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My neighbor Luke Nellis 74n made his 410 debut at Beaver Dam on Saturday night.  They missed the transfer by one or two spots but loaded the car up in one piece.  Not bad for their first night as Luke ran 305's and only had a couple starts with a 360 last fall before going 410 racing.  Looking out at the hauler parked in their driveway as I type.  

Stan Meissner

Home is Forest Lake, Minnesota.  Both Luke and Brooke Tatnell run Husets on Sunday.  Luke says he is going to run Husets on Sunday, close Outlaw shows like Cedar Lake and Ogilvie and some IRA but not the whole schedule.  I'm sure this year will be a learning experience.  They have a Ford dealer as one of their sponsors and the goal is to get some Ford power when motors are made availabl.

Stan Meissner

If I travel anymore it's solo and I pay for the motel and have to do all the driving.  Eliminating racing trips makes sense for me with all the big Sprint races on TV.  I go out to Cedar Lake a few times if I want live racing.  I'd be interested in a Husets weekly show where I could setup a lawn chair and dig the camera gear out of mothballs.  I get the urge to photograph a race but I never get a longing to sit on a metal bench without seat backs.  My neck is getting pretty gnarly twenty three years post fusion so I rarely sit on benches unless the family is going to be there.  Everyone I know at the tracks either is gone or still down in the infield, in the pits or is a flagman or official.  
 

I took pics solo for years and never went in the grandstand.  That was my happy place at the races in the pits by 3pm and down to the infield when hot laps started.  I had a pop up camper I'd pull out to the track for big events as well.  

That's what they're doing, figure things out with what they can get and get some experience with the 410.
 

Stan Meissner

I chased races until it hurt so no complaints about still being able to watch from home.  I hung in the pits and infield long enough to get my fill of spent methanol.  I have a couple old friends that want to see the IRA at Cedar Lake.  They're not racing fans to the point of paying close attention but like to see them.  I've got relatives like that but the only one who traveled was my son.  He has been to East Bay and the Ditch while on vacation and has Floracing.  

Stan Meissner

Easy solution here.   Leave after the sprint show and don't watch the late models....

Makes sense.   On of my in-laws raced in the limited mod division at Devils Bowl, so I did the same thing.   

Makes sense.   On of my in-laws raced in the limited mod division at Devils Bowl, so I did the same thing.