"Live" from Norwalk Summit Nationals - Page 3

Mike Fuller · 07-04-2012, 10:15 PM

The Hills lost their internet connection when they were moved to their pitting area. So I will try to bring this thread up to date.

The average wait in Lender lot today was three hours and thirty five minutes. The temps hovered in the mid nineties with a steady breeze out of the west all day. It is my guess that there was just not enough staff to move the racers in any faster. They did keep things in good order during the wait in my opion.

There seemed to be a lot of dicussions about drug testing and how it was administered at Joliet. At least two of the groups that I stopped in on had that as the topic.

Tech was conducted on the east side of the track as is usually the case at this race. It went pretty smooth and quickly. The officials seemed to be as heat stressed as the rest of us.

Well hopefully Patsy will find a spot with good reception tomorrow and will be back on the job with all the latest info from Summit Motorsports Park. It looks to be another hot and humid day tommorow.

Mike Fuller · 07-05-2012, 07:32 AM

It is 7:30 AM and we are having a thunderstorm at the hotel in Milan at the moment. The radar shows that it is also passing through the track. I would guess that this will cause a least an 45-60 delay for the start of action today.

Bobby Fazio · 07-05-2012, 07:55 AM

A 10% chance of rain turned into a 30% chance of rain and now just turned into 105% but what's the deal with this linders lot? Two lines of rigs not moving, I only saw one move in the last half hour.

THE LEGEND · 07-05-2012, 08:50 AM

John Farr posted on Facebook it is raining there.

Matt S · 07-05-2012, 10:37 AM

Sitting/sleeping here in the parking lot, waiting for some action. Thought I had waited a long time (since 8am) until I read this thread! Good luck to all of those entered.

jmcarter · 07-05-2012, 12:33 PM

DRC posted a Thursday schedule starting with stock at 10:30 but led the body of the post with "Friday schedule..." That sounds ominous.

http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCSt...53642#indextop

Larry Hill · 07-05-2012, 04:47 PM

Well, I am back online! I am borrowing internet from Brett McFarland. Thanks, Brett!!

Well it is hotter than H*LL here today. It seems even hotter than Chicago last week, but it is only 90, but the humidity is awful. Lots worse than Chicago. We all lost our 3rd run for today because of the rain this morning, but all sportsmen look like they will get 2 today. As you can see on DRC the ladders are already out. We run 1st thing in the morning Round 1. I need to check the schedule again to see exactly what time.

I have been lost without my computer for 2 days. Early this morning Larry was able to get on, so I typed up something but by the time I went to post it, the connection was lost.

One interesting note: Ronzello is driving the Cook/Hawk car and he has a heads up with Jegs in the morning. I guess we will find out if Jegs actually has anything left in his car that he hasn't been showing. There are a couple of more heads up 1st round, so it should be an interesting round.

I had not been taking any pictures since I could not get online, but I will take the camera out this afternoon and try and get a few. We are going over to the Jiffy-Tite and Weldon cookout in a bit, so I will try to get some pics there.

Rick Unterseh · 07-05-2012, 05:32 PM

Patsy, you mean it is hotter than the last time you were in Phoenix??? LOL I have another bottle of wine here waiting the next time you are in town. Thanks for the updates!

Larry Hill · 07-05-2012, 09:18 PM

Hey Rick, that was a dry heat! This is a wet heat! Both bad!

Thanks to Jiffy-Tite and Weldon Performance for a great meal tonight. Great burgers, brats, coleslaw, potato salad, watermelon, cantelope, cake and cookies! I am sure all the racers really appreciated the hospitality and not having to cook out as hot as it is! I took a few pics so I will get them downloaded and posted a little later.

Everyone was wondering what happened to Ben Wenzel. He broke a cam, but it didn't destroy anything else, so he got it changed and is ready to go in the morning. Keith Lynch has his old car out and had some issues with it since it had been sitting for 4 years, but he should be ready in the morning also.

More a little later.

John H186 · 07-05-2012, 09:34 PM

If its possible, can someone post a photo of Brian Wolfes Super Stock '86 Mustang? I am curoius as to what engine he is running also.

Good luck to everyone.

07-04-2012, 10:15 PM	#21
Mike Fuller Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 952 Likes: 569 Liked 198 Times in 79 Posts	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Summit Nationals The Hills lost their internet connection when they were moved to their pitting area. So I will try to bring this thread up to date. The average wait in Lender lot today was three hours and thirty five minutes. The temps hovered in the mid nineties with a steady breeze out of the west all day. It is my guess that there was just not enough staff to move the racers in any faster. They did keep things in good order during the wait in my opion. There seemed to be a lot of dicussions about drug testing and how it was administered at Joliet. At least two of the groups that I stopped in on had that as the topic. Tech was conducted on the east side of the track as is usually the case at this race. It went pretty smooth and quickly. The officials seemed to be as heat stressed as the rest of us. Well hopefully Patsy will find a spot with good reception tomorrow and will be back on the job with all the latest info from Summit Motorsports Park. It looks to be another hot and humid day tommorow. __________________ Mike Fuller 396 STK 3961 SS Last edited by Mike Fuller; 07-05-2012 at 07:32 AM.

07-05-2012, 07:32 AM	#22
Mike Fuller Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 952 Likes: 569 Liked 198 Times in 79 Posts	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Summit Nationals It is 7:30 AM and we are having a thunderstorm at the hotel in Milan at the moment. The radar shows that it is also passing through the track. I would guess that this will cause a least an 45-60 delay for the start of action today. __________________ Mike Fuller 396 STK 3961 SS

07-05-2012, 07:55 AM	#23
Bobby Fazio VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Egg Harbor Township, NJ Posts: 1,469 Likes: 1,451 Liked 4,365 Times in 501 Posts	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Summit Nationals A 10% chance of rain turned into a 30% chance of rain and now just turned into 105% but what's the deal with this linders lot? Two lines of rigs not moving, I only saw one move in the last half hour. __________________ '65 Mustang SS/L & L/SA DriverInterviews.com \| App.DragInsights.com

07-05-2012, 08:50 AM	#24
THE LEGEND VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Fayetteville, n.c. Posts: 1,411 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Summit Nationals John Farr posted on Facebook it is raining there.

07-05-2012, 10:37 AM	#25
Matt S Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 98 Likes: 0 Liked 20 Times in 12 Posts	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Summit Nationals Sitting/sleeping here in the parking lot, waiting for some action. Thought I had waited a long time (since 8am) until I read this thread! Good luck to all of those entered.

07-05-2012, 12:33 PM	#26
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,299 Likes: 2,391 Liked 3,194 Times in 975 Posts	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Summit Nationals DRC posted a Thursday schedule starting with stock at 10:30 but led the body of the post with "Friday schedule..." That sounds ominous. http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCSt...53642#indextop __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

07-05-2012, 04:47 PM	#27
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,650 Likes: 1,942 Liked 10,765 Times in 2,238 Posts	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Summit Nationals Well, I am back online! I am borrowing internet from Brett McFarland. Thanks, Brett!! Well it is hotter than HLL here today. It seems even hotter than Chicago last week, but it is only 90, but the humidity is awful. Lots worse than Chicago. We all lost our 3rd run for today because of the rain this morning, but all sportsmen look like they will get 2 today. As you can see on DRC the ladders are already out. We run 1st thing in the morning Round 1. I need to check the schedule again to see exactly what time. I have been lost without my computer for 2 days. Early this morning Larry was able to get on, so I typed up something but by the time I went to post it, the connection was lost. One interesting note: Ronzello is driving the Cook/Hawk car and he has a heads up with Jegs in the morning. I guess we will find out if Jegs actually has anything left in his car that he hasn't been showing. There are a couple of more heads up 1st round, so it should be an interesting round. I had not been taking any pictures since I could not get online, but I will take the camera out this afternoon and try and get a few. We are going over to the Jiffy-Tite and Weldon cookout in a bit, so I will try to get some pics there. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817*

07-05-2012, 05:32 PM	#28
Rick Unterseh Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 133 Likes: 3 Liked 31 Times in 7 Posts	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Summit Nationals Patsy, you mean it is hotter than the last time you were in Phoenix??? LOL I have another bottle of wine here waiting the next time you are in town. Thanks for the updates!

07-05-2012, 09:18 PM	#29
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,650 Likes: 1,942 Liked 10,765 Times in 2,238 Posts	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Summit Nationals Hey Rick, that was a dry heat! This is a wet heat! Both bad! Thanks to Jiffy-Tite and Weldon Performance for a great meal tonight. Great burgers, brats, coleslaw, potato salad, watermelon, cantelope, cake and cookies! I am sure all the racers really appreciated the hospitality and not having to cook out as hot as it is! I took a few pics so I will get them downloaded and posted a little later. Everyone was wondering what happened to Ben Wenzel. He broke a cam, but it didn't destroy anything else, so he got it changed and is ready to go in the morning. Keith Lynch has his old car out and had some issues with it since it had been sitting for 4 years, but he should be ready in the morning also. More a little later. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

07-05-2012, 09:34 PM	#30
John H186 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 154 Likes: 1 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Summit Nationals If its possible, can someone post a photo of Brian Wolfes Super Stock '86 Mustang? I am curoius as to what engine he is running also. Good luck to everyone. __________________ John Hedenburg H186