Michael Beard...... IHRA Super Stock World Champ!

chris3racing · 10-15-2012, 09:05 AM

Congrats Michael, you put in a lot of miles for this year.

Ron Middleton · 10-15-2012, 09:28 AM

Congrats Michael! All round good guy and a great racer.

Michael Beard · 10-17-2012, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by chris3racing

Congrats Michael, you put in a lot of miles for this year.

Truck just went over 190,000...

I think I got it 4 years ago, with 47K on it!

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Hey can you post a photo of it...and it might just be a good luck charm.

Might need to be a new tradition! I may save this one and make some new #1 targets for next year, and pass one along to the next guy (or gal!)

GarysZ24 · 10-17-2012, 10:29 PM

Great Job/Year Michael!!!

Heck, you're doing so great with your Super Stocker and your rwd stocker, that your fwd stocker's probably going into permanent retirement huh?

Michael Beard · 10-17-2012, 11:23 PM

Don't have a RWD Stocker.... that's Terry Knott's car. I only stole it for two weekends this year. I still have the Turismo, just under protective custody at Billy Nees's shop. Would love to get it out and play some more.

Billy Nees · 10-18-2012, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Don't have a RWD Stocker.... that's Terry Knott's car. I only stole it for two weekends this year. I still have the Turismo, just under protective custody at Billy Nees's shop. Would love to get it out and play some more.

Come and get it! Your Dad and I are taking it to "The Beav" on Saturday though!

Larry Hill · 10-18-2012, 08:49 AM

Great job! CHAMP

sugar1366 · 10-18-2012, 07:11 PM

You are officially considered a World Champion Ironman Hoarder!
Good job Mike! You have raised the bar once again! I think it's time to settle down and have some kid's so the rest of us will have a better chance!

Eddie

GarysZ24 · 10-18-2012, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Don't have a RWD Stocker.... that's Terry Knott's car. I only stole it for two weekends this year. I still have the Turismo, just under protective custody at Billy Nees's shop. Would love to get it out and play some more.

That's good to know, because I still think it's either you or Stan Kopejtka, who's going to be the first divisional event winner this decade, and/or the first fwd stocker racer to win a national event this century....or within the last 26 (27 looking ahead to next season), years. However, one of the untouched goals for this century (or decade), is about to be reached...with only one more divisional race remaining, Stan and his current 6th place position in the D5 Stock points standings is looking very good for holding on to a top ten finish in that division. If he does then the remainder of us fwd stockers will have to shoot for the other unreached goals that stay unclaimed. Hopefully since I have a dog in that fight, I'll get the funds to go to more races next year, and IHRA will get their D7 going to include a points series for us sportsman racers like you get to enjoy where you're at? Given how D7 (NHRA) is starting to look, they're becoming worse (geographically travel wise) to chase a divisional championship in than D5...and that's very bad (especially for us Arizona racers)!!!

Bottom line, I hope you'll have the Turismo out like you had his car next year, because I'm sure you'll (as Larry The Cable Guy would say), "GET 'ER DONE"!!!

Hemi Moose · 10-19-2012, 04:49 PM

Cool as a Cucumber...

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10-15-2012, 09:28 AM	#2
Ron Middleton Member Join Date: Jan 1970 Location: Jackson, Ms. Posts: 350 Likes: 183 Liked 12 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Michael Beard...... IHRA Super Stock World Champ! Congrats Michael! All round good guy and a great racer. __________________ #4892 J/SA. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Aristotle

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GarysZ24 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tempe, Az. Posts: 1,284 Likes: 950 Liked 256 Times in 103 Posts	Re: Michael Beard...... IHRA Super Stock World Champ! Great Job/Year Michael!!! Heck, you're doing so great with your Super Stocker and your rwd stocker, that your fwd stocker's probably going into permanent retirement huh? __________________ Gary Hampton '86 Z24,173 V6 CF/S #5824 (#78 in 2021)

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