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FE Power Forums => FE Technical Forum => Topic started by: thatdarncat on August 19, 2018, 04:55:07 PM
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Ben Line and his 428 CJ powered '69 Mustang won the Stock Eliminator class today at the Brainerd Lucas Oil NHRA national event over Randi Lyn Shipp. The final round was a "Heads-Up" race with no handicap or breakout since both Ben and Randi Lyn's Firebird were in the same C/SA class. This is the second year in a row Ben Line has won the Nationals here, and 3 years in a row for a 428 CJ winner. Last year Ben won over another local racer "Wild" Bill Feist and his 428 CJ powered '69 Mustang. 2017 was the second final in a row for Wild Bill, he won in 2016. Randi Lyn Shipp won Stock Eliminator here in 2015, so she knows the track, and is a tough competitor on the NHRA circuit. Ben's FE engines are built by his brother Lance and father Lawrence at their shop Line Performance in Wright, Minn. They build the engines of many of the local racers, and specialize in Stock & Super Stock class engines.
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The Stock Eliminator final was shown the NHRA TV coverage today on the FS1 ( Fox Sports 1 ) cable & satellite channel. the Stock final with Ben Line was right before the Pro class finals. It repeats again tonight on FS1, and again over the next few days on FS2, and the various other Fox Sports channels. Just a FYI for anyone that wants to catch it.
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https://www.nhra.com/videos/2017/lucas-oil-nhra-nationals-stock-winner-ben-line
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My deepest apologies to the group. My video link above was for last year's win by Mr. Line. I am scum.
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Still cool to see what the car looks like, and cool to see last years run. I don't have cable and can't watch those shows, so thanks for that link. And a big Congrats to Mr. Line.
I don't know how many female racers there are in Stock and Super Stock, but that's impressive to see one running in the finals. Seems women are really starting to make a place for themselves in drag racing. She's a nice looking gal too, which also seems to be the norm for women in drag racing.
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She's a nice looking gal too, which also seems to be the norm for women in drag racing.
So he's chopped liver?
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Congratulations to Ben and the whole camp. They certainly know their stuff, and Randi Lynn Shipp is as tough a driver as they come......male or female.....and her Firebird is also FAST, so there was no easy mark for Ben. Cool to see a Cobra Jet win this week also.....the 50th anniversary celebration at Norwalk is next weekend. Hopefully the Lines will make it over there. Lots of neat folks and good cars will be there. Again, big congrats to Ben, Lance, and family.
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She's a nice looking gal too, which also seems to be the norm for women in drag racing.
So he's chopped liver?
That would only matter to a pinky lifter.
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Still cool to see what the car looks like, and cool to see last years run. I don't have cable and can't watch those shows, so thanks for that link. And a big Congrats to Mr. Line.
I was so distracted by the correct-for-year (and probably that car's original) Y-series Cal license plate that I didn't notice the date on the left of the screen. Old sub-hobby of mine.
I don't know how many female racers there are in Stock and Super Stock, but that's impressive to see one running in the finals. Seems women are really starting to make a place for themselves in drag racing. She's a nice looking gal too, which also seems to be the norm for women in drag racing.
That's cuz women in drag racing ain't fat, inked-up, pierced, fat, blue-haired, triggered all day, Hillary-worshipping, fat, man-haters.
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She's a nice looking gal too, which also seems to be the norm for women in drag racing.
So he's chopped liver?
That would only matter to a pinky lifter.
Can usually count on you to reach for the garbage can. Always nice to hear from you.
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She's a nice looking gal too, which also seems to be the norm for women in drag racing.
So he's chopped liver?
That would only matter to a pinky lifter.
Can usually count on you to reach for the garbage can. Always nice to hear from you.
Hey, just telling it like it is. Straight guys don't care if another dude is chopped liver or not. Not even us ugly old straight guys who wish we were young and handsome again. Nope. Chopped liver = pinky lifter. Don't worry about it; I'm sure that not every last guy that drives a truck is straight. It happens.
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Kevin, is that Lance’s old car or possibility Lance still owns it and Ben drives?
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Kevin, is that Lance’s old car or possibility Lance still owns it and Ben drives?
Different car. They have "twin" cars. One runs B/SA, and the other runs C/SA. Just a weight change. Lance had engine troubles the last 2 weeks.
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Kevin, is that Lance’s old car or possibility Lance still owns it and Ben drives?
Different car. They have "twin" cars. One runs B/SA, and the other runs C/SA. Just a weight change. Lance had engine troubles the last 2 weeks.
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Thanks
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Kevin, is that Lance’s old car or possibility Lance still owns it and Ben drives?
Yes, like JericoGTX said, Lance & Ben have similar cars, and they usually run them in different stock classes from each other, sometimes A/SA & B/SA too. The cars are also slightly different shades of green, as can be seen in my picture below from a few years ago. ( Lance on the left, Ben on the right )
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Yes, like JericoGTX said, Lance & Ben have similar cars, and they usually run them in different stock classes from each other, sometimes A/SA & B/SA too. The cars are also slightly different shades of green, as can be seen in my picture below from a few years ago. ( Lance on the left, Ben on the right
Beautiful cars,
Thanks
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That's cuz women in drag racing ain't fat, inked-up, pierced, fat, blue-haired, triggered all day, Hillary-worshipping, fat, man-haters.
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Yeah, and they're not fat either.
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Can usually count on you to reach for the garbage can. Always nice to hear from you.
Hey, just telling it like it is. Straight guys don't care if another dude is chopped liver or not. Not even us ugly old straight guys who wish we were young and handsome again. Nope. Chopped liver = pinky lifter. Don't worry about it; I'm sure that not every last guy that drives a truck is straight. It happens.
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I've reconsidered, you don't have to reach for the garbage can, you live in one.
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Can usually count on you to reach for the garbage can. Always nice to hear from you.
Hey, just telling it like it is. Straight guys don't care if another dude is chopped liver or not. Not even us ugly old straight guys who wish we were young and handsome again. Nope. Chopped liver = pinky lifter. Don't worry about it; I'm sure that not every last guy that drives a truck is straight. It happens.
I've reconsidered, you don't have to reach for the garbage can, you live in one.
While reconsidering and all, consider how ironic it is to tell a guy who's been posting crap on the INTERNET for 22 years, and lived to tell about it (so far), that he lives in a garbage can. Well, duh, bruh! Can is my home; gutter is my basement. What a revelation. And at least I know enough to fix your lack of quoting skills. Um, care for some maggots? mmmmm...
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Randi Lynn is a babe but she is Bo Butners babe so hands off. :D That is why she is at all the races.
She is going rounds at lots of races too. Very fast car but Line power wins.
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Yep.....no doubt the Bob Utner camp knows who the Lines are, lol. All very talented racers involved, Stock and Pro Stock! Lots of ties exist between the Stock-Super Stock-Comp arena and the Pro Stock ranks.
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And speaking of Ms. Shipp, keep in mind that she was also in the Stock Eliminator final 2 weeks ago in Seattle, where she lost a very close race to one of our former BC Supershifter champions, (albeit in an automatic equipped Pontiac, but he still drives a stick in the family Comp Eliminator Camaro.)
Its always good to see the ol FE still winning races to this day, despite being put out to pasture over 40 years ago. Obsolete my ass! 8)