LIVE from CCRA Combo, Fayetteville NC
 

70.4 deg, 23%, 29.91 baro, 883' DA, with 'bout a 3 mph cross head, although it picks up from time to time. Good crowd on hand, probably in the upper 30's for car count. Seen some southern visitors, like Bill Howell with his old Mustang, Tom Gould, and Ronnie Courtney. Off to take pics!

(And here comes more wind.....!)

Overview of the track
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...le11/track.jpg

Greg Rowe
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f.../greg_rowe.jpg

Brian, Bud & Greg Rowe
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...1/rowe_pit.jpg

Another Rowe?
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...lle11/rowe.jpg

MIke Moller, (Kerr Drug, CCRA sponsor)
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...e11/moller.jpg

Robbie Draughon (Redline Speed Shop, I believe also a sponsor)
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...1/draughon.jpg

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Michael,

Other than the wind gusts, it looks to be a beautiful day! Were you able to get a spot up close or are you in the "pasture"?

Looking forward to your reportage today!

Lew

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Missed the first half of the field, but after that....

W's for...
Beard over Greg Rowe
AJ Currie wins
Collins over Moller
Young over Waters, Jr (red)
Mike Longhaney with a W
Gould over Eddie Longhaney
Simmons over Tilley
Smith over Hilling (red)
Spell over Pope
Riner over Courtney
Strickland over Cody Phillips
Grace Howell over Homer Carty
Marshburn had the bye

AJ Currie
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...e11/currie.jpg

Ronnie Courtney, with Bill Howell (at right)
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...1/courtney.jpg

Grace Howell
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...e11/howell.jpg

Joe Collins, stick car!
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...11/collins.jpg

http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...le11/lanes.jpg

http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...e11/lanes2.jpg

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Looks like 18 coming back for Rnd 2.

Yup, nice spot at the fence about half track. Sorry for little reports, running pretty fast program. We're in the lanes for Rnd 2, they're dragging the track now. I'll be first vs AJ Currie, then Jeff Warren driving Doyle Evans' G/SA Camaro vs Marvin Strickland.

Ed Longhaney
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f..._longhaney.jpg

Mike Longhaney, runner-up today!
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f..._longhaney.jpg

Jeff Longhaney
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f..._longhaney.jpg

Phil Hilling
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...11/hilling.jpg

Curtis Smith, Jr.
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...le11/smith.jpg

Kevin Riner
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...le11/riner.jpg

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Beard over Currie (red)
...(Missed...)
Simmons over Longhaney
Peterson over Collins (red)
Longhaney over Young
Marshburn over Riner
Howell over Smith
Brian Rowe over Gould

I think Strickland also won, see his hood up.

Peeking in on the Popes
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...lle11/pope.jpg

Corbitt Marshburn
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f.../marshburn.jpg

Jimmy Spell, GT/K ... great license plate: "We Bad!"
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...le11/spell.jpg

Willis
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...e11/willis.jpg

Danny Waters, Jr., CCRA race #1 (Piedmont) winner
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...e11/waters.jpg

Bert Powell
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...e11/powell.jpg

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Rnd 2 weather was 71.7 deg, 22%, 29.84, 1057' DA.... I have NO idea what the wind is doing.

Marvin Strickland and Mark Young
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...le11/young.jpg

Longhaney and Riner
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...ville11/bo.jpg

Joe Heustis, driving Marc Kinton's T-bird
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...e11/kinton.jpg

Cody Phillips
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...1/phillips.jpg

Corey Taylor
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...e11/taylor.jpg

Warren
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...e11/warren.jpg

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Strickland red vs Rowe
Warren's son let me go by .005
... Didn't get to see the rest.
We'll be down to 5 cars. Everybody's in the money now, at least $100. $150 semi, $800 R/U, $1700 or so to win.

Rowe on the bye
Peterson vs Longhaney
Beard vs Simmons

Jeff Warren was driving Doyle Evans' G/SA Camaro
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...le11/evans.jpg

No video, but here's an in-car camera shot of Willis puttin' em in the air!
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...11/wheelie.jpg

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Peterson red to Mike Longhaney (A/SA Camaro), both under .01
Beard .031 and dead-on vs Simmons, .02 breakout
Rowe - bye

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Beard .030, out by an hour vs Rowe's .020, dead-on 1
Longhaney had the bye.

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Last Fall, Brian Rowe was RU here at the Warren S/SS, but today gets it done in CCRA race #2, taking out Mike Longhaney in the finals. Rowe was #2 in the World in IHRA for 2010, driving Richie DeCola's E/FIA Camaro (BTW, it's for sale!)

With a RU and a semi, I believe the Duck Tape Turismo is leading the points.

Great turnout, great race... Two in a row! Thanks to Scott Tilley for picking up the reigns of the CCRA, and to Fayetteville for hosting us.

Final Round, Greg Rowe (far) vs Mike Longhaney (near)
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...1/final_bo.jpg

http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...nal_launch.jpg

(That's not tire smoke, BTW.... it was putting out a little all the way down track all day. I think she's got a pretty loose ring package in her!) ;)
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...scoreboard.jpg

WINNAH Brian Rowe! Thanks to Bobby Murray Chevrolet for the Iron Tree trophies.
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...owe_winner.jpg

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Thanks CCRA and Fayetteville Motorsports Park ,,,I had a blast today. Even though i was not on Michael's 1st round clown list , I did lose to Branden peterson ,He was 2 above to my 1 above, you know what that means " HOLE SHOT"..My son was 004 red to Mark Young 1st round. Good turn-out for this race ... See ya next week in Maryland at Budd's Creek IHRA double pro- am....Checking out now to go talk to race car and see if it can talk me into being as good as it is....(it's always my fault) lol

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we spent the whole day testing with my car. run out of gear at the 1,000ft marker and run a 10.63@104. Car ran ok through the 1/8.


Found out that Radial tires do not like a transbreak @4400.....Blew the tires right off. I also realized I kept going in too deep. Im used to foot breaking the Stocker going in really really shallow. I was pre stage, stage, then hit the break on the 2-step and it would rock forward. Kept wonding why my 60ft were so off. Gotta get re-focused to the car and get ready for Piedmont.


Michael- just wanted to say thanks again for the killer sticker package! Really looks perfect on the car!

Was also really good to see Joe Collins racing, The Riners, the Strickland crew. Always a good time with some good friends!

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Nice job on the multi-tasking today Mr. Beard. Great coverage and very commendable racing.
Congrats to Brian and Mike, they were on their game all day.
And Thanks Scott Tilley an excellent program with CCRA. Cant wait till the next one.

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CJ Perry, making the switch from Real Street to Super Stock Production this year with his convertible Firebird.
http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...le11/perry.jpg

http://www.staginglight.com/photos/f...e11/perry2.jpg

Event photos have been sprinkled through the days' posts, so if you haven't seen them, go back to page 1! :)

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Very good stuff.

Thanks, Larry

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it's 2 seperate cars. I drove a G/CM stocker last year, and made my personal car a SS car.

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Thanks CCRA and Mr. Scott! Thanks Mr. Michael for the pictures! We had a great time yesterday. It was a great day for racing

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great field of sportsman racers, had an awesome time Sunday. Special thanks to Mike Ismay for the opportunity to drive his car and to Mark Young. Should have "Annie's Song "together for next race @ Roxboro. Scott, you ran a great program and The team at Fayetteville Motorsports had an awesome prepped track. It was great to see so many friends after a long winter. Michael, nice photos and great reporting.
Joe Huestis
9724 L/SA
Wake Forest, N.C.