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02-04-2011, 01:28 AM
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Re: Live in Immokalee....Michael are you there?
Michael, I'll bet your parked beside 357 T/S John Benoit, Bane VT, '10 GXP, he got that rig right before Dutch Classic and we looked it all over and just drolled.
The truck alone cost more then a complete turn key SS/AH Cuda. I took pictures of it. |
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02-04-2011, 09:08 AM
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Re: Live in Immokalee....Michael are you there?
Yep, that's him. Recognized the golf cart on the other side. As nice as it looks from the side, the nose is just AWESOME, looks like a freight train. Benoit is actually one of my brother's customers up in Vermont. I think he's into electrical. Must've just got up and about, as the generator is rollin... I'm pretty sure the generator is bigger than the engine in the Turismo. We might swap it in later and move up to CF/SA...
FOGGY this morning. About 200' visibility at first, but clearing up now. Saw the pair from Nova Scotia that won Palm Beach, got a 25th Anniversary Trans Am, all white, street car. Baro was 30.04 last night... That's all I cared about! Time to tinker I guess...
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02-04-2011, 10:39 AM
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Re: Live in Immokalee....Michael are you there?
If anyone runs across Jim Morrison(Q/R and S/R) and Bill Clarke(H/R) could they please let them know that all their friends and fans from Nova Scotia are pulling for them this weekend. We are some proud of their start to the year in Palm Beach and hope they keep it going!!!! Good luck to everyone!!!!
P.S. 15 inches of snow on the ground here in Nova Scotia!! |
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02-04-2011, 01:20 PM
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Re: Live in Immokalee....Michael are you there?
The classroom portion of Scotty's school has been going on all morning, among the attendees are past Immokalee winners Mark Nowicki (who also won Palm Beach last week), Randy Larson (H/R), and David Hunt... And it's the second time through the school for Mark and Randy... Rut-Row.
Immokalee is part of a small airport, set up on one leased runway. Crop dusters have been flying in and out steadily from the other runways. The track is actually set up to be temporary/removable (which a hurricane did for them a few years ago). Everything is powered by two giant diesel generators. The tower is made up of two stacked shipping containers, there's linked k-rail lining the very wide and very long track, then there's a little go-kart course off the end of the track. As usual, Ralph Hester gave everyone tickets to attend a big blowout party tomorrow night featuring Gee's Bar-B-Q. There's a big casino and restaurant on the outskirts of the small town, for the gamblers.
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02-04-2011, 04:58 PM
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Re: Live in Immokalee....Michael are you there?
It's definielty a great little facility. Sometimes it is apparent that a track is a "great place to race" based on attitude not equipment.
You can't be treated better and the racing will be superb. Scotty is going to get everyone so educated it will be "hard to lose"!!! Enjoy, wind chill in Iowa was -21 yesterday, It is a balmy 14 degrees right now but 30" of snow on the ground SUCKS! Jok |
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02-04-2011, 07:33 PM
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Re: Live in Immokalee....Michael are you there?
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02-05-2011, 01:23 AM
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Re: Live in Immokalee....Michael are you there?
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Bill Clarke is the Nova Scotia racer with the white 25th Anniversary Trans Am street car; a twin to his race car. If you run into either him or Jim Morrison say Hi for me. |
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02-05-2011, 10:55 AM
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Re: Live in Immokalee....Michael are you there?
That's those temporary concrete barriers that road crews use.
Car count was looking lean yesterday, but a bunch came in overnight, including severl that were not at Palm Beach. Foggy again this morning, so we're starting a little later to allow for visibility. (Start when the tower can see the tech trailer on top end).  . Speaking of... Hot Rod just got the call!
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02-05-2011, 11:21 AM
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Re: Live in Immokalee....Michael are you there?
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Good luck Michael. Thanks for the reports
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02-04-2011, 08:02 PM
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Re: Live in Immokalee....Michael are you there?
[QUOTE=As nice as it looks from the side, the nose is just AWESOME, looks like a freight train.[/QUOTE]
I can see why, that rig has as many wheels as a locomotive! I have never seen three axles in the back of a coach like that, but I don't get out much. Bill |
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