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where do you find the run schedule

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Here you go Vic

http://www.nhra.net/2016/images/NHRA...duleCN2016.pdf

Re: "Live From" zMAX Dragway Charlotte Double Header
 

It has stopped raining at the big end of the track. They have been vaccumming for a while. It looks like we might have a little window to get in just a little of racing and then it looks like there could be lots again this afternoon. There have not been any announcements on the radio of any changes yet.


We had a very nice dinner last night hosted by Wendy Tysinger and her Co. Tysinger Productions ( I think). This is Joe and Alice's daughter. Here are a few pics from last night:


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That is Wendy in the middle and Mom Alice. Also Abbey, Bob and Kathy Bagley and another friend of Wendy's.


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Jim Marshall, Theresa Cook, Pam Marshall and Tom from Honda


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Larry and Rusty Cook. Rusty is the Division 2 rep in Super Gas for the Jegs race in Chicago. Congrats, Rusty!


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Roy Hill and gang! Mike and Heather and a couple of other guys that I am sorry I can't remember their names!!


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Jeffery, Christian, and Joe Tysinger


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Michael Volkman in the middle and others

Re: "Live From" zMAX Dragway Charlotte Double Header
 

Two on the right are Renee and Gary Bingham - Renee will be on the clocks this weekend and the two of them are the heart of Godspeed Ministries - the IHRA and PDRA RFC equivalent. Good people. Gary was IHRA Top Sportsman champion a few times, runs Top Dragster now whenever he can fit it into his schedule, also does tech and pit steward and race director stuff for PDRA.

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Thanks, Larry for identifying Renee and Gary!


Well we have an announcement that Stock is out in about 20 minutes!! The sun is starting to peek thru!!

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We just ran probably our only qualifying run for today! We were the fastest A/SA car, so we should get the trophy. 55 cars went down. Super stock running now.

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Before anyone makes a comment about this being the Stk/SS, please understand this a part of history and I think it worthy for all racers and fans to see. I talked to a few Super Comp drivers about the 4 wide experience. Many were concerned and still are, but some did say with a little smile, it was kind of cool. Personally I thought it was very cool to watch and for the most part it went well.

Super Stock is just finishing up, I don't know what the plan is for the rest of the day. Its cloudy and it could rain anytime.

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How about running Class 4 wide maybe that will get some horsepower inline faster. I don't think you could get 4 people to agree to the 1000ft race.

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I timed in to the all access to watch stock and watched the Super Comp time trial and thought it was pretty cool. I was also really impressed with the reaction times these guys throwed down, I thought it may be a little confusing to some of them but to their credit it didn't seem to affect hardly none of them.

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Well after going up and about 6 cars running for the 2nd qualifier and then being sent back because of rain, ;then going back up to finish up, we are still the fastest A/SA. And we made our fastest run ever. 9.97 @ 131.


They are running Top Sportsmen now and may get in the rest of the show today!


More later!