Live from Maple Grove Raceway - NHRA Auto Plus Nationals

[fredjohnston]

And you guys think NHRA doesn't care!

FROM THE NHRA RACER SITE:

Update for SS, STK, SC and SG Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals Competitors
Oil down penalties will be waived for SS, STK, SC and SG at the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals.

[keith ohanesian]

Originally Posted by fredjohnston

And you guys think NHRA doesn't care!

FROM THE NHRA RACER SITE:

Update for SS, STK, SC and SG Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals Competitors
Oil down penalties will be waived for SS, STK, SC and SG at the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals.

This is SO funny! I love it!

[keith ohanesian]

Originally Posted by cicero819

You're right MG management aren't stupid, we are. 10 acres for $22.000 isn't much for the satisfaction of knowing that if it rains the racers won't be bogged down. Look I enjoy MapleGrove, one of my favorite dragstrip but for me to drive 18hrs both ways, is not my cup of tea, to watch the John Force Traveling show. Once other people start feeling the same way and figure they can do something better with their time, than the damage will done forever. CR

Maple Grove does not own that property. It's owned by the farm. They knew before we got there we weren't parking on the grass.

[Marty Rinehart Jr]

?!

[JThomas]

Hey cicero819.
Why don't you buy the track ?
You seem to have all the answers to fix it and make it into a real gold mine. With the huge drop in the US dollar vs. the Canadian dollar, it should be a real steal for you.

[cicero819]

J Thomas, like the great prophet Rodney King said " why can't we just get along"eh! Seriously our dollar is tanking just as fast as yours. It was a suggestion, if you're happy with the latest events than more power to you. Just to make a point, I really love that corner of the country, I use to plan my holidays around the Keystone, great track, great people but mostly after the problems at last years race where NHRA and Maple Grove kept everyone in the dark and not even have the common decency to communicate to it's spectators and racers what was going on, this year same thing. I feel for all the sportsman racer who have been at the track for more than a week or have spent their hard earn money to drive to a parking lot just to be told to go home or stay but they won't be racing this week-end. Claude Ruel

[Tom Meyer]

MOHNTON, Pa. - Racing is on hold here at Maple Grove Raceway because of rain.
The second round of Funny Car competition had just finished when a light, steady rain began to fall. Keep watching for updates. Maybe they will have to run the pros with the sportman next weekend? Tom

[Dan Bernay]

Monday Finish.

[Mickey Whaley]

Originally Posted by keith ohanesian

Maple Grove does not own that property. It's owned by the farm. They knew before we got there we weren't parking on the grass.

Im glad you told me to stay home keith

[Eric Cabral]

Originally Posted by dean ribeiro

The right call would have been to: watch the weather forecast and realize that with the past month's rain, predicted weather forecast and the past issues with the sportsman fields, postpone the sportsman portion of the race on Monday(Tues. am at the latest).

To do so would have been financially considerate of the Sportsman racers. All of you that are praising NHRA and the local track management may not be such suck a$$es if you had just towed 8 PLUS hours (one -way) and then got stuck with your hotel rooms for the week.
I am guessing that the field conditions could not be accurately a$$essed until Wed. Late afternoon (after the majority of Sportsman racers have already made the tow)?

I wonder what "enhancement" this latest abortion will now lead to?

Couldn't have said it any better! Cost me alot of time and money also.
They knew it wasn't happening and they dragged us down anyway. From Lex's mouth at that meeting (we were trying to be optimistic) How about be REALISTIC and use your heads. They could of said... try to wait to come down as long as possible and we will make a decision by wed afternoon.
I was sitting with people at lunch wed that received phone calls from a D1 worker saying this race was 90% cancelled! So we called the track after we got off the phone with a D1 employee and they said it's still on so come on down! That Fried me more than anything!
I WILL NOT go back!
I understand things happen. My anger comes from the lack of communication! With all the media outlets that are out there and the reality of what was going to happen, NHRA could have given alot of people more info and saved many racers Money and Time!
Also Thanks to Keith O and Chuck Veach for Giving Them an Earfull at the meeting!!!!!!