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Nitro Member
Wow, what a weekend.
It was so good to get back to racing season. Pomona is magical.
Friday was cold.... by SoCal standards. I know the rest of the country is under snow and I shouldn't be complaining. The cold wind froze us in the grandstands. Most people left. I contend that most people also did not know there was a second qualifying session that day! It was wierd; it felt like a Saturday. The cars performed amazing. Crazy numbers are the norm now. It's already clear who has the best cars and best performance. Capps' explosion was crazy. I am glad he was ok.
The museum needs to schedule the Night Of Champions for 7pm maybe. I missed it because the fuel session was still going at 6pm!
Saturday was nicer. Sun was out and it helped. Still, I sat in reserved section 3 which is at the christmas tree. I had PLENTY of room. Lots of open sections. I heard there was a monster truck show the same day at Anaheim Stadium. Those shows are huge. Easily 30,000 fans. Also, the pro bull riders were in town with their show.
In the pits, Steve Chrisman and maybe one or two others had throttle whacks during warm ups. I was right behind his car when he did them and oh it was so awesomely good. In addition to the quick whacks, there was longer sustained one. Wow that was awesome. Thank you Steve!!! Elsewhere, fans are definitely bummed out about the disappearance of throttle whacks. I overheard those comments time and time again.
Sunday was very nice. There was little to no wind and it was nice! I got to sit with Jack from New Hampshire, Chris from Vegas, Mr. Rice from Dallas, and the Veskovitches from Australia. Great people and I am thankful to them for their camaraderie. Also to Les Mayhew, Joe Sherwood, Joe Fuchita, Eugene Gray, Darrell and Tami Reid. Thank you guys and gals.
Sidnei Frigo's explosion sent shrapnel higher into the sky than anything else I have ever witnessed at a dragstrip including the Red Dragon funny car body explosion at Bakersfield. Crazy stuff and I am glad Sidnei is ok. He drove awesome thru that episode.
Amazing performance numbers. Back-breaking stuff from one particular team in F/C. I'm afraid they are going to be the ones to catch.
Was it just me or did the midway lack displays and companies showing off their wares? Nitro alley was also sparse. DSR's new expanded merchandise trailer was a big improvement tho. I enjoyed shopping there much better than the old tiny trailer. Plus, they had new 2014 stuff! Excellent job DSR!
Concession/food prices were stupid high. Jack was telling me he saw a family looking at the prices and the kids were hungry. The father had to tell them "sorry, can't afford it." I paid $9 bux for a hot dog, and $10 for a hamburger. That's just too much. The Fairplex did lower the parking price to $10 however. I surmise they have figured out that they pushed too hard last year with $15 dollar parking and are trying to gain back consumers. I paid $50 bux reserved for Friday, $60 reserved for Saturday and $45 for Sunday gen adm. Thank you to Mello Yello for the empty can $8 discount! It definitely is welcome!!!
Ticket vendors, takers and other staff throughout the facility were nice. I saw no intrusiveness or unpleasantness.
Congrats to the Maddern Racing team for winning on Hallowed ground. That was very enjoyable to watch. Cheers to my friend Greggo on the crew.
THANK YOU to Scott Palmer (top fuel) for your wonderful hospitality. It really really made my weekend. I wish more people knew what a good guy Scott is; I know they would become instant fans. People, please cheer for Scott and support his sponsors. He is a credit to the sport.
I also personally witnessed Bob Bode being incredibly awesome with a fan and Terry McMillen giving a young fan a blower belt and another a used slick. Great ambassadors of the sport.
Add your comments please!
It was so good to get back to racing season. Pomona is magical.
Friday was cold.... by SoCal standards. I know the rest of the country is under snow and I shouldn't be complaining. The cold wind froze us in the grandstands. Most people left. I contend that most people also did not know there was a second qualifying session that day! It was wierd; it felt like a Saturday. The cars performed amazing. Crazy numbers are the norm now. It's already clear who has the best cars and best performance. Capps' explosion was crazy. I am glad he was ok.
The museum needs to schedule the Night Of Champions for 7pm maybe. I missed it because the fuel session was still going at 6pm!
Saturday was nicer. Sun was out and it helped. Still, I sat in reserved section 3 which is at the christmas tree. I had PLENTY of room. Lots of open sections. I heard there was a monster truck show the same day at Anaheim Stadium. Those shows are huge. Easily 30,000 fans. Also, the pro bull riders were in town with their show.
In the pits, Steve Chrisman and maybe one or two others had throttle whacks during warm ups. I was right behind his car when he did them and oh it was so awesomely good. In addition to the quick whacks, there was longer sustained one. Wow that was awesome. Thank you Steve!!! Elsewhere, fans are definitely bummed out about the disappearance of throttle whacks. I overheard those comments time and time again.
Sunday was very nice. There was little to no wind and it was nice! I got to sit with Jack from New Hampshire, Chris from Vegas, Mr. Rice from Dallas, and the Veskovitches from Australia. Great people and I am thankful to them for their camaraderie. Also to Les Mayhew, Joe Sherwood, Joe Fuchita, Eugene Gray, Darrell and Tami Reid. Thank you guys and gals.
Sidnei Frigo's explosion sent shrapnel higher into the sky than anything else I have ever witnessed at a dragstrip including the Red Dragon funny car body explosion at Bakersfield. Crazy stuff and I am glad Sidnei is ok. He drove awesome thru that episode.
Amazing performance numbers. Back-breaking stuff from one particular team in F/C. I'm afraid they are going to be the ones to catch.
Was it just me or did the midway lack displays and companies showing off their wares? Nitro alley was also sparse. DSR's new expanded merchandise trailer was a big improvement tho. I enjoyed shopping there much better than the old tiny trailer. Plus, they had new 2014 stuff! Excellent job DSR!
Concession/food prices were stupid high. Jack was telling me he saw a family looking at the prices and the kids were hungry. The father had to tell them "sorry, can't afford it." I paid $9 bux for a hot dog, and $10 for a hamburger. That's just too much. The Fairplex did lower the parking price to $10 however. I surmise they have figured out that they pushed too hard last year with $15 dollar parking and are trying to gain back consumers. I paid $50 bux reserved for Friday, $60 reserved for Saturday and $45 for Sunday gen adm. Thank you to Mello Yello for the empty can $8 discount! It definitely is welcome!!!
Ticket vendors, takers and other staff throughout the facility were nice. I saw no intrusiveness or unpleasantness.
Congrats to the Maddern Racing team for winning on Hallowed ground. That was very enjoyable to watch. Cheers to my friend Greggo on the crew.
THANK YOU to Scott Palmer (top fuel) for your wonderful hospitality. It really really made my weekend. I wish more people knew what a good guy Scott is; I know they would become instant fans. People, please cheer for Scott and support his sponsors. He is a credit to the sport.
I also personally witnessed Bob Bode being incredibly awesome with a fan and Terry McMillen giving a young fan a blower belt and another a used slick. Great ambassadors of the sport.
Add your comments please!
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