there over the holidays and then possibly early Spring. Let's start making plans!!!!!

 

You need to bring one car with you though. Lol

 

If I came with the trailer it would have 2. Just as well have it loaded. Gotta get the other one I'd want to bring running again this winter. Dad's had a broken block upon teardown. I call it dad's since we put him in to drive after 20+ years off just watching me, it used to be my ex-brother-in-law's car I built with a lot of my old parts and kept.

 

Even better. Lol. What engine are y'all running in your dad's car?

 

Dad's is going to be a 390 again next year. It runs high 10's. I'm planning on building an aluminum block 427 stroked to 482 shortblock as soon as I can for that car. Building a 10.0 time zone car. I could make it go faster but there are a lot less rules if you stay out of the 9's, and a lot less hot safety equipment to put on. I'm actually going to park my car in a year or so and drive that one. Mine needs a new block, rods, pistons, etc next rebuild besides the chassis is pretty worn out. It's had a good 35 years of racing life. As of now I'm planning on putting the 427 block I have now in that with the toploader 4 speed we have and put that back on the street to play with. That's gonna be awhile though.

My plans seem to change too often so you never know. I have always been an FE guy at heart though so that is another reason I want to build a 427, I don't forsee that plan changing. I grew up on them motors, I'd be running around Dad's friends shop at 6 years old and up, cleaning parts, etc. If I can swing it this winter the 482 will be in Dad's car next year. The block itself is about 4k though so I don't know if that will happen or not this soon.

 

I may load up mu wife's 1989 Volvo TURBO 740 Wagon. You fellas will seriously be impressed. You should here that 4 cyl turbo whistle!

But seriously, I hope we could make somn like this happen. It's a long drive for me, but with family in the DFW area, it would make sense. We could hit the gathering on the way back home or while we were there.

 

I agree. Some kind of centralized event would be great!