Anger, Denial, Bargaining, Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth.......

Moldy Marvin has updated the www.savelacr.org site to express acceptance of the wreckin' ball that will shortly remove that asphalt n' grandstand cap sitting on top of all that lovely granite so needful for overdevelopment in the south end of our nation. Last night's Rat Fink party was promoted as the big 'tator fond farewell- MM contends next weekend will be racer-focused; ie, without flame throwing circus performers, peeps won't come out? Hmmmm.

'Marv' is already cheerleading a replacement- he points out the reclaiming rights are recreational in nature and contends that permitting a new track would be cake, as a result. All I can say is consult your attorney, kids! This 'amphitheater' and multiuse facility located adjecent the current, doomed track sounds pretty ambitious. What the city movers in Palmdale would think of another motorsports business interests me. Meanwhile, I would strongly urge the movers behind the blatent capitalism of using such a facility to look carefully at available resources and....if street racing prevention truly is the priority....just get something set aside to race on...and let Big Willie run it. The Brotherhood has been supportive of Palmdale, knows how to run a street race track and won't get in the way while plans foment to expand into a new "International" venue. Give it a couple of years as Brotherhood Raceway and let your market define itself.

I grabbed some airtime this morning on Seattle's KVI AM- a station notable for broadcasting George Noory's Coast to Coast...and Tom Turner's Sat. A.M. "Auto Show". Tom fielded my pet NHRA concern- one for which NHRA itself has declined to respond. Tom, a longtime sportsman class godhead, appears confident that by the end of the Pro Series sale, we can have our "original premise of the NHRA" back.

We can finally kiss Noah goodbye, step off this damn ark, return to the natural world and not have to interact with the blowemup circus of multimillion dollar Pro series strife and PR; we can apply for an actual NHRA membership in a non profit NHRA focused on the values of sport and safety. Jeez, for that I'd actually agree to wearing standardized uniforms in the pits- as long as I get to wear pressed white chinos ala the Bean Bandits.......

".....On A July Morning.....with the day, came a resolution....."- Ken Hensley

Spending bench racing and observational time between personal gruntwork this past month. Of note, I have a neat stack of photos stemming from last weekends' Shelton reenactment meet. I have chosen not to post photos on this blog; saving that method of telling a story for other places in my life. I need to put some to disc and will link to a board. What I have noticed is a strong presence of what has been termed "greybeards bench racing how fast they once were". I actually think this is not only a good....but a nesessary thing. Remember: NHRA's official history is now officially for sale.......
These car club reunions, once primarily a product of Lions/Irwindale/Puyallup etc. reunions are now becoming monthly luncheons and mocktail hours composed of research and reenactment projects and bs sessions that often bring forth needful historical facts out from under the proverbial rock.

Residential development is on many lips this month, as LACR prepares to shut down. The noted former Ceder Falls Raceway operator, Joc H., comments in his warm, if sometimes naive voce' within the July '07 dragracingonline.com. Joc doesn't see the connections his local business sponsors have in common with developers...their bankers and lenders. If a financial institution has to make a loyalty choice between a major developer involved in statewide projects.....vs. a small dragstrip and its' sponsor network of transmission shops and towing services.....