Forgettable Racing Stories

MEXJOE · 03-08-2010, 11:57 AM

Well,
IN 1993
Jason Line & myself left Minnesota for the Atlanta POINTS MEET. & the Gator Nats.
Got caught in the STORM OF THE CENTURY (first snow in atlanta in 100 years)
25 inches of snow!!!
Got stuck in a Dry County ... at the Bull Dog Inn Motel! (for3 days)

Took off for FLA. & HAD TO PASS ( with our trucks and trailers) A ROAD GRADER PLOWING A 6 LANE FREEWAY WITH A 5 MILE LONG LINE OF CARS BEHIND IT!!!

We got to FLA. to find someone had "helped us out" by CANCELING OUR MOTEL RESERVATIONS!!!!!

Then it rained for 2 days and that place was a SWAMP!!

NHRA ran 2 rounds of S/C &G/G and then kicked them (who were no longer in the race ) out so we could park stock, & super stock on the tared pit spots and let us
up out of the mud.

By this time we did get 1 Q- pass

My car broke an axle.

I had a single for class and could not make the call !

After crawling around in the mud and pounding the twisted axle out with a sledge hammer and with the help of Jason, Al Provost & Mike McDonald, we got her fixed!
I was way to dirty to get in my car and move it to the tar.

Jason drove my car to the tar for me

Came back the next morning at 8:30 AM (stock is going to run at 11:30)
Only to hear THE CALL ...STOCK ELIMINATOR TO THE LANES!!!!

We scrambled to get things ready

I jumped in, hit the key.....the battery was dead!!!!!!!

The fan was left on.. Thanks Buddy

How is that.

03-08-2010, 11:57 AM	#11
MEXJOE Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: nhranumbers.com Posts: 875 Likes: 137 Liked 165 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Forgettable Racing Stories Well, IN 1993 Jason Line & myself left Minnesota for the Atlanta POINTS MEET. & the Gator Nats. Got caught in the STORM OF THE CENTURY (first snow in atlanta in 100 years) 25 inches of snow!!! Got stuck in a Dry County ... at the Bull Dog Inn Motel! (for3 days) Took off for FLA. & HAD TO PASS ( with our trucks and trailers) A ROAD GRADER PLOWING A 6 LANE FREEWAY WITH A 5 MILE LONG LINE OF CARS BEHIND IT!!! We got to FLA. to find someone had "helped us out" by CANCELING OUR MOTEL RESERVATIONS!!!!! Then it rained for 2 days and that place was a SWAMP!! NHRA ran 2 rounds of S/C &G/G and then kicked them (who were no longer in the race ) out so we could park stock, & super stock on the tared pit spots and let us up out of the mud. By this time we did get 1 Q- pass My car broke an axle. I had a single for class and could not make the call ! After crawling around in the mud and pounding the twisted axle out with a sledge hammer and with the help of Jason, Al Provost & Mike McDonald, we got her fixed! I was way to dirty to get in my car and move it to the tar. Jason drove my car to the tar for me Came back the next morning at 8:30 AM (stock is going to run at 11:30) Only to hear THE CALL ...STOCK ELIMINATOR TO THE LANES!!!! We scrambled to get things ready I jumped in, hit the key.....the battery was dead!!!!!!! The fan was left on.. Thanks Buddy How is that. Last edited by MEXJOE; 03-12-2010 at 03:15 PM.

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