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[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by Ron Infantino

I just got here at 9pm. They are parking rigs in the staging lanes. They are not parking anymore rigs in the field due to all the rain they had here today.

Ron Infantino
1049 G/SA

Good morning - Instead of talking about racing here we are talking once again about that ugly four letter word --- RAIN -- what was to be a extremely nice week turned once again - today it is to clear up after lunch time and be nice into Saturday -- that said --Saturday / Sunday at this moment are not looking too terrific .Lets keep our fingers crossed ..........later .

[rognelson777]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Good morning - Instead of talking about racing here we are talking once again about that ugly four letter word --- RAIN -- what was to be a extremely nice week turned once again - today it is to clear up after lunch time and be nice into Saturday -- that said --Saturday / Sunday at this moment are not looking too terrific .Lets keep our fingers crossed ..........later .

jack,can you post when they start parking, we have not left yet and we can wait out the congestion as we are about 1 hour away.

[Tony Curcio]

I arrived at 8:45 AM, and was directed to gate 5, which is the one at the end of the shut down area on Kachel Rd. We are being staged on the paved pit roads now, as the staging lanes are full.
It is my understanding that the decision to begin parking has not been made. The tech crew expects an announcement around noon.
There is a little standing water on the low spots of the grassy knoll, but nothing like the saturation we've seen in the past.

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by rognelson777

jack,can you post when they start parking, we have not left yet and we can wait out the congestion as we are about 1 hour away.

10:15 UPDATE -- At this moment this has not been any parking yet - let you know as soon as they start ...........

[Jack Matyas]

1:45 - For the last hour or so they have been parking rigs on the lower end of the track - several rows of them already there past the finish line .................

[Ken Miele]

Well this is a first for me. I just pulled in and they parked me on the track. Here a few photos. Anywhere there is asphalt there are rigs. I parked at the end, and I heard they will park all rigs today. Hats off to NHRA for trying to make this race work for the sportsman.

Its muggy and cloudy, but no rain.

Jack, this thread is useless without pictures, will you get to work already.

[BKSG1198]

Looks like 295 on the way home from work on some nights!

[Ken Miele]

Tom, from what I can see very few rigs are parked and no sportsman on the asphalt. We are just waiting on asphalt, track, staging lanes, entrance to the track and anywhere there is asphalt until they are ready to park us for the race in the fields.

[SSTHottie1236]

Letting the first 25 rigs park for the weekend. Luckily mine is one of them

Gotta love a home game!

[thomas sheehan]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

1:45 - For the last hour or so they have been parking rigs on the lower end of the track - several rows of them already there past the finish line .................

Jack, does this mean those rigs "parked at the lower end of the track", are pitted there? ( or they are waiting to get pitted -like the ones on the track)?