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FE Power Forums => Non-FE Discussion Forum => Topic started by: AlanCasida on February 07, 2020, 06:07:40 PM
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Registration starts on Feb 22. Best get your typin' fingers limbered up early!
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/hot-rod-drag-week-2020-registration-opens-february-22/?sm_id=organic_fb_social_HRN_200207_sf229768787&sf229768787=1&fbclid=IwAR33FsQPeYKwvrAKxAj1xaEpGxPNzdV3C-SRqk1k6dkgarb8Z7NB4bDDh2M
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So for you guys that have got into dragweek what does the page/registration look like Can’t believe in < 5 minutes 400 cars are signed up
How does one get in there ??
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The registration link will appear on the link I posted below at 11:00am CST. Just open the link and type fast! This is the most frantic part of Drag Week for me. I am not the fastest typer out there and I have managed to get in every time. Hot Rod has yet to turn anyone away that just shows up at the event and there is a waiting list you can get on if you don't get entered in time. They usually start going through the wait list in August.
https://theenthusiastnetwork.tixonlinenow.com/hotroddragweek/
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Thanks
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Thanks for the heads up, Alan. Only 3 days notice is not much!
Russ, you'll need all info about your car, like make, model, color, engine type/size, insurance, plate number, etc. They'll also want info about driver and passengers, like how many passengers, who will be drivers etc. And have your credit card handy for the fee. Go slow enough that you don't make a mistake and have to go back to fix it. Lots of stuff can be fudged, like make/model etc, because you are not held to those. In other words, you can show up with a totally different car and still get in. You just want to get the info filled out, pay the fee and register. But like Alan said, nobody has ever been turned away as of yet, so I wouldn't worry if you miss the deadline and have to get on the waiting list.
Edit: Another bit of advice, book your hotels as soon as possible. They fill up quickly. I booked mine 2 weeks ago, and the hotels near the tracks were almost filled up then. Depending on the track, you may have to drive an extra 10-15 miles to get to it if all the hotels near are booked up. And don't be surprised at hotel prices. They know a big event is happening, so rates automatically go up! ::)
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Drag Week sold out in about 4 minutes 30 seconds. I got registered at about 3 1/2 minutes. Alan and Russ?
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I'm in. I got in at around the same time. 8)
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I'm in. I got in at around the same time. 8)
Sweet! Looking forward to seeing you again, Alan! :) My son has plans of going with me again this year.
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Didn’t make it in time both the wife and were typing as fast as we could. Got finished in about 5 min mark So I didn’t get it but I’m on the backup list
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HEMI Joel is in with the Coupe. See you guys in September.
Jay, and Kevin are both on the waitlist.
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Did you guys actually type any in the form ?? Or TBD on most ?
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Did you guys actually type any in the form ?? Or TBD on most ?
I purposely signed up on the wait list this year, so I can’t tell you first hand, but there are a couple very active Drag Week Facebook pages. I think most people are typing in the info, but keep in mind you don’t have to be real elaborate on most of the questions, keep it brief. Just before Drag Week Hot Rod will send out another email asking for more information about you & your car, that’s the one to give details on. Also I saw a lot of people mentioned using “Autofill” on their computer this year to quickly fill in the information. I don’t have that, so I can’t comment, but sounds like it worked well for those that used it and saved time. I saw a few people mentioned being tripped up by missing a small question that asked you to check if you have a Gear Vendors overdrive or not. When they hit submit it sent them back to the unanswered question and that was enough extra time to make them miss the cutoff. I had that happen one year, only I think it was maybe a question to check a box if you read all the terms & conditions, when I hit submit it told me I hadn’t filled everything in and by the time I found that it was too late. A lot of these people really take registration seriously, some doing it at work or elsewhere to get the fastest internet speed or quickest computer. And some have been through this many times, experience helps. Remember that, other than filling in the required boxes, the only thing that had to be “correct” is your credit card info lol.
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I typed in all the info and always have. I do open a Notepad or Word document and write down a couple of time consuming bits of info, so that I can just copy and paste, like my credit card number and insurance policy number. If you take the time to read and type the 16 digit number, you've lost probably 20 crucial seconds. Copy and paste takes about 5 seconds or less. My computer also automatically fills out address info when I put in my name, anytime there is an online form to fill out. That probably saves another 10-15 seconds. I do have good typing skills though, so that helps a lot. Having been through the process 4 times now also helps...lol
My son told me that there were over 400 people on the waiting list this year (as of registration day), which is quite a bit more than previous years. If that's true, then this may be the first year that the field is maxed out on participants on opening day.
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We heard it over and over, that if it was just on the East Coast, it will fill up, and they would turn people away. Didn't happen, and they had less cars than the prior year. Out of 400 cars registered, 25% will be a no show. Those that signed up on the wait list, most will not go, because they will not receive anything before the event, or were not really that interested in going in the first place. A lot of people get in over their head with Drag Week, and do not realize the commitment it takes to attend. I'm glad Joel goes, and lets me be a part of it.
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I had 2 sheets with my info filled out one for me And one for the wife
I was trying to do the form on my phone which has auto fill for my name and address
But still took too long. I might just try and trailer the car up there (1000+ mile one way)
Just to see if I can get in. Seen a guy do that in Atlanta
See how it goes at FERR prior!!
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Did you guys actually type any in the form ?? Or TBD on most ?
I hand typed in all the information. Having done this before I kind of knew what to expect and I practiced ahead of time on notepad. As I have gotten older I have a tendency to transpose letters in owrds(See I did it right there!) so I tried not to out run my brain.
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My son told me that there were over 400 people on the waiting list this year (as of registration day), which is quite a bit more than previous years. If that's true, then this may be the first year that the field is maxed out on participants on opening day.
Last year we heard there were close to 1000 people on the waitlist by summer, I know I saw people with numbers in the 700-900 range, and like Jeff said, when it was all said & done they only got about 360 participants that started, less than the previous few years. A lot of people have figured out signing up on the waitlist “just in case” even though they don’t intend to go. That’s what I did the last couple years. Had I won the lottery I would have been there with my new 2019 Cobra Jet lol.
I think the odds are better Hot Rod will go out of business before September than not making it into Drag Week.
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HEMI Joel is in with the Coupe. See you guys in September.
Jay, and Kevin are both on the waitlist.
He was in at 12:04:26 as per HAMB....Plenty of time
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Does the Drunk monkey have a gig for Drag Week 2020? Holding out for more money???
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Does the Drunk monkey have a gig for Drag Week 2020? Holding out for more money???
He has a Uber ride to the event if he wants, but haven't heard if he tried to enter.
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I did not enter even with the kindness of JERICO.After turning an eight dollar pizza to a
carbon disc last night,it may be better that I leave DW to those that are capable.
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Awwww I would have thought that Joel would have asked that you at least assist him with slathering anti-seize on this wheel studs...
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Awwww I would have thought that Joel would have asked that you at least assist him with slathering anti-seize on this wheel studs...
Thats for X Honeywell people to do.
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After turning an eight dollar pizza to a
carbon disc last night...
Try that with 2 boxes of Pizza Rolls. 1:30 AM preparing for a magnificent feast! You wake up when the smoke alarm goes off, look in the oven at your 2 dozen Kingsford charcoal briquettes, and you're still starving. So you try to cut one open to see if maybe... See Steve, I used to be a bachelor too. (:
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So I am on the wait list 101-200 they said. So if I’m up at beaver springs I’ll just shoot over to see if I can get in . So now for my question What have you guys seen fail on the FEs during this week so I know what extra things to bring I.E. rocker arms push rods etc.
Thanks
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Like pretty much any engine on Drag Week, most spare parts center around the valvetrain, like rockers, pushrods, springs, and in the case of the FE, the shafts (on stock type valvetrains). I carry spare shafts, rockers and pushrods, but have never needed to do anything to the engine in the 2 times that I took the Mustang. Your engine is a whole different animal though, so I think I'd have a spare for everything in the valvetrain, except for the cam of course.
I also take a few pieces that I know you can't readily get in parts stores anymore, at least not immediately. I take an alternator, distributor and water pump. In my thinking, it's easier to take the spares, which I already have, than to pay thousands of dollars to have something overnighted. Ok, maybe not thousands, but it ain't cheap! Any more than that and I figure I'll be done, because I'm not one of those guys who will thrash to rebuild an entire engine in one night...on the side of the road. :P
Transmissions are another problem area for a lot of cars. My car isn't really powerful enough to break what I have, but your twin turbo setup may be another story.
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I have a set of extra hardened rocker shafts and Dove rockers not sure if pushrods I have are the same length
The alternator is a FORD 140 amp I can get at any parts store I guess I’ll rebuild a steel water pump to bring, I don’t turn this engine over 6250 rpm. I actually just put a 3.0 gear in it ! Thinking valve train should survive ? But you know how “luck” goes Didn’t think of the distributor. That’s a FAST dual pickup, need to think about that one !! I do have spare injectors a spare aeromotive fuel pump