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[Buns]

Which tells me it could be after this race! Depends on how they do on Sunday, qualifying alone won't count for much, unless the Turbos are at the top.

Yeah, I can't wait! A lot of new cars will be there, not just turbo cars. Should be a ton of fun.

 

[Buns]

Awesome video of Brad Personett going against Rickie Jones at the PBIR Shakedown. Love the fire from Brad's car at launch and from Rickie's car heading down the track. There's not much cooler than turbo pops!

YouTube - Rickie Jones 3.845 @ 195.59 #1 Qualifier Shakedown Palm Beach

 

[JB3]

and whats really interesting is the car count, 22 in Comp, well Division 2 is not a really Hearty Division when it comes to comp, Divisionals barely have 16 cars more often than not, but when there are more Pro Stocks than Comp cars, that's not good, hopefully by the next Division 2 Regioned national event in Atlanta (ZMax 4 Wide doesn't have Comp) we get more than this and hopefully Ackerman makes his first appearance as the Champ, I hear we're not gonna see the little 4 Cylinder Dragster this year...

The whole Gators event appears to be short ... only 445 total entries (82% of quota). PSM is the category that filled its quota (over by 3). Seems odd for the East Coast opener, with all the cars in D2 and nearby D4 plus all the D1 racers dying to escape the snow ... I would expect higher counts than 45 Super Stockers and 22 Comp cars. Other categories are closer to full but they are not. Maybe soaring fuel prices and the entry fee increases will have a bigger impact on entries than people are willing to admit. NHRA National Event Entry Statistics

 

[JB3]

I was there in 07-08 when it was COLD! Pro stock and Comp Eliminator put on a Clinic all weekend! The air was minus 300' corrected, if it gets anywhere near 70 degrees I wouldn't look for any records!

I don't know Joe ... I would say Friday's sessions and the first on Saturday are going to be pretty fast.

• High Friday 64 off a low of 36
• High Saturday 71 off a low of 41

Looks to also be very high barometer both days. Sunday is going to be the warm day.

AccuWeather.com - Gainesville Weekend Weather | This Weekend Forecast for Gainesville, FL

 

[Buns]

Two great articles from CompetitionPlus.com on the turbo Pro Mod cars.

RADFORD POPS, BANGS AND SPOOLS NEW DRIVING TECHNIQUE

FOR NHRA PM, TURBO REVOLUTION SET TO TAKE OFF

 

[NYNitro86]

Get your Hairdryers right here when you buy your stock bodies.

OK That was a fail

 

[NitroMustang65]

I don't know Joe ... I would say Friday's sessions and the first on Saturday are going to be pretty fast.

• High Friday 64 off a low of 36
• High Saturday 71 off a low of 41

Looks to also be very high barometer both days. Sunday is going to be the warm day.

AccuWeather.com - Gainesville Weekend Weather | This Weekend Forecast for Gainesville, FL

Friday will at least make my wife happy. In '07 she sat there on Sunday (the only day we went) bundled up in a blanket, hoodie cinched around her face, teeth chattering and loved every second of it but she's weird like that