"Live From" NHRA New England Nationals

[Ken Miele]

Hello everyone, I just pulled in the gate. The temp is 96, man its hot. The hot weather is supposed to be gone tomorrow, as the storms will bring the cooler air. Lets hope they wont last all day. Saturday and Sunday look very nice.

I'm not racing this weekend, Anthony Bongiovanni needed me to bring a second rig up for the Micro Strategies team. His daughter Michelle is driving this weekend so I am here to lend a hand. I will have time for photos and reports. I was not coming to this race, but I'm glad to be here and cover the race.

Here is a few shots I grabbed coming through the gate. Most cars are put away.

[Ken Miele]

Good morning all, it just started to rain. Start time was supposed 9:15 starting with Super Street followed by Stock. The radar does not look good right now but lets hope it clears up later.

[Ken Miele]

9:45 update..... still raining.

[Ken Miele]

11:00 update..... still raining. This should be the last cell moving through. I think it will be over by noon.

[Ken Miele]

11:45 update.... The rain has stopped, the radar looks good for the rest of the day. Tracking drying should start soon. Hopefully we will be running in a few hours.

[Ken Miele]

Track drying is under way. I found a few cars out, but everyone else is waiting to make sure its stopped for good. No word yet on what the revise schedule will be. The last photo is a shot of the pit area at the end of the track. Its solid, but sandy, not sure I would like to pit there. I have not been to this track since 1988, parking is tight at best if you want a good spot.