Congratulations Greg Gay Stock winner-Epping

Larry Hill · 09-07-2008, 07:28 PM

Boy, I bet Witchy Woman is happy about that!
Good job!
Patsy & Larry

thomas sheehan · 09-07-2008, 07:35 PM

Larry

Edit your post >>>>> Greg won Epping (not etown).
Congrats to Greg.

ooooops.... I see you already did.

Tom

Mark Callanan · 09-07-2008, 07:52 PM

Well done Greg....

George Mirza · 09-07-2008, 08:20 PM

Unbelievable, in the final 3 years in a row, but this time you earned the Iron Man!

Great Job Greg, must have been the C-12.

Now you just have to get both cars home!

Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!
George

Julie Jordan · 09-07-2008, 08:30 PM

Nice going, Greg!!

Larry Hill · 09-07-2008, 09:13 PM

I tried to edit to read Epping. But it is not changing it.
Anyway, congrats, again.
Patsy

Donny Moulton · 09-08-2008, 10:07 AM

Congratulations Greg, Great job all weekend! You earned it.

Donny Moulton 1089 C/SA

Greg Barsamian · 09-08-2008, 11:39 AM

Congratulations Greg,
That was some sprint to the pit!
LOL
Sg

Greg Gay · 09-08-2008, 09:09 PM

Thank you all for the kind words. They say that to win a national event, you need to get one lucky break. I got too many to list this weekend. First off, thanks to Don Little for building me a good, consistent combination. Thank you to my father for bringing the Super Bee to Epping on the open trailer, and the Mirada back home (I'm not equipped to move two cars). And thank you to Nancy for putting up with all this.

My first lucky break occurred when Jim Boudreau, who I was scheduled to run heads up, broke his engine. We were scheduled to run heads up, and I was .6 slow. George tells of his misfortune elsewhere on here.

My second lucky break occurred when Don Moulton gave me just enough room to squeek by another heads up race by .018, even though I had the slower car by two tenths of a second. For those who don't know Donny, you can find his name listed as #1 Best Package in Stock Eliminator at Maple Grove.

Thank you to Elroy Dame for comparing notes with me on the Six Pack cars, allowing me to realize my car was running slower than it should. Thank you to George Mirza, Howard Hogg, Len Abrahmson, Blair McDonald, Phil (I've only known him for 20 years, but I can't think of his last name. He owns the former W.A. Lee/Boudreau Chevelle station wagon Stocker), Todd Boyer (a big Mopar fan and Class Racing fan from Canada), and Bob Salemi for helping me to drain the C-10 out and put the C-12 in. However, when I did so, the fuel line has a "hump" in it over the rear end before it enters the fuel pump. Once the tank was empty, the fuel pump couldn't pick up the gas. So, I had to go into town to find a vaccuum pump to borrow to suck the gas through! That allowed me to close the gap with Donny to a tenth.

Then, I pulled the bonehead of the race move. Right after the third round in the Super Bee, I showed up at the water box with no helmet and no jacket in the Mirada. Thank you to IHRA for giving me 5 minutes to run back to my trailer. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm too fat to run across the street without getting winded. Thank you to Dusty Lowell for giving me a ride back to the car on his golf cart. Only, we almost ran over a spectator, and an official was right there to see it. I got to make the run, but I guess they really reamed Dusty out. Sorry Dusty!

Thank you to Tim White, as well, for waiting. So anyway, I throw that jacket on, scramble into the car, do the burnout, and I am all fired up and I'm still huffing and puffing from running, and feeling like a fool for doing this in front of the whole world. I come out of the water, and there's Bob Unkefer pushing down with his hands in mid air and mouthing the words, "Calm down". I took a big, deep breath, let it out slowly, staged, and went .009. Thank you, Bob.

Well, this message is getting long, so I had better end it, but that only describes the first three rounds. What a great weekend!

ssla66 · 09-08-2008, 10:11 PM

Congrats Greg, you earned it. BTW keep the Mirada out of L or else.
Raffe K.

09-07-2008, 07:35 PM	#2
thomas sheehan Photographer Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,717 Likes: 24 Liked 75 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Congratulations Greg Gay Stock winner-Englishtown Larry Edit your post >>>>> Greg won Epping (not etown). Congrats to Greg. ooooops.... I see you already did. Tom

09-07-2008, 07:52 PM	#3
Mark Callanan Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: southern maine Posts: 383 Likes: 162 Liked 64 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Congratulations Greg Gay Stock winner-Englishtown Well done Greg.... __________________ Mark Callanan 1027 STK

09-07-2008, 08:20 PM	#4
George Mirza Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: North Attleborough Ma. Posts: 522 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Congratulations Greg Gay Stock winner-Englishtown Unbelievable, in the final 3 years in a row, but this time you earned the Iron Man! Great Job Greg, must have been the C-12. Now you just have to get both cars home! Enjoy!!!!!!!!!! George

09-07-2008, 08:30 PM	#5
Julie Jordan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 639 Likes: 90 Liked 549 Times in 94 Posts	Re: Congratulations Greg Gay Stock winner-Englishtown Nice going, Greg!! __________________ Julie Jordan 7549 STK

09-07-2008, 09:13 PM	#6
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,648 Likes: 1,941 Liked 10,758 Times in 2,236 Posts	Re: Congratulations Greg Gay Stock winner-Englishtown I tried to edit to read Epping. But it is not changing it. Anyway, congrats, again. Patsy __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

09-07-2008, 07:28 PM	#1
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,648 Likes: 1,941 Liked 10,758 Times in 2,236 Posts	Congratulations Greg Gay Stock winner-Epping Boy, I bet Witchy Woman is happy about that! Good job! Patsy & Larry __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817 Last edited by Larry Hill; 09-07-2008 at 07:38 PM. Reason: oops

09-08-2008, 10:07 AM	#7
Donny Moulton Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Warwick, R.I. Posts: 128 Likes: 111 Liked 6 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Congratulations Greg Gay Stock winner-Epping Congratulations Greg, Great job all weekend! You earned it. Donny Moulton 1089 C/SA

09-08-2008, 11:39 AM	#8
Greg Barsamian VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Massachusetts Posts: 1,401 Likes: 725 Liked 427 Times in 97 Posts	Re: Congratulations Greg Gay Stock winner-Epping Congratulations Greg, That was some sprint to the pit! LOL Sg

09-08-2008, 09:09 PM	#9
Greg Gay Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 388 Likes: 21 Liked 286 Times in 73 Posts	Re: Congratulations Greg Gay Stock winner-Epping Thank you all for the kind words. They say that to win a national event, you need to get one lucky break. I got too many to list this weekend. First off, thanks to Don Little for building me a good, consistent combination. Thank you to my father for bringing the Super Bee to Epping on the open trailer, and the Mirada back home (I'm not equipped to move two cars). And thank you to Nancy for putting up with all this. My first lucky break occurred when Jim Boudreau, who I was scheduled to run heads up, broke his engine. We were scheduled to run heads up, and I was .6 slow. George tells of his misfortune elsewhere on here. My second lucky break occurred when Don Moulton gave me just enough room to squeek by another heads up race by .018, even though I had the slower car by two tenths of a second. For those who don't know Donny, you can find his name listed as #1 Best Package in Stock Eliminator at Maple Grove. Thank you to Elroy Dame for comparing notes with me on the Six Pack cars, allowing me to realize my car was running slower than it should. Thank you to George Mirza, Howard Hogg, Len Abrahmson, Blair McDonald, Phil (I've only known him for 20 years, but I can't think of his last name. He owns the former W.A. Lee/Boudreau Chevelle station wagon Stocker), Todd Boyer (a big Mopar fan and Class Racing fan from Canada), and Bob Salemi for helping me to drain the C-10 out and put the C-12 in. However, when I did so, the fuel line has a "hump" in it over the rear end before it enters the fuel pump. Once the tank was empty, the fuel pump couldn't pick up the gas. So, I had to go into town to find a vaccuum pump to borrow to suck the gas through! That allowed me to close the gap with Donny to a tenth. Then, I pulled the bonehead of the race move. Right after the third round in the Super Bee, I showed up at the water box with no helmet and no jacket in the Mirada. Thank you to IHRA for giving me 5 minutes to run back to my trailer. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm too fat to run across the street without getting winded. Thank you to Dusty Lowell for giving me a ride back to the car on his golf cart. Only, we almost ran over a spectator, and an official was right there to see it. I got to make the run, but I guess they really reamed Dusty out. Sorry Dusty! Thank you to Tim White, as well, for waiting. So anyway, I throw that jacket on, scramble into the car, do the burnout, and I am all fired up and I'm still huffing and puffing from running, and feeling like a fool for doing this in front of the whole world. I come out of the water, and there's Bob Unkefer pushing down with his hands in mid air and mouthing the words, "Calm down". I took a big, deep breath, let it out slowly, staged, and went .009. Thank you, Bob. Well, this message is getting long, so I had better end it, but that only describes the first three rounds. What a great weekend! Last edited by Greg Gay; 09-10-2008 at 03:42 PM.

09-08-2008, 10:11 PM	#10
ssla66 Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: taxachusetts Posts: 15 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Congratulations Greg Gay Stock winner-Epping Congrats Greg, you earned it. BTW keep the Mirada out of L or else. Raffe K.