Bobby,

Am I reading something into your post or are you saying what I concluded too, that Melanie basically ran AJ's tuneup in her car in the semi's and possibly the entire weekend? That doesn't discredit her psychic .026 light she stapped on Doug though. That's Pro Stock numbers on the tree.

Where do I begin. I am finally thawing out. You know how when your foot falls asleep? My whole body has felt like that for the last 17 hours.
But rest assured, all is well - and we all know this team will be back in February setting the bar. I was lucky enough to be here in Denver and be a part of the true sense of accomplishment when Doug grabbed the points lead.

For ALL the Kalitta people, and the KB Racing crew.... I ASSURE YOU they ain't going nowhere, and I wouldn't trade a single person in the organization for anything in the world.

So the hunger continues.... ya'll better hold onto your hats as 2007 comes around!

Thank you guys & girls for an exciting season. LOVE YA!

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I felt so bad for Capps, Kalitta, and Antron. Jeez what a bummer for them.

There is a saying that I heard recently that I think applies here: Never feel sorry for a man who has his own airplane. The Kalittas have a fleet of their own planes.

With all of that being said, it is a shame someone had to lose yesterday. The way that Championship was won will be talked about for years to come. The way all of that came together, I wouldn't even want to begin to calculate the odds of all of the circumstances lining up just right to allow Schumacher/AJ to get there in the end.

Well done to all parties involved and I hope they can make next year equally as exciting.

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No discredit to Mel whatsoever Kurt. I was giving credit where it was due in the tuneup-speculating that the teams talk to one another given the championship implications.

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The look on Doug's face said it all. He was "there". The odds of someone setting the national ET record and winning the race, despite all the brains and money behind the Army car, were in Doug's favor. He ran a good race and almost made it to the final round himself. The number of things that can go wrong is so huge that even a great tuner like AJ had to really pull one out to make it all happen in the manner that it did.

A point in the first race of the season is just as valuable as a point in the last race. That is just the way it works.

Team Schumacher put on one of the most incredible performances I have ever seen in drag racing.

For Doug Kalitta to even look at a camera at that moment took an incredible amount of strength and class. I have been there (but not at that level), during various sporting events in my life. It is like the whole world falls out from under your feet, then you just get numb for awhile... The next morning it is even worse when you start to relive what happened. It eats at you.

team kalitta will be back and I believe they will be stronger because of this but that does not make the pill any less bitter to swallow. My hat is off not only to team kalitta but to all the teams in the hunt and to the champions who also exhibited class.

Well said, Ted.

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It's certainly a defining moment. I couldn't help but wonder what Doug (or Tony) was thinking at that precise momen (granted Tony was just thinking about stopping LOL) but.... can you imagine? You had to be prepared to either be really happy and talk to ESPN2; or the complete opposite and still talk to ESPN2. I noticed Dougie's wife & kids were right there with him and Shoe's family probably 6 feet away. What a way to end the traditional points system though, huh? 2 great Top fuel names

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That had to be a tough pill to swallow, especially in the public eye, it said a lot about Doug, the way he handled it, class all the way.

I was just stating what I saw on tv, and if you quoted the rest of what I wrote it said I wouldn't have even been around the cameras I would have been so upset. I never expected him to say or do anything.

Actually that's not true next year but your point is well taken.
I was rooting for Doug, Force and Andrew and after winning two of the three you'd of thought I'd be ecstatic? I'm just sick for Doug.

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congrats to the enitre kalitta motorsports team. dougie and crew have NOTHING to hang thier heads about. you dont have to have a # 1 on your car to be a champion. that whole team and doug are champs in my book!!!!

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The more I think about it, this years Top Fuel points run was reeeaaaaly spectacular. I kind of wish I was more of an open-minded fan and not so friggin Kalitta-biased so I could just enjoy the pure sportsmanship of it. Very entertaining - and I thank ALL the big teams for that.

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Chris,
There is nothing wrong with being Kalitta-biased. I think there might be quite a few of us!!

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In another thread in response to "so Coil and Johnson win again?"
Doc -
I have absolutely nothing against you, but you are just contradicting yourself for the sake of who you want to? Why? If Mel won on the holeshot, it would be (in your words) "because she was the superior and it was decided at the starting line." Rahn obviously had the better tune up than Richard, so what gives? Either you accept this, or you don't.

Like I said, I am not trying to pick anything with you, and I definitely don't want any hard feelings, but I don't see how you get off saying Force was superior driver, but Mel's must have been the tune-up just because who they were racing (and it was a holeshot win). IMO, Doug is consistently the best Top Fuel driver out there, but he went down this time. Force red-lighted this year, remember? Stuff happens.

And I completely understand you saying you were discrediting Mel, I red that - but you still are trying to fight the argument for your sake because you just don't like the Schumacher/Johnson combo (yes, Schumacher actually drives the car, even though god tunes it. )

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