Ronnie "Uncle Buck" 90 Nationals - Sept 13th & 14th, 2013

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The next sponsor that is helping out for the Ronnie "Uncle Buck" Memorial .90 Nationals presented by Nitroplate is ATI. ATI will be the 2nd round sponsor of the event and will present a $100.00 Gift Certificate to the driver in the 2nd round with the best losing package. I know the flyer says the first driver with a .000 light but, I've switched it up a little. Thanks to the Beattie family for helping out and sponsoring this event.

Look for Division 1 racer Derek Clark at the Norwalk National Event as he will be sporting the event logo on his Cutlass. He will also have some flyers just in case some of the D-2 or 3 guys want to come on out and take the D-1 boys & girls cash.

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The next sponsor I'd like to give THANKS to is Comp Cams out of Memphis, Tn. Comp Cams stepped up to the plate in 2012 with $400 worth of Certificates for the Shootout on Friday Evening for all the .90 Categories but, they were not done just then as they posted another $1,000 worth of Contingency for the winners of the .90 Nationals.

Once again Comp Cams will be back to be the Title Sponsor of the Comp Cams Shootout on Friday Night which will be OPEN TO ALL RACERS this year. Last year we did a 32 car field but, I decided to make it an all-run event this year. They will also be back with Contingency for the event Winners of Super Comp, Gas & Street! All winners will receive $250 Contingency Certificates towards TCI, COMP, RHS & FAST.

Thanks to Dan Hodgdon who myself and Super Comp Racer Bill Hardifer have been dealing with to make this happen for the racers!

T-Minus 84 Days and Counting!

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Another Big Sponsor who has been on board with us since the beginning is Dennis Ridgeway and his company DRE. For this years 90 Nationals Dennis is giving away a Free Cockpit Cover for the first Super Comp Driver to go .000 in eliminations on Saturday and win the round!

The cockpit cover is designed to keep out moisture, sun, dust, and people. It folds into a very lightweight, compact size, and can be carried in the car to the staging lanes. Easy attachment makes this the perfect addition to any dragster!

Thanks Dennis for the continued support!

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Remember racers once the racing is complete on Saturday Night please join us over by the end of the grand stands for the racers BBQ put on by Super Gas Racers the Donhausers and Myself. The menu is still being finalized but, it will be a BYOB. Not really sure what everyone drinks so it's just safe to say we'll supply the food, you supply the soda and adult beverages.

This years event we will present all the round winners their gift certificates along with the random prizes that we have more to announce in the upcoming weeks.

Hopefully this year we can get the Stock/SS guys and 90 Guys to Mingle together...it was like an 8th grade dance last year with them split down the middle of the field....haha!

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A cool surprise came in the mail yesterday from Edelbrock Inc. All racers who enter the Ronnie "Uncle Buck" Memorial .90 Nationals presented by Nitroplate will receive a 75th anniversary Edelbrock Baseball Cap in their goody bags! Thanks once again to Troy Hooker and his team out in California!

Edelbrock will also be giving the winner of Stock & Super Stock a $50.00 Gift Certificate towards products that Edelbrock / Russell product.

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Remember Boys and Girls less then 1 Month left to pre-enter for the event! August 1st is the final cut-off of $180.00 to enter after that is will be a pay at the gate deal which is $200.00.

Address is:
Rob Keister
1887 North Delsea Dr. #152
Vineland, NJ 08360

Even though you may have pre-entered please come over to the trailer and register. We will have your tech cards, track info and goody bag all set-up for you to pick up. Thursday the 12th will be only a PARKING DAY, Friday the 13th will be the actual TECH, T&T and SHOOTOUT AT NIGHT along with Saturday the 14th being TECH and the Event. Tech will be closed once the 1st pair of cars go down for the 2ND QUALIFYING SHOT ON SATURDAY the 14th (Prob around 12ish depending on car counts).

Spectators will be $7.00 to get in on Saturday for the event. I will be meeting with Bob next weekend and hopefully Ironing out the final details as far as gate details and tech. I'm still working on the tech deal as a lot of out NHRA D-1 finest that we had at last years event will be in New England for the Hot Rod Reunion. So I'll keep you posted on that.

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Time to Thank another longtime supporter of the 90 Nationals. Wayne's Auto Body & CD Design out of South Amboy, NJ have been there since I started this event in 2011. Owned by .90 Racer Tom Depascale, Wayne's is a one stop shop for all your needs to fix, paint and customize your vehicle to make it look brand new again. In the recent years Tom's son Chris has picked up the paint brushes and starting putting out some of the coolest race car designs on the East Coast.

So next time you get in a little fender bender and want it done right call Waynes or CD Design!

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Just got some great news from Dan Northrop over at ISC Racers Tape out of Fairless Hills, PA. Dan is always coming up with some crazy ideas to give back to the racers such as the "Whoever Beats John Asta get's $100 from ISC." Unfortunately no one was able to claim that as John wasn't able to make it to the event. This year Dan and ISC Racers Tape will be presenting the "ISC Bounty Hunter Award". So you ask what this is?

All the racers who claimed a victory at the 2012 90 Nationals will have a bounty placed on them. The driver who knocks off the bounty driver in eliminations on Saturday will receive $50.00 courtesy of ISC Racers Tape and Dan Northrop! If the driver who won last year cannot make the event the person who runnered-up will get the bounty placed on them. If the driver who has the bounty placed on them wins the event, the $50.00 goes to them. So here is who you need to look for....

Super Comp:
W: Franklin DiBartolomeo
RU: Chris Depascale

Super Gas:
W: Al Dimino
RU: Jake Barbato

Super Street:
W: Keith Mayers
RU: Bob Silfies

Thanks once again the Danny and the whole team over at ISC Racers Tape!

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I spoke with track owner Bob Dimino this weekend as I was up there for the MASGA Races. Just to add a few things onto the list....

As we all know the Englishtown Lucas Oil event is the weekend before the Ronnie "Uncle Buck" 90 Nationals . Anyone who would like to drop off their trailers following the event may do so to save on travel and gas / tolls. The gates will be open till about 5pm on Sunday the 8th. Numidia has someone on grounds throughout the week to check on things and about the only thing you may have to worry about is Yogi Bear or Bambi stealing anything. The place is under tight security as a lot of racers leave their stuff their throughout the week. We will begin the next round of parking at 12pm on Thursday the 12th.

Also as some of you may know the NHRA Division 1 Bracket Finals will be run at Numidia the following weekend after the Ronnie "Uncle Buck" 90 Nationals . Anyone who may have qualified at their respected track and wants to leave their trailers at the track may do so. You may have to move them over to the holding area on the cold side to let D-1 come in and sort the parking. Also since the bracket finals are being held at Numidia they will be putting together 2 big dollar bracket races that will be held on Monday the 16th & Tuesday the 17th that will be open to all racers rather you made the bracket finals or not but, if you didn't make the cut you will have to remove the trailer by Tuesday evening to make way for the bracket finalist.

We will park everyone on the left side of the track and run out of the tower side staging lanes which have been expanded and are great. If we have any overflow we will park them over on cold side of the track.

Remember anyone who is looking for a hotel Hampton Inn in Bloomsburg is the official Hotel of the Nitroplater Stk/SS Shootout. You will have up till Aug 24th to book your room at a discounted "Racers Discount". Please call (570) 380-1020 and it's located on 255 Paper Mill Rd Bloomsburg, PA 17815.

Last but, not least you still have 2 1/2 weeks left before the final pre-entry of $180 is over on Aug 1st.

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Proud to have Mike Bassin back for a 2nd year as the official "voice" of the Nitroplate 90 Nationals. Mike did the announcing for last years event at Numidia. Mike is very knowledgeable on all forms of racing as he is the weekly announcer for Mason-Dixon Dragway in Maryland. Mike also was the "voice" of Numidia during the NHRA Lucas Oil Series events back in the early 2000's. Mike will be sharing the mic with Bob Reed who is the weekly voice of Numidia Dragway, Bob Dimino & Myself.

As far as starting line / track prep prep goes....who else but, the famous Mike Summers. For all of you D-1 .90 Racers who go "That guy looks familiar?" Mike was the starter at Maple Grove Raceway and Cecil County Dragway for many years including numerous Lucas Oil Events at those tracks. Mike is one of the very few who still does it "Old School" with scraping the track everyday, using the correct glue and prepping the track in between every class with spraying and gold dust. To show you how good Mike is at last weeks Super Gas event in 2 days of racing excluding qualifying their were 20 - 9.90's put up on the board. I know If I included the qualifying sheets it would have been over 30 but, it just tells you how hooked the track was.

Hope to see a lot of supporters for this event. I have put a lot of sweat into this event to make it as big as last years. I know we all have busy schedules and some say September is not a good month but, we really don't race at all in that month except E-Town and unless you travel 600 miles to Charlotte or to Columbus which the way gas is going doesn't look good at all. Hopefully we can continue to grow this event and make it bigger and bigger every year.

Rob Keister
www.dot90nationals.com