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Nah - not me - never .But there was talk about their being a shortage this year and the Christmas bonuses could be a little thin..........

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LOL. Priceless

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On the "Missing " list this weekend is Joe DeMarzo who is staying home this Memorial Day weekend to take care of his daughter who recently took ill and is on the mend - we're thinking about you Joey and hoping she gets well soon .

And not to worry my friend as I've got plenty of volunteers to take care of your after dinner treat ................

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Mike, I will try to get Denny to do a in car cam. Its hard to do a stocker in car cam when I am running in the same class. I have updated my equipment and can use a app on my phone to start the camera, but I have to be close to the car. Placement of the camera makes it tough for drivers to turn it on when they are strapped in. I will do my best.

Don, I think Jack is waiting for tomorrow to unleash his COPO, he does not like second place. Don't worry, Jack will be getting what he always gets at Christmas.

Michael Beard sent me some radomvphotos, thanks Mike.

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Wish I could've made the first hit... Was right up there with bob, than had the delay and I had to load up and go to work! I was bummed!! :(

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Anyone know the run order today? I saw Stock was up first for Q2 but that was all it mentioned.

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Holy cow - what a difference today .Sunshine and blue skies but cold very , very cold as right now its only high forties with expected temperatures to be only low sixties this afternoon with a slight breeze . Brrrrrrrr - furnace ran all night .Did I mention this coming Friday at Englishtown its to be 90 degrees ..........Hmmmmmm .

Dinner last night ? Yep - Shady Maple, couldn't turn down an offer from Lenny and Dawn Croteau from Ultimate Converters along with Marc and Joanne LaBrecque from Diamond RV .Even the women enjoyed themselves with some shopping after the fine meal we had .

I understand we're back on schedule today with Stock going out at 8:30 .........later ! !

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"Slight breeze" is forecast to be 17-22 mph sustained all day. We may hit mid 60s today but it's not going to feel like it! The wind has been simply biting.

I still don't understand the thinking behind starting back at the top of the order. They did it at Atco the other year too, more than once, which left some classes making three runs before some classes were ever on the track. I was really anxious to make a hit in the Volare yesterday. You'd figure they would pick up where they left off.

Time to get around!

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They always use Stock or SuperStreet to "prep/test" the track.

Wish I was there!

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Jack, Yo Ken, and Mike - Thanks for all the photos and reports. Much appreciated!

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Hows Matt and Kitty?

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Jack/Ken:

What time is STK/SS running first rd. of Elims today?

I may have a chance to run out there.

JimmeC

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Jim, first round will be late. They have to run 2 qualifying rounds for ss, sg, sc and there's comp also. We may not even run if it gets to late.

This was the weather for Stocks qualifying run this morning.

Temp 54
Bar 29.50
Humid 43%
DA 441
Tail wind...5+ mph

I do have photos coming and I did get Denny Ford's D/S in car cam but I'm heading out to do another video for ss.... I will back later.

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Stock got in their qualifier this morning - most thought it was 4 to 5 better than yesterday -we're done till around 5pm when first round is to be - SuperStock will be up shortly and they will get a second hit later this afternoon.................

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Ken:

Thanks for the updates. Thanks to you and Jack both. I will be in Kutztown at a basketball game at 2:00, so I will call Happy Hartzler, before I swing out there.
Looking forward to seeing your pix and in car videos. Denny's 62 is awesome.

Starting to get overcast by me in Phillipsburg. I will keep the faith.

You guys are the bomb!

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Jimmie - Bomb ? ? I've always wondered about Ken ............

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Here you go Mike....... Denny Ford's 1962 409 D/S Biscayne, what a cool ride.

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This video is on the back of Marty Rinehart's 1969 Camaro SS/EA looking at the rear suspension, I thought it would be cool to get a video from a different perspective, thanks again Marty.

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Ken - thanks for the 409 in car - that put a smile on my face. And will likely do so every time I play it - which will be a lot

Good luck to the Ford guys, we something to counter that COPO win down south yesterday.

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WTF! Did super stock get a shot yet!
Nothing on DRC.

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They got one in and will get another this afternoon ..........

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Thanks Jack!

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Hey Jack,

I'm sure you will stop by the S/G camp of Donhauser/Goldman for a bite to eat and a cold beverage tonite. You know that's where the good food will be!! How about some S/G pics if you get a chance?:D

Dave Clark

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In case you haven't heard Stock was sent home for the night - why you ask ? Not really sure but its probably because they are behind schedule today .We'll be out first thing in the morning .

SuperStock will be up shortly - good news is the Sun is still shining .

Dave - hopefully I'll have time to stop by tonight - thanks .

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Photos from today in the pits and the staging lanes. I have a cool in car cam from Jeff Bardekoff's gorgeous 68 Barracuda running in GT/EA. The first photo is Jeff's car. I am uploading the video now and it should be up shortly.

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Just got back from Super Stock Q2. The air is actually a smidge better than when we ran at Noon, with the exception of the rushing air we like to call wind that was expediting our earlier passes. Still ran close. I'm having a blast in the Volare. .000 light to end the evening, the best wheelie she's done yet, and another run in the 10.3's Sumbunny get a picture! ;-)

8:16 PM, 56.3 F, 39%, 29.45 Baro, 504' DA.

Decent number of people in the stands even at this hour. Sun's going down, track lights are on, and the overnight lows are creeping in in a hurry!

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More photos.... I am still editing the video.... check back soon!

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Super Stock is just about done with there last qualifying run, its been a long day. Hoping its a little warmer tomorrow.

Here is Jeff's run.

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Jeff car looks great best appearing coming soon.

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Congrats to Bryan, Eric, Kathy & Jeff Bardekoff
Thats' a Great looking car!

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Nice photo of one of your launches on Drag Race Central, Jack. The car looks great.
Danny Durham

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Good morning gang - I just am having a hard time with this weather as here it is Memorial Day weekend and I could write that there is 'frost on the pumpkin' .Last night it again was cold and usually we'd hear generators running air conditioning systems but only furnaces ran because of the 40 degree temps .

This morning the Sun is shining brite and in a few hours we'll finally get started with elims and thank God it is supposed to warm up a bit today .At this moment its 59 degrees with 44% humidity and a 29.50 barometer with a final DA of just over 1000 feet .

SuperStock did finally get their second Q shot last but for some reason most were slow by 5 or 6 and on top of that about half way through there was a big Hemi explosion in the lights and after working on the track for 45 minutes they decided to finish with just one lane running .But at least they got to finish .

After that it was a run by the Jet followed by fireworks and most were too cold and tired ( including this reporter ) to do anything else .So much for Holiday Bar-b-ques .

Later with more ...........

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First round of Stock is over and Super Stock has been called to the lanes.
It was 2 slower for me today, and it seemed as if some were a few quicker and some a few slower. The wind was more of cross today and the starting line look good. Having said that, Jack our live reporter, although he won first round got a little out of shape and had to lift in the middle of his will stand.

Here are few more photos from yesterday, including Billy Nees with his Under the index for under a grand! 79 Grand Prix pictured below. Billy did win first round, nice job Billy.

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Now that I've got some fresh drawers I can get back to work and some serious racing .First round of Stock had much excitement and some very close racing and I'm glad to say both the BethlehemAutoSales.com entries are moving on to Round 2 .

SuperStock is to run shortly stay tuned .......

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Round one of S/S finally finished - they had more than their share of breakage and blow-ups.................

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Here are some great actions shots from yesterday from John DiBartolomeo
DRAG RACING ACTION Magazine www.dragracingaction.com

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S/S Round 2 coming up soon - Stock 3 sometime after - this is beginning to look like a Memorial Day race ....................

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:eek: That shifter handle moved by itself. What is that ? probably just SS legal ?

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Air/electric shift been legal for several years in SS. "Computer cars" (newer F.I. cars) in stock are permitted E-shift as well.

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What hemi car hurt the motor?