November 2012 Issue

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FOXY 61 Page 7

IMPORT

Shootout Page 10

Peggy Sue’s Page 34

Bugorama Page 38

NHRA@LVMS Page 28

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INSIDE

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Bleizn FX Pearlridge Cruise Foxy 61

HDRL Import Shootout Featured Tuner

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Drag Racing Maui Raceway Wurst Dam Car Show NHRA Drag Racing from Las Vegas Peggy Sue’s Car Show Smash Out Cancer at Kalaeloa

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Bugorama at LVMS

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While November is the start of the holiday season for many, for others it’s the end of a season. From drag racing to motocross, we are down to the final race(s) where every point won or lost could mean a championship or not!

The holidays are also a big time for the motorsport community to give back and help the less fortunate in our communities. Great events each year such as Toys for Tots and benefit car shows that raise money, food and gifts for local Food Banks, pantries and charities so our nations most valuable resource, our children, can experience the joy of Christmas.

Here at Hawaii Motorhead Magazine we are reaching out to all the clubs and organizations that have fundraising events during this time of giving, to let us help you get the word out. Hawaii Motorhead Magazine reaches tens of thousands of people each month and can be a great vehicle to promote your cause. Send us your information, posters, photos or whatever you got via email or Facebook and we’ll go to work for you.

Be sure to “Like Us” on Facebook to stay on top everything motorsports though out Hawaii and Las Vegas. www.facebook.com/hawaiimotorhead This month we say Aloha and welcome on board to the “Lugnut” from Las Vegas! Randall is our latest addition to the Motorhead Ohana of photographers and contributors that help us cover motorsports events and feature rides from around the planet. See his photos in the VW’s at Town Square, BugORama, and also the Wurst Dam Car Show in this issue.

So “How do I get my car in your magazine?” Yup, that’s still a question we get a lot.

If you have a ride you’d like to see in Motorhead, send us a few sample photos and some info and we’ll see where it fits. It can be a show quality car, truck or motorcycle and be a featured ride. Or it can be a daily driver or a project that we can feature in our new Motorhead Garage. You can even send us updates on the progress of your project and in the end it could very well be one of our feature rides of the month. “If it’s got a motor, goes fast, makes noise or is just plain cool to look at, we’re all about it at Hawaii Motorhead Magazine!”

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PEARLRIDGE

Cruise Night

Well the first Bleizn FX - Pearlridge Shopping Center Cruise Night on September 1st that we covered last month, was a trial event for the shopping center, and turned out to be a big success and a big hit with everyone. So much so that Bleizn FX and Pearlridge decided to do it again.

On Saturday night, September 29th, Bleizn FX presented the West Side of Oahu with another opportunity to get together with friends, family and fellow hot rodders at Pearlridge Shopping Center to show off their rides, swap stories and just hang out.

It was a real treat for on lookers as well with an amazing collection of classics, hot rods, VW’s, trucks, muscle cars and motorcycles to gaze over.

Lei from Bleizn FX also told us that they have a special NHRA driver that’ll be here in November for a meet & greet! You’re not gonna wanna miss this one! Visit their blog page for more info @ www.bleiznfx.blogspot.com or keep it here.

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The 1961 Chevrolet Impala “Bubble Top” is a rare one indeed. And, like many classics are getting harder and harder to find. Jimmy Paul of Kona on the Big Island bought this one on the Internet about 2 years ago with only a few photos, a description of the car and the guy’s good word to go on. So when the car landed in Hilo, it went straight from the port to his son’s garage, Tony Paul (pictured), at Mango Tree Alley, Panaewa for inspection. Tony said they put the car on the lift to see if it was going to be worth putting the time and money into it necessary to make it their own, with a Mango Tree Alley spin on it of course!

Well, the car was in great shape and was definitely a keeper, so Tony convinced his dad to put a 409 instead of a 502 that Jimmy had in mind and they were off and running.

Tony and his head mechanic Larry Hernandez took the 350/350 combinations out with plans of replacing it with a 409 Tony had acquired from fellow Hawaii Classic Cruiser club member Darryl Turner. (Hey wait a minute!, what was Darryl “Mopar” Turner doing with a 409?) Larry tore the 409 down and with the help of Jack Gibbs of California rounded up all the parts needed for a complete rebuild. The tapered shaped block of the 409 has its challenges such as boring and honing needing to be done by hand and performed by Allen DeMattos of Big Island Machine in Hilo.

Larry and Tony also used this time while the engine and trans were out to re-do the entire engine compartment. Larry re-wired the car and hid all the wiring to clean up the firewall and fender wells. Check out the high-end billet hood hinges. The pulley and AC set up is from March.

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1 6 Y X FO The AC cooler bracket is stainless steel fabricated by Wayne Rabang and Tony spent a week grinding, sanding and polishing the OG intake manifold.

Wayne also fabricated the back half of the exhaust after Tony and Larry modified the rack-n-pinion and 2” drop spindles to clear up the clearance issues. Wilwood disc brakes with drilled and slotted rotors are found at all fours and can be seen through the chrome Foose wheels wrapped in Falken rubber.

The metallic silver paint and super sweet custom leather interior were done by the previous owner, but Tony did a bunch of work re-finishing the front grill and many of the trim pieces and badges. He also replaced a few that he was fortunate enough to find like the front spears and chrome dash trim. Tony used a white speedo face to match the Auto Meter gauges in the custom stainless steel panel by Wayne.

And there you have it, another one in the “Win” column for Tony and his dad Jimmy. Stay tuned for what’s next from the gang at Mango Tree Alley!

Story and photos by Nelson Parker

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IMPORT

Shootout

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The Hawaii Drag Racing League’s “Import Shootout” and Dave’s Pro Tools “King of the Track” competition rumbled down the Hilo Drag Strip on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 12th, 13th and 14th. 3 big days for racers to put on a show for race fans from all over the Big Island.

Friday night under the lights saw lots of grudge matches and street racing. A welcomed program that gets our racers off the street and onto the track!

Saturday, Matco Tools Distributer “Dave’s Pro Tools” sponsored the “King of the Track” competition that went to Hilo’s Dean Kalawe in his More on page 12

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Shootout

Ford Pick up. Dean was also recently crowned King of the Street. Hey you know what they say…”its good to be King!”

The fastest tuner of the weekend was Santos from Hawthorn, California who ripped off an 8.92 at 151mph in his 1983 Turbo Toyota Corolla on 36lbs of boost! And that’s haulin’ the mail!

The “Year End Final” is set for Friday and Saturday, November 9th & 10th featuring an “Import vs. Domestic” race you’ll wanna catch for sure!

Gates open for Friday night racing at 4:30pm and 9am on Saturday. Just $6 at the gate, children under 10 are Free!

For more info call Keith @ 960-1095 or visit HDRL online www.hawaiidragracingleague.com or Facebook @hdrl96720

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CLASSIC VDUBS

Town Square L a s v e g a s

On Saturday, October 6th Classic V-Dubs presented the “Elite & Just Clean” VW show at Town Square, Las Vegas. Hundreds of VW’s filled every available spot at the popular shopping center as VW’s from around the country showed up to show off with 5 classes including Elite, Just Clean, Volksrods and busses.

The Einfach Deutsch VW club fired up the grills once again with their annual BBQ after party. Bus loads of pork and chicken on the grill that some say you could smell a mile away!!! Yummmmmmm!

The date is already set for next years event, so mark your calendars for this all VW event that just gets bigger and better every year.

October 5th 2013. It’s Vegas baby!

Photos by Hogan of Old School Hot Rods submitted by Lugnut!

Randall “Lugnut” Connell

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YEARS in the making

If Clint Bush of Hilo needed a middle name, persisten would probably work!

Clint, who works at Automotive Supply Center in Hil has been working on the ’96 Honda Civic for 6 year When he bought the car it had been in an accident wit some rear quarter panel damage. Not a big deal, right Well it sat at his friend’s house for about a year waiting to replace the quarter panel with an OEM panel before Clint finally got to bring the car home and start to reas semble it. But things weren’t lining up. The frame was tweaked! So the car sat again for a good long while a tried to decide what he wanted to do because all the frame after the quarter had already been replaced, fear Then one day he called his buddy Alex Visaya of Body and Clint was back in business.

BJ Pacheco gets the nod for the bodywork and paint talking to guys about their rides) about using dry ice to insulation on the now fully painted interior.

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lo, rs. th t? g e ss as Clint e body shops didn’t want to straighten the ring they would damage the new panel in the process. y Pro’s in Hilo and in a weekend the frame was straight

t. And I learned something new (as I usually do when o remove the what would seem, impossible to remove

which makes it a breeze to remove. BJ took it a few steps

further by drilling out all the spot welds and removing the rear seat belt brackets, welding any holes, then using body filler he worked the entire interior before spraying the bright blue that was custom matched to the Russell Performance fittings used throughout. He said it was the first time he painted an interior like that, and was probably his last! The exterior gray is a fleet color also from ASC. All the interior panels and dash were also prepped and painted with PPG Deltron black with camo inserts on the door panels. The interior also features a Hybrid Racing shifter assembly with Civic Type R shift boot and old sckool Hurst shifter. The gauge cluster is a Canadian SIR unit, which has the Kilometers on the outside. The NRG quick release Personal steering wheel and old skool Wink mirror round off things in the cockpit.

Breathing new life into the Civic is a K24 block from an Accord topped with a K20 head out of a RSX Type S that’s been fully built by Jason Kushi of Top Notch more on page18

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Automotive. Magoo’s Machine Shop bored the K block 50 over, decked the block and also did the hea work including milling the head and seating the valve The block was then stuffed with lots of go fast good ies like Wiseco pistons, Blueprint I Beam rods, ACL Rac Bearings, Hybrid Racing timing chain tensioner. Jaso also modified a RSX Type S oil pump to fit the block.

The top end also got the full treatment with Blueprin Manufacturing valve train; dual springs with titanium retainers and Blueprint Stage III cams.

The intake manifold is by RVC with a Hasport intake Skunk2 70mm valve body. Clint hand ported the mani Aka at Hilo Service and Speed fabricated the intake an is fed to the beast by a Walbro fuel pump and AEM fue the 1000cc injectors are by Injector Dynamics. Clint fa hoses and fittings from ASC of course and chose a H table editing, calibration uploading and datalogging. weekend warrior.

The RSX Type S six-speed trans has some goodies too flywheel. Hydro Air fabricated the custom clutch line a cables.

The persistency paid off as Clint’s Civic took 1st place Warrior class. Clint says he couldn’t have done it witho sends many thanks to the Visaya family, the Pacheco some weekend fun!

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o including a Stage IV Competition Clutch with OEM and Clint installed the Hybrid Racing HD racing shifter

e in the 2012 Auto Value Super Show in the Weekend out the help and support of his family and friends and o family, his girlfriend and his kids. Now lets go have

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MAUI RACEWAY PARK

On Saturday, September 22nd, the Valley Isle Timing Association’s NHRA Championship Drag Racing ended early as the main generator quit just before the Pro Classes were to run.

The day wasn’t a total loss though as racers did get in some important Test-n-Tune runs as we near the end of the 2012 season and racers battle for the points lead. Veteran racer and photographer Bruce “Wheeler Dealer” Wheeler was on hand and got these great shots of some the action before the association called the race. Check out the October race on pages 22 and 23 and be sure to catch all the action at the 2012 Season Finals on November 16th & 17th.

There’ll be Pro Classes run each night and a Saturday night special “Iron Tree” trophy race. There’ll also be a special guest appearance on Saturday by Ron Capps, driver of the NAPA Auto Parts Fuel Funny Car. Friday Pro Classes start at 5:30pm. Saturday starts with test & tune at 2:30pm followed by the Pro Classes at 5:30.

General admission only $10, seniors and students $8 and keiki 10 and under are free! For more information visit them online @ www.mrp.org or call the MRP Hotline @ 808-281-1273 Photos by Bruce Wheeler

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The Valley Isle Timing Association presented NHRA Championship Drag Racing at Maui Raceway Park in Pu’unene on October 20th and the color for the day was hot pink in recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness month.

With just 2 races to go in the 2012 season, the racers were focused on going rounds with hopes of a championship.

In the Summit Racing Sportsman class the win went to Ivan Ho in his Camaro running a 13.177 on his 13.08 dial in to beat Tony Gaspar in the finals with his 13.169 on his 13.62 dial in.

In the Summit Racing Fast Gas 7.90 it was Scott Ehlart in his dragster over Joey Amoral in his roadster with Scott running an 8.286 on his 8.23 dial in to beat Joey’s 7.923 on his 7.90 dial in!

In the special Paradise Auto Parts “Fall Street” competition it was the battle of the tuners in the finals but it was Jason Quiocho in his Honda over Sherwin Galiza in his Civic! The Fall Street was a win-win for everyone as the Fall Street competition was designed to get the racers off the street and on the track. Congrats to all!

Next race is the 2012 Season Finals on November 16 & 17 with special guest appearance by NHRA Funny Car Driver, Ron Capps! Don’t miss this one! www.mrp.org or MRP Hotline @ 808-281-1273 Photos by Bruce Wheeler

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Aloha racers and fellow car enthusiasts!

By the time you read this, October’s event will already have taken place - and the results will be on our NEW website, on our Facebook page and in Hawaii Motorhead’s November issue. But I will tell you about our September 30 event!

The one thing you can count on with racing is “That NOTHING is ever the same!” And that means weather, track conditions, tire pressures, suspension, the condition you, the driver are in, etc. The variables go on and on. And even though you know the course and had a really good lap, you will NEVER EVER be able to duplicate it. And that is what makes racing so much fun. There’s always that element of chance - or luck - that keeps us glued to the action and coming back for more.

And it helps if your ride decides not to quit right before the action.

Yup, mechanical failure. Eventually it happens to everyone (or that’s what I keep telling myself!) My Miata decided to die ten feet from the waiver booth. So any dreams of placing 1st, 2nd or 3rd for the RTP Points Championship slowly disappeared. I actually placed second last year, right behind Micheal. Oh well - that’s racing. And that’s another nice thing about our club. There were too many people to mention here who attempted to revive my Miata. But the prize for perseverance goes to Ed Coykendall, who tried to the bitter end. I owe you a case of Red Stripes! And a big “Mahalo” to Ken’s Towing.

So, who was “fast driver” of the day? With near perfect conditions (with the usual touch of “light” Hilo precipitation,) Michael Oates claimed an untouchable time of 90.703. This added 10.000 points to Mike’s total. Some competitors suggested that Mike might have “missed” a cone or two on the course (doubtful!) or that it was an error with the timing system (unlikely with our brand new system!) Even Michael was surprised! Jim Hains placed 2nd (93.153) Brandon Wilk, 3rd (93.100) and Roy Whitney, 4th (95.988) The 2012 RTP Points Championship is still undecided. The leader is still Michael Oates with a points total of 59,200 (out of a possible 60,000.) Michael, who won the championship last year - is hoping do it again. He is followed by Roy Whitney (58,931) Brandon Wilk (58,844) and Margie Oates (56,688) As some of you know, Margie is our fastest wahine, Michael’s co driver AND his wife! Michael actually confided in me pre-race that he thought Margie would best his time with the intermittent “damp” track conditions, but that was not the case. There are still three (3) races remaining AND your best six times of the season are counted - so anything can happen!

Our next race is Sunday, November 25, 2012. So, come out & see us (spectators free!) or better yet, sign up to drive. Check us out on Facebook, www.bigislandscca.org or sign up at www.motorsportreg.com We’ll be looking for you!

“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

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Wurst Dam Car Show!

Yup! I did a double take when I first saw the name of this car show held each year at Bicentennial Park in Boulder City, Nevada.

The car show is sponsored by the Boulder City Sunrise Rotary and presented by the Boulder City Cruisin Association.

This year’s event was held on September 28th & 29th in conjunction with Wurstfest with the event kicking off with a Friday night cruise at the Bighorn Restaurant and Lounge with music, entertainment and dinner specials. Saturdays car show featured raffle prizes, live and silent auctions, more music and entertainment and 40 top awards. Mahalo to Randall “Lugnut” Connell for the photos. The Wurst Dam Car Show should be one for your list of “Best Dam Car Shows” to attend. See you next year!

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Randall “Lugnut” Connell

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Ron Capps raced his way to his 5th Funny Car win of the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series

with his win at the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 28th.

With just one race remaining, Capps’ win in Vegas cut the points leader, and his teammate Jack Beckman’s lead to just 4 points. The veteran driver of the NAPA Auto Parts funny car has finished second in the race for the championship 3 times in his career and hopes this is the year he gets that elusive win.

In Top Fuel, Bob Vandergriff earned his second Top Fuel victory defeating 7-time world champion Tony Schumacher in the final round.

Series points leader Antron Brown lost in round 1 to Al-Anabi Racing’s Khalid alBalooshi, while Spencer Massey, who is currently third in the points, was defeated by Vandergriff in the quarterfinals. So with the runner-up finish, Schumacher has moved to second overall just 65 points back of the leader Antron Brown.

So, it comes down to wire, the season finals at Pomona for both Funny Car and Top Fuel, at the AAA Auto continues on page 31

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Club Finals, November 8-11.

In Pro Stock, Allen Johnson stretched his lead going into the Finals at Pomona with his sixth win of the series and the 15th of his career with his win in the final round over Vincent Nobile. The win increased his Countdown to the Championship points lead to 126 over the defending champion Jason Line.

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson rider Eddie Krawiec raced his way to his 9th win of the season defeating Matt Smith in the finals and increased his lead to 111 over Andrew Hines who lost in second round.

The NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship season finale, the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, is set for November 8-11th and it’ll be a nail bitter for sure. For more information visit www.nhra.com. Mahalo nui to David Allio for the great photos!

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SPEEDWAY

October 20th the Hilo Motor Speedway ran its October points race at their dirt oval track, the Southern most speedway in the USA! The day ended early when Mother Nature rained on the mains, but there was still plenty of action during the morning heats to have the fans up on their feet as drivers battled for the top spot in their prospective classes with just 2 more races to go in the 2012 season.

New officers were also voted in and here’s a look at your new Board of Directors to wrap up the 2012 season and the 2013 season that starts in February.

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Board of Directors President, Ed Miner Vice President, Tony Hensley Treasurer, Steve Bagenstose Secretary, Gema Newman Associate Board of Directors Robert Subica Ken Antonio John Aiken The 2012 Season Finale is set for Saturday, November 17 at the Hilo Motor Speedway next to the Hilo Drag Strip. Gates open at 8am, racing starts at 10am.

General admission is $6, kids under 12 are FREE!!! For m ore information visit HMSA online at www.hilomotorspeedway.com or Facebook @ HiloMotorSpeedwayAssociation.

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Peggy Sue’s Car Show Maui

Bruce Wheeler Photos

Peggy Sue’s is a 50’s-style diner in Kihei, Maui that serves up delicious burgers and fries, shakes, sandwiches, salads and ice cream! And if anyone ever needed another excuse to visit the world famous Peggy Sue’s, it would be their 17th Annual Classic Car Show!

Sunday, September 30th the parking lot at Azeka II Shopping Center was stuffed full of eye candy with hot rods, classics, trucks and motorcycles. There was live music, games and tons of prizes.

The annual show benefits the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Maui and all vehicles 1982 & older qualified for the special Big Brothers Big Sisters Award.

Maui photographer Bruce “Wheeler Dealer” Wheeler was on hand to give us a look at all the beautiful rides from around the Valley Isle. Many of the car clubs including the Maui Classic Cruisers and the Valley Isle Corvette Club also came out in big numbers to support this great event! It’s one of Maui’s best, hope to see you there next year! Visit Peggy Sue’s in person whenever you’re on Maui. Or visit them on-line at www.peggysues-maui.com and on Facebook @ Peggy-Sues-Maui

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Smashing Out Cancer at Kalaeloa Raceway Park

Nick Latulip Photos

There’s always something exciting going on at Kalaeloa Raceway Park on Oahu and on Saturday, October 20th, KRP’s Cruise Night had everybody revin’!

The night included a Lowrider Hop, Tug-O-War & Burnout Competition. A car show, live entertainment and a Ladies Booty Contest!

But it was all the Pink that had everybody going crazy with the 2nd Annual “Smash Out Cancer” Demolition Derby in support of breast cancer awareness month. Crash‘Em and Bash‘Em for a cause. Business sponsored cars all in pink bashed their way through the mud battling for the win as last one standing (or moving). One of the cars even caught on fire! Dita Holifield, Bryan Gray and the KHCM Party Animal Crew hosted the demolition derby half time show.

And oh yah, they’ll be talking about this one for a while!

The car show had something for everyone with cars, trucks and motorcycles. There were also a nice handful of stock cars on display. The stock car racing starts this month at KRP and needless to say the racers are excited. And we are too. Look for coverage each month in Hawaii Motorhead Magazine.

For more information on events KRP visit them online at www.kalaeloaracewaypark.com or on Facebook @ KalaeloaRacewayPark

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VW EVENT

BUGORAMA L V M S

The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway played host to BUGORAMA again this year featuring the Pro Mod Nationals on Saturday, October 20.

The event included an all VW Car Show, ¼ Mile Drag Racing, lots of vendors in Vendor Row and a big Swap Meet.

Laying down the fastest time of the weekend for the win in Top Eliminator was California’s Dave Folts with an 8.053 @ 134.36mph over runner up Doug Harvey who ran a 9.528 @ 113.04mph.

In the Pro Turbo class it was Micah Adams with a 9.845 pass @ 144.83mph to beat Anthony Hernds to the stripe with his 9.900 @ 135.12mph.

Then the Pro Mods took to the strip and Eric Calabrese laid down the big number running an 8.597 @ 164.89mph to best 2012 BRS Points leader Jon Schweers in the finals. Get the full results and 2012 points standing at www.bugoramaracingseries.com On November 11th BUGORAMA heads to Firebird Raceway in Chandler, Arizona with the Santan VW BUGORAMA and the Finals of the BUGORAMA Racing Series. For all the scoops, visit www.bugorama.com Photos courtesy of Randall “Lugnut” Connell.

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MOTOCROSS

The 808 MX/ATV Association hosted its 8th race of the season on October 21, 2012 at their Hilo MX/ATV Facility next to the drag strip. Great weather and a great turn out of racers, especially with the kids has a lot of folks excited that the 808 MX/ATV program is on the grow again!

808 MX/ATV sends “a huge thank you to Hawthorne and DC Towing for loaning and mobilization of the skid steer & Business Services Hawaii for the backhoe... helps so much in track prep! MAHALO!�

The next races are scheduled on Saturday, November 17, 2012 & Saturday, December 15, 2012. For more information or entry forms visit them on Facebook @ 808 MX / ATV Association, email them @ 808mxatvassociation@gmail.com, or call them @ (808) 896-6266.

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OCTOBER 21, 2012 RACE RESULTS 50cc (B) Beginners 7-9 yrs: 1- #808 Israel Mahi 50cc (A) Advanced 7-9 yrs: 1- #277 Skylar Joyce 50cc Open 4-9 yrs: 1- #277 Skylar Joyce 65cc Dirtbike Open 7-11 yrs: 1- #777 Jayden Pelanca 2- #22 Quainton Babas 85cc Dirtbike 9-16 yrs: 1- #319 Colt Coakley 2- #8 Dylan-Paul Torres-Salvador 3- #38 AnaRay Pankey 4- #12 Mason Kron Supermini Dirtbike 10-15yrs: 1- #8 Dylan-Paul Torres-Salvador Schoolboy Dirtbike 13-17 yrs: 1- #120 Keegan Whaley 2- #317 Colby Coghill Dirtbike 125cc 2str. - 250cc 4str. Novice: 1- #95 Tyler Vasconcellos 2- #8 Logan Gregory 3- #39 Caleb Pankey Dirtbike 125cc 2str. - 250cc 4str. Amateur: 1- #231 Reese Mills-Richardson 2- #6 Jade Leitner 3- #145 Vernon Demello 4- #924 Steve Haskill 5- #K Kelly Krall Dirtbike 125cc 2str. - 250cc 4str. Expert: 1- #83 Kai Mukai 2- #120 Keegan Whaley 3- #317 Colby Coghill Dirtbike 250cc 2str. - 450 4str. Novice: 1- #39 Caleb Pankey 2- #95 Tyler Vasconcellos Dirtbike 250cc 2str. - 450cc 4 str. Amateur: 1- #231 Reese Mills-Richardson 2- #69 Todd Gregory 3- #8 Logan Gregory Dirtbike 250cc 2str. - 450cc 4str. Expert: 1- #83 Kai Mukai 2- #120 Keegan Whaley 3- #70 Chris Byram 4- #238 John Lopez Dirtbike Vet Class 30 yrs and up: 1- #13 Mikey Salvador 2- #145 Vernon Demello

Dirtbike Masters Class 40 yrs and up: 1- #70 Phil Oveland 2- #6 Jade Leitner 3- #69 Todd Gregory 4- #K Kelly Krall 5- #238 John Lopez 6- #924 Steve Haskill 7- #39 Paul Pankey Vintage Dirtbike: 1- #77 Tony Joyce 50cc Quad: 1- #010 Ashtin Pa’ahana 2- #33 Kamaili Kalawe 90cc Quad: 1- #57 Jadie Sanborn 2- #67 Jayden Sanborn 3- #010 Ashtin Pa’ahana 4- #78 Kobi Miller 5- #777 Jayden Pelanca 50-90cc Quad Open: 1- # 67 Jayden Sanborn 2- #57 Jadie Sanborn 3- #777 Jayden Pelanca 4- #010 Ashtin Pa’ahana 5- #78 Kobi Miller 6- #33 Kamaili Kalawe 7- #221 Cierra Pila 8- #83 Kaeley Kalawe 9- #11 Chris Babas Schoolboy Quad 1- #2 Chansen Pila Quad B Amateur 16 yrs and up: 1- #77 Eddie Wayne 2- #55 David Joseph 3- #5 Helena Brandfors Quad A Expert 16 yrs and up: 1- #30 Jake Kron 2- #11 Kevin Gardner 3- #22 Clarence Pila Quad Open 16 yrs and up: 1- #11 Kevin Gardner 2- #30 Jake Kron 3- #22 Clarence Pila 4- #77 Eddie Wayne 5- #55 David Joseph Wahine Quad 1- #5 Helena Brandfors

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It’s not often you hear of “Barn Finds” in Hawaii. For one, we don’t have many barns!

Two, there are even fewer barns with classic iron stashed away inside. So you can imagine our surprise when Denny and April Duquette, owners of Island Performance & Off Road in Kona, and certified Mopar Maniacs told us they had found a 1970 Cuda, in a barn on the Big Island! Well here are the pix to prove it.

In this 4 part series we’ll follow along as April turns this dusty barn find into a prize catch.

After loading it on the flatbed hauler and getting it to their shop, April & Denny started tearing it down and throwing ideas around for the build. April would also take the lead on the build doing much of the work, ordering the parts and getting her hands dirty. Since the body was in really good shape with the exception of dings and dents from sitting in the barn for so many years having things fall on it and stacked on it, April decided to start with the drive train.

The original 440, trans and rear were removed and Denny did a complete rebuilt of the motor. New pistons, bearings, rods and a Mopar 306 solid roller cam with gear drive. The 915 heads now sport Crane roller rockers and the long block is topped with a dual quad manifold and dual 500 CFM Edelbrock carbs.

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A Mallory ignition provides the Mopar muscle with plenty of fire to burn all that fuel, and 2” primary ceramicoat headers and custom exhaust help the big horsepower fish breath.

The 4 speed trans has a Zoom clutch, Passon Performance Slick Shift syncros and the original Hurst Pistol Grip shifter. The Dana 60 rear end has been shortened 3” to accommodate the custom wheels April picked out and also is stuffed with Dutchman axels, 4:10 ring & pinion and a Sure Grip posi. And April installed the SSBC disc brakes at all fours.

The bodywork and paint is in the hands of Jessie Araki and his team at D&L Painting in Kona. Tune in next month when April’s Project Cuda should be out of the paint booth and then on to reassembly with a boatload of performance parts and accessories.

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