"Live" from Earlville, IA, Division 5 Lucas Oil race

[Dan Bennett]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

We are on our way! Just a beautiful day for a drive thru the corn fields of Illinois. The forecast looks great for the weekend. Maybe just a little rain on Friday, but with the track dryer they have there, that shouldn't be any problem! Looks like highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. Just perfect. We should be there by 4 or so. Ya'll come on up!! This is our 2nd favorite track with the 1st being Belle Rose. Lots of real friendly people!

See ya'll there!

I never could choose between No Problem and Tri State. About the time I'd decide one was absolutely the best, I'd think of something I'd forgotten about the other.

Please, if you get a chance, post a photo of the track dryer. Those who have never seen it will thank you.

There are so many cool things that Mad Scientist Reid Kuhlman came up with it's amazing. For instance, right behind the water he built a couple of pits covered by sewer grates. If your tires carried rocks, etc. they fall into the pit before they can do any damage. A simple idea but genius.

[chevy620]

Dan you got to see the track sweeper/oil spill clean up machine he built.

It has a home made vacuum system, solvent (soap) dispenser and rotating brushes.

I think he made it out of an old combine or maybe a cultivator.

He does have some awesome ideas for sure.

Jok

[Jim Kaekel]

Don't forget the slightly down hill staging lanes so you can just coast, and the slightly uphill shut down area.

[Randall Klein]

Good air, slight downhill slope, and a little tail wind...ooh baby! We think the old Nomad is fixed, so we're hooking up the '56 and '57 and heading toward Earlville.....see 'ya there

[Doug McCue]

there is some fine eating too. Just down the road in downtown Galina,Ill. is always a good stop.

[Larry Hill]

Well, we are here and it is a beautiful evening. We are all set up on a level spot just across from Dave and Bev Picht, and Cal and Mary Ann Method. The place is filling up, but there are still lots of spots left. Larry has been changing the oil in the generator and then maybe he will get my golfcart out and I will see who else is here.

Oh on the way here, we took what we think is a shortcut down 64 and 136 and saw some really pretty countryside. Up and down hills and everything trimmed and blooming and looking nice. We went thru a little town named Oslow and there were American flags all thru the town every 50' or so. It was very patriotic and made you glad to live in this free country where we can go racing or do whatever we choose.

More later.

[Bob Mulry]

Great track that is smooth as glass and the lanes are downhill, the shut off area is uphill and the return road to the scales is downhill

Have a good time and don't eat too many cookies at the scales...............

[james schaechter]

I think both tracks are great! we have a blast at the Sportsnats down at No Problem! We will go every time we can!

TriState is awesome too, but they don't run in March! LOL! PRetty easy to have fun at both!

Got to love the downhill staging lanes and all concrete track at Earlville.

They even built it to catch the west tailwind!

Originally Posted by Dan Bennett

I never could choose between No Problem and Tri State. About the time I'd decide one was absolutely the best, I'd think of something I'd forgotten about the other.

Please, if you get a chance, post a photo of the track dryer. Those who have never seen it will thank you.

There are so many cool things that Mad Scientist Reid Kuhlman came up with it's amazing. For instance, right behind the water he built a couple of pits covered by sewer grates. If your tires carried rocks, etc. they fall into the pit before they can do any damage. A simple idea but genius.

[Larry Hill]

About those cookies at the scales--we had probably been here 4 or 5 years before I even knew about the cookies. Larry would eat the evidence before he got back to the trailer.

Well, it is a beautiful, starry night. After cooking country ham outside, we are ready for a good night's rest.

More tomorrow!

[Joe Martens]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

About those cookies at the scales--we had probably been here 4 or 5 years before I even knew about the cookies. Larry would eat the evidence before he got back to the trailer.

Well, it is a beautiful, starry night. After cooking country ham outside, we are ready for a good night's rest.

More tomorrow!

Too funny!!!