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OK...someone refresh my memory on who posted something to the effect that "Henderson was one of the top 5 drivers in the country"? i recall some sort of tension a few weeks back on this issue and completely forget the context because half of the thread ended up deleted.

Port Royal Speedway - Tuscarora Prelim Night - draw for position (no TTs) - mid thirties car count - (4) 8 lap heats - (5) qualify - top (3) redraw for first (6) rows of A main.

no notepad in hand - working from memory here.

attrition night - cars blowing engines - rear ends - wings folding down - early exits while running well. good track conditions until waning laps of A main - rubber down racing on the bottom.

Heat action - can't recall the grid - Henderson runs 6th - DNQ

B main (10 laps) - starts in 2nd row - contact occurs on the way to the green flag - not sure who hit whom first - don't think the 22z car was involved - another car does stop on the track in turn 4.

Restart - the #49 of Howard jumps the cushion in turn 2 of early going while running near the front, Henderson hits him and they both stop on the track - Henderson rejoins the field after a stop in the work area. then about lap 7 - he rams the outside rail of turn 2 while squirrelling around the back of the pack. (4) cars qualified in the B main and maybe 5 or 6 were still running at the time of the wreck. i did not see him hit the wall, because frankly - he was a non factor.

surely this is frustrating - should we be watching for fireworks tomorrow night if something goes wrong?

A main finish

1 - Todd Shaffer / 2 - Mike Erdley / 3- Brian Leppo / 4- Keith Kauffman - Prime Mover from deep in the fiels - passed Montieth on the bottom to take the final lock in spot for tomorrow.

tomorrow nights format - top 4 from tonights A main are locked into an 8 pill draw with the 4 heat winners from tomorrow. essentially a twin 25 format with a pit stop in the middle for fuel, pressure checks etc.

carnage - hellish damage to the yellow 22 of Hodnett with the 89 of Darrah suffering front clip damage in 3-4. Hodnett definitely got the worst of it. they were racing hard for several laps prior for spots near the top 10. again - not sure about the positions - the track only has a top 3 score board with a lap counter.

disclaimer - i don't give a rat's ass if you like the format or the information contained in this post - it can be ignored in less time than it takes to read it.

Lincoln 1845 ft/.35 mile T1=118MPH 
Eldora 2287 ft/.43mile T3=135MPH
Port 2716 ft/.51 mile T3=TBD
Grove 2792 ft/.53 mile T3=135MPH
Selinsgrove 2847 ft/.54 mile T1=136MPH
"I didn't move to PA from El Paso in search of better 
weather." Van May

what kind of idiot puts a disclaimer at the end of the report?  I wouldn't have wasted my time reading your lovefest for Big J if it would've been at the top!

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BRR - thanks for the 1st hand account & qual info.

What's your Wx prognosis ? Sat look like a likely washout? Sun ???

I'm 4 hrs South & planning on going. If you're near Port, how 'bout updating this thread, so I'll know if & when to hit the road (unless I lose power or cable broadband access).

Thanx

Hey now BRR, you might be the good luck charm throughout the end year! Doesn't make the feature at the All Star show at Huset's (no show in the D1 after that). He does make the feature at the Nationals only to get fired immediately after that. Then he goes to PA only to go 0 for 3 out there in features made, while destroying equipment in the process.

Top 5 driver not on the tour this year... you know it! The names have been posted in the past before that deserve it more than him... don't think we need to bring them up again.

Magicman/Regulator I thought you were joining the VIP the last month after the Nationals to discuss your opinions? Oh wait, you coulndn't even get out of a truck that was full of your buds.

The threats against me are nothing to the people who you know you are. I'm perfectly fine with them considering this is a sprint car board and I've done nothing against expressing my opinion. If you don't like them, so be it. Don't read my stuff then. You've known who I am, so come find me if thats the case. I'm sick of the threats against me and most importantly my late father..

BIG J

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."

Just to get it straight I am not Regulator and I have never made any comments about your father...whoever would do such a thing like that should be severely punnished.

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I don't give a shit who you are, that's down right funny, keep up the good work BRR and others that post like this, it's entertainment!

Watching the "Hammer" was the highlight of the show, he had his own groove on & above the cushion. His battle with Rahmer was entertaining along with action from about 4th back to 10th.

Great runs to the front by Kauffman & Layton.

http://www.pennlive.com/motorsports/index.ssf?/base/sports/1220673302324830.xml&coll=1

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raining here now - but port is in juniata county with many mountains between here and there:

http://www.accuweather.com/us/pa/port-royal/17082/city-weather-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&u=1&traveler=1

i am in a holding pattern until i hear from friends who live in the area

Lincoln 1845 ft/.35 mile T1=118MPH 
Eldora 2287 ft/.43mile T3=135MPH
Port 2716 ft/.51 mile T3=TBD
Grove 2792 ft/.53 mile T3=135MPH
Selinsgrove 2847 ft/.54 mile T1=136MPH
"I didn't move to PA from El Paso in search of better 
weather." Van May