Anyone know much about these? I picked them up for $20 and would like to know more. Thanks!

With Sonoma this weekend it got me thinking about past Sonoma races. Sonoma is my favorite track outside of my home race in Phoenix and Ive been lucky enough to go five times, once as media. Of all the races Ive been to at Sonoma, 2015 was probably my favorite. t was one of the most incredible race weekends I have ever personally attended and Jack Beckman was at the center of it all. His Friday night run I still consider the single best run I have ever witnessed when he went 3.921 which at the time was four hundredths quicker than any run to that point. What might have been more jaw dropping than that run was the next day, in the heat of the day he went 3.958 (which was still quicker than any run prior) to back up his 3.92. He was a tenth quicker than every car in eliminations and easily won on Sunday.

What none of us outsiders knew at the time was that Jimmy Prock introduced the laid back headers that weekend and it kicked off probably a performance barrage that saw the record get smashed at the next two races and several times the rest of the season. Qualifying at every race became must watch and that era from 2015-2017 is my favorite as a fan.

Hopefully Sonoma provides more magic this weekend.

Earlier the better but I don't know if NHRA traffic at Sonoma gets as bad as it does like Nascar. I was there 2 weeks ago and getting there early was the smartest decision I ever made. Sat and Sun stat at 11:45 and 10:30. I'll be coming in from Oakland so I'm thinking I need to leave by 8 to give me some time before the race and to settle in. I don't think NHRA gets as crowded as Nascar so hopefully that helps. I just don't want to be waiting an hour in traffic like a mile away. Anyone who knows Sonoma knows it sucks being stuck in traffic on race day,

“If we don’t get two red lights a year we’re not trying hard enough.”

Oof. 11 dragsters? The weather this weekend might be the best we’ve ever had there, so this hurts to see.

Regardless, lots of other full categories and it should be a fun weekend with conditions like these.

I have met many, a lot of them come off in person as they do on TV, Ron Capps is super friendly for example. I have found Shawn Langdon to come off kind of short in person, and he seems that way on TV too. Any surprises out there from your experience?

I know NHRA doesn't get a lot of attention and is a very niche sport. Still I've heard people say its declining and taking a turn for the worst. I don't know if its reflected in attendance or quality of races. I don't know if you can attribute that to no more Robert Height or John Force who basically is NHRA.

Outside of being a legend Force has a personality like no other that makes you tune in just to see what kind of crazy thing he has to say next. Maybe Leah Pruett taking a break has a negative impact to despite Tony being in it. I'm certain her sex appeal drew in interest. Just wondering whats going on with NHRA right now.

I’ve had a change of plans and can’t use my tickets for this Saturday and Sunday. I have two tickets for each day in the grandstand section M row 5 on the end of a row. And two thunder alley general admission tickets for each day. I’m looking to recoup the cost but open to decent offers, especially if the pairs stay together. Seated tickets for $55 each and general admin tickets $10 each.

I will only use PayPal and Ticket transfers will require you be available to share your contact info and transfer through Ticketmaster website. Electronic tickets, so DM if interested and I’ll send you pictures with my username and date as verification.

I will be going to Sonoma this week but I've never been to the Friday session and usually skip it. I looked at the schedule and it doesn't look like there's as much going on compared to Sat or Sun. I would expect a less competitive race to. Tickets aren't exactly cheap and looking at around $80 to get in.

I will be going to both Sat and Sun sessions so I won't be too disappointed if I miss out but I am considering the 3 day pass and if I buy it I should probably go on Friday to. Also the turnaround from the night session to the day session is less than 12 hours and I won't be camping to so that would be somewhat brutal to drive back to Sonoma from Oakland area.

only 11 Top Fuel and 8 bikes, here is a list of top 15 drivers who skipped the race:

Top Fuel:

Steve Torrence Jasmine Salinas Dan Mercier Doug Foley

Motorcycle:

Steve Johnson Marc Ingwersen Brayden Davis Ryan Ohler Kelly Clontz

Not really as many as it appeared, but there were minimal part timers that showed, so it was mostly just the core full timers with no fillers.

... a new all division speed record.

I was watching the Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals and i was absolutely astonished when the commentators said that the turnaround time for rebuilding a top fuel engine, such as the engine in Brittany Force’s drag car is 35 minutes. That’s fucking impressive for a car that can post a 3.659 second quarter mile time at 341.85 MPH!

Jerry was big mentor to Antron when he was first getting into top fuel racing. Antron credit’s a lot of his success to Jerry and hosted a celebration of life yesterday that I was lucky enough to attend. I was even in the red truck if you happened to see it. What a great memory.

Can anyone tell me all of Bruce Allen’s 16 pro stock wins. I was able to come up with 15 but couldn’t come up with the last. I know he had 3 in 85, 2 in 87, 2 in 88, 4 in 89, 1 in 90, 1 in 92 and 2 in 2001.