Live from Englishtown -- NHRA SuperNationals

[Floyd Staggs]

That's nice, Jack. Our here we either get dirt or a gravel parking lot.

[Tony Janes]

Now Floyd that is not true. Fontana, Irwindale, Pomona, and Las Vegas all have paved parking lots. You went to LACR to many times

[Floyd Staggs]

You're right, Tony. But our paved parking lots don't look anything like their paved roads with grass and trees around.

[Tony Janes]

Floyd that is because it rains in Jersey, we have droughts.

[George Mirza]

West coast guys, don't get to excited about the trees and the grass, the rest of the place is all pavement with some sort of man made lake on the other side of pits. Pretty nice facility though, it can be a little tricky getting back to your pit when they park you on the spectator side, you have to drive all the way down the pit side and behind the starting line and back up the spectator side of the track. No bugs at night, must be a New Jersey thing kinda strange.

Now if you want trees and grass, Maple Grove is the place to go.

Thanks Jack for all the time and effort you put into making these threads, it's about as close to being there as one can get. It's really appeciated by us who have to work and can't take the time off to race.

See you somewhere along the D1 tour this year.
George Mirza

[Jack Matyas]

As promised its very wet this morning and the outlook for today is bleak at best .Not to sound like a downer but the weather is not very nice for the opening day here at the SuperNationals and maybe the rain Gods will have some mercy on us and just go away .At the moment its not raining but just misting with the the temp at 66 degrees and the humidity at more than 80% .Like the big man in California says --I'll be back ....................

[John DiBartolomeo]

Jack, where are you parked? You must be on the wrong side of the track. It's gorgeous over here... wait... OK, so I just looked outside. Pretty bleak looking. Oughta take quite a while to even try to dry the track with the dew point fairly close to the 60-degree temperature. Time will tell. I would think from looking at the radar now that we "might" get one run in but maybe not more than that.

[Jack Matyas]

Johnny -- One thing for sure -- the Sun is hiding today but despite that it seems as we have a small window for this morning so the NHRA has brought out the equipment and is giving it the old college try at drying the track -- we'll see .Its close to 10 AM EST and start engines time but it will be quite awhile before anyone gets on the track for sure.............Is that the Jet I hear running ? Whoppie............


Johnny -- You have Radar ? ? ?

[Jack Matyas]

Well - here's the deal -- I tested the system about the online ticket and even though I got in the place there was no way I was going to get to race without it . Period . Not going to happen as they say -- good news is that I was sent out to the Full Throttle trailer and they reprinted it for me .A word to the wise - don't try it -- just get another as I did -- they're pretty serious about this .

Next thing -- I bumped into my friend Evan Smith this afternoon and he wanted me to relay to all the racers attending this race that they are welcome to his shindig Saturday night -- not just the Ford folks -- everybody ! ! !

For those of you wondering-- Stock and S/S are on both sides of the track this year -- but most are on the spectator side behind the Pro Stockers .Later........gotta start Supper soon .Why you ask -- mostly because SuperGas is not being contested at this race and 'Uncle Buck' and his band of merrymen aren't here so i'll just have to rough it .Sorry Ron --I couldn't help myself.....................

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Jack
If you get a chance, ask Evan about our talk on that 1994 Mustang air cleaner set up I have. I would be grateful for any info.
Charlie Allen in Los Angeles.
PS.............your camera skills are great!! I really do miss Englishtown!