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Epping 2025
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Kenny L. and Jeff S. are the two main ones.Times have changed. All control of racing and decision making is controlled by the race director in the tower. the starter is for turning on the AUTO START you don't see anyone checking for anything. The only time someone is shut off is when RAY CHARLES could see the issue. There are teams for mops, gold dust, leaf blowers, scraping track, spraying the track. Just watch and you will see what I am talking about.
BTW quiz-- Can you name the starter for the NHRA. no points if he is a family member or your friend.
Larry Sutton---starter and racer (RET.)
I was NITRO BREATH
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Some good racing today. Antron and Tony Stewart was a close race. Was watching from the finish line. After two bad rounds Antron stepped up and brought it to Tony but just couldn’t get the win. Ida had a good first round. The car is going to be a threat at any race they go to. Big disappointment was Cruz. It looked like the car was coming around but they just can’t get it going.
Lots of fans in the stands. Epping is a great track.
Lots of fans in the stands. Epping is a great track.
Barry, I agree with what you said about Epping. It is a bit “cozy”, but that adds to its appeal.
My wife and I had a great time Friday and today.
We witnessed two runs over 340 mph.
I hate what happened to Beckman. It happened right in front of us, but I was following Head’s car with my camera after Beckman smoked the tires and missed getting any shots of it.
Thankfully, Beckman popped right out of the car and is OK.
The only thing I wish had been different was the dadgum wind. It blew hard all day.
I ended up buying an NHRA blanket because I wore shorts instead of jeans.
The wind wasn’t blowing as hard in Portsmouth where we’re staying when we left for the race.
My wife and I had a great time Friday and today.
We witnessed two runs over 340 mph.
I hate what happened to Beckman. It happened right in front of us, but I was following Head’s car with my camera after Beckman smoked the tires and missed getting any shots of it.
Thankfully, Beckman popped right out of the car and is OK.
The only thing I wish had been different was the dadgum wind. It blew hard all day.
I ended up buying an NHRA blanket because I wore shorts instead of jeans.
The wind wasn’t blowing as hard in Portsmouth where we’re staying when we left for the race.
Turned out to be interesting after some early smoke and shake troubles. Awesome performance by Brittany. Since they took the wings off, big top end. Decent lights. Not surprising given the cool conditions. The test will be summer tracks.
And how about the guy who sang the anthems. Wow. Good start to the day.
And how about the guy who sang the anthems. Wow. Good start to the day.
LasVegas87
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TF: Brittany.....wow! Uber impressed with Tony Stewart and that team.
FC: Happy to see Alexis have a good outing and her lights weren't as suspect, even .056 in rd1. Spencer Hyde to the final was cool. Anyone notice EE on the starting line when he runs, she was there every run in Las Vegas. Interesting to know what happened to Beckman, seemed to be more to it than just "pedaling." Blake Alexander is a little awkward but I can't help but cheer for him.
PS: EE and Elite back into contention is good for the class, although KB is still .02 or .03 ahead. Maybe even .04.
Looks like a fun place to watch races. Reminds me of Bandimere but maybe even more quaint.
FC: Happy to see Alexis have a good outing and her lights weren't as suspect, even .056 in rd1. Spencer Hyde to the final was cool. Anyone notice EE on the starting line when he runs, she was there every run in Las Vegas. Interesting to know what happened to Beckman, seemed to be more to it than just "pedaling." Blake Alexander is a little awkward but I can't help but cheer for him.
PS: EE and Elite back into contention is good for the class, although KB is still .02 or .03 ahead. Maybe even .04.
Looks like a fun place to watch races. Reminds me of Bandimere but maybe even more quaint.
She did better today and it showed in her attitude during the track-end interviews which was more cheery than usual. It looked like she might have dropped a few pounds, too. Still fighting that car but she wasn't going to beat Anderson's 6.46 anyway.
I'm wondering just how much effect removing the mudflaps from Brittany's car had on her string of humongous speeds. Glad to see her win one; glad to see her RTs becoming competitive again. But that car with its best-of-the-day 3.68 was beatable by at least half a dozen cars, especially under conditions that may never be seen again in June. But nobody stepped up when it counted.
Enders and Hyde have Pro Mod history, including a grudge race or two. Other than that I dunno. Maybe they're in a relationship. I've seen Alexander emotional to the point of crying and I've seen his temper sail off into outer space. Kind of a difficult person to figure out.
The Funnies were somewhat disappointing other than Hyde's 3.86, the cool pedalfest between Beckman and Wilkerson and Todd appeared most appreciative in his first win in a year and a half.
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They mentioned it during round 2 and made mention of it not being mentioned earlier.
Hyde and Courtney Enders have been together for a while.
It was Courtney Enders
mick
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remember two periods of time when grubby had brit flying and winning a lot, then they struggled last year, and i believe dave said at
beginning of last year that he was 'trying something different', and some of us on this site commented, why change a thing?
i wonder if the combo they have found now is closer to the old tuneup? or closer to something revised that has taken them approx. a year to figure out?
DK steps up yesterday with a great 3.64 @ 338.3 in E1. see if grubby can pickup some E.T. in next few races.
a great pair of 3.720's yesterday for ida. they are getting there too.
good weather, a great track, and some bleachers. maybe a couple of toilets too. epping produced. it was a great race, even with one bye in TF.
beginning of last year that he was 'trying something different', and some of us on this site commented, why change a thing?
i wonder if the combo they have found now is closer to the old tuneup? or closer to something revised that has taken them approx. a year to figure out?
DK steps up yesterday with a great 3.64 @ 338.3 in E1. see if grubby can pickup some E.T. in next few races.
a great pair of 3.720's yesterday for ida. they are getting there too.
good weather, a great track, and some bleachers. maybe a couple of toilets too. epping produced. it was a great race, even with one bye in TF.
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Consistency is what won that race for Brittany and consistency is why Stewart was her opponent in the final (where he's been 5 times this year). Neither had the quickest car but neither made any mistakes. And when it's 56 degrees and cloudy at race time, the opportunity for mistakes is ripe.
Geezus....339, 338, 341, 340.....will ANYONE have mud flaps on their cars next weekend? And I had to chuckle at Grubby who claimed big speeds were just a by-product of a tune designed for ET and no big deal. BS. He LOVED him some 340.
That lobster Austin Prock was fooling around with was big enough to require its own zip code. How would you like for that thing to grab hold of your........fingers?
Leebone
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I thought so. I follow her Podcast on YouTube. I recognized her voice.
It would be nice if you could. The lobster feed was to celebrate Scott Kalitta...not sure how you got invited
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