spending the day at New England Dragway (PICTURES!)

[jb666]

 Lots of pics and videos to follow. 

[mikepmcs]

NED??

[jb666]

NED??

yes! Want to meet there?? Jons runninghis 8 second nova today. Gonna be a good time!! You have my cell, call me if you want?

[mikepmcs]

Just got this one Jeff as I was fixing my buddy's boat and rewiring his trolling motor set up all day.  I would have rather been there.
Hope you had a good time. 

Jimmy T(Beer) is thinking of bringing his gear to NED in the future.  Maybe I'll tag along then.

[jb666]

It was a GREAT day today!! I've got loads of pictures, but I won't bore you with all of them.. I'll just post some of the 'highlights'

[jb666]

I'm such a slacker... I never posted any of the pictures from the day up the track...  I'll get them ready and post some now, I got some great shots!!

[tan top]

I'm such a slacker... I never posted any of the pictures from the day up the track...  I'll get them ready and post some now, I got some great shots!!

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[mikepmcs]

 

[69*F5*SE]

 

[jb666]

Ok, here goes... There was a little bit of everything, from an 11 second NEON to sub-10 second street cars... The sky's were overcast all day, but we never got rained on (got mega sunburned instead)





























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[jb666]

Not your typical Beemer!!







This Nova launched HARD and ran consistent 9's!!



This Mustang was GORGEOUS!!!



















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[jb666]

This Camaro was incredible!!













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[jb666]

Here's our 11 second Neon. He'd have run better times if he could have hooked up out of the hole, it did nothing but spin!!







And what day is complete without a car fire on the ride home...

[FlatbackFanatic]

Great pics! Bummer about that guys car fire.

[jb666]

Thanks! I was trying to focus on LAUNCH pics, this time, but I took a break here and there for a good smoke show!!

[tan top]

good pictures     11 second Neon    must be turbo-ed up i'm thinking  
like the A-body barracuda   

thanks for sharing the pictures 

[mikepmcs]

 

[1969chargerrtse]

Wow lot's of pictures there.  I love the Coronet.

[Beer]

Great Pics

I am hoping to be there Friday Nite May 8th.  I am more in the 11-12 second range with the Vette.
73 Charger will be ready next year for 12's as well.

Jim

[mikepmcs]

Shoot, when do you get home??  That was a quick month.

[Beer]

Shoot, when do you get home??  That was a quick month.

Still on the rig, get home Thursday Nite, wife will be in Paris (France not Maine!) so I get a bachelors weekend!
NED Friday Nite and maybe Oxford Saturday...need some seat time, and logs from the runs with the Nitrous.



Jim

[jb666]

Thanks guys! I took a total of 450 pictures that day (some groups for friends). I didn't want to completely bore you by posting ALL of them!!

The Neon was DEFINITELY turbo'd up.. You should have heard that baby whistle!!

[71ChallengeHer]

Looks like a blast.    Hope that wasn't your car on fire ? 

[Back N Black]

Great pics, nice launch shots. 

[jb666]

Thanks!

And nope, not my car on fire 

[69*F5*SE]

Lots of pics, very cool.  I like the Demon most of all.   

[mikepmcs]

I'll jump in on this one if Jeff doesn't mind.  Went to Oxford Dragway today(1/8th mile).  Stayed a couple hours and took about 175 pictures of about 20 cars.  It was really sad to tell you the truth and not what I was anticipating.  I had visions of my youth and going to Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas Va  on Friday and Sundays to watch the drags and it was always packed and always top notch stuff.  Don't get me wrong, I still had an ok time taking pictures but was just a little disappointed.  I watched a stock beat up 4 door Kia Spectre?Spectrum?  go down the track.  WTF is that all about. 

The cool thing was I had my BA camera with me and my Mr Angry shirt on so they thought I was somebody when I first got there and started walking wherever the heck I wanted.   I put on the monster lens so they new I was the real deal.   Next time I need to go with a DC.com shirt.  Troy large black please. LOL

Took some pretty cool shots of a couple rigs but my computer is not liking it right now.  Here was the highlight of my day.
Here it is looking all innocent after a couple slow walks up the track just getting the feel again after a long winter slumber.
Nice peaceful stroll, and nothing spectacular in the burnout department, stages up nice and all of a sudden I can't hear anymore.WTF....

[mikepmcs]

 

[jb666]

VERY cool shots, Mike!!!!

[71ChallengeHer]

Very nice pics , Mike 

[tan top]

good pictures Mike thanks for sharing 

[mikepmcs]

Thanks, that gives me motivation to post some more.  Give me a bit, cause each picture is huge and takes a while to load on my Atari 2600.
It won't be anything as exciting as that though.

[mikepmcs]

I was hoping I'd catch Jim T there with his Vette on steroids.

[mikepmcs]

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[mikepmcs]

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[Beer]

I was hoping I'd catch Jim T there with his Vette on steroids.

WOW Mike! You musta hung out with some Photographers Mates!

Great shots!  As are the OP shots as well!

I believe the Gen X Mopar the guy is the origional owner, I rember the annoucer at one of the Show Shine and Drags telling the crowd about the car.

Need a few more days with the Vette before it track worthy.  I will definetly let ya know so you can take some pics!  I got home Thursday nite, and now I am in Lafayette LA for a week of classes.  May 22nd or 23rd is my only shot for the track this time home (NED or Oxford) .