"Live" from the Keystones 2016

[Jack Matyas]

Good morning - This AM was the first that I was greeted by the sound of the NHRA vacumns instead of the pitter-patter of rain on my roof .The latest has the .90 classes and SuperStock going out first this morning followed by rd 1 of Stock .

This sure has been a long week - almost like Indy but without the track action .I feel like I have to get back to work to just feel productive .Sitting around doing zip is killing me .

Back with the dirt after it gets light out ..........

[Tom Goldman]

The lack of communication here at the track is amazing , at least half of Friday's texts a lot of racers didn't receive.
A PA system you can't hear anywhere in the Sportsman pits and a radio station that dosnt work .
Heard several stories about the radio , best one was that the employee who was called in to fix it was denied entry because he didn't have credentials !!

Text just received now , racing on delay .

[BKSG1198]

Watching all access said 9:15 starting with Super Stk, then SC & SG. Hopefully they can get a few rounds of sportsman racing in today. I know they gave the option to a few people if you didn't make a time run you can transfer to another event. I heard a few S/C teams can't stay till Monday so they are loading up and heading home.

[Superfan1]

Originally Posted by Mike Schwartz

Tim Carper's BF/S in on the opposite side of the ladder. That's a potential 6-second handicap. I assume that the record handicap is at least 8 seconds.

Has a SS/AH (or old SS/AA) ever run 8.11?

No. I believe the quickest run by a SS/AH was made by Charlie Westcott Jr. at 8.22@162+ at South Georgia Motorsports Park several years ago. It was the record at that time until it was retired. The current record is held by Gary Wolkwitz at 8.21.

[Superfan1]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

I hope someone does go in the "7"s this weekend. If Chris does not make that run this race, it will be wait until next year when the new engines come out.

Even with the added HP on Tuesday, I am not ruling out a 7 second run by Chris at the Dutch later this week. I'll see you and Patsy bright and early on Thursday.

[Ben Holt]

Chris won't have to worry about hp at the dutch. They are most likely running at the fs/xx weight which is 3550, regardless of combo. He ran in fs/aa yesterday, which will affect the 2016 hp, but not the fs/xx

[Mike Carr]

Originally Posted by Mike Schwartz

Tim Carper's BF/S in on the opposite side of the ladder. That's a potential 6-second handicap. I assume that the record handicap is at least 8 seconds.

Not sure what the record for a handicap is. I know when I drove Billy Nees HF/SA Sunbird, that car was a magnet for 10 second A-B-C cars. I was always dialed a mid/high 17.xx, so I got used to seven second head-starts. I think the biggest I ever got (that I can remember) was 17.97 to a 10.40-something against Joey Wilkes at Keystone/Pittsburgh Raceway Park. Not counting an all-run Gamblers race at my home track on a Wednesday night. I was dialed 18.24 against a Super Pro dragster dialed 8.35. Eighty-nine (89) mph difference.

[Ken Miele]

The schedule has been changed again. Super Comp and Super Gas did not get there time shot. I would assume they would get there time shot between the pro elimination runs. Stock's first round was also canceled, but no word on when we will run. Just by the info I gathered, it looks as if all sportsman elimination's will start after the pro's are finished. We are supposed to get everything done today.

[Ken Miele]

A few more.... be back later.

[Jack Matyas]

1:15 update - several Pro categories have run but no Sportsman - even S/G and S/C have not had their time trial yet.And no word on when Stock and S/S will have their first rounds .And did I mention it's been getting darker here ? And you can forget about that possible 7 second Stock run today as it's at least 5 hundredths slower today .

Below are some shots of this morning and you'll see why we were late getting started .