The other -1.200 run at Sportsnationals

[Stocker 2]

Did anybody notice the -1.200 under run for GT/MA on the trophy run?

3573 John Stock 2093 Bobby Dennis
C2 ****WINNER**** 0.071 10.550 121.11 0.029 10.709 121.59
GT/MA Index: 11.75 (+/-): -1.200 GT/MA Index: 11.75 (+/-): -1.041

Looks like GT horsepower on Tuesday for the baby LT-1 (265 cubic in. Caprice).

[nolongerracing]

Heard the engine failed post race inspection.

[Jeff Lee]

How about the battle for SS/LA supremacy? Garrett Ghezzi with his '69 AMX vs. Bill Rink in his '74 GTO? Both agreed to stay in it even if red lighting.
Rink leaves 1st with a -.021 light, Ghezzi leaves with a -.009 light (guess both had too much adrenelin in the veins!). But they stayed in it and it was door handle to door handle all the way to the stripe. Ghezzi takes the lead with a 10.502 to Rink's 10.512!
Rumor is that Rink was quickly on the phone with Patterson Engineering

Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3548 Garrett Ghezzi 5815 Bill Rink
C1 ****WINNER**** -0.009 10.502 124.18 -0.021 10.512 124.43
SS/LA Index: 11.45 (+/-): -0.948 SS/LA Index: 11.45 (+/-): -0.938
Qualified: #19 10.551 NS #12 10.513 NS
This determines the SS/LA winner.

[Andrew Hill]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

Rumor is that Rink was quickly on the phone with Patterson Engineering

He should have been on the phone with NHRA trying to get some aftermarket parts approved for his car.

[FLOYD RUSSO JR]

Looks like our Pontiac firebirds r done because of some one went crazzzzy fast to win class in Ohio !!!! Beautiful here comes 50 to 100 lbs r something like that !!!!

[69Cobra]

Originally Posted by Andrew Hill

He should have been on the phone with NHRA trying to get some aftermarket parts approved for his car.

LOL Now that was funny!!!

[69Cobra]

Originally Posted by FLOYD RUSSO JR

Looks like our Pontiac firebirds r done because of some one went crazzzzy fast to win class in Ohio !!!! Beautiful here comes 50 to 100 lbs r something like that !!!!

Seriously You are NOT going to get sympathy from me on this subject. These two cars were running a second under killing 20mph. You don't think this combo need hp? The C car went 132mph in the final... You show me the last pre-2008 C car to run that kind of mph. That's enough mph to run 10.00 in C. I think the combo will be okay with an extra 50-100#

Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3610 Leonard Mattingly 3220 Randy Wilkes
C4 ****WINNER**** 0.086 10.046 130.92 0.126 10.165 121.88
B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -1.204 B/SA Index: 11.25 (+/-): -1.085
Prior rounds:
C3 0.014 10.698 99.48 (B Owen ) 0.216 10.270 121.91
C2 (H Costello ) 0.157 10.177 130.64 (A Allison ) 0.115 10.369 109.95
C1 (M G Williams) 0.137 10.246 116.68 0.009 10.321 109.73
Qualified: #13 10.329 NS #8 10.267 NS
NOTE: Actual lanes not known. Winner listed first.
These are all finals.

Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3578 Chris Mattingly 2920 Edmond Richardson
C4 ****WINNER**** 0.013 10.253 132.06 -0.003 11.314 91.40
C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -1.147 C/SA Index: 11.40 (+/-): -0.086
Prior rounds:
C3 0.052 10.433 111.81 (D Edwards ) 0.033 10.666 116.17
C2 (J Santangelo) 0.035 10.304 128.66 (P Downing ) 0.084 10.624 123.69
C1 (P Boster ) 0.041 10.482 115.35 (D Baker ) 0.089 10.597 124.08
Qualified: #21 10.513 NS #44 10.655 NS

[Stocker 2]

Originally Posted by nolongerracing

Heard the engine failed post race inspection.

If thats the case, good thing it was tore down before a horsepower hit was handed out.

Any details on why it did not pass?

[5919 SSKA]

I might have a little something to say with regards to SS/LA...as I went 10.46 at BIR in 'Bracket Mode', then went 10.35 in Earville, Ia in SS/KA a couple weeks later at ALMOST LA weight.

Just Sayin'

The little Voges 305 is FLYIN'..........now, if we can only be smart about it, and avoid a Hp hit. 2013 could be VERY interesting.

[Greg Hill]

First of all I want to say that Garrett is a friend of mine. This statement does not reflect negatively on him. That being said one of those parts that the AMC's got a few weeks ago is what made that race so close. Going from a small AFB to a 780 Holley had to be .10 to.15. That's what happens when someone who has no clue about stock and super stock make decisions like this.