February 2013 Issue

F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 3

WikiWiki

WILLYS Page 6

Page 4

twisted!

Featured Motorcycle Page 16

Grand National Roadster Show Page 22 ŠBob McClurg Photos

INSIDE

This Issue

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Kalaeloa HULACROSS WikiWiki Willys Four Horsemen MC Show & Benefit Twisted!

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Sand Drags

Grand National Roadster Show Bugs at the Park

Mesquite Motor Mania

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Pearlridge Cruise

Hustlers’ Las Vegas

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s ’ r o t i Ed note

I love the Holidays! It’s my favorite time of the year.

But I also love spring! Even though the weather doesn’t change much with the seasons here in Hawaii, spring means an all-new season of drag racing, motocross, stock car racing and car shows.

The NHRA Mello Yello drag racing series kicks off on February 14 -17 at Pomona with headline news of Brittany Force, becoming a professional NHRA Racer this season. The 26-yearold Brittany, unlike her two sisters Courtney and Ashley and her legendary father, 15 time World Champion John Force will not be behind the wheel of a Funny Car! Instead she will make her professional debut in her Castrol sponsored Top Fuel dragster with dad’s 2012 crew chief Dean “Guido” Antonelli tuning her new ride!

Mike Neff, who drove a funny car for JFR these past few years, will return to tune John’s Castrol funny car. JFR will race 3 funny cars this season (15 time Champion John Force, 2010 Champion Robert Hight and 2012 Rookie of the Year Courtney Force) and Brittany Force in her Top Fuel dragster. It will be the first time in JFR history that all entries will be driven by a member of John’s immediate family.

Once again the NHRA series will include 2 dates at Las Vegas Motor Speedway the first being April 5 – 7. Keep it here for details on how you can win a trip for 2 to Las Vegas with Motorhead to see it live!

Enjoy the ride!

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Are you ready for another season of HulaCross/MotoCross? We certainly are and so is Kalaeloa Raceway Park, and they’ve got the dates to prove it!!!

On Sunday January 13th it was the first Test-n-Tune for 2013 and racers were more than anxious to have at it.

HulaCross is an action-packed event of vehicles running for points in flag-to-flag, wheel-2-wheel races. MotoCross features off-road TT-style racing action with bikes and quads. And as always Keiki ride free at KRP events.

There will be one more Test-n-Tune event on Sunday, February 17th before the season opener on Sunday, March 17th.

Gates open at 9AM, with races to follow. Run Card is $40. General Admission is $10. Military discount are offered all year long, and children under 5 get in free. No pets or alcohol allowed. Call (808) 782-7432 or email support@kalaeloaracewaypark.com for more information.

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WILLYS

Vernon Pai

of Oahu is the proud owner of this super sweet ’41 Willy’s he acquired from Honolulu’s Dexter Kekua last year. You may remember seeing it in our September 2012 issue of Hawaii Motorhead Magazine with our coverage of the Nevada “Super Run” event where Vernon and a Hawaii group of about 15 rodders made a big splash at Sothern Nevada’s largest car show by not only grabbing lots attention but by bringing home the “Peoples Choice” award with the bright orange Willy’s as well.

World renowned photo journalist Bob McClurg did this photo shoot and story with the former owner before he sold the ride to Vernon.

“I’ve always wanted to own a 1941 Willys,” says Honolulu, Hawaii mechanical contractor Dexter Kekua. “My dad was an auto painter at the outbreak of WWII in Honolulu, and he had a real one. He and my uncle secured a contract to paint Willys Jeeps camaflouge for the war effort which were subsequently distributed in the Pacific Arena. In appreciation for his efforts, Willys Motors sent him a brand new 1941 Willys Americar in early 1942. He kept that car until 1958. My first recollection of the Willys was that it was painted U.S. Army Olive Drab. However, in the Post WWII years, he thought that was kind of in-appropriate, and painted the car sky blue!”

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ŠBob McClurg Photos & Story

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Kekua continued.

“Dad sold the coupe in 1958, and I was too young to realize what a time honored classic it really was, - or so it would become. My dad probably didn’t know either. I remember had a lot of phone calls on that car.

The years went by, and Kekua busied himself getting an education, raising a family, and building up one of the largest mechanical contracting firms on the Pacific Rim, namely Heide & Cook, Ltd. With success came the toys; first there was a ’68 Camaro, - Kekua is a member of the Hawaiian Island Camaro’s, - then there was a ’67 Chevelle. Then along came a ’31 Model-A. But Dexter still wanted his Willys.

“I actually bought two different fiberglass cars, but I wasn’t at all satisfied with either. Then I ran into Dennis Taylor at the 2005 NSRA Show in Louisville, KY. We hit it off right away and I knew that this was the guy who would be able to fulfill the dream of a lifetime!”

Starting with the chassis, car builder Taylor constructed a dual boxed rail, 105-inch wheelbase chassis with a kick up in the rear to accommodate a sizeable Fab 9 sheet metal rear end equipped with 3.50:1 Strange Engineering gearing, Moser 36-spline axles and 11-inch Wilwood Engineering disc brakes. A pair of Air Ride Technologies air bags, and chrome plated Bilstein gas charged shocks are also part of the equation, and a set of 20x12-inch Billet Specialties: Stiletto wheels wrapped with P285/20x20-inch BF. Goodrich KDW-2’s finalize things. Also on board is a mirror polish 22-gallon Rock Valley gas tank.

Front suspension on the coupe consists of Heidt’s Hot Rod Shop tubular upper and lower control arm setup complete with a set of Heidt’s 2-inch dropped front spindles, ART air bags and chrome plated Bilstein gas charged shocks . Like in the rear, a pair of 11-inch Wilwood Engineering front disc brakes do the stopping. This setup also makes use of Wilwood Engineering master cylinder and Flaming River rack-and-pinion-steering gear. The steering column is an Ididit, and rolling stock consists of a set of 18x10-inch Billet Specialties “Stiletto” wheels rolling on P215/35x18-inch BF. Goodrich KDW-2’s.

Powering the ’41 is a Street & Performance-prepared GM LS6, the same engine used in the 2004 Z06 Corvette. The story goes that Street & Performance CEO Mark Campbell built the engine and installed it into a 1957 Chevrolet to be able to compete in the 2005 Mother’s Car Show Series. At the end of the year, GM insisted that Mark switch to the new LS2, and Kekua was able to buy the engine outright from him.

Of course, it wouldn’t be a Street & Performance show engine if everything weren’t polished and chromed. Campbell pulled out all the stops on the aluminum small-block by polishing both the block and heads. Statistically, the 5.7L LS6 also features a GM Performance Parts .570 roller cam and 1.7 ratio rocker arms. Bolted up top is a chrome plated Ligenfelter intake, a Street & Performance air cleaner, and a very trick set of billet-aluminum “Willys” signature valve covers. You’ll also note that this LS6 is “coil less” as the coils have been re-located behind the inner fender panels for a smoother look. Engine cooling is handled by a polished LS6 aluminum water pump and a Be Cool Cooling Module, while the exhaust is handled by a pair of Street & Performance four tube headers dumping spent gases back through a thermal coated Dennis Taylor/Flowmaster exhaust system.Backing all of this up is the original 2005 Pontiac

GTO 4L65E automatic overdrive transmission Campbell used in his Tri-Five using a Lokar shifter.

Of course, Dennis Taylor’s “New Wave” Willys bodies are a far cry from the original cars. Taylor’s take on the

bulbous Willys Americar Series was to smooth it out as much as possible while still re

taining the original Willys “look.” In order to do that, he chopped the top two-inches. He

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FACTS AND FIGURES NAME: Vernon Pai STATE: Hawaii Frame/Manufacturer: Custom built steel tubing by Dennis Taylor Wheelbase: 109-inches.

Modifications: Custom built “New Wave Willys “by Dennis Taylor Hot Rods Chassis Plumbing: Polished stainless hard lines and braided stainless soft lines.

Rear end/Ratio: 3.50:1 Strange Engineering Rear Suspension: Air Ride Technologies air bag suspension w/Bilstein gas charged shocks, Rear Brakes: 11-inch Wilwood Engineering Front Suspension: Heidt’s Hot Rod Shop tubular upper and lower control arm w/Heidt’s 2-inch dropped front spindles.

Front Brakes: 11-inch Wilwood Engineering disc brakes Master Cylinder: Wilwood Engineering Steering Box: Chrome plated Flaming River rack and pinion steering, Ididit steering column.

Front wheel make, size: 18-inch Billet Specialties “Stilettos.”

Rear Wheel make, size: 20-inch Billet Specialties “Stilettos.”

Front tire make, Size: 215/35x18-inch BF. Goodrich KDW-2’s Rear tire Make, size: 285/40x20-inch BF. Goodrich KDW-2’s Gas Tank: Mirror polish stainless-steel Rock Valley 22-gallon.

sectioned the body 4-inches. He lengthened the doors 9-inches and eliminated the upper door frames. Then he channeled the body over the chassis additional 4-inches. Other modifications include pie cutting the hood and grafting the lower section to the fenders. Taylor also installed a really trick set of flush mount LED tail lights. Then when all the bodywork was done, Dennis sprayed the coupe in PPG Vibrant Orange. The crowning touch was some killer flaming skull artwork and striping by Eric Campbell from American Chopper fame.

“Here’s a funny story. We had gone through several paint schemes without coming to a consensus…Finally one day Dennis wife Debbie suggested if Dennis and I could not decide by the next day-we were going to paint the Willys ORANGE. Dennis and I agreed-providing if everyone didn’t like the color we could blame it on her and if they liked it we would take the credit.”

Good thing too because somehow, we just can’t imagine seeing this Wild and Wooly Willys painted Olive Drab.

Inside, custom upholsterer Shawn Krist – Krist Kustoms, - upholstered the entire interior – including a set of his own custom seats, - in beige Ultra Leather. The Willys Taylor custom dash features the aforementioned Ididit polished-aluminum steering columns with Krist-wrapped Billet Specialties steering wheel, Vintage Air climate control, and Auto Meter carbon fiber gauges. Out back you’ll find even some more of Krist’s handiwork while the battery, air ride system and car show cleaning supplies are stashed away in hidden compartments. Weighing in a 2550-pounds, this ultra trick Willys can get you there “Wiki Wiki!” By the way, that’s Hawaiian for in a hurry.

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ENGINE Make: Cast-aluminum Chevrolet LS6 smoothed and polished engine block personally done by Mark Campbell @ Street & Performance, Inc. Mena, AR. Displacement: Bore: 3.90 x 3.62-inches, 350-cid or 5.7L Crankshaft: Nodular-iron Chevrolet LS6 Connecting Rods. Powdered Metal steel Chevrolet LS6 Pistons: 10.25:1 compression hypereutectic aluminum Camshaft: General Motors Performance Parts hydraulic roller “hot cam,” @ .550 intake/.550 exhaust.

Water Pump LS6 polished-aluminum Cooling Fan: Be Cool, Inc. Radiator: Be Cool 4-Core-Aluminum cooling module.

Alternator: Power Master Cylinder Heads: GM LS6 “Cathedral Port” design custom polished by Street & Performance, Inc. Valves/Springs: 2.00-inch diameter intake, 1.55-inch diameter exhaust, dual valve springs Rocker Arms: Investment cast roller trunion 1.7:1 ratio.

Valve Covers: Street & Performance billet-aluminum with “Willys” insignia and script milled in.

Manifold/Induction: Chrome plated Ligenfelter Performance.

Ignition: GM, Coil packs re-located behind the inner fender panels.

Headers: Street & Performance Exhaust/Mufflers: Street & Performance/Flowmaster Other: Fluid master Damper, Vintage Air Climate Control w/polished Sanden 508 compressor.

TRANSMISSION Make: Pontiac/GM 4765E from 2005 Pontiac GTO Convertor: 2005 Pontiac GTO Shifter: Lokar Performance BODY BODY STYLE/MAKE: Fiberglass 1941 Willys “New Wave” coupe.

Body Manufacturer: Dennis Taylor Hot Rods Body Mods: 2-inch top chop, 4-inch body section, 4-inch channel job, 9-inch lengthened suicide doors w/posts removed.

Hood: Pie sliced two-piece hood.

Grille: Dennis Taylor billet.

Paint type/Color: PPG Vibrant Orange over gold metallic base coat.

Bodywork: Dennis Taylor Painter: Dennis Taylor Graphics: Eric Campbell Headlights/Tail lights: Willys Replacement ’41 Willy’s headlights, custom flush mount LED tail lights by Dennis Taylor.

Outside Mirror: Billet Specialties INTERIOR/TRUNK Dashboard: Dennis Taylor Insert/Gauges: Auto Meter Carbon Fiber Stereo/Speakers: None Air conditioning: Vintage Air Steering Wheel: Leather wrapped Billet Specialties.

Interior Mirror: Billet Specialties.

Steering Column: Ididit Seats: Krist Kustoms Upholsterer: Shawn Krist Material/Color: Beige Ultra Leather Carpet: Wool and Ultra Leather.

Seatbelts: Juliano’s.

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FOUR HORSEMEN MC Bike Show & Benefit

The Four Horsemen MC held its 2nd annual “New Years Bike Show & Pancake Breakfast” at the Old A’s pavilion in Kona on the Big Island on Saturday, January 26.

There were lots of sweet rides both inside and out as bikers came from all over the Big Island for the great fundraiser that benefits the Hawaii Island United Way. I saw patches from Koa Puna, Red Legion, Midnight Riders, Honaunau Head Hunters, Pilau, Ali’i’s of Hawaii and the Sober Riders MC just to name a few.

Mario and the crew from Big Island Harley Davidson were on hand with a Harley display booth and all the cool new Harley apparel for 2013.

808 Fifty clothing debuted some new t-shirt designs and Christine Gallagher aka “The Riding Realtor” aka “The Knife Lady” brought the mother load of knives with everything from cutlery to hunting and survival knives.

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The “All You Can Eat” pancake breakfast was a big hit again this year. $5 all you can eat pancakes! OK, I’m in! There was also great music including Boy Kamaka, Mutherlode, Dan Brauer Trio and a college band from Hilo called Pathology that just killed it!

(Insert drum roll here) And the winner is: Stock: Samuel Adams Custom: Chris Calicdan Old School: Chris Calicdan Rat: Gilbert Smith Local Boy: Chris Okimura Best in Show: Chris Okimura Hats off to the Four Horsemen MC and all that came and helped for your kokua and support of this great event. We’ll see you next year!

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There’s a first for everything! Your first pet, your first kiss, your first car, and for Hilo’s Cisco Pabass, his first bike! And it’s a bit Twisted!

Cisco started out with boxes of parts and pieces and a vision of what he wanted his first to be. The project hit a few bumps in the road with a local builder so he took the bike to Chris Calicdan, owner/builder of Twisted Bike Worx in Hilo to fix some problems they were having, cause we all know everything don’t always go together like it suppose to, and to finish the ride he had dreamed up for a few years!

Cisco says the frame is from Empire Cycles in Australia and features a 7” stretch and a 45-degree rake. Chris needed to modify the frame a bit to accommodate the taller motor, a fully polished Ultima 127 cube El Bruto, a real beast with its 4.25” Bore, 4.5” Stroke and 10.2:1 compression putting out 140 Rear Wheel Horse Power out of the box! The only modification is the Twisted Bike Worx velocity stack and high dollar Martin Brothers pipes. The transmission and open belt drive are also Ultima units and Chris modified the back half for the DNA sproter set up.

The front end is a 41mm Wide Glide with custom Twisted handlebars, DNA triple trees and hand controls. The forward controls are also by DNA.

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Chris fabricated the cool ignition cover and speedo pod, stretched the rear half of the gas tank now that he modified the top frame tube to make room for the taller motor, and fabricated the rear fender and struts that move with the swingarm allowing the fender to sit just a few hairs above the 300 Avon rear tire and chrome tribal billet rim.

Chris also made the Twisted Bike Worx custom fiberglass seat pan that’s been covered in snakeskin by Thompsons Upholstery in Hilo. The frame and all the tins were then sent to Abalos in Hilo for the beautiful Candy Apple paint. Greg Kobayashi did the super nice silver leaf, pin striping and lettering.

Chris debuted Cisco’s ride at the Four Horsemen’s Annual Bike Show and Pancake Breakfast (pages 12 -15 in this months issue) and brought home the hardware for Best Custom. For Chris it’s all in a days work, but for Cisco, I’m sure he’ll never forget his first!

Nelson Parker photos & story.

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SANDDRAGS!

Kalaeloa Raceway Park opened the gates to the first Sand Drags Test-n-Tune of the 2013 season on Sunday, January 20th and racers from all over Oahu came and cranked up the action giving everyone a good look at what this season will bring.

A good handful of new racers came out as well as some veterans with new cars and or equipment to have their turn at throwing roost of sand, some as high as 30 feet in the air.

On Sunday, February 24th KRP will hold one more Test-n-Tune for the paddle-tired monsters before the season opener on Sunday, March 24th. Gates open at 9am with races to follow, so mark your calendars. Call (808) 782-7432 or email support@kalaeloaracewaypark.com for more information.

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Woodies, Wagons & the Spirit of Aloha The 64th Annual O’Reilly Grand National Roadster Show!

January 25-27 at the Fairplex in Pomona California, the Grand Daddy of car shows and the longest running indoor car show in the world wowed the crowds once again! The Grand National Roadster Show is also the only show where you’ll find concourse quality cars along with modern custom rods, trucks and motorcycles!

The theme this year was “Woodies, Wagons and the Spirit of Aloha” with an entire building filled with woodies and wagon with surf-

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boards, grass shacks and sandy beaches worked into the displays. In the Suede Palace and outdoors there were hundreds more! Outstanding rat rods, project cars, streetcars and a lot of just hanging out.

Its annual “America’s Most Beautiful Roadster” award, the most prestigious honor in the field, was captured this year by Hot Rod collector John Mumford and his 1927 Track T Roadster. The car has quite a history beginning as a project car for various owners in the 80’s including NHRA Top Fuel Champion, Kelly Brown but was never really finished until John took it to famous builder Roy Brizio.

The car combines Model T parts with a Model A body. Powered by a Ford Flathead V-8 topped with an Ardun overhead valve setup made by Zora Arkus-Duntov, the father of the Corvette. Only 8 sets of these heads were ever made and Mumford owned 2 of them!

Mahalo to Hawaii Motorhead Magazines contributor Scott Calvin for the photos of the winning roadster, and to the Vegas Lugnut for the rest

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Woodies, Wagons & the Spirit of Aloha Continued from page23 of the coverage.

If you missed the Big Show you might be able to catch the second longest running show in the world, the Sacramento Autorama, February 15-17 at the Cal Expo Fairgrounds.

Both shows owned and produced by RodShows.com and the theme for this year Sacramento Autorama is also ALOHA!!!

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BLEIZN FX

LunchBunch

Hey we don’t always have to wait till the weekend to get out and enjoy our rides and have a good time with friends and family! Bleizn FX who produces Oahu’s Cruise Nights got the “Lunch Bunch” together on Thursday, January 10th for a mid day cruise and lunch stop.

The Lunch Bunch Cruise was open to all Hot Rods and Classics from 1975 and below and met at 9am at McDonalds in Kapolei and headed for the North Shore!

A stop at Haleiwa Beach Park gave everyone a nice break and was a great opportunity for a group photo before getting back in the saddle and heading to Da Original Papa Ole’s Kitchen in Hau’ula for some broke da mouth grinds!

On lookers along the route, at Haleiwa Beach Park and Papa Ole’s also had lots of photo ops, as we all know how classic cars and hot rods always have a way of grabbing lots of attention.

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8th Annual

BUGS At The Park

Every November Volkswagen enthusiasts converge on Waimalu Elementary School for the annual Vintage Volkswagen Club of Hawaii “Bugs at the Park” event. Whether they’re old school VW enthusiasts or just recently caught the Bug fever, Volks folks came together and checked-out each other’s prized possession or latest acquisition. “Youngins” and Papa’s alike mingle like it was cool – air-cooled. You could feel the VW electric in the air. The aura of nostalgic VW hit me that one day reminded me of my old school ’67 Karmann Ghia coupe. Tony Smith from the Big Island (pictured with the classic bicycle) never misses this event. The camaraderie amongst all in attendance was just an awesome experience. One would bump into a high school classmate to two, or would meet a new friend. Again, the common passion called VW just brought us all together.

All types could be found at this gathering. There were three Splits owned by Roy Dunlap, Lance Patigayon, and Robert; Van Yoshikawa’s show winning ’55 Oval 3-fold vintage ragtop now with an Okrasa motor; Shane Fivella in his gold German Baby; Greg Campbell in his freshly upholstered, by Waipahu Upholstery, ’65 Karmann Ghia, licenced ’65 KG’; Tony Fajota in his ’67 21-Window; John Reyno’s raised ’73 Thing licensed ‘SURF-RI’ just to name a few.

Every year this annual event just keeps growing into a much “funner” event for all. OB-1 the Magician was entertaining the keiki. Andy Perreira on the mic giving away prizes to the winning raffle ticket owners left and right and the Bikes at the Park contest was a big hit. This was a non-stop action filled event.

On this Veteran’s Day Holiday, as a Veteran myself, and in honor of those who served, serving in garrison, serving in harms way, and ultimately who gave their lives for our dear country, I draped a 9.5’ x 5’ flag on my 21-Window Bus. Not an ordinary flag; this flag encased a transfer case of one of our fallen

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when I was stationed in Kuwait.

Peoples Choice Winners are Leo Bringas ’67 Bug; Shane Fivella ’56 Oval; Matt Lyman ’68 Dune Buggy; Lance Patigayon ’53 Split; Robert ’52 Split; Stephanie ’69 Bug ‘Bug’s Life’; Timmy Travaso ’67 Dune Buggy ‘Hello Kitty’; Troy ’68 Double Cab; Jill Kahanamoku Yee ’56 Speedster; Van Yoshikawa ’55 Oval. Rustiest winner David G. Wood ’67 Bug; Lowest winner Jay N. Lehua Kaio ’63 Bug. Bike Show contest winners are Shane Langen ; Jack Ajolo; Sean Viernes.

Vintage Volkswagen Club of Hawaii thanks its sponsors: Local 996 Teamsters; Hawaii Import Parts; Honolulu Trading Co., Strong Current; Meadow Gold; All In Designs; Island VeeDub; Trophy Time; VW Club of Hawaii; Koren’s Tee Shirts; Ron’s Performance; Glen’s Collectibles; Grass Skirt Grill; Periscope VW; 808 Automotive; Aloha Otto; Greg’s Decals and Shirts; 706 Ewa Beach Boys; Hawaiian Island Shine; State Farm Insurance; R&I Construction; OB-1 Production; Akamai Gutters; and, Kokomo.

Congratulations to President Roy Dunlap and his Vintage Volkswagen Club of Hawaii Crew for another AWESOME event.

Mark your calendar for November 9, 2013 for the 9th Annual Bugs at the Park because in nine months time, we will, again, converge on Waimalu.

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Aloha fellow racers and car enthusiasts!

Our December 23 event was attended by 18 drivers who enjoyed a great day with perfect weather. Michael Oates once again took the lead, but was closely followed by Allen Stueben, Roy Whitney, James Hains and David Smith. Look for results on Facebook, motorsportreg. com or bigislandscca.org Come out and join us Sunday, February 10 for some sports car fun!

“Keepin’ it off the streets and takin’ it to the track,” F. Brian Dorr, Regional Executive Big Island of Hawaii Region Sports Car Club of America

2012 RTP Points Championship Worker of the Year - Mark Pernell 1st Place, RTP Points - Michael Oates 2nd Place, RTP Points - Brandon Wilk 3rd Place, RTP Points - Roy Whitney

1st Place, SS - Allen Stueben

1st Place, Wahines, RTP Points - Margie Oates 2nd Place, Wahines, RTP Points - Brittni Watanabe 1st Place, STS - Michael Oates 2nd Place, STS - James Hains 3rd Place, STS - Margie Oates 1st Place, FSP - Brandon Wilk 1st Place, DS - Roy Whitney 1st Place, CS - Gary Solmerin 1st Place, SSM - Rick Bowers 2nd Place, SSM - F. Brian Dorr 3rd Place, SSM - Craig Kadaoka

1st Place, HS - Luke McKay 2nd Place, HS - Brittni Watanabe 3rd Place, HS - E. A. McMurray 1st Place, GS - Mark Pernell 2nd Place, GS - Allen Stueben 1st Place, STF - David Smith

Big Island SCCA 2013 SOLO Schedule January 27 February 10 March 30-31 April 14 May 19 June 16 June 29-30 (Evolution Performance Driving School) July 21 August 18 September 15 October 20 November 17 December 22

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Cruise Paradise 2012 presents local Toys for Tots charity with a $2000 Donation!

Pictured above: Hawaii Classic Cruisers President, Herbert Leite presents Ellsworth Fontes, coordinator of the Rock-n-Roll MC’s Toys for Tots event with a check for $2000 for donations collected at the 2012 Cruise Paradise event.

Vic Comasario of Transmission Technology donated a Hi Performance transmission that raised over $1200 for the fundraiser. Pictured left: Hawaii Motorhead Magazine’s spokesmodel Nicky with Vic Comasario & Francis Rodillas of Hilo, the lucky winner.

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The Mesquite Resort Associations highly anticipated Mesquite Motor Mania event rolled into the picturesque Virgin River Valley about 80 miles North of Las Vegas on January 18th – 20th with its super event that included a Show & Shine with over 260 top vehicle awards and $15,000 in cash and prizes. There were also poker/trivia walks, burn-out competitions, slow drags, open header cruisin’, a car and parts coral, great food, fabulous drawings and giveaways and lots and lots of entertainment!

Amongst the big winners in the specialty awards was Honolulu’s Vernon Pai, this months featured rod on pages 6 – 11, and his bright orange ’41 Willy’s. Vernon won the “Sanitary” award! Way to go Vernon!

“Peoples Choice” Award and $1000 cash went to Dennis Hill of Spring Valley, California with his 1960 Ford Starliner. “Participants Pick” Award and $2000 cash was presented to Tucson, Arizona’s Lee Abrahams and his 1954 Kaiser and “Best of Show” Award and $3000 cash went to Bill Williams and his West Valley, Utah based ’41 Willy’s!

Mahalo to the Vegas “Lugnut” for the photos and the host club, the Las Vegas Cruisin Association for another great event. For a complete list of all 260 awards and more information visit www.mequitecarshows.com

Randall “Lugnut” Connell

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It was just a Test-n-Tune for the new Oval track at Kalaeloa Raceway Park on Sunday, January 6th but there was still lots of okole squeezin’, nail bittin’ action with all 8 classes running hard getting ready for the first Oval track season on Oahu in many years.

Join KRP for their second Stock Car Test-n-Tune on Sunday, February 10th featuring Winged Sprints, Econos, Modifieds, Super Streets, Mini Mods, Mini Stocks, Mini Trucks, & Cruzer Bruzers on the brand new Valve Service Stock Car Oval Track! Then be sure to mark your calendars for Sunday, March 10 for the season opener!

Gates open at 8AM with races to follow. Run card is $40 per day. General Admission is $10, $15 with Pit Pass, Children 5 & under free.

To enter the pits, you must be 13 years of age or older. KRP also offers military discounts.

Call (808) 782-7432 or email support@kalaeloaracewaypark.com for more information.

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On Saturday, January 19th the Bleizn FX Cruise Night on Oahu “Raised Da Roof” with its Roof Top Cruise Night at Pearlridge Shopping Center. And Da Roof was packed!

The weather was perfect and the rooftop proved to be a great spot for the Cruise Night with the Pearl City scenery surrounding the event topped off with a beautiful Hawaiian Sunset!

Cruisers from all over the Island with just about every kind of ride you could think of was there with owners sharing their rides with on lookers and enjoying the fellowship. VW’s, Hot Rods, Classics, Muscle Cars, Sports Cars, Corvettes, Truck, Motorcycles and Tuners! Hawaiian 105 KINE was there with music and their custom Tahoe helping to spread the word that something really cool was going on Da Roof at Pearl-

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ridge Shopping Center. Be sure to check out Bleizn FX Cruise Night on the web @ www.bleiznfx.blogspot.com for the 2013 Cruise Night schedule and we’ll see you at the next event.

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The Hustlers Car Club of Las Vegas held its inaugural New Years Day “Cruise In” at the Clarion Hotel on January 1st with about 50 or so hot rods and classics cruising in for a good time had by all.

We think this event will catch on, as there is really nothing else going on for car community on New Years day. There was a nice variety of street rods, hot rods, classics and muscle cars on hand including a real nice Gold 1965 Dodge Charger and even some old Cadillac’s. How about a 1954 Fleetwood!

Hustlers Inc. also had your chance to win a brand new motor that’ll be given away at its 4th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Car Show coming up on Saturday, March 16 at the Water Street District in Henderson in conjunction with the 47th Annual Sons of Erin St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival.

Get your entry forms online at www.hustlerslasvegas.homestead.com Get a move on for the first 100 registered get a free t-shirt and goodie bag!

Randall “Lugnut” Connell

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