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When does FloRacing coverage begin for the PRO shootout in Bradenton?
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qualified17th
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Not on their schedule until Thursday. Flo or someone else might go live on Facebook/YouTube for testing but not the official broadcast
none
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Thanks Spence!
qualified17th
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Can't help but wonder what would happen when they got to Gainesville if somebody does it this week. Obviously wouldn't count as an NHRA record. But would NHRA at least give the guy/gal credit for doing it and celebrate the accomplishment? Or would they just pretend it never happened and act like they're still trying to go 340 for the first time ever
none
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We have always acknowledged great performances in testing. But where does it count in history?
John Force once made the quickest run in Funny Car history at the pre-season test at Firebird, it was acknowledged and reported. But it wasn't a record.
Dean Skuza made his first 4 second run on a warm up day for a rescheduled rain delayed race (Richmond I think) but it didn't get him in the 4-second club.
If you bowl 300 while practicing you don't get the ring that you would get if you did it during your league play. But you can still brag about throwing it. I sure would!
How many 500' home runs did Barry Bonds hit in spring training? It doesn't matter, because while they would talk about how hot his bat was in spring training, those home runs wouldn't count toward his official total.
Alan
John Force once made the quickest run in Funny Car history at the pre-season test at Firebird, it was acknowledged and reported. But it wasn't a record.
Dean Skuza made his first 4 second run on a warm up day for a rescheduled rain delayed race (Richmond I think) but it didn't get him in the 4-second club.
If you bowl 300 while practicing you don't get the ring that you would get if you did it during your league play. But you can still brag about throwing it. I sure would!
How many 500' home runs did Barry Bonds hit in spring training? It doesn't matter, because while they would talk about how hot his bat was in spring training, those home runs wouldn't count toward his official total.
Alan
Litefoot
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Well put Allen, testing and experimenting is not the same thing as running on race day, it is still impressive to run record runs like you said through, there’s to much at stake when you only have 3 or 4 passes to make the show and figure how to run strong and consistent on finals day, I hope to see 340 this year no matter where it happens
Just Paul
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A good example that is sort of related would be Bill Walsh being the first person over 320 while driving Joe Amato's car in 1997 pre season testing. There was some mention of it, but that was it. Cory Mac gets the credit for being the first to go 320 in Dallas later that year.
Professional Fan
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I like your analogy on bowling Alan. I bowled my first 300 game in practice and sure did brag about it. Then I bowled two in league and got my ring. Even though those games happened in the late 70s I still have vivid memories of them.
Gone Dead Train
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The day will be cloudy and in the low 70s. It will happen Friday night, right around 9:10pm, the date 7/19/2024
at Pacific Raceways. If you are coming to Seattle this year and haven't heard, we get FOUR pro qualifying
session's. The second session Friday, funny cars 8:15pm followed by the long skinny cars. Pretty sure if TF or FC
is going to run 340 this year, it will happen before Seattle. I can wish can't I. Below is the information I got last
week 1/30/2024. It's a little misleading, we have been racing under the light's for years! When we got are National
Event back in 1988, we had night qualifying for a few years until the racers started bitching how bad the lighting
was (this is true!).
Friday Night Qualifying at 2024 NHRA NW Nats - Pacific Raceways - 1
KENT (Jan. 30, 2024) – For the first time ever at Pacific Raceways in Kent there will be qualifying under the lights, as the NHRA announced a Friday Primetime session... View Article
pacificraceways.com
Night shots from Seattle, mid 1970s Top Fuel action
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So you only watch drag racing?
mick
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no, i believe lance is suggesting that the race be offered as a one time event for a one time fee. i agree with him, subscriptions are easy
to obtain, as soon you provide a credit card number, then can be very difficult to cancel, especially if subscription is auto-renewal monthly.
mick
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today on WFO radio joe and allen were talking about bradenton. alan referenced my previous post (statement) regarding 340 on thursday night with
a little trepidation......alan, i am guilty of being a little excited about the possibility, and also think it may be likely the track treatment will vary from standard national event protocol.
of course anything ran this week will not be an nhra record; but i think the aura of big performance surrounds this event. JMHO.
a little trepidation......alan, i am guilty of being a little excited about the possibility, and also think it may be likely the track treatment will vary from standard national event protocol.
of course anything ran this week will not be an nhra record; but i think the aura of big performance surrounds this event. JMHO.
NITRO JUNKIE
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Just Paul
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Langdon just ran 338.51. Getting close Mike! That last MPH and change can be a steep hill though.
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