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Contributed by Scott Anderson
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Monday, 14 May 2012 |
 The Frantic Fueler crew just returned from the 50th Thunder
Nationals, unfortunately most the thunder was in the sky. Rain
completely washed out our Saturday runs. We did get a chance to put a
hit on the Frantic car on Friday night and she didn't disappoint. We
lined up with Rick Krafft driving the Young Guns dragster and after a
slight malfunction, both cars took off with Dragster Dave getting there
first with a coasting 5.97 @ just 202 mph. As the ET card showed us, our
early numbers were very good and we are confident we have our hot rod
back. Our next outing will be at the Lane Automotive car show in
Watervielet, Michigan. Always a crowd pleasing show with over 1000
street rods, muscle cars and race vehicles of all varieties. My favorite
part of the show will be the noisefest that takes place around noon.
All the NITRO cars fire up, one at a time much to the delight of the
fans who attend. There are always many corporate reps and trailers and
tours of the Lane facility which is a treat as well. Lots of food and
fun for the entire family, just DON'T bring your pets PLEASE. On the
race front our next event is the Burn Down at Sundown event at Rt 66,
June 9 2012. It's a great exhibition event during the division 3 race.
This will mark the first time we have been at Rt 66 since we set a track
record of 5.81 seconds, which still stands today. We really enjoy being
at Rt 66, obviously because it gives us the chance to run in front of
our home town fans and it is one of the best quarter miles in the
country. We will be matched up with the Drastic Plastic Altered,
which always runs quick. So grab your momma and your poppa, heck grab
granny too and head out to RT 66 for the Burn Down at Sundown event.
C'ya out there!
Scott
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Last Updated ( Monday, 14 May 2012 )
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Big wheels keep on rollin'.... |
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Contributed by Scott Anderson
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Monday, 07 May 2012 |
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The Frantic Fueler crew has just buttoned up the car and trailer
headed for 131 Motorsports park to attend the 50th Thunder Nationals.
There will be a few other Nostalgia Top Fuelers in attendance including
Jimi Young and the Young Guns small block powered dragster, Ernie
McClain and the TRI State Racing team and the Crop Duster Dragster, yes
the one that WON the March meet. Along with some big show dragsters and
jet cars, Jason and Stephanie do a terrific job making sure the
entertainment is top notch. This year some of the mid west hitters will
also be attending with a group called Midwest Super Stock Mafia, who IF
you haven't seen these guy's you're missing out. Big heavy door cars
dragging the rear bumper and hauling tail, they go fast and sometimes
not too straight. It's a great show if you love American muscle cars. It
will be a VERY entertaining weekend to say the least. The show kicks
off on May 11 with some qualifying runs Friday night, then the big show
is Saturday night May 12.
For our more local friends and fans the Frantic Fueler will be racing
at RT 66, June 9 at the Burndown at Sundown event against the Drastic
Plastic Altered. More on this later, on a sad note we recently lost a
friend and pioneer of our sport in Bud Barnes. Bud always had great
stories and maybe some tall tales of days gone by. We were fortunate to
have known him and his partner Bob, and very sorry to hear of his
passing. In recent years Bud and Bob have been taking their car, "the
Michigander" to car shows and events doing "cacklefests" making noise
and keeping the nitro flowing. Our best wishes to Bob and the rest of
the team and families. God speed Bud.
C'ya out there!
Scott
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Last Updated ( Monday, 07 May 2012 )
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