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More Photos from Super Stock.

James D'amore driving a FSS/D 2008 Cobra Jet

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Marty. I'm just glad you (and your car) are okay. Best of luck the rest of the race!

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Stock photos in the lanes.

Steve Ficacci's D/S 70 Camaro

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More Stock photos....

The number one qualifier, David Barton on his second qualifying run.

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Ken, is that Steve Ficacci Sr in the D car?

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Like Ken said, it has been hot and humid today!


We had a nice dinner over at the Cottens tonight with some other racers. We should be firmly in the show at #23 right now. I know things will change with the early morning shot and class, but surely we are ok!!


Well, more tomorrow!!

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The 426 street wedge makes more sense than the 383. Same heads, camshaft specs and carb (600-625 cfm) and only 11 hp more than the 383 in the same car. 42 cubic inches and it cost only 11 hp?!? I'd take it any day.

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Thanks for the "live from" posts, folks.

It was good to at least get to the track last weekend.

Maybe next year.

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I would certainly agree! Good luck this weekend and hopefully see you guys in Charlotte.

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I thought that the AFB Was around 475 CFM. Could be wrong.

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New classes are for factory race cars only. Jeff's combo is a street challenger. Any new street car that is put in the guide still falls in regular classes just as it has always been.

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Thanks to everyone that is reporting and the pictures,videos

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Thanks for the info Jimmy. I wasn't completely sure, so now I know.

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Dwight that's Steve's son in the D/S Camaro. I thought it might me neat to get some close up shots of what's on the drivers cars.


Steven Ficacci Sr driving Anthony Bogiovanni's 2010 Cobra Jet

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Last batch, goodnight all, tomorrow's another day.

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Good morning everyone, 7:00am and there is more than dozen cars in the staging lanes already for our 8:am start. The weather is no better than yesterday. Its going to be a hot one.

Some great photos from John DiBartolomeo - Drag Racing Scene http://www.dragracingscene.com/

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Need a caption on which Emmons, took a picture with them a few years back and it amazes friends when they come over. I had no hat so it is easy to find me:-)

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Let the games begin!

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Looking ahead to later this morning...B/SA, D/SA, H/SA, and FS/C are going to be a blast to watch!

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Schedule said cars in the water at 8 a.m. and the first pair of Stockers was right on schedule for Q3. As Ken noted, it will be another hot day today but right now, it's not so bad so I'd expect the bump to move a bit. For those who didn't get into the field yesterday, this is probably their best shot so I'm sure there were lots of oil changes, iced intakes, etc. this morning.

For those who can get the audiocast, you are blessed with Brian Lohnes, who is one of the best we have. Nice to hear someone with so much enthusiasm even at 8 a.m.

I'll be here most of the day so if you've got any questions, fire away and I'll do my best to answer.

more later

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A photo request Ken, Chris Mohring and others in the staging lanes today - how about some shots of the cooling equipment, chillers and icing tactics being used today for Class Eliminations.

Thanks

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Gary, I was wrong about that. The legal carb for those engines use a smaller secondary than the later engines. But it will flow around 540-565 in capable hands.

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This just in from round 1 of Stock - Some downtime for a COPO engine issue and Roy Hill puts it on the bumper AGAIN - and this time kisses the wall !!!!!!

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WOW, what a qualifying session. I hardly know where to begin.

Actually, any discussion about Stock at Indy should begin with Roy Hill. After yesterday's close call with Marty Buth, "Uncle Roy" outdid himself this morning. Another monster wheelstand that ended when his Cobra Jet brushed the wall near the 330-foot clocks. I haven't seen the car so I don't know how much damage was done but I can say that it had the potential to be much, much worse. Thankfully, as he was going right, the front end came down before he contacted the wall. At any rate, I'm sure you'll see some amazing photos because there are at least a dozen hard working media-types out there this morning. And yes, Roy does still operate a driving school so if you want to learn some of his techniques, I'm sure he's willing to share.

Mike Pustelny's luck went from bad to worse when he blew up an engine in his COPO Camaro. Mike wasn't in yesterday so I'm guessing he wanted to lean on it this morning. Unfortunately, the end result was a 15-minute clean-up.

Jason Line got it done with his Buick with a 10.369 on the 11.40 index. Obviously, he hasn't forgotten how to built a Stocker engine.

The Factory Stock guys are in full "index preservation" mode.
Chris Holbrook ran 8.59 at just 145, Kevin Skinner followed with an 8.55 at 141 and Clay Arnett joined in with an 8.60 at 140. Gonne be interesting to see what happens when these guys take the block out from under the gas pedal.

There was a great "side-by-side" race between Ellis Buth's Pinto and Chuck Watson's Cobra Jet. Watson broke about 100 feet out and coasted to the finish line. He was ahead for a long time before Buth passed him to win, 15.54 to 17.32. It was a great illustration of the difference in performance between the quickest and slowest cars in Stock

Finally, a personal observation. I've been coming here a long, long time and on Thursday's, the media center used to be a ghost town. Not anymore. There are at least a 18-20 people in here and most of them have a genuine interest in Stock and the Factory Stock Showdown. I've answered a lot of questions from writers/photographers who've been sent here to cover the event and it's refreshing to see the increasing interest in Sportsman racing.


more later...

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Ken you are showing off you literary skills .. very well done recap

Thanks

Ron

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Thanks for the updates Kevin !


Not sure if anyone noticed this, but a little more History was made at the US Nationals this morning.


The first 11 second pass was made this morning in Stock with a 4 cylinder engine.

( Marty Buth - N/SA __ 2.3 Ford Mustang @ 11.867 > 1.133 under ) # 19 qualifier

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Stock Q3 is up :

http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCSt...er=30#indextop

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The one I checked on my bench flowed 566 cfm, these are the small AFBs without the weights. I have two of them and never checked the other.

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3 traditional Stockers in the top 20....so far.


Feel bad for Randall Campbell....2 h.p. hits in less than a week.
Double ouch.


Getting ready to call the Stockers back to the lanes right now.

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Question where is it on computer for video for Indy ....

Laid up all holiday from a trip to Hospital just got to stay down and relax

thanks

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Not sure if there is a video live link.
This is the audio only:



https://www.nationaldragster.net/bit...audiocast.html

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I don't think any guy who consistently can't keep his STOCK ELIMINATOR car in his own lane should be celebrated and I certainly don't want to learn any of those techniques.

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Settle down, Mr. Anonymous. My comments about Roy were clearly tongue-in-cheek. He certainly isn't the first racer to have an issue with wheelstands and he has been the main topic of conversation so far at Indy so that makes it worth reporting.

By the way, would this be a good time to point out that Roy is not yet qualified for the Indy Stock field and he has one more chance during class eliminations?

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Without the shoot out cars after three rounds #64 is .953 under

Ron

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I agree. I looked at the video of the first one and the car didn't even have a wheelie bar.

Rules say you gotta have one if the car is capable of lifting the front end 12 friggin' inches. That was, like 12 feet! I would like to know if he showed up for subsequent passes without one and, if so, why was he allowed to run?

Should have been gone over by tech for safety reasons after the encounter with Marty Buth.

Dale

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Where is that rule? Never heard of it in Stock or General regulations

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Here's a video from this morning's wall bangin wheelstand from Drag Racing Scene - https://www.facebook.com/dragracingscene

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There is no such rule. Stock says 48" or to rear bumper.

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Sadly, (or perhaps mercifully) Roy Hill didn't make it back for round one of class eliminations. His Indy is over. Everyone can sleep tight tonight.

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thats mineshaft