: Hey Folks,
:
: Update on Richmond yesterday: Rain held off
: racing until about 1 pm, but we had nice
: weather for the afternoon/evening of action.
: 7 cars showed up, but only 5 raced due to
: nervousness about newly installed parts (we
: know who we are). The field was Charles
: Myers, Ron Hamby, Leighton Drake, Gordie
: Stevens, and Rodney Hargis. Practice runs
: were limited to two (for some unknown
: reason), even though there weren't that many
: race cars there total.
:
: Seymour drove from MN (1200 mi.) in his
: Valiant, but a dicey alternator kept him
: from running.
:
: We talked to several new Slanters who have
: followed the sites and Racing News - Dan,
: and Sam and others - welcome.
:
: Ron Hamby did an impressive 1st pass ever on
: N2O to net a 11.47 @ 112 MPH. Held the
: throttle down at the big end turning 7100
: RPM and no damage. He ran 12.75-12.80 before
: and after on the motor, so big gains there
: and a nice setup. Kay Hamby was crowned the
: Queen of Nitrous after some skilled pit crew
: work before the N20 pass.
:
: Charles did a wild and woolly first pass with
: lots of drifting and lifting and a 10.51. He
: got the suspension/launch sorted out on the
: first round of elims and ran a 10.31 with
: smoke from the 100 ft mark on out (blown
: head gasket). My money was on a 9 sec pass
: if it had held together.
:
: Gordie got the bye 1st round and was running
: consistent 14.30s all day. I was impressed
: with the simplicity and consistency of
: Gordie's car, so his reputation is well
: earned.
:
: Leighton's ride ran well, and looked and
: sounded great, of course, but couldn't hook
: up. By the end, they figured out it had
: broken the passenger side (Strange!) axle
: and was only using one tire for traction.
: 11s-low12s is great for only one tire. 10s
: are definitely on the horizon once the
: traction demons are appeased. Charles took
: the win in the first round duel between
: them, but had gasket wire in his combustion
: chamber so was out for the day.
:
: Rodney was dead on all day and ran 12.75-77, I
: believe. 12.75 is his fastest run yet, so
: he's having solid progress on that Lancer.
: He confided after the race that he had not
: lost a 1st round all year, and only one
: second round. Ron and Rodney went in the 1st
: round and Ron bulbed and then his tranny
: missed slipped going into 2nd to give Rodney
: the win.
:
: Gordie and Rodney lined up in the final and
: Rodney took it with a 12.75 on a 12.75 (not
: sure - Gordie broke out?) Great job on the
: 2nd place points win, Rodney!
:
: Ron Hamby received the Points trophy from
: Gordie Stevens with much fanfare.
: Afterwards, Ron was approached by a girl of
: 12 for an autograph in a Mopar Collector's
: Guide! International notoriety is sure to
: follow for the Hamby clan.
:
: Cheers,
:
: Lou Madsen

:
: Hey Folks,
:
: Update on Richmond yesterday: Rain held off
: racing until about 1 pm, but we had nice
: weather for the afternoon/evening of action.
: 7 cars showed up, but only 5 raced due to
: nervousness about newly installed parts (we
: know who we are). The field was Charles
: Myers, Ron Hamby, Leighton Drake, Gordie
: Stevens, and Rodney Hargis. Practice runs
: were limited to two (for some unknown
: reason), even though there weren't that many
: race cars there total.
:
: Seymour drove from MN (1200 mi.) in his
: Valiant, but a dicey alternator kept him
: from running.
:
: We talked to several new Slanters who have
: followed the sites and Racing News - Dan,
: and Sam and others - welcome.
:
: Ron Hamby did an impressive 1st pass ever on
: N2O to net a 11.47 @ 112 MPH. Held the
: throttle down at the big end turning 7100
: RPM and no damage. He ran 12.75-12.80 before
: and after on the motor, so big gains there
: and a nice setup. Kay Hamby was crowned the
: Queen of Nitrous after some skilled pit crew
: work before the N20 pass.
:
: Charles did a wild and woolly first pass with
: lots of drifting and lifting and a 10.51. He
: got the suspension/launch sorted out on the
: first round of elims and ran a 10.31 with
: smoke from the 100 ft mark on out (blown
: head gasket). My money was on a 9 sec pass
: if it had held together.
:
: Gordie got the bye 1st round and was running
: consistent 14.30s all day. I was impressed
: with the simplicity and consistency of
: Gordie's car, so his reputation is well
: earned.
:
: Leighton's ride ran well, and looked and
: sounded great, of course, but couldn't hook
: up. By the end, they figured out it had
: broken the passenger side (Strange!) axle
: and was only using one tire for traction.
: 11s-low12s is great for only one tire. 10s
: are definitely on the horizon once the
: traction demons are appeased. Charles took
: the win in the first round duel between
: them, but had gasket wire in his combustion
: chamber so was out for the day.
:
: Rodney was dead on all day and ran 12.75-77, I
: believe. 12.75 is his fastest run yet, so
: he's having solid progress on that Lancer.
: He confided after the race that he had not
: lost a 1st round all year, and only one
: second round. Ron and Rodney went in the 1st
: round and Ron bulbed and then his tranny
: missed slipped going into 2nd to give Rodney
: the win.
:
: Gordie and Rodney lined up in the final and
: Rodney took it with a 12.75 on a 12.75 (not
: sure - Gordie broke out?) Great job on the
: 2nd place points win, Rodney!
:
: Ron Hamby received the Points trophy from
: Gordie Stevens with much fanfare.
: Afterwards, Ron was approached by a girl of
: 12 for an autograph in a Mopar Collector's
: Guide! International notoriety is sure to
: follow for the Hamby clan.
:
: Cheers,
:
: Lou Madsen

: Hey Folks,
:
: Update on Richmond yesterday: Rain held off
: racing until about 1 pm, but we had nice
: weather for the afternoon/evening of action.
: 7 cars showed up, but only 5 raced due to
: nervousness about newly installed parts (we
: know who we are). The field was Charles
: Myers, Ron Hamby, Leighton Drake, Gordie
: Stevens, and Rodney Hargis.

: Tom Jr and I went out today. Had a great time.
: Gordie Stevens was the only /6'er still
: there (to the best of my knowledge). He
: "hooked-up" his 4 bbl and was
: turning 14.03's like clockwork. He gave
: everyone quite a show, breaking-out in the
: final with a 14.027 on a 14.03 dial-in. We
: spoke to him after the race. What a nice
: guy! I've already emailed what pictures I
: took to the site address. Hopefully, we'll
: be running this time next year. Sorry we
: didn't come out yesterday. I would have
: liked to have met the rest of the /6'ers.
:
: Gilly

: WHEW!!! Now maybe I can get a few months of
: peaceful sleep.
:
: Blaine thought we should go to that early April
: race in Mo-Kan,lay down a 9 second run and
: get the waiting over with. You guessed
: it - HE'S FIRED AGAIN!!
: Mike