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dean ribeiro · 04-05-2009, 06:21 PM

Jack:
A big ol' thanks for taking the crew to atlantic city last night. We enjoyed the "wings and things" LOL.It was great to see some of my race friends for the 1st time in 2 PLUS years.I am reminded what a truly unique "bunch" drag racers are! It is not all doom and gloom today.

At Atco raceway, Atlantic City and elsewhere, people can were found spending money on themselves and others. Each restaurant (chains and local mom & pop locations) we visited were busy. Although car counts were down, it was still very impressive to see folks following their dream of drag racing. I have not attended an 1/8th mile race since I was a very young kid. This decision was a wise decision and was not complained about. After all, do you really want to complain about someone watching out for your safety? This would be like the fools complaining about the inconvenience of changing airplanes due to mechanical difficulties???? Having not raced at Atco Raceway in over 2 years, I was reminded of what an excellent facility this is (those of you know me, know I have not had the best luck while racing at this track). To me, this track is an excellent example of a racetrack run, by a race family, for the racers. The race was completed by 1:45 on Sunday.

Congrats to all the winners at Atco (including the Sway Family!)

04-05-2009, 06:21 PM	#62
dean ribeiro Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: candia, nh Posts: 516 Likes: 58 Liked 235 Times in 75 Posts	Re: "Live" from Atco,NJ-PC Richard National Open Jack: A big ol' thanks for taking the crew to atlantic city last night. We enjoyed the "wings and things" LOL.It was great to see some of my race friends for the 1st time in 2 PLUS years.I am reminded what a truly unique "bunch" drag racers are! It is not all doom and gloom today. At Atco raceway, Atlantic City and elsewhere, people can were found spending money on themselves and others. Each restaurant (chains and local mom & pop locations) we visited were busy. Although car counts were down, it was still very impressive to see folks following their dream of drag racing. I have not attended an 1/8th mile race since I was a very young kid. This decision was a wise decision and was not complained about. After all, do you really want to complain about someone watching out for your safety? This would be like the fools complaining about the inconvenience of changing airplanes due to mechanical difficulties???? Having not raced at Atco Raceway in over 2 years, I was reminded of what an excellent facility this is (those of you know me, know I have not had the best luck while racing at this track). To me, this track is an excellent example of a racetrack run, by a race family, for the racers. The race was completed by 1:45 on Sunday. Congrats to all the winners at Atco (including the Sway Family!)