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Hello, everybody. Yes, it's true. I'm here at Indy! I flew down to Phoenix and helped Chris Ashley tow to Indy. She said she might need a helper and when Rusty Hall decided not to go I got my first big chance to be a crew chief! We had a front tire blow out on the dually on the way over so I have earned my keep a little bit so far. :) Chris doesn't need much help so I just try to stay out of her way. If she does need my help, she lets me know. :D

I will try post some videos this week. The hotel I'm staying at said they had high speed internet, but I can download faster on my phone. The upload speed is faster, but not great. Hopefully it will do the job OK.

And, Mark, who doesn't have a crush on Chris? :)

Chris Ashley's car after a little buff job by the crew. :)

http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/u...570/Chris1.jpg


The boss giving me "The Look." She is used to being behind the camera not in front. As most people know, she runs PhotoLady.com

http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/u...570/Chris2.jpg

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Chris posted this picture on Facebook so I will send it along to Classracer.

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Good luck out there, Chris, Toby. ( Toby, I meant on the track, of course)
I hear the RWR, REMAC tune up worked out pretty good. (shameless promotion there)

Thanks once again to Larry and Patsy , too.

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Are all the qualifying hits done on Wednesday or are there any on Thursday?

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Thursday runs count toward Qualifying...of course that doesn't leave you much room for error or failing fuel check...you can't count on getting more than one run on Thursday unless you can win first round of class.

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Ah so class run offs count? I just had a serious situation and lost last night and all day so far so i am behind and imagining that I wont get teched in time for 1st and maybe 2nd time run tomorrow. By the time late tuesday night or early wednesday come around is it not quite the fiasco to get pitted? Just have to park in the middle of know where? lol

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Just finished up with tech, and I can see Patsy is on the job, great pictures as always. I took a few shots of the tech line, Indy is always a little hectic, but the lines moved fairly well.

The credential trailer also went well, there was a line, but it moved quick.

It looks like Wednesday morning will be the quickest shot for stock. The weather is supposed to get warmer on Thursday, but it could change.

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Hey, Mark, you write pretty well for a caveman! I guess that pic must have got to you a little bit. :)

Just in case anybody missed it before, here's Mark Lelchook on a "normal" day:

http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/u...y6570/Mark.jpg

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Wow, sometimes drag racers can be as bad as 12 year old girls with the gossip. Thank you Toby for going along with Chris to crew chief since Rusty and I couldn't be there. Keep the pictures coming. Go kick some butt Chris! Wish we were there!

Kelly Pott-Hall
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Keep the reports coming they are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!