What a whirlwind couple of weeks; Chicago, Englishtown, St. Louis, and a few cities in between. I had to make an impromptu trip to Atlanta for GE on my way here, and fly back and forth to Ohio, where I am currently working. I flew in to St. Louis on Wednesday around 3 p.m.

Debbie, Kim and I usually exercise everyday, so, on plan, we took a walk around the racetrack and up to the top of the stands. Here is a picture of the St. Louis skyline in relation to the racetrack. It was a stormy windy day on Thursday, so this is the aftermath evening sky.

During the walk we had an interesting conversation about the attached picture. At first glance I didn’t know what it was, and why Debbie took a picture if it.

So, what do you think it is?

Well, Debbie reminded me that this picture is very significant in NHRA racing. Many people may not know this, but Pro Stock Motorcycle race teams are randomly selected to be fueled up in the staging lanes, by the NHRA Tech department before qualifying. Pro Stock has the same process. Then at the end of the pass the gas is tested at the top end of the racetrack. Yes, they test their own gas, as part of the procedure.

On race day, all competitors must be fueled by the NHRA tech department, before each elimination round. The significance of the picture attached is, if you are in the final round sometimes the procedure changes. The NHRA tech department may come to your trailer and fill your vehicle. They then mark the gas cap and fuel container to ensure no tampering takes place before the race. NHRA then checks the marking after the race. Debbie took this picture in Englishtown this past weekend. So this picture indicates that we were in the final round. The marking also happens to be in GEICO Blue … which is pretty cool, too.