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We left Bristol this morning on our way to Norwalk! We are going thru the beautiful mountains of Virginia, almost to West Virginia. We have already been thru a couple of long, neat tunnels!

I am going to try and do better on pics here. It was just too hot to get out much at Bristol except when you had to!

If you are there, let us know what's happening!

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I can't believe I'm saying this. I will see you there. I hope I don't wake up from this dream until next Monday morning.

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When you think you 2 will be at the track ?

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Rumor has it.......... a lot of B/SA's will be "snake" hunting this weekend. Everyone knows that "snakes" don't do well in hot weather, they prefer to hide until its cool. More later.

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We are in Ohio now! Just passed a business called Adultworld where you could buy DVDs, lingerie, or novelties. They were hiring for all positions!

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Are they letting anyone in to Linders Lot yet?

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Sneaky sneaky I would say

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Come on now that's funny!!

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That is a great scenic ride, enjoy and be safe.

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Did you get photos of the interview process?

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No photos, Mike!! We were just driving by!!

Here are a couple of pics driving down the road today:

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Pretty mountains!!

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Going across the Kanawha River

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The gold dome is the capitol building in Charleston, WV.



We are now at a Walmart in Oberlin, OH overnight and will get to Linders Lot in the morning. Will post more then!!

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Snake hunting ? Well I guess that's easier then Chrysler hunting when you have to run a car that got the gift of a pen and got to utilize aftermarket heads without the same weight penalty as others. But because ing as I won't make this trip this is literally all I will say about it.

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Like I said it's going to be hot, stay in the shade and try to keep cool!

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Well we are here in Linders Lot # 38. I am a little disappointed that none of my buddies on here didn't tell us that they opened at 8 am yesterday morning!! We could have skipped the night at Walmart and driven straight here! Oh well.

More later. It is breakfast time!

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Well it has been a slow laid back day here. Linders Lot is still not full. Probably still under 100 rigs here! Should be parking at 7 in the morning!

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Not trying to send negative waves, but the National weather service is forecasting a lot of rain for the Ohio Valley for this weekend do the tropic depression going over Louisiana
now. I'm hoping for all the racers that the forecasters are wrong. Norwalk is the next race on my bucket list. Good Luck to all the racers.

Casey Miles
248H Stock

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We are in and parked and I have even straightened up the motor home this morning and mopped the floor! It is a beautiful day with a little breeze blowing! Rigs have been filing in continuously. They started out saving all the spaces in the space closest to staging for comp, top dragster and top sportsmen. So we are parked on the edge closest to the track as you go up the hill. Still a great spot! But now everything is being parked there!!

Anyway we are ready for another great race!!

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Does anyone know if they will close pit parking at 5 today like it says in the online schedule. We are only arriving a little later this evening.

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Haven't heard anything to the contrary!

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Larry and Ms.Patsy, hated to leave, and miss my "hometown" Natl event, but, my little 4 legged buddy required that I withdraw and make a quick trip back to Florida. It's all good now, and I hope you guys can go some rounds and win (again) at Norwalk. Here's hoping the Skyy is blue and plenty of it this weekend ! See ya soon... JB

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Hello everyone, I got here a few hours ago and it was smooth sailing. It looks like the parking crew did a great job getting everyone parked. No lines, just pulled right into the track.

There was a small line at the credential trailer, but the wait was not to bad. They did make a change as far as getting a restricted area access sticker for your racer credential. They no longer give you the chrome sticker for restricted area access if you are a driver. They said you are in the car so you don't need it.

The question I had was, what happens when you are outside your car in the lanes, which are restricted. They did not have an answer. If you are a crew member you can get the access sticker. If you are a driver, you will have to get on another drivers credentials to get the pass. If you don't have a friend that has a crew pass left you are out of luck.

I am not sure why or what was the reason for this. Many drivers crew for other racers in other classes. All drivers sign the waiver for the restricted areas. I'm sure this is a mistake.

I took a few batches of photos today. The weather is nice and we are hoping for a good week. The weather forecast is all over the place and is in constant change, lets hope for the best.

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A few more, the last photo is Mike Delahanty from Ford Performance and Class Racer reporter along side Roger Cook.

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Can someone post a picture of run order for Thursday please

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Go to Nhra competition page.....look straight up....the 5th listing is the Norwalk run order....

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At Englishtown 2 weekends ago I was not given that restricted area pass sticker . Gloria Ley said I did not need anything more. She did stamp my credential with a DRIVER stamp. I had no problem going under the tower on thursday and Friday. On Saturday after I was done racing I was stopped from going up under the tower or beyond the wall and told I had no restricted area sticker. I said I was a driver and showed my credential. Nope....I'm not with my car I was told and would need to see NHRA to get that RA sticker. I let it go but was pretty annoyed. I like to watch one session from under the tower and never got hassled before at any event I was racing in. You watch the crazy outlaw racing stuff and see people everywhere around the cars and practically on the starting line. All I wanted to do was watch from a safe fenced area off to one side as I have many times.

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Since I had to get a crew credential, we both got the restricted area stickers on our ticket. Shouldn't have any problems in staging.

It has been a gorgeous day all day today. Weather is calling for a little rain tonight and in the morning. But we will be up and ready to run at 8:30 as the schedule calls for.

I got a few pictures today while it was not so hectic:

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This is Mike Fuller's new ride FS/E

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...ket/002_11.jpg

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/003_7.jpg
They park spectator motorhomes all in the pits. This is one of them.

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/004_8.jpg
Todd Patterson's car

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/005_5.jpg
Erica Enders' FS/XX

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http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/006_4.jpg
The things you see in the pits!!

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/007_4.jpg
Jeff Strickland's Copo

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/008_4.jpg
Nick Folk GT/EA

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/009_4.jpg
Larry Pritchett's comp car. For you that don't know, he is a former super stock racer!!

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http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/010_4.jpg
David Rampy's super stocker

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/011_4.jpg
Looks funny with no shoes on!!

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/012_4.jpg
Jim Boudreau Mr. Gold digger

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/013_4.jpg
Pretty trailer!!

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/014_4.jpg
David Barton FS/XX

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/015_4.jpg
Gary Wolkwitz FS/XX

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/016_4.jpg
Mr. Liebersher's FS/XX

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/017_4.jpg
I think this is pretty funny!!

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...cket/018_4.jpg

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Young Mr. Liebersher FSS/D

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http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...pse2cd1bb6.jpg

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David Barton can wheel anything..... including Jimmy Ronzello's pit bike

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Parachute packing training.

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Temporary scales are being used on the Sportsman side of the pits.

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There is a risk of rain early tomorrow morning which would delay the start of qualifying if it hit the track. Right now there's a much higher risk of rain on Friday that could interrupt a good part of the racing schedule.

From Weather Underground.

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Would they speed up the race if needed ?

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Good morning. Here's the latest forecast from Weather Underground. It's looking much better for today, with a tailwind. But tomorrow............

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...pskc2j362x.jpg

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When I put the cursor over the thumbnails to increase the size the whole image gets very dark and will not enlarge. This happens on the desktop and laptop. Does anyone have a suggestion to correct this problem? Thanks.

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If you use IE as a browser, it can have issues. Google Chrome and Firefox do not have this issue. If you are using IE, left click the photo and click on open link.

Its cloudy with some sun, but no rain as of yet. I think we should be good for today. Its very sticky out and it is supposed to go up to 90 today. Here are some weather numbers as of 8:00.

Temp 76
Humid 66%
Bar 29.00
DA 3034
Wind slight tail.


The internet is starting to get real slow, so reports will be slow today.

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Well they have been prepping the track since at least 6:30 which is when I woke up and heard them. It is a beautiful day and they just called Stock to the lanes. It looks to be at least a tenth quicker than Bristol.

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I like how Ken posts pictures as I can see them at work. Patsy's and Mike's, I just get a title.... :(
Again, this is at work and I can't change it.

Good luck to everyone out there racing and safe travels!

Thanks one and all for your reporting!

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Stock Q1 is out 5 minutes early. There is a direct crosswind.


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Just an FYI for all the racers at Norwalk. When there is a crosswind at Norwalk you won't feel it till you pass the last section of grandstands then it hits you. Can really move the car around oddly. Will get your attention if you don't know about it and are not ready for it.
Be careful everyone.

Kevin

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Is there live TV coverage for this race?