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It rained off and on yesterday evening and most of the nite.
The rain held off all day today (except for one quick drizzle) and SS'ers got in all 4 sessions before 6pm. Yes... that's right.... I said "4" sessions. When is the last time you got 4 time trials at a national event all in one day? I've got some pics to share and I'll post tonite as soon as I get a better connection..... Tom Sheehan |
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Hi Tom ~ I've seen pics of the track but what are the pit facilities like?
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Here are a few pics of the first cars (SS'ers) to go down the track (taken from the staging lanes).....
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0185.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0186.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0187.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0188.jpg 4 lanes and we are only using the left two lanes this weekend..... looks like the right side lanes are still unused. http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0189.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0190.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0191.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0192.jpg |
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Great pictures Tom,wish I was there.What are they doing with the four lanes. In the two pictures,look like there only running on the left side??? What about the right side??
Thanks, Bob Lasko SS/CS |
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Julie.........
The facility is top shelf...........but............ it has it's bugs that need worked out ..... and I'm sure it'll get better. examples...... a lady parked next to us said that she got stuck in one of the new bathroom stalls (under the bleachers). It seems like they painted the new stalls and the lock on the door stuck because of the fresh paint. She had to crawl out under the door to get out. It could have been an ugly situation. My mother found a similar situation in another stall but had been pre-warned. also..... The bleachers on the sportsman side of the track (east-side) were off limits to spectators except for the 4 sections nearest the start line. This would have been nice... except... that we were pitted on the end of the bleachers where we were not allowed to sit. It made no sense at all. You had to walk all tthe way to the start line bleachers to sit and watch. Security guards chased out all spectators from the seats all day long (until about 3pm or so). I have no idea why this happened. Pros, alcohol, and comp are on the left side of the track. We (ss, sg, sc) are pitted on right side of track. With the amount of rain we had yesterday, the dirt and rocks we parked on held up just fine. I'd give the facility a strong 8 out of 10. Tom |
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not using the right side (lanes)...... still looks like virgin concrete......ooooops - can I say "virgin" on here (lol.....sorry..... i'm just kidding)
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http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0193.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0194.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0195.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0197.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0198.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0199.jpg Jerry Silveus and his Gt/CA http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0200.jpg |
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Ted Simpson's spectacular SS/O '56 chevy...........
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0210.jpg Pat Clifford's GT/CA.... http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0209.jpg Jerry Holman's SS/JA (one of 10 SS/JA cars)......... http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0211.jpg Mark Alveys camaro http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0212.jpg Mike Heintz SS/B camaro http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0213.jpg PJ Ballogs camaro http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0215.jpg |
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http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0218.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0219.jpg Last time trial was under the lights (drizzle started again this evening - off and on) http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0220.jpg round one is 8AM tomorrow morning for SS. S/G and S/C get their 4th tt after we run rd 1. |
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Tommy, the place looks huge. Good luck this weekend. First class facility, gotta go next year.
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Tom great photos. If you see PJ tell him I said hello and good luck rowing the gears. ED
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Part of the idea behind having 2 more lanes was in case of a major oil down they could move over and keep running while the cleanup was done on the other two. This was to help get an actual "LIVE" TV drag race too. Im heading to the track here in a few minutes. Russ |
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Thanks for the pics Tom, It sure looks like a bunch of fun. Good luck to all !!!!!!!
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Great PICS Tom. Is anyone suprised that the car count was not higher? I figured there would be a full field in that part of the country.
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Tom,
Great pictures as usual. Good luck with the race and enjoy yourself this weekend. With the price of gasoline skyrocketing this morning, it may be the last one anyone can afford to go to. Bob Rice |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PICS & REPORTING Hammer |
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Chris, I'm with you on the car count. I don't care how bad the economy is I figured it would be full. I was also suprised at the S/G & S/C car counts.
P.S. It was nice to meet you at K.V. on Labor Day weekend. Hope you faired better than Greg and I did. Mike Galuk JOE COOL RACING |
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Thanks for the pics! That is one KILLER looking '56. Still have a soft spot for those.
Is it the 225 hp 2X4 carbs, 205 or 210 hp (both single 4)? |
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Hey Tom,
The car looks Great,and so are the pics. Kick some Butt while your there. Alan |
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tom thanks for the photos and updates......... penna rocks.
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This is a 265 CI 205/200 hp single carb chevy in simpsons 56. Tom |
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Saturday morning started out WET.
Rained early in the morning and then it drizzled off and on until 9am. SS finally ran rd 1 at 10am. Here are a few pics from this morning........... http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0225.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0226.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0224.jpg pictures of the finish line http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0227.jpg and tunnel to pro pits...... http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0228.jpg under the bleachers.......... plenty of bathrooms........ http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0223.jpg larry buckingham getting ready (out of the rain)..... http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0221.jpg Bob Reed cheesing it up ! http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0222.jpg |
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Weather for rd 1 of SS was 76 degrees, 94% humidity and 29.59 baro.
I ran Bud Rowe in round one, and came out on the winning end. We're off until tomorrow morning. Here is a few pics from the afternoon (too busy during rd 1 to get any SS pics - sorry!)..... Here is first pro session down the track........ http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0254.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0255.jpg Sun came out in afternoon and temps went into the low 90's. Pits from hillside in back of pits......... http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0257.jpg Here's Eddie Diaz (ss/ia) relaxing in shade after his rd 1 win over Tim Worner......... http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0256.jpg |
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After rd 1, I had some free time so I took a tour of LOWES motor speedway with the Worner brothers.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0230.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0231.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0232.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0233.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0234.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0235.jpg http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/GEDC0236.jpg |
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We also took a trek to HENDRICK motorsports which was about two miles down the road....
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Tom ~ thanks for all the great pics. Nice to have a visual of the facility. It reminds me a lot of Vegas strip. Good luck tomorrow!
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It's saturday morning, and it's an early start today. SS goes out at 8am.
Weather looks good (and hot ) for today. Gotta go and warm up the car........... Tom |
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Tom, keep up the great pics. I sure sure wish I was there. Good luck everybody!
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Tom,
Thanks for the great photos, and good luck today! Larry Guest |
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Thanks for all the great pictures! |
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Sorry everyone......
Lost this morning in the 2nd round..... packed up...... and headed for PA (home). |
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Does anyone know if spectators can buy a ticket on Sunday or are they really sold out like someone mentioned earlier?
Thanks, Doyle |
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Doyle, I walked up to the ticket window today and bought a "standing room only" ticket for 30 bucks, no problem. I dont think you'll have any problem. Its certainly worth the trip.
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Thanks,
I didn't want to drive that far and dissappoint my son. He's caught the fever and wanted to go. Doyle |
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Tom -
Thanks for all the pics - it's the next best thing to being there. Also, nice .007 you laid on Peter; from the numbers, I can't figure out what happened next...did you break? |
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I firmly believe "the Good Lord punished me". (and I guess I deserved it because I missed church last week)... lol How often do you get a .007 against Peter..... ??? How often does he go .047 against anyone ???? Here's how it went....... After I launched I checked the scoreboard to see if he went red...... nope. I watched Peter in the mirror for half the track. About 800 feet I turned to find him and that's when it happened...... CLICK..... and the car just shut off. The DARN coil wire popped out of the distributor cap (new wire that was just replaced at the start of the weekend. (6 runs ago). O well..... I'm headed to church this morning......... for sure! Tom Sheehan |
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Tom
thats a hard luck story if I ever heard one... your luck will turn around things like that are why I'm paranoid to change anything on the car until it is "confirmed dead". I had a similar year.....at Atco points meet after I reassembled from the record teardown... I just remembered the valve lash all wrong (don't know why) and then couldn't run the dial because of it & lost in the round 1. At the Grove I had a map sensor go bad right before the 1st round... and that was that.... anyway - you have my sympathy . just wondering if you had any idea in the next round, why Grace Howell dialed the index against Pete, whether it was intentional, accidental, or a misprint on DRC. Hope all is well w/ you and the fam Will you be at Atco Pts? cya & thanx for the pics & reports - yours & Jack's are great to read when too busy to make it to the race Ang |
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Tom,
Thanks for the updates & pictures they were great....Sorry, to hear about your bad-luck with the coil wire.... You are right about getting breaks like that against Peter, it just doesn't happen... You will be back stronger than ever, say hi to dad.... Dave, |
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