1996 MDSOG (Mitsubishi Diamond Star Owners Group) DSM vs Stealth/3KGT shootout

Photos from the 1996 1st Annual MDSOG DSM/3K and Stealth shootout. This event was a day of drag racing at Temple Academy (Temple, TX) followed by a day of autocross Mineral Wells, TX.  My Stealth and I decided to make the trip down to Texas from Dover, Delaware. This was the first time either of us had been west of the Mississippi. The trip was 1600 miles one-way and took 2 days to travel. We ended up just beating Bob Fontana for the long-distance award.

Photos (c) 1996 Shawn Dewey



Driving towards the staging area with my previous car, a 1991 Dodge Stealth R/T non-turbo. To the left is Bob Fontana in the lumberjack flannel shirt.		 stealth_return.jpg (21252 bytes)
Coming back from a run down the Temple Academy Dragway in Temple TX
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Pulling up to the staging lanes while other car owners spectate.		 stealth_timeslip.jpg (33257 bytes)
My best timeslip from the days event. Not bad for a car with 110K miles on it.
BTW, I made 12 passes that day and left with a rattling throw-out bearing for the 1600 mile 2-day trek back to Delaware.