Ten pages of posts. That speaks volumes. Clay City was a hellava lot of fun and says alot about Rob...............even if he is a poser. Is it becoming THE east coast race?
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| Author: | Rick Covalt [ Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:09 pm ] |
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I can't get the link to work? |
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| Author: | 62 alum [ Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:00 pm ] |
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Bert and I enjoyed looking at some great cars and some great racing saturday.but man was it cold and we were unable to attend sunday. Sorry I missed you Lou, I will be ready for Kearney or Cedar Falls next year. Good Time |
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| Author: | wvenable [ Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Hats off!!!!!! |
Ten pages of posts. That speaks volumes. Clay City was a hellava lot of fun and says alot about Rob...............even if he is a poser. Is it becoming THE east coast race?
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| Author: | Rick Covalt [ Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:17 pm ] |
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Quote: Is it becoming THE east coast race?
I think our Mason Dixon race has had the largest car counts on the East side the last two years. We had 16 cars this year. And last year we had 14 I believe. I am gonna beat the bushes to have 20 cars in 2012. You need to come East and bring Rob!  I think Clay City had the largest ever car count on the east Coast some years back. With Rob's hard work, and if he can get a couple of his cars running, Clay City may hit 20 cars too!! Let's hope so. Hope to bring the whole Covalt Clan next year. 3 maybe 4 cars!!Rick 
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| Author: | racinkain [ Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | photos? |
Link not working. Anyone have photos? |
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| Author: | Rob Simmons [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:51 am ] |
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Quote: Bert and I enjoyed looking at some great cars and some great racing saturday.but man was it cold and we were unable to attend sunday. Sorry I missed you Lou, I will be ready for Kearney or Cedar Falls next year.
Hey Gene! We're glad you made it out! Sorry there wasn't any "hangin' out under the big shade trees" as promised. Good Time  Everyone kinda hunkered down to keep warm on Saturday. Did you get a chance to talk to many of the other Slant 6 racers? I was chasing my tail so much I couldn't keep track.  Quote: Clay City was a hellava lot of fun.... Is it becoming THE east coast race? Quote: I think Clay City had the largest ever car count on the east Coast some years back.
Yes, Clay City used to be THE East Coast race. It still holds the record on the East Coast with 24 cars in 2002!  Rick definitely has Mason-Dixon running as the top East Coast race these days.  We'll see what we can do to get Clay City back to its former glory. Quote: Link not working. Anyone have photos?
I'll ask Elaine for copies of the ones she posted on Facebook. Here's a Link to the ones I took. My starting line photography is severely lacking, but I got quite a few in the staging lanes. http://imageshack.us/g/18/gedc0225.jpg/ I'll embed some of the images here later with captions. I asked the track photographer to get pics of the cars on the starting line on Sunday and had him send me shots of the Winner and Runner Up. He's "old school" and just does prints, so I couldn't review anything or buy rights to digital photos. I'll post his contact info soon so that folks can contact him if needed. |
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| Author: | charles [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:38 am ] |
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Just wanted to tell everybody that my family had a great time at Clay City. Talking with all the racers makes me wish I was racing and brings back alot of memories. My next trip to Clay City I will bring long pants and shoes, not shorts and flip flops. Rob, I know you put alot of work in this and if I can help in any way,.................call me!! Charles, Little Charles , Chris, Jenny |
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| Author: | Rob Simmons [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:56 am ] |
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Hey Charles! You all coming to Clay City really touched me! We were all glad you came! Yeah, you were definitely dressed for warmer weather! I'll see what I can do about the weather for next year. Please plan on coming to the Reunion/Banquet this year if you can. It will be in February. We'll try to lock in plans as early as possible to give everyone time to plan. I'm gonna call you even if I don't need anything!
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| Author: | racinkain [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Charles |
It was great to see you again and meet your nice family. Bring a race car to next time you come! |
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| Author: | Rob Simmons [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Some pics |
Here are some more pics. I added the pics Elaine Foster posted on Facebook to my photo album in the link above. Awesome Reunion with the Myers, Hambys and Fosters! I think this is what gave Ron Hamby the idea of a Banquet / Reunion.  Beautiful sunset behind Ryan Covalt's Dart  Ryan & Whitney Covalt used the Clay City race as part of their 7 year anniversary vacation trip. It was great to have them there! Next year we need the whole Covalt Clan at Clay City!  Meril & Ella Bruner have celebrated a few more than 7 happy years together. They are always a joy to be around. Rodney & Alanna Hargis were smiling despite the cold on Saturday and having Larry Chesney put Rodney on the trailer. They are a dedicated racing family.  What!? You want to see some cars? Okay, fine! Here ya go! Ryan Covalt won the race on Saturday in this beautiful '72 Dart Swinger running a 4 speed! He was wickedly consistent running 15.10-15 all weekend. He and Whitney towed an enclosed trailer with their ATV all the way from Pennsylvania and spent a week prior to the race enjoying some time off while celebrating their 7 year anniversary.  Bob Rogers was the promoter of the Clay City race for many years, but never actually raced with us! Well, now he's back with this beautiful '68 Valiant and having a blast racing and visiting with old friends.  This is Rodney Hargis' '62 Lancer named "Grasshopper" that he has driven to two National Championships!  Here's Larry Chesney's '64 Dart that he has run for many years. He was able to dash Rodney's hopes of a third National Championship by putting him out first round both days.  This is the Scamp that Norm Foster thrashed on to make it to Clay City. It belongs to his grandson Logan. Once Logan moves back a little closer they'll have some fun wrenchin' sessions together working on this one.  I'll put more in another post. Stand by...
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| Author: | Rob Simmons [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Even more pictures! :-) |
You asked for it! Here are some more... Ron Hamby's '66 Dart that has taken him to 3 National Championships!!  Lukus Bruner's '62 Valiant "Half Hemi". Meril built this car many years ago. Lukus has taken up most of the welding in the Bruner shop lately. Need a roll cage...?  This '80 Dodge Ram 50 Pick 'Em Up Truck is another one of Meril's creations. He named it "Funny Truck" because he moved the wheelbase around like the first altered wheelbase Mopars back in the day!  The other Pick 'Em Up Truck racing with us at Clay City was yet another one of Meril and Lukus' creations. This is the original "Slantkoda" now belonging to Lou Madsen. He rolled in Sunday morning just in time to unload all the tires/wheels he hauled down for me and go right to staging for time trials. He was in such a hurry he didn't even bother to take off his helmet as he added oil after his drive down from VA. No, he didn't drive all the way from VA with the helmet on. (Did you Lou? ) Here's a better look at Meril's "Funny Truck" that carried him to the win on Sunday. Take a close look at the front fender and length of the bed in front of the rear tire... "Funny Truck" indeed!  Inquiring minds wanted to know about the damage to Ron and Kay Hamby's Dart on Saturday. Hopefully just a couple burnt wires and a good clean up and they'll be ready to rumble again!  Greg Ondayko was a happy man Sunday when his "Ruster" Valiant picked up exactly 2/10ths right off the trailer in the good Clay City air! He went on to Runner Up on Sunday too!  The Ladies of Slant 6 Racing at Clay City 2011! A lot of smiling faces in the nice warm RV. They kept everyone supplied with warm vittles all weekend! Thank you ladies!!  The GodsRods Duster II Thrash!!    Almost done. A few action shots next... |
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| Author: | Rick Covalt [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | pics! |
Thanks for the pics Rob. Rick |
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| Author: | Rob Simmons [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Action shots!! |
Okay,... "Action Shots" might be stretching it a little bit. My starting line photography skills are somewhat (okay, severely) lacking, but here are a few shots of cars actually moving (kinda). Ryan Covalt and Greg Ondayko in the burnout box:  Rodney Hargis launching his '62 Lancer:  Meril's "Funny Truck" all twisted up on the launch from the brutal torque of that Leaning Tower of Power.  Ron Hamby and Bob Rogers pulling up to the line:  The 2 basically stock cars at Clay City this year. Courtney Bruner in Gary's '64 Valiant and Norm Foster in his grandson Logan's Scamp:  Look at that launch!! Do I see air under that front tire!? Awesome!!  Larry Chesney and Ryan Covalt gettin' ready to go at it:  That's about the best I've got. Anyone else have any to share? |
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| Author: | Mrs.pj225 [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:39 pm ] |
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Looks like some very nice cars! also...........looks very cold. |
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| Author: | Rob Simmons [ Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:32 am ] |
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Quote: Looks like some very nice cars! also...........looks very cold.
Very nice cars indeed!It was a wee bit nippy on Saturday. The "Sunny and cold" forecast changed to "Cloudy and colder..."
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