Oh man, you had to go there, huh Tim! Congrats on your boyz big win though...you only need 19 more to catch the Yankees!

Terry, I`ll look for your Pops! It`s just going to be Antone, bro in law John and myself this weekend though.

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!

2) Seeing John Force at the Track! Nothing made me feel as proud of being a NHRA member than seeing John Force, our SUPERMAN, being home at the Track again! Seeing him with that BLUE HOSPITAL GOWN, and that Walker, trying so hard to get a good look on the starting line, showed me once again how truly amazing he is!

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!

4) MIKE NEFF...PROVING ME WRONG! I have to admit, I was the one who said...NOT TELL NEXT YEAR! But, Mike has "IT". It's an intangible talent that some people possess. Seems that John Force can pick em, because Robert and Eric have "IT" too!

5) Having Jack meet my Mom! My Mother has not been to a Drag Race since the 1989 WDRS Event in Las Vegas, (AT THE OLD TRACK). The quickest car she has ever seen was Rick Santos' SMALL BLOCK THAT ROARED! My Mom has had some email correspondance with Jack, and when we walked up to his pit, and he looked right at her and said..."THERE'S MY BIGGEST FAN", and gave her a big hug, that made her a DieHARD DRAG RACING/FAST JACK BECKMAN fan for Life!

6) The SPEEDWAY CHILDRENS CHARITY POKER TOURNY! Playing poker with new buddy's Justin Humphries, Dave Connolly, Brian Olson, and Allen Johnson, was awesome. Having Morgan Lucas take me out all in, sucked, but it was all Jack's Fault. He sat down at the table and I went out two hands later! Still, it was a great time!

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!

8) Speaking of Cheesburger's in Paradise....JIMMY BUFFET at the MGM Grand on Satuday night. Enough Said!

The Trip to Vegas this year was awesome! As much as I would rather be Driving in any class at a national event, and everytime the yellow light flashes, my (Right Thumb twitches) (Left foot is released from a clutch pedal) or Right Foot stomps down on an Imaginary Throttle pedal)....I had a great Vegas Race!

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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....

Oh, and Tim.....I KNOW I can come up with something better than that! Grrrrrr....

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Tim, I think that reserved seating has sold out a few times in the past and it was the general admission sales that set the record for attendance. Maybe one of the LVMS folks will chime in here and give us the lowdown.

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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

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.

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

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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.

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

She so sweet Mark. You did good!

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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.

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!!!

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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!!!

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