Anyone been out at track in 2021

A long and mostly frustrating day at Cecil yesterday. Largest car count I've ever seen, along with short staff, made for hours sitting in the staging lanes. I just don't have the patience for that shit anymore. Only got 2 tnt passes all day. First car didn't go down the track until after 10, supposed to start at 9, I didn't get my first pass until 11.30, second pass not until 2.30.. The NSS race guys only got 1 time trial, then they only made 2 elimination rounds, before the rain came about 3:30, ending everyones day.
Cecil has become the most popular dragstrip in the area, cars there yesterday from all over the East Coast, hundreds of tnt'rs.
Cecil apparently is lot like most other businesses now, can't get help. There old tech guy didn't show up til around 10, just a huge cluster.
Hats off to Jim Halsey, he was everywhere. He was doing staging lane control madness, teching cars in, including mine, doing track prep, running the tree, towing broken cars off the track. etc. Busier than a one legged man in a shit kicking contest.
Enough bitching, the track is truly beautiful now, everybody hooks. The good part, clutch seems to doing good, shifted great, but will need way more than 2 runs to get it tuned to where I want it. Bad part, my old caruck is not running right, just not pulling like it used too. My 2 runs, were a 10.71, and 10.81, should be running 10.50 easily, as good as it was shifting. Will be working on that this week, trying to figure out wth's going on there.
Always sumpin'.
There are two more races this year at Cecil I can enter, but I am afraid of the shit-show that typically happens this time of year when all the heroes come out to make banzi passes and fuck up the track for the rest of us.
I may just grab the Over/Under and go have some fun shooting Sporting Clays.
 
Hold on, was this a big money race? Still had 31 cars left in the 5th round? Shit, a lot of times we only have a five round race.
I think at our last race we had 196 cars for first round of Pro Dial, that is the most you will ever see in a single class at our local track, and it only happens once a year. My wife won 1st and 2nd round, I did not. :(
Then the rain came and that was that.

It was a $25 to enter guaranteed $2000 for first place race. Memorial race for a popular area bracket racer. His widow sponsors the entire purse and gets none of the proceeds. Pretty impressive deal for both the participants and the track operator. Including double entries, there were 156 of them. First AND second round b*ybacks. 10 rounds to win. 😁 Take care. Tom Worthington
 
It was a $25 to enter guaranteed $2000 for first place race. Memorial race for a popular area bracket racer. His widow sponsors the entire purse and gets none of the proceeds. Pretty impressive deal for both the participants and the track operator. Including double entries, there were 156 of them. First AND second round b*ybacks. 10 rounds to win. 😁 Take care. Tom Worthington
Gotcha! Figured it had to be something special to have that many rounds.
 
Hold on, was this a big money race? Still had 31 cars left in the 5th round? Shit, a lot of times we only have a five round race.
I think at our last race we had 196 cars for first round of Pro Dial, that is the most you will ever see in a single class at our local track, and it only happens once a year. My wife won 1st and 2nd round, I did not. :(
Then the rain came and that was that.

Holey Shit! Are you talking about Cecil SCSO Mike? That many cars in Pro Dial?
That was the class I'd put the Elky in years ago, NFW, I'd have the patience for anywhere near that.
 
did not race in 2020 and not this year.Famoso is all fucked up so my 10 second,race sportster is sitting.hell i havent had it on the street either for awhile.
 
Holey Shit! Are you talking about Cecil SCSO Mike? That many cars in Pro Dial?
That was the class I'd put the Elky in years ago, NFW, I'd have the patience for anywhere near that.
No, it was the Halloween Race at Atco. We have it once a year and it continues to grow.
 
Plans changed. Going to Cecil tomorrow.
If you go stop by.
Have fun, should be great weather!
I brought both of our cars home for the winter. Time to put the antifreeze back in them.
Dropping the front end out of a 2015 Taurus to do an engine swap, that's what I will be doing tomorrow instead of having fun! :(
 
Ufhhhh. I don’t miss
Have fun, should be great weather!
I brought both of our cars home for the winter. Time to put the antifreeze back in them.
Dropping the front end out of a 2015 Taurus to do an engine swap, that's what I will be doing tomorrow instead of having fun! :(
Ugggh
Don’t miss them engine swaps. Done hundreds.
Be careful n have patience my friend.
 
Super fast day. The air made you Superman, lol.
double red light first round 10.0 I raced one of the best. My .018 to his .002 I lost uggh.
First round pro dial, fell asleep at the wheel for light and late shifting n Rev limit 1-2. Missed dial by .06. My fault again.
But a great day to be at cecil I must say.
 
Super fast day. The air made you Superman, lol.
double red light first round 10.0 I raced one of the best. My .018 to his .002 I lost uggh.
First round pro dial, fell asleep at the wheel for light and late shifting n Rev limit 1-2. Missed dial by .06. My fault again.
But a great day to be at cecil I must say.
Better day than I had!
This is what happens when a Ford V6 pukes a water pump. What an idiotic design!

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And this is what I spent my day doing:

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I hate front wheel drive cars!

Anyway, we both had a better day than Delon Pleasants (spelling?)
He crashed at the top end at Atco on Saturday and got airlifted out of there. I have NEVER seen anyone airlifted during a "normal" race day. Pretty sure he was racing in 8.50, it was a rescheduled Import vs. Domestic event. They initially thought he was paralyzed, that is why he was airlifted. I heard he is not, and is doing ok.

I don't have any other info right now. I hope he is doing well.
 
Mike I was there he went 7:19 192 mph Top sportsman olds
 
Ran my mainly street turd last Friday at HMP in Houston. If it looks slow, that's because it is - 8.05 in the 1/8. In my defense, I missed shifts and had a traction problem with street tires. That said, it's still slow...


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Mike I was there he went 7:19 192 mph Top sportsman olds
I thought he sold that car. Sucks he crashed, hope he is ok. Track had to be on the cold side Saturday, it was chilly in my shop and my weather station was showing a corrected DA of -200 feet. That is very rare around here.
 
Better day than I had!
This is what happens when a Ford V6 pukes a water pump. What an idiotic design!

SIthOlq.jpg


And this is what I spent my day doing:

7bvFq3D.jpg


I hate front wheel drive cars!

Anyway, we both had a better day than Delon Pleasants (spelling?)
He crashed at the top end at Atco on Saturday and got airlifted out of there. I have NEVER seen anyone airlifted during a "normal" race day. Pretty sure he was racing in 8.50, it was a rescheduled Import vs. Domestic event. They initially thought he was paralyzed, that is why he was airlifted. I heard he is not, and is doing ok.

I don't have any other info right now. I hope he is doing well.
Hope he is ok. That really sucks. Prayers sent.
 
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