IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals
Budweiser Motorsport Park - Edmonton, AB
July 2 - 4, 2004
THURSDAY PICTURES
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Left: Enroute to Edmonton, we approach the magnificent Rocky Mountains
Right: Pondering their majestic beauty is travelling companion Drivin' Dean Murdoch
Left: Proudly displaying the SpeedZone decal is the John Evans car.
Right: The new Rob Murphy tow unit is very impressive
Left: The sleek body of Alberta's Darrell Webb basks in the sun
Right: The Webb team is hard at work getting the car ready for Thunderbolt action
Left: Still in the trailer is Rob Murphy's new '57 Cameo Top Comp/Sportsman pickup truck
Right: A very neat idea is the toolbox built into the side of his trailer
Left: Sans front end, Keith Korecki's nitrous 'Stang is ready for preparation for Top Sportsman
Right: An unidentified sportsman team (sorry guys) unloads their hot rod
Left: It's an old cliche, but it's still very true
Right: Testing the IHRA waters is Slave Lake, Alberta's Trevor Lebsack with his "Tenacity" car
Left: Holy Hooters, Batman! Winnipeg's Scott McVey carries the corporate colours
Right: Another Canadian, Kevin Therres hails from Humboldt, Saskatchewan
Left: Edmonton's John Evanchuk has the beautiful Red Wolf car in full IHRA trim
Right: Von Smith is full-tilt Pro Mod now (ex-alky flopper guy) with a cool looking team
Left: Here's the back of the Dr. Moon (Von Smith) trailer, looking like some "adult" movie poster
Right: Canada's quickest car, Ontario's Todd Paton, is enjoying continued Tim Horton's support
Left: Here's another view of Paton's car, unfortunately partially ruined by the sunlight
Right: Could they possibly move the rotors any further rearward in that blower?
Left: The Scarsdale, NY team of Lagana & Lagana have stepped up to an enclosed trailer
Right: Still awaiting a powerplant and driveline, their dragster is slowly readied for battle
Left: You've been warned; from this point on, you're in the Twilight Zone
Right: Hard at work on a new shortblock is Bobby Lagana Jr. (on the left) and the crew
Left & Right: The big dogs get ready to
eat. Check out the cubic dollars on display in the Clay Millican - Werner
Enterprises - Lehman Racing pit area (they brought three tractor trailers)
Left & Right: Enough
wheels for one weekend? Yes, that's five pairs (three new, two used) of beadlock
wheels waiting to be shod with Goodyear rubber in Millican's pit
Left: Before we left Millican, we grabbed a
quick pic of a new billet shortblock going together
Right: Jay Mageau's '57 Chevy "Prospector" heads for the tech line
Right: Jay Mageau's '57 Chevy "Prospector" heads for the tech line
Left & Right: Two
views of Rob Murphy's new pit cart, powered by a 3-cylinder Suzuki. He says
it can pull a wheelie with three passengers onboard and has a top speed of
100 mph! Unreal....
Left & Right:
Here's Mr. Murphy's new Cameo truck, looking suitably scary under the awning
Left: Mageau's funny car (Thunderbolt class)
nears the head of the tech line
Right: Time for one more shot before the battery died in the camera and we called it a day
Right: Time for one more shot before the battery died in the camera and we called it a day