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Many,many THANKS for all of the reporting, pictures, and the waaaaaaaaaaaaay cooooooool video action !!!

Those FS cars are FAST !

Love it :)

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How about a few random pics will the fuelers are running ..........That and since the boss is still in I've got to pick up the slack ( no pun intended ) .............

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Well OK then .........A few more ! !

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Thanks for ALL of the Reporting, Picture Taking & Awesome Video's.

Great Work, Jack & Ken...... Appreciate It.

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Weather radar looks good and so does the forecast for the rest of today and all day tomorrow - and it should be a "mineshaft."

Extra delay was time to scrape and re-prep areas of loose rubber.

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Ken I can't find it (owners points) in the rule book, would you kindly point me to chapter and verse. Thanks

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Here's the thing - we had big rain - then delays - started late ........and the place is packed ! ! Who says NHRA Drag Racing is dead ? Not here in Division One .......

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Larry -Where are you going with this ? Christmas bonus season is around the corner and you're peeing on his Wheaties ................

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Pic 8 of last batch. Special bike parking, NICE!

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Thought I heard on the PA that after the PROs finish Q4 and Comp E1, they are done for the day. Picking up with the rest of today's schedule tomorrow morning.

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For you Larry............. http://www.nhra.com/story/2005/1/21/2537/


Comp has just been call to the lanes, the rest of the sportsman racing has been canceled. Sportsman will run tomorrow before the pro's. I assume stock will be out first. Overnight lows will be in the upper 30's, it should make for some interesting racing tomorrow.

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Jack, I know Christmas is just around the corner and I know some day some one else will drive the pink car. It would be great to know all the rules just in case we need to enter the car on owner points. I would never try to change the flavor of anyone's breakfast.

Do you think the year end bonus will be bigger this year?

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Larry - I'll be driving underated cars till i'm 85 or so .As for the bonus this year mine will be fab ..........yours ???? ---- well, not so much ! ! !

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Thanks Ken. It looks like I can use the owner points for me to get into a race, although I never competed the year before as a driver.

Jack do you think the bonus will have a comma before the decimal point?

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Hmmmmm -- loopholes , always loopholes .And I'm thinkin' no comma ! At least on yours...

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National Event Entry Procedures

Provisional Entries

Its rule #5
. Owner credits may be awarded in cases involving a driver change. The owner must have grade points from the previous year for the category entering. Owner grade points cannot be a combination of multiple vehicles, or combined with driver grade points. Division Director approval required.



"Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night"

Re: Live from Reading, PA - NHRA Keystone Nationals
 

Isaac they do that here at Gainesville for Gators and all NHRA events also. They put them near a secure gate which is really a nice deal. Almost forgot to thank Ken and Jack for posting updates, pics and of course the neat videos.

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Wondering....
Does Victor's entry have anything to do with Jack's initial rumor
re Factory Stock in a separate category?
Would give NHRA a chance for additional credibility.

FJ

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thank-you to Jack and Ken and all those who post pics, vids,and results, for those of us who could not attend. Is a quota really necasary at these events wouldnt max entry be beneficial to everyone and increase support, i wouldnt think there would be any danger of being so many cars that it would be impossible to manage ?

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They could have a higher quota of cars for the event but not by a lot.

The grass pits were not full and could accommodate more rigs for sure.

The size of many racers rigs anymore is a big factor in how many cars they can accept in my mind.

Huge trucks with stacker trailers for maybe 2 cars was/is common. Big motorhomes and trailers take up a lot of space.....

I was there and toured the entire pits....there was plenty of room for more cars as I said in the grass field but the big rigs and pitting off the side use up the space.

The paved pits were totally used up by Pro's, alcohol cars, bikes and manufacturers plus the NHRA entertainment row....

The crowd was very big both Friday and yesterday. Today should be probably standing room only.....and 3 deep at the fences....

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Good morning everyone, its 46 at the present time but clear. It is suppose to hit the low 60's today. The schedule for this morning is as follows...

9:45 Start Time
Et Sportsman
Stock
Super Stock
Super Comp
Super Gas
Pros

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Good morning friends and members - And brrrrrrrr- got to the high thirties last night - good sleeping weather for sure .Todays racers will be faced with some real challenges no doubt - dialing will surely be a crapshoot at best - we've not seen these temps since March - high today expected to hit only 61 but clear and sunny .You want numbers ? The barometer is a stinko 29.29 and the humidity only 48% with the temp at 51 -good news is the vapor pressure at the weekends lowest -.21 with a final DA of around 1000'.

Back a little later - the boss is still in so someone must cover today .....hmmmmmmm - guess you know who that someone will be .

Back a little later - oh wait , no trip tp Maple Grove is complete without a visit to the Shady Maple .You know - the 'pig out' spot that you end up eating way too much but sooooo good .

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Jack and Ken: Super job this week end. Like all the others, I am grateful for the "up to the minute" service you provide, for those of us an a "Stay-Cation". If I get out to the Dutch next week, maybe a dozen of Dunkin's freshest might serve as a modest reward. Kenny: Good luck today!
I want to see you and Tom O' Loughlin in the final.

Jimmie C

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Because of yesterdays rain Stock and S/S got to run rd3 this morning in the Sunday big show - you wouldn't believe it but there were people in the stands watching - it was brisk , windy and fast as expected .

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Great photos Jack, thanks to you and Ken for the updates.

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Thanks for all the great pictures!

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As they say - better late than never - and don't ask ! ! ! ! !Congrats to both winners -- Bubba Linke ( Stock ) and Dan Fletcher ( SuperStock ) and the runners-up -Michael Iacono and Doug Chervanek -S/S

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Great Pics Jack , Any shotz of the Comp final w/ New England Racers Arnie Martel, & Joe Carnasciale?
Thankx

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People in the grandstands...YAH

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Tons of People in the grandstands, tons. Very refreshing turnout. And as Jack mentioned, a huge amount of them stayed in the stands for stock and superstock. I heard a group of guys near me saying "holy crap look at how these cars are leaving".... In talking with them, these were guys who had been to numerous national events in the past and knew nothing of Super Stock... We got some major visibility at the grove this weekend.

Kp

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If you took all the spectators that were lined up 2-3 deep at the fence and gave them seats the stands would have been filled to capacity ,and then some .
Definately one of the better turnouts
Kevin , you're right, the spectators got the best show they have had in years on Sunday with the Sportsman cars running.

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place was packed Friday also, rode over to other side to get a better spot to watch, it was 2 deep at fence also. unheard of on a Friday afternoon

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Many of our readers and members have seen the NHRA vehicles going up and down the track doing everything from cleaning up an oildown to putting new rubber down on the racing surface but even I had no idea how they got there or to the next track .And it takes a bunch of big and I mean big equipment to move them around the country .Here are a few photos of the trucks and trailers they use ..............And this is only a sample as they have much more ! ! !