Live from Maple Grove - NHRA Auto - Plus Nationals - Page 2

Jack Matyas · 10-03-2012, 10:21 AM

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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 · 10-03-2012, 01:45 PM

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 · 10-03-2012, 02:24 PM

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.

thomas sheehan · 10-03-2012, 02:26 PM

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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)?

BKSG1198 · 10-03-2012, 02:27 PM

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

Ken Miele · 10-03-2012, 02:51 PM

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 · 10-03-2012, 02:52 PM

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

Gotta love a home game!

jmcarter · 10-03-2012, 03:20 PM

NHRA posted they hope for one Q pass tomorrow and quickest qualifier wins stock classes...and sportsman racers can withdraw without penalty. They must not think the field is going to hold many rigs given the conditions.

http://www.nhraracer.com/content/gen...929&zoneid=175

Jeff Jewell · 10-03-2012, 04:05 PM

I have to admit... I am now glad I couldn't make this one, even though it is 1 1/2 hours from home.

boster · 10-03-2012, 04:24 PM

I'm with drawn , not sitting around all weekend watching it rain or stuck in the mud . At least in Bristol we were on the asphalt . Good luck to all that are staying

10-03-2012, 01:45 PM	#12
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10-03-2012, 02:24 PM	#13
Ken Miele Live Reporter Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 4,835 Likes: 453 Liked 16,324 Times in 1,496 Posts	Re: Live from Maple Grove - NHRA Auto - Plus Nationals 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. Attached Thumbnails

10-03-2012, 02:27 PM	#15
BKSG1198 VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vineland, NJ Posts: 2,618 Likes: 95 Liked 1,260 Times in 386 Posts	Re: Live from Maple Grove - NHRA Auto - Plus Nationals Looks like 295 on the way home from work on some nights!

10-03-2012, 02:51 PM	#16
Ken Miele Live Reporter Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 4,835 Likes: 453 Liked 16,324 Times in 1,496 Posts	Re: Live from Maple Grove - NHRA Auto - Plus Nationals 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.

10-03-2012, 02:52 PM	#17
SSTHottie1236 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bath, PA Posts: 136 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Live from Maple Grove - NHRA Auto - Plus Nationals Letting the first 25 rigs park for the weekend. Luckily mine is one of them Gotta love a home game! __________________ Kelli 1236 S/ST 1836 S/G

10-03-2012, 03:20 PM	#18
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,287 Likes: 2,351 Liked 3,154 Times in 965 Posts	Re: Live from Maple Grove - NHRA Auto - Plus Nationals NHRA posted they hope for one Q pass tomorrow and quickest qualifier wins stock classes...and sportsman racers can withdraw without penalty. They must not think the field is going to hold many rigs given the conditions. http://www.nhraracer.com/content/gen...929&zoneid=175 __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table Last edited by jmcarter; 10-03-2012 at 03:22 PM.

10-03-2012, 04:05 PM	#19
Jeff Jewell Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bangor, PA Posts: 182 Likes: 41 Liked 171 Times in 36 Posts	Re: Live from Maple Grove - NHRA Auto - Plus Nationals I have to admit... I am now glad I couldn't make this one, even though it is 1 1/2 hours from home.

10-03-2012, 04:24 PM	#20
boster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: usa Posts: 958 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Live from Maple Grove - NHRA Auto - Plus Nationals I'm with drawn , not sitting around all weekend watching it rain or stuck in the mud . At least in Bristol we were on the asphalt . Good luck to all that are staying __________________ Bo Kenney