Live from D2 Valdosta
 

well gang I'll try my hand at live reporting. We are here and we are calling this the "Over the Hill Ohio Gang " tour 2011 as Rich South, Ralph Cardamone and myself. We are doing Valdosta, Gainesville & Belle Rose.
We are in line moving slowly up to the gate and will be inside soon.
With me here not having to do to much i should be able to give reports here and there.
temp is 66, its thong weather already, Nitro in the sun!

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I'm sure you will do very well.
Live reports are greatly appreciated.
Many thanks.

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[QUOTE=Nitro Joe Jackson;243567]well gang I'll try my hand at live reporting. We are here and we are calling this the "Over the Hill Ohio Gang " tour 2011 as Rich South, Ralph Cardamone and myself. We are doing Valdosta, Gainesville & Belle Rose.


Welcome to the club Joe - you'll do fine I'm sure .

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I really hope that you're not the one with the thong thing!! Bad visual!

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I'm trying to get there Right now I'm having trouble with my O2 sensor. Tried to change the tune and screwed it up big time. We are working on it at least it's making better noises, not just pop and bang.

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well thursday is over just about 20 did the test and tune, didnt really catch any times, Rich South went 9.61-9.68 & 9.65 in GT/EA, We are slowing it down for tomorrow so he doesnt get the red flag job on the hp deal. Anyhow I seen Tom Trippy, Jim Wahn, the Bogles, Morrisons, Pat Ross , Mr Ed from Silver Dollar and others today while in the pits, I'm not on the Nitro/JEGS yellow cart as i have a loaner this weekend thats to Joe Cardamone. mines is home getting a starter generator fixed.
They have already announced everybody will get 2 runs tomorrow and looks like Sat will be eliminations.
Will try to post in am to let you know what is going on here.

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Have a great time Joe. And make sure you eat at the Cat Fish House at least once.
I really wanted to be there, but it was not to be.

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Joe:
Is Rich still running the 305 carbureted combo? Thanks. Danny

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Joe,

Hope the weather stays nice for you. I'm trying to get there for Saturday morning, but it looks like with the compressed schedule, I'll only get one day of "spectating"! It's on the way home anyway:)!

Good Luck!

Lew

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well its friday morning and it was the night of nightmares at the South coach as the coach batteries went "South" and we had no power at all. We are waiting on napa to bring 4 new batteries as it looks like we will have plenty of time to install them as its 750 am here and raining already. Danny, yes still has the 305 carb motor in it.
Will update later on this morning on weather situation.

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Here are the pictures of the track and a few cars, Trailers are still rolling in at steady pace. James Perrone is in the blue Nova, I have told him time again not to use the cell phone in his race car, he never listens.

I will have to switch camera's, the pictures not that good.

I will be getting some in car video this weekend. I will try to set it up so you can view right from Class Racer.

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Good Luck Guys !!!!! Thanks for the reporting !!!!

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i like that helmet cam

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Damn Ken......keep your head still!! JK. Nice gloves, by the way!

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Worst part is if ya screw up EVERYBODY sees it.....

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WAS THAT "THE MAD HAWIIAN" NEXT TO YA...LOL
nice job Ken thanks!!

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Great video Ken; that helmet cam is the next best thing to being in the seat!

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Very cool.
It will be even better during eliminations when you are racing to the stripe.

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Sorry guys, it is hard to follow. I hope to get better as I go, I am in the learning process. Byran, I have to have gloves and a neck collar now. The gloves I like, neck collar not so much. Scott, yup thats the MAD HAWIIAN !

The schedule for tomorrow is everyone gets one qualifying run and then right into eliminations. They will try to get it all done tomorrow, because of the pending weather.

Here are two more in car's. The first is Norm Hall, and the next is me again, but the camera is on the roll bar now.

http://classracer.com/classforum/vid...ls&videoid=124

http://classracer.com/classforum/vid...ls&videoid=125

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That was awesome Kenny.....thanks for making us even crazier up here in the cold.....

April cant get here soon enough......

Rock Haas

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The schedule for tomorrow starts @ 9 with a round of qualifying or time trials for everyone, then into eliminations. We'll try to get in 3 rounds for everyone, but weather may curtail that. I have copies of the schedule here at the motorhome (Jimmy Stahl's S/C rig, next to Adcock's trailer) if anyone wants a copy.

I'm having a great time here at my first "Eastern" divisional....new cars and folks that I have not met before. If I can help with anything you might need Joe, just let me know.

Rick

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Kenny,
How many miles to Valdosta was it for you? And what are you figuring to Gainsville.

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It's about 125 miles to Gainesville.

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Johnny,

It was 940 to Valdosta and it is another 120 to gainesville.

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Ken,

Where are you pitted? There are a WHOLE LOT of Motorhomes in the pits! The guards aren't letting anyone without a wristband in the back gate, so I'm camping in the field.

See you in the morning!

Lew

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Kenny,
Take those 'girlie bars' off and let that car go hunt !!!

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YO KENNY Those are some great videos, makes me want to go fire up my own cars. I haven't talked to you or your brother in years. Good luck this weekend.

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Lew , Kenny is almost at score boards and I'm just down from him with Rich South in his rig on other side of road.

Today was interesting like i side on other thread i seen a lot of drivers in the "witness protection program", lol
between the ladder game chasers, the hp hackers and the rest of the cars running SS & Stock, the only way you knew if someone made a full run was to watch the mph like i do most of the time and just laugh at some that just barley go over 100 mph.

Everybody gets one hit tomorrow and we go for it, i still would love to do a race where nobody see's a qualifying sheet till its all over and see how things would come out on the ladder, lol.

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Games and more games......Its no wonder that the fans go for a hot dog when the class cars run these days. The fans probably would rather watch "engines on a stick" or S/G than this mess. You guys are your own worst enemy with this and you wonder why no one in NHRA cares and you cant get spectators to fill the stands.

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well its saturday morning and its 57 and overcast and it looks windy.
the game plan is everybody gets one more Q round and we go for it.
I did see one thing that was interesting yesterday, when T/D & T/S got ready for there Q run i seen a lot of racers in the bleachers watching. I was one of them to cause I have a lot of customers in Top classes myself.
Well we will see how much of this we will get through today.

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99% of those people heading for the hot dogs when class cars come out don't even understand the ground rules of class racing anyway. They sure as hell don't know about the "games" going on within.

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Stock is running right now, then SG then SS
Catch Drag Race Central for Final Qualifying results

Nice BBQ the track had last night Thanks to SGMP for the supper.

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Your right Ken. Love your in car videos. Dont ya just love modern technology. Almost felt like I was driving. Good luck to you.

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Thanks Terry, believe me I understand the frustration.

Here is a video of James Perrone in his G/SA Nova.

http://classracer.com/classforum/vid...ls&videoid=126

A few pictures of the staging lanes. I was kind of rushed, but I will go around the pits and get more now that things have settle down.

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Ken,
Great pics and videos...got to be a market for these somewhere. Very professional.

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NIce video of James Nova. Runs great for a small block....lol. It looked like he ran it all the way thru. The camera/vido deal gets the blood pumping. Darn wished I was there.

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Qualifying is over and we are ready for round one of all eliminations. The ladders are posted on drag race central and the sun has came out, nice weather for a bit.