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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 05:50 PM
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Good to see a lot of old friends today...

Mars
91MikeGT
Red_Vert
Jomar
$hawn
Big Shawn
Fredh
Bitemark46
and a few others I'm sure I'm forgetting...

Anyways, I had a good time. I'm not sure all of the guys driving did.... I seen so many guys loose traction on the big end today. I think it was the strong cross wind, but it might have been some other debris blowing on the track too. I am not sure what class this was, but I think it was Outlaw. He was lined up on the Budwiser side. The guy on the Tower side got sideways, straightened up, got back in it, and got sideways again. After he got out of it, I looked at the Budwiser side and watched this car go backwards into the wall....
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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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Since I'm stuck at work all this weekend, Ive been on the phone with Archie all weekend on how he is doing, and he told me about the car above that crashed, He wasn't joking around when he said the hold car is gone..

The driver is ok as i was told
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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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Yea, he looked fine walking back to his pit. He was shook up though and I understand why!!!

Archie's car looked good, but he appeared to pedal it too. I think he was having the same issues with traction.
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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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I was there and had a great time.
So windy I couldnt put the hood up on the maverick at carshow.

good seeing...
wiki'd4eyedcapri/mike
gdneil
79pacecar
redvert
jdl1000/jason

looked for chad/cory then remembered they were out fixing car
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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by OldMan
Yea, he looked fine walking back to his pit. He was shook up though and I understand why!!!

Archie's car looked good, but he appeared to pedal it too. I think he was having the same issues with traction.



This is what I'm told by him, that is crazy windy at the track and right after you get past the last set of bleachers the wind is blowing right across the track,.

First round the wind almost took him into the wall.....I just got off the phone with him about 15 minutes ago,

Third round --- 8.202 178.96

Not to bad for a 347 with off the shelf piston and rods
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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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I saw Chad there this afternoon.
The wind was terrible today
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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 06:49 PM
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Had a good time today. It's nice to be finally driving my car. Who's going out there tomorrow? I'll be entering my car in the car show so I can get a closer parking space.
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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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Hellz yeah, great seeing alot of people. And met some new faces

Brett - Sent ya a PM about what we talked about and responded to your PM

Joe - Sorry we couldnt hang more and had to leave early. But loved the plethera of cars you got at your house!!!

Jason - your car looks and sounds awsome man , I feel for you and cant wait till you can put that pedel down, thats gotta be hard waiting for the break in, but im sure itll be worth it big time!!! Great job on her...

Shaun - Didnt get to see Greg out thur!!!

It was a good time, that jet car was freakin nutz, I had to hold my ears on that one, never thought they could be that loud!! I got sun and wind burn on my face like crazy!!! But all in all it was fun and great seeing alot of faces....
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Seen some of you guys out there with NA306stang
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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by chevy eater
I saw Chad there this afternoon.
The wind was terrible today
I saw you today talking on the phone so I didn't bother ya.


It was crazy windy and I was cold as shit. Thanks for the update on the driver, OldMan. I saw the crash but I hadn't heard anything more than what the announcer said about him communicating with the track officials down track just after the wreck.

All in all I had a blast.
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