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Patsy,
I'll be there on the 32nd.
Hope ya'll have a large time up there, looks like it oughta be fast.

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Weather channel has conditions at 30.21 Barometer, Dry bulb 52 Degrees F and Dew point is 50 degrees. Looks like this is some great stuff. Probably the best of the weekend. I expect to see the new mustangs put some 140 MPH speeds on the board,if they keep there foot in it. Wish I could be there.

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Patsy & Larry:
Thanks for the awesome pictures and updates. clearly your picture taking and journalism techniques are superior to my buddy Jack's! LOL (just kidd'n Jack). Best of luck at the Big Go and pls keep the photos coming!


Dean

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It is a beautiful day here at Indy. Lots of people came in overnight and they are parking them now. Larry has gone down to fuel check to make sure he's good, since he got DQ'd last week at Bowling Green. Well, he just got back and we are good to go.

I am going to keep times today, so I can see the MPH. Since that isn't posted, I will let you know who is sandbagging.

More later.

Patsy

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Larry and Patsy,

Thanks for the great coverage and the photos. It stinks not being at Indy, so it's nice at least see some of the people and the action. Unfortunately, I had to skip it this year. Hopefully I'll make it next year. Good luck to everyone.

Thanks,

Evan

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Larry & Patsy

i am setting here this morning crying in my coffee that i am not there, so your reports and pictures are the very next best thing . i have not missed Indy in years so it seems strange not to be there . All of us home bound folks appreciate the info.

should have my stocker going in a couple of weeks and hope to make the fall classic and hope to see y,all there.

excuse any typos and spelling, not much on posting.

THANKS
wayne hutton

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Heard a Blown Stang went 1.39 under in A/SA. Maybe we should have a CIC race at Indy? :)

Correction, I guess he went 139 MPH!!! Was 1.26 under. No Factory orders here! I give them all credit, if you don't hang it out at Indy, what are you saving it for?

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147 cars made an attempt to go down 1st qualifying run this morning. Those with problems: Teuton-don't know what happened, Kevin Walsh-broke rear end probably, Defrank-broke on line, Gary Emmons-left before tree activated, and Big Daddy was pushed off the line!

Times should be up shortly, but it was fast. Lots of 1.20 under. New Mustangs--Holzman AA/SA 9.63, 139, Holzman A/SA 9.96, 133, Nicholson A/SA 10.04, 135. New Challengers--Johns A/SA 10.14, 119, Duell A/SA 10.13, 117.

So all us old cars are as they say "sucking hind ***".

But at least I think we are in the show at 10.19 and -1.10 under.
Oh the air was 1595'.

More later.

Patsy

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I put the word for breast in sucking hind *** and it censored me automatically!

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Thanks for the notes on the CJ's and Challengers, Patsy.

I just hope Bill Dedman and the rest of the anti-CJ crowd don't see those numbers!!

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Thank you, Patsy! You know that warms my heart. Scott is there also... I'll tell him to stop by and say hi. He's not racing, just helping crew... I'll be on the computer all weekend. Thanks again for the posts!

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I am surprised DRC doesn't have times up yet. Draw has the sheets here.
#1 A/SA Holzman 9.968 -1.332
They are showing Barton in A/SA #2 9.973, but the board had him in AA/SA -1.327

Truman and Russo are showing DQ, probably fuel. The first 99 cars are over 1 second under.

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Dad just made his run is Super Stock. 9.796 @ around 2500 DA. -1.004 Not nearly as good as the 1500 DA I heard about this morning for Stock. A solid run, nonetheless.

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Also, heard Cobra Jets were using 56% throttle on first run. Can't wait for class!!

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SS qualifying ended about a half hour ago. I believe James Caro ended up #1 with a 8.23 on a 9.65 index (-1.41 and change). If it was correct ... that'll be an index hit on tuesday morning for SS/BM.

tom

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It will be interesting to see how NHRA will deal with all of the 1.15 under runs come Tuesday morning.

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SS posted on DRC now. Weird seeing AH cars ahead of both Wescotts. I'll bet that changes come Friday!

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Doesnt that car have a wescott engine in it..??

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How about the First 8 sec pass for a SS/B here!! way to go Paul Adams



Stephen Johnson #2162
Horace Johnson #2167
SS/D 427 Ford Fairlane NHRA-IHRA

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I don't know. I wouldn't know anything about that. I wasn't aware they built engines for their competitors. Then again, there's a lot of stuff I don't know anything about...probably better that way! ;)

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Here are a couple of pics from this morning.
http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/001-3.jpg
Watching 1st run of stock

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Stock just made our 2nd run. Most slowed down 3-6. Big Daddy did get a run in, but only about .85 or so under.

Scariest run was Bill Hawk. Got way up and wheelie bars collasped. Hit down hard. Broke oil pan. So he is trying to get it fixed.

More later.

Patsy

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Looks like a lot of people picked up in Stock. #128 is now -0.960 under. WOW!!!

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Is Barton in A/SA or AA/SA?

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This is all WOW!!!

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Barton is flying in A/SA.

Just got back from the Ford Barbq and town meeting. Can you believe they invited a Mopar racer? We were definitely outnumbered. Larry introduced himself as the sacrificial lamb! It was a nice thing they did for the Ford people. They really seem to be interested in racing. Sorry but I forgot to bring the camera.

Notes from today--

Hawk is broken and out for the weekend.
Ronnie West spun the tires both runs.
Fletcher is entered in stock, but I have not seen him at all.
Bertozzi is parked across from us but has not gone down the racetrack yet.
Bo Kenny made just the 1 run this morning.

It should be a little cooler and better air 1st run at 8 in the morning.

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http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/002-3.jpg
More pictures of the packed stands for 1st run this morning.

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/003-3.jpg
Do you recognize anyone?
http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/004-4.jpg
Kevin Walsh's car being towed away.

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Mrs. Van Lant, Did you see Brad sitting in the stands? He really is here!

Sorry I didn't get any more pictures taken today. I will try to get more tomorrow after class. We probably won't have anything to do after 1st round but watch!

Bob Unkefer,
You won't have any trouble finding the Emmons'. They are right up front. Really nice rig!

More tomorrow.

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Larry and Patsy,

Great shots and reporting as always..

My wife and I are here for the first time since '91. Lots of changes! Will come over and say hello....

Show in Stock and Super Stock was awesome!

Couple of highlights I noticed from Top Eliminator stands;

New factory cars Dodges and Fords are in a class all of their own. Surprise, surprise!
Stancil's 8.23 run was an "out of the park homerun!"
Westcott Jr's 8.49 was equally impressive and have returned to a "stick" in the car!
283 SBC cars are turning some awesome rpms in burnout and starting line ie. Brown SS/K, Bichlemeir (sp) GT/I etc.
Boertman broke on second run.
Rashid turned off early just after starting line on SS second run in left lane.
Rink broke a differential jsut after he left the strating line and came to a stop just past the '60 ft. marker.
Jim Daniels SS/AH smoked the entire run in right lane in second session and everyone feared the worst. Apparently, that was not the case!

Biggest surprise; where is the Fletch?


More later...

Mike

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Thanks for the great pictures!

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And the crowd went wild!!!

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It is 56 this morning and lots of dew. Calling for a chance of rain this evening. Mostly overcast now. They are already calling us up to the lanes. Most are trying to make this their fastest run so they can qualify. We just want to stay in the top half of the field, so we don't get one of the really fast A/SA 1st round.

Red just came by calling us up. It is a good thing, because we are so far back in the pits all we are getting on the radio station is the religion channel.

More later.

Patsy

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Thanks for the reports Patsy, Maybe some of them will need that Religion Channel for the Barn LOL

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I know several of the people in that picture and, while some of them might have spent some time on the "wild side of life" in the past, I doubt that they are too far out of hand these days. Good to see familiar faces. Go Freddie!!!

c

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A few new faces this morning: Malone, Bertozzi and Fletcher. Fletch is not in the show yet, but I am sure he will be after class. West made a pretty good run, but still shut it off early. We picked up a couple, so I hope we stay in the top of the field.

More after class.

Patsy

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I'm not getting the pictures. I get a box that say's bandwidth exceeded. Anybody else having this problem?

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I just can't get over the fact that if you're not running a second under, you're not getting in the show.... but it is the Big Go.....

I'm getting the same thing Floyd..... no pics.....

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Same here

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What happened to the pictures? Please repost them!!

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91Trunk...why isn't is at the track?