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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=85 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Caintmakit! Racing</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>     </B></FONT><B>|     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Caintmakit! 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 Most likely.  But if you have to ask in the first place, you probably wouldn't understand.</div> <bR> <div> Here's some pictures from this year's Pump Gas Drags.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="75a353e0.jpg" border=0 width="565" height="318" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Somewhere in Kentucky on the tow down.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="75b24cc0.jpg" border=0 width="548" height="460" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Test & tune in the hotel parking lot.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="77780e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> 572 Hemi with twin dominators- no use screwing around!</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="75c80e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> U-Haul????  Real street cars don't need trailers! :)</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="75edb640.jpg" border=0 width="475" height="356" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Phillip Bridges' 1995 Firebird- couldn't make a pass because of a broken $1.75 brass fitting leaking trans fluid on the starting line.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="75f33920.jpg" border=0 width="563" height="402" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="77bf6390.jpg" border=0 width="758" height="569" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="761066e0.jpg" border=0 width="518" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Blown SBC powered VW Beetle- blew a head gasket on his first pass.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="76232930.jpg" border=0 width="562" height="403" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Jim Pranis's 68 Charger.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="763d7980.jpg" border=0 width="471" height="408" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="7641e830.jpg" border=0 width="542" height="387" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Gorgeous '69 Chevelle.  He even drove the 30+ miles back to IHOP after the awards ceremony!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="76580e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="767fa7c0.jpg" border=0 width="506" height="380" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Turbo'd, 4dr AMC Rambler with a SBC.  Ran in the 8's.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="76880e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> G-Force 5 speed, running 8.98...</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="7693d850.jpg" border=0 width="573" height="389" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="77861890.jpg" border=0 width="609" height="393" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Last year's winner, and 5th overall this year.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="76bbd5e0.jpg" border=0 width="445" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="76dda8b0.jpg" border=0 width="986" height="651" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> From atop a forklift... the Comp Cams lot.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="76f01ca0.jpg" border=0 width="769" height="458" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> 572 Hemi power.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="770d1420.jpg" border=0 width="465" height="322" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="7717be60.jpg" border=0 width="379" height="230" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Dave Furedy on his way to a 9.30/149 pass.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="77280970.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="407" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Jim, about 45 seconds away from breaking his trans yoke into multiple pieces.  It's gone 9.20's, but the strip gods weren't smiling on him today.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="7747ca80.jpg" border=0 width="636" height="424" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Furedy, just before pulling a fairly obnoxious wheelstand and getting loose near the 330' mark.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="776a85e0.jpg" border=0 width="936" height="606" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> You either do it for love, or do it for money...</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>