"Live From" NHRA Gatornationals

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

Well its 1015 am sat morning and SS & Stock is done for today, makes a long day of it, if we had a car we would go to Garlit's place to look around.
anyhow rounds are posted and we won our round and will see sunday. Interesting round as i seen Bo didn't fix his transmission and gave Peter a bye, In Stock they ran 2 rounds this morning one run i watched and said wow was AB's -1.08 run against Edmond in a heads up battle as Edmond told me he stopped at 1000 ft.
We will see the track tomorrow morning. SC and Comp has another run today thats it.
The 140mph 305 rocket ship is ready for another round

[Jeff Kempton]

Thanks; Ken, for all your stellar work to keep us informed and entertained. The same goes for all our other "Live From" reporters; Thanks! It makes not being there a LITTLE more bearable!

[James Perrone]

Had a great time as usual at The Gators.
Seems like Dans on a mission .
I WAS ROBBED!
Hee hee heee

[Toby Lang]

That was a great race, James.

Next time try running a little closer to your dial-in, OK?


-Toby

[Greg Barsamian]

Originally Posted by James Perrone

Had a great time as usual at The Gators.
Seems like Dans on a mission .
I WAS ROBBED!
Hee hee heee

That was one hell of a pass Jp!
Your turn next time!

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

well its been a long day here at Gainesville, way i hear it, Comp, SS & Alky is yet to run tonight. Really nice and hot out.
Here is a question i have, i have seen a bunch of bracket cars and rigs come into the pits today and took over spots where Rd 1 loser have left, we having a unleashed deal or what plus everything else going?

BTW lots of College Basketball on this whole week, I love it !

[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by Nitro Joe Jackson

well its been a long day here at Gainesville, way i hear it, Comp, SS & Alky is yet to run tonight. Really nice and hot out.
Here is a question i have, i have seen a bunch of bracket cars and rigs come into the pits today and took over spots where Rd 1 loser have left, we having a unleashed deal or what plus everything else going?

BTW lots of College Basketball on this whole week, I love it !

Joe, it's the special program for D2 Race of Champions.

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

well those guys have not made a time trail or anything, guess they are the entertainment for the night.

Let me know if I'm missing a good cookout somewhere, my cook went on the NFL strike today

[Robert Simpson]

Here is a question i have, i have seen a bunch of bracket cars and rigs come into the pits today and took over spots where Rd 1 loser have left, we having a unleashed deal or what plus everything else going?

I heard that they were having the final rounds of the Bracket race of champions? for Div 2. I have heard something about it. I feel that it is a way to introduce bracket racing to national events. I might be wrong but I don't think so.

[Myron Piatek]

Originally Posted by Robert Simpson

I feel that it is a way to introduce bracket racing to national events. I might be wrong but I don't think so.

NHRA "introduced" bracket racing at national events back in 1980 when ET division champs from all over the country were invited to Ontario, CA for the World Finals. Tina Gayle was a Miss Winston that year and went on to star in C.H.I.P.S soon afterwards. (Also was a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader at some point.) The ET World Championship was a one-shot deal until they re-introduced it many years later and have been crowning world bracket champs since then. IHRA has been doing it for a while too as well as having had bracket classes at many national and Nitro Jam events over the years.