LIVE from Indy - D3 LODRS
Somebody has to get the report started, so let's get this going. Rolled in just before 11am to no lines. Parking must have started early. It's still pretty wet here. Those that are parked have picked the asphalt or high ground. The crew is working on the track and we'll need some sun to help dry up the water on the pit roads.
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Lots of room in the pits.
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Note the discrete "For Sale" on Steve Novosels COPO. This car is fast.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psngkuccnp.jpg David Garrity's beautiful M/SA Buick Apollo http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psts9eveq0.jpg Weather is beautiful now. Test and tune to start soon. |
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Quick update - 1:45 pm. Test and Tune interrupted by a light sprinkle. As soon as my car went in the trailer it stopped. Barometer is 28.85. DA about 2350
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Thanks for the updates Mike
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T & T resumed after 30 minutes of downtime. Big puffy clouds overhead with an occasional bark one. Pretty strong wind out of the west. It's a nice day here ............
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Veteran D3 Stock racer Bill Kissinger is back with his M/SA Olds. It's good to see him.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...pss8ekr209.jpg Bob Reynolds bought Carl Holbrooks "Instant Action". CJ Mustang in 1974. Bob is from Billings Montana. Fellow CJ racer Gene McBean is helping Bob. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ps4rn2mls5.jpg |
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T & T picked up pace into the afternoon with a number of Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and alcohol cats making runs. All was going well till an Alcohol Dragster hit the wall about 6. Racing resumed about 7:30.
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Good morning. It's a beautiful morning to start Friday Qualifying. Lots of racers came in last nite and the pits are filling up. Stock out first at 9. Weather is still the issue for the weekend with Saturday looking wet all day. Sunday much better. Stay tuned for more. I gotta warm up the car.
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Q1 Stock is done. About 20 minutes of downtime for a broken gear on the starting line. 3 pair into Super Street and there is an oil down resulting in another 30 minutes of downtime. I'll look for a Q sheet.
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What you have been waiting for.
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The Running Family. Rock driving this one and Grandson Zack doing double duty in SS and S/ST.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psql3yokrz.jpg John Nemeth. 70 454 SS/BA. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psfrsrzaji.jpg Jim Pancake. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psyhgvvhek.jpg |
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A permanent Top Eliminator Club is being constructed that will seat 1000 people and include restrooms and a bar.
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Thanks for all of the updates, Mike! Great job!
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Mike, Thanks for the live up dates and pictures, wish I was there.
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Friday afternoon update. It's 3:40 and SS Q2 has been interrupted by a top end oil down. I estimate the schedule is about 2 hours behind now.
The Ray Skillman dealer network is advertising on local TV to stop by any of its stores for free tickets for the race. 90 Stockers this year - 128 last year. Stock Q2. And we are done for the day. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psim9seuni.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psofsjccbc.jpg |
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The John Nemeth corvette is the ex Conway Witten Vette. It survived a major crash a few seasons ago and is back on the track. Today, young Kristi Shipp made her maiden voyage in Superstock driving a late model Pontiac Firebird. When we last saw her photo on ClassRacer she was dressed as Jungle Pam at the Las Vegas fall race.
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Looks like the 15 copo 396 cars in stock will get some power on tues. Tom
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NHRA owns the track. New Top Elim. Club under construction. Now you know where the higher entry fees this year went. Missing this less and less and less.
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Indy 2016 :
On the left is Charlie Downing's 2010 Cobra Jet which I believe is the quickest 3 valve modular in Stock and on the right is the first S197 Mustang GT in NHRA Stock Eliminator, also with a 3 valve modular engine. Since this 2009 Mustang GT runs in I/SA, I believe that also makes it the newest model Ford in NHRA Stock in the "traditional" classes. ( i.e. non-FS ) http://i68.tinypic.com/119z2u8.jpg http://i68.tinypic.com/4hrxb5.jpg |
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The weather does not look good for today. Lots of green headed towards Indy. Gonna be a long day.........
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8:00 update - a fine drizzle has begun to fall. Never mind - it's now bigger drops that I classify as rain. No question now that the car will stay in the trailer.
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Looks like the D3 coverage is up and running with an accurate shot of the wet track. D3TV is a great thing and on days like this you can run back to the Hotel and monitor what's happening at the track. Last year at the Columbus LODRS it was hot - so instead of waiting at the track I went back to the Hotel, got a shower and rested in comfort till it was time for R1.
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9:00 am update from the tower - "We are on Hold and will be back around noon with a plan for the rest of Saturday and a look at Sunday".
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I've left the track for the comfort of my Hotel room and some Netflix binge watching.
I've had a number of people ask how to post from the track. With a smart phone and a web connection it's easy. My Sprint phone service works well at just about any track except Norwalk. I upload the photos from my phone to a Photo Bucket App account ( also easy) and paste the link in with the text. The biggest challenge is working in the small area of the phone display and the miniature size text. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...pstwnnxxbm.jpg |
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Accuweather shows periods where the rain will stop during the day. With the rain that has already fallen it will take some time to get the track ready.
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Mike -Mike - Mike , ya gotta stop.You're doing such a wonderful job reporting out there that you're making us that are not Internet smart look bad .You'll probably end up with my Christmas bonus ..............BTW, it's not raining here in Virginia ! ! !
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Noon update: We are done for Saturday. Stock and SS round 1 will be on Sunday at 9:00. Fields are set for all classes that have had 2 qualifying runs. There will be 1 more qualifying run for the Top classes and Comp. The plan is to get It all in tomorrow.
Jack, I'll back it down for the rest of the day......maybe just a few more photos to post. |
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Mike thanks for the updates. Did they happen to say what time the qualifier runs would be for Comp , Top Sportman and Top Dragster? We might drove down from Michigan if the forecast looks promising.
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Hum
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Good morning. Today is looking much better and we will be racing today. To those that stayed away because of the weather forecast, catch the action on D3TV. And it rained hard yesterday till late in the afternoon. I'll be at the track soon with a report on preparations.
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Stock is in the lanes:
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Mike gets the W
.014 10.467 on a 10.44 .001 MOV |
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It's a beautiful day here. R1 of Stock is done. SS is up soon. I'll be back after that with more.
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Update : 10:40 am and half way thru SST and we have an oil down.
Drew Whelan broke a yoke, driveshaft and pump in the trans on his first run Friday morning. He and his Dad thrashed and got back together in time to make the clean up run that nite. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...pstpsrepwo.jpg I want to thank Bill Dyer for helping me this weekend at the starting line. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...pssnpirlg1.jpg Denny Hillman has been running this stick shift Camaro Convertible since I started racing in D3 ..... Which was a long time ago http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psyjjfa2h7.jpg Mike McGinley drove the ex-Sam Hamod Firebird to Stock RU at the US Nationals several years ago. Sam bought this car new and it was immediately turned into a Stocker. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...pspzvkqq8m.jpg |
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SS R1 is done. It's 1:15 and R1 of SC just finished. The TOP
Classes and Comp are up next for their second qualifying run. Stock is out for R2 after the Alcohol cars. It's cool to see that some SS cars have figured out you don't need a 14x32 To go fast. Both of the Running SS cars are on 9" tires. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ps450ym3wo.jpg At the other end of the high buck toters and stackers are the Father and Son Campolito tow rig. These guys race with an open trailer and a Trailblazer SS tow vehicle. Eric qualified that cool Caprice Stocker on p14. Smart. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...pshttnfq5z.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psovujp47q.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psxltzo08h.jpg |
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