2026 Pomona "Winternationals" (40 Viewers)
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LoPony
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I wondered why he didn’t pull over too, it occurred at 300 feet. Maybe he just didn’t know what happened.
LoPony
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Hopefully. Looks on radar like another shower on the way, though right about…..now.
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Chris: Thanks for posting the picture. That is really something to see.
I'm still surprised there could be so much oil (or whatever they call it) in those things that they make that much of a mess so far down the track. I wonder how many quarts there are in there?
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They hold about 5 quarts. A lot of teams use the Redline Heavy Shockproof gear oil.
ch streetcars
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Back off the traction compound a bit , and those rear ends and everything else will last longer ! Forget about new E.T. and speed records, produce a show that fans will sit though.
Topfuel386
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Curfew was extended to 8:00. E3 at 6:30 and they are trying to finish it tonight.
65 Goatboy
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Jason, Joe and Courtney are starting to babble. I Quit!
T.Smith
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Not even remotely the problem. If that was the fix, they would've done it already.
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Yes, they were a little hard to listen to over the PA at the track yesterday. She is pleasant enough, and is well-spoken, but I just don't think she adds much of interest to the commentary. I couldn't care less if there is a woman on the mic or not, but she better know a LOT about drag racing, and have a lot of pertinent information to talk about as a color commentator. When you get a so-so announcing team like this, I REALLY miss the days of Bob Frey and Alan Reinhart. Those guys would always fill the down time with really interesting drag racing info. Even during the back up and pre-stage time periods, they would always have interesting things to say. Not meaningless drivel. I even remember hearing the great Linda Vaughn doing color commentary at Pomona from time to time years ago, and for those who were not there, she really knew her stuff, believe it or not. Why couldn't they get, say, Brittany Force to do a stint during the fuel sessions? Or a guy like Bruce Larson, who was in the house on Saturday. Or the Snake, who was also there?
I think Courtney may be better off doing the finish line interviews, instead of in the booth. Or, maybe she'll step up her game, and get better doing the color commentary. I guess we'll see.
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LoPony
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True that. In Sonoma 2024, a dude in a top dragster blew the transmission with fancy synthetic lubricant on the starting line and went about 250 feet before he pulled it off the track. That was a legendary mess, that had the track screwed up the entire day on Saturday. They had to spend all night scraping and rebuilding the surface. It was nearly impossible to clean up.
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Boy, that was an outstanding Semi-final round of Top Fuel. What a race between Doug Kalitta and Mike Ashley. Both drivers cut great lights.
So Rd 3 of the Pro classes is done. What a job they have done getting this far today. They are on very quick turn-arounds. Can they get in the Final rounds by 8pm? The track temp will be really cool by 8pm though. Tire smokers and pedaling, anyone?
So Rd 3 of the Pro classes is done. What a job they have done getting this far today. They are on very quick turn-arounds. Can they get in the Final rounds by 8pm? The track temp will be really cool by 8pm though. Tire smokers and pedaling, anyone?
