Live From The Fram Autolite Nationals - Page 9

Toby Lang · 07-18-2010, 04:45 PM

Dennis Paz:

Mandella - Hanby:

Toby Lang · 07-18-2010, 04:47 PM

Paz - Smith:

Lang - Wann:

Toby Lang · 07-18-2010, 04:49 PM

Jimmy DeFrank:

Toby Lang · 07-18-2010, 05:30 PM

Stock round 6.

Jim Durham:

Huffman - DeFrank:

Toby Lang · 07-18-2010, 05:32 PM

Super Stock round 5.

Mandella - Smith. Heads-up!:

Lang - DeFrank:

Toby Lang · 07-18-2010, 06:31 PM

Stock Final.

Jim didn't press the brake hard enough and it didn't activate the two-step causing him to drive through the lights.

Durham - DeFrank:

Super Stock Final.

Mandella - DeFrank:

Congratulations to Jimmy and Tony on their wins!

-Toby

Dyno · 07-18-2010, 06:39 PM

Thanks for all the pictures, it has been great to watch. Dyno

partsbob67 · 07-18-2010, 06:58 PM

great pictures! thanks for the one of my car. hopefully see you this weekend at the divisional.

Michael Pliska · 07-18-2010, 08:50 PM

Toby,
Thanks for the photos, it's great to see close-ups of the action!

Your trip down reminds me of my trip to the inaugural Sonoma national (1988). I stopped for fuel in Grants Pass, and on my way up the uphill on-ramp I hit a HUGE drop in the pavement from construction (it was dark so I didn't see it). The car behind me started flashing his headlights and pulled up next to me yelling "your car fell off the trailer!" I pulled over and sure enough, I was dragging the car by the rear tie-down. I used semi-truck cable tie-down winches to secure the car, and the front was hooked to a piece of chain on the car which had a hook on either side which was secured by two 7/16" bolts with grade 8 markings. When I hit the bump both bolts on one hook broke. In the rear I had a cable hooked over the rearend brace, and it stayed attached but was now stretched to the rear instead of to the front, so the car was dragging along with the rear tires on the ground and the fronts on the trailer. It trashed a brand new pair of slicks, had a real fun time getting the car up and over the folded-over ramps and back on the trailer. Ever since then I have run 2 safety chains in addition to the tie-downs.

fredjohnston · 07-19-2010, 07:20 PM

Not only can Toby take some awesome pics and provide commentary, but he can drive pretty good too. Congrats on the R/U.

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07-18-2010, 04:47 PM	#82
Toby Lang VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 2,133 Likes: 2 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Live From The Fram Autolite Nationals Paz - Smith: Lang - Wann:

07-18-2010, 04:49 PM	#83
Toby Lang VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 2,133 Likes: 2 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Live From The Fram Autolite Nationals Jimmy DeFrank:

07-18-2010, 05:30 PM	#84
Toby Lang VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 2,133 Likes: 2 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Live From The Fram Autolite Nationals Stock round 6. Jim Durham: Huffman - DeFrank:

07-18-2010, 05:32 PM	#85
Toby Lang VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 2,133 Likes: 2 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Live From The Fram Autolite Nationals Super Stock round 5. Mandella - Smith. Heads-up!: Lang - DeFrank:

07-18-2010, 06:31 PM	#86
Toby Lang VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 2,133 Likes: 2 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Live From The Fram Autolite Nationals Stock Final. Jim didn't press the brake hard enough and it didn't activate the two-step causing him to drive through the lights. Durham - DeFrank: Super Stock Final. Mandella - DeFrank: Congratulations to Jimmy and Tony on their wins! -Toby

07-18-2010, 06:39 PM	#87
Dyno Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 918 Likes: 1,140 Liked 693 Times in 205 Posts	Re: Live From The Fram Autolite Nationals Thanks for all the pictures, it has been great to watch. Dyno

07-18-2010, 06:58 PM	#88
partsbob67 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: rohnert park,ca Posts: 414 Likes: 11 Liked 79 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Live From The Fram Autolite Nationals great pictures! thanks for the one of my car. hopefully see you this weekend at the divisional. __________________ bob beals 7244

07-18-2010, 08:50 PM	#89
Michael Pliska Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Happy Valley, OR Posts: 260 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Live From The Fram Autolite Nationals Toby, Thanks for the photos, it's great to see close-ups of the action! Your trip down reminds me of my trip to the inaugural Sonoma national (1988). I stopped for fuel in Grants Pass, and on my way up the uphill on-ramp I hit a HUGE drop in the pavement from construction (it was dark so I didn't see it). The car behind me started flashing his headlights and pulled up next to me yelling "your car fell off the trailer!" I pulled over and sure enough, I was dragging the car by the rear tie-down. I used semi-truck cable tie-down winches to secure the car, and the front was hooked to a piece of chain on the car which had a hook on either side which was secured by two 7/16" bolts with grade 8 markings. When I hit the bump both bolts on one hook broke. In the rear I had a cable hooked over the rearend brace, and it stayed attached but was now stretched to the rear instead of to the front, so the car was dragging along with the rear tires on the ground and the fronts on the trailer. It trashed a brand new pair of slicks, had a real fun time getting the car up and over the folded-over ramps and back on the trailer. Ever since then I have run 2 safety chains in addition to the tie-downs. __________________ Michael Pliska 643 S/G

07-19-2010, 07:20 PM	#90
fredjohnston Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 341 Likes: 0 Liked 55 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Live From The Fram Autolite Nationals Not only can Toby take some awesome pics and provide commentary, but he can drive pretty good too. Congrats on the R/U.