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Frank Bialas · 03-19-2013, 01:11 PM

It wasn't in the olden days nor did I get bounced but about 6 or 7 years ago I pulled into the staging lanes in Indy for tech, and the line was rather long so I took a walk around. After awhile the line started to move down so I returned to my car and waited. Shortly after a NHRA inspector approached me and introduced himself, Travis Miller and he went about his routine. He said that he didn't know of me or recognize the car, I said that we had just built the combination a few years prior and that I was from division 1. He gave it a good inspection and asked a lot of questions, which I politely answered. Then He asked me WHAT IS THIS? I said what? THE CAR!!! I said a Plymouth, PLYMOUTH WHAT? I said GTX, WHAT"S THAT? I said that I didn't know what GTX stood for and at the time didn't realize that if you claimed a Roadrunner it was a natural A car and I was running C. Now you had to be there to appreciate his expression when he asked me, YOU CAN"T EXPECT ME TO SIGN OFF, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT GTX STANDS FOR? I said your kidding, NO I'M NOT!!! This is embarrassing I thought and shouted out GOOD TILL XMAS!!! Travis Miller has his head down looking down at his clip board writing something had trouble holding back a smile and said THAT WILL WORK and good luck. Later on I found out that my friend Evan Smith asked Travis Miller to grill me good. It was just one of those funny moments you won't forget.

03-19-2013, 01:11 PM	#3
Frank Bialas Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 252 Likes: 6 Liked 23 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Things you were bounced for in the olden days when there It wasn't in the olden days nor did I get bounced but about 6 or 7 years ago I pulled into the staging lanes in Indy for tech, and the line was rather long so I took a walk around. After awhile the line started to move down so I returned to my car and waited. Shortly after a NHRA inspector approached me and introduced himself, Travis Miller and he went about his routine. He said that he didn't know of me or recognize the car, I said that we had just built the combination a few years prior and that I was from division 1. He gave it a good inspection and asked a lot of questions, which I politely answered. Then He asked me WHAT IS THIS? I said what? THE CAR!!! I said a Plymouth, PLYMOUTH WHAT? I said GTX, WHAT"S THAT? I said that I didn't know what GTX stood for and at the time didn't realize that if you claimed a Roadrunner it was a natural A car and I was running C. Now you had to be there to appreciate his expression when he asked me, YOU CAN"T EXPECT ME TO SIGN OFF, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT GTX STANDS FOR? I said your kidding, NO I'M NOT!!! This is embarrassing I thought and shouted out GOOD TILL XMAS!!! Travis Miller has his head down looking down at his clip board writing something had trouble holding back a smile and said THAT WILL WORK and good luck. Later on I found out that my friend Evan Smith asked Travis Miller to grill me good. It was just one of those funny moments you won't forget. __________________ Frank Bialas 1570 STK Last edited by Frank Bialas; 03-19-2013 at 09:48 PM.