A fun time at MIR

Jamie Southards · 10-01-2007, 09:24 PM

Hey Keith!
That was me that backfired. Thanks for checking everything out for me!!! No, I didn't win that round. Lost to Craig Marshall, I couldn't run my dial-in ran a 11.17 off of 11.14. Thanks again for checking on me!
Jamie Southards

Keith Mayers · 10-01-2007, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamie Southards

Hey Keith!
That was me that backfired. Thanks for checking everything out for me!!! No, I didn't win that round. Lost to Craig Marshall, I couldn't run my dial-in ran a 11.17 off of 11.14. Thanks again for checking on me!
Jamie Southards

damn, tuff round. sucks when something like that happens, all straped in the car and no one around! been there before...

Jeremy1374 · 10-02-2007, 07:16 AM

I would like to put MIR on the schedule for next year. One question, are there hotels close by? That is one issue we have with not having a motorhome/trailer with LQ. We have family an hour north of the track but......
Now the question is do we go in the spring for the divisional or in the fall for the national??? Seems the spring gets a lot of rain. After a 10 hour tow, I dont want to sit around in the rain. Although there is always beer to be drunk.....hmmm!!!

Angela Macy · 10-02-2007, 08:26 AM

We stayed in California Maryland which was 25 miles from the track, or 30 minutes. We stayed in a Super 8 but there was a Sleep Inn about 3 or 4 miles up the road, closer to the track. The Super 8 was ok, the room was clean and it wasn't in a "bad part of town". It wasn't my favorite hotel we've stayed it, but it wasn't the worst either.

There was stuff in Waldorf and La Plata too - which is the on the other side of the track from where we were - but they were more expensive and they did not accept pets.

From memory it seemed everything was 15-25 miles away from the track through

Michael Beard · 10-02-2007, 08:45 AM

>> there was a red mopar that backfired through the scoop

ah-HA! Wayne County tuning! So that's how she's going so fast!

j/k Congrats on another really strong weekend, Jamie!

Tricky weekend for dialing... Terry and Myron didn't cover 3rd round either.

What'd you do Keith? Didn't get to do more than wave when you went by on the golf cart. You still tinkering with the Stocker idea?

Bruce Noland · 10-02-2007, 09:25 AM

Chip,

Theft is a problem at most of the tracks.

Michael Beard · 10-02-2007, 09:50 AM

Man! You need to race with us more often. MIR and Jackson (if there's a Thunder Jam show) are the only ones I worry about.

Keith Mayers · 10-02-2007, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

>> there was a red mopar that backfired through the scoop

ah-HA! Wayne County tuning! So that's how she's going so fast!

j/k Congrats on another really strong weekend, Jamie!

Tricky weekend for dialing... Terry and Myron didn't cover 3rd round either.

What'd you do Keith? Didn't get to do more than wave when you went by on the golf cart. You still tinkering with the Stocker idea?

got hosed in the semi's, seems funny some cars need 3 burnouts! oh well, that's life. i have not done much with the dodge, won street in it at capitol couple of weeks ago, gave me the $ to get to MIR. go figure...

Michael Beard · 10-02-2007, 12:52 PM

>> seems funny some cars need 3 burnouts!

Seems to be an ongoing problem at MIR. A Nitro Funny Car almost lost it on the burnout, as reported on CompetitionPlus.com: "KING'S WILD BURNOUT- Mitch King raised a few eyebrows and probably the blood pressure of some of the starting line workers during his burnout early Saturday afternoon. One of the rear tire's on King's Corvette Funny Car grabbed the pavement instead of smoking the tires after rolling through the water box and the car quickly turned sideways, going up on two wheels before he gathered it back in and regained control.

"I was told they didn't squirt enough water down," said King. "One tire was dry and one tire was wet. Luckily I caught it pretty quick and didn't hit Paul (Smith, crew chief) or we'd all of been in big trouble. It was pretty hairy from where I was at and I asked them on the radio if they wanted me to back up and do another burnout and they said 'no just go'."

Randall Cantrell broke an axle in the burnout box, first round of the SSS runoffs. There were a lot of guys having trouble in the burnout box this weekend.

>> i have not done much with the dodge, won street in it at capitol couple of weeks ago, gave me the $ to get to MIR. go figure...

Well, cool! Good job!

10-01-2007, 09:24 PM	#1
Jamie Southards Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Shelby, NC Posts: 72 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: A fun time at MIR Hey Keith! That was me that backfired. Thanks for checking everything out for me!!! No, I didn't win that round. Lost to Craig Marshall, I couldn't run my dial-in ran a 11.17 off of 11.14. Thanks again for checking on me! Jamie Southards

10-02-2007, 07:16 AM	#3
Jeremy1374 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 136 Likes: 206 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: A fun time at MIR I would like to put MIR on the schedule for next year. One question, are there hotels close by? That is one issue we have with not having a motorhome/trailer with LQ. We have family an hour north of the track but...... Now the question is do we go in the spring for the divisional or in the fall for the national??? Seems the spring gets a lot of rain. After a 10 hour tow, I dont want to sit around in the rain. Although there is always beer to be drunk.....hmmm!!!

10-02-2007, 08:26 AM	#4
Angela Macy Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Randleman, NC Posts: 301 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: A fun time at MIR We stayed in California Maryland which was 25 miles from the track, or 30 minutes. We stayed in a Super 8 but there was a Sleep Inn about 3 or 4 miles up the road, closer to the track. The Super 8 was ok, the room was clean and it wasn't in a "bad part of town". It wasn't my favorite hotel we've stayed it, but it wasn't the worst either. There was stuff in Waldorf and La Plata too - which is the on the other side of the track from where we were - but they were more expensive and they did not accept pets. From memory it seemed everything was 15-25 miles away from the track through

10-02-2007, 08:45 AM	#5
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: A fun time at MIR >> there was a red mopar that backfired through the scoop ah-HA! Wayne County tuning! So that's how she's going so fast! j/k Congrats on another really strong weekend, Jamie! Tricky weekend for dialing... Terry and Myron didn't cover 3rd round either. What'd you do Keith? Didn't get to do more than wave when you went by on the golf cart. You still tinkering with the Stocker idea? __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

10-02-2007, 09:25 AM	#6
Bruce Noland VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,855 Likes: 83 Liked 444 Times in 145 Posts	Re: A fun time at MIR Chip, Theft is a problem at most of the tracks. __________________ Bruce Noland 1788 STK

10-02-2007, 09:50 AM	#7
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: A fun time at MIR Man! You need to race with us more often. MIR and Jackson (if there's a Thunder Jam show) are the only ones I worry about. __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

10-02-2007, 12:52 PM	#9
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: A fun time at MIR >> seems funny some cars need 3 burnouts! Seems to be an ongoing problem at MIR. A Nitro Funny Car almost lost it on the burnout, as reported on CompetitionPlus.com: "KING'S WILD BURNOUT- Mitch King raised a few eyebrows and probably the blood pressure of some of the starting line workers during his burnout early Saturday afternoon. One of the rear tire's on King's Corvette Funny Car grabbed the pavement instead of smoking the tires after rolling through the water box and the car quickly turned sideways, going up on two wheels before he gathered it back in and regained control. "I was told they didn't squirt enough water down," said King. "One tire was dry and one tire was wet. Luckily I caught it pretty quick and didn't hit Paul (Smith, crew chief) or we'd all of been in big trouble. It was pretty hairy from where I was at and I asked them on the radio if they wanted me to back up and do another burnout and they said 'no just go'." Randall Cantrell broke an axle in the burnout box, first round of the SSS runoffs. There were a lot of guys having trouble in the burnout box this weekend. >> i have not done much with the dodge, won street in it at capitol couple of weeks ago, gave me the $ to get to MIR. go figure... Well, cool! Good job! __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

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