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On our way! Left Bristol this morning at 5 minutes til 6! Stacking schedule shows stacking today! Anybody there that can verify Lenders Lot is open?

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Yes, Linders Lot is open.

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Yah!! I sure didn't know WV had so many mountains and curves!

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You must be on I 77! That stretch is horrible without towing! See you when you get here!

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You are right Joe! See ya this afternoon!

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Its not called the Mountain State for nothing!

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Just got stopped in traffic. Looks like the truck hauling the NHRA safety equipment just died in the middle of the interstate😳

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Larry,
Yepp Linder's lot opened up at 8:00 sharp this morning and I am #6 in line. Weather is great!

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are you last Parkersburg yet? google maps also shows two construction zones between there and Cambridge

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We are in Ohio! There has been a bunch of construction but nothing that has held us up!

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We are here!! # 18 in line. Hot and windy today. Lenders Lot is good and dry and solid! Schedule shows we start parking at noon tomorrow !

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I'm #5 in line, been in lounge resting up hammy all day, will be out around tomorrow

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Joe,
Just looked at the weather forecast for the week. Looks great except for a little rain possibly Thursday. Other than that we are good to go thru Sunday!

Time to Shake & Bake.........

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I see Ryan McClanahan has entered, I sure hope he brought his AA/SA car. It will be fun to watch a Hemi vs ZL 1 battle in qualifying, and if we are lucky we will get to see them run heads up for real. Should shed some light on the 10:60 index discussion.

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It's a beautiful morning here in stacking! Just cooked some bacon and eggs and ready for the day! It doesn't look there is not but about 40 or so rigs in line now. We are supposed to begin parking at noon.

More later!

Patsy

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A couple of Fathers day stories: Chad Taylor on the phone with Jeff while he is on the return road on the way to pick up his trophy in Bristol. Jimmy Hidalgo Sr. racing Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. in the semi-finals in Texas and Cooter's gift to his dad was lane choice and the loosing time slip. By the way Cooter did the double in Stock and Super Stock. Congrats on the double up.

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12:20 and nothing is moving yet!

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Started moving about 12:30 but 1 more in front of us before we go across the road. Think I saw McClanahan come in!

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We are in and parked between Alan Wade and John Stock! Should be a good time!

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The white camaro and the cobalt. The camaro is in the Allstars.

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Ryans car all white looks awesome,is he running it as a Z L 1 combo

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I really don't know. You will have to ask him.

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It is a really nice day here in Norwalk. Tech is open and rigs are pulling in. Weather is calling for storms tonight, but then we should be on go for the rest of the week. I took a few pics that I will post shortly. The boss should be getting here soon, so maybe he can take up the slack!!


Patsy

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http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...44DAFA6E3B.jpg
This is the sunrise as we left Bristol Monday morning at 6 am!


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The Capitol building in Charleston, WV.


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Larry said he finally got close enough to see Jim Boudreau's tail lights!


These are from tech this morning:


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David Barton FS/XX the 2 time winner in Factory Showdown!


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Private Ryan McClanahan AA/SA


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Kevin Skinner FS/XX

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http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...016/003_11.jpg
Michael Skinner FSS/C


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Bert Dawson SS/BS


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Oh and this is the NHRA truck broke down on the interstate on the way up here from Bristol!

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http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...2016/009_7.jpg
And here are the hardest working guys at the track--the NHRA tech crew!!

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Ryan's car looks so clean and neat with that refrigerator white paint and not all decaled up. Almost looks like he's going to a car show. But he will get there real fast.

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What makes a 69 Camaro a AA/SA car ?

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There are 3 engine combo's that fit that class, 396/375, 427/425, 427/430.

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ZL-1 is 427/445 not 427/430

Sorry your talking factory rating!

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I was hoping to get here sooner, but it was not to be. I was visiting the Fletcher's before heading to Norwalk. We left this morning hoping to get here by noon, but Dan had a tire go down on the trailer. No damage to the trailer, he caught it in time. An hour later and we are on our way. About 40 miles from the track a wheel bearing on the trailer burns up. Dan had to take the tire off, a driver side no less, on the highway and he limped into a service area. Another hour and a half, and with the axle tide up he limped into the track. Parts are on the way, and the axle is okay, but this is the kind of stuff that makes you think, is this all worth it.

I did get a few photos from the cars that were still out. Weather looks a little iffy in the morning, but the rest of the week looks good.

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A few more photos....

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I got a few this afternoon, too!


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Joe Martens A/S


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Terry and Linda Nagel F/SA


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Super stocker


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Daryl Bureski's tire cover (picture by Joe Russell, I believe)

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Austin Ford FS/XX


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Ken Whitcher G/SA


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Sean Dornan SS/BA


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Larry's 1st pound of Norwalk ice cream for $1. Moose tracks

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Hey Larry, that looks like more than a pound.

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John,
Your more than likely correct! When it comes to ice cream at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio they are very generous!

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It was good to the last drop!

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It rained last night and as of 6:45 am no action on the track. We start with stock at 9:00 am, and with a little luck we should get all of our runs in. It's a "Showdown" weekend and I'm looking forward to seeing these cars in action. Cross your fingers and hope for a good track, if they hook someone might make it into the teens and be way north of 165 mph. Now that would be "Way Cool"!!!!!!!!!!!!


Air: 67 temp 94% 28.89 pressure @ 6.58 am

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Run Schedule as of 7:00 this morning:
Stock
SC
SS
SG