Live from Maple Grove - NHRA Lucas Oil Series

[jwsamuel]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

It's official - test n tune is cancelled - tomorrow is still right on schedule as of now .

Jack...Here are two things I know:

1. Every year it rains at Maple Grove.
2. You are here every year.

Jim

[Mike Delahanty]

Ken - how some in-car action footage from that 62 409 this weekend.

Thanks

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by jwsamuel

Jack...Here are two things I know:

1. Every year it rains at Maple Grove.
2. You are here every year.

Jim

Jimmie -- OK, here are two things I know

1) You go home every night

2) This place is like home to me - been coming here since the sixties .

[Michael Beard]

Rolled in about 12:45 am. There are 2 long lines stacked up from the interior gate back almost to the corner, and working on filling up the field now, with almost another two short rows.

Stray thought... if you're going to have 3-4 staff members stacking the field, why not staff the gate instead? I was told they'll open at 7am, and I could expect to move about 8am. That's ok, I only have two cars to get through tech and be ready by 8:30 am. Mother Nature may help, unfortunately. The crew is usually up early getting ahead of the game though! I ran through small sections of showers periodically throughout the 8.5 hr ride, mostly from WV on east. Saw an Accuweather rar at one rest area, indicating that there would likely be a few more bands moving through tonight. The stacking field is wet, but seems to be holding up so far. There are a number of gravel roads that run perpendicular to the entrance road, so the rigs that continue to pull in get a little extra footing here and there. They are now midway back a third row in the field.

[Jack Matyas]

Good morning members - to say its not pretty here today is an understatement as its just plain ugly outside .Put together 64 degrees with 76% humidity along with a 29.15 barometer and we're past 2000' already at 6:30 AM .With no Sun showing it'll be a few hours till this place dries out . That is if and I say if we have no more showers .

Be back a little later with an update ............Welcome to the start of Summer ! !

[Michael Beard]

Ended up with four rows in the field overnight. Things are rolling in fairly quickly this morning: in sight of the gate already.

8am is supposed to be the warmest time today. The front moving through is 10 degrees colder. It was 56 in Columbus last night when I talked to my wife, and 64 here. It's coming!

[Michael Beard]

Jack's up! The wind has picked up, and it has started to rain. Radar shows bands of green all the way down into VA, aimed at running right over us. Weather Channel is calling for 30-40% all day and into the overnight hours. I'd gotten out the California Water Blade last night to dry the car a little, and it looks like the California Car Cover is staying on awhile. Guess I'll whip out yhe Duckbrella and see who else is out in the deluge as they continue to park rigs.

I 've got a nice spot up against the treeline across from the gas pumps... there's a tree right in the middle that I've pulled up to where few others could fit. Love my little truck! I actually did see a couple other open trailers.

[jwsamuel]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Jimmie -- OK, here are two things I know

1) You go home every night

Actually, I stay out here for the points race.

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

2) This place is like home to me - been coming here since the sixties .

And it has rained here since the sixties!

[boostedf22c]

Maple Grove forecast........there is a 30% chance that it's already raining.

[Michael Beard]

Tech was being done in the barn while it was raining this morning. It's just spritzing at the moment and more cars are lining up, so inspectors have moved outside.