TF first round

[Mike]

Right place wrong time

 

[Von Halen]

I agree. Go home and take your driver with you.

Hell yeah! We need some more of this type of controversy around here to liven up this place.

 

[yoda]

If people put as much energy into being productive as they did into wanting to "liven up" someplace, .....

 

[HEMI6point1]

Well then, would you like to tell us all what the Al Anabi team, and Balooshi have done to you personally?

I'm not John, but he probably has a post 9/11 mentality when it comes to middle-easterners and can't separate extremists from normal folk. You figure it out.

 

[Dave]

Round 1:

Morgan Lucas, Brownsburg IN, Hadman-TFX, Right lane, (0.056) 3.745 328.22 def. Khalid alBalooshi,
Los Angeles CA, Hadman-TFX, (0.052) 3.768 326.56

Tony Schumacher, Chicago IL, DSR-TFX, Left lane, (0.008) 3.799 326.32 def. Clay Millican, Munford
TN, Hadman-BAE, (-0.251 foul) 3.828 317.12

Brandon Bernstein, Brownsburg IN, McKinney-TFX, Right lane, (0.072) 3.787 325.85 def. Terry
McMillen, Elkhart IN, McKinney-TFX, (0.052) 3.847 313.22

Antron Brown, Indianapolis IN, DSR-TFX, Right lane, (0.071) 3.802 328.22 def. Cory McClenathan, La
Habra CA, Hadman-TFX, (0.050) 6.348 95.31

Steve Torrence, Kilgore TX, Hadman-TFX, Left lane, (0.061) 3.776 326.79 def. Hillary Will, Eureka
CA, McKinney-TFX, (0.099) 3.932 298.27

Spencer Massey, Ft. Worth TX, DSR-TFX, Right lane, (0.047) 3.781 329.10 def. Shawn Langdon,
Indianapolis IN, Hadman-TFX, (0.050) 4.884 166.95

David Grubnic, Ypsilanti MI, Attac-TFX, Right lane, (0.079) 3.817 322.96 def. Bob Vandergriff,
Alpharetta GA, Hadman-TFX, (0.065) 4.617 168.03

Doug Kalitta, Ypsilanti MI, Attac-TFX, Right lane, (0.054) 3.783 324.05 def. J.R. Todd,
Indianapolis IN, Hadman-TFX, (0.068) 3.810 324.12

Kalhid had every other First Round Winner covered...

Unless my math is wrong, Tony Schumacher would have beaten him on a holeshot also.

 

[yoda]

Unless my math is wrong, Tony Schumacher would have beaten him on a holeshot also.

Tony would have NEVER had that light on a normal race... Clay tripping the red caused TS to react, hence the .008

 

[Dave]

Tony would have NEVER had that light on a normal race... Clay tripping the red caused TS to react, hence the .008

Now now, we can't make assumptions. Then you would have to assume differently about the other drivers too. Only looking at it as pure numbers only. Still 2 cars out of 15 isn't bad.

Beckman did have a .004 in the finals.

 

[you]

Beckman did have a .004 in the finals.

...and him apologizing to Schu in the interview....crackin' me up!!!

 

[Rat]

There will not be an AJ 'tune up' in that car.... He has only consulted a little, here and there. The race will be just that - a race! Nothing to see here people.

You know I always assumed that. I realized the drag racing community is never gonna live down 2 things.

1. That Aaron Brooks can actually be a good tuner independently.
2. That Forrest Lucas did not give AJ a blank check to give a bright 2012 to Morgan and Shawn.

 

[Rat]

Now now, we can't make assumptions. Then you would have to assume differently about the other drivers too. Only looking at it as pure numbers only. Still 2 cars out of 15 isn't bad.

Beckman did have a .004 in the finals.

Beckman's .004 in the finals was not a true light either. He did a horrible job of red lighting and fortunately for him it worked cause he's right when he said he would not of won any other way unless he cut a 51 or better trying normally and that's rare.

 

[Dave]

Beckman's .004 in the finals was not a true light either. He did a horrible job of red lighting and fortunately for him it worked cause he's right when he said he would not of won any other way unless he cut a 51 or better trying normally and that's rare.

Any light that is green is a true light. Stab in the dark, screw up, or reaction to someone else.

 

[yoda]

Any light that is green is a true light. Stab in the dark, screw up, or reaction to someone else.

Well, I sorta gotta agree... But whenever I see the other guy movin, the first reaction is the right foot, and the second reaction is the brain goin "Awwww ****!"

 

[Von Halen]

If people put as much energy into being productive as they did into wanting to "liven up" someplace, .....

Come on John! Don't make a statement like you did, and then just disappear! Let's hear why you hate these guys so much.

 

[none]

Beckman's .004 in the finals was not a true light either. He did a horrible job of red lighting and fortunately for him it worked cause he's right when he said he would not of won any other way unless he cut a 51 or better trying normally and that's rare.

Hearing a rumor that they are going to change Fast Jack Beckman's name.....

to "Really Fast" Jack Beckman.........

Double "0" got some consideration as well............

 

[NitroRichFire]

Wonder how big that smile is on Dixon's face?

 

[vegasnitro]

Wonder how big that smile is on Dixon's face?

On that particular run, you put Dixon in the seat and the result is the same. Cut a good light, ran a huge number ... just got beat. It happens sometimes.

With the struggles both Al-Anabi cars have had so far this season, I would think Dixon is over the schadenfraude. He is probably much more interested in getting something together for next season. I doubt Dixon is doing much laughing anyway because he is by all accounts a classy guy, and he knows somewhere down the road, he is going to have to race those maroon cars.

I still say the Al-Anabi cars will factor into the championship. Won't take much for them to make the Countdown, then lookout! I am certainly not willing to kick Alan Johnson when he is seemingly down. We have all seen him pull this rabbit out of the hat before ...

 

[mick]

we'll see if larry is back next year who tunes for him.

 

[none]

we'll see if larry is back next year who tunes for him.

That will be very interesting...........