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Hi kids -- Believe it or not its 3:45 and there are 21 rows of trailors waiting to get in @ 4pm .I left early enough but had many stops on the way here and am now stuck in row 17 .As you'll see from my pics fuel prices are up even at the discount stations .Another stop I made at a mall on route 18 was for groceries and I wanted to get some new shoes but ended up with nothing .Further down the road I found a Pathmark and picked up all the staples needed for the weekend but no shoes .Some plans never work out .

This afternoon is parking only so in an hour or two everyone will surely be bored .Weather ? ? Warm and a little muggy ........I'm goin' out for a little air .......later.

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Jack, last week on my way to Indy, prices in Michigan Illinois and Indiana were all close 3.99 to 4.13 a gallon. Looks like a bargain in your end. Good Luck this week-end. Claude

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We filled up last night to go to Woodburn points race diesel 4.39 a gallon in central Washington.

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Finally running the "tree-killer"? That's gotta be toward the top of the GTX John stories...and of course there's a million, a few he can even share!

Sorry about running over your thread Jack, I've done a lot of traveling this year and it never ceases to amaze me how the West Coast consistently runs higher than other areas (yes, exceptions like Chicago and such on the high end and South Carolina in general on the low end) because for the most part fuel is priced very close everywhere more so than I've ever seen.

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Jack,

They found this neat little trick out here in California................

Cash price & credit price..............

Diesel fuel at the truck stops (T/A, Loves etc.).....

Credit Price = $4.55 a gallon for diesel....

$3.85 a gallon. That’s chump change

Bob

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Bob - that $3.85 here is for cash or credit

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Well folks here's the deal - in New Jersey there is no recession - how do I know - all you have to do is take one look at the pits and you can tell - its Thursday night and the place is parked up plenty - no tech going on - no time trials - nothing - nada and yet they came ---- go figure ......... not even free eats tonight ...........

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Jack, please! It's called STUBBORN! Please speak at one of these bs conventions.

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Only Elvis looked good in sequins ...........me - not so much .I just wanted a nice pair of Rockport's ............

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Good morning - And believe me it is good - sunshine / blue skies and a pretty nice day here at Raceway Park .Weather outlook is terrific so if you're on the fence my advise is saddle up and head on over .Temp at this moment is 77 degrees with 69 % humidity but burning off fast with the barometer at 29.80 and steady - DA is at a solid 2200 feet .

The Division One Certification Team held its morning meeting and now Tech is open but starting of engines isn't until 10 AM so cars must be towed to Tech that is being held in the staging lanes .Time trials will start around 10:15 .........

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Stock just got their first taste of the Englishtown track and most didn't care for it .The track was plenty slippery and what do you know -- welcome back Summer ! ! Its hot - humid and very , very sticky everywhere - inside , outside and you can't get away from it no matter how hard you try .Most competitors were an honest tenth or so off their normal times .BTW , the DA is getting close to 3000 ' at this early hour .

SuperStock up soon .......

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Like jack said, warm and humid. Here are the numbers from weather.

temp 88
hum 55
bar 29.81
da 3006

Here are a few shots from the staging lanes and the line at the scales.

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You guys drink plenty of water and gatorade, stay hydrated it is the #1 reason for fatigue.

Jack you need to buy some "toe shoes"...LMAO

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Oh no!! 3000'! :-)

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Hmmmmm........Not sure if I should feel insulted or not ! !

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So you think its hot where you're at - you have never , ever seen this reporter in a t-shirt .It was that hot and humid here today ..........BTW , at least it was a ClassRacer.COM t-shirt ......and I had to buy my own ! ! ! Thanks Kenny .

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Stock got their second hit in - most were at least .09 slower than this morning .SuperStock got one in and are in the lanes for their second .

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Former World Champion Alan Peters showed up today driving a F / S '62 Impala 409 wagon .......at 4200 lbs this is a challenge to say the least - but a nice car -- good to see Alan out with it .

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Jack,
Just to let everyone know this car is owned and maintained by Ray Whitney with help from some of his long time friends.
It is a do over of his 409 wagon which he campaigned in the late sixties.
Rich Simone

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Now that is a cool car!

In 1964 I was at Atco and the two guys pitted beside me were running a 409/409 4sp wagon....don't remember the class.

JimR

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I just heard that first round for everyone is tomorrow, no qualifying or time shots except for comp and the top classes. All late arrivals are placed on the bottom of ladder.

This in car can is brought to you by Joe Demarzo.

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From the D1 site....
Saturday Schedule Change at Englishtown
Because the weather forecasts are calling for rain, NHRA has announced the following schedule changes for Saturday racing here at Old Bridge Townhip Raceway Park.

There will be no time trials tomorrow for Super Street, Super Comp or Super Gas. Eliminations will start at 10 AM Saturday with the first round of Super Street eliminations.

There will be no additional qualifying runs for Stock Eliminator of Super Stock. Any Stock or Super Stock racer who arrives tomorrow will be added to the bottom of the qualifying order.

Comp Eliminator, Top Dragster and Top Sportsman will have their second and final qualifying sessions tomorrow morning, then go into eliminations.

Good Luck Everyone, BE SAFE!
-Don

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Thanks for the headsup Ken. Guess I'll be staying home for this one.

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We're done for the day as a Comp car switched lanes and went on the other lanes wall ( Fred Gallo - he's OK - on the way to the hospital ) .

I'm told many time trials and q-passes will be skipped tomorrow morning and go right into elims ......I'll keep you posted about this .

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Ron, sorry to here you are going to skip this one. I'm sure it was a tough call for NHRA.

This in car cam is brought by Angelo DiTocco in his 98 Firebird SS/HA
I have to more in cars, as soon as I finish the editing I will post them.

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ken put a car cam in the 409

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Ed those D1 guys have no idea how spoiled they are. I just checked my weather station and it's 103 degrees and 5200 ft!!!!!!!!!

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Jack no insult when you get time google toe shoes, craziest thing you ever seen.

Thanks to you and the Boss for the pictures and vid's great job. The Boss had a great qualifying pass also.

We have a cold front blowing through down here and Sunday it is supposed to cool down to 90 degrees.

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God bless America, and oh yea it's good to see the master (Alan) rowing that boat!

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Here's a new twist - beach front property a Raceway Park - no kidding .After a few adult beverages tonight I'll bet more than one racer goes swimming ..........only in New Jersey ! !

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9/7/2012
Saturday Schedule Change at Englishtown
Because the weather forecasts are calling for rain, NHRA has announced the following schedule changes for Saturday racing here at Old Bridge Townhip Raceway Park.

There will be no time trials tomorrow for Super Street, Super Comp or Super Gas. Eliminations will start at 10 AM Saturday with the first round of Super Street eliminations.

There will be no additional qualifying runs for Stock Eliminator of Super Stock. Any Stock or Super Stock racer who arrives tomorrow will be added to the bottom of the qualifying order.

Comp Eliminator, Top Dragster and Top Sportsman will have their second and final qualifying sessions tomorrow morning, then go into eliminations.

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Does anyone know the rotation?

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This in car cam comes from Jeanne Linke in her J/SA 86 Camaro. Jeane would like to thank her sponsors. Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels, ATI Performance, CamaroGuys.com, & Kubicke Photography.

Well all know how expensive racing is and any help we get is greatly appreciated.

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Here are some great actions shots from John DiBartolomeo, DRAG RACING ACTION Magazine www.dragracingaction.com

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This in car cam is Russell Linke aka "Bubba" driving his dad's 73 SS/JA Corvette. The lighting is not great and it was hard to get a good camera angle, but I thought it was cool.

one more to come....

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Its been a long day, and this will be the last one for the evening. I thought it would be nice to see the cars getting ready to run in the staging lanes. This is Super Stock getting ready to run there second qualifying shot.

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Look where the Boss is taking us-------- golf cart cam !!! You go boy!!

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Does the water box area promote crooked burnouts?