Summaries to follow:

Talmadge Wood brought a new IHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock car to learn to drive and get his license. Wood said this was a dream come true and made many 60-ft and 330-ft passes to familiarize himself with the new ride. He wore out the team and the car virtually "hot lapping," making progress each and every pass.

Chris Gould was on hand with his new "Fire Power" jet-powered Funny Car to get his license. After several launches he finally made his first full blast running a 5.92/265 mph blast. The chute was late to deploy and thanks to the long shutdown area afforded by Rockingham Dragway, he was safe and the car was okay for another blast. Gould would come back to make several more runs Sunday, carding a 6.08 at 256 mph.

Also on hand Sunday was the Coors light jet Funny Car team who made a single pass of 5.83 at 258 mph.

Rounding out the "jet powered contingent" was none other then Kevin Martin and his totally INSANE jet powered motorcycle. He also was completing his license runs this weekend and ran a best of 9.34/163. Look for a feature soon on this beast.

Tom Carter was another driver looking to get his license to drive his incredible all white '63 blown alcohol Corvette Pro Modified. The combination of a new car, new driver and crew seemed to be too much and he was at odds with the track both Saturday and Sunday, shaking the tires shortly before 60 feet.

Paul Athey, also representing the Pro Modified contingent, tried his hand at the track but the Quain Stott-tuned Mohegan Sun '63 Corvette didn't want to leave the starting line and Paul quickly became re-acquainted with tire shake. Over the winter the nitrous plant was swapped out for a blown alcohol Hemi. The chassis was also updated and the team was trying to figure out what the new combination needed to firmly plant the power. Progress was made on Sunday as the car finally launched and got out 60 feet without shaking the tires.