LIVE from Columbus NHRA Div 3 LODRS
 

We're off and running on a beautiful weekend here at the NHRA Div 3 at National Trail Raceway outside of Columbus, OH. Mid 70 degree weather on tap, and the track is hooking like gangbusters! The air was just 1900' this morning. It's come up a bit, but it's a grrreat day for racing.

A little birdie told me Wes Leopold will be debuting a new A/SA Hemi Cuda soon. Supposed to make an appearance this weekend for tech and a grade point. Fitzgerald's old car?

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Re: LIVE from Columbus NHRA Div 3 LODRS
 

First in-car from Terry Knott's G/SA '73 Dart Sport:




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NHRA DIV 3 LODRS at Columbus, Stock and Super Stock Qualifying after 2 Sessions (does not include cleanup run)

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Super Stock Q2
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Sure hope the weather gets better for you guys. I'm gonna make my way up there today and tomorrow.

Lee,

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Even with nothing showing on the radar, we've had a pretty steady light rain persisting. We're in wait and see mode, which is about all you can do when the radar doesn't help! Been hanging out down at the trailer listening to stories from Travis and Pete, just trying to learn stuff.

Qualifying sheets from after last night's cleanup run is posted on www.facebook.com/LooseRocker

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Yes, extremely frustrating.. Radar shows nothing, but its been raining non-stop since dawn...Sky looks very unpromising as well....

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The qualifying sheets on DRC are also "after cleanup."

Weather forecast for today wasn't all that bad, but "weather.window" at the track apparently shows a different picture.

Just checked WeatherUnderground again and they changed their forecast from 30% to 80% for today. I guess hindsight made them change their mind?

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It changed drastically after midnight.My local showed some rain today thats why we havent showed up yet.
My question is since we didnt come on up and set can we enter and still race? its obvious we wouldnt have gotten the qualifier this morning.

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Well amazingly, and against terrible looking skies we got quals in today.

down right now due to an alochol dragster breaking the rear end, streaking gear oil the whole length of the track...

first round 09:00 tomorrow morning.

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According to the schedule I got from Jay Hullinger about 30 minutes ago, Super Stock leads off Sunday at 8 a.m.

Final qualifying and ladders should be up on DRC in a few minutes.