"Live" from Z-Max 2014

[Ken Miele]

Good afternoon everyone, I just finished up with tech and had time to shoot some photos. Its a warm day here, in the upper 80 and humid. Hoping we can get a early qualifying shot tomorrow. Local weather is calling for a 60% chance of rain tomorrow for tomorrow afternoon, we should get some racing in before then.

Parking here is always a pleasure, plenty of room. If your on the fence about this race, it should be on your bucket list. Its has to be one of nicest tracks in the country.

[Ken Miele]

A few more...

[Larry Hill]

A few more from today:




The Cook Brothers AA/SA with Sal Biondo driving this weekend


Pretty doggie!!


And what is this contraption??


Donald Pires H/SA


Tom and Mrs. Seemann A/SA


John Leach C/SA


Gale Pinkston G/SA

[Larry Hill]

Jerry MacNeish D/S


Wayne Totaro B/S




Vic Guilimino E/SA


Don Fezell AAA/SA


Jimmy Spell GT/K




James Stoneman SS/BS

[Mike Schwartz]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

A few more from today:

Tom and Mrs. Seemann A/SA

I had noticed that Tom Seeman was racing in Stock this weekend; and it seems like only the second time he's raced this year, after Atco. Has he switched from Super Gas?

[Ken Miele]

Photos from John DiBartolomeo - Drag Racing Action Magazine http://dragracingaction.com

[Michael Beard]

I thought the Stocker alarms went off really early this morning, but then I realized it was just thunder in the overnight hours. Got a good bit of rain last night. The jet dryer is out on the track now, and I'm sure other equipment was out earlier that you couldn't hear. 50% chance of rain all day long, but yesterday's 80% forecast allowed us to race all day as the storms stayed mainly south of us. Yet another example of how you can't let forecasts rule over you.

Funny that the press release last night said they cut off qualifying due to rain. They actually pulled the plug due to lightning in the area. It was a couple hours before we got any rain. It was all around us though!

We discovered the track has showers, much like Bristol. It was a welcome scraping off of the day's sweat! It's a shame this facility doesn't get more use.

[Michael Beard]

From the ZMax Dragway facebook page:

Had some rain over night, but track crews are hard at work this morning prepping for today's action! Here's the schedule (subject to change):
8:00-10:00am: Hot Rods & Hot Cakes Breakfast (Schumacher hospitality)
1:00 p.m. Pro Qualifying Rd. 3
1:30 p.m. Nitro Qualifying Rd. 3
3:00 p.m. Pro Qualifying Rd. 4
3:30 p.m. Nitro Qualifying Rd. 4

Maybe they'd draw more fans if they acknowledged that there's more here than just a couple of Pro classes. Acter someone asked them "so no sportsman racing?" they gave more of the schedule and classes. Why would you NOT advertise everything you have, or suggest that people not bother to come until 1pm when you're planning on running sportsman and alky cars hours for hours leading up to that? Ugh! Huge pet peeve.

[Larry Hill]

We are up and at em, but nothing is happening yet. No announcements about what is happening today. I am sure they are trying to get the track in racing condition. Yesterday the rubber started coming up and they had to re-do the whole track. Stock is supposed to be out first, so we will be ready!

[butch8908]

Originally Posted by Ken Miele

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Ken,

They are pitting sportsman on the big grandstand (John Force) side, right?

Butch