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Jeff, you are in rare form this morning! You must be feeling better!!

It is a beautiful day here in Great Bend, but a little chilly! It is 10:30 now and up to 55 but it got down to 45 last night! It is supposed to be 69 this afternoon for test and tune from 1-6. This is a beautiful facility . Very clean and flat for parking. We are parked on either side of a concrete runway. It looks like stock and super stock are on one side and long cars on the other. We have never been here before but everyone is friendly and helpful! We have electricity for $50 for the whole week!! Tech is going on now and rigs are still coming in as I am sure they will be all day. I will try to get pictures when people start unloading!

More later!

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We just pulled out for Great Bend. 1-1/2 hour drive. What a great day for some test hits!! Glad you guys made the trip "out west" Larry and Patsy!!

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A few pics;

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8394.jpg
Randy Shepard A/S ?

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8395.jpg
Rachelle Thibert and Abby K/SA

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8396.jpg
Ron Roddell SS

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8397.jpg
Marlin and David Bogner SS/AH

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8398.jpg
Marlin Bogner Q/SA

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Our 1st run down the track—1.65 60 foot. Not a happy camper!!

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Well testing got better thank goodness. You could have made as many runs as you liked today for $40. Learned a couple of things!!

Well last night we ate at the Handlebar and Grill. Pot roast sandwich and homemade kettle chips. Really tasty. Tonight we went to The Rack, a pool hall. A little bit different==food was pretty good.

Here are a few more pics:

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8400.jpg
Dean Messenbring's car

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8401.jpg
Monte Jones G/SA

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8402.jpg
Dustin Nelson FS/

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8403.jpg
Jesse Alexandra FS/AA

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8404.jpg
Chris Stephenson E/SA
http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8405.jpg
Chris Stephenson SS

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http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8407.jpg
Mr. Jenkins

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8408.jpg
Bill Rink SS/MA

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8410.jpg
Dave Picht GT/K

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8411.jpg
BS

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http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8414.jpg
Testing Larry and Mr. Rowe

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8415.jpg

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8416.jpg
Julie Jordan--Do you recognize this one??
http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8417.jpg
Cleaning day for the Hemi!!

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8418.jpg
Jim Hale K/SA

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8421.jpg
Dwayne Scheitlin A/SA

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8422.jpg
John Cooper FSS/

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8432.jpg
Crash and Burn Burton!!

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Morning Larry & Patsy.
Thanks for all your posts and pictures. They really help make those of us
that can't get there feel connected.
Have a safe and successful race weekend.
Walt

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Be sure and watch D3TV this morning and all weekend. Super street just finished and Stock is now!

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Larry or Patsy,

Could you guys get a couple pics (inside and out) of Jeff Cunningham's Monza? I think that's one of my dads old cars.

Thanks!

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87 stockers made first run! Lots of Copos at top

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http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...3FC27E18DA.jpg

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...DA7610824E.jpg

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Thanks for posting the sheets. I see Scott is there in a Firebird in Stock. Any chance of a picture or description of car. Just wondering if he got a new car put together after crashing at Seattle.


Good luck to all at this double event and hope the weather is great.
Thanks to all for the pictures and comments from Great Bend.

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Interesting to see that Cassil has 3 tenths on Patterson Wow!!!

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It's listed as a 455 powered '72. I'm guessing it's Brad's car. Don't know.

He's also driving their 3rd gen GT car in SS. Speakin of Pontiac powered cars, if the Live Timing info is correct, Bill Rink's '74 GTO is listed in the #1 position. :)

https://www.nhra.com/results/2018/lu...er/super-stock

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Sorry for the late post - Tune into D3TV from Great Bend

https://youtu.be/BzoPoHG_4fk

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Thanks for the info. I looked at the sheets again and I think you are right. Could very well be Brad's car. It fits the info listed.

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It is Brad’s car!!

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91 cars now

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Thanks Warren, 4 out of 7 divisions this year, thanks for all you do.

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Clean-ups have not been run yet so the ladder is not up yet.

I didn’t get any more pictures today because we were watching the hearing in between runs but I will try to get more tomorrow !

We ate at a pretty good Mexican place tonight Maria’s .



More later

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Two head's up first round.

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Thank you!

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It's a cool and crisp Friday morning from historic SRCA Dragstrip at Great Bend! Eliminations begin at about 8:45 AM - tune in now to D3TV for all the action

https://youtu.be/yfhKvXhKidY

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Well it is race day for Race 1. It is 53 degrees now going up to a high of 55 later. And of course it is windy. 14 mph now!! But changing all the time! The ladder was not posted until late. It is on Facebook posted by Bob Unkefer. We have a heads up this morning with John Brimer.

More later

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Circled names are round 1 winners:

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...Image%2013.jpg

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...Image%2014.jpg

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Trying to post some pictures. My google photos link won’t open on class racer.

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These pictures were taken a couple of days ago when the sun was shining!

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8430.jpg
Jamie Greening N/S

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8429.jpg
Janie Braswell G/SA

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8428.jpg
Mike Braswell SS

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8427.jpg
Stan Kopejtka EF/S

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http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8425.jpg
Norman Warling M/SA

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8424.jpg
GT/NA

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8423.jpg
Bill Lowe L/SA

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8422.jpg
John Cooper FSS

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Ed,
I can't directly post phone images here because they are too large. Does this allow you to scale them down?

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Round 2 winners are marked with X

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...Image%2015.jpg

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...Image%2016.jpg

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Round 4 matchups:
Merolla
Hill

Hale
Leinert

Diekema
Thibert

Lamb
Alvey

Picht
Swinehart

Warling
Nelson

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Round 5 matchups:

Merolla
Leinert

Diekema
Lamb

Picht
Warling

And now I get to sit inside and listen on radio!! It is 50 degrees and 10-15 mph tailwind out of the north. I have been freezing all day! We had a pretty good day racing but I am ready for warmth !!

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Things are done for the night. Rain!!

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Well they finally got the track dry and cars are going down. They are trying to get yesterday's race finished and then give everyone 1 time trial and then go into eliminations today.

I finally ventured out and got a few pictures this afternoon. It is still only 56 degrees but the wind is not blowing quite as badly so it isn't too bad.

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http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8463.jpg
Terry Lacey will be running the Monza today! This is his 60th year of racing! He said he started out running a 55 Chevy in 1958! He then ran Fords, Mopars and now back full circle with a Chevy.

Here are another couple of pictures of the Monza for Jon Sarrett. And I believe this was your Dad's car!!

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8465.jpg

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8468.jpg

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In the finals of Super Stock it was Mike Town over Jason Deforrest for Race #1.

It will be Norm Warling and Paul Merolla in the finals of Stock,

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http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8462.jpg
James Tolston E/S
How about that paint job or wrap???

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8461.jpg
Mike Town winner of Super Stock Race 1

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8460.jpg
Dan Nixon

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8459.jpg
Steve Perkins F/SA

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http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8458.jpg
Big Ed

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8457.jpg
John McLaughlin H/S

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/DSCN8456.jpg
Ed Myers B/SA

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Congratulations Paul Merolla on your SRCA Race 1 win! Way to drive that E/S car!