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All good things must come to an end... sooner or later

It's the final day of my final NHRA national event... for at least this year, and possibly permanently. The past five weeks have been quite a ride, starting with the 60th U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis, followed by the PDRA race at Rockingham, then the ill-fated Carolina Nationals at Charlotte, the Texas FallNationals at Dallas, and finally, here in St. Louis for the Midwest Nationals.

Now it's time for some real vacation, as I'm heading north immediately after the race concludes this afternoon, and the GPS is set for Terre Haute, Indiana for a waypoint tonight. Then it's north by northeast as I cross the border into Canada and travel a few hours east of Toronto to meet up with my girlfriend and visit her relatives. That interlude is followed by a full week in New York City - our first visit to the BIG city - and then it's a cannonball run across the country to Bakersfield for the 23rd annual California Hot Rod Reunion. Then reality sets in as I make the long drive up the coast to North Vancouver and home and back to work.

But today is eliminations day at Gateway Motorsports Park; the weather is fine, and the racing action is going to be hot and heavy. Check out the reports and pictures at SpeedZone Magazine.