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August 10, 2014 at
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Washington this fall. I overheard a conversation at the Friday night National's chicken feed at the turn 4 pit gate after the races between Steve Sinclair and Steve Beitler about doing a I.R.A. Northwest 2 Night tour at both Skagit and Grays Harbor. Sinclair has booked 14 BNSF freight cars for the teams to ship all their cars and support equipment to the Great Northwest for these 2 day shows at Skagit and then on to Grays Harbor. Sinclair says there is a intermodal rail terminal in close proximity to Milwaukee for ease of shipping and AMTRAK has a 30 day go-anywhere for $199 deal for pit crews, drivers and owners.
Sinclair confidant and close friend Howie Gleason (also at this meeting and offering his input) agreed to award the top I.R.A. driver in points after the 2 night shows a new right rear Hoosier tire.
Both Steve S. and Howie were a bit concerned about graffiti tagging in rail yards by roving Latino gangs and thus scratched the initial idea of using actual new car transporting rail cars (that can be accessed rather easily) and went with lockable box cars.
Look for this event to be either late this September or early this October.
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August 10, 2014 at
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Your first post (uning that name) and this is it eh? Lay off the crack pipe ok?
I tell it like I see it.
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August 11, 2014 at
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Posted By: ILSPRINTS on August 10 2014 at 06:17:18 PM
Your first post (uning that name) and this is it eh? Lay off the crack pipe ok?
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It can't be that douche bag Strange as there are not any gramatical errors..lol
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August 11, 2014 at
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Posted By: maddog53 on August 11 2014 at 07:02:17 AM
It can't be that douche bag Strange as there are not any gramatical errors..lol
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It's grammatical you retarded pedophile. Lol!
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August 11, 2014 at
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Posted By: Cheese-head on August 10 2014 at 06:13:31 PM
Washington this fall. I overheard a conversation at the Friday night National's chicken feed at the turn 4 pit gate after the races between Steve Sinclair and Steve Beitler about doing a I.R.A. Northwest 2 Night tour at both Skagit and Grays Harbor. Sinclair has booked 14 BNSF freight cars for the teams to ship all their cars and support equipment to the Great Northwest for these 2 day shows at Skagit and then on to Grays Harbor. Sinclair says there is a intermodal rail terminal in close proximity to Milwaukee for ease of shipping and AMTRAK has a 30 day go-anywhere for $199 deal for pit crews, drivers and owners.
Sinclair confidant and close friend Howie Gleason (also at this meeting and offering his input) agreed to award the top I.R.A. driver in points after the 2 night shows a new right rear Hoosier tire.
Both Steve S. and Howie were a bit concerned about graffiti tagging in rail yards by roving Latino gangs and thus scratched the initial idea of using actual new car transporting rail cars (that can be accessed rather easily) and went with lockable box cars.
Look for this event to be either late this September or early this October.
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I have been a BNSF rate analyst for 25 years and I can assure you that I have not sent any freight bills to Steve Sinclair. 
Stan Meissner
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August 11, 2014 at
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Posted By: Cheese-head on August 10 2014 at 06:13:31 PM
Washington this fall. I overheard a conversation at the Friday night National's chicken feed at the turn 4 pit gate after the races between Steve Sinclair and Steve Beitler about doing a I.R.A. Northwest 2 Night tour at both Skagit and Grays Harbor. Sinclair has booked 14 BNSF freight cars for the teams to ship all their cars and support equipment to the Great Northwest for these 2 day shows at Skagit and then on to Grays Harbor. Sinclair says there is a intermodal rail terminal in close proximity to Milwaukee for ease of shipping and AMTRAK has a 30 day go-anywhere for $199 deal for pit crews, drivers and owners.
Sinclair confidant and close friend Howie Gleason (also at this meeting and offering his input) agreed to award the top I.R.A. driver in points after the 2 night shows a new right rear Hoosier tire.
Both Steve S. and Howie were a bit concerned about graffiti tagging in rail yards by roving Latino gangs and thus scratched the initial idea of using actual new car transporting rail cars (that can be accessed rather easily) and went with lockable box cars.
Look for this event to be either late this September or early this October.
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Fact is we don't get into Milwaukee so that would be interline received traffic for us. LOL
Stan Meissner
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August 11, 2014 at
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While we're dreaming, throw the BMARA and POWRi midgets in some rail cars too. I'll be there.
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August 11, 2014 at
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Funny what beer does to some people. See you at Cedar Lake for the Jerry Richert Memorial Stan.
Jeff.
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http://www.youtube.com/user/dagunner
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August 11, 2014 at
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Posted By: StanM on August 11 2014 at 06:28:14 PM
I have been a BNSF rate analyst for 25 years and I can assure you that I have not sent any freight bills to Steve Sinclair.
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Hey Stan, I also work for BNSF; mechanical car department in Los Angeles, 16 years. Always good to "meet" fellow hosers with something in common.
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August 11, 2014 at
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I also work for BNSF, and I can assure you that it would not get there on time LOL. For the other BNSF guys I'm a conductor, Galesburg, IL - Fort Madison, IA.
The real nationals are in Little Rock
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August 12, 2014 at
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You will note that IRA PREZ has not denied nor disavowed this either here or on the I.R.A. website.
The use of the BNSF was discussed last Friday night at the Knoxville turn 4 chicken feed by the 3 mentioned in my original post and none of the parties involved realized the logistical problem of using BNSF rail cars.
Steve S. & Howie just returned this evening after a quick trip to Montreal QC and a meeting with CN Rail officials and CN's possible involvement as sponsors for this 2 day race in a trade out for free transportation to the Great Northwest.
Take this to the bank ..... this blockbuster event is happening.
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August 13, 2014 at
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And how many crew members and drivers will be able to take the time off from work to travel acrossed the country, when the IRA wont run some rain dates on the normal schedule due to drivers having real jobs they need to attend.
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August 13, 2014 at
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The IRA guys don't even go to Knoxville cuz they can't compete. They'd really get hammered out in Washington .
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August 13, 2014 at
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The CN or the CP might get you there, in time for Christmas and with have the cars lost, just saying.....
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