Live from Maple Grove-NHRA Toyo Tire Nationals

[Jack Matyas]

Stock finished their round and S/S was out but had to be stopped for a 45 minute cleanup -- but not before 72 year old Paul Adams fire a shot with his 64 T-Bolt (pic below ) -s/s b-- how about a smoking 9 flat an nearly 149 -- yowserrr -- one twenty under in this soup -- holy cow batman .

Soon as some sheets are out I'll post other numbers ............

Almost forgot -- also pictured during the S/S downtime is a "Murderers Row "- if you will -holding up the staging lane fence -- see anyone you know ?

[stefan callender]

Thats some crew there, It looks like George Vignona, Brian Oakes, John Armstrong, Jeff Tripp,Dave Thomas, Tired, and I think thats Vito talking to Georgie...sorry cant make out the rest of them

[Jack Matyas]

We've been on hold for almost two hours -- problems with the track but nobody's talking .......I'll get the real skinny...............

[BobUnkefer]

Jack,
Looking at the radar screen you are about to see (feel?) even more problems. Off to the airport,,,,,

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

its called weepers, many tracks this year has had the same problem cause of the amount of rain fall we have had around the whole country, maybe they are thinking 1/8th mile or 1000 ft for everyone, yikes!!!!!

[Jack Matyas]

Just plain water under the"glue" coming up ... Decision to be made around 4pm ....and with rain coming - not good , not good at all .Real shame as the Sun is shining and a beautiful day here in Berks County .

[art leong]

Jack there's nothing like getting rained out on a sunny day.
Sounds like one of those "what else can happen" days.

[Jack Matyas]

It happened -- took all afternoon to get the track "right" and most of S/S got in when the rain rolled in and we're back on hold ..........and the storm is picking up steam .

Kudos to Gary Parker who is just .003 ahead of Bud Rowe for the # 1 spot in Stock at the moment .


Any one coming in tomorrow from the Baltimore area I need a favor -- send me a PM tonight please .

Looks like round 2 -- same as last night -- more food -- more beverages -- this rain is gonna kill us .......

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

reading what they put on DRC that the 2 Stockers DQ'ed for fuel will be put on bottom of qualifying tells me qualifying is over, wow if so lots of money for one run and go.

Looks like also those normal racers that wait till dead last in SS got caught today by the rain, maybe or maybe not a wake up call to get to the lanes sooner. Still like my chain idea after the 3rd call, you come after the chains up, your to late.

Bottom line the whole deal sucks , raining at a National event for Sportsman racers

[Bob Bender]

Hey Jack its still not as bad as E-TOWN this year