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Ebonite International - Del Ballard wrote: Doug Kent was using a Vortex 2 with a 6 inch pin above middle finger with a 6 inch hole on the midplane. Doug threw a Maxim down the middle for the first 30 minutes to carry the oil down.
Storm - Hank Boomershine wrote: Jeff Zaffino was throwing an eraser with a pin 4 3/4 from his axis and the cg was 3 3/4 from his axis. It was brought to a high gloss with Storm Diamond Gloss polish. He started out slow for the first few frames, then moved a little more right and was dialed in. The only problem was that doug got out to an early lead. Maybe next time