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National Open over the Thanksgiving weekend.
 The
first pass on the car was quicker and faster
than the GT/G national record. The second pass
bettered the record by .15 and bumped the speed
record by one mph. We set the GT/G national
record of 9.94 at 134.38 mph. We also set both
ends of the NHRA eighth-mile national records.
My crew chief in Montgomery was "Super Stock"
Dan Mistretta, son of my friends Tony and Kelli
Fillipone. Dan will debut his own "Bow-tie"
Stocker this year. We couldn't have put the
Cavalier together without Jere Stahl, Gary Hettler
and my long-time associates at Valenti Chevrolet
in Wallingford, CT.
The Cavalier is indeed fast, and it can still
go a lot quicker. Because of my age (61), I
know I'm not as quick as I was 25 years ago.
What we need now is for Chris Applegate to recover
from her injuries and get back into the driver's
seat so we can go some rounds in 2004. Who knows
what can happen then.
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Jerry
Bickel Race Cars/Mark Lynn '02 Chevrolet
Cavalier
Hettler 327 engine
BME pistons
Chevrolet Bow-tie block
Chevrolet steel crankshaft
Manley rods
Stahl Engineering
Bullet camshaft and valvetrain
Royal Purple Oil
VP Racing fuels
Mr. Gasket products
Turbo Start batteries
Jesel products
Weld Wheels
Goodyear tires
Strange Engineering products
Lakewood products
Jerico transmissions
McLeod Soft Lok clutch assembly
RacePark v-500 Date Recorder
Ford 9-inch rear
Moroso oil pan and products
ATI products
Stroud safety products
Simpson safety products
Phoenix on-board fire suppression system
Mark Williams products
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