Off to the races...

[ImBroken]

I'm headed up to Englishtown NJ for the 36th ANNUAL K&N FILTERS NHRA SUPERNATIONALS..... can't wait...
I'll have plenty of pics, if anyones interested..
Later..

 

[NCNitro]

Damn skippy I'm interested! You lucky bastard! But seriously, have a great time man, nothing else like it in the world.

 

[CorradoPsi]

and here i thought you were finally gonna get that prospec dirty, what what i thinking?

 

[NCNitro]

and here i thought you were finally gonna get that prospec dirty, what what i thinking?

Don't be rediculous! lol. Ain't no way that shelf queen is getting dirty.

 

[msly]

I would like all pics you take on CD and a DVD of all your video... TY

 

[msly]

can't ya pm me a picture to hold me off.... give me your best one....

 

[ImBroken]

Here's a few pics.. I'll get more up tonight with a video or two.. Had a great Fathers Day, aside from baking myself in the sun all day... lol

 

[WsW-WYATT-EARP]

nothing like an nhra event to get the blood pumping ... was at my first one last year in joliet for the car quest finals in october when they broke all sorts of national records due to the cold front that moved in the night before.. was just awesome .... besides the fact that we were sitting in my brothers works skybox ... one of the coolest things i have ever seen ... was supposed to go last weekend to it but he couldn't get hands on tickets for it ... will be at the fall event though ...

 

[joey]

ImBroken when is the next event going on at englishtown?? i want to go for sure

 

[mcvickj]

Nice pics! Some of those look pretty close. I'm guessing they allow the public to get that close? Or did you have a special pass?

 

[Team 17]

Nice pics TJ. I plan on going to the Summer Slam in July

 

[beason]

he prolly had pit passes..

 

[NCNitro]

Everyone that buys a ticket to an NHRA event gets pit access. It's nothing at all like nascar.

 

[beason]

yea thats the way it is here (houston) but i thought it was a special thing (they advertize it that way) "sunday sunday sunday NHRA DRAG!!! EVERY TICKET IS A PIT PASS!!!!!!!!!!"

 

[NCNitro]

Nope, that is the way it is at all NHRA races.

 

[Team 17]

Nope, that is the way it is at all NHRA races.

It's like that at all Englishtown races, NHRA, AMA or imports. You get to meet & talk to the drivers & see the pit crew at work up close. Last year I got to talk to Lisa Kubo & another driver Tran.

 

[ImBroken]

Nice pics! Some of those look pretty close. I'm guessing they allow the public to get that close? Or did you have a special pass?

Nope... Like NC said, $45 (General Admission) gets you in, free to roam both sides of the tracl, from begining to end.. The left side is where most of the BIG names were pitted.. You can litterally walk up to the pit area, & stand less than 5ft from the cars, while there working on them. You'll see that in a couple of the pics above. I am officially hooked... I'm already planning trips to Maple Grove & Reading Pa. lol The power in some of these cars is just UNREAL.. The pic below, will give you an idea of just how close you can stand.. BUT, ya better have earplugs....

Here's a quick video I took with my Digicam of 2 Top Fuel Funnycars.. It's hard to see, but the one on the left got a bit sloppy about 1/2 way down, & almost hit the other guy.. People were clapping at the end because he was able to straighten it out.. Where I was taking the vid, you get blasted with about a 90 degree wind and the sound is just about deafening... lol
Turn up your speakers for this one, & you'll get a good idea of the power..

Right Click & Save as... 10.4 megs
Top Fuel Funnycars

 

[NCNitro]

Very cool pics, nice vid too man! I am so jealous, I would have loved to have been there. It's been a few years since I have been to a big NHRA event. I used to hit the Gatornationals every year.

 

[ImBroken]

Here's the only shot I was able to get of the Top Fuel cars leaving the line... lol
Damn digicam wasn't fast enough... lol

Wish you were there Joe... Next time...

 

[joey]

yea i wish i was also lol its not that far from me.. i want to check out the MX races this FRI