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THIS weekend!

I haven't gone in the last few years and I definitely want to go this year. Anyone else going or thinking about going? I will be going on Sunday for the Finals, I hear the night sessions of qualifying are awesome on Friday but I cant afford to go more than one day!

I was gonna go for Friday night qualifying (yes, it is awesome), but don't have the extra cash to pick up a ticket. $37 to watch some qualifying is a little out of my price range.

- Justin

I will be there sat and sun sitting in the Matco Tools tent. I go every year.

I've got tix for Friday and Sunday! Love me some John Force!!!

Can't stand John Force!

Plus he is a cheater! Hieght had no business being in the top 10 to win the championship! If Force did not blow the race Hieght would not have been in the top ten. Tony Pedregon was right to call out Force on it last season.

i'll be there sunday

If you're going to bash him, at least spell his name right! [[Robert Hight]]

:rofl:

As of today:

01 Robert Hight 780
02 John Force 759
03 Ashley Force Hood 671
03 Matt Hagan 671
05 Jack Beckman 652
06 Ron Capps 627
07 Robert Tasca III 563
08 Tim Wilkerson 532
***09 Tony Pedregon 522***
10 Del Worsham 499
11 Jeff Arend 466
12 Cruz Pedregon 355
13 Jim Head 286
14 Paul Lee 270
15 Melanie Troxel 262
16 Jeffrey Diehl 205
17 Bob Bode 184
18 Gary Densham 100
19 Dale Creasy Jr 64
20 Justin Schriefer 62
21 Daniel Wilkerson 33
22 Bob Gilbertson 31
22 John Smith 31
24 Terry Haddock 20
25 Todd Simpson 10
25 Jack Wyatt 10

He better get his crap together then. This year if he misses you cant use that excuse, all the Force drivers are at the top! He is near the bubble again. Plenty of racing left this season but you dont want to be down there too long.

I'm there on Saturday. First time at pro event like this. Any advice?

Not sure how Saturdays are, I would think it isnt as crazy because its still qualifying. It is a great time, you can meet all the drivers, get autographs, spend a rediculous amount of money on food and souvenir's!! Its everything you see on TV but 100x better because you are there to see everything happen in front of you not just bits and pieces. Have fun.

Bring ear plugs and sunblock! Both are very expensive at the track!

If you're into getting autographs, carry a black sharpie on you. You never know where or when you may run into a driver, this way you can guarantee a signature!

i went there alll day sunday. it was awesome. only the finals got delayed from the rain. i love it when my clothes reeeek of nitro

The Pedregon's have a long history of bad attitudes, inpatients, and not treating their people good. How many crew chiefs has Tony gone through in the last year? 3? 4?

They're a team, and as such, they try and help each other. That's how every team operates. If you remember back in '07, Melanie Troxel was dominating Top Fuel for the first half of the season. Allen Johnson, crew chief for Tony Schumacher, went on national television and said that he had a long talk with Don Schumacher, the team owner, who also owned Melanie's team, and they agreed that Melanie would not be leading the points anymore and that Tony would take over. Low and behold, Melanie couldn't get a decent tune on her car for five or six races and Tony took over the points lead and went on to win the championship. Since Don Schumacher owned both cars, the orders were to pull Melanie back so Tony could take over. That interview only aired once needless to say.

Tony Pedragon was pissed at that race and called John Force out because with Robert Height winning that round and making it into the countdown, it bumped his brother, Cruz, out of the countdown.

Tony is a cry baby who deep down, regrets the day he left JFR. Money is money, no matter how it comes to you...

I'm sure Melanie Troxel cried all the way to the bank after her car "suddenly" stopped performing so well.

Not really, her sponsors pulled out and she lost her ride. She's an amazing driver and is struggling right now to get a full time sponsor again, and it's been three years. She's been running Pro Mod since then for Roger Burgess and has a partial limited schedule sponsorship deal with In-N-Out Burger for like 6 races this year in Funny Car.