"Live From" NHRA Gatornationals

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Ken Miele

I wish I would have known about it, I would not have had to go through this ordeal.

Yo Ken, Sorry to hear about your ordeal. Get me started on this topic the next time you see me. Make sure that you have plenty of time.
On a lighter note, go back to tech and tell them that you are a close, personal friend of mine! OBTW, bring your tools!

[danny waters sr]

Any rigs floating or sinking yet?....Looks like a lot of the wet stuff......Gators wet again and that suxxxxs !

[Ken Miele]

Good morning everyone, the rain has stopped and its beginning to clear. The forecast is for it to clear today, and the rest the week to be nice. It will be cooler today and tomorrow, but sunny.

The pit does not look to be to bad, although there are some spots that have more water then others.


I am sure the schedule will change, and as soon they post it I will let everyone know.

[Ken Kopecky]

Originally Posted by Myron Piatek

Aluminum center sections "appear" to be legal now because Mopar has them as a contingency product in Stock. That was the case in IHRA when Mopar use to post there. Or does that apply to the Drag Pacs only in NHRA?

A few years ago, I wanted to put one of the Mopar Performance aluminum center sections in my car but wasn't sure if it was legal. I called my division Tech Director to find out and he told me that it was NOT legal for my car. That was a few years ago so I don't know if anything changed since then.

Ken Kopecky
1454 E/SA

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Ken Kopecky

A few years ago, I wanted to put one of the Mopar Performance aluminum center sections in my car but wasn't sure if it was legal. I called my division Tech Director to find out and he told me that it was NOT legal for my car. That was a few years ago so I don't know if anything changed since then.

Ken Kopecky
1454 E/SA

Why would anyone want to use one in the first place? Like Ken said....there is no performance gain. The real gains are in cutting back in rotating mass such as spools, lite wheels, lite axels, lite cranks, lite pistons.....OOP's did I say cranks and pistons !

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Ken Miele

Good morning everyone, the rain has stopped and its beginning to clear. The forecast is for it to clear today, and the rest the week to be nice. It will be cooler today and tomorrow, but sunny.

The pit does not look to be to bad, although there are some spots that have more water then others.


I am sure the schedule will change, and as soon they post it I will let everyone know.

Hope it clears up for the racers.....Its pouring here south of Gainsville.

[Chuck Beach]

I had an aluminum center section in my car about 6 years ago, broke the rear end off the starting line and guess what, cracked the case. No one would or could fix it. Talk about an expensive situation, back to the durable cast iron center sections. Never saw any difference in ET.

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Hope it clears up for the racers.....Its pouring here south of Gainsville.

And this is why we call it "Rainsville". Jim



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[Ken Miele]

Here is the latest update, no rain and they are still drying the track. There is standing water, but nothing like last year.

The schedule has not changed and they made no announcements as of yet. The weather is as follows for you weather junkies.

Temp 66
Humid 73
Bar 29.77
DA 1333ft

I found a few more pictures from yesterday. That's my future Motorhome, I just have to figure out how to pay for it. The down payment is more than what my home is worth.

[Superfan1]

Ken, sorry about your ordeal and the expense involved; the pictures are great, and I am looking forward to the helmet/rollbar cam. Enjoy the rest of the week!