SEMA Show 'N Shine A Huge Success. Great People..Great Cars..Great Cause.

Last Saturday, August 1st, the place to be was at the Pasadena Convention Center for the Inaugural SEMA Show 'N Shine car show in Old Town Pasadena. The event was put on to benefit the charities of Childhelp and Victory Junction and it was a huge success. Mike Spagnola along with all the gang at SEMA did a great job pulling this unique show together. The variety of the cars that participated was incredible and as far as the quality of the rides....second to none! We heard several people commenting about how much they were enjoying the diversity of the show and hoped that there would be another one next year. Chip Foose was this year's Grand Marshall and made himself available to just about everyone at the show. He was tireless when it came to talking with people, giving autographs and photo ops. Bottom line, he's is one great car guy! Thank you, Chip!

The indoor setting really set this event apart from other shows and with the temps the way they were it was nice to be in an air conditioned venue all day. It was also nice to see so many of the "Who's Who" of the car world there to support SEMA and the charities. But what really sets one car show apart from another is the "Goodie Bag", right? Well, true to the show, it also scored an "A". In a custom backpack style Giovanna bag, among other things you found a large can of WD40, one of the sponsors of the event, Mother's Detailing Spray, hats, and an autographed SEMA Show t-shirt signed by Chip Foose, a very nice touch.

Dalcorp Racing had the Good Neighbor Pharmacy/BG Oil Cobalt there and we were privileged to have the opportunity to help promote the show on the Wednesday, July 29th. Gayle Anderson of KTLA Channel 5 came and did a story around some of the cars that were going to be a part of the show as did ABC that afternoon. We received several calls from friends saying they saw our car on the show that morning and as a result made plans to attend the show.

When the SEMA Show 'N Shine comes to town next year don't miss it! Knowing Mike and the SEMA gang, they'll kick it up a notch...and we want to be there for that!



The Good Neighbor Pharmacy/BG Oil Chevy
Cobalt looked awesome under the convention
center lights. What a cool (air conditioned!) venue
for a car show.

Blake Wigley got a chance to hang out with SEMA
Show 'N Shine Grand Marshall Chip Foose.

Corky Coker of Coker Tires was makin' the
rounds with Mike Spagnola. Who has more fun
than Corky at a car show?

Dave Pfost's beautiful 1971 Camaro was on
display and looked great as usual.

The new Alfa Romeo due to be released in
the states next year. The paint on this car was
unbelievable.

900 hp? No way......way.

All you Charger fans were well represented. Check

out these Giovanna wheels on this bad boy.

....you had to see it to believe it....wow.

The caliber of cars that attended this inaugural

event was over the top. And the variety of cars?

Unbelievable...

This was a crowd favorite...a 1963 split window

Corvette with an injected big block. Oh, and it

was shiny, too.

Here's something that you don't see every day...

a blown HEMI in a 1955 Chevy Nomad.

Don Weberg of Garage Style Magazine talking

with Corky Coker. Like I said, Corky makes

the rounds!

Our favorite weather guy, Dallas Raines, with

Diko Giovanna and Mike Spagnola.

Not sure what class this hot rod fits into but

it was cool. Some very innovative ideas were incorporated

into the chassis and drive train....and it gets 15 mpg!

Anyone who knows anything about Corvettes will

recognize the gentlemen on the right...Dick Guldstrand.

Dick is without question the greatest Vette racer

of all time. At 82 he's still behind the wheel of

his race cars. Here Ted, Left, and Jeff share a few

moments with their friend.

Dallas and Mike having a laugh with Chip

Foose during one of his autograph sessions.

Carson Lev, Chips agent and Dallas enjoying the

show. Carson is President and CEO of Redphin

Productions, an automotive licensing and marketing

group.

l to r - Travis, Jenne, and Greg Ring with Diana

Spagnola. The show wasn't just for car guys and

gals, it was a family affair.

Here's a scary lookin' bunch hanging out by the

Cobalt.

Chip was amazing throughout the entire event.

He signed autographs and had his picture taken

almost all day. Thanks Chip for helping

make this year's SEMA Show 'N Shine Inaugural

Event such a huge success!

Mysterious performance takes Dalcorp out first round. Numbers leave team (and organizer) scratching their heads.

In life, they say, timing is everything. That certainly was the case at the Gene Berg VW event at The Auto Club Dragstrip in Fontana last Sunday. The Dalcorp race team was ready to do battle in some very warm conditions with their always cool driver, Wyatt Radke. The three rounds of qualifying went well with the GNP/BG Oil Manx running very consistent times given the conditions. We knew the car would be off by a couple of tenths given the air quality and temperature and it was. The morning session produced a 12.31 e.t. at 105mph followed by a 12.37 and a 12.38 at the same mph. First round would be at about 12:30pm so the team dialed Wyatt in at a conservative 12.37 and felt confident that with Radke doing his job on the starting line there wouldn't be any danger of breaking out, or running too quickly. Spotting our first round opponent a little over a tenth of a second Wyatt left first by .05, caught and passed him by half track. He was well out in front by the 1,000 foot mark so at about 1,200 feet he rolled out of the gas and scrubbed off some speed with the brake (about 5 mph) before the finish line to insure there wasn't any chance of breaking out. Up came the numbers...12.22 @ 100mph!!! The saying also goes, "the numbers don't lie." Well, in this case they did. After looking at all three qualifying runs and the numbers from the first round time slip everything added up to the 1,000 foot mark. The 60, 330, 660 and 1,000 foot numbers were almost identical. After that, some how from 1,000 feet to the finish line with Wyatt off the gas and on the brakes (confirmed by the in car camera) we picked up .15's! After a meeting with the event organizer, Clyde Berg, it was determined that something was definitely wrong. There had also been 2 or 3 other cars in the left lane that also broke out by the same amount. Berg said he would rerun the race if that's what we wanted but we decided to let our opponent make the decision. After a brief discussion with the other driver, Clyde came back and said he didn't want to run the race again; he thought he'd won fair and square. It was a team decision to let the matter go rather than create any turmoil for Clyde and the other organizers of the event. Overall the event was well run and it had been a good day given the conditions. And, as yet another saying goes, "there's a million ways to lose and one way to win." And this loss was one in a million...


Our "Thanks to" shot....

First round qualifying pass; only about 95 degrees.

Shade is good.

"General Pato" directing the action.

Jeff putting Wyatt in the beams.

Hey Radke, this ain't Formula One! What's with

the umbrella girl?

Pat showing Cameron the results of a lot of

hard work at the table.

Belting in for first round...106 degrees.

Wyatt was on the tree and out in front by half

track...but where's the win light?

Win or lose, "Who has more fun than we do?"

Seven down, One to go! Certification jump in August will be a party!

It seems like just yesterday that Kimberly Nocita started her AFF certification process. With 7 levels down and just one to go, Kimberly is starting to count down the days to August 15, the date of her final certification jump. "Except for the drain on my bank account it seems like yesterday that I started the program." Several of Kim's friends and family have decided to come out to support her on the 15th, but they're also going to have a little fun! About 12 to 15 wanna-be jumpers have decided to take the opportunity to make tandem jumps to celebrate the day. It also will be a time to party for her brother AJ who is turning 21 the following week. It should be quite a day for photo opportunities as even Kim's mom Debbie and grandmother Mahgy will be jumping. Talk about "Girl Power!" Be careful you crazy kids!

Joe had Kim in the harness again...makin' sure

she's getting it right.

....everyone gets into the act at the school.

Continued focus on equipment at the higher

levels is crucial. You want to be comfortable

with your rig when you're on your own.

10 minute call...

Time to rock and roll!

Look at the guy in the shorts. Is he jumping

or going to the beach?

Right on the mark!

Another safe landing...

Joe and Kim going over the jump. It was all good.

Some final tune up issues regarding level 7.

The proud instructor...another one down safely!

Annual Carnight event set for August 27th. Don't miss this one!

Once a year the corner of Chestnut and Alta Vista in Monrovia turns into a most unique gathering site for car guys and gals. The Finish Line, WR Trans and Dalcorp/AREA 51 open their doors and close the street to accommodate the many automobile enthusiasts who come to see a unique array of hot rods, muscle cars, customs, bikes, race cars...you name it, you'll probably see it at Carnight. Below are a few pics from last year's happening. Check out Bob Hansen's nostalgia T/F car, The Wynn's Spoiler, as he fired it up and gave everyone a dose of nitro and flames. Come join the fun, August 27th, from 5:00pm til ? and bring your ride. Thanks to Good Neighbor Pharmacy, BG Oil Products, Chicago Title Insurance and Chris Shevlin, AVComm, Crow Safety Gear, and Imagine It Graphics for helping to make things happen. It's a night you won't want to miss!


Good Neighbor Pharmacy plays host to many
of the events at Dalcorp/AREA 51.

Kenn Funk's vintage NASCAR at The Finish Line.

Check out some of the "old iron" in front of

The Finish Line.

It's "Hot August Nights" in Monrovia!

...how cool is this? We never had one of these

when we were kids.

Bob Hansen put smiles on a lot of faces by lighting

the candles of The Wynn's Spoiler top fuel dragster.

Kristy Roblee had the best seat in the house

for the nitro show as Bob "makes her bark!"