"Live From" Summernationals - Englishtown, NJ

[davidhuff]

Thanks Ken Miele for posting all the great pictures!

[boostedf22c]

Originally Posted by Jeff Swanson

Kenny, maybe you've posted in the past, but why no helmet cam shots? Very cool during eliminations.

You have the NHRA and their rules committee to thank for that one.

Originally Posted by Chris Holbrook

Track conditions are a joke! I know it's hot but come on I felt like a nitro car I'm ok coming all this way to put on a show and run the factory Stock class but give us a decent track to run on! Every factory stock guy I talked to said they were blowing the tires off. What a joke!

Sounds like the track was/is horrible. Last year, about this time, we ran at Englishtown and it was scary to even attempt a full pass, the big end was scary!! Also, we blew the tires off on 3 out of our 4 attempts. And by blew the tires off, I mean immediately on the rev limiter through 1st and 2nd. What's the deal?

[skills]

Leaving central pa now...on to the summernationals what a wonderful name. Jack do you have any shirts? You and Kenny get first signs on it. Go John Shaul!!!

[Jack Matyas]

Good morning gang - today it starts as first round of Stock is to go off at 10:15 .Yeah , it'll again be hot and ugly as it was yesterday but lets face the facts -it is the Summernationals and we should expect the weather to be what we've had .Here it is not even 6 AM and the temps are in the seventies .This heat and humidity really kicks your butte ........or maybe I'm just getting old -- or both ! ! !

I , like many other racers really wanted to come here this weekend and have some fun and do well and had I brought a different car I would have .Had I left my COPO home and drove my Trans Am at this race the fun meter would be alot higher .This race is not working out well for any Stocker with a high horsepower engine .We've thrown everything including the proverbial kitchen sink at our Camaro and the best we've got for our efforts is smoking the tires past the tree after pedaling ( I used to think pedaling was for John Force - not the case anymore ) . All this from a car that stood 'em up on the bumper last weekend at Maple Grove on every pass.If six or seven hundred horsepower can't get down the track what'll happen later today when 8,000 ponies are unleashed ?

I'm disappointed to say the least and if I can't hook for first round I'll be back at work lickity split .........and probably get anther pink slip from Kenny as he's had to work hard the last few days - something he's not used to doing but getting better at it .

Stay tuned ..........

[Dan Bernay]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Good morning gang - today it starts as first round of Stock is to go off at 10:15 .Yeah , it'll again be hot and ugly as it was yesterday but lets face the facts -it is the Summernationals and we should expect the weather to be what we've had .Here it is not even 6 AM and the temps are in the seventies .This heat and humidity really kicks your butte ........or maybe I'm just getting old -- or both ! ! !

I , like many other racers really wanted to come here this weekend and have some fun and do well and had I brought a different car I would have .Had I left my COPO home and drove my Trans Am at this race the fun meter would be alot higher .This race is not working out well for any Stocker with a high horsepower engine .We've thrown everything including the proverbial kitchen sink at our Camaro and the best we've got for our efforts is smoking the tires past the tree after pedaling ( I used to think pedaling was for John Force - not the case anymore ) . All this from a car that stood 'em up on the bumper last weekend at Maple Grove on every pass.If six or seven hundred horsepower can't get down the track what'll happen later today when 8,000 ponies are unleashed ?

I'm disappointed to say the least and if I can't hook for first round I'll be back at work lickity split .........and probably get anther pink slip from Kenny as he's had to work hard the last few days - something he's not used to doing but getting better at it .

Stay tuned ..........

Jack I don't have any answers for the track conditions, but I do know if it were me I would protect myself and my race car , eat the entrance fee trailer my car and leave.
It's just not worth the risk.
Everyone else can make their on decision.

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by boostedf22c

You have the NHRA and their rules committee to thank for that one.



Sounds like the track was/is horrible. Last year, about this time, we ran at Englishtown and it was scary to even attempt a full pass, the big end was scary!! Also, we blew the tires off on 3 out of our 4 attempts. And by blew the tires off, I mean immediately on the rev limiter through 1st and 2nd. What's the deal?

Carey to put it in perspective....the Beagle did a 1.416 and a 1.46....60 foot can't always trust 60 foot due to wheelie size, but I might have spun a bit.

Eric

[Ken Miele]

Jeff, NHRA states you can not place the camera on your helmet. David, I am glad to do it. Skills, Jack has plenty of shirts.


Like Jack said it will be another hot day, but I'm hoping the track will be okay for at least the first round before the heat gets to it. Stock and Super Stock will be getting 2 rounds in before 3. I will have more photos later and try to do another in car cam.

[Brett C]

Same weather we have down here! Good luck to all...stay hydrated!
We'll be in it next weekend at our Belle Rose divisional.

[Jeff Swanson]

Originally Posted by Ken Miele

Jeff, NHRA states you can not place the camera on your helmet.

Well that sucks! Thanks for the updates, photos, and video you can post.

[Rich Biebel]

I don't know why the traction is bad but I can tell you....

I raced there twice this year and they had to switch to 1/8th mile due to the track being so "loose" and the cross winds aggravating it for fast cars like my dragster.

I went 7.47 at 177 there on the only good run I made on the full 1/4 mile and really had to force my self to keep my foot down....

Starting line traction was ok but I have way bigger tires than a stocker...