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71PRPFan
05-29-2016, 11:46 PM
Tim Dohm and Jackie Boggs take home the big money tonight!!!

Doug Drown dominating in his as well

71PRPFan
05-29-2016, 11:53 PM
for the record devin gilpin had the car to beat tonight but he abused them tars and caught a flat on lap 26. he had a great run going. the rain didn't move in as quickly as some thought it would

71PRPFan
05-30-2016, 12:02 AM
5th Annual Boone Coleman Memorial Gator 50
Quick time - Boggs 14.3 Nick Bocook 14.7
Dash Finish
5th Annual Boone Coleman "Gator 50" Late Model Fast Dash Finish:
Devin Gilpin
Shannon Thornsberry
Jackie Boggs
Tim Allen
Nick Bocook
Audie Swartz (DNF)
Heat winners
Kenny Christy and Delmas Conley

feature top 5
Late Model feature finish (top 5):
Jackie Boggs
Rod Conley
Shannon Thornsberry
RJ Conley
Jason Montgomery

your modified
quick time Ervin Vance also in a swart modified
Modified feature finish (top 5):
Ervin Vance
Eric Hatfield
Brian Skaggs
Scott Lemaster
Keith Smith


the track was superb tonight one of the best surfaces i believe I've ever seen at Portsmouth.

71PRPFan
05-30-2016, 12:03 AM
Limited Late feature rolled out as the rain moved in and it was a gulley washer. make up will be this coming saturday

zyoung25
05-30-2016, 07:34 AM
Gilpin had a bolt come out of his body support cut his tire down.

W2Racing09
05-30-2016, 08:47 AM
Gilpin had a screw cut his tire down.

I never really saw a Swartz car up close, I will say for a bigger guy like myself they look like a pretty safe option. I wonder if Dohm's car is a tall cage version, looking at pictures of Boggs' car though his also has a good sized opening as well.

Dohm was fast all weekend and just had bad luck on Saturday or he would have had a top 5 there as well.

Very impressed with the Tyler Co. local drivers all weekend, my first time seeing many of them but they sure left an impression.

zeroracing
05-30-2016, 10:07 AM
To my knowledge there is not a tall cage version like other chassis have. All of them are tall to make for easier exits. Audie is huge on safety, top quality craftsmanship, really builds a nice car.

Great guy on the phone, anytime I call he is quick to give advice and really try's to help his cars win.

W2Racing09
05-30-2016, 11:40 AM
To my knowledge there is not a tall cage version like other chassis have. All of them are tall to make for easier exits. Audie is huge on safety, top quality craftsmanship, really builds a nice car.

Great guy on the phone, anytime I call he is quick to give advice and really try's to help his cars win.

I can get behind that, just about the only thing that scares me about racing is fire - what happened to Charlie Floyd is my worst nightmare. Looking at some of the cars out there (XR1, Longhorn, etc) I would have a hard enough time getting out of the car when all four tires are planted on the ground. Upside down I would be in big trouble.

71PRPFan
05-30-2016, 06:31 PM
that tall cage came about when Jackie flipped and broke his neck. I've seen a few different Swartz cars you can tell by how high the cage is the majority are tall and look different. there are very few that have the different cage on them

Josh Bayko
05-30-2016, 06:53 PM
I can get behind that, just about the only thing that scares me about racing is fire - what happened to Charlie Floyd is my worst nightmare. Looking at some of the cars out there (XR1, Longhorn, etc) I would have a hard enough time getting out of the car when all four tires are planted on the ground. Upside down I would be in big trouble.

It looks to me like the Longhorn and XR1 have taller cages than, say, a Disco or BWRC car. There is a aerodynamic benefit to having the roof way up in the air.

let-r-eat
05-31-2016, 11:56 AM
Don't forget Chris Garnes winning in his.