“Live” from Virginia LODRS D1. 2019
We are here and stacked in line. I think you got parked if you arrived yesterday . They are parking us at 3 this afternoon. So where is a good spot to pit? We haven’t been here but once and that was 13 years ago! We never made a pass down the strip. It rained so much they cancelled the whole race! Anyway we are here!!
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The grassy area along fence south side is pretty good, that's they don't let you on concrete. Also great Italian restaurant just down the street.
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See you in the AM. Not that anyone cares. LOL!
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I’m sure pavement spots are for Alcohol cars & Comp cars.
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Lots of pavement here if I remember correctly. We rolled up at 7:45p and they closed the gates at 7. 3rd in line and they said gates open at 9 "maybe earlier".
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Haha gotta finish getting the engine assembled and in the car. I’ll see you all Friday morning.
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"They" are expecting 30 F/C and 30 TAD plus that many in Top Dragster and Top Sportsman. WOW this should be one heck of a race. Fuel at the MAPCO is $2.639 with a MAPCO rewards card, credit or cash, a 22# bag of ice is around $5.00 not bad.
A lot of racers had supper at Giuseppe's Pizza last night. Ours was very good and plenty of it and the beer was cold. Jim Roberts gets the hard work award so far. The new disks would not work. Long story short, input shaft twisted and cracked not allowing clutch to work. Installed new part all is well. Time to complete, most of the day and it was hot. Tech and test and tune today and it's supposed to get to the high 90's. The starting line crew has their work cutout for them. |
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Jim Roberts gets the hard work award so far. The new disks would not work. Long story short, input shaft twisted and cracked not allowing clutch to work. Installed new part all is well. Time to complete, most of the day and it was hot.
Jim is one of the hardest working racers out there! |
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Kudos to Jim. Showing the dedication it takes to be successful (which is NOT defined by the number of Wallys on the shelf).
If 60 alcohol cars show up you folks are in for a LONG weekend. |
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Well it is hot as blazes here right now. 99 degrees!! There are a few people testing, but we are not. Larry and Mr. Longhany are working on my golf cart now. It is still misbehaving! Hopefully a new carbuerator will fix it!! I have not been taking any pictures out in the heat. Not many people sitting outside their motorhomes today! And I didn't trust my cart to get me back home!! Tomorrow the weather is supposed to be a lot nicer with highs only about 80. That will sure be a welcome relief. We are all supposed to get 2 runs tomorrow and 1 on Sat, then eliminations!
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Let me tell you folks - its just plain ugly here at VMP . Anyone with even half a brain is inside with the AC on ultra high ……..The few folks who are testing must be breaking in new engines cause you can't learn much in this soup ! ! ! This has been a 3 t-shirt day so far with no end in sight .
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I drove to Florida a number of times from NJ and it was generally at Richmond where the hot high temps were really felt to me.
I can recall at least twice stopping for fuel and feeling the heat and when I left NJ is was very comfortable. Way to hot ! |
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Oh you Yankees are way to spoiled with your pleasant temps and low humidity! Today was just typical day for us down here, maybe a little above normal for October but certainly not uncommon.
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I’ll take comfortable anyday Mr. Cooter ...😆
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With ANY luck at all I’ll roll on tomorrow evening. Got WAY behind at the shop and won’t get the engine put in till the morning sometime, then I’ll making the long 135 mile ride to get there. See you guys and gals tomorrow evening sometime!
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Funny I was actually thinking I think I want to move down here, I will take this over cold or snow any day of the week! We made 5 passes today testing and I did not sweat nearly as much as mid summer humidity in New Hampshire
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My wife is coming home from hospital tommorrow. I will see yall Saturday once I get her settled in.
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Patsy golf cart is way better thanks to Ed and Ed jr. Still lots of pavement left for F/C and TAD. As much as those teams have to do I would think they would have been here Thursday. Do those teams have to pre-enter?
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"Dry" cold front moving in today, and with it lower temps and much lower humidity! Chamber of Commerce weather for this part of the "Old Dominion"! :)
Good Luck and a safe race to everyone competing this weekend! |
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Could someone tell me the radio station they are broadcasting on
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Try 91.1
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A nice touch by D1 having a spot on the pavement for the Stock division champ. I think that would be a nice reward for being the division champ in all division.
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Any live tv from Virginia?
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Pete, Got a link?
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Just called stock to the lanes
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They aren’t live yet...I’m sitting in a motel room in Minnesota (42 degrees out) and will link it when they fire it up.
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tech trouble at the track apparently
Can we clone Warren? |
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Bad video link
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They’re going now...you may have to go directly to YouTube and search NHRA D1TV
https://youtu.be/p5MVF3GB7LY |
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61 stockers on first hit.
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Radio station is 94.1
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I have taken a few pictures today. The weather is sure a whole lot more pleasant today!! Only 83 now at 4:00. We are waiting to run Q3, then Larry qualified for the Top 8 race this evening based on reaction times on the first 2 runs today.
https://i368.photobucket.com/albums/...t/DSCN8668.jpg Todd Bednaz D/S https://i368.photobucket.com/albums/...t/DSCN8670.jpg Jim Roberts I/S https://i368.photobucket.com/albums/...t/DSCN8672.jpg Dick Kincaid E/SA https://i368.photobucket.com/albums/...t/DSCN8669.jpg Gale Pinkston working on Dick's car https://i368.photobucket.com/albums/...t/DSCN8671.jpg Dick thanking Gale for working on his car |
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Larry, please don’t tell me that TRICKY Dick Kincaid is experiencing more tranny problems....
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