HARD TO FIND A PLACE TO START ON THIS MEGA 4 DAY EVENT !
THIS WORLD CLASS SPEED ON "THE STRIP" LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY !
SO MUCH ...SO MANY....SOOOOOOOOOOO FAST
HERE REACTONS AND REPORTS ON WHAT WE SAW AND WHAT WE LEARNED.
FIRST....YET ANOTHER WORLD CLASS EVENT FOR LAS VEGAS AT THE LVMS....A FACILITY BUILT FOR ALL TYPES OF RACING.....A GREAT ENGINEERING LAYOUT !
THE SPORT FULL OF NUMBERS AND CLASSES AND THEY PUT ALL TOGETHER IN THE EXPECTED LAS VEGAS TOP MANAGEMENT WELL ORGANIZED PROGRAM.
THE NHRA WEBSITE IN THE HALL OF FAME CATEGORY WITH ENDLESS NUMBERS AND RESULTS NON STOP....I ALWAYS LOVE NUMBERS AND WE DID SEE SPENCER MASSEY DO A 3.76 SECOND RUN FOR A TRACK RECORD 330.88 MPH.
THESE RUNS ON A QUARTER MILE STRAIGHT RUN WITH ALMOST MORE NOISE THAN I CAN STAND....BE PREPARED...WITH EAR GUARDS....THE NHRA BACK HERE IN THE SPRING....
THIS EVENT RECOMMENDED TO THE WORLD....SELL OUT CROWDS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND THERE IS LOVELY COMMERICAL STRIP RIGHT BEHIND THE GRANDSTAND WITH INTERESTING CARS....PARTS AND HISTORY !
WE HAD SOME TROUBL WITH THE TRACK ANNOUNCER SOUND....THE PROBLEM IS YOU CAN'T HEAR OVER THE CAR NOISE...GOOD ANNOUNCERS WITH INSIGHTS AND NUMBERS AND HISTORY ALWAYS A BIG HELP TO THE NOVICE FAN.....TAKE A LESSON FROM THE PBR !
THE MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION...PART OF THIS ....WONDERFUL TO SEE THE NHRA TAKING A COMMUNITY PART AND DOING GOOD THINGS....REFRESHING TO SEE A YOUNG GIRL IN HER WISH TO RIDE IN THE TWO SEATER 170 MPH DOWN THE STRIP......SALUTE.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY....QUALIFING ROUNDS WITH....ALCOHOL...NITRO...PRO MOD...PRO STOCK...JET DRAGSTERS....THE JETS....AIRPLANE ENGINES IN CARS JUST FOR EXHIBITION......ALL THIS COULD BE ENHANCED WITH TRACK ANNOUNCEMENTS AND INFO AT A TIME NOT OVERPOWERED BY THE CARS SOUND....HELL...THE EVENT ONLY GOES 4 SECONDS...ITS NOT LIKE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME.
SOMETIMES ONLY ONE "ROD" ON THE TRACK ....SUNDAY FOR THE FINALS THEY PAIR UP AND RACE.....HAVE NOT SEEN A LOT OF THESE BUT I REMEMBER MY FIRST IN 1979 BELLE FOUCHE, SOUTH DAKOTA......ANYBODY EVER BEEN THERE ?
LEARNED A COUPLE THINGS THIS WEEK ABOUT RUBBER ON THE TRACK.....AT THE LAS VEGAS STRIP....THEY MEASURE AND CLEAN IT UP...TOO MUCH RUBBER COULD AFFECT SPEED.....AT MCCARREN AIRPORT....THEY ARE CHANGING RUNWAYS FROM ASPHALT TO CONCRETE.......PLANE TIRES LEAVE RUBBER THAT MIXES INTO RUNWAY AND COULD CAUSE ISSUES....IT TOO IS CLEANED AT LOW TIDE !
GOOD TO READ ALL THE STORY YOU CAN LEARN STUFF !
LOOKING AT THE COMPETITION BRACKET SHEETS.....LIKE THE NCAA TOURNAMENT...HEAD TO HEAD MATCHES WITH TIMES....IN THE MELLO YELLO RACING SERIES NUMBERS ALMOST ALL IN THE 315 320 MPH CLASS.....DID THE MATH AT THIS SPEED THEY COULD RUN A MILE IN LESS THAN 15 SECONDS....OF COURSE THE RODS DON'T GO THAT FAR BUT IT DOES GIVE YOU A SPEED RATIONALE. THE SPORT HAS ITS HEROES WITH 65 YEAR OLD JOHN FORCE....A 16 TIME NHRA CHAMPION IN THE FIELD...A NAME WE KNOW AND THE SPORTS POSTER BOY STILL IN THE GAME...GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE MY AGE COMPETING...
HELL ...THIS JUST A SWEET DEAL AND A GREAT EVENT FOR ALL...HERE AGAIN IN THE SPRING...
THEY STARTED ON TIME AND RAN A TIGHT PROGRAM.....SALUTE.
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