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Greg even gave guided tours of Graceland for extra cash!

seriously, I don't like the heat either. Thats why I skipped the Richmond Pro-AM.

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We were all 10 years younger at the Class Nationals.......Remember !

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Talked to Mike Baker today and got info on where my car fits in at IHRA. He is still finishing up the ratings etc. But it looks like we might fit in there somewhere.

Time and schedules will tell, but we may hit some IHRA events this year too.

So not only the NHRA guys will bitch about us, the IHRA will get a shot at us too.

David
The New Hemi Guy

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David, I think IHRA racers will be a whole lot easier on you than the NHRA guys are for this very big reason; the fuel injection classes exist in IHRA! I did some checking on your car, and once I realized that Les Norton was also at last Octobers Arizona Nationals, with his car also running A/SA, I then went over to the IHRA Nitro Jam race from last June that Les was also in, and his car was in A/FIA...likely the same class your car will be in. You'll thus be more pleasantly received by the carb guys with IHRA's extra classes...I like it too, because here not only do I get to run the former EF/SA class instead of NHRA's DF/S, but my index is .3 slower than the Glendora standard, and so will yours, so you'll thus be that much farther under your index...enjoy!!!

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Unless the class has changed since i worked last year......
All 2008 and newer cars such as DP's ,Camaro's(when in the books), and Mustangs will be in their own classes and will be AA/FI,BB/FI,CC/FI and ect as needed.Any heads up will be with each other...They will have to Bit$h at each other........That will be interesting if enough show as they can beat each other up.......

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I remember going rounds when Memphis had their national event during the summer months. I would take as cold of a shower as I possibly could between every round on sunday. 49% of me was hoping I would lose every time I pulled up to race. Completely miserable. Never experienced that before.

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You guys need to get out of the office a little more, turn your a/c's down a notch maybe even ride with your car window down instead of the thermostat set at 68. Geez I didn't realize that Memphis had turned into a desert since the last time I was there.

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Sometime around the late 90's I was racing in Montgomery and it was 110 degrees. We had to sit in my van with the A/C on to survive. My buddies little motorhome A/C did not work and he had a small leak in his waste tank that created a foul smell. Well we were cooking burgers on this little grill and the smoke from them was just pouring off of them. They looked really juicy and tempting. We would sit in the van and then rush outside to flip them. Only problem was even though they should have smelled really good, it was the smell from the waste tank that was prevalent. Just could not get over that, tasty burgers with a hint of sh**

I know this has nothing to do with the heat, but it was the first thing that entered my mind. Oh, and by the way I live in FL, it is always hot, 95 degrees is the norm. I do not mind the heat as it forces women to dress scantily.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA oo oo that smell

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Ron, you just mentioned one of the perks to living here in Phoenix, and it's practically a year round pleasure too!

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When racing under such hot conditions, I always bring up to a case of spring water chilled in a big cooler and constantly drink even if I'm not thirsty. You can sweat without realizing it because it evaporates quick. But I have sought refuge in my truck with A/C on many occasions as well. Plan as if it's a beach trip.