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Originally Posted by Chris1529
It was over 100 degrees there last year. I think that had alot to do with participation at Clay City.
by the way, did you see that Greg Miller has signed an agreement to run PRP?
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Chris is right the heat prompted many of my friends to stay at home that weekend.As I remember it was still over 100 degrees when we were called to the lanes for our first time trial and that was after 7pm. They had tried a few passes earlier but the track was too greasy for even the low HP cars. The IHRA officials didn't have many choices. They opted to finish day one Sat. night and started and completed the 2nd race early the next morning. In terms of a wake up call, there is something to said for an eight o'clock pass down race track rather than another cup of coffee.
Also it was on Friday eve June 29th(same week end) that a freak wind storm devastated much of Ohio, WV and Vir. Many rigs at Clay City track suffered wind damage that afternoon. I was fueling up at MT. Sterling Ky when the storm hit and we had to dodge downed trees across I-64 on way to the track. When I returned home much of the county was without power for over a week.