Live from Maple Grove-NHRA Toyo Tire Nationals

[Pistol Pete]

Jack

The reports & pictures are Great. You must have a part time job nobody knows about.

I guess with the weather report from Mr. Parker i will be staying home today.

Enjoy & keep the "stay at homes" informed. You do it so well.......




Pistol Pete

[dean ribeiro]

Jack:
you should leave selling used cars to the professionals! LOL
keep the reporting job; as you have fornd your niche'.

hope to see you at the season ending dutch...


Dean

[TOM KASCH]

Jack,
Last week my Dr asked about drag racing and what was the most important part;
I said "LUCK"
so many races are won on luck, sure skill but you have to be lucky with everyone being about =.

2nd would have been : MONEY !
as a lot of good racers stay home because they don't have the $500.00 or so a week to race NHRA div. or maybe $ 1,000 for a National..

Tk 3300

What would you have said ?

[art leong]

Originally Posted by TOM KASCH

Jack,
Last week my Dr asked about drag racing and what was the most important part;
I said "LUCK"
so many races are won on luck, sure skill but you have to be lucky with everyone being about =.

2nd would have been : MONEY !
as a lot of good racers stay home because they don't have the $500.00 or so a week to race NHRA div. or maybe $ 1,000 for a National..

Tk 3300

What would you have said ?

I'll agree with you on that.
There are quite a few real good racers. But the luckiest one is the winner. You need the right breaks at the right time.

[Jack Matyas]

Another miracle -- it hasn't rained since about 8:30 and they are a half hour from racing I've been told by Pit Control people .S/S is out first with round #1 as they are warming them up now .Speaking of S/S -- yesterdays teardown brought four of them to the barn and only one came out legal -- more later .Six stockers were picked but only three won first round for a mini-check and all were OK .

Pictured below is some of the equipment the NHRA brought out this morning to dry us out .Also is one of the NHRA's Safety Safari GMC dually pick-ups which will soon be collectors items after this year since Ford will be the "Official Truck" .

[thomas sheehan]

1050am.... update

SS'ers were in the lanes...
SS'ers were told to "go back to the pits"..... we got squirters again!

They will start with Pro Motorcycles when it dries.

Sun is shining

[69ss/rs]

Jack, what SuperStockers got sent to the barn? And who got bounced?

[Sal Biondo]

Bob Phillips was in the barn.. not sure who else.

S/S just ran first round after water coming up in between runs.. also some breakage... 2-1/2 hours in the lanes.. results will be up soon I am sure..

BTW, (verified by my daughter) - the tooth fairy DOES make it to Maple Grove Raceway.

Sal

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Sal Biondo

Bob Phillips was in the barn.. not sure who else.

S/S just ran first round after water coming up in between runs.. also some breakage... 2-1/2 hours in the lanes.. results will be up soon I am sure..

BTW, (verified by my daughter) - the tooth fairy DOES make it to Maple Grove Raceway.

Sal

Yeah, but was she (he?) generous enough? That's the question. Jim

[Jack Matyas]

Everyone is just chomping at the bit to get this race going and maybe today it will happen .Even at this early hour I'm hearing sweepers and vacumn's working on the track in preparation for final elimations .Even though its not a "Chamber of Commerce" day as they say its not bad -- a little cloudy with the Sun peaking thru in places ( see pic below ) . After the Pro's got cut off last night things were not looking up but the outlook is much better now for finishing on time .The place was once again packed before the storm came last night .

Today is milder weather wise - just a little -- 73 degrees - 67 vp - 29.22 barometer - 77% humidity 2800 ' DA but don't let these numbers fool you as its burning off fast this morning ( morning dew etc ) .

Got to spend a little time with my old Tech buddy Travis Miller ( see pic) and it was really nice exchanging tech thoughts and talking about the "good 'ole days" .

Its 7am -- how do I know for sure ? The Jet is running on the track -- a very good sign this morning .....later .