Thinking back, now that I'm getting ready to head to bed and get a good night sleep, there were a few things that I'll take away from this years AC DELCO NATIONALS!
1) Meeting the Maters! It was way cool putting faces with the great personalities. Watching the races from the Pit with ya'll, as we "CALLED OUR SHOTS" (Not alcoholic, but Performance of the cars), and predicted the proper way to, uh..."TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM". I met some great people this weekend who have become good friends!
2) Seeing John Force at the Track! Nothing made me feel as proud of being a NHRA member than seeing John Force, our SUPERMAN, being home at the Track again! Seeing him with that BLUE HOSPITAL GOWN, and that Walker, trying so hard to get a good look on the starting line, showed me once again how truly amazing he is!
3) THE ATTENDANCE FRI-SUNDAY!!! For those of you who thought the countdown was not working to draw more people out to the track, WELL...One word... SELLOUT! I don't think the LVMS has EVER SOLD OUT, but it did on Sunday! The stands were packed all weekend long! Great to see this!
4) MIKE NEFF...PROVING ME WRONG! I have to admit, I was the one who said...NOT TELL NEXT YEAR! But, Mike has "IT". It's an intangible talent that some people possess. Seems that John Force can pick em, because Robert and Eric have "IT" too!
5) Having Jack meet my Mom! My Mother has not been to a Drag Race since the 1989 WDRS Event in Las Vegas, (AT THE OLD TRACK). The quickest car she has ever seen was Rick Santos' SMALL BLOCK THAT ROARED! My Mom has had some email correspondance with Jack, and when we walked up to his pit, and he looked right at her and said..."THERE'S MY BIGGEST FAN", and gave her a big hug, that made her a DieHARD DRAG RACING/FAST JACK BECKMAN fan for Life!
6) The SPEEDWAY CHILDRENS CHARITY POKER TOURNY! Playing poker with new buddy's Justin Humphries, Dave Connolly, Brian Olson, and Allen Johnson, was awesome. Having Morgan Lucas take me out all in, sucked, but it was all Jack's Fault. He sat down at the table and I went out two hands later! Still, it was a great time!
7) (9) IN-N-OUT Double Doubles!!! Over a 5 day period, I tied my Record with (9) of the worlds best Cheesburger's In Paradise!
8) Speaking of Cheesburger's in Paradise....JIMMY BUFFET at the MGM Grand on Satuday night. Enough Said!
The Trip to Vegas this year was awesome! As much as I would rather be Driving in any class at a national event, and everytime the yellow light flashes, my (Right Thumb twitches) (Left foot is released from a clutch pedal) or Right Foot stomps down on an Imaginary Throttle pedal)....I had a great Vegas Race!
