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UPCOMING EVENTS July 4 Happy 4th of July everyone! USA! USA!

July 11 Cowtown Cars and Coffee, 8am-10:30am, Montgomery Plaza, FW

July 18 July Club meeting and pool par ty, 1 pm to ?, Rick and Carol Mariano’s home, North FW

July 18 Christian Classic Cruisers, 6pm-9:30pm, Birdville Athletic Complex, North Richland Hills

7740 N. E. LOOP 820 FORT WORTH, TX 76180

817-276-7700

July 2015 THE STARTING LINE Official Monthly Publication of Cowtown Mopars

Allen Samuels CDJR gives club member discounts on new vehicles and parts. Be sure to show your membership card to the cashier/salesman. Don’t have a

membership card? Just see our Membership Director. —Employee Pricing when purchasing vehicles—

—Cost +10% when buying parts—

Cowtown Cars and Coffee, every second Saturday, 8 am to 10:30 am, west 7th St, between Montgomery Plaza and Target store, Ft Worth. FREE. Sponsored by AutoBahn Mo-torcars, usually free coffee and donuts. www.cowtowncarsandcoffee.com

Christian Classic Cruisers, every 3rd Saturday, 6pm-9:30pm, March through Oc-tober, Birdville ISD Athletic Complex, 9100 Mid Cities Blvd, North Richland Hills. $15 entry fee, spectators free. www.christianclassiccruisers.com

2015-2016 BOARD MEMBERS

President - Mike Bearce Vice President - Phillip Taylor Secretary - Rich Lemmon Treasurer - Kurt Schuster Membership Director - Joann Deering Editor - Barry Hansen Activity Director - Chris Sharp

Appointed Positions Race Team - Mark Buchanan Website - Kirk Maisenbacher

Show Team - Morris Counts/Ron Carroll

Wow!!! Summer is here and what better time for us to have our Annual Cowtown Mopars Picnic. This year we are honored to be having it at Rick and Carol Mariano’s house and have a pool to jump in to cool off if you wish. There is plenty of parking and we are going to have Chopped Bar B Q, Pulled Pork, Hamburgers and Hot Dogs along with sodas and water. Bring sides and desserts to share along with chairs and shade if you wish. Kids and grandkids are welcome. Be sure to join us this year for a great time. This will replace our July Club Meeting and will be held on Saturday, July 18th from 1PM til ???. The address is 7901 N. Water Tower Rd, Fort Worth, TX. 76179. Hope to see all of you there.

Cowtown Mopars Performance Team has lost the points lead in the TMCCC for the first time in over 12 years. A poor turnout and performance by the club gave the lead to the GM club. This means that we need to pull it together and get our count of racers up and get our performance back up to par to keep our Championship Run going. We can’t let the GM Club keep the lead so lets all pull it together. Let’s not forget that Morris Counts is in a nursing home and would love to be visited by fellow club members. If you get a chance go by and visit him and try to cheer him up. He is having a rough time and looks forward to see any of us. See all of you on July 18th.

Your Club President

Mike Bearce

BY THE MINUTES Rich Lemmon

CMPT Meeting 6-14-2015

Start 1705

1. Activities

A. Dyno Day still pending.

B. The July Meeting-Picnic-Pool will be at Rick Mariano's on the 18th at

1300.

2. Ron Carroll gives his car shown report.

3. Mark Buchanan the racing report and our current status.

4. JoAnn Deering talks about membership status and asks if you haven't re-

newed please do so.

5. See Kirk Maizenbacher about ordering the orange or blue club shirts

deadline is the July meeting.

6. We get a Morris Counts Health update from Ken Key.

7. 50/50 pot $16.50 won by Mark Buchanan.

End 1730

From The Veep’s Desk

Hello again autophiles. The jeep saga continues. Removed the front driveshaft on my Jeep so I could partake of dyno day when it gets here, only to find out the rear output is not outputting. So the jeep is lame for now, but I have another tranny I already rebuilt and a Dana 20, manual transfer case to put in it. So guess I will have to do that sooner than expected. I ran next to a white Hellcat Charger on the freeway the other day. Still had dealer tags, sounded great running 85. Would love to have one. Now that hot weather is getting here, I hope everyone checks their coolant, engine and cabin air filters, oil, change it if it is anywhere near due, tire pressures, as hot roads leads to higher tire pressures which could cause a blow out, and maybe result in a wreck. The race team has a little time off until September I think, other than the local weekly stuff. I apologize for the rambling but I do my missives as I can. Tend to add stuff at different times. Wanted to let you know supposedly the Jeep Trackhawk is going into production with the Hellcat power plant, and Ford has upped the ante with their new Super Snake at 750 hp.

Phill

Prayers and good wishes go out to Morris Counts, still recovering from a stroke and a fall. Please go by and visit and/or send a get well card.

Morris Counts c/oLegend Healthcare & Rehab.

Room 510A 900 Westpark Way

Euless, TX 76040-3977 817-545-4071

30th Anniversary Cowtown Mopars Pit Shirt

For the club's 30th anniversary we will be offering new pit shirts. These are a lighter weight shirt than in year's past. Designed to wick away moisture, they will keep you cooler in the summer months. Cost is $25, and that includes getting your name sewn above the right chest pocket. Sizes available: Small to 4XL. Please note the shirts run just a bit small in the shoulder, so if you are on the upper end of filling out your usual shirt, order one size up to make sure they fit. I typically fit in a 1XL, and my orange shirt in the picture is a 2XL. Ordering time has been extended. We will place the group order after the July club meeting/picnic, July 18. Place your order with a board member on or before July 18.

Time to Renew for 2015

Club dues for 2015 are due. You do not have to fill out a new registration form if your contact and vehicle information are the same. Remember...upon renewal your Membership Card will allow you to get genuine Mopar Performance and replacement parts from Allen Samuels CDJR for 10% over cost and buy a new car or truck for Employee Pricing. That is serious cash.

Join or Renew by mail or at one of our events Single membership New $25 / Renewal $15 Family membership New $35 / Renewal $25

Current members, If you have a change of contact information, vehicle or other, please remember to send in those changes.

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Joann Deering, Membership Director

Got a hot tip, event, article, update, correction, comment? Cowtown Mopars newsletter now has its own email address:

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Pool Party at Rick’s House!

Remember, the July club meeting and pool party is Saturday, July 18, 1 PM to ? at Rick and Carol Mariano’s house. 7901 N. Water Tower Rd, Fort Worth, TX. 76179 (off Business 287 north of Loop 820 in north Fort Worth. Club provides the main course (BBQ, hamburgers, hot dogs), water, soft drinks. You bring your favorite sides, desserts, adult bev-erages, chairs, swim suits. Lots of parking. Got a trailer or pop-up, bring it.

Well it was a dry and warm day in OK yesterday, but there was a nice westerly breeze that made things feel pretty good. There was a good overall turnout with 123 tech cards sold and 15 Cowtown Mopar racers. Several of our racers went past the first round, but not much luck after that. I believe this is the first time ever that I have no award winners to report. If the GM club don't pass us in points after this race I will be surprised. Later that week... Hey 13 in a rowers!!!! Yes who else can say 13 TMCCC championships in a row? I can't hear you!!! Well on a sad note I was right. I thought we would be trailing the GM club after the rough day we had in Ardmore. Not happy about it, but right. We will have some work to do when the schedule resumes in September. Let's all be ready when it's time for the next race.

Mark Buchanan

The Go Fast(er) Department

Mark Buchanan - Race Team Coordinator

HEY THIRTEEN TIME TMCCC CHAMPIONS!!!!

Don’t forget we’re online: www.cowtownmopars.com

and “Cowtown Mopars” on Facebook!!!

2015 Race Schedule:

March 8 Kennedale March 22 Denton March 29 Ennis May 3 Denton June 7 Ardmore Sept 13 Denton Sept 20 Ennis Oct 4 Kennedale Nov 1 Ennis Nov 14 banquet Denton and Ardmore open 9 AM All others open 8 AM

Off The Wing by Barry Hansen

Gonna have to leave the “speedo” in the closet and miss the July meeting and pool party. We will be in Virginia Beach visiting the granddaughter (sole heiress to the wide and vast Hansen fortune). Oh yes, and I suppose visit with her parents and club members Katie and Trevor Stegner. Much regret that we won't be at the party. Hope you all have a great time, so much so that I read about it in the Star Telegram and the Police blotter. Oh well. Party on Wayne. Party on Garth. Mopar Spotting...1310AM “The Ticket” radio interview with a Dallas City councilman who was very into sports. Question, “Do you still have the Escalade?” “No, I moved up to a Chrys-ler 300, the Escalade is history.” More spotting...movie, “The Swing Vote” with Kevin Cost-ner. Concerns the hijinks around the last uncounted vote in an outback town in New Mexico that will determine the outcome of a Presidential election. On behalf of the sitting President, Richard Petty drives up in his full on NASCAR legal Avenger. Puts Costner on the passenger floorboard and his daughter between the rear roll bars and goes screaming down a New Mexi-co highway with open dumps. Great scene, silly but funny movie. NHRA...Summer Nats, Englishtown, NJ, Matt Hagan, Charger, F/C champ, in Pro Stock two Darts in the semi-final round Allen Johnson, Dart, runner-up Pro Stock. New England Nats, Epping, NH, Tony Schumacher, T/F champ, Tommy Johnson, Jr, Charger runner-up F/C, Al-len Johnson, Dart, runner-up Pro Stock. Thunder Valley Nats, Bristol, TN, all Charger final, Matt Hagan over Ron Capps for the win in F/C. The Texas Legislature session finally ends. In spite of the politicians, Texas is still the greatest state in the Union.

“Its got a cop motor, a four hundred and forty cubic inch plant. Its got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It’s a model made before catalytic converters so it

will run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?”

...in honor of the 35th Anniversary of the Blues Brothers Movie...

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ITEMS FOR SALE / ITEMS WANTED (Items posted for 3 months unless requested otherwise)

WANTED: I'm looking to buy or use or try out on my car for a short time a single 4 max wedge port intake and dominator carb. Thanks. (jul)

Contact Mark Buchanan, 214-727-4324 or email markbuch64@hotmail.com

Show Off Your Mopar

Monthly: Every Fri. 6p-10p, Cruise-In, Albertsons, Hwy 287 and Sublett Rd, Arlington. Free. Every Fri. 5p-9p, Truck Cruise-In, Home Depot, IH 20 and Cooper St, Arlington. Free. Every 2nd Sat. Noon-3p, Johnny G's, Lewisville. TOP 30, $10.00 entry. Every 3rd Sat. 11:00a-3:00p, El Chico's, 2111 Justin Rd Flower Mound. 35 classes, 9 B.O.S, $10:00 entry. Every 3rd Sat. 8a-11a, April-November, Cars at the Club, the Speedway Club at Texas Motor Speedway, N. IH35W at Hwy 114.

July shows: July 4 Lewisville 6th Annual Independence Fest Car & Truck Show, 1201 Duncan Ln (Bakersfield Park), 5p-9p, $15. 26 classes, 7 BOS. Fireworks show after. July 4 Bedford Boys Ranch 4th of July Car Show & Celebration, Bedford, 4p-7p, $15. Fireworks after the show. July 11 Valwood Baptist Church 2727 Valwood Parkway, Farmers Branch, 8a-12n. $15, 35 classes, 9 BOS. July 12 Dallas Mopar Club monthly meeting, 2 pm, Spr ing Creek BBQ, 12835 Preston Rd, Dallas July 17 Federal Mogal Motorspor ts, 10390 Shady Trail #100, Dallas, 4:30p-7:30p. FREE. Top 30, 4 BOS. July 25 DFW Airpor t Statewide Remodeling Car show, 10a-3p, 2450 Esters Blvd. $20. 30 classes, 1 overall BOS, 4 other BOS. July 25 High Street Car &Truck Show, 3407 Tr inity Mills St, Dallas, 9a-1p. $10, Top 30. Aug 2 rescheduled place and time, Vietnam Veterans Celebration and Show, Veterans Park, Loop 820 and Clifford St. No start time yet. Entries invited to drive in parade though town to show area. More info soon.

Worth a Look… Local TV channel 26-4 (REV'N TV) airs auto programming all day and night except for the wee hours of the morning when it plays infomercials. Some programming is vin-tage, some new. This includes drag and stock car racing. SpeedVision Network shows turn up on REV'N TV.

Tech Tips Anyone rebuilding big block oil pumps knows that new gaskets for the relief valve plug are very elusive. A Holley power valve gasket with round inner diameter is a perfect fit. Kurt Schuster OxyClean in the powder form that you mix with water works great for getting rust stains and grease stains out of light colored car carpets. The carpets in my leaky convertible get wet and bring up rust stains while grease stains are from the power seat tracks. I mix up a batch of the wife’s OxyClean and the carpet looks great. Get it at WalMart, Target and other places. Barry Hansen

Remember Remember Remember

The July meeting and pool party is on Saturday, July 18 at 1 pm at Rick and Carol Mariano’s house. Details and address on page 6.

DEAN ALLEN

972-801-7587

Dean is offering up his years of knowledge to help members with their automotive

questions.

Good Members, Good Products