Church Magazine features Kirk Jones Photography

The most recent edition of CHURCH Magazine “cars, not culture” is dedicated to the photography of Goodguys Gazette Editor-in-Chief and photographer Kirk Jones.

Church Magazine Cover shot by KIRK!

These photos were taken by Jones at several events across the nation at Goodguy’s Events and other Car Shows.

When asked how he felt about the latest issue, “are you kidding me, I’m honored” exclaimed Jones.

Check out the teaser spread at http://www.carsnotculture.com/usa/zine.htm

The “coffee table” style ‘zine is an all photo based magazine, perfect for you Hot Rod lovers out there. You can order a copy of the Kirk Jones issue right on the website Here.

Random Bits of Goodguys

A look at the Goodguys September…

• Peak Chicagoland Nationals is coming up! September 18, 19 &20, 2009. www.chicagolandnats.com

• September wraps up with the Great American Nationals September 25, 26 & 27. www.greatamericannats.com

• Blue Suede Cruise Photos now available! www.bluesudecruise.com. The full 400+ photo gallery, located under the “Purchase Photos” navigation link, will be live by Wednesday, September 10. Check Back!

• 49 states in 9 days! – Our friend Dave Schaub will be attempting to drive 49 states in 9 days starting 9.9.09! Dave is taking this amazing journey to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford. You can track his journey live at www.49in9.com

• Goodguys officially moves its eNewsletter / e-mail service to Constant Contact. Not a biggie I know, but this will help us improve our communication efforts with our members and fans alike. In fact, in migration I fixed over 250+ broken e-mails in the system and have received nice e-mails about getting the monthly newsletter again.

• The new Gazette is out and probably on your coffee table already. Being a photo person, one of my favorite things is seeing next months cover shot. Did you know we sneak you a photo in every monthly newsletter? If you missed September’s newsletter here’s a peek – You can sign-up now on the left hand side of the page at www.good-guys.com

That’s all for Part 1…

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Meadors Racing ‘69 Camaro Wins Sacramento Fox Hunt!

Marc Meadors and the Goodguys Racing team scored their second win of the season Saturday night, taking the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod class at Sacramento Raceway’s famed “Fox Hunt”. When the final score was settled late Saturday night, Meadors had defeated all comers in what turned out to be the quickest and fastest qualified field in the history of West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod competition.

It was an old school victory for the team similar to those of the match race days when teams barnstormed drag strips across the country, blowing in during the morning, qualifying and taking the event win at night. Meadors made his one and only qualifying run Saturday around lunch time, unloading a career best 6.275 @ 231.97 to qualify 4th. Post-run inspection yielded a burned up transmission requiring a lengthy pit thrash prior to opening round eliminations which Meadors survived by pedaling his way to a 6.718 victory over a red-lighting Bob Bunker Jr.

Using the alternate transmission which threw off the tune-up completely due to different gear ratios, Meadors yet again escaped with a semi-final victory, pedaling down track to defeat the ’55 Chevy of Jay Deidrich. In the final, lady luck was again riding shotgun in Meadors’ big silver Camaro as fellow finalist Scott Bailey instantly lost traction at the start of the race – giving Meadors an easy victory. He again pedaled all the way down track to post a final round time of a 6.950 @ 187.093 for the second win of his Pro Mod career.

In similar fashion to his last Sacramento Raceway outing back in July, Meadors got the jump on his competition off the line with superior reaction times each elimination round. “The Goodguys Racing Team keeps growing and growing this year,” Meadors said. “We didn’t have the right tune-up on the car after blowing the transmission. But I’m working hard on the ‘Tree and it’s paid off. My crew chief’s Jason Bunker and Jeff Accacian with crew member Andy Fereira worked together the best they could to patch it up and get me to the starting line and we prevailed. In racing you have to catch some lucky breaks and today was ours. I’m really proud of the team for our career best ET and speed. We are gonna be tough the rest of the year.”

For more on Meadors Racing, visit www.meadorsracing.com

Thanks to all the sponsors…Red Line Oil, Comp Cams and Goodguys Rod & Custom Association.

Walsh Boys Set New Record at Bonneville

Yes this story is published in Hot News and we don’t use this blog for that, but there is a direct connection to Goodguys and this story. Diane Walsh, longtime Goodguys employee, happens to know these record breakers very personally. The Walsh boys are her husband and son!

The News:
Long time Goodguys friends Tommy and Justin Walsh of Danville, showed ‘em how it’s done on the Bonneville Salt Flats last weekend during the annual Speed Week! On Saturday, August 8th behind the wheel of the naturally aspirated Mariani Farms family ’34 Ford A/GAS big block powered roadster, Justin shattered the class record of 236.741 running a stout 253.449!

Meanwhile, the Walsh’s other race car – the bright red 333 ’32 Ford roadster is being inducted into the Gold Coast Racing Association Hall of Fame the end of September. The Walsh boys have found much success at Bonneville over the years. The new record set this week brings their record run total up to 21!

Congratulations to the entire team.

Driving through 49 States in 9 Days for a good cause!

If you haven’t heard the word, Dave Schaub is preparing to go 49 states in 9 days! He’s tackling this amazing feat to raise money and awareness for the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford.

Dave is a long time Goodguy member and friend. When Dave mentioned this dream journey we were immediately on board. Public Relations director John Drummond has been on board since day one, working to get the news out about “49 in 9.” Goodguys Web developer Jacob Stansky also jumped on board by donating a website through his own company. Since then Dave has already raised more than $40,000 toward his $100,000 goal through donations and sponsorships (He is asking for just a penny a mile, or $98 for his 9,800 mile drive.)

Anyone can follow along with Dave, leading up to and during the journey, by visiting www.49in9.com. On the website you can check out Dave’s car, the route, donate online and read about the days leading up to the event on Dave’s blog. Dave will also carry a SPOT GPS tracking device which will allow to visitors and fans to follow Dave live on his journey through the website!

Check it all out at www.49in9.com

Pacific Northwest Nationals Photo Galleries Now Available!

2009 Pacific Northwest Nationals photo galleries now available! www.pacificnorthwestnats.com

3 galleries to view (600+ photos) – Event | Award Winners | Friday Night Drags

All photos for purchase are high-resolution quality prints shot by the Goodguys Photo crew at the event. Check ‘em out or take a shot home today!

3 Galleries with 1000+ Photos from the 2009 Goodguys Nationals just posted!

Yep 1000+ photos!

We organized the galleries into 3 categories:
• Event Photos (850+)
• Award Winners
• Street Challenge AutoCross Participators

You can also purchase any photo from the gallery!

View the Galleries Here

Introducing the Boss Snake – 2010 Grand Prize Giveaway Car!

Goodguys is proud to announce the 2010 Grand Prize Giveaway Car – the 1970 BOSS Snake. Boss Snake is a 429 Ford powered super muscle car designed by Kaucher Kustoms being built and assembled by Max-G Systems of Fogelsville, Pennsylvania. Max-G Systems is bringing new and innovative products and designs to the automotive aftermarket suspension industry led by their new Max-G Bolt-In Chromoly 4130N Aircraft Alloy chassis system. The BOSS Snake is a concept based on the ultra rare QuarterHorse Mustang of which there were only two prototypes ever built.

The car’s finish will be PPG/Goodguy yellow. It will feature a complete Max-G suspension system powered by a Jon Kaase-built 429 Ford hemi motor, custom one-off Intro Wheels and many other unique muscle car performance parts and accessories.

Conceived as a possible replacement for both the Boss 429 and Shelby Mustangs, the so-called QuarterHorse Mustangs were built from actual Boss 429 Mustangs by the Kar Kraft company in Brighton, Michigan. Also referred to as the “Composite” Mustang, it contained several different parts and pieces than the original BOSS 429 Mustangs. The body was standard 1970 Boss 429, the front clip was Shelby Mustang, less the hood scoops, and the dash was Cougar. The first Quarterhose, KK 2061, was painted Grabber Blue and was initially fitted with a Boss 429 engine. It was soon replaced with a 429 SCJ and sent to Hollywood to star with Burt Reynolds in a short-lived TV series called “Dan August”. The second Quarterhorse was Candy apple Red and was fitted with a 429 SCJ engine. Amazingly, both Quarterhorses survived the crusher and are in the hands of collectors.

Max-G will be at this year’s Great American Nationals (Sept 25-27 at Pocono Raceway) to display the chassis and give fans an up close look at the vehicle’s chassis and suspension system. Look for the BOSS Snake to debut as a finished car in Scottsdale.

Project sponsors include: Vintage Air, Classic Instrument, Painless Performance, BFGoodrich, Flaming River, Ricks Hot Rods, Dynacorn, Baer Brakes, Tremec, Optima Batteries, Herculiner, PEAK, Grundy Insurance, Flowmaster Exhaust, Comp Cams, Performance Rod & Custom.

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