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Good morning and for once I'll tell you I'm not live this morning as I'm still home .Waiting out the rain ?? Nope - but I am waiting to be a Grandfather for the first time but my new grandson is not co-operating so to speak .He should have arrived yesterday but said no thanks and is making an entrance when he is good and ready and not before ( guess he hadn't heard about drugs to induce labor ) .Anyway sooner or later he'll pop out and I'll get to the track .

Speaking of the track - today's racing has been officially cancelled - but tech and parking are open all day according to track officials .

Later .........

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Congrats (in advance) Jack - what a great gift! Best Regards

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Congratulations Jack.
I guess in 8 short yrs we'll have a
Flash behind the wheel of a Jr. Dragster
Anyway, God Bless.

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Congratulations in advance Jack. Hope you get to make it to the race! Family priorities are first as we all know though. Jim

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Jack congrats on the Grandson...... I will be joining your group in November... My first grandchild is expected then and is also my first Grandson... Glad to hear your great news and congrats again!!!!

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warm & cozy or hard cold world

smart kid :)

congrats to the family

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Congrats Jack. Is anything happening at the track today?

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Congrats there Grand Pa to be, hope all turns out well.

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Congrats on being a grandfather Jack . Enjoy the little one

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2pm update - 6 centimeters and counting - anytime now .

As for track action - not much going on .Not even the ducks are walking around I'm told .

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Hey no reason to hurry buddy , just get me the extra key for the COPO and I'll be glad to take over the duty's . By the way early congrats Gramps !

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I hear they cancelled today . Friday looks bad ..I hear no reschedule
Will run this weekend or not at all...

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Here it is gang - sorry to hijack the thread - cute little 8lb Nick decided to come out of hiding earlier tonight and made a grand entrance .Ten fingers and ten toes - and everything works - can't ask for more .The world is alright tonight ..................

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As for track action - not much going on .Not even the ducks are walking around I'm told .[/QUOTE]

Heard someone say it should be called the Pennsylvania Duck Classic...because of the weather forecast....

Congrats on the little one coming into all your lives.
MB

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Looks like Jack :eek:

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Way to go Jack! Is there a practice tree in Nick's basinet? lol

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Congrats again Jack and all your family.... A healthy baby is all you can ask for......

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Congrats Jack/Grandpa. I just had my 4th grand daughter born on last Friday.






Bruce Cameron

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Congratulations Papa Jack & family
Happy Birthday Nick

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Congrats on your new grand baby!

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Congratulations!

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Congratulations Jack and to the rest of the family.

Anne & Walt

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Congratulations!

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Congratulations......just think...8 years till Jr. Dragster time..

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Congratulation to both parents and to Gramps. Claude Ruel

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Congrats to Grandpa and the Little Chieftain.

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CONGRATS to all !!

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I just got word from someone inside the track and the race has apparently been rained-out and cancelled! I'd call MG for specific details but I wouldn't just show up.

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Congrats !!!!!!!!!!

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Thanks, Billy for the Heads-up ... it's a done deal... See you next year..
Glad they didn't wait any-longer , know it was a tough deal..

thanks, Maple Grove

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Best Picture all week !! Congrads Grandpa. bp

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Congratulations, Jack!

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Congrats, Jack!!! And the great thing about grand babies--They start crying and you can give them back to Mommy or Daddy!!!

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hope it looks more of the dad than jack that be strange

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Jack, you have to admit, that's probably the best package you've put together so far this year!...Congrats

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As most of you know the Pennsylvanis Dutch Classsic has been cancelled .Just too much rain and the forecast is grim .Good news is they didn't make us sit here all weekend till they called it .Even better news is that everyone was given a full cash refund on the way out - now thats how you treat customers ! ! No funny business - no rain checks ....just hard cash.

As you'll see from my pics ( and I had to take pics of something or Kenny would doc me ) its plenty wet here and raining hard at this moment .Funny thing is a lot of racers aren't leaving .Some are sitting around BS's while others are BarB Qing and others are digging themselves out of the mud .Tonight some are going to the car auction near Hershey and some are doing the Shady Maple thing and going home tomorrow . And then there are the outlet shoppers ....we'll just let them be .

Me ? I'll be working tomorrow and maybe spend some time with Nick .

What a wasted time here but you can't control the weather ......

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I really dig that silver Sunbird ;)

Congratulations on the new addition, Jack!

Sorry about the race, but Mother Nature is always undefeated as Top Eliminator at times.

Hope to see you all at Hagerstown November 2-3.

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A few more just for good measure .............

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No Jack ,they had no choice but to refund the money since they did not think far enough ahead to plan a rain date !
Everyone knows it never rains this time of year in Reading.
All advertisements for the Dutch said raindate TBA , That infers that an alternate date will be announced.
How many racers would come if it said " if it rains too bad were not going to hold the race?
Sorry but both Maple Grove and D1 leaders screwed up this one with poor scheduling and deserve no credit for "generously"refunding our entry.

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Tommy - You missed my point - I can't ever remember ( my memory isn't that great anymore but thats another story ) the NHRA or a member track giving us back cash for any reason ...........