"Live From" Gatornationals Double Header

hemitime · 03-16-2019, 09:11 PM

Any word on David Barton? Hope he's O.K.!

JHeath · 03-16-2019, 09:49 PM

He climbed out of the car , looked OK on NHRA TV live feed. , here is a Mark Rebilas photo sequence of the incident.

Ken Miele · 03-16-2019, 10:47 PM

Sorry guys for the lack of reports on the finals, my sponsor and teammate Anthony Bogiovanni was still in so I went from reporter to crew.

David got out of the car and seem to be okay. From my vantage point next to the jersey wall about the 200 foot mark it looked like water mist coming out of the collector, not much he could do at that point. Chris was having his own issues pedaling hard to stay in the groove. Chris did a masterful job getting around David. It would have been an ugly site if they got mixed up.

I was able to get a few shots although they are blurry. I do have more photos to edit, but I will be heading home tomorrow morning. Check back in few days and I will post more photos from the Gators. Congrats to all the winners, and thank you NHRA for letting us run the finals today. The weather looks poor tomorrow, and sitting in the rain all day would not have been fun.

hemitime · 03-16-2019, 11:43 PM

Thanks Jerry and Ken for the updates.

Tom P · 03-17-2019, 03:12 AM

Wow Ken, those shots really show how close they came.
Looks like a short day tomorrow, or a really long one with few cars.

Bob Don · 03-17-2019, 11:07 AM

Good call by NHRA to finish the sportsmen yesterday. It looks like it's going to rain most of the day in Gainesville.

Shout out to Adam Strang for an outstanding week. Semis at Baby Gators, 4 rounds at Gators, and a class Wally to boot. It was nice seeing you and Tom at Babys. Congrats!

Yo Ken - Thanks for the pics and reporting!

Greg Gay · 03-18-2019, 03:49 PM

Bob, you beat me to it! Good to see the only truly active Stocker from the State of Vermont going rounds in Florida! Good job, Adam.

03-16-2019, 09:11 PM	#1
hemitime Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: canada Posts: 118 Likes: 7 Liked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: "Live From" Gatornationals Double Header Any word on David Barton? Hope he's O.K.! Last edited by hemitime; 03-16-2019 at 09:15 PM.

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JHeath Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 786 Likes: 2,876 Liked 370 Times in 101 Posts	Re: "Live From" Gatornationals Double Header He climbed out of the car , looked OK on NHRA TV live feed. , here is a Mark Rebilas photo sequence of the incident. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Jerry Heath I/S '93 Cobra FS/J 2010 Mustang "Ebay CJ" Last edited by JHeath; 03-16-2019 at 09:50 PM. Reason: add

03-16-2019, 10:47 PM	#3
Ken Miele Live Reporter Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 4,927 Likes: 480 Liked 17,400 Times in 1,585 Posts	Re: "Live From" Gatornationals Double Header Sorry guys for the lack of reports on the finals, my sponsor and teammate Anthony Bogiovanni was still in so I went from reporter to crew. David got out of the car and seem to be okay. From my vantage point next to the jersey wall about the 200 foot mark it looked like water mist coming out of the collector, not much he could do at that point. Chris was having his own issues pedaling hard to stay in the groove. Chris did a masterful job getting around David. It would have been an ugly site if they got mixed up. I was able to get a few shots although they are blurry. I do have more photos to edit, but I will be heading home tomorrow morning. Check back in few days and I will post more photos from the Gators. Congrats to all the winners, and thank you NHRA for letting us run the finals today. The weather looks poor tomorrow, and sitting in the rain all day would not have been fun. Attached Thumbnails

03-16-2019, 11:43 PM	#4
hemitime Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: canada Posts: 118 Likes: 7 Liked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: "Live From" Gatornationals Double Header Thanks Jerry and Ken for the updates.

03-17-2019, 03:12 AM	#5
Tom P Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 707 Likes: 30 Liked 239 Times in 94 Posts	Re: "Live From" Gatornationals Double Header Wow Ken, those shots really show how close they came. Looks like a short day tomorrow, or a really long one with few cars.

03-17-2019, 11:07 AM	#6
Bob Don VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greater Boston Posts: 1,497 Likes: 1,147 Liked 905 Times in 193 Posts	Re: "Live From" Gatornationals Double Header Good call by NHRA to finish the sportsmen yesterday. It looks like it's going to rain most of the day in Gainesville. Shout out to Adam Strang for an outstanding week. Semis at Baby Gators, 4 rounds at Gators, and a class Wally to boot. It was nice seeing you and Tom at Babys. Congrats! Yo Ken - Thanks for the pics and reporting! __________________ Bob Don 128 SS

03-18-2019, 03:49 PM	#7
Greg Gay Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 389 Likes: 22 Liked 286 Times in 73 Posts	Re: "Live From" Gatornationals Double Header Bob, you beat me to it! Good to see the only truly active Stocker from the State of Vermont going rounds in Florida! Good job, Adam.