Postby draglist » Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:53 pm
Hi Boyd and all. Just got back. Here's my take: it was fantastic. Somewhat smaller crowd than the first two years, but we all know about the challenges folks faced on many fronts this year. The 20 or so people who were there had a super time. Every year is somewhat different and every year is special. We had "backbone of draglist.com," Danny White and his wife Gena join us. It was great to spend time with Danny and to meet Gena. We had Painter Tom and his dragster adding to the fun. Great to spend more time with Tom. We had Eric Bru getting some strong runs in his 56 (probably enough to get his license) and that was awesome. We added a nostalgia Top Fuel Dragster to team draglist and that was great. We gave out awards to our members (again, thanks to Zappy) and we called them the "Zappys" (who needs a Grammy, Emmy, or Oscar?) We had super group breakfasts and dinners that were fun and on Saturday we had hot dogs, cole slaw, and chips at the track. Perfect outdoors eatin... we had a huge threat of rain (and in fact it rained hard on Friday and on late Saturday night) but perfect, chamber of commerce weather for Saturday's action. We had the full support and welcome of the Eddyville Raceway Park staff as always. We saw tons of great looking race cars and show cars (photos to come). And most importantly, we deepened the bonds between our draglist FAMILY. All this and there is a surprise announcement for next year that I will let others relate... We missed everyone who couldn't come and we hope that the photos and stories that will soon appear will somehow help to make it seem like you were with us. We certainly were remembering you as we enjoyed the weekend. bp