Congratulations Jim Grosse Jr.
 

Congratulations Jim on your Sonoma win and congrats to Justin on runner up. That was a stellar final with superb driving by both drivers. Hello to the Grossi family whom I met 31 years ago. Enjoy! Bobby and Nancy Rashid.

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Way to go Jim!!! I could see your smile from Vegas! Nice Job my friend!

Paul Haszlauer

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Big time!!!! What a pass that was !!!! You could Retire on a win like that!! Congratulations Jim and congratulations Justin!! 2 Killer runs👍👍👍

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Great Job Jimmy, I knew that "Pro Mod" car was going to be tough, and this car is really nice looking and well engineered, Fred Moreno

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Great job Jim congrats on your national event win!

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Jim, great job driving. See you improved reaction time from first
pass LOL Jim Rau

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Great performance Jim! Congratulations

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Great race with two excellent cars and drivers. Way too go Jim Grossi Jr. !

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You're DAD Jim and UNCLE Frank were very proud of you. What a package in final

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Hi Bobby,

It's has been a long time! I hope all is well with you and thanks for starting this thread.

I appreciate the kind words and congratulations from everyone - Thank you all.

I love racing at Sears Point and obviously had a great weekend being there with my brothers Darin & Sante, and our families. I had 4 good rounds and 1 super lucky round.

Jim Rau nearly got me in 1st round. He qualified on the bottom of the ladder with a best run of 0.33 over in Q2. Jim told me that he was having shifter problems and went with a dial-in that he had at a prior race, which was .83 under the index. All I was thinking was DO NOT RED LIGHT! I was .105 on the tree and Mr Rau cut a .053 light but broke out by .049. He said it felt so good to be on a clean pass that he just wanted to run it out. That was my lucky round!

Second round was the closest. Larry Scarth put up a .003 light and ran .014 over. Somehow I slipped by him for the stripe. Great package Larry!

3rd round was with Sergio Crespo who left with an .028 light and took the stripe but broke out by a little more than me. I always enjoy seeing Sergio at the races. He's always happy & has a totally positive attitude. Thank you for your enthusiasm Sergio.

4th round was Jody Lang. What can you say about Jody other than watch out! The guy is a machine. His lights were .012, .018, .018, and an .018 against me. Jody got off the line better than I did, but I was able to run closer to my dial and slip around him for a .008 stripe.

Final round against Justin. No need for commentary on Justin - Everyone already knows! I knew he would be green, knew it would be a great light, and knew he would be on the dial. My brothers & I discussed my dial and we all felt good about 8.50. I practiced on a pocket tree for a few minutes in the car and felt really good about pushing the tree. When I let the button go and the light stayed green I knew it was good, but I didn't catch him until the very end and only got one little blip in. I think that one blip saved me!

A few good rounds and a lot of great memories!
Thank you,
Jim Grossi

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Jim, I met your family through Rick Braun at the 1993 Winternationals.Your dad Jim and uncle Frank immediately became my friends. It was my wife Nancy, daughter Christina and Mike Pustelny?s most memorable drag race outing.Wishing you and your brothers the best luck. Bobby and Nancy Rashid.