2001 Pure Stock Drags

[COPO PETE]

What......Neil's not coming this year!!! Not even for the regular event????? Guess I'll have to down size my beer order! See you Thursday Rob. With this certification thing, it's gonna be interesting!!!
Peter

[COPO PETE]

Well, I should likely wait for Rob to announce it but he's still on the road for another 9 hours. Rob had to race "the Stude" for the best two out of three. What a coincidence! It took three, but he got the job done. Car ran a couple of 13.0's. So close to the 12.99 he could taste it.He worked hard for it as he had a lot of problems, but never gave up. Passed his certification with flying colours. Congrats Rob, enjoyed spending the week-end with ya!
There was about 120 cars and he was in the top 16 fastest. Only 6 certified! 3 were DQ'd for not passing tech as they refused to be P&G'd. Dan and Bob put on a first rate show!
Oh ya...almost forgot... #1 qualifier was a Supercar!
Peter

[Edited by COPO PETE (09-15-2001 at 08:38 PM).]

[Mr70]

Pete
Was Randy Miller there?
And if so what did he bring.

[Chevy454]

Pete:

No problem with posting the info! Drive was no big deal...only 790 miles from MMM to the house! Pulled in the drive way about 3am (I think?!) this morning...only took about 13 hours coming home (I must have hit all of the lights just right ).

Like Pete said, it took 3 tries, but I FINALLY got the best of the Stude. I had him on the first run, but was in a coma on the line, and gave up .3+ off of the line. But, I sqeaked out the next 2, and the rest is history. Oddly enough, that is THE CAR that I was wanting to get paired up with! I knew we would be close, and I think Bob/Dan probably made it happen.

I had to settle for 13.0s@106, as I could never get the 108 back on the big end, but I noticed Gateway has a test-n-tune Wednesday night...may sneak up there and see what happens. BUT, I gotten swap in some new rocker studs before I do ANYTHING!

And for you guys that don't know, or haven't heard, Pete yanked his iron engine in favor of an aluminum peice! With just 2 weeks of time on the engine, Pete was in the 12.30s, and that thing has 11s (in PURE STOCK TRIM) written ALL OVER IT! Just a matter of time!

Thanks again, Pete, to you guys (JJ, Tim, Gary(?)) for letting this musclecar crazed redneck hang out with you well mannered Canadian Gents !

[Edited by Chevy454 (09-16-2001 at 08:32 AM).]

[COPO PETE]

Rob, glad to hear you made it home safe and sound! Hope any and all influences you may have picked up from us " Well Mannered Canadian Gents" will fade away shortly.
Randy Miller did not make an appearance this year.
Peter

[COPO]

Anymore more details about the event? What was the quickest car?

[RN]

Sounds like everyone had a good time! Pete I take it you had the orange Camaro there and ran 12.30,s! Man thats hauling! And everyone is talking about the Studes but I see Rob took em out! Glad to see my Canadian friends had a good time and a safe trip! Ron