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October 07, 2007 at
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Chad Blonde really put on a good show in the A-main at Princeton, MN's WOO race - until he bite it in turn 4 about 3/4s of the way through, having led most of the laps. Good show Chad!
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October 07, 2007 at
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October 07, 2007 at
08:45:11 PM by filtalr
Well - to follow the mis-guided line of thought by some here -- he must have been cheating more than Schatz to be able to outrun him  <---- JUST KIDDING
Seriously -- congrats to Chad for a super run last night. Even though he made a slight mistake later in the race -- he made a statement and opened some eyes for the greater part of the race. It's refreshing to see a different face give the "usual suspects" a run for their money 
Phil Taylor
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October 07, 2007 at
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October 07, 2007 at
08:58:48 PM by StanM
I noticed that too. He had the race won until he hit the wall. I saw him get crossed up several times prior to the incident and had a hunch something was about to happen. I have seen a lot of cars hit the wall in that area so it must be a difficult transition off the turn. They go in too fast and wash up towards the wall. I've seen it at the weekly shows as well as the Sprint specials the times I have been up there.
These were shot from the hip. I could have aimed a little higher on the first one and the flash didn't go off on the second shot. I had to do some post processing on that one. They're good enough for the web to get an idea of what happened.
Stan Meissner
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October 07, 2007 at
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I hope to see more of Chad in the future, to lead that many laps ,have that many dominant restarts and to pull from Donny? , I feel Chad won in my opinion , although, he didnt take home the cash, I hope he took the hearts of some new fans ! goodluck, still a nice job!
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October 08, 2007 at
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He has been super fast all year and hopefully someone will give him a ride. He started late this year because of funds so hopefully some will help this guy out. Good job Chad!
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October 08, 2007 at
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Saw he had a good run going. Has had a pretty damn good year for a late start.
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October 08, 2007 at
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Let's put Chad in the second tsr car...
"As long as I can have a fast boat, a margarita
machine and can light my hair on fire, I'll be just
fine."
Jason Giambi
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October 08, 2007 at
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Schatz was by him once already, anyone remember? Yellow came out and put Blonde back in front. He was driving way too hard in the corners on a track with some rough on it to be able to hold onto it for the whole race. If he didn't, Schatz and Saldana would have raced by him. Blonde has been a good short tracker for quite awhile. I've watched him many times in MI. He would not have won that race by driving any other way and how many racers can drive 40 laps into corners like that and make it to the end? Not very many!
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October 08, 2007 at
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Wingnut15, Were you at the race? Just wondering!
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October 08, 2007 at
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Posted By: OutlawDan on October 08 2007 at 10:39:09 AM
Wingnut15, Were you at the race? Just wondering!
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Yeah, I was at the race. Backstretch on top row on 3rd corner. Why?
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October 08, 2007 at
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Was wondering what happened to Paul McMahon when he spun in the feature. Was there contact with another car?
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October 08, 2007 at
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Also was SPEED taping this race?
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October 08, 2007 at
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Posted By: OutlawDan on October 08 2007 at 01:16:41 PM
Also was SPEED taping this race?
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No TV this year.
Stan Meissner
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October 08, 2007 at
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I guess , I cheer for the underdog , maybe im the only one that wants to see the upset, and I dont care who it is, Chads drive into corner entry was extreemly aggressive , but, it did set the car to exit really well , even on top, I really admire someone willing to put it on the edge, and feel that is why he was so competitive , the pressure and mind focus is what got him , hopefully, a little time running up front settels his nerves ,never the less , I know who Ill cheer for !
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October 08, 2007 at
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October 08, 2007 at
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Posted By: OutlawDan on October 08 2007 at 05:47:55 AM
He has been super fast all year and hopefully someone will give him a ride. He started late this year because of funds so hopefully some will help this guy out. Good job Chad!
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Chad has come up here a few times to race and I had always heard how good he was. Every time I saw him before Saturday night he'd wad the car up or have a bad run. I was starting to wonder what all the excitement was about but now I know.
Another guy I have never caught on a good night is Mark Dobmeier. I know he's good but this past weekend he stepped on his Dobmeier and wadded up two cars in one night so I still haven't seen him at his best.
Stan Meissner
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October 08, 2007 at
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Posted By: OutlawDan on October 08 2007 at 01:14:02 PM
Was wondering what happened to Paul McMahon when he spun in the feature. Was there contact with another car?
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Truthfully, I cannot remember if any contact was made. 24 cars on a small track gets pretty congested and I was paying more attention to the front waiting to see how long Blonde would be able to last driving the way he was. It didn't take much for the cars to slide off the track anyway.
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October 08, 2007 at
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Did anybody see Winters up in 1&2 during the B Main? I don't know how he managed to save it.
Stan Meissner
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October 09, 2007 at
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Did anyone video tape this show?
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October 09, 2007 at
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Posted By: OutlawDan on October 09 2007 at 06:08:40 AM
Did anyone video tape this show?
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I didn't see any professional cameras from my vantage point in the infield but there were probably people in the stands with their video cameras. Nobody was in the towers where the video people like to setup and I didn't see any production trailers or anybody doing interviews.
Stan Meissner
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October 10, 2007 at
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Thanks for the info Stan!
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