Live from Lebanon Valley-NHRA Lucas Oil Series

[Rich Biebel]

A very familiar scenario........287.....78....80...Turnpike. NJ-Pa-NY all can get you....I love when you just get rolling and feel like your doing good.....and then the traffic slows to a creep or crawl for miles.....

I think the worst one I can recall was being caught up in the exiting traffic from Pocono Raceway after a Nascar race.......I was at Numidia for the Division race the last time they had one.........I recall never moving an inch for 45 minutes.....

[Jack Matyas]

Live -- Now -- you bet .This trip I decided to use Mapquest and try a different route -- you've got to understand that this place is way back in the woods - scenic plenty but way back there .The first picture below is going over a bridge that really shouldn't be used for diesel pushers that have a trailer attached - just a tad scary .....then I came onto route 66 -- no not that route 66 but New York route 66 and more scenic stuff for sure .

Let me go see whats up with racin' things and maybe tech in ............

By the way -- I know none of you will believe it but its gotten dark since I got here .And did I mention the wind has picked up ?

[W J]

Jack, you're looking more and more like Clark Kent every day. Like your GTO avatar better.....(watch these kids on here start asking who Clark Kent is...) P.S. If it rains there, make sure you get to high ground (like over on turn 3 of the stock car track.) Hope you qualify well. WJ

[Rich Biebel]

High ground wasn't high enough last year! The entire dirt track was under water.

I was there a few years ago when a wicked storm rolled in and blasted us with rain/wind/hail......and a lot of damage.......they tell me it's a regular occurance there......I guess it's in a "valley"......duh!

I do love the view from the wall behind the starting line on a hot sunny day though.

The Dirt track also makes the race a good oneto attend as I enjoy watching them race. I used to do engines for some round track racers......and crewed a couple times at Middletown.......

[Mike Schwartz]

Originally Posted by Rich Biebel

A very familiar scenario........287.....78....80...Turnpike. NJ-Pa-NY all can get you....I love when you just get rolling and feel like your doing good.....and then the traffic slows to a creep or crawl for miles.....

I think the worst one I can recall was being caught up in the exiting traffic from Pocono Raceway after a Nascar race.......I was at Numidia for the Division race the last time they had one.........I recall never moving an inch for 45 minutes.....

I attended a NASCAR race at Pocono and it took me three hours just to get out of the infield!

[Jack Matyas]

Brrrrrrr....What a pretty morning even if its a little chilly with the temp just making it to 60 degrees . But the rest the numbers look great with humidity @ 62% and burning off fast and the barometer showing a so-so 29.54 making the final DA at just over 1100' .We could see some nice numbers during the first shot this morning .............no exact word as to what time we'll kick off this morning but I'll be there for you ...................