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Run 8.22 and nobody likes your burnout. Gee. Whatever you did, it obviously worked. And the starter was obviously ok, and he has the say. Case Closed Nice job Charlie. I think somebody didn't like the way you pulled the stick either, but such is life. Probably didn't like the camo color. Too dark/light. Again nice job.

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[QUOTE=charlie westcott;224965]If you all want to start a class action letter about my burnout, than get started on it. I pulled out of the water cause the guy sprayed the hose in the box EVERY TIME a car pulled out of it, I never got the tires to hook out of the water once unless I went forward more than normal. The track was cold, and the water trailed 6 feet out of the box. I think its funny that people want to bitch about this, and I have seen 2 or 3 hemi cars this year go 150+ with no parachutes on, and that doesnt seem to be an issue. One of them won a race this year.
I won a piece of paper.
later
cw[/QUOTE

Charlie,
You don't have to explain anything. Congratulations. Your hard work paid off.

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Exactly. Fix that, and everything else becomes a non-issue.

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Will show them all next year when we have 6 stick cars with Jackson Race Tech POWER :)....

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Feeling of accomplishment is priceless...............congratulation.

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Mike, I guess we better not even think about doing something like that!!!

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Years ago, at the PRI show, I asked Aaron Polburn if I would get thrown out for doing a burnout past the starting line, and then having a girl back me up. He thought for a moment and said, "I'd PAY you to do it!" I told him the first one was free. :p

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Would she be NAKED?

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let's not get ahead of ourselves. First, is she HOT

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You young guys are too picky.

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Does anyone know how fast Ronnie Courtney ran in qualifying? Very odd he has declined the record in GTE. Must be nice on the east coast racing with such good air! Would love to see that here in the midwest sometime, but that's just wishful thinking!

What were the air numbers in Valdosta?

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Actually, Ronnie did not get a good back up run. (Spun the tires)
Michael, are you going to hire "Jungle Pam" to back you up?

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Guys, don't let the Density Altitude fool you! I was just as fast at Reynolds as at South Georgia last weekend. Many guys I spoke with said they were even a little faster at Reynolds. That guage doesn't tell the whole story. I never saw the track temperature higher than 55 degrees. There were more broken trannys and such from blowing the tires off than I think I have seen in a long time. We are very lucky there were no bad wrecks! Many of the high HP cars broke loose about 7- 800 foot mark. The baro was 29.93 most of the day Sunday. Not exactly mineshaft. The air at Bradenton this year was not as good but the cars were much faster. Just sayin! Jim

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Right on Jim it was good but not great.Great staff and was a fun race.The divison director was nice talked with him for an hour very upbeat and on the ball.I must be a nobody made it down to 3 cars and notta a flippin word :)

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That *would* have been nice! Great job! At least you got a pic on DRC:
http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCPh...er=30#indextop

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Thanks for the link :).You almost brought tears to my eyes :)

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I don't see what the big deal is with crossline burnouts. If they would let us do it at all events then maybe the traction issues would disappear.

As for the guy that said Charlie didn't cross the line, who's car were you watching? He totally crossed the line. Does it matter? No, but that just goes to show how people spread false information. Its even on video.

Charlie (Buddy), once again, congratulations on your performance.

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It does not matter if you a Wescott fan or not you have to respect the way his car runs and the burnout does not really matter. He went fast period.

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David, If you are referring to me, what I said was he didn't cross the line under power and that he let out before the line. I didn't say he didn't cross the line. He certainly did cross the line, but not under power. No false information spread. I was standing there also. Jim

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Charlie gonna be kicking driving a third Hemi out of your stables next year with my lights there done hand me the money honey :)

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Jim, I know what you are trying to say but that doesn't make any sense. If you crossed the line during the burnout then you crossed the line, even if you lifted right before the line.

Anyway, I really think NHRA should let us do it. I'm tired of going to these races that have traction problems. After TAD, TAF, Comp, S/C, and classes like that the track usually comes around because they are performing crossline burnouts.

Its a simple fix.

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Wow that was one hell of a run. Congrats westcott. Hey David question is there less hemis now seems like a couple years ago there was more of them running. I am a little spoiled being in pa with the dutch and everything.

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David, I'm with you on that. Jim

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Could someone please translate this into proper English?

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Its hard to say. There is lots of people that aren't around anymore but there is also a lot of new faces too. And more to come.

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Ed, I believe he is implying he will be driving a third Hemi car out of the Wescott stable next year and that he is such a good driver that the other competitors should just give him all the prize money now. Jim

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Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2441 Jim Fitzpatrick 4612 Tom Hemmingson
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.100 10.430 117.75 0.083 11.853 110.76
A/SA Dial: 10.43 (+/-): 0.000 L/S Dial: 11.82 (+/-): 0.033


If I'm hittin an .08 RT I am probably going to lose.....and you did ..

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That seems to make sense.Thanks Jim.

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As a professional in guarding our Nations interest, I must deviate from my training and reveal the results of an ongoing investigation into the events at Valdosta last month. During meetings with high level officials of an alphabet agency, the Wescott burnout was reviewed. While current events in North Korea, a nuclear Iran, and our war on terrorism are of paramount importance to the country, it is pale in comparison to a SS car "crossing the line" during a burnout.

It is an UNknown fact the drone Predators armed with deadly Hellfire missiles loiter over all NHRA divisional and open events. They are under strict orders to eliminate any unauthorized car that "crosses the line". Of course NHRA special oildown and schrapnel cleanup rules would apply. The investigation has revealed that sensors detected Wescott "crossing the line" slightly under power so the Predator immediately went Fox one. That is fire one to you laypeople. Due to Wescott's unauthorized use of camoflage, the ordnance became disoriented and was lost. It was later located on a different clandestine youtube video and actually struck Gary Wolkowitz's engine while going down the track in Pa.; some THREE MONTH EARLIER??? Some kind of wierd time anomaly must have happened.

Based on these findings I have retained the Louisiana law firm of Phind_um, Ph*#^um, Pheed_um Phish_heads LLC to bring a class action suit against the Wescotts. That's right, both of them. Sr. is right in the middle (pun) of it on the video. Wescott broke the record, broke the burnout rule, and Wolk's motor was broken?? The Bartons are implicated as well as posting of sensitive videos of both the engine and burnout mishaps was unauthorized.

We will seek damages for mental anguish, corpal tunnel, and a new motor for Mr. Gary.

Now pass me another Hurricane and have a Merry Christmas.

PS Charlie, NICE RUN!!!!

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I love you too abuse me I can take it :)

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After reading the last few posts, I understand why Jim Beam is getting out of manufacturing golf balls and faucets. They are evidently at full production for bourbon and must up production to satisfy the thirst of some members on Class Racer. I haven't had a drink yet but after reading the last few posts, I do have a big FRICKEN head ache. Do you guys ever read your own posts? Well, I guess some of you can read.

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And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why Stephen Hebert is the best thing that has ever happened to class racing......

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He has alot of time to type when first rd is over.
Did tha LA. intel find anything out about the carbs at the dutch?

later
cw

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O come on.....he's been second round a few times.

The RM guys couldn't figure out the Holleys....so they put Q-jets on since all they know is Chevys.....oops

Never did tell you congrats on your record. Man that's flying!!

See ya next year!