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Ok. Finally have (hopefully) the internet working! Sitting in the stacking line #90. They were supposed to start moving at 10 but nothing moving as of yet. I see by the schedule that we get 3 qualifying runs on Thursday. With the cooler temps I'm sure there's going to be a few cars under one second under. On a side note looking forward to after the races getting some new Lamb brakes on the Nova at Phil Mandella's shop getting rid of the brakes I have now. A well overdue upgrade. I'll hopefully get some pictures after we're all pitted.
http://www.nhra.net/2014/images/NHRA...chedulePC2.pdf

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Finally pitted. Pitted with our usual friends Cal and Mary Ann Method. Also Bobby DeArmond. Looking forward to a good weekend of racing. Plan on getting some pictures tomorrow.

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Thanks for your reports, you will be more than pleased with those new Lamb brakes, please say hi to Cal and Mary Ann and also Bobby for me . You are in good company for sure.

Dave

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They are the best.

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Good luck to you and Charlene!

I will be jealous and keyboard racing from home! LOL!

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Thanks Jeff. Hope to see you out soon.

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Thanks Bob for all the effort in the track reporting!!

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Good luck ,be safe and enjoy to everyone. We will be watching from the North.

Kevin

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Good morning Bob. Good luck to you Charlene this weekend. We met at a combo race at Pacific in 2013. Really enjoyed talking with you then. Please say Hi to Dave Barcelon and congrats from me on his Best Engineered and class win at Vegas. Also, a big shout out to all the Div. 6 guys and gals to have great and safe weekend and make the division proud. I hope the weather is better there than here. Had a big windstorm come through yesterday (still slightly windy today) and caused problems for a lot of people.

P.S. I started a thread on here congratulating Dave, I guess he hasn't seen it yet.

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Bob, Thanks for the update's from the track, Much appreciated . I'm curious about your brake deal. In a different thread on here, brakes were discussed. The consensus seemed to be that drum brakes hold better on the line. As such, I scoured E-bay till I found a set of Drum spindles, drums & backing plates for my Cougar..I'm assuming your putting 4 wheel disc's on @ Mandella's. I'm just curious the advantage the disc's will bring to your car.

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Less rotating mass and less unsprung weight.

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Plus they will noticeably stop the car better on the top end !!

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Actually the reason I'm changing my brakes to Lamb's are because my current 4 wheel disc are not very good and after driving my wife's car with Lamb's there's no comparison.
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Jerry Hatch
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Bobby DeArmond
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Doug Gibson
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MaryAnn Method
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Charlene Gullett
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My bucket of bolts
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And yes Redman is in the house!

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Bob, your bucket of bolts is quite impressive. Final 4 cars at Indy in Stock Elim. and you are the only racer to beat Charley Downing in Class Eliminations. Props....Regards, ....M.J.

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Thanks MJ. Got lucky against Charley.

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Rd2 in the books for stock. Most people were about 2 hundredths slower. On my run the weather was 64.7F 59.7H 28.99BP 1789DA. Steve Wann broke a gear set and John Calvert unfortunately had the hood on his Mustang blow open on his run. Fortunately it only happened a few hundred feet into the run. Just started running Comp.

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Comp doesn't take so long when they are running 5's.
Looks like a few picked up in the third Stock session.

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Thanks so much Bob for the reports.

Here some great action shots from John DiBartolomeo. www.dragracingscene.com

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Thanks for all the pictures and posts. It helps us east coasters that are now buried in the white stuff. Actually most of the U.S.
Question: Does anyone know what combination Dan Fletcher is running in his S/S Camaro to fall into GT/GA? Just curious.
God Bless all and have a safe race.
Walt

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Bob, I would say your bucket of bolts is running pretty good this weekend.
#4 652 G/S Bob Gullett, Calgary AB, '68 Nova 10.842 11.90 -1.058

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Thanks Floyd. First round today. Hopefully we can make another run or two tomorrow. If I don't win my round today its change clutch day. Get it freshened for next year. Lots of good first round match ups. Biondo and DeFrank will be a good one. And they have to be the second pair out! LOL. A few heads up. Poor Alan Messer can't seen to avoid a heads up as this is his second in two races.

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Yeah, the new champ isn't getting a duck, is he? Jimmy can drive too.

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Bob, your bucket of bolts is very Fast & most racers would Love to go that Quick !!! Anyways, thanks for all the Reports, Pictures & Time you have put
in to these Races, we do appreciate the effort ... Good Luck & be safe...

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https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...33&oe=551B4C92

...all part of the game that makes it what it is, and we still enjoy it, even when we're behind!

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Tough way for Jon to end the year (in stock at least)....fortunately, I've never had a heads-up run where I was at a distinct disadvantage but it's gotta be a bad feeling. Still beats towing all the way to Indy and not qualifying like many good racers did this year. Just no substitute for having a FAST car, glad NHRA made the new classes so at least it's not like bringing a knife to a gun fight as has happened so many times the last few years.

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Am I seeing things or is the math wrong on the Bushmaker/ Corda and Peterson/Keen races?

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Sure looks wrong to me. Somebody has to know what happened.

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Im thinkin` she was dialed 11.84

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Same thing with Peterson. He must have been dialed a 10.74.

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Going to be a late night. Lots of oil downs in fuel classes. Already canned SG for tonite. Anymore oil downs I'm sure superstock will be cancelled.

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what are these "oil downs" that you speak....in the fuel classes really...:rolleyes::rolleyes:
did the safety safari go to the # 1 spot in qualifying....they should, given the # of laps they make......f'n joke, to constantly put up with that crap!!!

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And Superstock is cancelled for tonite.

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Bobby DeArmond is back up and running. Lost oil pressure on his first round and slowed, engine knocking. :eek: He had a back up and with racers pitching in he is ready for tomorrow morning.

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Bobby is just the class in class racing. WTG Bobby and good luck

Kevin

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More great action shots from John DiBartolomeo. www.dragracingscene.com

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Looks like they are going to be running some rounds of sportsman this morning before the pros starting at 9:30. First time they've done that in a while.

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Paula before her heads up
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Bobby before the final