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Gary Merrick · 06-30-2015, 09:54 PM

Hi All,

Norwalk is looking good at this point. I rolled in a little after 3:00 PM, and they put #100 on my windshield. It rained for probably the last hour of my ride and another hour once I arrived. They took us through the paved part of the pits, (next to Rt 601, Pro's Parking Area), up through the staging lanes on the East side. I probably was not parked in those staging lanes but 15 minutes, drove past the water boxes through the west side staging lanes and then was taken to my pit spot. As much rain as has been falling in this part of Ohio, it is amazing what good condition the grass is as far as being firm. They quit pit parking probably about 4:30 PM due to the continuing rain and we heard a few racers did have a problem, so they decided to wait til the morning to start the process once again, so the grounds did not get torn up.

As usual, all the staff is upbeat, courteous and just down right nice and they appreciate the racers being here. I talked to Bill Bader Jr. for a short while and as usual, again, he was at the head of staging lanes with a radio in one hand and giving directions and making things happen. For you folks that have never been here, you need to put it on your list of things to do and places to race, because this is one "SPECIAL RACE TRACK". The weather forecast continues to improve (if you can trust the weather people) and if the weather goes as predicted (at this point), this should be a Great Race.

Gary Merrick
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06-30-2015, 09:54 PM	#2
Gary Merrick Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 210 Likes: 439 Liked 196 Times in 29 Posts	Re: "Live From" Norwalk, OH Hi All, Norwalk is looking good at this point. I rolled in a little after 3:00 PM, and they put #100 on my windshield. It rained for probably the last hour of my ride and another hour once I arrived. They took us through the paved part of the pits, (next to Rt 601, Pro's Parking Area), up through the staging lanes on the East side. I probably was not parked in those staging lanes but 15 minutes, drove past the water boxes through the west side staging lanes and then was taken to my pit spot. As much rain as has been falling in this part of Ohio, it is amazing what good condition the grass is as far as being firm. They quit pit parking probably about 4:30 PM due to the continuing rain and we heard a few racers did have a problem, so they decided to wait til the morning to start the process once again, so the grounds did not get torn up. As usual, all the staff is upbeat, courteous and just down right nice and they appreciate the racers being here. I talked to Bill Bader Jr. for a short while and as usual, again, he was at the head of staging lanes with a radio in one hand and giving directions and making things happen. For you folks that have never been here, you need to put it on your list of things to do and places to race, because this is one "SPECIAL RACE TRACK". The weather forecast continues to improve (if you can trust the weather people) and if the weather goes as predicted (at this point), this should be a Great Race. Gary Merrick 3522