Where exactly is Stanton? I've never been there before and would like to go when my car is finished. BTW, I'd be coming from Pontiac.

 

When I went to Staton they did not even look under the hood. I liked the fact that I only waited in the lanes no longer than 2 minutes instead of the 45 minute crap last night. The damn bikes got to run about 4 times for every one the cars could go through.

 

Stanton is Mid Michigan Motorplex, its about 20-25 miles north of Ionia, which is exit 67 off I-75, it is where the M events are held

 

So get a bike...if ya can't beat 'em, join 'em

 

The tech **** asked me what I ran when she saw the cage. I told her probably 11.5s. So she asked to see the bottle. I said no bottle, just heads and cam. She said no let's see the bottle. I had to reassure her 3 times that there was no bottle involved. I thought that she was going to make me start tearing thte interior out so that she could find my hidden bottle.
Ran 11.63, .65, .67 all at the high side of 116mph.

 

Martin was understaffed Wednesday because they didn't expect so many people... but that doesn't make 45 minutes in the tech line any less annoying.

The problem with the bikes is due to the way they run the staging lanes. Cars in lanes go in lanes 1-4, bikes in lane 5. Then the guy at the head of the staging lanes does 4-5 pairs from lanes 1 and 2, 4-5 pairs from lanes 3 and 4, and then a few pairs from lane 5 (bikes). There are so few bikes compared to cars, so they can get lots of runs in because their wait in the staging lanes is much shorter.

 

Nice times!! I don't think I saw your stang there and for obvious reasons....there were at TON of cars there. I agree with Q on that being the last time I go there also, I never did like Martin but wanted to go to hang out with other MIspeed people and get a few runs in, my best was a 13.2 @104.68MPH

 

We ran the exact same MPH

 

Ha, I didn't even notice that. I would have been cool to run against you because I didn't get one decent race, I think the closest was like 1 second or more behind, hell i'd rather get my doors blown off than kill rice all nite...that gets old

 

You complain about the tech chic, but she was getting through the cars way faster (at least 4 to 1) then the guy. Waiting at the gate stunk and waiting in the tech line was horrid; I still like it better than Stanton though. The stands, the restrooms, the concessions... the shorter drive; all top Stanton. As far as actually going down the track it's the same to me.

Guess we should have been wearing some nametags!

Also in Martin's defense: They told me they expected 70 cars or less, so that's what they were staffed for.

 

I went again yesterday (Saturday 7/17). Tech took all of 45 seconds. Wednesday I got 4 runs, Saturday I got 4 runs and would have gotten at least one more if it hadn't rained. Plus there was actual racing, which I think is cool. I don't think I'm going to go on a Wednesday again anytime soon.

BTW, check out my new PB in my sig.

 

Rock on Pete!!! That's an awesome ET for that MPH.