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After
18 months of harmony, Neverlift shop owner Leo Barnaby III and
his fiance Lisa Rigatti were wed. They tied the knot at the
Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Saturday December 6th during a
family trip. The wedding was as beautiful as the bride and they
want to thank all those that were there...VIEW
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| Dec
13 , 2003 Updates on Dave Ogbourne's Chevelle: |
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Dave
Jr. and Dave Sr. picked up their Chevelle.
It features a neverlift chrome moly backhalf and a Musi blown
big block. Check out the updated pics HERE! |
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| Nov
9 , 2003 The Neverlift Team takes the final race and the 2003
Ultra Quick 8 Championship: |
After
qualifying second to Dave Erb(7.370 and new UQ8 record)
with a 7.42, shop owner Leo Barnaby made his way through
the feild to take yet another UQ8 win! The Neverlift
prepared cars qualified 1,2 and 4 with Brian Ferrari
in the 4th slot with a 7.52 pass.
Neverlift built cars again took
the top 4 points spots this year at Etown's Steve
Ficarro's Ultra Quick 8:
#1 Leo Barnaby III Black 1992 Camaro 10.5 tire
#2 Brian Ferrari Green 1967 Chevelle
#3 Dave Erb Purple 1992 Camaro
#4 John Schroeder Blue 2003 Camaro
Neverlift customers point standings at the National
Events:
Pro Fastest Street Car Association:
Nostalgia Pro Street:
#2 Jack Boer/Jimmy McLean White 1987 Monte Carlo
#10 John Schroeder Blue 2002 Camaro
Super Street:
#7 Leo Barnaby III Black 1992 Camaro 10.5 tire
#8 Randy Lambert Red 2000 Camaro 10.5 tire
National Muscle Car Association:
Nostaligia Pro Street:
#3 John Schroeder Blue 2002 Camaro
#6 Brian Ferrari Green 1967 Chevelle
#9 Marino Cintron Beige 1987 Regal
#12 Roger Herr Maroon 1968 Nova
#18 Dave Erb Purple 1992 Camaro
#30 Von Kincannon Yellow 1970 Nova
Super Street:
#5 Randy Lambert Red 2000 Camaro 10.5 tire
#14 Leo Barnaby III Black 1992 Camaro 10.5 tire
Pro Nostalgia:
#1 Jim MacKenzie White 1962 Bel Air "Ole Reliable"
Real Street:
#4 Frank Lupi White 1987 Firebird 10.5 tire
Neverlift is proud of their customer's accomplishments....
way to go guys!
Neverlift keeps growing each year. We thank all our
customers and our sponsors for the help this past
year.
The
following is a list of people who made an extra effort
to support the Neverlift Team car this year... THANK
YOU!
Lisa Rigatti(Leo's fiance), Steve Cohen, Rob Marchese,
Leo Barnaby Jr. Judy Barnaby, Ken Barnaby, Michelle
Barnaby, Dave Krouse, Don Nase Sr. & Jr.
Joe @ ProTorque Converters Best converters and service
on the market!
Pat Musi Racing Engines 7.24 @192 -Need I say more?
FB Performance Transmission Transmissions that work!
Ron @ Santhuff Machine Highest service and quality
struts and shocks
Jon Phillips @ NX Record breaking NOS power!
Joe @ Strange Engineering High quality driveline and
brakes
Carl @ Weld Wheels Prototype 15x14 beadlocks that
look great!
NEVERLIFT MOTORSPORTS INC. For the race proven chassis
technology!
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| Oct
13, 2003 NEVERLIFT takes another win and clinches Etown UQ8
Points Championship: |
Neverlift
racecars took the top 3 spots in qualifying, this
past sunday, with shop owner Leo Barnaby taking the
top spot with a record MPH run of 7.540 @188.04. Followed
closely by Dave Erb's 7.56 and Brian Ferrari's 7.58.
Leo marched through eliminations like a bracket car
running 7.54's until the final when he ran 7.57 to
defeat Erb's redlight 7.63.
The Etown UQ8 point championship is all Leo's as long
as he shows up for the last race and gains 1 point
for attempting to qualify. This will give him the
championship and his second Wally trophy.......Congratulations
to Leo and all the Neverlift Team as well as all the
Neverlift prepared cars this year!
John
Schroeder's Neverlift built racecar won the Orlando
Heavy street class with a 7.52 in the final... congratulations
to John and his team.
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| Oct
5 & 6, 2003 Neverlift and Nase
team up to qualify at Etown Sport Compact Race : |
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Since
teaming up a couple months ago the team has improved
enough to qualify at this past weekends NHRA Sport Compact
Race. Neverlift shop owner Leo Barnaby III temporarily
took the drivers duties for this race until Don Nase
Jr. completes his licensing.
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Since
Leo was hired as crew chief, the team has made great
strides in it's quest for a Pro Rear Wheel Drive class
win. Qualifying in the 7th spot this past weekend with
a 7.77 163 charge showed that they can run with the
best of the class. Unfortunatly a slick track cost them
the first round even though Leo had a holeshot start.
Overall the team was delighted to have qualified and
after learning alot this past weekend they will make
the changes needed to go even faster! The truck currently
runs a single turbocharged 4 cylinder Ford engine. Leo
would like to thank Don Nase Sr.(team owner) for the
ability to work for him and the chance to drive the
Ford Ranger this weekend. And thanks to the crew: Don
Nase Jr., Russ Turner, Wayne Keegan, Rob Marchese, Bobby,
and the Nase women Cathy and Mary Beth
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guys at Neverlift would also like to congratulate Jack
Boer and thier team for a runner up finish in this weekends
PRO Race in Memphis Tennessee. Jack was able to lay down
consistant 7.70s during the weekend. |
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23 & 24, 2003 Pro-Edelbrock Fastest Street Car Shootout: |
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Shop
owner Leo qualified #2 with a 7.37 191 pass and worked
his way through a tough feild and difficult track conditions
to take the win. He was able to run a 7.70 180 in the
finals with a wounded engine on 7 cylinders.
Congratulations
to Neverlift customer Von Kincannon who won the King
of Columbus race last week running a string of 7.50's
with his Neverlift 25.2 1970 Nova
Check
out the Results
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| August
20, Leo Wins Ultra Quick 8 To Lengthen His Lead In The Points: |
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Neverlift's
shop camaro takes another win in route to the 2003 UQ8
Championship, defeating hard running Neverlift customers
along the way with a string of 7.50 runs in the summer
heat. All this while running the 10.5 tires, a 3 year
old Neverlift chassis, and an 8 year old Pat Musi 632!
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Neverlift
would like to thank our major shop car sponsors: Pat
Musi, ProTorque, NX, FB Performance, Weld Wheels, Strange,
and our newest sponsor Santhuff Machine.
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| August
3, 2003 Neverlift Customer Brian & Butch Ferrari Win Q8: |
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customer Butch and Brian Ferrari edged by shop owner Leo
Barnaby for the win in the finals of this weekend's Quick
8 for the event win. Four out of the top 8 cars were Neverlift
equipped and Leo was the #1 qualifier with a 7.57. Congrats
to Team Ferrari. |
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SNEAK
PEEK: Bob and Ellen Finkelstein's slammed S10 Pickup is
getting a new Merkel 380 ci Small Block turbo powerplant
(fabricated and installed by Neverlift) They look forward
to debuting the new turbo power at the next Quick 8 race. |
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| July
27 , 2003 Neverlift Debutes Another Q8 Killer: |
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customer Von Kincannon debuted his 1970 Nova at Etown,
running an astounding 7.74 on its first pass down the
racetrack! |
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Von
is from Ohio and has since run consistant 7.60s with his
Pat Musi Big Block and Neverlift pro backhalf.. |
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June
8, 2003 Jim Sellers Memorial Cecil County NMCA Race :
Team Neverlift Dominates, again!! |
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Shop
owner Leo Barnaby ran a blistering 7.24 @191.97 in the
second round of eliminations to defeat Richard Mobley
in a special Outlaw 10.5 race run in conjunction with
the NMCA race. He also qualified #1 in Super Street with
a 7.48 @189.92 and #1 in Outlaw 10.5 with a 7.44 @ 187.89.
Leo was able to make it to the finals but sacrificed the
engine on the earlier 7.24 run so we took runner up in
both races outlaw 10.5 and superstreet.(7.24 slip is attached) |
Here's
how some of the Neverlift cars did:
-John
Schroeder qualified #1 in NPS with 7.53, but lost in the semi's
due to a broken rocker stud.
-Brian Ferrari qualified #3 with a 7.55 and lost to John Schroeder
in the second round
-Dave Erb qualified with a 7.57 and lost first round by going
too fast with a 7.44
-Roger Rabbit qualified with a 7.59 and lost in the semi's
-Jim MacKenzie honored Jim Sellers at the Jim Sellers Memorial
NMCA Race by reseting the Pro Nostalgia record to 8.85 and
qualified #1. He went on to win the race!
-Frank Lupi won his first NMCA round of competition and qualified
with a 9.24
It looks
like Neverlift customer Jack Boer/Jimmy McLean made the right
call and went to the Bowling Green Pro Race and did very well
garnering #2 qualifying spot then going on to runner up spot
in NPS
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May
25, 2003 Raindate for Etown's Ultra Quick 8:
Another Quick 8 Dominated by Neverlift Cars!! |
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Neverlift
WOW'S them again!
With the top 3 qualifiers plus the #7 qualifier. Neverlift
cars take 4 of 8 spots on the UQ8 ladder this past weekend.
Unfortunately the race was washed out by rain to be completed
at an unknown date. Leo match-raced John Schroeder on both
qualifying attempts for the wallet busting amount of $2.00,
with John winning the first by 10 thousandths and the second
double or nothing race going to Leo by 25 thousandths, netting
him a $4 payday...thanxs John!
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Barnaby 7.474 186.3 1.16 60'
2. Schroeder 7.479 184.37
1.14 60'
3. Ferrari 7.527 179.54 1.15 60'
7. Boer 7.707 182.7 1.14
60'
If
we could only get Neverlift customer Dave Erb to show up we
would have more competition... Also look for Bob Finkelstein's
S10 to hit the scene soon with a new and higher hp powerplant.
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| May
11, 2003 Etown's Ultra Quick 8:
Neverlift Cars Continue To Dominate
the Class!! |
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Shop
owner Leo Barnaby drove his 1992 Camaro to the #1 qualifier
position with a 7.54 at 185mph. The shop Camaro was using
10.5w slicks, UQ8 legal weight and nitrous restrictions.
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Here
Is How The Neverlift Cars Qualified:
Leo Barnaby #1 7.54 184.40
John Schroeder #2 7.61 180.12
Brian Ferrari #4 7.70 177.32
Jack #8 7.83 175.57
John
Schroeder won after Leo's shop Camaro suffered a broken trans
in the finals... Apparently he turned up the power too much....
However the Neverlift shop Camaro runs consistent 750's at
185 with 1.16 60 foot times
Jack Boer/Jimmy McLean's Chevy Monte Carlo did very well for
its first shake down runs after neverlift upgraded the chassis
and suspension to 25.2 specs with a 1.15 60 foot time look
for more out of them
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April
26-28, 2003 NMCA Race Montgomery Alabama:
Neverlift Customers Have Great Results |
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John Schroeder qualified #1 with a great 7.54 183.95 pass in
NPS just beating Dale Pittman 7.55 181 pass |
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Brian Ferrari ran well with a 7.67 180 for the 4th qualiying
spot in NPS all this while testing some new components |
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Jim MacKenzie in the "OL Reliable 2" ran 8.93 150.70
to take both ends of the Pro Nostaglia record and qualify #1
. Neverlift recently built custom ladder bars and updated the
suspension |
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Frank Lupi, a new customer for Neverlift ran his Neverlift prepared
87 Formula in Real street this weekend. With 60' time improved
over a tenth of a second(from 1.44 to a 1.30) and e.t's improved
over 2 tenths(9.48 best to 9.25) Neverlift again shows their
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Wed Nite at Etown: Neverlift shop owner Leo Barnaby wheeled
his shop Camaro to a 7.55 at 186 mph with 10.5" tires and
at legal weight. He can't wait until the next Ultra Quick 8
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Dave Erb tested in Atco this weekend. In both his passes he
lifted however he ran great incrementals. First pass was a 1.12
60' the second a 1.11 with a 4.80 1/8th mile and shut off to
7.55 @162. Neverlift is showing their true colors with this
new ride, as it has only attempted 6 passes thus far. |
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| April
4, 2003:
Spring Testings Has Yielded Great Results
for NLMS |
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Neverlift
has been assisting customers such as John Schroeder, Brian
Ferrari and Dave Erb with initial runs on their new combinations.
Shop owner Leo Barnaby has been pleased with the results.
John ran a 7.47 @ 180 with a 1.10 60 ft time (see timeslip
to left)
Brian and Dave also posted impressive times, both testing
new combinations for this year.
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March
30:
Another Quick 8 Killer is Complete At Neverlift
Neverlift is proud to announce the completion of another Quick 8 competitor
Dave Erb with his killer 1990 Camaro. This car features a Neverlift
25.2 backhalf and Pat Musi fuel injected big block.
Indications are that they will be at Etown to make a few shakedown
runs in the next weeks. VIEW DAVE ERB'S CAMARO
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March
27:
Initial Testing of the New Neverlift Shop
Camaro In Atco
Neverlift owner Leo Barnaby has been hard at work providing race
winning combinations for many of the Quick 8 racers. In addition
to that he has found time to test his new Neverlift 1992 Camaro
in Atco this past Thursday.
He
was able to trip the quarter mile clocks at 7.58
at 185mph with Etown Q8 legal weight of 3100 lbs and restrictions
of a #38 jet and #4 line with a 10lb bottle. This was done on
10.5" tires (Leo must have left he beadlocks at the shop).
Good luck to all the Q8 competitors and sponsors!
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March:
Results from the NMCA Race in Atlanta March
15th & 16th:
Neverlift customer Brian Ferrari won the event in NPS running as
fast as 7.65 @178 in less than optimal track conditions!
Brian took out the 2001 champ Ross Stomp in the finals! Congratulations
to Brian and Team green!
Neverlift customer John Schroeder ran as fast as 7.57@181 on his
4th pass in the 2002 Neverlift shop Camaro.
John was able to take out 2002 champ Dale Pittman in the first round
Both cars were at Etown Q8 weight and restrictions. See you at
Etown on March 30th!
2003 IS ANOTHER WINNING YEAR FOR NEVERLIFT CARS!
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