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MnChallengers – Northfield Cruise – August 2010

We had 12 cars on our cruise to Northfield on Saturday for Nick Sinclairs 5th Annual “Low Brow High Octane” event. Not bad considering most of the club went to Rock Falls with Midwest Mopars for the club fun run day. Maybe next year we can crash Rock Falls during the MWM event and join in on some race day action.

I didn’t know how many Challengers would make the event so I opened the cruise up to some friends with classic muscle cars. We met at O’Reilly’s in Lakeville near Buck Hill, talked about cars as we waited for more cars, then hit the cruise with tires spinning out of the lot. In my excitement to line up with Ian in his 71 Challenger I missed our turn. Ian spanked me at launch as I spun my tires. I’ve never raced anyone before so I didn’t feel bad. We hit Northfield at 5pm as planned, parked our cars, checked out the cars, grabbed a bite to eat and had a great time. Looking forward to the next event.

Cheers,
Steve

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MnChallengers – Hastings Meet – August 2010

When I woke up this morning to rain, I thought this might be the first event with low attendance. I was so wrong. The weather forecast went from bad to good around 11am. And what a wonderful day it was. When I pulled into O’Reilly’s we already had 12 cars on site waiting to get started. By random chance, a Challenger drove by the store, saw all the cars and came back to see what was up. Within a few minutes, he was in on the festivities. We left the parking lot with 15 cars for the cruise. That is a respectable number for clubs four times our size. Very cool. After a quick stop on the frontage road for a photo we were off to Hastings. I think we hit a red light at every intersection but that was good because we never had any issues with breaking the pack.

We pulled into Hastings a little early so we took the cars for a pass down main street and back before parking at Haley’s Fireplace Store. The general manager pulled in when we arrived and said we could park in front of the store in the grass. I about fell over when he said this. We had fantastic parking. I placed the first few cars where I wanted them and before I knew it everyone was parked and we looked well placed in front of the store. When Wolfy broke out the banner and got it up on the deck behind the cars, it was icing on the cake. I’ve been doing the club thing for a long time. Let me tell you, we looked good.

After some socializing we were off to trek the nine blocks, up hill, to Green Mill. They had a banquet room reserved for us and the waitress did well adapting to our party of 30 people instead of the planned 15-20. The food was great and the service was timely. I look forward to doing more events at this location.

Once checks were paid, we were off to trek back to our cars. People socialized, chatted with spectators, hung out and made way to main street to see the cars. We had a great time. Thanks to all who made this such a nice event. Watch your email for details on the next meet.

Cheers,
Steve

MnChallengers – Hastings Meet – Saturday August 7th

UPDATE: CRUISE ADDED

CRUISE: Members have voiced interest in a cruise so I have added one for the Hastings meet. We’ll meet at 3pm at O’Reilly’s in Lakeville and cruise to Hastings as a group. I’ve driven this route numerous times. It’s scenic and will provide a few opportunities for head-to-head fun. O’Reilly’s is located on the south side of Buck Hill on the frontage road. Take 35W south to Hwy 46 exit. Take two rights and you will see O’Reilly’s.

CRUISE LOCATION: O’Reily’s (Frontage Road – South of Buck Hill)
CRUISE TIME: 3PM

O’REILY’S MAP: LINK

WHEN: Saturday August 7th
TIME: 4PM – 8PM
WHAT: Club Meet & Dinner at Hastings Cruise-In
WHO: Anyone who owns a challenger (New or Old)

DETAILS: We have reserved parking at the fireplace store on west side of 61, one block south of main street. The owner has asked that we arrive at 4pm. Green Mill has reserved space for us at 5pm for dinner. That leaves us with an hour to talk shop, check out some cars and enjoy a short six block walk up the hill to the restaurant. After dinner we’ll walk back down the hill to main street and enjoy the spectacle that is this show. The show will peak between 6pm and 7pm making our schedule for the evening near perfect.

RSVP: Please respond via email to let me know if your planning to attend.

RESERVED PARKING:
Haley’s Comfort Systems
122nd West 3rd Street
Hastings, MN
MAP

DINNER:
Green Mill
909 Vermillion Street
Hastings, MN
MAP

EVENT DISCUSSION: Challengertalk.COM

MnChallengers – Car Craft Summer Nationals

Good times. Thanks to all that participated, held down the fort, reserved the space, talked shop and hung out in one of the best spots on the fairgrounds. I had a great time and look forward to our next event coming up on August 7.

Thank you mnpoolman for buying the orange caution cones for the club!

MnChallengers – T-Shirt – Reserve Yours Today!

The NEW MnChallengers t-shirt will arrive from silk screen on June 5th. Nick Sinclair from SinclairHotRods drew up the design for us. Thank you to two of our members for stepping up with the cash to buy shirts from the screener.

Reserve yours today by sending a PM to MnHotRod at Challengertalk. Quantity’s are limited.

Let me know size, color and quantity.

SIZE: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL
COLOR: Black or Grey
PRICE: $15 Add $3 for 3XL & 4XL
SHIPPING: Add $5 for Shipping

AVAILABILITY – 17 TOTAL:
BLACK FRONT: 2-XL
BLACK BACK: 1-M, 5-XL, 1-2XL
GREY BACK: 1-M, 2-XL
BLUE FRONT: 1-XL
BLUE BACK: 2-L, 2-XL

RESERVED – 4 TOTAL:
MnPoolMan – (1) Black 2XL (1) Grey 2XL
Kirbs – (1) Black XL (1) Grey XL

SOLD – 29 TOTAL:
MnHotRod – (1) Black L (1) Grey L
Deep Water – (2) Black L (1) Black 3XL
Wolffy – (1) Grey XL (1) Grey M (1) Black XL (1) Black M
Tremple – (1) Grey XL
Jonghor – (2) Black XL
Dakota Dirk – (2) Black XL (1) Blue L
B5SRT86spd – (1) Black M (1) Grey L
kbeiker – (1) Grey 3XL
rdr – (1) Blue L
BobT – (1) Black 3XL (1) Grey 2XL (1) Grey XL
Ian – (2) Black L
Ian Daughter – (1) Black M
Glen – (2) Black L
Oklahoma – (1) Grey 3XL
Warrmon – (1) Unknown Color

MnChallengers – Meet & Greet – Jan 23

Time for our first, official meet and greet. I’ll be reserving space for us at Turtles in Shakopee. We can talk Challengers, eat some grub and drink some beverages. Have you made any mods yet? Time to share likes, dislikes, what are you going to do next. If you have photos or video, bring it along and we’ll figure out a way to display for entertainment.

My goal is assembling a group of people who like their Challengers. We can talk about forming an official club if there is interest and getting some cruises together this summer. I’m experienced with both so you guys can tell me what your interested in and we’ll see where this goes.

WHAT: MnChallengers Meet & Greet
WHEN: Saturday January 23rd
TIME: 11:30am to 1:30pm
WHERE: Turtles Bar & Grill (Shakopee)
MAP: See Turtles Website

Looks like we have nine people showing interest in the Meet & Greet thread on Challengertalk. Post up there if your interested in attending. Or just go and we’ll see you there!

Challengertalk Meeting Thread: LINK

INFORMAL LIST OF PEOPLE GOING:
MnHotRod
BobT
Dakota Dirk
moparjim71
SPP R/T
rdr
70challengerrt440
kirbs
DanDanthedrummerman
B5SRT86spd
Deep Water
Hemi370