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NHRA: Qualifications Rained Out In PomonaPersistent rain showers forced NHRA officials to cancel Friday's racing at the Kragen O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.Persistent rain showers forced NHRA officials to cancel Friday's racing at the Kragen O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.Qualifying will resume Saturday, weather permitting, for the season-opening NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event with two sessions scheduled. Sunday's eliminations start at 11 a.m.The qualifying leaders after Thursday's first session include Antron Brown in Top Fuel, Johnny Gray in Funny Car and Erica Enders in Pro Stock.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/nhra-qualifications-rained-out-in-pomona/How To Survive $5 Gallon GasYour Home School Resource From Getting Started to High School Curriculum, Methods, Reviews homeschooling911.comGas prices are on the rise again, threatening to eclipse the record $4+ per gallon we were paying a couple of years ago and skyrocketing toward $5 per gallon by this summer. The reasons? Continuing instability in the Middle East coupled with our own government's staunch refusal to allow for more oil exploration and drilling on our own shores.It is a bad situation to be sure; and one very likely to cause our struggling economy to tank for a second time. Of course most of us won't be interested in looking at the big picture; we will be far too interested in trying to figure out how we will be able to spend $70 to fill up our Honda Civic.The good news is that the high prices probably won't last, but until they do come back down, we need to find ways to stretch the gas we have as far as it will possibly go.Take the bus. Most of us with transportation have never even considered this, but it is a way to get where you need to go (especially back and forth from work) and allow your car to remain parked (as in "not using fuel") for a few days. You can also look into carpooling and splitting the cost of a tank of gas with your co-riders. I used to really scoff at the notion of carpooling, not wanting my personal space invaded, but that was before I found $70 fill ups staring me in the wallet.Pedal to the metal…..not. The faster you drive, the more gas you are going to use. Adopt a more leisurely pace and see how far you can stretch that tank. Dropping from 70MPH to 60 can end up saving you 1.5 gallons of gas in an average workweek. I am a self-proclaimed lead foot, but I'm an even bigger tightwad. I will drive slower if it saves me money.Organize your trips. Don't run out to the store for bread, and then three hours later take the same route but farther to get to the post office. Organize your trip to include all of your destinations, in a route that circles around back to your house and avoids backtracking. You'd be surprised at how multiple excursions add up.Shop online. This is becoming more and more commonplace anyway, but doing as much as you can online will cut out trips to post office, the bank, or various bill destinations.Get a more fuel efficient car. I recently traded a gas thirsty Jeep for a smaller Chevrolet car. I instantly went from going using 18 gallons of gas every week to 14. When prices spike, I plan on being very grateful for that extra $20 bucks! If you can't trade, determine which of your vehicles is the most fuel efficient and use that one as often as possible.Use a bike or motorcycle. Bicycles are great sources of exercise and completely free transportation, and motorcycles go a very long way on a very small supply of gasoline. I used to work with a guy who drove his motorcycle to work every day…..I don't think I ever saw him move his car.Telecommute. If your job is conducive to working from home, do it. If not, ask your boss to consider allowing you to work a day or two each week from home. If you are the guy in charge, make this change now, as the benefits will go beyond allowing your employees to save gas.Some speculate that we may see gas rationing in the near future, so adopt your driving habits now to reflect this. How would you orchestrate your week's driving if you were only allowed 10 gallons per week?Keep your car cleaned and cleaned out. Cleaner cars get better MPG than dirty cars, and carrying around a lot of junk in the trunk can also affect your mileage. Keeping your car clean and light can improve your fuel efficiency.Times are difficult, and higher gas prices will translate into higher prices for virtually everything you have to buy. There is nothing you can do about that, but you can get creative and find ways to make that tank of gas last a lot longer. If you can manage to keep your wits while all about you are losing theirs, you will be able to ride out the current economic storm.http://www.articlesbase.com/cars-articles/how-to-survive-5-gallon-gas-4310969.html