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May 10, 2008
Pro Extreme Final Round
(L) Josh Hernandez - 3.824 et - 195.87 mph (WINNER)
(R) Quain Stott - 4.906 et - 104.87 mph
Josh had a killer .021 bulb & runs low et of the race to take the Georgia Drags win!!! Quain got about 200' out & shook the tires...
May 10, 2008
Pro Nitrous Final Round
(L) Dan Parker - 3.994 et - 184.47 mph
(R) Billy Harper - 3.930 et - 186.67 mph (WINNER)
Just an unreal performance out of the Viper this weekend, this time with .976 60' & another NEW national ET record!!! Hats of to Bill George & Dan Parker as well for an outstanding return to competition.
May 10, 2008
Extreme 10.5 Final Round
(L) Mike Hill - 4.285 et - 173.61 mph (WINNER)
(R) Steve Kirk Jr - N/T
A huge showdown between the #1 & #2 qualifier... Hill is the defending Georgia Drags champ... These guys take their time staging.. When the tree dropped Hill strapped a huge holeshot on Kirk & drove away for the win!! Kirk burped & broke right at the hit & coasted to a stop.
May 10, 2008
Pro Extreme Motorcycle Final Round
(L) Coodee Thomas - 4.311 et - 167.74 mph (WINNER)
(R) Matt Prophit - 4.409 et - 162.00 mph
Coodee Thomas takes this one wire to wire, just missing the backup for the speed record!!!
May 10, 2008
The Finals are On…
The juniors are in the water with all classes to follow... Results shortly...
May 10, 2008
Finals To Come
We are down to the final rounds. There will be a little downtime as the finalists get turned around. The first call has just been made for Pro Extreme Motorcycle.
May 10, 2008
Records Fall
Unofficial until the event is complete, Billy Harper has set a new ADRL Pro Nitrous National ET record @ 3.947, Steve Kirk, Jr set a new ADRL Extreme 10.5 National ET record at 4.266 and Coodee Thomas has an opportunity to set a new ADRL Pro Extreme Motorcycle National Speed record @ 170.19 mph if he can back it up in the final round.
May 10, 2008
Pro Extreme Semi-Finals
(L) Josh Hernandez - 3.870 et - 193.54 mph (WINNER)
(R) John Stanley - 3.938 et - 189.79 mph
Hernandez with a slight starting line advantage & pulls away for a trip to the final round!! Hats off the the Stanley-Weiss team for a great showing this weekend.
(L) Quain Stott - 3.913 et - 193.68 mph (WINNER)
(R) Mike Neal - 4.106 et - 181.81 mph
These guys leave together but Neal has to slap the throttle & Quain was long gone...
That sets up a barnburner final round!!
May 10, 2008
Pro Nitrous Semi-Finals
(L) Dan Parker - 3.998 et - 184.04 mph (WINNER)
(R) Stan Allen - 4.363 et - 174.71 mph
Allen put a pretty good bulb on Parker but he headed to the wall & had to peddle, meanwhile Parker was long gone!!!
(L) Randy Weatherford - 5.254 et - 94.92 mph
(R) Billy Harper - 3.947 et - 186.20 mph (WINNER)
Harper has a .984 60' time on this pass & runs another killer number which I believe should be a new national record, backed up by his 3.954 in qualifying!!!! Weatherford killed a motor on that pass with the death smoke around halftrack, and we have oil....
May 10, 2008
Harper Back In - Radford Back Out
In a crazy situation with the Harper Radford deal I mentioned earlier, I'm told that Radford would not take Harper's spot after the DQ, so Billy is in the lanes for the semi-finals.
May 10, 2008
Extreme 10.5 Semi-Finals
(L) Mike Hill - 4.297 et - 173.45 mph (WINNER)
(R) Michelle Wilson - 4.296 et - 169.53 mph
Outstanding race here as Hill uses a .013 light to Wilson's .037 light to squeak out a holeshot win!!!
(L) Steve Kirk, Jr - 4.332 et - 175.16 mph (WINNER)
(R) Cory Wheat - 4.714 et - 139.98 mph
Wheat with another wheelstand, then he gets loose... Kirk had his hands fgll as well, but seals his trip to the final.
Thats sets up a southern showdown in the final round!!
May 10, 2008
Pro Extreme Motorcycle Semi-Finals
(L) Jack Young - 5.636 et - 124.87 mph
(R) Matt Prophit - 4.323 et - 165.36 mph (WINNER)
Young straps a nice bulb on Prophit, but runs into troubles & Matt streaks to the final!!
(L) Coodee Thomas - 4.271 et - 170.19 mph (WINNER)
(R) Billy Vose - 4.489 et - 155.42 mph
Coodee Thomas makes a killer run with an possible record mph!!!
May 10, 2008
Here Come The Semis
Bikes are in the water... Here we go...
May 10, 2008
Harper out - Radford In
The official word is that Billy Harper was disqualified in Round #2 due to the blanket issues discovered at the top end. Dennis Radford will be go to the semis.
May 10, 2008
We Are Heading To The Semis
We are getting a pass in for the Jet & then a short delay for the semi-finalists to get turned around. Be back shortly..
May 10, 2008
Pro Extreme Eliminations Round #2
(L) Thomas Patterson - 4.878 et - 123.76 mph
(R) Mike Neal - 4.019 et - 178.02 mph (WINNER)
Patterson's ride would not return down to normal idle after the burnout & he had issues on the run as well...
(L) Quain Stott - 3.928 et - 192.38 mph (WINNER)
(R) Bil Clanton - 3.929 et - 190.27 mph
Wow this way the race of the day right here!! Quain had a .035 light to Bil's .048, both guys had 1 flat 60' times & Quain just edges Big Money out on the big end!!!!
(L) Josh Hernandez - 3.844 et - 195.17 mph (WINNER)
(R) Frankie Taylor - 3.916 et - 192.25 mph
Another great race!! Frankie had about 4 hun on Josh at the tree, but he drifted to the centerline & Hernandez drove around him for a trip to the semis!!
(L) Bubba Stanton - broke
(R) John Stanley - 3.957 et - 189.90 mph (WINNER)
Stanton was leaking after the burnout & had to be shut off... Stanley had something for him, making yet another 3 second lap!!!!
May 10, 2008
Pro Nitrous Eliminations Round #2
(L) Edmund Hall - 4.083 et - 177.91 mph
(R) Stan Allen - 4.047 et - 185.23 mph (WINNER)
Great run by Hall, but Allen left first and made an even better run to go to the semis!!
(L) Dan Parker - 4.023 et - 183.79 mph (WINNER)
(R) Keith Baker - 4.862 et - 108.06
Parker quickly took the second bulb & Baker waited along time before going in... It may have cost him as Keith went -.191 red & clicked it off...
(L) Dennis Radford - 4.455 et - 101.02 mph
(R) Billy Harper - 3.917et - 186.79 mph (WINNER)
Good grief, Harper with a .968 60' & a crazy et... And this pass is thrown out again... The diaper was on the ground at the big end we hear..
(L) Jim Halsey - 4.180 et - 182.85 mph
(R) Randy Weatherford - 4.035 et - 181.45 mph (WINNER)
Halsey had to slap the throttle & that was all Weatherford needed...
May 10, 2008
Another short break
A little track grooming, a pass for the juniors & a Roy Hill moment before we fire the first pair for Extreme 10.5 Round #2...
May 10, 2008
Extreme 10.5 Eliminations Round #2
(L) Michelle Wilson - 4.384 et - 166.68 mph (WINNER)
(R) Michael Neal - 4.655 et - 160.44 mph
Wilson strapped a huge holeshot on Neal & then had a very nice run to seal a trip to the semis.
(L) Cory Wheat -4.383 et - 161.40 mph (WINNER)
(R) Doug Horween - 5.307 et - 161.40 mph
Wow, Wheat had a 1.02 60' & a killer wheelstand to fly to the semis!!
(L) Mike Hill - 4.318 et - 171.55 mph (WINNER)
(R) Steve Gorman - 4.684 et - 121.81 mph
Gorman was dead late, but it didn't matter as Hill streaked to the back up pass for a new national et record!!!!
(L) Steve Kirk, Jr - 4.281 et - 176.12 mph (WINNER)
(R) Gary White - 4.334 et - 167.86 mph
That lasted one pass as Kirk snatches the national et record right back from Hill, backing up the previous 4.266 pass!!!!!!
May 10, 2008
Pro Extreme Motorcycle Eliminations Round #2
(L) Broderick Jackson - 4.469 et - 162.39 mph
(R) Matt Prophit - 4.373 et - 162.81 mph (WINNER)
The drivers leave dead even & Prophit pulls away for the win..
(L) Nickie Corley - 4.383 et - 163.37
(R) Jack Young - 4.352 et - 157.65 (WINNER)
Great drag race here & Young is moving on to the semis.
(L) Coodee Thomas -4.367 et - 147.52 mph (WINNER)
(R) TT Jones - 4.452 et - 160.14 mph
Thomas with a huge holeshot & a nice run, although he was banging & popping at the top end as evidenced by the MPH.
(L) Bill Vose - 4.484 et - 112.66 mph (WINNER)
(R) Richard Holder - 5.375 et - 112.66 mph
These guys were jawing with each other prior to staging!! Holder had an outstanding .008 bulb, but ran into troubles & Vose moves on.
May 10, 2008
Pilcher Heads Home
Some may have noticed the absense of Johnny Pilcher from todays action. Johnny's wife had an accident yesterday evening & Johnny returned home to be with his family. Best wishes that all is well...
May 10, 2008
A Short Break!!
Round #1 is complete & pre-race ceremonies are now underway. The action has been literally non-stop today... We will be back to action shortly, I need food!!
May 10, 2008
Pro Extreme Eliminations Round #1
(L) Dwayne Watkins - 3.976 et - 184.88 mph
(R) Bil Clanton - 3.951 et - 189.79 mph (WINNER)
Clanton strapped a huge holeshot on Watkins & ran away with the win...
(L) Josh Hernandez - 3.947 et - 191.02 (WINNER)
(R) Gaylen Smith - 3.942 et - 186.30 mph
Josh turned a .043 to .052 bulb into a holeshot win. Smith had the chutes out early again...
(L) John Stanley - 3.958 et - 189.79 mph (WINNER)
(R) Bob Mandell - 5.425 et - 89.86
Mandell shakes & barely keeps it off the wall... Stanley in on a roll & Camp is fired up!!!
(L) Mike Neal - 4.086 et - 179.47 mph (WINNER)
(R) Brandon Snider - 4.136 et - 143.41 mph
Snider was out of the gate first & pulling away, but got real loose & Neal drove around him to move on.
(L) Thomas Patterson - 4.037 et - 178.90 mph (WINNER)
(R) Travis Swearingen - 3.961 et - 188.28 mph
What a race... Patterson put a .018 to .087 holeshot on Travis, then the Junkyard Willys drove around him, using up all of the right lane & got the win light, but he took out the timing cone in the process & got the centerline DQ.. What a driving job by the kid.
(L) Bubba Stanton - 3.896 et - 192.36 mph (WINNER)
(R) Wesley Jones - 4.011 et - 186.43
Stanton has a .979 60' then hammered out an .89 for low et of eleminations!!!
(L) Frankie Taylor - 3.970 et - 186.92 mph (WINNER)
(R) Chris Russo - 4.092 et - 184.32
Wow!! Frankie had a .957 60', peddled once & had the chutes out early & still rtook the win!!!!
(L) Quain Stott - 4.057 et - 183.27 (WINNER)
(R) Wes Johnston - 8.403 et - 76.30
Johnston just blew the tires off at the hit of the throttle... Quain was on & off but gets the win...
All winners in that session came out of the left lane...
May 10, 2008
Pro Nitrous Eliminations Round #1 (completed)
We went right back to action...
(L) Billy Harper -4.085 et - 178.52 mph (WINNER)
(R) John Deflorian - 5.358 et - 93.58 mph
Harper has a .963 60', runs into shake, drifts to the wall & peddles as Deflorian was having his own problems... Harper & his 60' times are the talk of the event...
(L) Keith Baker - 4.078et - 182.03 mph (WINNER)
(R) Greg Godwin - 4.162 et - 178.00
These guys leave together & Baker pulls away to move on to Round #2...
May 10, 2008
Pro Nitrous Eliminations Round #1
(L) Dennis Radford - 4.081 et - 181.01 mph (WINNER)
(R) Jamie Hancock - 4.127 et - 179.26 mph
Jamie was late on the tree with a .143 light, but it probably wouldn't have mattered.
(L) Stan Allen - 5.928 et - 102.23 mph (WINNER)
(R) Burton Auxier - broke
Burton pops the intake while purging the NOS... Allen needed it as he had a big wheel stand the knocked the tires loose.
(L) Jim Halsey - 4.028 et - 186.05 mph (WINNER)
(R) Pat Moore - 4.126 et - 177.07 mph
Moore had 2 hun off the tree, but Halsey had the ET to run him down.
(L) Tim Savell - 4.216 et - 174.26 mph
(R) Edmund Hall - 4.146 et - 177.02 mph (WINNER)
I'm tellin ya Mr. 5-Speed has a 4.15 bracket car as he takes out the #2 qualifier!!!!
(L) Randy Weatherford -4.071 et - 180.60 mph (WINNER)
(R) Harold Martin - 4.168 et - 169.34 mph
They leave together dead even & Weatherford pulls away at every increment...
(L) Dan Parker - 4.061 et - 181.91 mph (WINNER)
(R) Mike Castellana - 4.338 et - 140.11 mph
Parker double bulbed Castellana, but Castellana still left on him, however he drove into some killer shake about halftrack & had to lift.
(L) Keith Baker -
(R) Greg Godwin -
After the burnouts, bith guys are shut off as we have sprinkles... Its just a small passing cloud so we should be right back to action....
I'll complete the last 2 pair as soon as possible..
May 10, 2008
Extreme 10.5 Final Eliminations Round #1
(L) Steve Gorman - 4.456 et - 161.63 mph (WINNER)
(R) Alex Viscardi - 6.693 et - 51.36 mph
Viscardi blew the tires off, got crossed up, scraped the wall, pulled the car back across his lane nearly saving it, but then came back across & hit the right hand retaining wall... Alex is out of the car & ok.
(L) Mike Hill - 4.365 et - 169.23 mph (WINNER)
(R) Elliott Thompson - 5.537 et - 98.32 mph
Hill just misses the backup for the new National record....
(L) Rodney Rosensteil - broke
(R) Michael Neal - 4.574 et - 165.76 mph (WINNER)
Rodney broke after the burnout & could not take the tree... Neal did a KILLER burnout!! Michael then skated to a decent pass...
(L) Michelle Wilson - 4.435 et - 162.59 mph (WINNER)
(R) David Janes - 4.677 et - 162.14 ph
Janes could not get the car to fire... Wilson waited a long time. Janes finally got the car lit & did a short burnout... That may have cost hims as Janes got real loose...
(L) Steve Kirk Jr - 4.266 et - 173.43 mph (WINNER)
(R) Lance Styck - 4.556 et - 164.17 mph
HUGE run by Steve Kirk to possibly snag the new ET record away from Hill!!!
(L) Gary White - 4.434 et - 167.18 mph (WINNER)
(R) Bill Jewett - 4.598 et - 158.63 mph
White was dead late with a .200 light, but Jewett ran into to traction issues & the Toyota drove around him!
(L) Todd Moyer - 6.903 et - 80.91 mph
(R) Doug Horween - 4.873 et - 153.14 mph (WINNER)
Moyer was dead late with a .298 light & then shut off... Horween needed it...
(L) Cory Wheat - 4.423 et - 164.95mph (WINNER)
(R) Jim Blair - broke
Blair had problems when he fired the car & could not take the water... Wheat makes a nice pass...
May 10, 2008
Viscardi Uninjured in Round #1 Accident
In the very first pair out in Extreme 10.5 eliminations, Alex Viscardi blew the tires off, stayed with it, got into the wall very lightly, pulled it back across his lane nearly saving it, but finally getting crossed up & into the right hand wall. Alex is out of the car and is ok.
May 10, 2008
Pro Extreme Motorcycle Eliminations Round #1
(L) Billy Vose - 4.416 et - 161.87 mph (WINNER)
(R) Japel Heard - 4.452 et - 157.91 mph
Heard goes .006 red & hands the win to the #1 qualifier!!
(L) Nikie Corley - 4.400 et - 162.29 mph (WINNER)
(R) Mantez Thompson - 4.443 et 163.95 mph
They leave together & Corley gets the win light.
(L) Richard Holder - 4.385 et - 156.99 mph (WINNER)
(R) Carlos Wilkerson - 4.527 et - 147.25 mph
Wilkerson has a .009 light, but Holder runs the number to get the win.
(L) Matt Prophit - 4.642 et - 123.28 mph (WINNER)
(R) John Sacks Jr - 4.345 et - 164.03 mph
Sacks goes big time red & throws away a killer run.
(L) TT Jones - 4.801 et - 114.03 mph (WINNER)
(R) Mimmo Marciano - 4.363 et - 159.85
Like a replay of the previous pass, Marciano wastes a great pass with a big time red bulb.
(L) Robert Hunnicutt - 4.391 et - 159.82 mph (WINNER)
(R) B Jackson - 4.354 et - 163.91 mph
On a .049 to .085 holeshot, Hunnicutt takes the win!!
(L) Coodee Thomas - 4.313 et - 163.39 mph (WINNER)
(R) Ron Clark - 4.413 et - 169.25 mph
Thomas makes a killer run to take the win!!
(L) Jack Young - 4.326 et - 163.81 mph (WINNER)
(R) Ron Procopio - 4.497 et - 161.65 mph
Young makes up for a good light by Procopio with big et to take the win.
May 10, 2008
Non-Stop Action
Pro Extreme Motorcycle is in the water for eliminations Round #1, so here we go... Results as soon as each class is complete!!
May 10, 2008
Pro Extreme Clarifications
Just a quick clarification, Brandon Snider has been in the computer system as Gene Hector all weekend. It was clarified prior to the final list being printed, so Quain Stott is in the show...
May 10, 2008
Pro Extreme Final Qualifying Order

May 10, 2008
Pro Extreme Final Qualifying Notes
(L) Dwayne Watkins 3.957 et 0 181.59 mph
(R) Travis Swearingen - 4.033 et - 184.77 mph
Travis peddles again while Watkins makes a nice pass to get up to the #7 spot.
(L) Thomas Patterson - 4.007 et - 183.54 mph
(R) Quain Stott - 4.036 et - 188.15 mph
Good side by side run, but Quain fails to make the field... Mandell is on the bump at 4.029...
(L) Joey Martin - 4.754 et - 113.67 mph
(R) Gaylen Smith - 3.984 et - 183.97 mph
Martin's ride goes silent around 500'... Galylen makes another fine pass, even with the chutes out early.
(L) Bob Mandell - 3.973 et - 184.65 mph
(R) Josh Hernandez - 3.947 et - 191.02 mph
Awesome side by side pass after Mandell gets off the bump spot, moving up to #12 for now.
(L) Michael Neal -4.070 et 179.44 mph
(R) Bubba Stanton - 3.922 et - 192.22 mph
Stanton may be the team to beat this weekend, they are looking great!!
(L) Brian Daniels - 4.982 et - 125.12 mph
(R) Mike Neal - 4.067 et - 176.79 mpgh
Daniels has problems while Neal makes a clean run.
(L) Hugh Scott - 6.426 et - 63.41 mph
(R) Bennie McDonald - 5.566 et - 88.37 mph
More tire shake for both drivers & neither will make the field.
(L) John Stanley - 3.985 et - 188.86 mph
(R) Wesley Jones - 4.536 et - 125.40 mph
Jones brings the rpm's up before Stanley even takes the tree... Stanley moves in & then continues to impress!!!
May 10, 2008
Back To Action!!!
Fisrt pair of cars are in the water for the final session of PX...Results shortly...
May 10, 2008
A Slight Delay
During a re-run of two motorcycles after the Pro Nitrous round was complete, one rider lost a motor & put down some oil. We are down for just a few minutes before firing cars for the final round of Pro Extreme.
May 10, 2008
Pro Nitrous Final Qualifying Order

May 10, 2008
Extreme 10.5 Final Qualifying Order

May 10, 2008
Pro Nitrous Final Qualifying Notes
(L) Thomas Myers -6.949 et - 66.52 mph
(R) Dan Parker - 4.323 et - 147.65 mph
What a driving job by Parker as he uses up all the lane & saves the top end cones!!! Meanwhile Slick shakes off the line again & fails to make the field.
(L) Jamie Hancock - 6.669 et - 74.40 mph
(R) Shannon Jenkins - 4.461 et - 165.76 mph
Both guys drive into tire shake & Jenkins will have to sweat it out as he is in the #15 spot...
(L) Pat Moore - 4.116 et - 178.45 mph
(R) Dennis Radford - 4.080 et - 180.14 mph
Moore makes a nice lap to bump his way in the field & puts the Iceman on the bump spot.
(L) Steve Vick - 4.774 et - 117.92 mph
(R) John Deflorian - 4.194 et - 173.92 mph
Vick drives thru some shake, then drifts toward the wall & has to lift, not making the field.
(L) Terry Murphy - 4.570 et - 163.02 mph
(R) Doug Reisterer - 4.550 et - 160.31 mph
Both drivers encounter tire shake & both fail to make this field, ending a 6 race qualifying streak.
(L) Randy Weatherford - 4.082 et - 180.21 mph
(R) Edmund Hall - 4.158 et - 175.71 mph
No improvement here, but both guys have bracket cars this weekend.
(L) Mike Castellana - 7.779 et - 61.54 mph
(R) Harold Martin - 4.473 et - 129.48 mph
Castellana with major shake at the hit, Martin got loose on the top end & had to lift as well.
(L) Keith Baker - 4.095 et - 182.01 mph
(R) Burton Auxier - 5.764 et - 129.28 mph
Baker shows the way with a nice pass while Burton shakes the tires & has to lift.
(L) Blake Housley - 10.023 et - 43.23 mph
(R) Stan Allen - 4.097 et - 184.35 mph
Allen jumps in the show to the #9 spot & bumps Shannon Jenkins from the field... Housley has shake problems yet again.
(L)
(R) Billy Harper - 4.644 et - 115.16 mph
Harper was all over the lane, somehow missing every cone out there!!
(L)
(R) Jim Halsey - 5.048 et - 115.06 mph
Halsey with big time shake about 60' out & he clicks it, safely in the field.
(L)
(R) Greg Godwin - 4.902 et - 110.18 mph
Again, Godwin gets to about the 60' cone then goes into shake.
(L)
(R) Annette Summer - 4.356 et - 165.76 mph
Pink was consistent all weekend, but not near enough to get in the field.
(L)
(R) Sam Brown - 5.014 et - 124.78 mph
Brown could not get the car in high gear & fails to make the field.
May 10, 2008
Pro Extreme Motorcycle Final Qualifying Order

May 10, 2008
Extreme 10.5 Final Qualifying Notes
(L) Bill Jewett - 5.279 et - 117.92 mph
(R) Rodney Rosensteil - 4.638 et - 163.28 mph
HUGE wheelstand by Jewett, then he peddles & drives it on through... Rodney had to peddle as well...
(L) David Janes - 4.644 et - 159.48 mph
(R) Steve Gorman - 4.493 et - 158.95 mph
Gorman makes a clean run, while Janes looked a little soft on the setup...
(L) Craig Miller - 4.951 et - 155.90 mph
(R) Lance Styck - 4.736 et - 161.23 mph
Miller with major shake, the door came open, he peddled & drove it on through, but he fails to make the field...
(L) Jim Blair - 4.543 et - 158.39 mph
(R) Elliott Thompson - 6.330 et - 85.88 mph
Killer wheelstand by Blair hanging the front end high & smooth to go to the #9 spot...
(L) Steve Kirk Jr - 4.361 et - 173.27 mph
(R) Gary White - 4.435 et - 167.32 mph
Awesome side by side pass, with the little Toyota hanging in there with the big Corvette...
(L) Cory Wheat - 4.412 et - 162.96 mph
(R) Todd Moyer - 5.810 et - 98.64 mph
Great driving job by Wheat, drifting to the wall & staying with it to make a great pass...
(L) Mike Hill - 6.728 et - 105.07 mph
(R) HT Wilson - 4.796 et - 154.16 mph
Hill absolutely blows the tires off at the line... Wilson fails to make the field...
(L) Michael Neal - 5.624 et - 115.65 mph
(R) Doug Horween - 7.045 et - 87.94 mph
This one was a peddlefest as both guys go up in smoke...
(L) Alex Viscardi - 4.473 et - 167.43 mph
Boom boom has the twins working well this weekend...
May 10, 2008
Pro Extreme Motorcycle Final Qualifying Notes
(L) Kenneth Holloway - N/T
(R)
Holloway broke on the burnout...
(L) Charlie Prophit - 4.760 et - 140.01 mph
(R) Matt Phophit - 5.668 et - 128.70 mph
Phophits in both lanes & they both run into problems.
(L) Kenny Hill - 4.548 et - 154.78 mph
(R) Mimmo Marciano - 4.440 et - 158.45 mph
Nice run by Mimmo, just under the bump spot...
(L) Nimie Corley - 4.373 et - 167.73 mph
(R) Monte Campbell - 4.449 et - 160.50 mph
Campbell stays on the bump spot with this run...
(L) Louie Grist - 4.511et - 157.95 mph
(R) Jack Young - 4.394 et - 157.97 mph
Young makes a liller run in the heat of the day!!
(L) Mantez Thompson - 4.429 et - 164.69 mph
(R) Scott Gray - N/T
Gray gets no time as he clipped the top end timing cone...
(L) Artavious McArthur - 4.695 et - 146.02 mph
(R) Ronald Procopio - 4.523 et - 160.27 mph
Clean runs, but both guys just a bit off the pace...
(L) TT Jones - 4.504 et - 151.60 mph
(R) Eddie Gonder Jr - N/T
A big bang comes from Gonders ride & he comes to a stop ablut halftrack...
(L) Larry Berg - N/T
(R) Japel Heard - 4.458 et - 163.73 mph
Berg rolls the lights & stops, Heard comes up just short of the bump...
(L) Robert Hunnicutt - 4.379 et - 165.44 mph
(R) Carlos Wilkerson - 4.403 et - 161.42 mph
Nice side by side pass here, killer run by Superman!!!
(L) JP Mattox - 4.571 et - 153.37 mph
(R) Mac McAdams - 4.499 et - 156.48 mph
Neither rider here will make the field...
(L) James Rester Jr - 4.539 et - 159.53 mph
(R) Broderick Jackson - 4.407 et - 167.51 mph
Rester fails to make the field, while Jackson fails to improve his spot...
(L) Richard Holder - 4.401 et - 161.32 mph
(R) Coodee Thomas - 4.343 et - 165.72 mph
Thomas makes a great pass here to jump all the way to the #3 spot!! Holder holds on to the bump for now..
(L) Ashley Owens - 4.406 et - 138.81 mph
(R)
Owens bumps his way in the field, but puts out the death smoke on the big end... He bumped out Holder...
(L) John Sacks - 4.340 et - 163.22 mph
(R)
Sacks closes out the session with a killer run to go to the #2 spot!!
May 10, 2008
Pro Extreme Qualifying Order - Round #2
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May 10, 2008
Pro Nitrous Qualifying Order - Round #2

May 10, 2008
Extreme 10.5 Qualifying Order - Round #2
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May 10, 2008
Pro Extreme Motorcycle Qualifying Order- Round #2
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May 10, 2008
Pro Extreme Qualifying Notes - Round #2
(L) Travis Swearingen - 4.03 et - 184.50 mph
(R) Frankie Taylor - 5.512 et - 83.58 mph
Unbelievable run for Travis, he shook, peddled drifted left & right & still ran an .03... Frankie ran into shake himself & headed toward the wall...
(L) Quain Stott - 5.907 et - 82.14 mph
(R) Dwayne Watkins - 4.144 et - 180.62 mph
Quain shakes, peddles, then blows the driver door right off the car!!
(L) Gaylen Smith - 3.971 et - 184.40 mph
(R) Brandon Snider - 3.930 et - 186.23 mph
Killer side by side passes here, Snider has a handle on the Oddy powerplant!!!!
(L) Bennie McDonald - 4.200 et - 146.64 mph
(R) Bob Mandell - 4.030 et - 182.82 mph
Bennie got through the shake he has been experiencing, but shut off early... Mandell makes another consistent run in the Lowmad...
(L) Bubba Stanton - 3.884 et - 192.93 mph
(R) Brian Daniels - 5.494 et - 98.60 mph
WOW!!! Outstanding run by Bubba Stanton in thsi heat to go to the #3 spot!!!
(L) Joe Palmisano - 4.707 et - 120.40 mph
(R) Bil Clanton - 3.957 et - 190.24 mph
Clanton, fresh off a trip to Sand Mountain Dragstrip last night, eliminates any drama & goes to the #7 spot with a great pass!!!
(L) Josh Hernandez - 3.979 et - 191.59 mph
(R) John Stanley - 3.944 et - 188.98
Check out the Stanley/Weiss team!!! Camp is excited as the kid goes deep in the 3's!!!
(L) Chris Russo - 4.202 et - 183.87 mph
(R) Hugh Scott - 5.185 et - 90.61 mph
Russo waited for awhile after the tree dropped, then made a decent pass... Hugh ran into shake problems again...
(L) Wesley Jones - 4.023 et - 185.56 mph
(R) Joey Martin - 4.190 et - 177.30 mph
Jones continues to impress in the Camaro... Martin improves in the Bodacious Bird, but not quite enough to bump in the field...
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(R) Michael Neal - N/T
Neal shortened his burnout, then just drove on tho the big end, apparently seeing or feeling something he didn't like...
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(R) Thomas Patterson - 4.012 et - 184.27 mph
Patterson carries the front end about 200' & bumps his way into the show...
That closes out a very impressive session in the South Georgia heat!!!
May 10, 2008
Pro Nitrous Qualifying Notes - Round #2
(L) Greg Godwin - 5.128 et - 101.19 mph
(R) - Terry Murphy - 4.378 et - 166.76 mph
Side by side tire shake for both drivers, Murphy peddling to get in the show for now.
(L) Jim Halsey - 4.058 et - 184.37 mph
(R) Dennis Radford - 4.076 et - 180.84
Nice side by side passes here, Radford jumping right into the field after loosing a pass last night.
(L) Dan Parker - 5.913 et - 86.03 mph
(R) Keith Baker - 4.394 et - 132.35 mph
Parker shakes immediately off the line, Baker makes it to about halftrack & drifts to the centerline causing him to lift...
(L) BIlly Harper - 3.954 et - 185.89 mph
(R) Thomas Myers - 4.619 et - 134.18 mph
Myers runs into shake & has to lift... Harper cards a .979 60' & goes low et of the meet!!!
(L) Shannon Jenkins - 6.330 et - 76.95 mph
(R) Randy Weatherford - 4.076 et - 180.69 mph
Jenkins shakes the tires again while Weatherford makes another clean pass... Very consistent with the new PAR power...
(L) Edmund Hall - 4.158 et - 176.14 mph
(R) Blake Housley - 4.273 et - 153.81 mph
Hall makes a nice pass... Housley was on a nice pass, but had a bang near the finish line...
(L) Annette Summer - 4.349 et - 169.10
(R) Steve Vick - 4.958 et - 164.07 mph
Vick gets WAY crossed up about 60' out & has to lift... Pink is consistent this weekend, getting down the lane every pass.
(L) Tim Savell - 4.207 et - 175.96 mph
(R) Mike Castellana - 6.144 et - 78.25 mph
Huge tire shake for Castellana, vibrating the entire car & getting sideways...
(L) John Deflorian - 4.187 et - 173.87 mph
(R) Jamie Hancock - 6.565 et - 77.46 mph
Deflorian in the beautiful C5 makes a clean run to bump his way into the show... Hancock shook & lifted..
(L) Stan Allen - 3.953 et - 184.85 mph
(R) Burton Auxier - 4.063 et - 180.36 mph
Another suspect run, and Allen's time will be thrown out as the 60' time came up .920... Auxier used up alot of his lane but made a nice run...
(L) Sam Brown - 4.954 et - 157.65 mph
(R) Pat Moore - 5.976 et - 80.35 mph
Both guys have probblems & will go to the finals session un-qualified...
(L) Doug Reisterer - 4.565 et - 169.25 mph
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Reisterer with huge shake, peddled twice & drove through the lights trying to get in the show... To no avail, he will have to wait for the final session.
(L) Harold Martin - 5.049 et - 102.20 mph
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Martin closes out the Pro Nitrous session with tire shake...
May 10, 2008
Extreme 10.5 Qualifying Notes - Round #2
(L) HT Wilson -4.772 et - 152.69 mph
(R) Steve Kirk Jr - N/T
Kirk banged the intake while clearing the enging after the burnout & had to be pushed off. Wilson had a soft setup on the car....
(L) Gary White - 4.948 et - 144.43 mph
(R) Cory Wheat - 4.573 et - 160.16 mph
Again, both guys seemed to be soft on the setup, Wheat getting a little loose in the middle...
(L) Steve Gorman - 4.463 et - 163.41 mph
(R) Jim Blair - 4.507 et - 158.71 mph
Really good looking pass from Gorman, smooth & straight...
(L) Rodney Rosensteil - 4.465 et - 160.38 mph
(R) David Janes - 4.523 et - 159.34 mph
Rodney has his hands full the entire length of the 660', but hangs on for a nice pass!!
(L) Elliott Thompson - 4.984 et - 131.97 mph
(R) Craig Miller - N/T
Miller was shut off after the burnout due to leakage... Thompson was lazy off the line & does not improve...
(L) Lance Styck Jr - 5.021 et - 150.50 mph
(R) Bill Jewett - 4.943 et - 164.67 mph
Wild run by Jewett, he peddled, parts went flying off, he peddled again & actually had the wheels back in the air near the finish line & was all over the wall!!!
(L) Todd Moyer - 4.352 et - 168.51 mph
(R) Mike Hill - 4.623 et - 161.67 mph
Hill shakes & has to lift while Moyer makes a great pass in the twin-turbo ride!!
(L) Doug Horween - 7.582 et - 69.32 mph
(R) Michael Neal - 4.567 et - 165.64 mph
Neal's pass was much like Jewett before him all over the lane, dancing the front end all the way down the lane!!
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(R) Alex Viscardi - 4.476 et - 173.21 mph
Viscardi leaves soft but pours on the power to run top speed of the event!!
May 10, 2008
Pro Extreme Motorcycle Qualifying Notes - Round #2
(L) Jack Young - 4.468 et - 149.07 mph
(R) Mac McAdams - 4.458 et - 157.25 mph
Nice side by side pass to open the Saturday program...
(L) Matt Prophit - 4.577 et - 163.33 mph
(R) Larry Berg - N/T
Berg broke at the hit of the throttle... Prophit made a clean pass, but did not improve from yesterday...
(L) Broderick Jackson - 4.421 et - 163.95 mph
(R) Scott Gray - N/T
More troubles in theright lane as Gray broke about 60' out... Jackson with his first pass of the weekend goes to the #7 spot.
(L) Kenny Hill - 4.677 et - 256.48 mph
(R) Terry Wynn - N/T
The right lane is haunted... Wynn breaks on the burnout... Hill does not get in the show.
(L) Coodee Thomas - N/T
(R) Nikie Corley - 4.381 et - 162.76 mph
Thomas slides across the lane & crosses the centerline... Corley makes a very nice pass.
(L) Ronald Procopio - 4.500 et - 162.25 mph
(R) Charlie Prophit - 4.685 et - 144.36 mph
Procopio carries the front wheel to the 330'...
(L) Carlos Wilkerson - 4.404 et - 164.07 mph
(R) Ashley Owens - 5.759 et - 87.07 mph
Owens pops & bangs & finally has to lift wghile Wilkerson made a nice pass...
(L) Craig Rosenberg - N/T
(R) Robert Hunnicutt - 4.414 et - 157.04 mph
Rosenberg breaks at the hit while Hunnicutt makes a clean pass...
(L) Eddie Gonder Jr - 4.462 et - 157.43 mpgh
(R) Mantez Thompson - 4.442 et - 157.54 mph
Nice side by side passes here to lower the bump spot...
(L) Japel Heard - 4.429 et - 162.27 mph
(R) Louie Grist - 4.467 et - 160.29 mph
Another clean side by side pass by both riders...
(L) Monte Campbell - 4.444 et - 155.30 mph
(R) JP Mattox - 4.485 et - 153.70 mph
The bikes have there act together today, make nice laps...
(L) Mimmo Marciano - 4.557 et - 162.73 mph
(R) Derrick Holloway - 4.503 et - 156.34 mph
Both guys just a little off the pace...
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(R) Tommy Campbell - 6.018 et - 120.93 mph
Campbell was lazy off the line & labored thru the 660'...
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(R) Richard Holder - 4.435 et - 161.79 mph
Nice pass by Holder... 32 bikes closed out the show...
May 10, 2008
Parts Attrition
There will be a few cars sitting out this session. Lots of cars in the pits with holes still empty!!
May 10, 2008
Ready For Action
Pro Extreme Motorcycle & Extreme 10.5 are headed to the lanes. We will try to kick off this sesssion promptly at 12:00 pm.
Remember, full results for each class will be posted immediated after the last pair clears the top end. I realize the time between results was lengthly yesterday, but most sessions were particularly long, especially the motorcycle session. I will try to keep everyone informed of particular delays.
May 10, 2008
Saturday News & Notes
We are back at the track this morning under mostly cloudy skies. Qualifying Round #2 is scheduled to kick off at 12:00pm followed by the final session & straight into eliminations.
Bil Clanton has arrived at SGMP after making passes at Sand Mtn last night, travelling back to the shop to repair some damage, working until 5:30am this morning, then loading back up & driving straight to SGMP.
Mike Hill's 4.303 et last night will be a new Extreme 10.5 national record if he can back it up today.
Both Billy Harper & Dennis Radford's times were DQ'ed last night due to inconsistant incrementals.
Bennie McDonald kicked a rod on the burnout last night during qualifying & worked throughout the night to put a new bullet in the Corvette.
May 9, 2008
Pro Extreme Qualifying Order - Round #1

May 9, 2008
Pro Nitrous Qualifying Order - Round #1

May 9, 2008
Extreme 10.5 Qualifying Order - Round #1

May 9, 2008
Pro Extreme Motorcycle Qualifying Order- Round #1

May 9, 2008
Pro Extreme Qualifying Notes - Round #1
Left Lane: Brandon Snider – 3.967 et – 184.17 mph
Right Lane: Pizza Joe Palmisano – 4.446 et – 141.49 mph
Snider lays down a killer run to go the #1 spot with the Oddy power!!! Joey Martin is helping out with the team…
Frankie has a .965 60’ & drives it out the backdoor, straight to #1!!! Smith had a .985 60’ himself, but gets close to the wall & has to lift…
Right Lane: Wesley Jones– 4.035 et – 184.42 mph
Gibson runs into major shake, gets crossed up, the door went flying in the air… Jones made a great run in the old school Camaro... Word is that Gibson had some sort of chassis failure...
Right Lane: Quain Stott – 4.092 et – 181.45 mph
Mandell makes another smooth run in the Lowmad to go to the #3 spot for now…
Hugh shakes & has to lift while Travis makes a sweet run to go to the #2 spot!!!
Great side by side pass here!!
Left Lane: Michael Neal - 6.282 et - 106.13 mph
Right Lane: Josh Hernandez - 3.992 et - 187.83 mph
Josh used up the entire lane on this pass!!!
Left Lane: John Stanley - 4.201 et - 183.47 mph
Right Lane: Wes Johnston - 3.846 et - 195.08 mph
Killer run by Johnston again as he hammers his way to the top of the ladder!!! Unreal performance by that team today!!
Left Lane: Brian Daniels - 5.564 et - 94.06 mph
RIght Lane: Chris Russo - 4.024 et - 184.62 mph
IHRA regular Russo makes a real nice run to close the show...
May 9, 2008
Pro Nitrous Qualifying Notes - Round #1
Slick has a HUGE wheelstand and has to click it off… That got a the crowd excited!!
Murphy runs into tire shake… Jenkins makes the “Black Ice” competition debut with no apparent problems from here…
Side by side tire shake for both guys…
Greg side by side pass here as former world champ Baker goes straight to #1!!!
Reisterer with a .989 60’, then ran into huge tire shake & slapped the throttle, but Weatherford was long gone, making a killer run!!! Weatherford is running PAR power by the way…
The kid, defending World Champ Hancock makes a great pass while Allen shakes, gets crossed up & has to lift…
Pat Moore is in Mike Lockwood’s ’63 this weekend… Martin goes to the #5 spot, but man he was pumping out huge smoke the entire length of the track… We are down for just a couple minutes due to oil…
Housley is in Mike Walker’s beautiful C5… He encounters major shake & rattles something loose, putting parts on the track…
Halsey has a .999 60’ & drifted out of the groove just a bit, probably costing him the #1 spot… He goes to #2 for now…
Parker does a great driving job, but Radford was long gone on his way to the top!!!! Killer run in the gorgeous Cuda!!
Castellana with great mph, but a little off on the et…
This run was thrown out... The numbers came up as a .188 R/T, .887 60', 2.51 330'... Obviously an inaccurate 60' & 330' number...
Killer run by Savell, straight as a string...
May 9, 2008
Extreme 10.5 Qualifying Notes - Round #1
Side by side tire shake right off the line for both drivers…
Great side by side passes here, Rodney hanging the front end for the entire 660’ while going to #1!!!
Kirk comes out & goes right to the top of the ladder!!!
Horween was leaking fluid on the burnout & was shut off… Neal slapped the throttle once on this pass…
Both drivers haad to peddle their rides…
Killer run by Hill, carrying the front end way in the air & driving it out the back door!!!
Viscardi pours the power on the big end, drifting close to the wall but riding it out to the #5 spot…
May 9, 2008
Pro Extreme Motorcycle Qualifying Notes - Round #1
World record holder in the left lane… Nice side by side passes…
8:45 PM – We are back to action after a lengthy cleanup…
Coodee goes th the #5 spot, but puts down a lot of smoke… Apparently scattering a motor as we are down again for a parts cleanup…
Nice pass in the right lane…
Prophit has problems right off the line,
Defending champ Vose makes a great run to go the the #1 spot!!!
Real nice pass by Marciano…
Corley makes a nice pass to go the the #2 spot in the order…
Mattox broke on the burnout…
Wynn was lazy off the line, but it cleared up about the 330’…
McArthur with problems on the big end…
May 9, 2008
Testing Comes To A Close
The professional test session has come to a close & we will take a break to prepare for Qualifying Round #1.
A few notable performances throughout the session included Tim Savell with a 4.116, Dan Parker with a 4.14 @ 176, Mike Neal with a 4.005 @ 174.27, Randy Weatherford with a 4.065 @ 179.14, Quain Stott with a 4.015 @ 186.51 & Gaylen Smith with a early shut-off 4.078 @ 178.
Also a very nice pass by Brandon Snider with the new Oddy Power carding a 3.975 @ 184.60...
Mike Castellana, Doug Reisterer & Thomas Patterson all ran into shake...
May 9, 2008
Snake Bite!!!
Do we need any more proof?? Billy Harper in the new Viper just killed the right lane with a 3.943 et @ 185.69 mph!!!
May 9, 2008
Wild Wild Wes!!!
Wild Wes Johnston proved the SGMP track crew is on their game as well... After a modest 1 flat 60', Johnston streaked to a 3.868 et @ 193.46 mph!!
May 9, 2008
Test, Test, Test
We have been down for a short period, however testing is ready to resume. The action should be fast & furious as the lanes are packed with racecars.... More results to follow...
May 9, 2008
Kirk Returns To XTF Action
10.5 legend Steve Kirk is in the house in a gorgeous '63 Corvette to compete in the wild XTF class...
May 9, 2008
Stanton Conquers The Heat
Bubba Stanton, with tuning wizard Lonnie Houde looking on shows the way for the blower contingent, parlaying a 3.960 @ 190.35...
May 9, 2008
More Test Data
The NOS contingent is on their game as Jim Halsey just completed a straight as a string 4.093 @ 183.29. Doug Reisterer was next in line, carding a .975 60' time, clicking early & still stopping the clocks wirth a 4.23 @ only 135 mph...
May 9, 2008
The South Georgia Heat
With abundant sunshine & the temperatures soaring, traction is at a premium thus far in testing. Amongst lots of tire shake & traction issues from fellow competitiors, Randy Weatherford carded a very nice 4.094 @ 178.42 in his beautiful Bickel Camaro.
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May 9, 2008
And the Action Begins
Lanes have just opened for the professional test session & The Junkyard Willys is first in line. Notable runs will be updated throughout the afternoon.
May 9, 2008
Beautiful Skies Welcome ADRL Racers
The line of racers waiting to enter the grounds at South Georgia Motorsports Park is long & winding. The weather is warm & beautiful and the on track action should be just as hot! We will be here all weekend bringing you to the latest racing action. Stay tuned!!
May 7, 2008
Hardee’s Georgia Drags Preview
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The Flowmaster American Drag Racing League (ADRL) presented by the National Guard gets back on track this weekend, May 9-10, as it stages the 4th annual Hardee’s Georgia Drags at South Georgia Motorsports Park (SGMP), near Valdosta, GA. With the postponement of its race last month due to heavy rain in
Standing room only crowds are expected at SGMP, where racers in four professional classes—Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous, Extreme 10.5 and Pro Extreme Motorcycle—will compete in eighth-mile, head-to-head action. Pro race teams from all four corners of the country have already started making their way to the south-Georgia strip to go after their share of the nearly $100,000 total purse.
Every competitor in the supercharged Pro Extreme class will be looking to upset Houston winner Joshua Hernandez, racing as part of a new, two-car, National Guard-backed team with drag racing legend Jim Oddy calling the shots on his tune-up. Also certain to be vying for the SGMP win will be defending ADRL world champion Jason Scruggs, who at Rockingham, NC, last year became the first doorslammer driver in history to exceed 200 miles per hour over an eighth mile. Scruggs also holds the Pro Extreme elapsed time record of an incredible 3.70 seconds and increased his speed record to an unreal 205.47 mph at
ADRL created and debuted its Extreme 10.5 class last season, featuring cars with no powerplant or weight limitations, but running on relatively narrow 10.5-inch-wide rear slicks. Defending race champion Mike Hill, who also is featured in the current issue of Adrenaline, the official magazine of the ADRL, will face tough competition from drivers like current class champion Steve Gorman,
The Pro Extreme Motorcycle class made its ADRL competition debut last year at
With ideal-for-racing weather conditions also predicted for SGMP this weekend, the 4th annual Hardee’s Georgia Drags is all set to become another ADRL record-setting event.
May 7, 2008
ADRL 4th annual Hardee’s Georgia Drags Facts
WHAT: The 4th annual Hardee’s
WHEN: Friday and Saturday, May 9-10, 2008
WHERE: South Georgia Motorsports Park, near
SCHEDULE (Subject to change)
THURSDAY, MAY 8: Pit gates open 2 p.m.; event parking for all Pro categories and vendors from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 9: Pit gates open 8 a.m.; event parking, tech inspection and registration for all Pro categories from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Spectator gates open 9 a.m. Pro practice from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Pre-Qualifying Ceremonies at 7:45 p.m. Pro Qualifying Round 1 at 8 p.m. Jet Car one run at 10:15 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 10: Pit gates open 8 a.m.; event parking, final tech inspection and registration for all Pro categories from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Spectator gates open 9 a.m. Pro Qualifying Round 2 at noon. Pro Qualifying Round 3 at 2 p.m. Pro Eliminations Round 1 at 4 p.m. Pre-Race Ceremonies at 6:45 p.m. Pro Eliminations continue at 7 p.m. Jet Car runs at 8:15 p.m. Pro Eliminations continue at 9 p.m. Jet Car runs at 10:15 p.m. Winner's Circle Party from 10:25 p.m. to 11 p.m. Secure Event at 11:30 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE at more than 20 South Georgia/North Florida-area Hardee’s restaurant locations or SGMP box office. FREE general admission both days at track. General parking $10/car. All tickets include pit access and FREE copy of Adrenaline magazine, official publication of the ADRL (while supplies last).
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