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Old 07-23-2010, 10:35 AM   #1
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Welcome to No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose, LA for the 2nd annual Moser Engineering Great American Bracket Race, this year featuring a S/SS Combo, thanks to Britt and Slate Cummings and promoter Gaylon Rolison.

16+ hour drive from NC, but happy to be here. Camping out this weekend, and got to enjoy a clean shower in the track's facilities, even if the humidity quickly erased those efforts. Currently 91deg, 55%, 30.02 Baro, 2757' DA... Surprisingly good.... Haven't seen a real barometer in months! Time shots start in about an hour.
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Old 07-23-2010, 10:54 AM   #2
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Michael please post qual sheets if you can. I wish I was there but I just couldn't afford to go down there. Ed
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Thanks for the live reports. Appreciate the Stock and Super Stock info. Good Luck and stay cool. Frank B.
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Michael, tell CH Craft, rcr pastor, hello from the left coast.
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I got 150 miles into the 550 mile tow to Belle Rose and turned around. I got nervous about the tropical storm in the gulf. Looks like Sunday will be the only day affected, but I did not want to take the chance. I hope you guys get all three days completed and thanks for the live report.
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Just looked at the latest projected path, and it looks like it's coming right up ya'lls alley!! They are prediciting a late Saturday/Sunday landfall. Hope things change for the better. I'm sure Pat is watching and will keep everyone well informed. Good luck to everyone, and stay safe n dry!!

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Michael -- I've always known you were pretty good with a mike in your hand but now you've decided to give reporting a shot -- good for you and welcome aboard ! ! !


PS- Watch your back as they get testy when it rains ............
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Old 07-23-2010, 01:51 PM   #8
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1st qualifier in for the Stockers... Didn't get to see anything as I was first pair out (and running No-Box this weeknd too, so things will be hectic!). Been .029 and .031 on the tree... May be a little loose here. The good baro has already started to nosedive, dropping several hundredths in an hour. Vapor Pressure is a nasty .81

They're running Stock and Super Stock separate in the early going. Looks like at least 18 Stockers, plus whatever we have for SS... Can think of 7-8 just off the top of my head. Good to see the Teuton and Helms gang again! The Challenger is gorgeous, plus the Viper is here (presumably the old Tommy Fudge car), which looks like Kevin Helms is driving.

Don't know most of the folks, but am slowly meeting everyone, one by one, including Bill McClister and his 8mo old, 103+lb wolf hound Darby.

Taken tons of pics, just need to get them from my Blackberry to here... Monday post, worst come to worst. Gotta zip back up for No-Box TT num 2!
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No--Box Run for the Money... -003 red taking a stab, spun .08 anyway. Seems like a lot of rubber or something... Track's very black. Felt a little mushy on the first two runs, but hooked. I'll knock the tires down another pound and see how it goes.

99.4 deg, 43% H, 29.97 Baro, 3343' DA. Lord knows what the track temp is! Feel bad for the track workers who can't really get out of the heat. Bit of a Head/cross head wind makes it bearable in the shade.

Oh, the Stock run earlier was 11.29 @ 116... Probably my slowest 1/4 mile run in years! Nasty out.

Owen - saw your dad here with the wagon.

Re: storms.... Yah, heard about it on the news when I was halfway here. Will play it by ear. Can always bug out Sat night or Sun morning as necessary. Maybe we can run 2 tomorrow, or just stack the purses into 1.

This place would be great spring or fall!
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2nd and final Q run was handicapped off the index. Kinda fun, got to see the Viper closing the gap on me in a hurry! KH is driving, and it is Fudge's car... Finally got to meet the man himself. Still a Top Stock car. They fudged the indexes for us IHRA cars... Put me in "GT/MA" for the sake of qualifying. 11.75 index vs my H/CM 11.95. Close enough for gov't purposes! Dropped radials to 16 psi and got 'r hooked up. 11.21 @ 117.

Gotto go, No-Box Rnd 1....!

Thanks to Admin for getting the pics posted for me.
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