LIVE from Pittsburgh, IHRA Nitro Jam and Pro-Am

[Michael Beard]

Heads up in E-Town! Much of Friday at Pittsburgh Raceway Park in New Alexandria, PA was full of drizzle, with one line of strong storms coming through about 6pm, which reportedly contained a couple of funnel clouds forming within a few miles of the track, although it never got bad at the track itself. Hopefully it will weaken and pass youse guys in the overnight hours. Pittsburgh's main pits are elevated, cut out of a hillside, so it tends to drain well. We had a few showers last year and the crew stayed on top of things, and we raced with no problem.

Tomorrow has the IHRA Nitro Jam show on tap, which counts as a Pro-Am points claim, and a Tournament of Champions Qualifier race with national event contingency. There's a Pro nitro show running tomorrow night, on a shortened 1000' course (for TD and TS as well, everything else is 1/4 mile). Not sure what all they have lined up for the show, but with a $40 Sat crew ticket, it's sure to be a barn burner! (please keep all barns at a minimum safe distance to avoid burning, or additional New Jersey burning license fee) ;-)

Lots of hitters at ETown, but I believe there will be a mass of talent at PRP as well, including SS Champs Cantusci, and the Volkmans, plus Philbilly the Stock World Champ, and Box World Champ JP Schuster I hear will be wheeling a Stocker.