NHRA Lordco BC Nationals, Mission Raceway Park, Sunday May 6, 2001

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This is how they lined up at 8:00 a.m. (23,359 bytes)Don has this on the window. (34,323 bytes)Until he saw Bobby coming around the corner... (25,548 bytes)And everything changed. (24,160 bytes)
Moments later. (25,338 bytes)They all had it on. (22,298 bytes)Last one to change it was Pond. (24,266 bytes)Rory McNeal was one of the few who saw it from the spectator side. (24,179 bytes)
Little surprised a few when he ran the right lane to a 10.03. (17,569 bytes)A few pairs alter Joe spun to a 10.17. (32,719 bytes)Then came the shot. In the other lane is the F/S '70 AAR Cuda of Gary McCoy from Eagle Idaho. (21,737 bytes)8:19 a.m. Sunday May 6, 2001 (23,558 bytes)
Pond was right after DeArmand and spun to a 10.05. (18,987 bytes)OH BOBBY!! (13,455 bytes)The happiest drag racer on Earth! (14,119 bytes)Minutes after the run. (21,774 bytes)
McGlasson-buit 427 in DeArmonds Camaro. (29,813 bytes)One of my favorite images of the day, Robert Pond, Chuck Rayburn and Don Little. (15,633 bytes)The slip part 1 (14,807 bytes)The slip part 2 (13,502 bytes)
The slip part 3 (17,188 bytes)The Pit was like this for a long time. (26,751 bytes)Not sure who put this on. (13,934 bytes)First in the tens Jim Waldo, with DeArmond. (18,702 bytes)
Jerry Valentine really got into this. (21,482 bytes)Nice ass eh? (16,351 bytes)He broke a bar a couple of days before. Pretty stout though. (20,314 bytes)
Camaro was 20 pounds over the minimum. (21,244 bytes)Assisting valentine in the total teardown was Saskatoon's Dave Schaefel making it an 'acorss the broder' effort from the NHRA Tech Dept. (12,811 bytes)Preparing to pull the engine. Gary and Richy - the 'Token White Guys'. (25,843 bytes)Maybe the most famous Hooker Headers of all time... (15,187 bytes)
Ya, but your stuff never ran NINES!! (19,916 bytes)HH was provided unprecidented access. (21,786 bytes)Rat power. (18,540 bytes)Valentine didn't miss a stroke. (17,215 bytes)
One big empty space. (26,061 bytes)Joe hung for awhile, was still there when we went back up to line. (21,831 bytes)Rat plugs. (10,873 bytes)Rat wires. (21,220 bytes)
Rat rotor. (24,802 bytes)Rat pan. (13,610 bytes)Wonder will this will end up...eh Steve Gibbs?? (19,830 bytes)Weight says 3590 on a 3570 limit. (14,826 bytes)
Richy (19,571 bytes)   

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