[Bob Mulry]

Talking about time management.......

We raced at the National Open in Fallon, NV along with the Jr. Dragsters....

The Jrs ran before us and on when we ran our 1st round every car spun the tires.....

We did some investigating and found out that the trick of the week for the Jrs ranged from coating the tires with diesel fuel, diesel fuel additive, WD-40 and almost any other slippery stuff they could find to soak their tires in....

They wrap the tires with a cover or plastic wrap to keep the tires clean and wet to just before they run....

After finding out this information I went to the Starter and I informed him of the unsafe racing conditions caused by lubricating the starting line..

He stated that they usually drag the track after the Jrs....

I suggested that they stop the racing and do what they are supposed to do with the starting line...

The starter contacted the tower and was given permission to do their job..

We ran after the Jrs the rest of the race but we had no problems because the track did their job....

After the Jrs ran we had about 10 minutes of down time before Stock / Super Stock ran so that the track could be dragged....

My hats off to the track starting line crew for doing a great job of keeping the track prepped.....

Not so much with NHRA that allowed this problem to happen....