"Live From" Summernationals - Englishtown, NJ

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by Chris Holbrook

Track conditions are a joke! I know it's hot but come on I felt like a nitro car I'm ok coming all this way to put on a show and run the factory Stock class but give us a decent track to run on! Every factory stock guy I talked to said they were blowing the tires off. What a joke!

You might be on to something Chris -- Three tries for me and I've not made it down the track once today ............

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Ran into Bob Lang and Dave Glick this morning who were working on the track into the wee hours last night and tell me its in terrific shape for today - thanks for your efforts boys

Why thank them before you have verified their claim and for doing their job?

You've got a $100,000 factory race car that hasn't got down the track in 3 tries at a national event! I'd be very pissed off!

[Greg Hill]

Originally Posted by Chris Holbrook

Track conditions are a joke! I know it's hot but come on I felt like a nitro car I'm ok coming all this way to put on a show and run the factory Stock class but give us a decent track to run on! Every factory stock guy I talked to said they were blowing the tires off. What a joke!

Chris, you are spoiled from running in D3 where we only use VHT and have Redman and Brad running track prep. They can even make Columbus good.

[Jack Matyas]

Truth is I'm not sure if its the track or my car set-up...........I've learned not to throw rocks until I'm sure .

[Jack Matyas]

Some cars on this track really impressed me today - John Shauls' A/SA running 10 ohs in the soup tells me some can run and hook at this place .......but others - no deal .Saw alot of good rides spin bigtime .

All that and I had a rude wake up this morning - opened the trailer door only to find the right rear flat -- hello Roy @ Hoosier for a pair of stickers .........

[1320racer]

what's the consenus as to the starting line from the rest of the stock eliminator crowd? Is the Firebird hooking?

[Ken Miele]

Jack, the starting line is hit or miss. I would say it is more the track than your car. I put the in car cam in for the final of the Factory Shootout. I have a very good mount, but Gary Richard's car shook and spun so bad it move the camera back. You will see it when I upload later. I saw everything from high hp cars to low hp cars spin in stock. Super Stock was a little better, but tire spin was sill an issue.

The photos are from first round of class in the staging lanes, it was busy day for stock, I can not remember running so many rounds on a Thursday.

I have four videos to edited along with some more photos from Super Stock. Bear with me, I will get it all uploaded as fast as I can.

The internet connection is getting slow, so it me be a few hour before I can get the videos uploaded.

[skills]

Hey Kenny or Jack if you get a moment can you ask John Shaul why he is running the 62 and not the 64. Love the 64 sad I won't get to see it this weekend. I will be down first thing in the morning. Good luck and god bless to all the racers give us a good show to talk about.

[Ken Miele]

Skills, I talked to John. He said Tom could not make this race, so he left the 64 home and hoped in the 62 413.

The first video is round one of qualifying. Chris Butcher in his H/SA 86 Camaro.

I should have another one up soon.... internet is still slow.

[Ken Miele]

Next in car cam is Bob Conway, in his L/SA 80 Malibu.