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Hey everyone, we just pulled into Gainesville Raceway... and yes is jammed with rigs. I would say about 80 in the stacking area, but there could be more.I was talking to security and they said they should start pulling us in around noon tomorrow

Test and Tune is Wednesday, and its from noon-7pm. They had same heavy rain today, but the rest of the week looks great. It chilly now, rain stopped... mid 50's, but the rest of the week will be in the upper 70's and low 80's and no rain.

Be back tomorrow with more info... here is a link to the schedule if anyone missed it.

https://www.nhra.net/2022/nhraracer/...s/drs_LO22.pdf

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Thanks for the intel Ken, I am in Bradenton for some testing yesterday nd planned to head that way in the morning. I think I will hang out here awhile today before leave for Gainsville.

See you soon!

Robin

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Robin I think that's a good plan...

Good morning folks, the sun is out... going up to 70 today. More rigs rolled in last night as you would expect. I think its going to be a long day but we will see. I see Stock is down to 60, anyone interested in getting in, Bill Hawk will be dropping out, so you may want to get in touch with him. We are still hoping for a noon gate opening, stay tuned, I will be back later.

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Ken, is there a car quota for the baby gators? I thought it was a dictionary race without a quota? Will be coming tomorrow to take pictures Thursday and Friday.

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No quota at the Baby Gators. Regular points meet criteria except the class run offs.

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Hey guys, just a heads up... Bill Hawk had his spot filled for the Gators.

A few more photos of the stacking area, I did find one race car out... and its cool, or should I say race truck. I rough count of rigs, puts us around 160.

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Cool to see a stocker on a open trailer

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Thank you.

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I'm back, parking went very smooth, NHRA parking crew knocked it out in about 3 hours... well done guys. I did find a few cars and as you can see Sterling Simmons did not want his photo taken, but Cindy was good with it.

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I kind of prefer no golf cart, no chef, no big screen... Nice looking Ranger, Ellis .

By the way the ad that popped up is for Miele kitchen stuff.... coincidence?

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Miele is a Germen company that sells high end appliances. Unfortunately I'm not related to them. In fact Miele is an Italian name that means honey, or something sweet. Why a Germen company uses it, I do not know.

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Good morning everyone, its 64 going up to the mid 70's, bright sunshine... it looks to be a great day for testing. I took a ride through the pits this morning and found a few cars out, some I have neve seen before. Its always nice to see new car combos.

Testing starts a 1 and finishes up at 7.

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Does everyone get to keep there pit spot or do people have to move when the big gators come next weekend ?

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If you’re parked in the pro pit area, you have to move. Everyone else is good!😊👍

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Hey guys,

Testing went well today, weather was perfect, now its time to get ready for the Baby Gators...

I thought you might like this video of the boys from England with there 69 396 4 speed A/S Nova...

https://youtu.be/DS5LVCzKrGs

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Good morning all, the weather for today looks great... currently its 55, going up to 80. Here are the numbers for this morning. We are still on a 9am start.
Temp 55
Humidity 70%
Bar 29.69
DA 524ft

A few shots from yesterday in the pits...

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Hey guys, Q1 for Stock is in the books. They are running SST now, but we had an oil down, so we are on hold. Super Stock has been called to the lanes.

Shots from the staging lanes Stk Q1...

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Another batch, oh and we are back in action.

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Is anybody else having trouble with the nhra tv feed buffering ?

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No but I have not been watching very long.

You might pull the resolution down a little and see if that helps.

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I am getting, not what I would call buffering but an occasional "stutter".

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Super Stock is almost done with Q1, photos from the staging lanes. As soon as the qualifying sheets are out, I will post them.

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A few more...

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this is what i was always told growing up for the mixture of german/italian names and cultures.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenner_Pass

same thing happened with france/italy

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Very interesting, now back to racing. Q1 Stock and Super Stock...as soon as the Q2 sheets are out I will post. We just finished up Q2 Stock.

https://classracer.com/q/bgstk1.jpg

https://classracer.com/q/bgss1.jpg

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When was the last time a SS/AH was qualified 1, much less 1 and 2

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Q2 Stock... Super Stock Q2 will be later. Stock and Super Stock are done for the day.

https://classracer.com/q/bgstk2.jpg

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Super Stock Q2...

https://classracer.com/q/bgss2.jpg

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How do you get an 07 Mullis dragster with a 632 Chev engine into B/SA?
I thought these late model cars were tough to run against!!!:D

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Throttle stop !! :rolleyes:

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Got nothing for Richard Mace in Super Stock:D
At -9.737 under, he is getting horsepower...

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Just a reminder, Stock is out second tomorrow following Super Street for first round of Class. Racing starts at 8:30am.

Photos from Stock qualifying...

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Great shots Ken. I’ll post mine probably on Saturday. No computer with me. Have to wait till I get home and download and resize.

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Hey Butch, thanks so much.

Super Stock qualifying...

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Nice pix Ken. Glad you aren't trying to sell me a dishwasher.

I thought the '07 Mullis 632 combo fit in A/SA. Guess they must have taken power off or it runs a ton of ballast.

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And on a 9.75 index too. That has to be a new quarter mile record. I hope teardown is looking for a rocket booster or perhaps a giant magnet at the end of the track when he runs.

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No Fletchers at this event?

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I believe Tim is racing Stock

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Would bet Dan is working on his cars and honing his skills this weekend at his new home track, Galot.

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Heard his name while watching yesterday. Dan I believe is running super comp. I thought I saw him at the line when the nova ran in s/st