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Wow! 95 Super Stock cars!

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Richard Mace oiled the track yesterday and again this am and he is still in, hopefully someone in tech will look the car over to see if it is repaired before round 2

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It has been a very busy morning! 3 rounds of stock and super stock are in ! We got beat by Paul Boster 2nd round. He won 3rd round and now has a bye in the 4th! Go win em Paul, Debbie and Jeff!!

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Pretty sure the announcers exact words were....I believe I have seen this movie before....I do recall seeing Richie work on and under the car late into the night....

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Anyone know what happened with Jim
Hale round 2 stock ? Broke ? DQ ? Just disappeared

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Saw an army pushing the wagon into the trailer, so I would guess some breakage

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HMMMMM .... i heard he was not invited to round 4 by nhra ???
anyone know what happened ?????????

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Could be but why was the car he beat in the third rd put back in?

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ROUND 3

Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3017 Jason Clark 4406 Jim Hale
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.106 11.847 108.90 No Time
I/SA Dial: 11.86 (+/-): -0.013 K/SA Dial: 0.00 (+/-): 99.999
Prior rounds:
E2 (G Warren ) 0.037 11.884 0.034 (L Mattingly ) 0.047 11.950 0.050
E1 (T Morris ) 0.010 11.873 0.023 (R Campbell ) 0.156 12.270 0.460
Qualified: #108 11.848 -0.452 #5 11.610 -1.0

Re: “Live” from Beech Bend Jegs Sportsnationals 2018
 

Just a quick comment. I looked at the weather and told my brother we're going to get wet and probably rained out but he said he wanted to go. So after a 12 hour pull we were there at Beach Bend Raceway what a nice place. I'm glad I listen to my brother. It didn't rain and the weather was great. The track crew had the grounds in great shape and the NHRA crew did a great job also. Thank You Kenney Kelley
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Had only raced at this track once before, that was in 1972. It was a great place to race then, and even better this time. I really enjoyed the weekend, race was well run, great hospitality all around.

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Yeah, and I predict a ten page thread coming up.

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This freshly painted V SA Malibu is owned by my friend Ronnie Charnes. This car was raced in D 1 for years and Billy Nees knows all the cars history. I just fitted the Malibu with a new fender cover and trust me....No one let’s MJ work under the hood of their race car.....

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Maybe he was kicked out for his Trans Brake ?

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you know i have heard that nasty rumor :)

captain

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Mr. Hale is alive and well in Tulsa.

TULSA, Okla. - Order after Friday's qualifying in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, event at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park:

Psn--Num--Class-Driver, Home Town, Machine-----------------ET---Index---(+/-)

1 4406 K/SA Jim Hale, Van Buren AR, '66 Plymouth 11.605 12.65 -1.045

Re: “Live” from Beech Bend Jegs Sportsnationals 2018
 

wrong

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Who said he had a trans brake? Someone slower than him in class?
That leaves out Bob Michael. Who else?

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NHRA,Why do you think he was disqualified and the other competitor was reinstated

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Are you asking NHRA a question here? Hard to tell.

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A fact is a statement that can proven true or false. An opinion is an expression of a person's feelings that cannot be proven. Opinions can be based on facts or emotions and sometimes are meant to deliberately mislead others.

Another words put up or shut up.

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Obviously, when a competitor who lost a round is re instated there is something FISHY in Denmark. When an organization posts no public information then rumors begin to fly....I received a telephone call on Friday informing me of Jim’s outstanding run in Tulsa, 10 days after the Bowling Green event. According to my source Jim also pulled the trans pan and everything was OK......Thank You to the tech crew at Bowling Green and the D 4 crew for your effort in maintaining a level playing field......Congrats to Jim and Mary Hale on an outstanding run in K SA.....

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This weekend he dropped the transmission pan at Tulsa to prove it did not have a trans brake but the week before would not drop the pan at Bowling Green and got DQ'd. Enough said.

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Not really, "Crew Chief".
My source told me Jim offered to pull the pan after the next round, win or lose. He was told no. It's now, or load it up.
Seeing there's still a lot of "supposin'" going on here already, I suppose Glendora might have decided that route was a bit too extreme, and then allowed Jim to race this weekend.

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Must be former "Gypsy Pilot" of Greg Schmutz(?)

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Ok I know I’m slow but almost every stocker I know of or seen race has a transbrake. Why would he be in trouble for running a transbrake in his stocker?

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Umm, Ed, that's a no-no.

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Folks, I nominate this for post of the year....NO....post of the decade.....

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Uh oh... tech guys just got cold chills, they've missed all the trans brakes. Note to self bring trans pan gaskets to sell at next event. :D:D:D

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?????🙄

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This explains why I can't win!!! Thanks Ed lol

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Checking for a transbrake is easy. First see if the car will backup without pushing a button. If it will not backup, look for a wire going to the transmission and trace to its source. That will show the car has a transbrake. Dropping the pan is just the icing on the cake.

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I didn't even know anyone still made a transbrake that you had to hold the button in for reverse?

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How does a racer go from zero points at the Sports Nationals to number one qualifier at Tulsa the next week?

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There are a lot of transbrakes that don't require a button for reverse, but almost all of the ones you'll find in the Super classes do.

That's generally the difference between a 'bracket brake' and a quicker 'pro-tree brake'.

At any rate, testing reverse won't help determine if a transbrake is installed or not.

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I always thought that if you see a car relax the rear tire or car takes a set then it has a transbrake. I would think it would be easy to spot one on the starting line. At least from what I have been involved with at big buck bracket races.

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Of course, you are correct, Jeff.
But that's not the situation here. Nobody was accused of using a brake on the line.
The question is whether Mr Hale had to use a button to back up, after he had rolled too far forward on the scales. He says no he didn't . NHRA tech says he did, or might have. Guess who won that go 'round.

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http://www.nhraracer.com/content/gen...901&zoneid=132

Coincidentally, a reminder has just been posted on nhraracer.com

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Just a timely reminder, LOL......