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[suck fumes]

If there is a cold front coming on Thursday I'd bet on rain!

[Todd Lamb]

I think VonC was wishing his bread wasn't gluten free this morning. Add more yeast to the beast.

Good job by Drago...I think y'all are being a little optimistic. I'd venture to say your winner is coming from the top 3 today (pre-scales).

[Muda]

I have a feeling ole "Elvis" might give a few a run for their money.

[Danny Steyn]

Today's slower times were a result of a combination of different air, slight headwind, and green track. Congrats to Drago for doing it on his own. Tom and I switched cars to see if it would be any better and it wasnt. So we are going back to our original cars, and are giving up our times. So we are at the back for Q3.

Weather is changing by the minute. Forecasts are changing by the 1/2 hour. Lots of surprises still ahead.

Charbonneau, Coello and someone else ??? pulled into tech for underweight in Q2. Not sure of the outcome.

Top 6 engines were sealed - ie components were painted including

• intake
• Exhaust
• head
• ECU
• throttle body
• etc.

Q2 provisional results

[James York]

Top 6 engines were sealed - ie components were painted including

• intake
• Exhaust
• head
• ECU
• throttle body
• etc.

What would be the point since changing these parts is not illegal and does not void any qualification times? What are they saying the penalty would be for changing out a "sealed" part and on what grounds?

[Danny Steyn]

Lose your qualifying time. Stops the guys running cheater parts in Qually and then switching to legal parts for the race!

[Charlie Hayes]

Ohh I like that rule.

Chocolate guy from the west coast, I still have a lot of faith.

[James York]

Lose your qualifying time. Stops the guys running cheater parts in Qually and then switching to legal parts for the race!

I understand the objective, but question the enforcment if challenged by a competitor to the court. Or at least they should allow inspection of the changed part for compliance if an entrant needs to make a change and not lose their times.

Personally, they should just have pulled the manifolds, TB, ECU, etc in tech for compliance in my opinion. It's the big show, two years ago I spent over 2 hours in tech after qualifying. It's part of the deal, bring your tools.

BTW Danny, good luck at the show and thanks for the updates from the track.

[Jim Drago]

I understand the objective, but question the enforcment if challenged by a competitor to the court. Or at least they should allow inspection of the changed part for compliance if an entrant needs to make a change and not lose their times.

James
This is correct. Anything can be changed, but if canged it needs to be chamged in tech and what you took off is inspected. You only lose times if the parts are non compliant or if the seals have been tampered with.
Jim

[Jim Drago]

Last night Alex Balanos, Jeff Labounty,Andrew Charnbonneau, Andrews mom and myself had extensive study session about the line, track conditions and qualifying philosophy into the wee hours... I expect we all benefited and should all go faster today. Maybe getting in the car will get rid of this head ache any way.

[dmathias]

What was fuel rule last year? Anything goes?

What is it this year? $7-8/gal track fuel?

[James York]

What was fuel rule last year? Anything goes?

What is it this year? $7-8/gal track fuel?

Rule is same as last year. Track fuel, 93 octane no lead oxygenated, is required. Last year the rate was about $5/gal if I remember.

After the Sprints backlash, I hope they didn't attempt a $7+/gal charge for this year's Runoffs.

[Tom Sager]

What was fuel rule last year? Anything goes?

What is it this year? $7-8/gal track fuel?

Spec fuel being sold at only $4.99!!!

[Brian Ghidinelli]

The fuel pricing is very fair and they are still making a reasonable margin over local fuel prices. Much better than the $prints.

Thanks to Danny Steyn for showing the West Siiiiiiide some love yesterday!

[James York]

Qualify 3.


1 SM 1 2 Jim Drago 2:44.353 --- --- 8 9 3:22.425 0 0 87.616 0 0 Active 71.137 26:31.697 1 MIDS Memphis
2 SM 2 44 Steven Gorriaran 2:44.665 0.312 0.312 3 10 2:45.957 0 0 87.450 0 0 Active 86.769 31:54.583 2 NER Providence
3 SM 3 1 Andrew von Charbonneau 2:44.754 0.401 0.089 8 11 2:44.769 0 0 87.403 0 0 Active 87.395 31:35.205 3 FLA Delray Beach
4 SM 4 02 Alexander Bolanos 2:44.776 0.423 0.022 5 11 2:45.651 0 0 87.391 0 0 Active 86.930 31:36.188 4 FLA Miami
5 SM 5 58 L. Patrick Sandlin 2:44.854 0.501 0.078 8 9 3:29.484 0 0 87.350 0 0 Active 68.740 26:39.453 5 CFR Cordova
6 SM 6 29 Craig Berry 2:45.090 0.737 0.236 3 6 4:33.994 0 0 87.225 0 0 Active 52.556 19:48.745 6 Tex Tyler
7 SM 7 78 Sammy Valafar 2:45.119 0.766 0.029 5 11 2:46.041 0 0 87.210 0 0 Active 86.726 31:30.932 7 LV Las Vegas
8 SM 8 17 Tony Coello 2:45.123 0.770 0.004 8 11 2:46.292 0 0 87.208 0 0 Active 86.595 31:34.048 8 Milw East Troy
9 SM 9 94 Tom Sager 2:45.286 0.933 0.163 3 7 3:15.059 0 0 87.122 0 0 Active 73.824 20:58.544 9 CHI Naperville
10 SM 10 12 Brian Ghidinelli 2:45.321 0.968 0.035 3 10 3:10.426 0 0 87.103 0 0 Active 75.620 29:08.990 10 CSCC San Rafael
11 SM 11 68 David Bednarz 2:45.393 1.040 0.072 10 11 2:45.952 0 0 87.065 0 0 Active 86.772 32:02.172 11 DET Ann Arbor
12 SM 12 39 Danny Steyn 2:45.399 1.046 0.006 8 9 2:45.598 0 0 87.062 0 0 Active 86.958 31:31.639 12 FLA Fort Lauderdale
13 SM 13 38 Tom Fowler 2:45.519 1.166 0.120 4 9 2:46.110 0 0 86.999 0 0 Active 86.690 31:30.912 13 Atl Cumming
14 SM 14 79 Shawn Slattery 2:45.756 1.403 0.237 1 8 2:48.461 0 0 86.875 0 0 Active 85.480 29:39.788 14 CIN Chicago
15 SM 15 73 Elivan Goulart 2:45.899 1.546 0.143 9 10 2:46.227 0 0 86.800 0 0 Active 86.629 30:44.234 15 NER Shelton
16 SM 16 9 Jerret Gerber 2:45.960 1.607 0.061 2 10 2:47.920 0 0 86.768 0 0 Active 85.755 30:20.463 16 Milw Dodgeville
17 SM 17 71 Voytek Burdzy 2:46.032 1.679 0.072 7 10 3:14.877 0 0 86.730 0 0 Active 73.893 31:12.924 17 BVR Algonquin
18 SM 18 27 Tom Brown 2:46.589 2.236 0.557 3 11 3:00.501 0 0 86.440 0 0 Active 79.778 32:12.838 19 Milw Muskego
19 SM 19 98 Charlie Campbell 2:46.699 2.346 0.110 7 11 2:48.222 0 0 86.383 0 0 Active 85.601 32:08.098 20 MHR Corry
20 SM 20 92 Harry Manning 2:46.712 2.359 0.013 3 7 3:09.166 0 0 86.377 0 0 Active 76.124 21:20.810 21 Milw Racine
21 SM 21 33 Adam Poland 2:47.018 2.665 0.306 5 10 3:07.278 0 0 86.218 0 0 Active 76.891 29:34.047 18 Tex Mount Vernon
22 SM 22 72 Christopher Haldeman 2:47.066 2.713 0.048 9 11 2:48.209 0 0 86.193 0 0 Active 85.608 32:36.685 22 Tex Anna TX
23 SM 23 20 Luke Bickham 2:47.586 3.233 0.520 6 10 3:02.978 0 0 85.926 0 0 Active 78.698 30:03.038 23 Tex Dallas TX
24 SM 24 46 Tom Kraft 2:47.593 3.240 0.007 5 10 3:04.498 0 0 85.922 0 0 Active 78.050 29:41.503 24 DMV Des Moines
25 SM 25 75 Michael Collins 2:47.679 3.326 0.086 5 10 3:03.569 0 0 85.878 0 0 Active 78.445 29:35.617 25 WDC Mount Airy
26+ SM 26 04 David Palfenier 2:48.936+ 4.583 1.257 10+ 10 2:48.936 0 0 85.239+ 0 0 Active 85.239 31:33.011 26 CHI Naperville
27 SM 27 21 Steven Powers 2:48.995 4.642 0.059 7 9 3:14.123 0 0 85.210 0 0 Active 74.180 28:07.999 27 Colo Mesa
28 SM 28 3 Phil Cummings 2:49.209 4.856 0.214 5 8 3:02.845 0 0 85.102 0 0 Active 78.755 24:34.771 28 CDR Colorado Springs
29 SM 29 77 Ted Cahall 2:49.540 5.187 0.331 5 10 2:53.169 0 0 84.936 0 0 Active 83.156 30:08.530 29 WDC Bellevue
30 SM 30 70 Tyler Dahl 2:49.720+ 5.367 0.180 10+ 10 2:49.720 0 0 84.846+ 0 0 Active 84.846 30:15.257 30 Utah Spanish Fork
31 SM 31 40 David Pintaric 2:49.940 5.587 0.220 3 10 3:04.472 0 0 84.736 0 0 Active 78.061 30:36.861 31 MVR Canfield
32 SM 32 96 James Suhr 2:51.816 7.463 1.876 9 10 3:04.330 0 0 83.811 0 0 Active 78.121 30:35.499 32 WOR Springboro
33 SM 33 84 Randy Cummings 3:05.284 20.931 13.468 8 9 3:05.822 0 0 77.719 0 0 Active 77.494 29:55.635 33 Utah Herriman
34 SM 34 57 Chip Van Vurst No Time --- --- --- --- --.--- 0 0 --- 0 0 IN PIT 0.000 --.--- 34 FLA Pompano Beach
35 SM 35 74 Matthew Reynolds No Time --- --- --- --- --.--- 0 0 --- 0 0 IN PIT 0.000 --.--- 35 Almo Boerne


The times are quicker today, weather was cooler and the track more rubber. The top ten remains pretty consistent with some small shuffling and a couple of new faces in. The "new Boss" holds onto the top spot again today.

[Caveman-kwebb99]

Drago does it again! Bolanos must have someone reminding him that there is a track session coming up! Looks like he is moving forward!

[Mitch Reading]

Way to wheel Drago!

[Todd Lamb]

Bolanos has no choice but to go out, his front bumper is chained to Andrew's rear bumper.

I predict the podium is exactly like qualifying. Can we just skip the rest of this tire torture test and award the trophies already?

[Ron Alan]

The fuel pricing is very fair and they are still making a reasonable margin over local fuel prices. Much better than the $prints.

Thanks to Danny Steyn for showing the West Siiiiiiide some love yesterday!

Never met the man but Steyn gets huge respect and Kudos from this west coaster I'm sure his unselfish nature will come back to him in many ways! Keep pushing chocolate man!

[Caesar Vielmas]

What's the word with Reynolds and Chip?