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MR DERBY CITY 08-29-2025 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Casey (Post 715912)
What 67 Corvette is Kevin Helms driving, Lynn Engels car maybe ? Nice to see Kevin back in a stick car

Yes , the Engels car . The Williams family from Texas owns the car now . They had trans issues in BG but are running strong at INDY ….

Ken Miele 08-29-2025 01:35 PM

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https://youtu.be/fwEywu4xtb8

Ken Miele 08-29-2025 05:52 PM

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Stock qualifying action...

Ken Miele 08-29-2025 06:36 PM

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Super Stock qualifying action...

larrylomascolo 08-29-2025 08:01 PM

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Thank you so much Ken for you professionalism on pics and reporting.. You do a great job.and the tear down video is great.Good Luck in your eliminator

Ken Miele 08-29-2025 08:02 PM

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Ken Miele 08-29-2025 08:12 PM

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Ken Miele 08-30-2025 07:54 AM

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Good morning everyone, well its race day and Stock has been called to the lanes. We get 2 rounds today, weather is the same as yesterday morning. I had some people post comments on the youtube channel wanting to see what its like to run class... Its a little long, I hope you all enjoy the video.

https://youtu.be/zwelL4zFmF4

Another Friendly Racer 08-30-2025 08:16 AM

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That's one wild video

Cglrcng 08-30-2025 09:20 AM

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A great capture of class racing at its finest Ken with all the ins and outs, right down to the butterflies and the hardship of the effect of AHFS, VS no AHFS like last year. And congrats of the trophy and Class win Ken.

Tony Fagnilli 08-30-2025 11:44 AM

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Awesome video, Ken. Again congratulations buddy.

Ken Miele 08-30-2025 01:18 PM

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Ken Miele 08-30-2025 01:19 PM

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Carguy49 08-30-2025 01:37 PM

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Thank you Ken for the shots of the Hemi cars. The Hemi Challenge is one of my favorite parts of Indy. I have loved those cars since they were new, yes I am that old.

Great job on the video about the class win and going through The Barn, very cool. Like I said before - - It's like we are there, Thank You.

Ken Miele 08-30-2025 05:19 PM

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Hemi news, Jason Line and Jimmy Daniels were DQ'd. Carbs for Jason and cylinder head for Jimmy. Don't know the details, but Jimmy's infraction was minor.

SuperStock fan 08-30-2025 05:56 PM

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What's the word from the NHRA? Do they rerun semi finals again and finals to determine another winner or is everything set in stone?

Ken Miele 08-30-2025 06:30 PM

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I heard they just split the money between the drivers.

https://youtu.be/MFN294OpwIw

Frank Castros 08-30-2025 08:26 PM

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It seems like the NHRA Tech Dept. arrived with a purpose this event. It's a good to see but it must be consistent in order to send a message.

Ben Holt 08-30-2025 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ken Miele (Post 716003)
I heard they just split the money between the drivers.

https://youtu.be/MFN294OpwIw

All of the hemi drivers?

Ken Miele 08-31-2025 07:31 AM

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Good morning everyone, weather is a little cooler than yesterday morning... a chilly 53. Stock out first with round 3, followed by two more rounds later tonight. We finished up last night with Super Stock around 11pm, it was a long day.

Pistol Pete 08-31-2025 07:35 AM

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Long Day For Sure !!!!!

Tim H 08-31-2025 11:40 AM

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If Courtney Enders is to continue doing commentary for NHRA she needs to become more impartial. Take a few lessons from Tony Pedregon. When Erica runs and gets beat we shouldn't hear comments like "oh, no," etc . Professionalism on her part is lacking ! David Freiburger is much more polished and professional, bring him in the booth instead.

James Perrone 08-31-2025 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim H (Post 716025)
If Courtney Enders is to continue doing commentary for NHRA she needs to become more impartial. Take a few lessons from Tony Pedregon. When Erica runs and gets beat we shouldn't hear comments like "oh, no," etc . Professionalism on her part is lacking ! David Freiburger is much more polished and professional, bring him in the booth instead.

Stop. It?s her sister.

Ken Miele 08-31-2025 09:00 PM

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Hey guys, I'm rolling out tomorrow morning and heading to Virginia for the D1 double. The camera will be on, and I'm sure the muppets will be out. I had a great time... There is something about this place, I'm already looking forward to next year.

You could not ask for better weather conditions, we had a little rain other day, but the rest of the time it was perfect. Thanks guys for your kinds words and support, it means more than you know. I will have more photos from Indy in a few days. Here are some more qualifying shots from Wednesday.

Brett C 08-31-2025 10:22 PM

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Gotta give a shout out to Joe Santangelo for racing on Monday at Indy in both classes! Impressive!

Ken Miele 09-01-2025 08:34 PM

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Hey guys, I left this morning and headed to VMP, got here about 3 hours ago. I will have my usual rolling into video tomorrow, but I still have more photos to post in this thread. Here is Super Stock from a different angle.

jmcarter 09-03-2025 10:47 AM

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Recognize that huge majority of us could give two sheets about the ?Pro? classes but did anyone notice that both of the Stanfields tanked their runs against Enders and with the points reset after Indy she and others have a shot at championships after KB ran away and hid during the whole season. Shades of Mike Edwards. Just glad our points recognize the true champions, the Countdown is a joke and NHRA keeps following NASCAR into oblivion. Drama over substance ?..

Mike Pearson 09-03-2025 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by jmcarter (Post 716159)
Recognize that huge majority of us could give two sheets about the ?Pro? classes but did anyone notice that both of the Stanfields tanked their runs against Enders and with the points reset after Indy she and others have a shot at championships after KB ran away and hid during the whole season. Shades of Mike Edwards. Just glad our points recognize the true champions, the Countdown is a joke and NHRA keeps following NASCAR into oblivion. Drama over substance ?..

Ya. That looks a little suspect. Greg did let off at the top end. MPH was way down. Aaron broke after staging that could be legit but unlikely. I do follow Pro Stock as it has become a very competitive class. You can loose a round with a sloppy tree.

onefarmer 09-03-2025 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ken Miele (Post 715777)
Hey guys, its going to be a low key day as racers are just prepping for tomorrows action. I will be riding getting photos and video later, but I thought this might be fun. How long is Lenny Lottigs rig. Guys, if you know Lenny don't give it away.

https://classracer.com/q/ll.jpg

91' stripes just make it look long LOL

Tony Fagnilli 09-03-2025 06:28 PM

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91' stripes just make it look long LOL

Um Lenny, the stripes don't make it look long. The length makes it look long.

That's like saying, "My haircut makes my face look fat." No, the fat makes your face look fat." LOL

Ken Miele 09-03-2025 08:47 PM

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Tony... you the man.

Hey guys, this is my final post for Indy. This is the last batch of photos.

I hade a great time, one of the best Indy's I have attended. Even the with AFHS, it was still fun race. You could not ask for better weather conditions, good times for sure.

Thanks so much for the support, you guys are the best. And thanks to all the racers and fans that stopped by my pit to say hello. I am officially out of shirts:) I hope to have more for next season.

Ken Miele 09-03-2025 08:49 PM

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jmcarter 09-13-2025 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by jmcarter (Post 716159)
Recognize that huge majority of us could give two sheets about the ?Pro? classes but did anyone notice that both of the Stanfields tanked their runs against Enders and with the points reset after Indy she and others have a shot at championships after KB ran away and hid during the whole season. Shades of Mike Edwards. Just glad our points recognize the true champions, the Countdown is a joke and NHRA keeps following NASCAR into oblivion. Drama over substance ?..

Apparently Tony P asked Enders about the Stanfield runs and she got pretty mad. When Joe Costello talked to her in the lanes hours later she was still fuming. No team orders at Elite, right…


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