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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 204525" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>Hey Scratch, I was at Commerce for the very first Southern Nationals when Raymond Beedle in the Blue Max ran against the late Trip Shumake in the Johnny West Special for the last round of qualifying at about 10 pm of Saturday night. I happen to be in the staging lanes just behind the waterbox when the cars lit up and I could just tell that both crews had tipped the can so to speak (100% nitro load). The Max was qualified mid pack but Tripp wasn't even in the field. I remember leaning over and telling my wife that we'd see a historic run or 2 cars gernade somewhere on the topend. The cars staged up and Buster Couch clicked the tree and the flames shot so high over the car roofs from the headers I cringed waiting for the big BOOOM! Instead we witnessed the very first side by side 5 second FC run as Tripp ran a 5.96 to Beedle's 5.98. Tripp went from nothing to #1 and Beedle to #2. Tripp went on to the next day and won the event to the absolute delight of everyone. </p><p> </p><p>At the time not much was up that way so we were staying over in Gainesville at the Holiday end and making the pull every morning back over to the track as were a lot of racers. At the motel bar after the qualifying that night everyone was just so jacked up at what they had seen and I remember someone well saying, "Never forget this night folks as you've seen history that will not be repeated." </p><p> </p><p>At mid 4's and over 300 mph later, what the hell did he know!</p><p> </p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/lol.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Lol :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /></p><p> </p><p>But back then you adjusted a fuel clutch with wrenches and feeler guages and now you need a laptop and an engineering degree so all that considered maybe he had a point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 204525, member: 2189"] Hey Scratch, I was at Commerce for the very first Southern Nationals when Raymond Beedle in the Blue Max ran against the late Trip Shumake in the Johnny West Special for the last round of qualifying at about 10 pm of Saturday night. I happen to be in the staging lanes just behind the waterbox when the cars lit up and I could just tell that both crews had tipped the can so to speak (100% nitro load). The Max was qualified mid pack but Tripp wasn't even in the field. I remember leaning over and telling my wife that we'd see a historic run or 2 cars gernade somewhere on the topend. The cars staged up and Buster Couch clicked the tree and the flames shot so high over the car roofs from the headers I cringed waiting for the big BOOOM! Instead we witnessed the very first side by side 5 second FC run as Tripp ran a 5.96 to Beedle's 5.98. Tripp went from nothing to #1 and Beedle to #2. Tripp went on to the next day and won the event to the absolute delight of everyone. At the time not much was up that way so we were staying over in Gainesville at the Holiday end and making the pull every morning back over to the track as were a lot of racers. At the motel bar after the qualifying that night everyone was just so jacked up at what they had seen and I remember someone well saying, "Never forget this night folks as you've seen history that will not be repeated." At mid 4's and over 300 mph later, what the hell did he know! :lol: But back then you adjusted a fuel clutch with wrenches and feeler guages and now you need a laptop and an engineering degree so all that considered maybe he had a point. [/QUOTE]
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