Live from Reading, Pennsylvania - NHRA Keystone Nationals

[James Perrone]

Originally Posted by JOE ZOOM

If the race is postponed until next week,and I have yet to tech my car in..( due to the weather).can I tech in on the rain date?.....thanks joe Mocci

Joe you must show this weekend see Dans post

[david ring]

The Weather Channel's forecast for rain is 60% on Th, 100% on Friday and Saturday, and 50% on Sunday. The pros will be qualified by points, but I've no idea what they will do with the sportsmen-hope for a run on Thursday and then back to racing maybe on Sunday, but probably not until Monday. And God only knows how you'll be able to drive from where you are pitted to the staging lanes.

[Bob Lasko]

Originally Posted by david ring

The Weather Channel's forecast for rain is 60% on Th, 100% on Friday and Saturday, and 50% on Sunday. The pros will be qualified by points, but I've no idea what they will do with the sportsmen-hope for a run on Thursday and then back to racing maybe on Sunday, but probably not until Monday. And God only knows how you'll be able to drive from where you are pitted to the staging lanes.

6 years ago they waited till Monday to run the pros after it started to rain alter first pairs of top fuel on Sunday. we had rain on Wednesday, Thursday, time shot on Friday and then into eliminations.
3 years ago when parked in reading parking lot(raining), was told on Wednesday that the Super Stock, stock and .90 classes would not be run at the main event, but would return at a other dated to complete.

Bob Lasko

[Charlie Ford]

Watch out for the "You Weren't Even Here" scenario like Houston!!!

[Ed Carpenter]

I was at the Baytown race. Sat around for 4 days and they said "Like it never even happened". All the NHRA lovers out there won't mind though lol.

[cicero819]

Wouldn't be cool for all us fan and many racers already at the track.

[Dusty Lowell]

if anyone thinks they're getting parked, that's just crazy

[Jack Matyas]

Good morning members and guests - And welcome to day 1 here at the Keystone Nationals or otherwise known as the Amish October Rainfest .For those of you already wondering - yes, it rained last evening and thru the night but has ceased at this time and I for one have called Home Depot and cancelled my lumber delivery for now .Today could go either way - right now its foggy and humid with no Sun whatsoever but we'll see what the morning brings us .My thoughts are that we can get parked but ??????

Other news - our leader and head of this Pied Piper circus Ken has withdrawn but I must add not because of the weather - while racing Sunday he developed some ignition woes and just couldn't find them so you guys and gals are stuck with me the next few days .And did I mention Christmas is coming - along with end of year bonus time - he tells me everything was forwarded to corporate ........Hmmmmm ! Really ???

BTW , there are about a dozen or so rows of entries here already and the ground is not really that squishy so it could happen that we get in - but then I don't weigh as much as an eighteen wheeler .

Back a little later with some holding lot shots ........

PS- For those of you counting - 20 Stock/SS have withdrawn so far.

[pentastarrail]

Looking better, only 80% chance of rain for Friday and Saturday.
http://www.weather.com/weather/5day/l/USPA1348:1:US

EDIT --- WOW.
I just refreshed it and now it's down to only 60% on Friday.
Looking better every minute.

[Tom Goldman]

The percentages have dropped a little , but now it extends to Monday and Tuesday .
Yesterday they were called to be sunny .
I counted 87 rigs this morning when I walked the dog .
The lack of rain for months up here has helped ,as Jack said the ground is surprisingly solid , considering the soaking we got last night .