Live from Las Vegas

[Chris Holbrook]

Tomi Laine just sent me a text saying he is hurting and it will take time to heal, but he is alive and will recover. Thank God!

[Bob Gullett]

Round one in the books after a rain delay. Charlene and I slipped thru first round. Now to relax the rest of the day. I'll take some pictures and post them later.

[Pistol Pete]

Thanks for all of the reporting & the pictures to come Bob.
Good Luck in eliminations tomorrow.

[Jerry Terry]

What happened to Ray ?

[pontiacchuck]

Originally Posted by Brett C

Any word on Ray Skillman?

yes what happen to ray

[Nick Heath]

Ray crashed during the 2nd round of Comp qualifying yesterday.

From DRC:

LAS VEGAS -- Travis Gusso, Sioux Falls, SD., and Ray Skillman, Greenwood, Ind., were involved in an incident during the second qualifying session for Competition Eliminator during the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series portion of the NHRA Toyota Nationals. Gusso and Skillman's cars went out of control past the finish line and both came to a stop in the sand trap. Gusso exited the car under his own power. Skillman was extracted from his car by Safety Safari and was alert and responding to commands. Skillman was transported to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada for further evaluation.

Also...

Left Lane: Travis Gusso Runs 8.606/157.23/-0.574, Now #12; D/SM Index: 9.18, Prior Best: 8.715/156.64/-0.465, Was #18
Right Lane: Ray Skillman Runs 7.732/174.05/-0.648, Now #5; E/AA Index: 8.38, Prior Best: 8.006/171.58/-0.374, Was #21

Skillman makes a decent pass and improves but has problems at the end of the run. He makes a hard move to the left, hits the wall and the car rolls. It lands on the wheels and the throttle sticks. It looks like he hits Gusso at some point, then goes into the sand followed by Gusso. According to NHRA officials both drivers are out of their vehicles.

[Jerry Terry]

Thanks for the info on Ray and Travis glad to hear they are both okay .
Jerry

[Bob Gullett]

Day 3 of the Las Vegas Nationals. Temps supposed to get into the 80's today so it will be a beautiful day for racing. Hopefully Charlene and I can go some rounds. Sorry for the lack of pictures but the internet from about 10 on is so slow probably due to lots of usage. Present conditions 62.2T 65.3H 27.87BP 3074DA. Schedule shows 2 rounds today.

[partsbob67]

great race!


Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7857 John Gray 701 John Calvert
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.027 11.331 113.44 0.027 8.794 150.68
F/SA Dial: 11.33 (+/-): 0.001 FS/AA Dial: 8.79 (+/-): 0.004
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Maddox ) 0.008 11.409 0.059 (C Langdon ) 0.027 8.836 0.026
Qualified: #34 11.205 -0.855 #16 8.626 -0.944

John Gray's MOV: 0.0036 seconds (approximately 10 inches).

[Bob Gullett]

Racing over for us. Charlene had a great race but just came up short. Time to shop for a new helmet and have a couple of cold beers. Just no internet here. Takes a minute to load classracer! LOL To the RV park in the morning.