Spectre Performance Blog » Events http://spectreperformance.com/blog Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:52:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Spectre Spotlight: Dan Weishaar’s 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner http://spectreperformance.com/blog/2011/12/06/spectre-spotlight-dan-weishaars-1968-plymouth-roadrunner/ http://spectreperformance.com/blog/2011/12/06/spectre-spotlight-dan-weishaars-1968-plymouth-roadrunner/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:03:34 +0000 admin http://spectreperformance.com/blog/?p=1570 We get a lot of questions from Mopar fans asking us why our project stable doesn’t currently have any active Pentastar projects (We do have a Dart in the rafters, stay tuned for a closer look at that lil’ guy in an upcoming post.)

The main reason is, who wants to compete with Dan “the man” Weishaar? Seriously, look at this thing. Can we do better than that?

It’s a real 383-powered ‘68 Roadrunner and it barely weighs more than our Dart.  At 3556 pounds, the blue bird seems remarkably nimble skirting the cones at a Good Guys Autocross and Dan doesn’t limit his driving adventures to nice, rubbery cone barriers.

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In the last year, we’ve seen Weishaar at Optima events, at SEMA, on local cruise days and, perhaps most impressively, braving the hill at our own Speed by Spectre 341 Challenge. Perhaps our favorite thing about the Weishaar Plymouth is that Dan is never afraid to jump in and wrench on the thing, and he often includes his whole family. We approve of family automotive time.

If you want to build your own road warrior B-body, you’ll have to talk to Dan at one of the 2012 events. Luckily, his sweet cowl airbox is available from us, so at least you can make your engine bay look the part.

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For more specs on Dan’s car, check out some of the following links.

Car Craft Magazine

Street Legal TV

Hooniverse

Hot Rod Magazine

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]]> http://spectreperformance.com/blog/2011/08/29/1502/feed/ 0 Good Guys Joliet: From the Driver’s Seat http://spectreperformance.com/blog/2011/08/16/good-guys-joliet-from-the-drivers-seat/ http://spectreperformance.com/blog/2011/08/16/good-guys-joliet-from-the-drivers-seat/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 22:54:37 +0000 admin http://spectreperformance.com/blog/?p=1470 As the summer winds down, the racing heats up at the Good Guys shows. Spectre’s skilled hot shoe, Brandy Morrow has been on a winning streak, and we decided to let her relive the drama of her victory at Good Guys Chicagoland Nationals:

“Ryan Matthews from DSE brought intense competition to the table while driving the DSE 1963 Nova Friday and Saturday.  He and I played a game of cat and mouse for two straight days.  As I pulled ahead a tenth of a second, Ryan would catch up and bump me down to second place.  Next round I would come back and knock him down pulling ahead another tenth of a second.  This game went on for multiples laps- finally resulting in Trent from Goodguys (the coordinator of the autocross) refusing to update the score board until the end of the day for Ryan and my scores.

Phil Gerber from the Roadster Shop was a close third while driving Chris and Linda’s 1966 Chevelle.  The chevelle has given everyone quite a run for their money including myself.  Chris, who took first in the Street Machine class, is one phenomenal driver and is only getting better each time he comes out to an autocross event.  It was also nice to see his wife Linda who was racing her Chevelle out there improving on her own times and having fun.

Saturday afternoon called for big storms.  I was able to stay in first throughout the day, though Ryan ran his fastest run Saturday falling just 9/100’s of a second behind my quickest time.  We would like to thank Ryan and all of DSE team for all their support for the Spectre team.  If Ryan had beaten me it would have been a well deserved win, but luckily I was able to stay ahead of him by that nine-hundredths of a second.  Ryan and I both agreed that the next autocross is always a new day with new competition.  He is a fantastic role model to watch and learn from.  Ryan has been great help throughout the year offering advice and making sure I am doing all right throughout the day.  In a way it’s like having a big brother out there.  He wants to help me but also wants to kick my butt! Haha.”

Congrats on holding the victory, Brandy! We’re proud of you!

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