"Live" from the Summitt Ice Cream Nationals at Norwalk

[Larry Hill]

Well we should be there and "Live" by now, but we are still in the parking lot at Paul and Debbie's in Columbus ( or actually Canal Winchester). A part of the exhaust system for the generator fell off at some point and Larry pulled the rest of it off this morning and he and Paul are out finding stuff to fix it with. Thank goodness for our good racing friends helping us out. Paul still has to go pick up his trailer where it is being repaired and get back, put his race car in and go to Norwalk, too.

If anybody is there, please jump on here and let us know what is going on there at the track. I can't imagine if it was so muddy last night that they were not letting anyone else in how it was going to be better by today. It is not raining here in Columbus, but it is cool and overcast and looks like it could start at any time.

[John DiBartolomeo]

At the track and parked. It never really rained real hard last night even though it looked like it. Radar showed that most of it all went east of the track. Cloudy and looks like it could rain any minute but nothing on the radar even though local news said it will storm later today. Pits are in good shape with the possible exception of the grass being to high. Sun pops in and out.

[jmcarter]

Larry and Patsy...good luck getting it completed and on the road, hopefully trouble on the road will mean trouble free at the track. One suggestion would be that you add an avatar of your AARP Cuda to your signature..Jack, Toby, etc are raising the bar and wouldn't want you to miss out on all the live reporter bonus money! Actually, I told Larry at Bowling Green that my favorite picture you've posted is Larry with his grandkids at your lake...helps put things in perspective.

Wish I could have made it...but know you will keep us posted.

[Larry Hill]

Generator is back up and running with no exhaust leaks. We will be back on the road as soon as Larry gets some of the black off!

[jmcarter]

NHRA posted a run schedule....was thinking they didn't do that anymore...


http://www.nhra.com/UserFiles/file/E...n_schedule.pdf

[Larry Hill]

We're here! We're here! For you coming in from the south, whenever we got off at exit 176 (US 30) they were doing construction and we could not go west, so we went east, then off on Koogle Road and back west from there. Then on to Route 13. They are still pulling everyone in thru Linders Lot on the right, then taking 5 rigs at a time across the road to the track. They said they will continue parking tonight until everyone who is here by 6 gets parked. Haven't heard whether tech will stay open later. It is bright and sunny and hot here. I will post more after we get inside. It doesn't appear to be very muddy.

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

Do not get off at Rt 30, go on up to Rt 250 Ashland exit (on I-71), trust me I've lived here all my life and its way faster.

[Larry Hill]

Well we are in and parked and teched. Tech worked a little late and we got thru including getting our credentials. A little clue since it will probably be pretty rushed to get thru and run in the morning if you are in stock--be sure and take your printed ticket with you and it will save you a trip going back across the track to get it. Lots of people here. We are packed out in the back forty on the main road. Come by to see us. They park spectators out here, too, but hopefully there won't be any problems. We go out 1st in the morning at 9. The weather isn't looking great. It is calling for storms tonight and 60% chance tomorrow. I will go out tomorrow armed with the camera. Right now it is bedtime!

[danny waters sr]

WAKE - UP Larry ,,It's time to race......
and a little photgraphy....lol
Good luck to all...

[Larry Hill]

Good morning, Danny. Yes, we are up and made a run already. Air was 2300'. It started out a beautiful morning and now we are down for rain. Stock got their first run with 56 cars out. More had gotten thru tech, but the credential trailer was slow and they missed the run. Best wheelstand of the morning was Joe Martens B/S. Hope someone got a picture. I had started out to get pics when it started raining, so I will get more when it stops.