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Well its Thursday morning-- very sunny at 8am with the temp at a nice 72 , 66% humitity , barometer at 30.27 and the altitude at 815 on Jacks' TAG .We pulled in last night at 11pm just as they were closing the gates and we were the last rig to be left in .Would have been here sooner but Jack had to shop for groceries at the Giant and him shopping is like watching grass grow (good thing he doesn't use coupons on the road or we'd still be there) .
Today is test and tune at 10 am to 4pm with NHRA tech all day..........more later .
PS--If you're coming today better hurry -- pits are pretty full already ! Rigs are already parked outside the gates .

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What??? Does Jack like to read the labels? :)

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Top Stock time run #1 Sal Biondo (in Hawk&Bailey Mustang)--10.11
Ficacci ---10.18
Jim Boudreau -- 10.21
Conte --10.25
Spartecoff --10.25

Elims this afternoon..............


Debbie

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How fast is the GTO in the Mine Shaft.

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Top Stock --- round 1 Biondo bye --- 10.89 shutoff
Ficacci Jr. wins after Baird went red --10.29 to 10.39
Steve Ficacci wins after Gary Richards spun big 10.30 for steve
Boudreau wins after Popora is very late ---10.18 for Jimmy
Conte wins with a 10.25 after Spartecoff goes 10.45

Jr Stock --- Ficacci Jr wins over Gray --- 10.97 to 11.27
E.Smith over Owens who went sideways on two wheels--Evan went 10.90


Tommy --- Jack went 10.90@120 in the mineshaft

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Top Stock-- Rd.2 ---- Steve Ficacci bye--10.18@130
Biondo wins over Dave Ficacci 10.41@105
Boudreau over Conte 10.27 to 10.43

The "good" air has left -- its plenty sticky out ............

Debbie

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Thanks, thats one sweet car.

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keep the reports coming
you are doing a great job
vic guilmino

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Top Stock - -Semi's -- Steve Ficacci over Biondo who spun 'em big --- 10.16 for the win. Boudreau makes an easy single into the final .Both lanes of the track are equally bad--its a coin toss . Debbie

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Bucky Hess is supposed to be there debuting his beautiful new Cuda. Any news on how the maiden voyage is going?

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Julie, with the sun out all day and temps in the low 90's the track is not in the best shape. Bucky has not made a good pass. I will get a picture for you in a little while. Here are some pics from Top and Jr Stock. Not the best camera or operated.


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http://classracer.com/P7120021.JPG


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Actually, there is some good camera work there. In that one shot, it looks like you can see tire smoke coming of the Hawk/Bailey/Biondo car at what? 40 feet out! Indeed spun'm pretty bad.
Left lane was tricky for some yesterday also, although Iacono still managed launch his car into those giant wheelstands and then stick the landing.

Keep up the good reporting and thanks!

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I don't have the details, but I know we won both Jr. Stock and Top Stock. Hopefully someone has the two tickets or saw the race as I wasn't there.

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Julie, I talk to Bucky for a bit. He couldn't get down the track. He was on and off the throttle and still manage to go a 149 with a 8 mph headwind, not sure what the et was. Here are some pics. Car looks much better than the pictures show.

http://classracer.com/P7120009.JPG

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http://classracer.com/P7120012.JPG

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Nelson Grimes is a bad *** artist. Best of luck to everyone.

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Thanks, Kenny. That's a Best Appearing Car Award waiting to happen, huh? Even the steering wheel! Travis is one talented painter.

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Thanks Jack and Debbie for keeping up the "Live from" reports. It's fun reporting, isn't it?
Patsy & Larry

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X2, Thanks for posting the results, and Kenny for posting pictures of Bucky's new King Kuda II.
Price of fuel keeping us close to home, got to see some of the All-Stars last weekend,
Good Luck with the new car. Paint looks great.
Greg

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Conditions are way better this morning - 84 * - 36% --30.39 barometer -- 1318 adj. alt.

Most stockers were 8 to 12 better than yesterday during 1st qual.run today

Only 1 record set -- Philbrick R/SA -- 13.10 - first leg only -- needs back-up yet .

NHRA computer locked- up --can't print qualifying sheets -- will get them when available


Tommy -- Mineshaft conditions better today--Jack went 10.80 @almost 122 . Jack said you better laugh -its funny . I don't get it .

More soon -- Debbie

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Somebody's barometer is a little off!! I have 30.13, 84.8 temp and 31% humidity when I ran. 1775 ft.......hardly mineshaft! Not to mention the starting line is marginal at best! Huge bald spots!!

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FINALLY --------- Stock #1-Adkins -1.312
Bardecoff -1.277
Boudreau -1.257
Philbrick --1.246 (new record)
Reid -1.242
Szupka -1.238
Parker -1.235
Biondo -1.222
Monahan -1.205
Matyas -1.199
S/S Franco -1.294
Santos -
Worner -1.207
Barsky -1.191

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Note-worthy ...I almost forgot about our generator (diesel) that died yesterday afternoon during all that hot weather----thanks a million to Matt Schurman(Service Manager) of R&J Control for coming to the rescue and getting us going again .Matt's a S/C racer and he really knows his stuff. And does house calls at the races --Matt can be reached at his shop 973 328-6880 .He'll do it right the first time .

Also note-worthy -- Jack told me to mention that the IHRA must be in serious trouble this week as Ed Fernandez was spotted today in the pits at Atco and was wondering why he wasn't at Maryland International ..........could there be trouble in Paradise ????????

PS--I'm only the messenger please don't shoot !
Debbie

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GRRRRRRRRRRRR....AHFS is going to make me go back to bracket racing..........

Does Franco run a FI engine by chance? lol

Why would someone blast the 305 combo at a Divisional Event? By my earlier calculations, that combo was SAFE from the 1st round of hits...not sure a -1.29 run will keep it there. Nitro Joe?

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anybody have the times on the final of top stock??

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You have to go 1.40 under at a divisional to get horsepower. Joe does run an FI combo.

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Bryan---thanks for the info!!!

I'm still new to this----I thought in '08 you add the 'avg.' for both Nationals and Divisionals...show's I still have lots to learn!

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As I understand it 1.40 gets you automatic HP on the next monday. Any run faster than 1.15 under will trigger a review of that combo. If your average is faster than the trigger your combo will get HP at the next scheduled update. A run of 1.29 under does not help your cause.

Mike

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Time trial #2 Stock #1 Philbrick -1.335 R/SA
Adkins -1.312 B/S
Bardecoff -1.286 B/SA
Boudreau -1.257 B/SA
Casey -1.257 G/S
Szupka 1.244 J/SA
Reid -1.242 I/SA
Parker -1.235 H/SA
Biondo -1.222 B/SA
Monahan -1.205 J/SA

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It only triggers a review at a National Event, as long as you dont go faster than 1.40 at a points meet or an open youre okay. Byron, what did Ang set the SS/HA record at?? I cant get him on the phone, he is probably in teardown.

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Ficacci 10.141 131.59
Boudreau 10.308 128.04

both spun away a bunch in 60'

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S/S* TIME TRIAL #2
Franco -1.294 GT/HA
DiTocco -1.265 SS/HA
Santos -1.252 GT/HA
Richard -1.223 GT/AA
Worner -1.207 GT/IA
Barsky -1.191 SS/NA
Des Jardins -1.185 SS/FA
Garbarine -1152 GT/GA
Miranian -1.135 SS/DA
Ficacci -1.109 GT/CA

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Thanks Jack, Congrats to you guys on setting the record... Is Richard and Bill there??

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I will be there late morning or early afternoon. Catch up to you then.

Scaz

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Always remember at Divisionals and National Opens:
Nothing under -1.400 means anything to the AHFS
IF you go -1.400 or faster, YOUR SCREWED!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats as simple as it gets for Divisionals & Opens

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Anybody have the JR stock qualifying and elimination et's?

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3rd and final qualifing run -- Stock -- 1st --Philbrick R/SA -1.335
Adkins B/S -1.312
Bardecoff B/SA 1.286
Boudreau B/SA -1.257
Casey G/S -1.257
Szupka J/SA -1.244
Reid I/SA -1.242
Parker H/SA -1.235
Shaul A/SA -1.235
Biondo B/SA -1.222
Noteable first round match-ups Sal Biondo vs Allyson Smyth
B/SA C/SA

Todd Hoven G/SA vs Anthony Fletch E/SA
Powers vs Fedeli K/SA Heads-up ( the only one)

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Other notes -- after much checking and discussion Jack says his TAG is more than likely in the dumper and is shopping for something a little more hi-tech --as for this race its surely a crapshoot -----any ideas ?

Todays weather is a bunch more humid--you don't need a weather station to tell .And by other folks gauges the good barameter has gone away . First round of Stock around 2-3 pm --we'll see .

0n the weather front --- huge storm headed our way -- should hit us by 5pm

Many stock racers came in overnight--total this morning -- 114 and everyone made a run under the index. At number 105 was Steve Calabro in his extra nice 69 Camaro AA/SA at 50 under . Debbie

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Super/Stock final run***** 1st******** Franco GT/HA -1.294********************************************* **** DiTocco SS/HA* -1.265********************************************* **** Santos* GT/HA* -1.252********************************************* **** Richard SS/AA -1.232********************************************* **** Worner SS/IA -1.207 ************************************************** Barsky SS/NA -1.197 ************************************************** DesJardins SS/FA************************************************ ** Garbarine GT/GA -1.163********************************************* ***** Miranian SS/DA -1.135********************************************* ***** D.Ficacci GT/CA* -1.109Total entrys- 70 .#70 was -.283 under .Notable 1st round match-ups--- Franco vs Hess Barton vs Wolkwitz heads-up

New Records--Papp GT/M DiTocco SS/HA 9.63 Oakes SS/GM 9.63
1st round today at around 3pm Debbie

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Allyson puts Biondo out in round one...