2009 Drag Racing at Quaker City Raceway

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First day of May, BUMP to the top!!!

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SPONSOR ANNOUNCEMENT – Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Justin and the folks from ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE CONCEPTS supported this event 2 years ago during its start-up when it was just a 1-day event called the Central Ohio LX Spring Meet & Greet. Again, without hesitation they stepped up and supported us last year as it expanded to a full-weekend event. We are very happy to have them back again for the 3rd year in a row as an official sponsor for the 2009 LX & BEYOND NATIONALS.

ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE CONCEPTS is well known to the "LX Community" for bringing the innovative "halo-lights" to the lx-platform Dodge/Chrysler vehicles. Their list of lighting solutions to accent your ride and make it stand apart from the crowd include headlights, tailights, fogs, interior lighting and many more. ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE CONCEPTS has been named the "OFFICIAL LIGHTING PRODUCT" of the 2009 LX & BEYOND NATIONALS.

They will be providing some very cool prizes for carshow participants.

More info to follow……

Anthony
LX NATS
Founder

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LISTEN UP EVERYBODY: If you are a vendor/company or know of a vendor/company that YOU want to see in attendance at the 2009 LX & BEYOND NATIONALS have them give us a call (614.633.8033) or PM me their info and I will contact them.

201 (and counting...) LX/LC Owners and SRT enthusiast planning to meet & greet, compete in a car show and/or drag racing sounds like a pretty darn good reason to make your presence felt. For anybody sitting on the fence that thinks this is "just a forum-based event" I challenge you to go to your favorite search engine and do a search for "lxandbeyondnats" or "lx & beyond nationals".

Whether it is distance or spare time that you are concerned about there is NO OTHER event in the United States left this season that you will get a chance to showcase your products or showoff your performance upgrades or your enthusiasm/passion for the LX/LC-platform and SRT cars.

Will you be one of those saying "I should have gone" or one of THESE GUYS.

69 Days until the kick-off of the 2009 LX & BEYOND NATIONALS, LET'S GO!!!

Anthony
LX NATS
Founder

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Quaker City Raceway - (FastFoward - JULY 18-19 LX & BEYOND NATS)


Quaker City Raceway - (Tune in to Hear What's Going On)


Quaker City Raceway - (Staging Lanes)


Quaker City Raceway - (Staging Lanes - Lots of Space)


Quaker City Raceway - (Staging Lanes - 14 Total)


Quaker City Raceway - (Concessions Stand)


Quaker City Raceway - (Concessions Stand)


Quaker City Raceway - (Concessions Stand)


Quaker City Raceway - (Grass Area Left of Staging Lanes)


Quaker City Raceway - (More Grass Area Left of Staging Lanes)

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Quaker City Raceway - (Fueling Station)


Quaker City Raceway - (Restrooms)


Quaker City Raceway - (Grass Area North of Fueling Station)


Quaker City Raceway - (Playground)


Quaker City Raceway - (View from Spectator Side of Track)


Quaker City Raceway - (The Tower)


Quaker City Raceway - (Ladies and Gentlemen Please Keep Hands and Feet Inside I)


Quaker City Raceway - (Ladies and Gentlemen Please Keep Hands and Feet Inside II)


Quaker City Raceway - (Full Pro Tree)


Quaker City Raceway - (There's a Garbage Can In Case You Get Nervous)

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Quaker City Raceway - (Slow Moving Cars Stay to the Right)


Quaker City Raceway - (View from Right Lane)


Quaker City Raceway - (View from Left Lane)


Quaker City Raceway - (East Side of Drag Strip)


Quaker City Raceway - (East Side of Drag Strip)


Quaker City Raceway - (East Stands)


Quaker City Raceway - (East Stands View of the Tower)


Quaker City Raceway - (Is it July Yet?!?)

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT – Thursday, June 4, 2009

I am very happy to announce that the Official LX & Beyond Nationals website has gone LIVE! This is a quick reference point to check on the status and details of the event as well as allow you to provide feedback so that we can continue making this the best LX/LC/SRT event in the country for many more years to come. As the attendance numbers and the size of the event continue to grow this will help us keep everything straight.

Check it out, look around, let us know what you think. We are requesting that everyone that is planning to attend to please register on the website so that we can update the attendee lists. I am hoping that we see 300 cars this year. How many do you want to see? Thank you again to everyone for your continued support (sponsors, vendors, forum members, friends) and look forward to seeing all of you soon!!!

IS IT JULY YET?!?!?!

LX & Beyond Nationals - Dodge | Chrysler Car Show

Anthony Carter
LX & Beyond Nats
Founder

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I was in town yesterday wrapping up some details for the 2009 LX & Beyond Nationals and snapped a few pics as well as caught some video of the racing action. July 18 is coming quickly!!!

Standing at the corner of Holiday Inn (to the right)


Standing at the corner of Holiday Inn (to the right)


Standing at the corner of Holiday Inn (across the street)


Standing at the corner of Holiday Inn (across the street)


Standing at the corner of Holiday Inn (to the left)

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Here are a few more pics I snapped while at Quaker City Raceway and some video for those of you that have not been to the track yet this season!!!

Quaker City Raceway - staging lanes


Quaker City Raceway - staging lanes


Track Action 1


Track Action 2


Track Action 3

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The economy has gone way down since we held last year's LX & Beyond Nationals. This was a huge concern of ours before diving into the planning and setup of this year's event. As some of you may or may not be aware our title sponsor FREDERICK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE was on the list of dealerships to lose their rights to sell new Chrysler Jeep Dodge vehicles. Nobody could have predicted something like this would happen to any dealerships but I want to personally say thank you to Bob Frederick Jr. for supporting and believing in this year's LX & Beyond Nationals. We wish him, the employees of Frederick Chrysler Jeep Dodge and the community of Boardman, Ohio the best in the future. Mopar fans are losing a strong proponent for the brand and the community is losing an iconic piece of automotive history. Thank you for giving back to a hobby and Mopar automotive culture that we are all a part of.

The LX & Beyond Nationals has been and will always be about gathering as a family, reuniting with old friends and making some new ones, sharing ideas and experiences and having a whole lot of FUN!!! Due to the down-turn of the economy we will not be able to do an Extreme LX Makeover again this year. Thank you to everyone that inquired about it and we hope that sometime in the future we will be able to do it again. Also, I did want to let all of you know that thanks to ALL of our very generous sponsors/supporters that believed in us and the event we will be giving away $48,215.00 in prizes this year at the 2009 LX & BEYOND NATIONALS!!! I will announce all of the prize awards on Thursday, June 18th . . . . So STAY TUNED!!!


One last thing....I believe this may have gotten overlooked in prior posts so I want to re-address it today because its something that is very important to me. A good friend of mine, Ssulin Anne is planning to ride 180-miles in 2 days in the 2009 PELOTONIA BIKE TOUR in August to help raise $2000 for Cancer Research. The LX & Beyond Nationals will be helping them raise that money. Ssulin Anne and “Team Hot Wheels” and some of their volunteers will have a booth setup at this year's event, also we are asking for some items from our sponsors to be raffled off to support them in their efforts to raise money for cancer research. You may also make donations via the Team Hot Wheels website. If you know or have known anybody affected by cancer please help them reach their goal. Every dollar raised by Pelotonia and its riders will go directly to fund cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Is it July yet?!?

Anthony Carter
LX & Beyond Nats
Founder

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......cross-country that is.


Caravan 11: > California to Salem, OHIO

Also, added to post #2 with all of the other caravans!