My wife won the National Dragster Challenge!!!

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Old 08-24-2010, 11:08 AM
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Default My wife won the National Dragster Challenge!!!

The National Dragster Magazine sponsors this race once a year at Houston Raceway Park and the winner gets the purse and a National Dragster Wally.

My wife Sheila Day won the No-Electronics class Saturday. It was her first win at that track and did it in style. She was driving the car in my avatar and man that thing was deadly consistent. She was cutting lights and running the number all day. She had some very tough competition. I am so proud of her.

A big special thanks goes out to Circle D Transmissions and Circle D Specialties for building us a deadly consistent transmission and converter.

Another big thanks goes out to Erik Koenig of HKE Racing Engines for building a very stout 408 pump gas engine that will take all we can throw at it. We have just over 300 passes on this engine now.




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Old 08-24-2010, 11:30 AM
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Thats pretty sweet. Congrats.
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Congrats to the Day family



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Wow! How Sweet! Tell her "BIG CONGRATS" for me, I know her heart is still fluttering from the excitement. Maybe someday I will get one of those...
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HUGE!! Glad she got her first Wally!
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Congrats!
I won one of these races a couple years back...nothing better than winning a Wally!
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Congrats especially for Sheila on her big win and NHRA trophy and also for your whole racing family James!

Your kids are lucky to have such cool parents and I know they have been winning events as well!

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Old 08-24-2010, 04:09 PM
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Congrats! Gotta love that trophy!
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Big time congrats Sheila!

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Thats awesome i want a wally. Lucky you guys
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Big congrats! As said, there is nothing like your first Wally! Great job!

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That is fantastic! Congratulations!
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congrats!!!1
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Congrats Sheila! And good job on the wrenching James
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Congratulations to the entire Day Family...we know it's a group effort. Glad to see that y'all got rewarded for all the hard work!
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You ROCK Sheila!!!!!
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The whole Day family amazes me. You guys eat some special Wheaties every morning or something?????

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Very cool Congrats guys good job!
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Damn right! Congrats. Can you tell us a little about the car, race weight, what size stall.
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Congrats to you and your whole crew! I hear them lil' gold men are HARD to come by



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