Street Event - A+

I am gonna have to disagree with you on this one.  I made my first pass around 6 and the track was already an ice rink.  The temps were still in the low 60's which is plenty warm enough for the track to be working.  I have been at Mooresville and Shadyside when the temps were in the low 50's and the track will still hooking. 

Also around 8:45 people starting doing donuts, burnouts, and making full passes in the pit area.  I guess the 10 security guards at the head of staging were too busy making sure nobody pulled their car up before they were supposed to. The idiots flying through the pits could have easily hit someone driving back to park.  Instead at 9:15 when a couple of us were waiting for a friend to finish changing his tires, a couple security guards came by and told us we needed to hurry up and leave.  Where were they when people were doing donuts? 

I have been a strong supporter of Zmax since they opened, telling people to give them a chance.  After last night I can't support them anymore.  Track prep was horrible.  Rosin was left just laying on the starting line instead of being VHTed and dragged.  The security guards need to be on scooters driving around, not at the head of staging where they aren't needed. 

I'll be making the drive to Rockingham if I want to race 1/4mi from now on.

I'd give Tuesday's street event a B-.  True, there's room for improvement as noted in earlier posts, however overall I saw a better organized,  more prepped (at least before the oil  downs) and well managed event than prior street car meets.   My Corvette only ran low 12's at 125 on MT Street Radial II's (I experienced my usual wheelspin in first), but I may not have had the power to experience the lack of traction noted by others.  But then, state inspected and licensed 'street cars' that run in the 10's and 11's are in the minority at such an event (although I grant - they are exceptional cars that deserve a good track).   Judging by my and my competitors 60' times, hook for many of us was ok given the cool track.    With the exception of the security guards, the Zmax personnel were meeting or exceeding expectations.   And I had a good time...the cars/drivers were great.   Even the coffee was hot.   Let's see how spring 2010 goes.