Live from Maple Grove - NHRA Auto Plus Nationals

[Shawn Blair]

Originally Posted by FED 387

ASK GREG ANDERSON bout that!!! Cost him thousands of dollars in fine just this summer----MUST BE DOWN from the starting line til you are off the track per NHRA

Yes in Pro Stock....Stock and SS you don't need a shield!

[Ken Miele]

Stock and Super Stock are done with their first round. Super Stock is done for the day. Stock goes out again after alcohol which have just been called to the lanes. Comp is done with their second round of qualifying and Super gas is running now. Todays weather was a little bit slower than yesterday.

Here are some shots of Super Stock in the lanes for first round.

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Mike Fuller

Great package Michael!

Thanks Mike! I needed that. Bob's always tough, and that was my first round win in NHRA Stock this year. Talk about a monkey on your back! Finally got the Volare squared away, getting the fuel rail to quit leaking, and changing the shifter cable -- which was so much of a nightmare you wouldn't believe it if I told you. As Sal put it, "You were looking pretty rough yesterday morning!" No doubt! We even had some fan/water pump issues on the first run with Terry's usually trouble-free Dart Sport. But by the end of Q2, had both cars where we needed to.

Redman rode by and said we can put 'em up... S/SS are done for the day.

[C and W Racing]

Originally Posted by FED 387

ASK GREG ANDERSON bout that!!! Cost him thousands of dollars in fine just this summer----MUST BE DOWN from the starting line til you are off the track per NHRA

Screwed up part about that is how many times have we seen a top fuel or funny car driver lifting their visor, or unbuckling, yet never hear about a fine for them. I remember seeing some of them win the race and stand up in the car as its still rolling down the track. No fine.
Chuck

[Ron Gusack]

The in car videos make it appear that they are shifting to N after the stripe. Are these all clean neutral valve bodies?

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by Shawn Blair

Yes in Pro Stock....Stock and SS you don't need a shield!

Not true -- When I'm driving my CC/SA COPO I must have and use a shield .

[Jack Matyas]

Yes , its true - both Stock and SuperStock are done for the day .Word is that they are expecting some liquid sunshine later today and thats the reason for the change.

As for the first rounds most racers were very happy with the track prep this morning and the 60's showed it as they were at least .01 faster than yesterday .The weather was similiar to yesterday morning - probably within a hundreth .

So now for many of us its sit around and tell stories of what could have been or was - plenty of good food and adult beverages for the rest of the day .Back a little later with some pit coverage .........

One last thing - those of you thinking my team mate went in the tank are dead wrong as he had me on the tree and broke the rear.Not the way I wanted to win but i'll take it and move on ........like they say a W is a W even if its ugly .

[Mike Fuller]

Horensky showed as the winner when this race was run but he was disqualified later for driving past the scales. Fezell was reinstated as the winner of this race.


This seems odd. Ed is a veteran driver.

[FED 387]

Section 2 of the 2013 NHRA rule book THE VERY FIRST ITEM regarding safety equipment----- mandates no removal of safety equipment from the starting line to the return road--- first item read it it is very explicit about what yo cannot do!!!! many racers will be surprised !!!!-----FED387

[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by Mike Fuller

Horensky showed as the winner when this race was run but he was disqualified later for driving past the scales. Fezell was reinstated as the winner of this race.


This seems odd. Ed is a veteran driver.

As opposed to the Salt Lake final run, I can think of several reasonable scenarios for this kind of thing happening.