Live from Englishtown----NHRA Supernationals - Page 2

Jack Matyas · 06-20-2008, 09:57 AM

Well its Friday morning and everyone can't wait for first round but its several hours away for the Stockers and S/S cars .Llike they say - its a Chamber of Commerce day here at Raceway Park with blue sky's and no cloud cover what so ever -- the start of today's activities are only twenty minutes away ! !

Turns out yesterdays rumor is true-the Parker clan did go home for another engine last night after breaking a rod yesterday and changed it in time for todays first round -kudos to them-thats stocker dedication at its best .And special thanks to Barry Parker for the "loan" of a few eggs this morning as without them some of the Diamond RV bunch would have had to go without .

Last night I mentioned the temps took a dip and right now its only in the mid 60's but rising and it should be fast with little humidity and a decent barometer .This weather is very unseasonal for the "Summers" but welcomed.

The Pro's will be out later but the Sportsman pits are all buzzing about Lee Zane and his Pro Stock debut --good luck to Lee and his new team --hopefully he'll get in the "show" .Later........

Jack Matyas · 06-20-2008, 03:24 PM

Well here it is -- round one of Stock was anything but pretty .Some guys were faster , some were slower , some got bit by the wind , others hooked and yet some spun bigtime .Yesterday it was tough to get a .080 to .100 light and today there was a huge amount of single and double redlights.....any ideas? ? ?

Noteables-- Fletcher put out Harrington , Hartzler sent the champ home . I'd love to give you a storybook ending to the Parker saga but Barry lost by a stinkin' 2 thou (five little inches). Bummer . Worse than that his pit looked like a tornado came thru it .

Runs to watch tommorow---Sabin vs Fletcher //// Ficacci vs Fletch //// Shaul has the bye

More coming.............

Lee Zane just ran 6.98 in his first run ever at a National event with a Pro Stock .They have work to do but a good start and the shiny side is still up .

CB. · 06-20-2008, 07:39 PM

how about bob broadbent?

SC1317 · 06-20-2008, 07:52 PM

Broadbent beat Meier has Linke 2nd

CB. · 06-20-2008, 08:52 PM

thank you

Jack Matyas · 06-21-2008, 08:19 AM

What a difference a day makes -------- this morning the temp is already 68 with the high to be in the mid eighties ------- but the humidity is 68% and will drop into the 40 % range as the day goes on but the good news is that the barometer is 30.06 and steady -------- another crapshoot in the dial-o-meter as Stock and S/S will run their second rounds late this morning followed by rounds 3 and 4 late this afternoon .As most of you know the Pro's had a field day last night with the great conditions they had but today will be a totally different story -if you didn't get in the program you surely won't today without a miracle .Our own Lee Zane made two very nice passes that were straight and true and he looked like he had been doing Pro Stock for years instead of weeks but was a little short in the horsepower department and so far is not in the show .

Another hard worker this weekend is young Bryan Valentine -- after winning first round yesterday he realized that his converter was broke and with help from his dad promply changed it, then loaded up and went to Atco last night to test . Just what us "old" guys need - another young gun looking to win this race ! Yes , I remember what its like to have fire in my belly.....Oh, the good 'ole days .....bring 'em back .As for myself I'm on to round two thank God..........later .

Pistol Pete · 06-21-2008, 02:36 PM

Attn In The Pits...

WOW.... Awesome... Awesome... BBQ Party at the Parker Bros. Camp on Friday.

Especially after both bros. Lost 1st round. They sure do know how to Race & Party...

All that came out, Thanks for coming, All that Didn't come out, there's always next time.

Whoever made the Clams, they were Awesome....

I think the Next Big Bash will be at the Englishtown Points Race, so mark your calender.
BTW, We promise to have Real Beer, Not Ed Koziol Beer.. lol

Good Luck to all Racers Today & Tomorrow..

Div. 1 IS THE BEST & ALWAYS WILL BE.
Gary, this ones for you. I'M EAST COAST....

Pistol Pete

Jack Matyas · 06-21-2008, 04:42 PM

Sorry gang -lost service for a few hours-- Round 2 was really wierd --plenty of run-outs by small margins--myself included by .003 .Also much good side by side racing .
Noteables -Fetch put out Dave Ficacci -------Meile over Boudreau --- Sabin and Fletcher heads-up with Fletcher going red . And they march on to the Wally...........

Tonight our thoughts and prayers go out to the Kallita family .

Larry Hill · 06-22-2008, 10:47 AM

Very enjoyable, Jack keep up the good work. Thanks Larry

Jack Matyas · 06-22-2008, 05:55 PM

Thanks Larry -- we had no idea how involved this is until we tried it . Round four coming up with some great match-ups. Szupka vs Bubba Fetch vs Meile Sabin has a bye......stay tuned ! !

Rd 3 s/s Van Poppel over Sam Biondo.... Piacentini puts Fletcher out.....Cantucci over Smyth...Tripp over Lisa

Rd 4 coming up-- D.Ficacci vs Van Poppel...... Hanley vs Morehead
RD#4 Stock------Fetch over Meile //// Szupka over Linke (heads-up 11.35 to 11.43) ....... Biondo wins another round
RD#4 S/S--Morehead over Hanley/// Ficacci over Van poppel

06-20-2008, 09:57 AM	#11
Jack Matyas Live Reporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA Posts: 4,927 Likes: 406 Liked 2,050 Times in 398 Posts	Re: Live from Englishtown----NHRA Supernationals Well its Friday morning and everyone can't wait for first round but its several hours away for the Stockers and S/S cars .Llike they say - its a Chamber of Commerce day here at Raceway Park with blue sky's and no cloud cover what so ever -- the start of today's activities are only twenty minutes away ! ! Turns out yesterdays rumor is true-the Parker clan did go home for another engine last night after breaking a rod yesterday and changed it in time for todays first round -kudos to them-thats stocker dedication at its best .And special thanks to Barry Parker for the "loan" of a few eggs this morning as without them some of the Diamond RV bunch would have had to go without . Last night I mentioned the temps took a dip and right now its only in the mid 60's but rising and it should be fast with little humidity and a decent barometer .This weather is very unseasonal for the "Summers" but welcomed. The Pro's will be out later but the Sportsman pits are all buzzing about Lee Zane and his Pro Stock debut --good luck to Lee and his new team --hopefully he'll get in the "show" .Later........ __________________ Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO

06-20-2008, 03:24 PM	#12
Jack Matyas Live Reporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA Posts: 4,927 Likes: 406 Liked 2,050 Times in 398 Posts	Re: Live from Englishtown----NHRA Supernationals Well here it is -- round one of Stock was anything but pretty .Some guys were faster , some were slower , some got bit by the wind , others hooked and yet some spun bigtime .Yesterday it was tough to get a .080 to .100 light and today there was a huge amount of single and double redlights.....any ideas? ? ? Noteables-- Fletcher put out Harrington , Hartzler sent the champ home . I'd love to give you a storybook ending to the Parker saga but Barry lost by a stinkin' 2 thou (five little inches). Bummer . Worse than that his pit looked like a tornado came thru it . Runs to watch tommorow---Sabin vs Fletcher //// Ficacci vs Fletch //// Shaul has the bye More coming............. Lee Zane just ran 6.98 in his first run ever at a National event with a Pro Stock .They have work to do but a good start and the shiny side is still up . __________________ Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO Last edited by Jack Matyas; 06-20-2008 at 04:56 PM.

06-20-2008, 07:39 PM	#13
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06-21-2008, 08:19 AM	#16
Jack Matyas Live Reporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA Posts: 4,927 Likes: 406 Liked 2,050 Times in 398 Posts	Re: Live from Englishtown----NHRA Supernationals What a difference a day makes -------- this morning the temp is already 68 with the high to be in the mid eighties ------- but the humidity is 68% and will drop into the 40 % range as the day goes on but the good news is that the barometer is 30.06 and steady -------- another crapshoot in the dial-o-meter as Stock and S/S will run their second rounds late this morning followed by rounds 3 and 4 late this afternoon .As most of you know the Pro's had a field day last night with the great conditions they had but today will be a totally different story -if you didn't get in the program you surely won't today without a miracle .Our own Lee Zane made two very nice passes that were straight and true and he looked like he had been doing Pro Stock for years instead of weeks but was a little short in the horsepower department and so far is not in the show . Another hard worker this weekend is young Bryan Valentine -- after winning first round yesterday he realized that his converter was broke and with help from his dad promply changed it, then loaded up and went to Atco last night to test . Just what us "old" guys need - another young gun looking to win this race ! Yes , I remember what its like to have fire in my belly.....Oh, the good 'ole days .....bring 'em back .As for myself I'm on to round two thank God..........later . __________________ Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO

06-21-2008, 02:36 PM	#17
Pistol Pete VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Punta Gorda Isles, Fl. Posts: 1,626 Likes: 3,401 Liked 779 Times in 209 Posts	Re: Live from Englishtown----NHRA Supernationals Attn In The Pits... WOW.... Awesome... Awesome... BBQ Party at the Parker Bros. Camp on Friday. Especially after both bros. Lost 1st round. They sure do know how to Race & Party... All that came out, Thanks for coming, All that Didn't come out, there's always next time. Whoever made the Clams, they were Awesome.... I think the Next Big Bash will be at the Englishtown Points Race, so mark your calender. BTW, We promise to have Real Beer, Not Ed Koziol Beer.. lol Good Luck to all Racers Today & Tomorrow.. Div. 1 IS THE BEST & ALWAYS WILL BE. Gary, this ones for you. I'M EAST COAST.... Pistol Pete

06-21-2008, 04:42 PM	#18
Jack Matyas Live Reporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA Posts: 4,927 Likes: 406 Liked 2,050 Times in 398 Posts	Re: Live from Englishtown----NHRA Supernationals Sorry gang -lost service for a few hours-- Round 2 was really wierd --plenty of run-outs by small margins--myself included by .003 .Also much good side by side racing . Noteables -Fetch put out Dave Ficacci -------Meile over Boudreau --- Sabin and Fletcher heads-up with Fletcher going red . And they march on to the Wally........... Tonight our thoughts and prayers go out to the Kallita family . __________________ Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO Last edited by Jack Matyas; 06-21-2008 at 08:34 PM.

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06-22-2008, 05:55 PM	#20
Jack Matyas Live Reporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA Posts: 4,927 Likes: 406 Liked 2,050 Times in 398 Posts	Re: Live from Englishtown----NHRA Supernationals Thanks Larry -- we had no idea how involved this is until we tried it . Round four coming up with some great match-ups. Szupka vs Bubba Fetch vs Meile Sabin has a bye......stay tuned ! ! Rd 3 s/s Van Poppel over Sam Biondo.... Piacentini puts Fletcher out.....Cantucci over Smyth...Tripp over Lisa Rd 4 coming up-- D.Ficacci vs Van Poppel...... Hanley vs Morehead RD#4 Stock------Fetch over Meile //// Szupka over Linke (heads-up 11.35 to 11.43) ....... Biondo wins another round RD#4 S/S--Morehead over Hanley/// Ficacci over Van poppel __________________ Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO Last edited by Jack Matyas; 06-22-2008 at 06:31 PM.