My Vegas experience...

[Mr. Jean]

NAPA's Naughty's?

 

[Bullet]

Mate, after your wife called you to tell you that she won the video poker tournament I wouldn't expect your weekend to have been anything but awesome!

It was great meeting you and throwing back a few (FEW) cold ones while kicking back at the track. I don't think I have had a better time at any of the races I have attended as a spectator.

Like I said to you Sunday, next time your wife wants to gamble, I will give her $500 and she can have half of whatever she wins!!

I will talk to you about Indy as it gets closer if you wan to share a room.

Cheers,

Paul

 

[The Swegian]

So, I'm sitting at McCarran right now waiting to board a flight home. Suzi and I had a profitable day hitting the strip casinos yesterday. She hit two straight flushes playing Pai Gow at NYNY so that was worth $750. What an amazing trip. Paul, you're correct that her winning the video poker tournament Saturday made the trip all the more awesome. I did end up taking one picture on the entire trip (of Suzi fanning out 50 pictures of Ben Franklin) and I'll post it here when I get home.

 

[Kelly]

Wahoo! But, we got to see the real thing! That was an awesome stack of cash!

 

[Toejam]

You guys were right! I liked the strip a lot!

Mater meeting was awesome.

Facility is very clean, plenty of room, well staffed, easy to get to, excellent sight lines from the grandstand seats etc etc

...ribs....hurting....

And the Best thing is people don't Stand up!

 

[The Swegian]

OK, here it is, the only picture I took of my entire Vegas trip. The little missus won a video poker tourney while I was getting blasted in the Pit on Saturday with Joe, Greg, Kelly, Chris, Paul, et al. She called me in the afternoon with the news that she was now well acquainted with Benjamin Franklin.

 

[Kelly]

Yep....just like I remembered it. Um, I think.

She so sweet Mark. You did good!

 

[The Swegian]

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!

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!

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!

Tim, it was great meeting you. I agree with you on the attendance. I was blown away by how packed the stands were. Arrrrggghhhh, I never made it to In-N-Out and now I regret that BIG TIME!

Kelly, thanks for the kind words about Suzi. She really is a trooper, putting up with my interests and never trying to discourage me from pursuing them. And I knew she would have no problem when a couple strangers needed a place to stay for the night and I volunteered our place.

 

[Tim5636sc]

OK, here it is, the only picture I took of my entire Vegas trip. The little missus won a video poker tourney while I was getting blasted in the Pit on Saturday with Joe, Greg, Kelly, Chris, Paul, et al. She called me in the afternoon with the news that she was now well acquainted with Benjamin Franklin.

Hmmmmmm? (Begin "Dream Weaver" Opening Music...)

Alan Reinhart: "OK race fans, It's Finals Time here at the US Nationals. In the left lane it's your 2008 World Champion, Lee Zane, Driving Professor Dave Ring's L/AA 32' Bantam, he's up against "Timmah" Charlet, Behind the Wheel of Mark and Suzi Krogen's AWESOME A/ND........!" (Insert your favorite Ending to this Dream sequence...And YES DAVE I KNOW YOUR WHO YOUR PICKING!)

Suzi's Video Poker victories may be all we need! then we can make Suzi Acquainted with WALLY!!!

 

[vegasnitro]

Best. Picture. Ever.

It was good to meet you too. I am sorry my work interfered with the first part of the weekend, but man I had a good time with everyone on Sunday!!!

 

[Kris]

Oh shut up, people, you're making me jealous.

I went last year for the fall race and I concur with all the sentiments about the track and some about Vegas (lived there for a couple years after I finished school so ... yeah).

I have been working on my husband all year to take a trip for the spring race in Vegas because it's such a great facility (especially compared to the current state of my home track which I adore, by the way, despite its flaws). And I should visit my friends there.

Maybe I'll finally catch up with some Maters in April at LVMS. Meantime, I am stoked you folks all had so much fun. Now stop rubbing it in.