Englishtown US Diesel Truckin Nationals Sept 19 2009

sooter · #1 06-24-2009, 10:19 PM

i know, it's early, but is anyone going to be heading down this year?

http://www.largecarmag.com/englishtown_01.htm

Jim · #2 06-24-2009, 10:35 PM

I usually go. You going Tom?

jdc753 · #3 06-24-2009, 11:07 PM

I was thinking of heading down that way too. Didn't see one scheduled for NED and I hear the Englishtown event is MUCH bigger.

Jim · #4 06-24-2009, 11:12 PM

ned should be on. its a 2 day show.

sooter · #5 06-24-2009, 11:16 PM

yeah, i went last year and loved it....waaaaay more fun than new england dragway's truck event. big rigs and pickups doing burnouts all day long with no repercussions in the parking lot

didn't see anyone from here there last time

97dodgectd · #6 06-25-2009, 12:39 AM

i hope to make it this year.

BlkRam1 · #7 06-25-2009, 12:51 AM

Speaking of this event, I spotted this yesterday coming up 91 pulling a matching trailer

Here is a few more.

Jim · #8 06-25-2009, 09:08 AM

Its incredible they work those trucks day in day out. Then to be able to go to a show with them the detailing time they must spend is unbelievable.

sooter · #9 06-25-2009, 09:10 AM

i couldn't believe how much money was in scrap metal with all of the seriously custom scrap metal trucks there...

jdc753 · #10 06-25-2009, 09:50 AM

I swear they didn't have the truck nationals listed last time I checked the schedule on the NED site, and now they got it

So when does the Official NETDP convoy to Englishtown thread get started

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Originally Posted by BlkRam1

Speaking of this event, I spotted this yesterday coming up 91 pulling a matching trailer

I have been drooling over that truck for quite a while, has tons of info and pictures of it over here, http://www.gotwheelbase.com/about.html Even plenty of pics proving its a working truck too which is plain incredible.

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Not a fan of the color but since AutoCar is no longer making anything but trash trucks I think these are one of my favorites, a nice heavy spec Volvo.

Speaking of the money in scrap metal have you seen the "Scrapliner" Tom? He was at NED last year and my buddy has been telling me about the truck for a while now. Has gullwing doors and a billion LED lights and all sorts of chrome all over it. He even had a tiny crushed car attached to the 5th wheel for the show too was pretty cool.

BlkRam1 · #11 06-25-2009, 11:02 AM

I thought I was the only one into real trucks

Im gonna find an old day cab Pete and use it for absolutely nothing but driving around

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You should see that thing rollin, its simply awesome at how long it is, and it still looked show ready.
http://www.eastcoastlargecars.com/go...s/DSC00103.JPG

Original Cummins twins

jdc753 · #12 06-25-2009, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by BlkRam1

I thought I was the only one into real trucks

Im gonna find an old day cab Pete and use it for absolutely nothing but driving around

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You should see that thing rollin, its simply awesome at how long it is, and it still looked show ready.

Haha, I have thought the same exact thing for years lol, figure if I had a big rig I would just go out cruising around as if it were a harley, boy would that be an expensive joy ride lol 8mpg diesel versus 40mpg premium lol. But would be soo worth it.

I would love to see it in person, probably much of the reason I wanna go to Englishtown. Its amazing that he works that truck, I dunno how they can keep them soo clean gotta take days just to polish them up like they do.

It's a bit out of the norm but I think my joy riding truck would be something like this. Not as ratty as this one but nice cleaned up and polished. I just like the classic Autocars

Either that or a nice tandem axle B model would be sweet.

Here is the Scrapliner

Nother one of my favorites

Dang now I wish it were september already lol

Sootin · #13 06-25-2009, 11:39 AM

I went last year and it was awesome. I'll most likely be going this year too

BlkRam1 · #14 06-25-2009, 01:16 PM

That Autocar is sweet, had a kid that lived in Bolton that built a single axle AutoCar with a transplanted non boosted garbage truck engine, he drove it as a daily driver straight piped

man that thing sounded sick, he put a flat bed on it, he hung out a few houses down from me about 4 years ago, havent seen him or the truck in a while.

A few of my favorites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te267...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTeGZdybsrQ

jdc753 · #15 06-25-2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BlkRam1

That Autocar is sweet, had a kid that lived in Bolton that built a single axle AutoCar with a transplanted non boosted garbage truck engine, he drove it as a daily driver straight piped

man that thing sounded sick, he put a flat bed on it, he hung out a few houses down from me about 4 years ago, havent seen him or the truck in a while.

A few of my favorites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te267...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTeGZdybsrQ

Thats awesome, had to be loud as hell setup like that. Friend of my dads runs a fairly good sized excavating business and all they run are Autocars, I think the newest is from 86' not the cleanest of trucks but pure brutes, I think all of them are setup with 70k rears in them. I think one of them is a 68' or something and still running and working, back when they had the needle nose front end on them. He still has an old B model pulling a dump trailer too.

Is it sad that I didn't have to let those video's load to know what they were from just the titles

I really REALLY want to get up to Quebec to see this someday, still trying to figure out when and where it is, but its on my list of places to someday go, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlELm...eature=related

BlkRam1 · #16 06-25-2009, 05:03 PM

Thats Cam Drag, its gonna be in July again im pretty sure, its only in Montreal, not a long trip, 4.5 hours from me, 91 N to I think 80 or 81 to Montpelier VT, then cross the border for about another 45 minutes, thats the trip we need to make

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http://www.elrodeo.com/en/news/

BlkRam1 · #17 06-25-2009, 05:08 PM

This Autocar has your name all over it

http://www.commercialtrucktrader.com...otos/92212989/

jdc753 · #18 06-25-2009, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BlkRam1

Thats Cam Drag, its gonna be in July again im pretty sure, its only in Montreal, not a long trip, 4.5 hours from me, 91 N to I think 80 or 81 to Montpelier VT, then cross the border for about another 45 minutes, thats the trip we need to make

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http://www.elrodeo.com/en/news/

Thats not a bad ride at all. I am definitely gonna have to remember that date, coming up fast too by the looks of it.

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This Autocar has your name all over it

http://www.commercialtrucktrader.com...otos/92212989/

That is a pretty nice looking one for sure. Got a few other things I need long before I get a toy that big though lol. Either that or convince dad he needs a lowbed truck.

97dodgectd · #19 06-26-2009, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by BlkRam1

Thats Cam Drag, its gonna be in July again im pretty sure, its only in Montreal, not a long trip, 4.5 hours from me, 91 N to I think 80 or 81 to Montpelier VT, then cross the border for about another 45 minutes, thats the trip we need to make

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http://www.elrodeo.com/en/news/

the stuff us diesel heads would wanna watch is saturday and sunday in the 1ST week in august actually because im pretty sure my brother is going to this with his crazy canadian girlfriend.

sooter · #20 06-26-2009, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by jdc753

Speaking of the money in scrap metal have you seen the "Scrapliner" Tom? He was at NED last year and my buddy has been telling me about the truck for a while now. Has gullwing doors and a billion LED lights and all sorts of chrome all over it. He even had a tiny crushed car attached to the 5th wheel for the show too was pretty cool.

yeah, i remember the crushed car, but i don't remember the truck that much...

i loved the Guida family trucks all black and daily (scrap) workers.... like i asked: where's the money in scrap? wow

jdc753 · #21 06-26-2009, 09:51 AM

I can't see those trucks going in an out of scrap yards, at least the ones I know. Wow, nothing better than a beautiful working truck though. Wonder if they are still making good money now with the price of scrap being ya down from a few years ago.

Oh and I just looked on Englishtowns schedule and they have it listed for Saturday the 19th. Now marked on my calendar, definitely looking forward to getting down there.

sooter · #22 06-26-2009, 09:56 AM

here's one of them pulling into a show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtOwv...eature=related

richie acosta (with the black pete) has a boatload of videos on youtube

i think the Guida's own a recycling facility and don't just do trucking...i would bet a lot of the other scrap companies there are/have the same

jdc753 · #23 06-26-2009, 10:09 AM

come to think of it. I think I remember 2 of them at Epping last year. They were driving through the pits when everyone was getting ready, I don't remember them parked over by the truck show section though but I do remember a pair of really nice black day cabs pulling some very nice matching dump trailers.

Jim · #24 06-26-2009, 11:07 AM

We certainly will have to organize a convoy when this gets a little closer

BlkRam1 · #25 06-26-2009, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 97dodgectd

the stuff us diesel heads would wanna watch is saturday and sunday in the 1ST week in august actually because im pretty sure my brother is going to this with his crazy canadian girlfriend.

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sooter · #26 06-26-2009, 08:33 PM

yeah, if you guys want to meet up on the way down that would be cool. gotta represent for the northeast. i think next time i'll go into the racers area and just not race rather than being in the parking lot..

therabbittree · #27 06-28-2009, 08:12 PM

englishtown is great show..i really want to to the candian show /races one year we need to plan that out ahead of time..I hear the towns hotels /motels and local campgrounds get booked up almost 1 yr in advance...plus if you do amap quest or something similar its WAY the heck up north.. long trim ..not as far as tenn ha but far... count me in on Englishtown!
Thanks
dEo

therabbittree · #28 06-28-2009, 08:38 PM

Notre-Dame-du-Nord
http://www.elrodeo.com/en/lodging/access-map/
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?1c=Derb...482269&2v=CITY

14 HOURS 31 Mins 738 Miles from Derby, CT to Notre-Dame-du-Nord, QC
Thats a long weekend! and a decent fuel bill

Reference Muncie, IN is 13hrs and 775 miles from Derby, CT ..mapquest ..etc

6BT-Dakota · #29 07-21-2009, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sooter

i know, it's early, but is anyone going to be heading down this year?

http://www.largecarmag.com/englishtown_01.htm

FYI it is Saturday, September 19th

lieutlamson · #30 07-23-2009, 12:02 AM

Id like to go again this year. A couple years ago I went and competed and had a good time. However the line to get into the pit area was long and it seems like all the company trucks block off an entire area leaving the racers to park anywhere they can find a spot. After every run I had to find somewhere else it seemed. Also at one point the pit area was so backed up racers were backed up onto the track which delayed the racing...I dont know if they have changed anything. Definetly a different world in New Jersey than New England...

sooter · #31 07-23-2009, 12:33 AM

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Definetly a different world in New Jersey than New England...

yeah..the girls actually take care of themselves down there!

there was some chaos last year in the pits trying to fit everyone in, but it sounds like it was a little smoother than when you were there.

CT2500 · #32 07-23-2009, 01:05 AM

deo that would be a asome trip seen all the vids on youtube.only problem they all speak french LOL!!!

BlkRam1 · #33 07-23-2009, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by CT2500

deo that would be a asome trip seen all the vids on youtube.only problem they all speak french LOL!!!

I have been to the area a bunch of times, lets just say the night time entertainment mixed with the days activities will make for a great trip next year, plane early as all the hotels will be booked.

jdc753 · #34 07-23-2009, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by BlkRam1

I have been to the area a bunch of times, lets just say the night time entertainment mixed with the days activities will make for a great trip next year, plane early as all the hotels will be booked.

So does this mean a 2010 NETDP convoy to Canada???