A fun time at MIR

[Chip THELEGEND Johnson]

Angela,
I may sale everything, take a year off and regroup. It may be time to go in a different direction. If I can't I'll be at the first race next year just like always.
Chip

[Angela Macy]

Originally Posted by Chip THELEGEND Johnson

Angela,
I may sale everything, take a year off and regroup. It may be time to go in a different direction. If I can't I'll be at the first race next year just like always.
Chip

Sounds like someone else I know. Midlife crisis? Sale everything and regroup...you can't be serious. Quit talking crazy before you get slapped.

Spot-a-pots? New name to me....they stink inside, it will make me gag. Only in emergencies. By the way, I noticed on the other side of the track the guy at the porta potties had roped them off so you had to pass by him.

[Brandon Peterson]

We really enjoyed the race at MIR i wasn't expecting to do as well as i did but we had a blast... i wasn't sure about the people coming up through the woods mike longhany told me and dad about them so we scooted down to the trailer and i watched them hover around scott macys trailer so i rode the golf cart over there and they kinda scattered away but stayed around his trailer so i hung around till they left and told angela when she got there to check all their stuff to make sure it was all there. it was weird how they all just went around our trailers down there and hung around like no one would notice them. keith, that was my mustang that barely made if off the track nothing was wrong with the car it was only my second national event and i was nervous/excited to be going to the finals thanks for the concern though didn't win but i sure loved the whole weekend..too bad it couldn't have been me and you in the finals jamie but we both had a great weekend. hope to see everyone at the Rock

[Bobby Butler]

hey Brandon congrats on the RU..........

[Brandon Peterson]

thanks bobby ill remember it forever..see you in a few weeks

[Angela Macy]

It was good to hear you had a successful weekend Brandon - we were hoping to find you and Jamie had run off since you are both good friends of ours. Best of luck at Rockingham...but please fall on the opposite side of the ladder than us - ha ha

[Bryan Worner]

I love racing at MIR as a lot of you already know! This year the weather was great, and fast as usual.....but the track wasn't! I did notice the burnout boxes were not kept clean, and barely had any water in them! There were rocks and sand tracked from there to the starting line! I approached one of the starting line crew during an oil down and asked him if he could clean up that area on both lanes. He just shook his head and they never did anything during the lengthy oil down clean up! I proceeded to blow the tires off on that run! I've never had that problem there before!! What really sucks is this is during their big event of the year!! No excuse for that!

One thing I really don't understand is why there weren't more Super Stockers than 41!! Especially between Atco pts race and the Virginia Nat'l. Not many NHRA regulars were there in SS!

[Michael Beard]

That was very surprising to me, as the starting line was well-staffed. They probably could have spent less time trying to direct you perfectly through the water, and more time with a broom.

I was at another big event recently where it was so bad that after I blew the tires off, I marched straight to the starting line, grabbed a broom to push off the rocks and debris. I think the starter's job was to flip that switch, and the burnout box kid's was to spray water. Neither barely glanced at me or seemed to care that I was on their starting line (let alone doing their jobs). More staff was brought in later, and things were fine then.