Congrats Michael Beard, Stock win

[Mike McCandless]

The hard luck award goes to randall cantrell. He's a local piedmont dragway racer that borrowed someone's car to run. A 13 second PS car. He's .017 dead on with a 2 and in the trailer. .019 package and goes home. That's brutal. I wasn't good this weekend, I was lucky. The wagon was in a million pieces just days before. In 2nd round, I lost my brakes in the staging beams. The pedal started going down to the floor when I bumped in. I took off and put my foot behind the brake pedal to force myself to not use. Luckily the other guy went red and I coasted down. Turned out to be a minor issue, but in the car I had no clue. It was quick fix. Third round the car wasn't warm enough and the car stumbled and I was late. Once again, guy went red. During the bye run of 4th round, I lost my back brakes. The adjuster broke and I started sliding through the lights. When I ran beard, the weirdest thing happened. I come out of the burnout box and the glove box comes flying open (I didn't even know it opened), crap went flying everywhere. Out of nowhere a bottle of shoe polish got stuck between my foot and the brake pedal. I stopped before the lights trying to reach and it and get it out of the way with no luck. At that point, I didn't want to screw beard around as I hate starting line games. I believe this type of racing is 85% mental and I lost before I even staged. I had too much stuff running through my mind and rushed. I had been .03 all weekend (when rolling through, subtract the 60' and I'm .02 and the stumble was .06). My time runs were all .03-.04. The I pull out an .04 red. I was frustrated at myself, but all a learning experience. It was my third race in the car, so I can't complain.

I was really looking forward to running beard. I knew he would be tough on the tree and I looked forward to driving the stripe with him. When I prestaged and looked over I saw beard looking right at my front tire planning his strategy. I always enjoy running successful racers. You know you need to be on your game and that is what makes this fun. I'm looking forward to doing more IHRA racing as the people are great. My only complaint is that stock eliminator cars take forever to get to the lanes! I came up one time worrying I was late and I was the 3rd pair out, this was for first round haha. I'm looking forward to finishing up stock so we can change motors and the mighty bocephus hits SS

Once again, congrats to beard. Always a stand up racer

[Myron Piatek]

Nice going Mike, wish I could have been there.

Yup, Mopars done good this weekend.

[Marty Rinehart Jr]

Congrats Mike,

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by Myron Piatek

Nice going Mike, wish I could have been there.

Yup, Mopars done good this weekend.

Congrads Michael....Might want to buy your new bride something! Good to see you came back strong after I think loosing like me in the first round last Sunday @ MIR. Thank You so much for the referal to Eddie, the dakota will be playing at Richmond end of May for the pro-am and national. If you are going, I will have you make up those numbers for me!

Mike, I saw your wagon at Piedmont on thursday night's test and tune night. It is a great looking car.

Eric Merryfield

[Michael Beard]

Congrads Michael....Might want to buy your new bride something!

LOL... she's been working hard on the property, bought a lot of plants and a tree this week & weekend, and got them planted. I figure I'm paying for them.

When I prestaged and looked over I saw beard looking right at my front tire planning his strategy.

I laughed when I read that! Wow, somebody noticed? Well, "looking" yes, I don't know about "planning". Just checkin' my spot.

Thanks for all the nice words, Mike. I'm proud to race with you and hope we get another shot at a 'clean & green' race sometime. You're a good dude... except for that whole trying to put me behind the jet truck thing. LOL

[Mike McCandless]

You're a good dude... except for that whole trying to put me behind the jet truck thing. LOL

Hahahahahhahha. I did go up to their truck and ask them which lane they were running. I can't say I was upset when they said right lane . I even went as far as asking a certain female to go up and make out with the driver to ensure he was going to the right lane. I saw you buckling up, wondering what you were doing. That's when they told me we were going in front of that disaster. I'm glad they made the right decision and let us run in front of that thing.

[Britt1112]

Michael, Your still the man! You and Myron cleaned up at the rock. Congradulations to both of you deserved it! great job Britt Mizia

[TIM SLOAN]

Lee is having computer trouble, but he asked me to get on here and tell everyone thanks. He can see the comments, but can't log in.

[LNorton]

Originally Posted by Mike McCandless

The hard luck award goes to randall cantrell. He's a local piedmont dragway racer that borrowed someone's car to run. A 13 second PS car. He's .017 dead on with a 2 and in the trailer. .019 package and goes home. That's brutal.

Randall had a tough weekend from the start. He rolled in on Thursday night and had no idea about fuel check. We asked him what fuel he had in it and he tells us 93/110 mix... No way that would make it through.

I stayed over there and spent a few hours helping him siphon that out of the stock tank! Not fun at all. He fills it with about 5 gallons of fuel that should pass... Checks it in the morning before the run... No good.

I didn't even know until after the run, but in the 20 min before the first session he pumped the tank dry for the second time and changed to another fuel that did get him through fuel check.

He makes it through all that... throws down a killer run first round... and gets beat! I'd say that takes the hard luck award!

Congrats again to Beard and Lee!

[Jim Bailey]

Way to go buddy !!! Your contengency was Pay Pal'd to you this morning! Good Job, JB.