Live from Maple Grove - NHRA Lucas Oil Series

[Ken Miele]

Here are a few photos I took as I was being parked. The pits did have a fair amount of cars, even though its only Thursday. There was a race here last week and many stayed.

I did find a few cars out. Denny Ford's D/S 409 62 Biscayne was out of the trailer so it was a great time to do a pit cam. Denny's car is way cool, new cars are nice, but its great to see racers building older cars.

I am uploading the video of Denny' car now, check back soon.

[Ken Miele]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C-TPw67QWs&list=UUIPkN6w3aT8XGT1a4QTqU6g&index=1"]62 Biscayne 409 D Stock - YouTube[/ame]

[butch8908]

Originally Posted by Ken Miele

Great looking car. This would be my choice over a new one. Hope it runs as good as it looks. Would love to shoot pictures of it myself.
Thanks, Ken.

Butch

[Bob Bender]

Storming now !!!!

[Jack Matyas]

Storm clouds brewing over Maple Grove this afternoon - good idea to batten down the hatches .On the other hand I'm not ready to run out to Lowe's for some ark building lumber .............

[sams]

The rain in the Northeast just never ends. It always seems to wait for the DIV-1 Points Meets especially at the Grove. Hopefully some clearing for the weekend.

[jwsamuel]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

It's official - test n tune is cancelled - tomorrow is still right on schedule as of now .

Jack...Here are two things I know:

1. Every year it rains at Maple Grove.
2. You are here every year.

Jim

[Mike Delahanty]

Ken - how some in-car action footage from that 62 409 this weekend.

Thanks

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by jwsamuel

Jack...Here are two things I know:

1. Every year it rains at Maple Grove.
2. You are here every year.

Jim

Jimmie -- OK, here are two things I know

1) You go home every night

2) This place is like home to me - been coming here since the sixties .

[Michael Beard]

Rolled in about 12:45 am. There are 2 long lines stacked up from the interior gate back almost to the corner, and working on filling up the field now, with almost another two short rows.

Stray thought... if you're going to have 3-4 staff members stacking the field, why not staff the gate instead? I was told they'll open at 7am, and I could expect to move about 8am. That's ok, I only have two cars to get through tech and be ready by 8:30 am. Mother Nature may help, unfortunately. The crew is usually up early getting ahead of the game though! I ran through small sections of showers periodically throughout the 8.5 hr ride, mostly from WV on east. Saw an Accuweather rar at one rest area, indicating that there would likely be a few more bands moving through tonight. The stacking field is wet, but seems to be holding up so far. There are a number of gravel roads that run perpendicular to the entrance road, so the rigs that continue to pull in get a little extra footing here and there. They are now midway back a third row in the field.