Live from Inaugural New England Nationals!

Bob Don · 06-20-2013, 05:29 PM

We all got 2 hits today. 2 tomorrow as well before 1st rd in the afternoon. Someone must be listening about track conditions because they dragged the track after every other category. The humidity is supposed to increase as the weekend wears on so this first day qualifying may be the fastest times we post. They ran out of pit space and put about 40 of us in "no man's land" out by the finish line. It actually isn't that bad, just a long ways away.

Bobby Fazio · 06-20-2013, 10:06 PM

Wow 4 hits is pretty sweet I don't think I've ever gotten more than 2 at a national event since I started racing. I think this will be the largest spectator turnout of the season. Guess we will find out tomorrow. Are there any stick cars in super stock, what happened to Filipone?

Dave Casey · 06-21-2013, 06:32 AM

6 am Friday, another nice day,
They seem to be spending lots of time dragging the track. After racing last night they ground the starting line .
The parking turned out much better than I expected. It has rained so much in the whole New England area that the ground is saturated everywhere within 2-300 miles. There are some wet pit areas,but it is drying out fast.

There were many impressive runs yesterday, I watched super stock both runs and props to 3 racers that made great runs in both sessions Mark Markow , Scott Gove,and John Armstrong,, some runs are just a thing of beauty.

Joe Grippo · 06-21-2013, 08:59 AM

Brian Lohnes from Bangshift.com is on the mic, shooting photos and giving updates from the track this weekend...

http://bangshift.com/blog/live-event...ewsphotos.html

mannymen · 06-21-2013, 09:08 PM

Just got back from Friday qualifying and it was a packed house. Track looks to be in great shape. Stick cars were spinning pretty badly though.. Everyone else appeared to be running well. I hope sat and sun pack them in. They say the surface is very smooth.

Bob Don · 06-21-2013, 09:51 PM

There were bald spots on the starting line in both lanes, despite repeating track dragging. You had to carefully avoid them when staging. Not everyone was able to, resulting in some unhappy campers.

RJDUDEK · 06-21-2013, 11:00 PM

Check the first Highlights from Friday's qualifying in New England. #NHRA

06-20-2013, 05:29 PM	#1
Bob Don VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greater Boston Posts: 1,495 Likes: 1,114 Liked 900 Times in 191 Posts	Re: Live from Inaugural New England Nationals! We all got 2 hits today. 2 tomorrow as well before 1st rd in the afternoon. Someone must be listening about track conditions because they dragged the track after every other category. The humidity is supposed to increase as the weekend wears on so this first day qualifying may be the fastest times we post. They ran out of pit space and put about 40 of us in "no man's land" out by the finish line. It actually isn't that bad, just a long ways away. __________________ Bob Don 128 SS

06-20-2013, 10:06 PM	#2
Bobby Fazio VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Egg Harbor Township, NJ Posts: 1,467 Likes: 1,444 Liked 4,365 Times in 501 Posts	Re: Live from Inaugural New England Nationals! Wow 4 hits is pretty sweet I don't think I've ever gotten more than 2 at a national event since I started racing. I think this will be the largest spectator turnout of the season. Guess we will find out tomorrow. Are there any stick cars in super stock, what happened to Filipone? __________________ '65 Mustang SS/L & L/SA DriverInterviews.com \| App.DragInsights.com

06-21-2013, 06:32 AM	#3
Dave Casey VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hampden, MA Posts: 1,201 Likes: 233 Liked 774 Times in 164 Posts	Re: Live from Inaugural New England Nationals! 6 am Friday, another nice day, They seem to be spending lots of time dragging the track. After racing last night they ground the starting line . The parking turned out much better than I expected. It has rained so much in the whole New England area that the ground is saturated everywhere within 2-300 miles. There are some wet pit areas,but it is drying out fast. There were many impressive runs yesterday, I watched super stock both runs and props to 3 racers that made great runs in both sessions Mark Markow , Scott Gove,and John Armstrong,, some runs are just a thing of beauty. __________________ Dave Casey 1330 STK

06-21-2013, 08:59 AM	#4
Joe Grippo Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Elverson, Pa Posts: 158 Likes: 125 Liked 41 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Live from Inaugural New England Nationals! Brian Lohnes from Bangshift.com is on the mic, shooting photos and giving updates from the track this weekend... http://bangshift.com/blog/live-event...ewsphotos.html __________________ Time Wasters....http://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_grippo/sets/ http://www.youtube.com/user/JoeGrippo?feature=mhum Last edited by Joe Grippo; 06-21-2013 at 09:01 AM. Reason: fat fingers

06-21-2013, 09:08 PM	#5
mannymen Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 728 Likes: 5 Liked 13 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Live from Inaugural New England Nationals! Just got back from Friday qualifying and it was a packed house. Track looks to be in great shape. Stick cars were spinning pretty badly though.. Everyone else appeared to be running well. I hope sat and sun pack them in. They say the surface is very smooth. __________________ N/A

06-21-2013, 09:51 PM	#6
Bob Don VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greater Boston Posts: 1,495 Likes: 1,114 Liked 900 Times in 191 Posts	Re: Live from Inaugural New England Nationals! There were bald spots on the starting line in both lanes, despite repeating track dragging. You had to carefully avoid them when staging. Not everyone was able to, resulting in some unhappy campers. __________________ Bob Don 128 SS

06-21-2013, 11:00 PM	#7
RJDUDEK Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: 07058 Posts: 89 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Live from Inaugural New England Nationals! Check the first Highlights from Friday's qualifying in New England. #NHRA