"Live" from Atlanta double points race 2013

[Larry Hill]

Well it has been a bad day here for me. As Chris posted, someone stole my phone this morning. Of course, it was my fault because I went off and left in the stands when we ran first qualifying run. I am pretty sure I know who took it because there were not but 3 other people anywhere around--2 girls and a boy about 16-18 years old. I went back and questioned them after I realized it was gone and they said they had just been in the stands for 5 minutes which was a lie. But I can't prove it. It is turned off and reported stolen but I guess they can still sell it on ebay or something. Anyway it just makes you mad that people think they deserve your stuff more than you do!

[Kenny Wigington]

That stinks Patsy. My wife lost hers , like that last yr in a store. Someone was using it, and she called it from my sons phone, and they told her, too bad, try to find them !! She shut it down then. Lost all kinds of stuff in it.

[chevy620]

I want great track prep as well. Just saying it is a lot more involved that throwing down some rosin and spraying the track.
Predicting upcoming temperatures can make a difference what you "cut the glue" with (methanol or MEK). Different brands of traction compound offer TOTALLY different results on different tracks due to track texture or how much sun it gets. etc.

We struggle with our 700 HP nose heavy three-speed 3400-lb Cutlass in hot months but it can go 1.29 / 60s all day on good track but easily loses .03-.07 on greasy starting lines.

We just started using the MSD GRID and I think we found the cure. Using the launch retard we hooked every run on a very "green" track last weekend and only varied .009 in 60' over 6 runs. Slowed the car a bit but it was deadly consistent.

[NORMAN BARNARD]

Patsy, welcome to atlanta. You might want to send roy hill to ask them a question or two as i understand he can be "very understanding at times like this.......

[Ralph Cardamone]

OH boy does Roy know how to handle them