"Live" from Atlanta 2016
 

Well we are on our way! It has been a way too exciting day today! A tornado hit about 10 miles from where we live. Everything is fine at our place, but Stock racer Jerry Bennett's son Mike, business was hit. From the videos on tv and online, it looked like every car on his lot was damaged. Just thank goodness nobody was hurt. A lot of structures were damaged, but no lives lost.

Then we get on the road and catch up to the tornadoes! It is really scary driving along and I keep getting tornado warnings for the county that we are in on my phone!

So anyway , we are driving for a while yet, then should get to the track by noon or so tomorrow ! Just got a text from Alice and they are # 12 in line!

More later!

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Good luck and be careful! Try not to catch up to any of those tornados.

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Patsy, the CBS Evening News led with tornado video from Shelby Motors and it looked like Bennett's place was right in the path. Amazing footage, downright scary. In any case hope you're well on the way...with tornados behind you the only remaining chaos is I-285 around Atlanta. Good luck this weekend, look forward to following Live Timing during class eliminations. Weather even looks halway cooperative.

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Good luck this weekend!

Dennis Breeden

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We got as far as north GA last night before we stopped for the night. If you are coming down I-75 south of Chattanooga and plan to stop at the Welcome Center, it is closed. Construction there. We are now about 45 minutes from the track. Will post more after we get all set up.

Y'all be careful driving here!

Patsy

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Well we got here about lunch time and have spent the rest of the day getting caught up with old friends. I think they stopped parking about 5 so there are quite a few rigs out in stacking tonight.


We went to lunch at the little restaurant close here to the track. Here we are with Alice and Joe! We had to put a little lard on the guys to get them out of the back seat!


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Front view!!






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And here is the famous Willie Evans drinking Crown Royal out of his purple Crown Royal glass!!


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And here we are partaking of the famous Country Dog's great fare!! Boy was it good! Thank you Jimmy!!


Well tomorrow is tech day and it is supposed to be hot again. Today it was 89 and supposed to be that again tomorrow. Then the rest of the week is a little cooler and mostly sunny with little chance for rain!


Until tomorrow!

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Looks like yall are having a good time! We ain't seen the sun here in 2 weeks :(

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My son and I will be out early Friday morning to catch all the stockers. I will try to say hi to everyone. Will post pics Friday evening.

Rick and Claude Thomason
GTOMayhem
Jr Street #2363

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yes, we are having a good time, Tim. Come by to see us, Rick. We are in the row behind the big NHRA sign on the grandstands!


Well it is a beautiful morning here at the track! It is already 80 going up to 86 this afternoon. Rigs are getting pulled in and tech is going on! I will try to get some pics today of race cars!!

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A few pics from this morning"




Three generations of Hidalgos


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Grandpa Jimmy "Country Dog"


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Gen 2 Cooter "Country Puppy"


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Generation 3 Brayden doing his imitation of a Pro Stocker driving around in the pits!