it has happened again, at the 26th annual Budweiser Nationals, in Bakersfield, CA
The 72 Motsinger Sportsman of Larry Blake, driven by Lee Jensen
This Bud's for you Dean.........
Santa Maria 9-6 68 lap Simkins Memorial 2nd after brake problems and going to 20th
Followed by 3am night partying/camping with the other racers, change gear drive 4 hours to Chowchilla Freedom #3 on Monday 9-7 and end a 9 race winning streak of the local hot shoe for $1000 more
09...
Chris is almost out of vacation this year, and we only have a few races on the updates.
We want to know everything we can about it's tendencies before we come.
Maybe next year though, we want to see Kent and Stacies new place.
Also FYI- the 3D car is the only coil car in the EvW shootout...
good news is that everybody still had their own underwear on in the morning, instead of mine hanging on the wroght iron fence by the pool like a few years ago-lol
probably didn't need that visual-huh?.
Next weekend, double header Sunday Santa Maria 68 lap Simkins Memorial, Monday Chowchilla...
I told Chris after the win-
Turn around (he did) and I said "its gone" to which he said what?.
I said " that 12 year old Bakersfield monkey "
Nedless to say, security had to visit our hotel room several times that night--lol
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Special thanks to Kent Nations, Stacie, Newbie and all of our MO friends.
Didn't mean to disturb you Dean, but I thought you wouldn't mind !!
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/sports/local/x616724973/Shutte-emerges-with-win-in-USAC-midget-race
Main Event video...
JR "just wanted to rattle his cage a little" he can't help it, it is genetic.
I wanted him to dump Kyle earlier, while he was leading.
Vickers is not even in the same league as JR.
Jr accounts for 40% of ALL Nascar merchandise sales.
Glide's
1st gear restart is a huge advantage sometimes, if you run in high gear the trans actually cools off.
They make no heat when in direct, they actually cool off without a converter
OK, here's one of the questions for thought.
I have 3 transmissions for my car, a Falcon, lightened Saginaw 3-speed (2 foreward gears) and a Powerglide.
My interpretation of the rules is that the glide is the only legal tranny I have because it is the only one with all working gears.
My...
I want to make sure it is right before we go through tech, as I will be 1500 miles from home and only know a couple of you guys.
Intake has been kind enough to take my questions for clairification and will have an answer for me soon enough, thanks
I have received 70 private messages since I joined in 2005.
I did get a message from Intake and have forewarded the questions to him.
The questions are in regard to the Sportsman National rules--Dave