Live fromNewEnglandDragway,Epping,NH-NHRA Lucas Oil Series

[Jack Matyas]

Good morning - And once again the only noise this AM are generators powering AC units .Even those folks who don't normally run them ( you know who you are ) because of high fuel costs are using them to cool off .

Looking out my window its another pretty morning - more blue skies and Sun but they are talking about t-storms later today .

It just doesn't seem right - sitting here having Special K for breakfast after what I ate last night when I joined the Jewell family for a 'lobsta' feast at the Old Salt Inn in Hampton Beach .Thanks New England ..............

In a few hours we'll go out for our final quaifier and then around 1pm it back out for round one of eliminations .

And how about Katie Sepanek leading the pack in Stock .Her ice box white Chevelle was smokin' hot yesterday .Anyone know if we've ever had a lady # 1 qualifier ? Where's the stat man when you need him?

And in S/S it was Scott Goves' 93 Daytona SS/AM leading the charts with a great .88 under .

Back a little later ........

[Pistol Pete]

I Can not believe ALL of the Motorcycle classes they are running there.
Plus Snowmobiles, Alcohol Cars, Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, Jet Cars.

Good Luck to all.

[Pistol Pete]

Forgot to mention, Wheelstander too.

[david ring]

Originally Posted by Pistol Pete

I Can not believe ALL of the Motorcycle classes they are running there.
Plus Snowmobiles, Alcohol Cars, Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, Jet Cars.

Good Luck to all.

Can you believe it-New England Dragway is trying to get spectators to attend a points race-who do they think they are? the Baders? BTW, I talked to a track official at the Norwalk national event who said they had 10,000 people pay $25 to attend the points race. That's in addition to the people who got in for free. I bet that if all tracks brought in $250,000 at a points race, the payouts would be a bit higher.

[Pistol Pete]

Originally Posted by david ring

Can you believe it-New England Dragway is trying to get spectators to attend a points race-who do they think they are? the Baders? BTW, I talked to a track official at the Norwalk national event who said they had 10,000 people pay $25 to attend the points race. That's in addition to the people who got in for free. I bet that if all tracks brought in $250,000 at a points race, the payouts would be a bit higher.

Dave
Do you think bringing in all of these Motorcycle classes brings in that many more spectators, i guess i can see Jet cars & wheelstanders.
The Englishtown points race they do not bring in all of these extra attractions.
Prob cause they have a Night of Thrills Race here in July.
I do not think Atco brings in all of these attractions either.

[Pistol Pete]

Besides, i've been saying for years that ALL Sportsman Racers should add in 20-30 dollars more, before first rd. starts to ADD in to the Payout. SINCE ARE PAYOUTS
ARE TERRIBLE.

91 Stockers in New England.

So 91 x $20= $1820. $1,000 Winner $400 R.U. $200 Semi's

What Ever Happened To Low Qualifier Money In Each Category That We Used To Get.

Just my .03 cents. Let the rumbling begin.

[Dennis P Chapman]

Originally Posted by Pistol Pete

Besides, i've been saying for years that ALL Sportsman Racers should add in 20-30 dollars more, before first rd. starts to ADD in to the Payout. SINCE ARE PAYOUTS
ARE TERRIBLE.

91 Stockers in New England.

So 91 x $20= $1820. $1,000 Winner $400 R.U. $200 Semi's

What Ever Happened To Low Qualifier Money In Each Category That We Used To Get.

Just my .03 cents. Let the rumbling begin.

Low Qualifier was Winston money long gone to bad I liked the hats to.

[Tom Goldman]

I do have to say Dave Mohn and the D1 crew and the NED staff did a great job this weekend.
Track prep was pretty good considering the track temp, And even with all the fluff classes that ran on Saturday, we were done racing before 2:00pm on Sunday and on our way home by 3:00 pm. ....The D3 guys were racing all night ,judging from the DRC reports !
BTW, The Fuel Harleys are awesome to watch,Those guys deserve way more admiration than the TF& FC Nitro jockeys. and the rest of the Harleys dont take 10 min. to run.

[jwsamuel]

Originally Posted by Pistol Pete

Dave
Do you think bringing in all of these Motorcycle classes brings in that many more spectators, i guess i can see Jet cars & wheelstanders.

Actually, it does bring people in and spectators like to see things like that. I was at the Norwalk points race when Bader packed the place. From 6 pm on, the schedule included only Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, Alcohol dragster and funny car, Comp, motorocycles, wheelstander and jet cars with each running twice. The fans loved it.

Originally Posted by Pistol Pete

The Englishtown points race they do not bring in all of these extra attractions.
Prob cause they have a Night of Thrills Race here in July.
I do not think Atco brings in all of these attractions either.

Englishtown also has a limited number of nights when they can run loud cars so they want to have the points meet done early and not use one of those nights.

Jim

[Pistol Pete]

OK, then i stand corrected.....

my bad....