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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 11:40 PM
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 12:19 AM
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What, you entering the car show also?
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 05:48 AM
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That is just frickin' beautiful.
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Love it. You leaving Thursday still right?
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 11:16 AM
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Thursday morning, should be showing up really early Friday morning... 20+ hours in the motorhome+trailer.
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Outstanding! Best of luck!
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Your car looks great Mark. Good luck in FL.
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 08:06 PM
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Very Nice can't wait to see it run We will be trher early Friday morning.
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 08:56 PM
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Absolutely Spectacular!!!
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 09:20 AM
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Thursday morning, should be showing up really early Friday morning... 20+ hours in the motorhome+trailer.
Hope you have help driving that is a lot of hours for a one day trip. See you there. Safe travel
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 09:27 AM
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Yeah, me and Tommy (pretty much my crew chief) will be trading off.
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 09:33 AM
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Un-freaking-real!! Thats is one of the nicest setups I have EVER seen! Will see you there!
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 01:04 PM
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by The Bat Car
Un-freaking-real!! Thats is one of the nicest setups I have EVER seen! Will see you there!
Can you make the bat car look like that before Friday?
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Just picked up a drum of c16... Dyno time
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Originally Posted by atomicfusion
Just picked up a drum of c16... Dyno time
Nah, run it to full boost on 87 octane dude, just for sh*ts and giggles.
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Originally Posted by REDGAR
Can you make the bat car look like that before Friday?
With the hood closed!
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 10:22 AM
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It's alive!

Dropped car off to have the suspension tuned this morning... should be on the dyno tonight!




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