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Schachter has the bye to the final and Wenzel and Mike P race. Zazkowski and Dona are still in SS.

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It's going to be an all Chevy Stick final - Wenzel vs Schachter

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Jeff Dona wins SS
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It's Schachter over Ben for the win.

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Stock Q3 is done. Round 1 tonite at or about 7:00.

Ed Wallace and his familiar burnt orange Demon has been a fixture at D3 races since the late 80s.

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And now for the audience participation part of the reporting. Please chime in and caption this photo of MJ Quinn.

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MJ did you switch that over to front wheel drive ? LOL

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Tape measure? I don't need no stinkin' tape measure, I'm a stitch guy , we use yard sticks, you know real wood for all our measuring.

Congrats to Ben and Jim, sticks are alive and well.

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Been watering those tires since spring, and they haven't grown a fraction of a inch.LOL

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Watch out for that Quinn guy.
Give him an inch and he'll take a yard!

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Here are the final Stock sheets and the ladder. again. Sorry for the orientation problem here.

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Ok - got some time for the towing review of the 2015 F-150 with the 3.5L EcoBoost engine. First my frame of reference - 2010 F-150 with a 5.4 Modular engine. I tow a 24 ft enclosed trailer with my 64 Plymouth inside. The big difference is the smoothness of the power which comes from the turbo torque teamed with the 6 speed auto. It holds speeds easily on grades with no abrupt downshifting or engine drama. The Ford engine engineers say the power characteristics of the engine closely resemble a diesel. I haven't driven a 2.7L EcoBoost but others who have say it's a very capable tow vehicle

Now on to the truck. The feature level of the new generation truck make my 2010 model seem ancient. I have a mid level XLT Sport and its dripping with cool electronic features like a back up camera, lots of configurable info in the instrument cluster and an improved SYNC audio system. The rear seat of the Crew Cab is very spacious with plenty of legroom. There are USB ports and 110 volt plugs front and rear.

The big change is the aluminum body that cuts about 750 lbs - and the truck really feels lighter and more nimble.

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I know tires can grow in size from direct sun but this is ridiculous. Hope Im not late on the tree

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R1 of SS has been interrupted by an oil down. The race is streaming live on D3 TV. Click on the D3 Archives and look for the Saturday July 25 video.


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To paraphase Mark - give him an inch and he thinks he's a ruler!

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I also opted for the XLT sport model to replace my 2011 FX2 5.0. I added the large touchscreen package and got the LED lights in the bed. They are very bright. The aluminum body is so much quieter and the doors shut well and feel really solid.
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Mike, how does the mileage while towing compare to the 5.4 you had?

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Good morning. I'm outta there - Tom Russell sawed down the tree with a .001 light and from that point on I was pretty much toast in round 1. Hopefully one of the remaining racers will pick up the at track reporting for Sunday while I put away all the race car stuff and then head to the pool.

Fuel economy reports - I had a tail wind heading to Columbus and got 11 MPG on the first leg - towing at a speed mix of 55-65 MPH. Last night on the return trip I was running into a head and cross wind and running at 63-68 MPH and logged a 9.4 MPG.

But what really felt great was the way the engine pulled up hills and inclines with the feel of a diesel. I'm loving it!

Seemed like a lot of "Broke" (or I'm only here to get a grading point so I can go camp and party at Indy) singles. Will have to check the round 1 results to confirm.

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I've seen that exact device before, it is what the Nuns around here used to measure the heights of skirts! And the usual winner was the lovely Miss (name withheld so I don't get slapped)

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Let me see now , I was told it should be a meter off the ground, what's a meter ?

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The electric "meter" on my house is neck high........but the water "meter" is below ground!?!

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Just returned from the race and Rick Winchester won best appearing car (as if there was any doubt). Congrats Rick!

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What about some info on actual eliminations? SS? Stk?

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Super Stock Final was a heads-up GT/EA run! Todd Frantz was the winner over Brianna Kelly, 9.81 to 10.04!

Stock Final was Austin Richardson, E/SA over Jerry McNeish in his D/S Camaro, 11.36 to a 10.24. Austin had a .002 light!!

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Couple days later so no longer "live"...anyway...

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Some more..

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A few more...

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That's all folks. Enjoyed the Saturday I was there and looking forward to the Class Nats!

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Any pics of the winners ?

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Victor Cagnazzi was #1 Qualifier in Stock and also set the National Record in FS/E with his 2015 Camaro.

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Joe Schaechter

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There was a Billy sighting...

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Separated at birth?

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Jeff Ross enjoys Dave Campolito's take on things.

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"They're heavy, but I had to have 'em!"

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MJ Quinn of Derby City Covers makes more than just complete front end wraparound fender covers. Just this weekend I've seen tire covers for trailer-wall mounted spares, and these gorgeous rollbar covers. Derby City Covers is one of the sponsors of the Comp Cams Dave Layer Memorial Quick32 CIC Shootout at the Auto Meter Northern Class Nationals.

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Mike Morgan

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After unloading the trailer when I got home I thought that I had brought home a horse there was so much hay in there. Next time I go there I will bring a rake (like M.J. did ).

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Mike,

How about campaigning for Ford to offer an ecoboost version of the 5.0 V8?

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Mike,thanks for the kind words and congrats on the wins.There are so few rewards in this sport.Its so nice to be recondized by the best racers and fans in the world. Thanks again Rick & Phyllis.

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Chris,

An EcoBoost version of the Coyote would be an EcoBEAST! Officially, no comment - and I'm pretty far removed from the powertrain development world.

But what I can comment on are the EcoBoost crate engines that Ford Performance (formerly known as Ford Racing) is close to bringing to market. Up first is the 3.5L EcoBoost crate - the same engine found in the F-150. That engine with the control pack to run it will be available in the fall. One of these in a light Fox Body will be a very streetable 10 second car. Next up is the 2.3L EcoBoost that's used in the 2015 Mustang. We have a very sharp guy locally that's swapping one a very clean 71 Pinto - and that too is going to be fast.

The turbocharged EcoBoost engines are amazing. .

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Congrats to the Winchesters on the well deserved best appearing award! Sorry for the crappy cell phone pics that do not do this car justice.

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Totally agree Bob.
From the pic's it looks real nice. Carlton said it was a very slick piece.
Looks good, Rick