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Vegas Bracket Nats coverage and photos

Garlits runners up to young gun in Superstar final!
That's right folks, a too cute new-age kitten edged out our 'nostalgic' five year old in what proved to be a competition between rookies and veterans that saw both the dog and cat grand prizes going to the 'kids'. Like Terry McHardy said this morning by e-mail: "Hey!! number two isn't all that bad. And as a photo journalist knows, it's nearly impossible to beat a cute baby with blue eyes." The officials even commented in writing how many voters complained about having to judge a cat and dog to a puppy and a kitten.

Garlits will post his thank you to all his supporters tomorrow along with photo coverage from last evenings Mission Raceway Park awards banquet.

Landavazo, Kadar, Parsons and Biondo score wins on second day of Las Vegas Bracket Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

LAS VEGAS - The second day of the four-day Thanksgiving weekend Las Vegas Bracket Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway now is history. So far, only one man has repeated his voyage to victory lane: Utah's Scott Parsons. Parsons defeated Phil Landram in the Sportsman finale to take home his second winner's check of the four-day meet.

Joseph Landavazo of Peoria, Ariz., defeated Bryan Dowling of Glendale, Ariz., to win the $5,000 Super Pro check. The final race of the night was a strange one: Dowling fouled on the starting line, handing the win to Landavazo. Landavazo's car left the starting line, then broke, and coasted to a stop at half-track. He never crossed the finish line, but won.

Tibor Kadar of Peoria, Ariz., defeated Bob Moudree of Las Vegas for Pro honors.

Saturday's meet features the winner-take-all Ultimate Gambler - and free admission for spectators after 3 p.m. New Yorker Pete Biondo won the Madcap Ultimate Engine Giveaway Presented By Mike's Transmissions. Biondo defeated Chuck Hawk in the final round, 4.909 sec./133.38 mph to 6.418 sec./104.25 mph (1/8-mile). To reach the final round, Biondo defeated "Fast Jack" Beckman and Hawk beat Brandon Lundeen.

The Nelson Family Racing Team of Peyton, Idaho, kicked off the Thanksgiving non-perishable food drive with a $100 cash donation. Donations of non-perishable food and cash may be made at the announcer's booth in the officials' tower throughout the event. Donations will be distributed to local charities.

SUPER PRO
Winner: Joe Landavazo (Peoria, Ariz.) 1990 Mustang .031
Runner-up: Bryan Dowling (Glendale, Ariz.) 2005 Yancer dragster -.015 (foul) 10.613 sec./79.12 mph.

PRO
Winner: Tibor Kadar (Peoria, Ariz.) 1967 GTO .030 10.990 sec./115.11 mph.
Runner-up: Bob Moudree (Las Vegas) 1970 Nova .047 10.084 sec./131.46 mph.

SPORTSMAN
Winner: Scott Parsons (Monroe, Utah) 1967 Curtlass .037 12.365 sec./106.51 mph.
Runner-up: Phil Landram (Spokane, Wash.) 2006 Dodge Magnum -.007 (foul) 14.734 sec./94.38 mph.

Hi Larry - Just to let you know long timer chassis builder and all round curmudgeon Jerry Hill of Newberg Oregon passed away. There are a great many chassis, mostly front engined running around that were built by Hill. He had been sick for awhile. His shop was a sight to see with all kinds of chassis and parts hanging from the rafters.
Regards
Michael Moore

Priddy, DenBoer, Parsons score Thanksgiving Day Bracket Nationals wins at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

LAS VEGAS - Ryan Priddy, Willie DenBoer and Scott Parsons scored final-round wins on the first day of the sixth annual Las Vegas Bracket Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Priddy, of Chino, Calif., defeated Paul Snell of Sandy, Utah, to win the $5,000 prize in the Super Pro class. Priddy also won a $300 gift certificate from Jeg's.

DenBoer, of Lincoln, Mont., defeated Kent Wilson of Boise, Idaho, to claim Pro honors. Both racers drove 1963 Chevrolet Novas. Scott Parsons of Monroe, Utah, defeated John Irving of Boulder City to win the Sportsman class.
Racing continues each day - Friday, Saturday and Sunday - at 7 a.m. Saturday's agenda features the Ultimate

Gambler event - a winner-take-all race with a $1,000 entry fee. (Last year's winner scored $64,000.)

SUPER PRO
Winner: Ryan Priddy (Chino, Calif.) 2006 Beckley dragster .020 7.191 sec./182.95 mph.
Runner-up: Paul Snell (Sandy, Utah) 2001 CNE dragster .035 7.254 sec./182.33 mph.

PRO
Winner: Willie DenBoer (Lincoln, Mont.) 1963 Nova .052 11.686 sec./93.55 mph.
Runner-up: Kent Wilson (Boise, Ida.) 1963 Nova .137 11.140 sec./82.91 mph.

SPORTSMAN
Winner: Scott Parsons (Monroe, Utah) 1967 Cutlass .064 12.369 sec./104.37 mph.
Runner-up: John Irving (Boulder City) 2006 Corvette .051 13.198 sec./106.22 mph.

Happy Thanksgiving Day to all of Horsepower Heaven's American friends and associates. To have a relationship like my country Canada has with the USA is rare in this weird world we live in and is one to be very thankful of indeed.

Irwindale Raceway 30-Year Reunion photos

First Vegas Bracket Nationals Report
We hope to have a number of photo and results posted from the big show at LVMS. Here's the first courtesy of Dave & Vicki Strell and Jim Sibley:

In every racing season there are many individuals that stand out for a number of reasons. The year end special awards are voted on by the racers, crew, track personnel, and NHRA Certification Team. Basically anyone can vote, so please make your voice heard. The award categories listed represent the many factions of the Pacific Division, from the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Summit Racing Equipment Racing Series, and the O'Reilly Jr Drag Racing League. Voting will be open until December 15th. Follow the link to access information on how to cast your vote.
Thanks, Mike Rice, NHRA Pacific Division Director www.nhradiv7.com

GARLITS REACHES FINAL ROUND!
Vote NOW for drag racing's favorite cat - our very own Russian Blue Garlits!

That's right friends, our little guy has been chosen one of the ten finalists in the Vancouver Province newspaper's 'Cutest Cat' portion of their Pet Superstars.

Voting is now open - but only until noon Thursday Nov. 22. He has some pretty stout competition, but with your help he'll hopefully come out on top and become a Pet Superstar!

Check out all the cats here.

VOTE FOR GARLITS HERE!

Please feel free to pass this along to anybody you can think of, but remember you only have a few days to cast your ballot.

We thank you, Garlits thanks you, and when he wins that big grand prize of $1000 worth of 'stuff' from our local Bosleys pet store you can bet he'll probably gain a bit of weight from all the great food, and sleep even more in the ultra-plush new bed he so desperately wants, and ya, he'll probably get some new toys too...like he needs more.

Time for a major update eh! And make sure you come back tomorrow Sunday Nov. 18 for some MAJOR HH NEWS that you can ALL get in on!

Video Update
Long time between postings here means just one thing - LP is workin' on videos. Lots of videos. Unfortunately Wicked ain't one of 'em.

Yes, the much delayed street car saga is on the back burner yet again with the latest date for completion being sometime next year. It was the time period of January/February 2007 when I got so much of it done before coming to a screeching halt due to some personal matters. By the time those were cleared up the season was upon us, and the project basically went into limbo for a full year.

With what we have to produce right now, that Jan/Feb time period again looks to be the time when we can spend most every waking moment on the video that we so very much want to see finished. In the meantime, there will be some new video products that should tide you over for the winter.

Available in just two weeks at the MRP awards banquet will be a big highlight package of the 2007 Mission Raceway Park season. All the big races, all the major moments on not one, but two...maybe even three DVDs! Plus one more for the Canada West Doorslammers and there will be something for damn near everybody. More info on all these coming soon.

Oh ya, one more thing. Every video we put out from here on will be edited in HD, but for the moment will be sold in the regular standard definition (SD). We spent hours on research and testing an HD disc, but found out it's simply not yet ready for prime time. The players are there, the software is there, sadly the burners, and discs are still not quite perfected not to mention being priced at an ridiculously high level.

What this means is that down the road, probably next year sometime, we will be able to begin sales of high definition drag racing discs, and baby...we can't wait!

I lied...
When I posted recently that the drag racing season for the locals was done. I forgot all about all those white punks on nitro! The wake up call came last Sunday when at the AHDRA race in Pomona Ron Houniet laid down a personal best 6.370 221.82 mph shot on his way to a semi final finish. Obviously he's getting that new engine sorted out and being able to take a trip down Parker Ave. at this time of year...well, it don't get much better. Then again maybe it could, as this weekend the Fast Lane team along with a bunch more are at Blair's house THE STRIP at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Knowing how our guys have run here in the past, especially Houniet, get ready for for some even bigger numbers as this place IS as the speed capital of the sport.

First round of Top Fuel qualifying from yesterday is here.

Staying at Vegas
Then one week from now LVMS fills up with hundreds upon hundreds of bracket bashers from all over the continent for the annual Thanksgiving extravaganza know as The Las Vegas Bracket Nationals. It's gonna be a huge race, so big that even that Pro Stock champ Jeggie Jr. will be there. Ya think pullin' in beside that dude will pump up the little guy (or gal) in the other lane? Ya think?!?

One of them may well be Vicki Strell as she and hubby Dave go south to play in this big show. Good luck to them, and a reminder to any other Canucks goin down that the entire crew there can easily be taken advantage of with something known simply as 'Kokanee'...and not the import U.S. version you can get on the Murican side of the border. These guys are serious Kokanee aficionados and can only be bribed with the real deal...

NHRA Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. enters Thanksgiving Bracket Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

LAS VEGAS - Three-time NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has filed an entry for The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Nov. 22-25 Bracket Nationals. Jeg's, a leading high performance parts distributor (www.jegs.com) founded by Coughlin's father, also will contribute gift certificates for the event.
"I will be driving two dragsters - my brother John's (NHRA) Division 3 Top Sportsman-winning car and my 2006 Mullis dragster that I raced in 2006 while not in the (NHRA) POWERade Drag Racing Series," said Coughlin. "I entered the race because I haven't bracket-raced all season due to the POWERade schedule and I was unable to make the trip to Florida after the season finale due to work. I found that LVMS was putting on a host of big money-races, including what could be a $64,000 race (Saturday's winner-take-all Ultimate Gambler) throughout the holiday weekend and decided to come try my luck. I look forward to visiting The Strip at LVMS - it's one of my favorites on the 24-race NHRA POWERade tour."
In 1997, Coughlin set an NHRA record by winning national events in four different classes: Super Gas, Super Stock, Comp and Pro Stock. The 37-year-old father of Jeg III won NHRA Pro Stock titles in 2000, 2002 and 2007.
Coughlin is not the lone NHRA luminary on the Bracket Nationals' entry list: fellow Pro Stocker Dave Connolly also has thrown his helmet into the ring.
Jeg's will award a $300 gift certificate to the Super Pro winner each day. The Pro class winner will receive a $200 Jeg's gift certificate each day. The Sportsman daily class winner will win a $100 Jeg's gift certificate and the weekend's "Geezer Gambler" winner will receive $100 in Jeg's merchandise.
For more information, please call The Strip at LVMS' office at (702) 632-8213.

2007 Bracket Nationals schedule:

Wednesday, Nov. 21
8 a.m.-6 p.m. - Gates open for all participants.
10 a.m.-6 p.m. - Tech inspection.
11 a.m.-6 p.m. - Time trials. Please note: Time trials will be held on Wednesday only (run order: Sportsman, Pro, Super Pro).

Thursday, Nov. 22, Friday, Nov. 23 and Sunday, Nov. 25
6 a.m. - Gates open.
7 a.m. - Sportsman Run-for-the-Money ($250 to win; $20 cash to enter).
7:30 a.m. - Pro Run-for-the-Money ($500 to win; $20 cash to enter).
9 a.m. - Super Pro Run-for-the-Money ($1,000 to win; $20 cash to enter).
10:30 a.m. - First round of Sportsman eliminations.
11 a.m. - First round of Pro eliminations.
12:30 p.m. - First round of Super Pro eliminations.
6 p.m. - Thursday and Friday bonus races (time permitting, listen to p.a. announcements).

Saturday, Nov. 24 (with Ultimate Gambler)
6 a.m. - Gates open.
7 a.m. - Sportsman Run-for-the-Money ($250 to win; $20 cash to enter).
7:30 a.m. - Pro Run-for-the-Money ($500 to win; $20 cash to enter).
8 a.m. - Ultimate Gambler begins with reaction-time qualifying run.
9 a.m. - Super Pro Run-for-the-Money ($1,000 to win; $20 cash to enter).
10:30 a.m. - First round of Sportsman eliminations.
11 a.m. - First round of Pro eliminations.
12:15 p.m. - Ultimate Gambler final eliminations.
12:30 p.m. - First round of Super Pro eliminations.

Classes
Classes will follow NHRA Division 7 rules with exception to minimum dial-ins and rules for Sportsman.

Super Pro: 7.00 and slower. Compulink Crosstalk will be used. (Place an 'N' after dial-in if you do not want to see opponent's top bulb.) .5 full tree with optional staging. Electronics permitted. Tow vehicles are permitted to tow cars to the staging lanes. No towing in lanes.

Pro: 7.00 and slower. .5 full tree with optional staging. No electronics permitted. (No data recorders or delay boxes.) Transbrake permitted. Line-lock: Two-wheel or four-wheel line lock permitted. Automated shifter: permitted. Single function controller only. Tow vehicles are prohibited. No burnouts across the starting line.

Sportsman (formerly Street): 12.00 and slower. 5 full tree with optional staging. No electronics.
Full-bodied, stock-appearing cars only. No dragsters, roadsters, altereds, etc. Two-wheel line-lock permitted on non-drive wheels only. No transbrakes, delay boxes, data recorders, or throttle-controlling devices. Single-stage rev limiters are permitted. Automated shifter: prohibited unless stock, OEM-equipped. Mufflers required. D.O.T tires required for this event in this class. D.O.T.-stamped slicks are permitted.

All rules are subject to change at the sole discretion of the event director.

Super Pro purse and buybacks:
Win: $5,000. Runner-up: $2,000. Semi: $600. Quarter: $250. Eighths: $100. Sixteenths: $50.
First-or-second-round buybacks: $80.

Pro purse and buybacks:
Win: $1,500. Runner-up: $600. Semi: $150. Quarter: $75. Eighths: $25.
First-or-second-round buybacks: $40.

Sportsman purse and buybacks:
Win: $250. Runner-up: $100. Semi: $50.
First-or-second-round buybacks: $20.

Payouts:
Thursday payouts will take place on Friday starting at 5 p.m. All other payouts will
be available approximately 30 minutes after conclusion of that day's event. You must
turn in your completed W-9 form to receive payment. We do not do "splits" as our checks
are pre-cut. Participants who split must work out payment among themselves.

The Ultimate Gambler
$1,000 to enter; 100% payback.
Entry deadline: Saturday, Nov. 24, 7:30 a.m.
Drivers' meeting: Saturday, Nov. 24, 7:45 a.m.
Entry fee: $1,000 (cash or money order only - no credit cards or checks).
Entry fee due at time of sign-up.
Qualifying run: Saturday, Nov. 24, 8 a.m.
Eliminations: 15 minutes after qualifying session.

In an effort to ensure better track conditions, The Ultimate Gambler will run between rounds of Saturday's Run-for-the-Money events and first rounds for Sportsman and Pro Brackets.

The Ultimate Gambler will be completed prior to Saturday's first round of Super Pro eliminations.

A message from DA MOZ
Hi Larry,
Just wanted to say thank you for your great write up on our win down in Vegas, I know I told you I would call when I got back to discuss further our last few weeks of thrashing, unfortunately I didn't have your number.

Anyway the new motor I purchased was not intended to go in for Vegas and was supposed to go in over the winter. I actually picked it up on Monday afternoon Oct 22 in Washington, and brought it back to the shop. After a few measurements by Roy and confirmation from the rest of our crew that we could thrash and get the job done in time to go down and test in Vegas on Monday Oct 29, we started to yank the the old mill out and give the ole El Camino a new heart!

By Wednesday evening Rob Guazzaroni, from Diversified Metal Works who joined our crew this year, started on our new headers. By Saturday morning we fired up the new beast and after a few checks loaded up and left for the big city.

We tested Monday at LVMS but still had some gremlins with the new motor when running the NOS and actually Roy and the rest of the crew fought until Saturday midnight before we thought we figured the problem out. Going into first round our luck started to change as Rod Oxford, who I had 1st round, came to our pits early in the a.m. and told us he had broke on his last pass Friday and was unable to fix it. This gave me a single and another clean test pass @7.29

Second round I had Rich Zehring which was a little sweet when I beat him 7.16@194 as I purchased the new motor off of him.Third round I had Mary Bartzell, who I was a little worried about as she had ran a 7.06 earlier, but I caught a good light and went 7.22 @194.

Seth Hunter broke which gave me a spot into the finals with Pappas, but the problem that we had with that was Roy could not put a big tune up in it to go into the sixes as on our last run the vacuum pump was not pulling enough vacuum out to handle any more nitrous, so we went with what we had and hoped I could catch him on the tree. We both left at the same time. I got out in front to about half track then saw him come up beside me before falling back! I knew he must have hurt something and cruised through the finish yelling and screaming like I had just won the lottery. I tell you Larry this was one of the best thrills of my life!

I can't thank my brother Roy and the rest of the crew Vinnie, Dwayne Doel, Rob Guazzaroni, Brian Hillman and Peter Valjesic for all their hard work and never giving up. I would all so like to thank Jay Styverson who put in a lot of time and effort helping figure out our gremlins all week. ALSO ALL THE SUPPORT FROM TREVOR WILLMS, BRIAN LANE, THE JOHNSON BROS., DALE PETERSON AND THE REST OF THE NORTHWEST PEOPLE WHO WERE CHEERING FOR US. Mel Roth and Las Vegas Motor Speedway crew deserve a great big thank you for putting on such a huge successful event. We will be back next year to represent the west coast.
- Dale Moznik

Shane's World
Our ole pal Shane Tecklenburg is a guy who tunes some of the baddest door cars in the world. He's a pretty darn good writer too so when he gets to do some traveling, we can't not share with ya:

Emirates Motorplex in Sharjah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates played host to two of America's top race cars on November 10, 2007.

In outlaw 10.5 action Khalid Althani's Al Anabi Qatar racing team and driver Mustafa Atat laid down some of the quickest 10.5 passes outside the U.S. running 6.91 in qualifying and posting a 6.83 before a race winning 6.88 in the final round with their Xtreme Race Cars built twin turbocharged 350Z which they purchased from Xtreme Race Cars owners Carl Stevens Sr and Jr.

The father and son team were on hand as well as Shane Tecklenburg tuning the MoTeC Engine Management system. They were excited about the runs. "Man this car comes over here and it ran better than I ran with it in the states. I almost wish I could have it back to get my record back," explained Stevens Jr who built the entire car and engine and also formerly drove it to a 6.87 in the USA.

In Pro Modified Action - Mike Castellana also driving for the Al Anabi Qatar team, posted a stellar 6.30 run for the number one qualifying position which was nearly a tenth of a second ahead of number two qualifier and local favorite Khaled Al Bolooshi who piloted his ex Tommy Mauney Willys to a 6.38.

Shannon Jenkins who was on hand to tune the Mustang for the Al Anabi team showed why he is a champion tuning Castellana to very consistent runs of 6.29 and a 6.28 before meeting local Bader Alil in an ex Marc Dantoni Willys in the final round.

After the burnouts were completed Alil, who was receiving assistance from Joe Lepone Jr. staged immediately and then sat idle on the starting line with a broken throttle cable as Castellana launched toward victory. At the 60 foot mark though Castellana began shaking the tires and made a serious left turn for the centerline. Castellana struggled to keep from crossing over and eventually manhandled the car back into his lane for the win. Upon inspection after the run it was determined that the left rear brake caliper had come off the car and dripped brake fluid as the car launched causing it to go out of control.


Best Regards,
Shane Tecklenburg
Technical Consultant
ST Consulting
21602 Surveyor Circle
Huntington Beach, CA 92646

Official LVMS photos of SCSN (click on date)

After the excitement of the weekend, today dawns with the realization that, other than the big Las Vegas Bracket Nationals Nov. 21-25, the drag racing season is over. Yes, they race way down south almost all year round, but for the Northwest crew the fat chick has dun sung.

Unfortunately I still don't know for certain who the Div. 6 Lucas champs are, the complicated points gig remains something I just can't figure out. Surely somebody will clue me in so HH can post some congrats.

As for professional drag racing...the Countdown in NHRA just didn't work very well and the IHRA...well, other than what happens in Edmonton, who around here really cares that much? Despite the awesome show they put on in Alberta every year, IHRA remains Glendora's little brother. The fact that living in Canada forces me to break the law if I want to see same day NHRA television coverage doesn't help my interest much either. That the same few drivers basically keep on winning everything, another yawn inducing problem of professional NHRA drag racing...hell, pro motorsports in general I guess.

The time I spent web surfing the past two weeks at DRC and nhra.com was mostly spent on trying to find out how the locals were doing in the various classes. Sadly I didn't have all that much to surf for, and on top of it not knowing how it effected Divisional or National points...well you can better understand my enthusiasm towards this past weekend's SCSN in Las Vegas. (Continued on the SCSN page sidebar)

MOZ WINS!!!

MOZNIKS WIN VEGAS!!

MOZNIKS WIN SUPER NATIONALS OUTLAW TITLE!
PAPPAS BREAKS...
Congratulations To Dale & Roy Moznik, Vinnie & Duane!

-Reported by Jason Murray

Mike Moran

Pro Street final Mock near lane

Pro Street
Jimmy Mock, Yorba Linda, CA. 1951 Chevrolet .071 6.834 215.89
Win Mike Moran, Taylor, Mich. 1999 Monte Carlo .079 6.472 233.76
This is what its all about! The big dogs are pulling to the line. We could see some big numbers, but maybe not. Both drivers with big smokey burnouts. There is no wind and the smoke is just hanging over the starting line. West vs East. Mock is in first. They are close off the line but Mock shakes hard and has to pedal it. Moran made another great pass with big MPH and that's what it's all about. The East Coast man will take the win back to Michigan. That is all she wrote folks. If you have never been to this race mark your calendars for next year.

Outlaw Street
WIN Dale Moznik, Surrey, B.C., .028 7.332 193.29
Spiro Pappas, Glenview, Ill .027 9.557 92.89
The boys from BC having been going rounds, all they need is one more to take the win. Oh my. Moznik makes a great pass and that's all it took. Pappas lauched hard and something went away at half track and Moznik will take the win and the trophy back to BC. Pappas grenades his drive shaft.

X-Treme Drag Radial
Win Roger Holder, Bakersfield CA, .035 8.332 175.39
Rick Hoyle, Palmdale CA, .180 11.161 82.08
Hoyle's car looked wierd at the start. And it looks like something was wrong with his car. But Holder on the other hand makes a great pass to take home the win. We do have some clean up to do.

Wild Street
Win David Bowman, Freemont CA, .071 7.953 178.10
Manny Figueroa, Moorpark CA, .084 7.949 176.14
It's #1 vs #2 in this match-up. Bowman slaps Manny on the line and that's it. Bowman will take the win with a holeshot victory.

Hot Street
Michael Demayo, West Sunbury, PA, -.020 8.487 158.50
Win Jon Bundrant, Hemet CA, .188 8.382 161.42
Oh man Michael Demayo is red and that is the end of his chance at the win. Jon Bundrant will take the trophy back to Hemet,CA.

Super Index
Win Bart Smith, Las Vegas NV, (8.60) .015 8.611 155.10
Dick Krieger, Henderson NV, (8.60) .027 8.595 156.72
Bart Smith with a great light and has a great run right on the 8.60 dial. Congrats to the hometown team.

Double Index
Joe Bennett, Hemet CA, (10.60) .181 10.547 125.63
Win Jim Caruso, Devore CA, (9.60) .041 9.608 122.07
Caruso is good on the tree and at the top end. Caruso is dead on at the finish and he will take home the trophy and the money.

Open Comp
Win Mike Nordahl, Fremont CA, (10.63) .026 10.668 125.87
Ron DeHoop, Corona CA, (10.55) -.037 10.523 128.08
Oh man Ron DeHoop throws it away on the line. Mike Nordahl is your Open Comp winner this weekend in Las Vegas.

Bracket 1
Jeff Farrar of Las Vegas defeated George Mattie, also of Las Vegas

We have moved all our other SCSN III reports to a special page HERE

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10:00 p.m. SCSN 'Shootout' Update numbers (Thanks to JJ in the tower!)
Winner - Mike Moran 6.467 233.08

Local numbers:
Garrett Richards 6.904 209.17
Dal Sangha 7.096 219.29
Trevor Lowe 7.127 221.85
Jay Syverston 9.372 104.57

Just added the latest unofficial HH camera/camcorder buyers guide.

Harry Holton Interview

Just a few SEMA 2007 misc photos & reports. Want more? Google 2008 SEMA

Official SEMA imagery

Autoblog

Edmunds

TheMustangNews

Car Crazy Sema Insider (with video)

Two Division Six racers longshot world champions
Brad Plourd in Stock and Anthony Castillo in Super Comp still have a chance to win their respective world championships by winning at Pomona this weekend. (more)