Saturday NHRA Firebird pics with a surprise!

[Xplantdad]

We went to the AZ Nationals again today...and actually met up with Don Breen and a few of his friends who were down here to race...

I'll have to get the "skinny" on some of the stories about Don from his Thunder Valley days in the future...they sound quite interesting! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif(Don won't tell me...I'll have to get it out of his friends...LOL)

Sam Griffith was our guest today...and he was able to see (on TV before he came down) our Holly on live TV in AZ with Tony Schumacher! I wasn't able to get the video set up in time...so I will have video here in the near future for all to see!

Tony is an awesome human being (Ask Sam...he witnessed it first hand later on).

Anyways, here are a few pics before the live shot!

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And after the interview was over...with Brittany Shipp....the interviewer! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

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[Xplantdad]

We were guests of the Army team for the rest of the day (Sam included) http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Here's Holly and Lynn (with Holly breathing a sigh of relief) relaxing...while the rain POURED down.

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[Xplantdad]

For awhile, we didn't think that there would be any racing...as it rained HARD...but low and behold...Sam came, and the rain stopped!

Here's Sam, waiting to hear Tony's car fire up for the first time Saturday. Sam has some great video and pics from the warm up (Sam's a giver...he braved the nitro fumes to get the shots...and Lynn had my camera and wasn't in the area http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif)

Hey Sam! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif

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[Xplantdad]

We cruised around the area...and...

Hey look, it's Ron Capps!

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[Xplantdad]

And the we walked around some more and...

Hey look...it's Larry Dixon!

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[Xplantdad]

Then we headed out towars the pits...to where Don Breen was at...and took pics along the way.

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[Xplantdad]

Another...cars hiding from the rain!

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[Xplantdad]

We talked to Don and his friends for awhile...and then went to watch the nitro cars run...

Some photos from that...

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[Xplantdad]

More...while playing with the camera.

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[Xplantdad]

Some more...

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[Xplantdad]

It was clear...then got cloudy...and rained a bit...then cleared up again!

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[Xplantdad]

A couple more...

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[Xplantdad]

Holly's favorite...Tony...vs Cory Mac!

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[Xplantdad]

This caused a major oil down with the funny cars...then rain hit again.

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Boom!

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[Xplantdad]

Camera guy for ESPN...way up there!

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Normal zoom...

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[Xplantdad]

Looking like rain...again? Blue skies off in the distance!


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[Xplantdad]

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[Xplantdad]

Densham blowing by Cruz Pedregon...as Pedregon loses a few cylinders http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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[Xplantdad]

Ahh...sunny again! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Worsham...vs Wilkerson...who oiled down the track http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

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[Xplantdad]

Burnouts...

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Then the race!!!

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And Hight at speed!

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[Xplantdad]

Capps...

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[Xplantdad]

Burnout...for John Force.

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Then at speed...number one qualifier! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif

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[Xplantdad]

Cars going quickly to the staging lanes...

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[Xplantdad]

More of them!

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[Xplantdad]

Yet more!

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And leaving the scale...

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[Xplantdad]

Some pit shots...

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[Xplantdad]

Sam had an interest in this car http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

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[Xplantdad]

Very cool original owner...original paint Duster 340 out of SoCal! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Hey Sam, what was the color called again? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hmmm.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif



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[Xplantdad]

A few more...

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[Xplantdad]

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Black and gold...

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I've never seen Weld wheels like this...neither has Sam.

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[CamarosRus]

Did anybody notice Jeff Lane in Super Stock. Jeff is from NorthBend,WA (Rural Seattle) and won last weekends WINTERNATIONALS.....

[Xplantdad]

Jason Line's Pro Stock...it almost looks fake in this picture!

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Getting his fuel checked.

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[Xplantdad]

Another...

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[Xplantdad]

Last ones...Stephen Pearcy (of the rock band RATT) must partially sponsor this car? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hmmm.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

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[Xplantdad]

Okay Sam...the floor is yours!

Great to see you today (As well and Don and his friends) http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif