Live from Rising Sun, Maryland - NHRA Lucas Oil Series

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Marty Knox

Mark, look at the bottom middle photo in post #11 of this thread - the LeMans on the left, Nova in the middle, Grand Prix (AKA $1000 car) on the right.

Oh boy! Thanks..Missed that one

[Jack Matyas]

Good morning all - No complaints again today as its going to be a perfect finish for this event weather wise .This afternoon temps are to reach mid-nineties but hopefully we'll be long gone before that happens .

Most classes are now in round three - and we are to start at 9:00 .

And for those of you wondering - yes, I'm over last nights' breakage and am ready to move on to the next race - its just been one of those seasons .


Back later ...........

[Jack Matyas]

So you're feeling sorry for yourself about losing and then having to drive a few hours home - try this once - yesterday I got to spend some time with Stock racer Thomas Sundstrum and we talked about his 'commute' he must make when coming to our events .You see Thomas is from Sweden - yep, that Sweden .First he has to get to his local airport -then get a flight to Newark ,NJ - all 8 1/2 hours of it - then rent a car and drive to Jim Morgans shop to pick up his racer and then on to the track .But he says its worth it - coming to our races is what he wants .And compared to his job back home as a cell phone tower tech ( 1,000 feet high ) its a walk in the park !

Thomas qualified # 19 with his B/SA '68 Mustang ( which by the way has been a race car since 1990) and had a tough first round loss but is ready to come back - and can't wait for the Pennsylvania Dutch Classic to begin .

PS - One last thing - a bit of trivia if you will - the next time you see a car with a number on their window that starts with an 8 they are not from the states - 8's are reserved for International competitors only .

[Doug Walker]

Some photos from Saturday from the grandstands, approx 500 feet downtrack.

[John Boland]

What time do you think they will wrap it up today?

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by John Boland

What time do you think they will wrap it up today?

Early to mid afternoon

[Larry Hill]

Air cleaner base plate looks different in the picture.

[Jack Matyas]

Great round of Stock -Ali over Ficacci after he spun the tires. She went a nice 10.12 in this heat.Tacony over Gray .

S/S UP NOW

[Jack Matyas]

Round three of Stock went off without a hitch this morning - most picked up a few hun from the morning air.Kenny Richards had a heads-up with Lenny Williams only to have his battery fail in the waterbox.Round four has a battle - Dave Ficacci v Ali Smyth heads up in A/SA .

S/S just ran - sorry - can't be in two places at once .

[Jack Matyas]

Smyth goes red to bubba - Adam takes the beam ............On to the final