CRN, Thanks

Ken Miele · 09-14-2020, 10:07 PM

This post will be about thanking everyone and some thoughts, warning it may be a little long.

I guess if I could put this race into one word it would be "Humbled" I am so blessed with the people that surround me. Me and Timothy Fletcher thought about putting on an event like this just before they canceled the points meet here a few months back, but there was no open slot as they ran the junior dragsters that weekend. Never thinking that the covid would last this long and that the Maple Grove Nationals would be canceled, we decided to go for it as the slot opened up for this race. So with less than 4 weeks to put it all together and guidance from Dan Fletcher and Pete Biondo the Class Racer Nationals was on. The first issue was seeing if Numidia could host this race on such short noticed. Wow, how accommodating the DiMino family was, they said lets do it!

Obviously thanking the sponsors is a priority, but the staff I work with gets first billing. We call them the 30 under crew, these guys a girls were amazing never missing a beat and always organized. Pete Biondo was such a huge help, so we jokingly called the staff the 30 under crew and Pete, he is slightly over 30. So with out boring everyone I have to thank my fine crew....

Timothy Fletcher... the great organizer
Deanna Fletcher... one word, outstanding
Christina DiBartolomeo... graphics designer, the best!
Ben Haight... the man at the mic!
Kayln Guenther... no need to tell her twice
Paul Guenther... always there when you need him.
Bill Holmes... the go to guy for the head of the lanes
Dave Ley... outstanding tech, couldn't of done this race without him.

You can not put a race like this on without the right people behind you. This is why the race went so smooth. We did missed the finals on Sunday, we just needed ten more minutes and we could have had done. The rains came and we had to call it. The 4 finalist had no issues splitting the purse.

I'm humbled and appreciate all your kind words, but this race was about the people who worked it, not the guy getting all the thanks. I just used the Class Racer name and posted about it. The track personnel were the best, the men and woman new there jobs, the track was great all day.

Will we do another next year, well I hope so. It all depends NHRA's schedule goes next year. I really want to put on another one, but I want to make it worth while. I want it to fit into everyone's schedule.

We all know who the sponsors are as I posted almost everyday. Brian Oakes and Denny Steward were one of the first to come on board to get sponsors and promote this race, I can't thank them enough.

Thanks to everyone that supported this event. When it it comes down it, the race could not happen without your participation. We had a total of 137 cars, a very good showing for two classes.

Thank you all so much.... Class Racers are the best!

09-14-2020, 10:07 PM	#1
Ken Miele Live Reporter Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 4,861 Likes: 456 Liked 16,554 Times in 1,522 Posts	CRN, Thanks This post will be about thanking everyone and some thoughts, warning it may be a little long. I guess if I could put this race into one word it would be "Humbled" I am so blessed with the people that surround me. Me and Timothy Fletcher thought about putting on an event like this just before they canceled the points meet here a few months back, but there was no open slot as they ran the junior dragsters that weekend. Never thinking that the covid would last this long and that the Maple Grove Nationals would be canceled, we decided to go for it as the slot opened up for this race. So with less than 4 weeks to put it all together and guidance from Dan Fletcher and Pete Biondo the Class Racer Nationals was on. The first issue was seeing if Numidia could host this race on such short noticed. Wow, how accommodating the DiMino family was, they said lets do it! Obviously thanking the sponsors is a priority, but the staff I work with gets first billing. We call them the 30 under crew, these guys a girls were amazing never missing a beat and always organized. Pete Biondo was such a huge help, so we jokingly called the staff the 30 under crew and Pete, he is slightly over 30. So with out boring everyone I have to thank my fine crew.... Timothy Fletcher... the great organizer Deanna Fletcher... one word, outstanding Christina DiBartolomeo... graphics designer, the best! Ben Haight... the man at the mic! Kayln Guenther... no need to tell her twice Paul Guenther... always there when you need him. Bill Holmes... the go to guy for the head of the lanes Dave Ley... outstanding tech, couldn't of done this race without him. You can not put a race like this on without the right people behind you. This is why the race went so smooth. We did missed the finals on Sunday, we just needed ten more minutes and we could have had done. The rains came and we had to call it. The 4 finalist had no issues splitting the purse. I'm humbled and appreciate all your kind words, but this race was about the people who worked it, not the guy getting all the thanks. I just used the Class Racer name and posted about it. The track personnel were the best, the men and woman new there jobs, the track was great all day. Will we do another next year, well I hope so. It all depends NHRA's schedule goes next year. I really want to put on another one, but I want to make it worth while. I want it to fit into everyone's schedule. We all know who the sponsors are as I posted almost everyday. Brian Oakes and Denny Steward were one of the first to come on board to get sponsors and promote this race, I can't thank them enough. Thanks to everyone that supported this event. When it it comes down it, the race could not happen without your participation. We had a total of 137 cars, a very good showing for two classes. Thank you all so much.... Class Racers are the best!