"Live" from Norwalk 2013

[Ken Miele]

Well I finally made it and I did run into Larry and filled him on the T-Shirts. Sorry folks, Jack had some important issues to deal with and could not make the trip. I did talk to him on the phone, he wanted to be here, but couldn't get away.

Here are a few shots coming in this morning. I got here about 1:30 in morning. There was only about 40 rigs in line. They started right on time and I was parked by 10 AM. I have to say letting racers park yesterday made today go very smooth. At the present time there is no wait to get it, just pull up and drive into the track. Bill Bader Jr. and crew have to be one of the nicest race friendly people out there. They greet you when you come in and keep you informed when your going to be parked. So far its been a pleasant experience here in Norwalk.

Tech was also smooth with very little wait time along with getting your credentials, all in all a great day.

They are calling for a chance of a thunder shower for the next few days but I think will be okay. Today is warm and humid with no rain, but still kind of nice.

I have some more photos and a photo of Larry Hill's 102 run Goodyear's.

[Chris Hill]

Click on the bold link in my signature to see videos from Tech today.

[Ken Miele]

Internet access is not good, I have been trying to upload photos and its taking forever.

I'm driving one of Anthony Bongiovanni's cars this week and when Mike Ficacci, Anthony's crew chief got all the cars out, I snapped a pic. Making the boss happy and the crew chief is always a good thing.

I found a few cars out of the trailers, I hope to have more photos tomorrow along with some in car cams. It make take awhile to upload, so be patient this week.

The last photo is Larry's tire with a 102 runs. I can not believe it looks that good. Also, he had a new set on the car that have been to two racers and they look brand new. Goodyear has found something for sure.

[davidhuff]

Thanks for the great pictures!

[Shawn S.Kvaas]

The most runs I got out my hoosier radials on my stocker was 217 runs.

[Larry Hill]

Vic the tire is the 4457, its very durable. I think Nick is going to make a hit today with them on his Charger. The key to the long life of the tire is a light burn out at a slower wheel speed to expose the fresh rubber across the tire. One of things I like about the tire is the rubber doesn't stick to the car as much making clean up easy.

Three hits today starting at 9:00 am.

Patsy will post more later.

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

hey its 722am been raining off and on all night, Kenny is parked across from the Jackson compound. I did get to talk to him for a few minutes yesterday. Really looks like we will be on hold for a bit unless it dries faster then I think. 3 runs today if plan A stays in affect. Didn't feel the greatest last night after working all day on parents cars so I called it a early night only drinking my pepsi after dark with no helpers, lol Will post more later.
"nitro"

[Chris Hill]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

Vic the tire is the 4457 with 102 runs, its very durable. I think Nick is going to make a hit today with them on his Charger. The key to the long life of the tire is a light burn out at a slower wheel speed to expose the fresh rubber across the tire. One of things I like about the tire is the rubber doesn't stick to the car as much making clean up easy.

Here is a link how Dad does his burnout.

http://ihmusedparts.com/goodyear-drag-radial-burnout/