Live from Beech Bend Sportsnational Open

[Michael Beard]

Record-setters at the Bowling Green NHRA Sportsnationals: Congratulations to Marty Buth for the first four-cylinder Stocker into the 11's and the O/SA record at 11.913! Also congrats to Bill McCarty (DF/S, 14.809) and Gary Summers (U/SA, 13.017)
(Pending Teardown)


Marty Buth's turbo 4-cyl


Bill McCarty


Gary Summers has some young help on his crew.

[Michael Beard]

[Dwight Southerland]

Thanks, Michael!

[Larry Hill]

Down to 3 cars in the Clay Jones Memorial NitroPlate Combo race: Michael Beard, Jeff Colvert and somebody else.

[Greg Hill]

Michael Beard won the 5k combo race tonight. Congratulations pal.

[Michael Beard]

That's Ricky Baehr in the black Camaro. Multi-time track champ, former IHRA Summit No-Box World Champ. Already won a combo a week or two ago. Kid is BRUTAL. He turned it -.006 red vs Colvert in the semis. Colvert was dead-on 0. In the finals, he was red.

I had a TON of help from a BUNCH of good friends. I love my racing family! I very literally couldn't have done it without them. Almost missed second round when the starter buggered up and was freewheeling. Got it to catch at the last possible moment. Big thanks to Kevin Cradduck, Alan Roehrich, a gentleman whose name I didn't catch, and Ricky Baehr. Got by, and then barely got the starter changed in time for third round. THEN was just about out of gas, and there was no one at the fuel pumps. Greg and Andrew Hill jumped in to get me through. What a night!

Thanks again to NitroPlate for another big money S/SS race!

[Paul Hellenberg]

[QUOTE=Michael Beard;432652]

That's Ricky Baehr in the black Camaro. Multi-time track champ, former IHRA Summit No-Box World Champ. Already won a combo a week or two ago. Kid is BRUTAL. He turned it -.006 red vs Colvert in the semis. Colvert was dead-on 0. In the finals, he was red.

I had a TON of help from a BUNCH of good friends. I love my racing family! I very literally couldn't have done it without them. Almost missed second round when the starter buggered up and was freewheeling. Got it to catch at the last possible moment. Big thanks to Kevin Cradduck, Alan Roehrich, a gentleman whose name I didn't catch, and Ricky Baehr. Got by, and then barely got the starter changed in time for third round. THEN was just about out of gas, and there was no one at the fuel pumps. Greg and Andrew Hill jumped in to get me through. What a night!

Thanks again to NitroPlate for another big money S/SS


Congrats Michael Good Going

[Adger Smith]

Congrats Michael,
Now I don't feel so bad about that hour long phone session while I was driving and you were driving on Friday. I thought I was the one that got pumped up. Looks like you did an outstanding job. Also a big CONGRATS to my old friend Jeff for his outstanding RU. I sure wish I could be back out there running again.
Glad to see Nitroplate make this race , in a race, happen!

[Jeff Colvert]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

That's Ricky Baehr in the black Camaro. Multi-time track champ, former IHRA Summit No-Box World Champ. Already won a combo a week or two ago. Kid is BRUTAL. He turned it -.006 red vs Colvert in the semis. Colvert was dead-on 0. In the finals, he was red.

I had a TON of help from a BUNCH of good friends. I love my racing family! I very literally couldn't have done it without them. Almost missed second round when the starter buggered up and was freewheeling. Got it to catch at the last possible moment. Big thanks to Kevin Cradduck, Alan Roehrich, a gentleman whose name I didn't catch, and Ricky Baehr. Got by, and then barely got the starter changed in time for third round. THEN was just about out of gas, and there was no one at the fuel pumps. Greg and Andrew Hill jumped in to get me through. What a night!

Thanks again to NitroPlate for another big money S/SS race!

Yea dead on with a 0 going through the traps nearly side ways on two wheels just missing the wall, most everyone missed the exciting part.I herd a dragster dump a load of oil on the top before we ran, needless to say I had to check my pants after that run.

[Jeff Colvert]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

That's Ricky Baehr in the black Camaro. Multi-time track champ, former IHRA Summit No-Box World Champ. Already won a combo a week or two ago. Kid is BRUTAL. He turned it -.006 red vs Colvert in the semis. Colvert was dead-on 0. In the finals, he was red.

I had a TON of help from a BUNCH of good friends. I love my racing family! I very literally couldn't have done it without them. Almost missed second round when the starter buggered up and was freewheeling. Got it to catch at the last possible moment. Big thanks to Kevin Cradduck, Alan Roehrich, a gentleman whose name I didn't catch, and Ricky Baehr. Got by, and then barely got the starter changed in time for third round. THEN was just about out of gas, and there was no one at the fuel pumps. Greg and Andrew Hill jumped in to get me through. What a night!

Thanks again to NitroPlate for another big money S/SS race!

Yea dead on with a 0 going through the traps nearly side ways on two wheels @ 138mph just missing the wall, most everyone missed the exciting part.I herd a dragster dump a load of oil on the top before we ran, needless to say I had to check my pants after that run.