3 finals in a row

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  1. don graham

    don graham MCG State Rep

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    wish i could say i won all 3, but i lost the first, won the second, and red lit by .009 last night in the finals. was happy to be in the finals as i really didn't deserve to be there. should have lost in the 1st and 2nd rd, but got lucky. so i'll be happy with what i got.:slap:
     
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    Congratulations! Keep up the good work.
     
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    keep the roll going while its there. way back when, a buddy of mine was upset because he made it to 8 finals. won zero.
     
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    The bottle is 1/3 FULL! (y)

    Congrats on getting to the finals to begin with.


    (IGO, sounds like your buddy was badly snake-bitten! His glass was ....well, dry as a bisquit!)
     
  5. stmanser

    stmanser Looking for a Maverick

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    what place are you in don?
    how is the maverick running.. did you figure out the lack of power.. or was it the valve train like you said you thought it was
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    thats awesome Don!
    Congrats.
     
  7. don graham

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    simon, i'm in first by 4 rounds. best run sat. night was a 12.37. which is where i want to be at tucson. next race is the 20th in phoenix. car should run 12.00s there. :)
     
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    stmanser Looking for a Maverick

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    awesome

    good to hear it... i hopw one day i have a car that is as consistant as that... when a car runs that good.. all the driver has to do is hold on.. lol...


    do you know what your engine setup is.. heads... pistons.. cam.. that way i can start to piece it all together some day.. i am printing out a lot of the stuff people are saying what they have. that way i can get an idea on the prices and all that good stuff'


    thanks
     
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    Mercurycruizers David (Coop) Cooper

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    Way to go Don! Keep up the good work....
     
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    simon, it's a 308" with comp cams 542/544 lift, probe pistons, eagle rods, edelbrock performer heads, torker II manifold, holley 750hp carb, k&n filter, hooker 6901 headers, aluminum radiator, electric fan, electric water pump motor, c-4 with 4500 hughes stall convertor, 9" rear end with 33 spline moser axles and spool, 4.33 gears, m/t et street drag radials. weld wheels, dynomax mufflers attached to the headers. probably forgot a few other things. :)
     
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    ShadowMaster The Bad Guy

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    Atta boy!!!! Finals are finals. Getting to them is the really hard part. Keep up the great work.
     
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    bossmav Drag racing nut

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    Now I know I said somewhere else in another post... do I smell a repeat of last year championship? I think SOOOOOOOOOOO!

    Don that is VERY SWEET:dance:

    You make us old farts look good! I'm sure Dennis is proud of you, I know I am!
     
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    Maverick Man The Original Maverick Man

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    when you coming to cali to have fun with us out here ? ;)
     
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    i plan on coming to the ffw in october, and i'll also be at the div.7 et finals in october in bakersfield. not sure of anything else yet.:)
     

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