11/5(火)~11/8(金), Las Vegas で SEMA Show が開催され
11/7(木)~11/10(日), California, Pomona で NHRA World Finals が開催されました。
Busy Week でした。
It was a busy week.
The SEMA Show was held 11/5(Tue) through 11/8(Fri).
Then the NHRA World Finals was held 11/7(Thu) through 11/10(Sun).

MQQNEYES Booth at SEMA
新製品は Gold & Purple Metal Flake Steering Wheel と 15″ Full Spider Hub Cap.
HD用、 Front/Rear Master Cylinder Cover, Fuel Cap Cover 等です。
MQQNEYES Booth at SEMA.
New products included Gold & Purple Metal Flake Steering Wheels and 15″ Full Spider Hub Caps.
Plus Front/Read Master Cylinder Cover and Fuel Cap Cover for H-D.

American Graffiti の Candy Clark も MQQNEYES Booth で 4日間ぶっ続けでサインをしました。
Candy Clark from American Graffiti was signing autographs at the MQQNEYES Booth for 4 days straight.

べガスからカリフォールニアへ on I-15
View on I-15 from Vegas heading back to California.

Old Style MQQNEYES Funny Car

4th Qualify で 4.061 を出し決勝進出の 16台中 8位に
翌日の Elimination では 9位の車と走ります。
今回は 23台の Funny Car が 16枠を競いました。
結果は決勝 2回戦目に John Force に負けました。
It ran 4.061 in the 4th Qualifying round to advance to the finals, ranked 8th out of 16.
The next day during Eliminations, it ran against the 9th place car.
There were 16 Funny Cars out of 23 that qualified.
It battled 2 others, losing to John Force in the end.

4th Qualifying Run, SUPER RUN!!!
Photo by Makoto

4th Qualifying Run, SUPER RUN!!!
Photo from NHRA

On the return road after 4th Qualifying Run.

Hospitality Area から Pit を見ると。
素晴らしい眺めですが 今回だけです。
You could see the Pit from the Hospitality Area.
A wonderful scene to see, although it’s just this one time.

ランチを食べ始めたら突然エンジンが掛かり
When we began to eat lunch, suddenly they started up the engine.

ニトロの匂いと煙にやられご覧の通り、 食事どころではありません。
が 一人 平気な顔なのは Chicoです。
With the nitro smell, smoke and fumes in the air, it wasn’t a time to be eating.
However, one person wasn’t bothered at all, that was Chico.

Oh, Man!! Smoke, Smell and Tears!!

MQQNEYES USA Staff とその友人達。
MQQNEYES USA Staff and friends.

昔の T-Shirt を来てる人が多かったです。
皆が口にするのは 「Where is Kenji?!?!」 彼は有名だったのですね~。
この T-shirts は 1993年製だと思います。
車は Dodge Daytona, だったかな?
There were a lot of people wearing old MQQNEYES T-shirts.
Everyone kept asking, “Where is Kenji?!?!” He is still very famous.
This T-shirt is from around 1993 I think.
The car was a Dodge Daytona, if I recall correctly.

と ピットを横切る人も
And this guys passed through the pits.

Pit では Crew Chief and Team Owner の Jim Dunn が。。
In the pit was Crew Chief and Team Owner Jim Dunn…

One morning inside the Jim Dunn Racing Trailer.

MQQNEYES の Apparel Trailer, 4日間大忙しでした。
The MQQNEYES Apparel Trailer was really busy for the 4 day period.

White T-shirt は1993年のです。
Black は2013年、 何と20年です。
デザインはどちらも Wildman!
The white T-shirt is from 1993.
The black T-shirt is from 2013, 20 years apart.
Both designs were made by Wildman!