Name: Ron DeHoop

Team Name:  "CROSSmembers" Racing Team

Nickname: "Rapid" Ronnie

Hometown: Artesia, CA.

Birthdate:  08/11/1952

Occupation: City Inspector

Family:  Wife, Ruth, married on 12/22/2007,    Ryan, my 20 year old son,    Father, Sam,  Brothers, Don and Jim, Sister Sandi

Sponsors: Lucas Oil,   Doug Thorley Headers,   Downs Energy (VP Race Fuel),  "Outlaw" Motorsports, Circle City Towing, Bell 's Truck Sales, Valley Cities Fence, Hunny's Restaurant

Crew Members: My wife Ruth and the "CROSSmembers" Racing Team

Racing History:  I have been Drag Racing since High School and have earned trophies from "LIONS" Drag Strip, Orange County International Raceway, Irwindale Raceway (1/4 Mile).  37 plus years involved in The best form of motorsports ever.

Class: Mean Street (10:60 Index) and Open Comp. "2007 Mean Street Champion"

Car: 1967 Chevy Malibu  (434 CI SBC)  Car will run 10-teens

Future Plans: Continue to race with PSCA and possibly a few other racing associations.  Continue to raise money for charities through Our Racing Team the "CROSSmembers". And hopefully continue to be spokesman for the PSCA's Official Charity.... St. Jude's Children's Hospital where the PSCA has thus far raised over $6,000.00.  With the upcoming Auction and raffle at the awards ceremony we hope to raise quite a few thousand more for the Children's Hospital  with the generous help of Mel, the PSCA staff  all the racers, vendors and fans.  Let's help make the PSCA not only The best racing Association on the West Coast but also an Organization that truly cares for others as well.

Biggest Racing Rivals: 2006 Mean Street Champion "Mark Rapp",  Tom Easterday and Mike Nordahl, definitely one of the best out there.

Accomplishments:  2007 Mean Street Champion,  Three Event wins in 2007, runner up at the SCSN.  Numerous #1 Qualifiers. Three Event wins and three runner up’s in 2006, and Runner Up in the LV Sin City Shootout. 2008 “Spring Break Shootout” MEAN Street Winner