{"id":1100,"date":"2011-08-19T11:24:11","date_gmt":"2011-08-19T18:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/?p=1100"},"modified":"2011-08-30T17:29:22","modified_gmt":"2011-08-31T00:29:22","slug":"preparing-for-the-nw-summer-bracket-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/2011\/08\/19\/preparing-for-the-nw-summer-bracket-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for the NW Summer Bracket Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the weekend of August 26th, 27th, and 28th, Chris will be racing his Chevelle at the NW Summer Bracket Nationals<\/em>\u00a0at Pacific Raceways<\/a><\/em>\u00a0in Super Pro, usually loaded with many high-end dragsters. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the big-buck bracket race here in August, formerly known as the Sportman Nationals<\/em> that has brought many excellent cars and drivers to Pacific Raceways<\/em>\u00a0the past years where you must bring your “A game” or go out early in three days of racing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Friday’s race, Chris will be\u00a0digging deep into his team’s injured reserves and calling on me to assist him on the opening day of racing. I hope I’m up to the task!\u00a0 Paul will take over my duties on Saturday and Sunday and I’ll go back\u00a0and sit on the bench \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\n

We’ll be going over the Chevelle this weekend to make certain we’ve covered all the bases for this upcoming race. – Roger<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Update August 26, 2011<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

After the 2nd qualifying hit on Friday, the left slick was\u00a0rubbing against\u00a0the frame rail. Chris also noticed a crack in the weld of\u00a0the axle tube to the center section. We undoubtedly bent the left axle tube which ended our weekend. <\/strong><\/p>\n

We’ll be replacing our old 12-bolt with a back-braced 9″ Ford with our spare Strange<\/a><\/em> center section from our ’57\u00a0with new\u00a04.71 9310 gears, new ladder bars and track locator\u00a0for the Chevelle over the winter. \u00a0– Roger\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Our Chevelle received a fresh paint job by Chris for 2009<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

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