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win came with a 6.310/137.86 mph
pass. Funny car saw top qualifier
Bobby Cottrell, 5.670/253.61 mph,
win over Matt Bynum running a
5.744/258.62. Top qualifier Kin
“Doc” Bates won the A/Fuel class,
with a killer 5.868/233.68 run to
take out Drew Austin with his
5.936/231.64 pass.
The following morning, after
learning of Brett’s passing via social
media, it was all I could do to finish
packing and begin the long 3-day
drive home. For the last few years,
I have been driving to this event
instead of flying, since the airlines
never agreed that my large cases
of photo equipment were worthy of
carry-on status. I could only think
Vince Generaleo in “Nanook”. Vince ended up the #1 qualifier with a
about Brett and what had occurred 6.125/221.96 mph pass.
The infamous “Winged Express”, with Mike Boyd in the seat.
Charging hard with a typical wheels-up qualifying pass.
10 Nitro Madness Magazine Spring 2018