Live from Indy National Open!

[Larry Hill]

Well we are on our way back home after another 1st round runner-up. Larry apologized to me this morning for really sucking this year. Oh well, there's always next year, or next week. I think we are going to Reynolds next week.

This morning Larry red-lighted against Greg Hill again. Out of the 8 Top stockers from last night 5 red-lighted. Only Fuller, Wells, and Bailey are still in. There were lots of redlights and breakouts. The weather was really better than the guages read.

Our motorhome is shifting, so all is well. We don't know what the final bill is yet, but at least we are on our way home.

We plan to go to Reynolds next week, so I will give you updates on this final points race of the year. Probably will be lots of heavy hitters there.
So til next week.

Patsy

[Larry Hill]

Forgot to congratulate Jason McCormack on his 10.17, 129 run in Top Stock and 10.12 in A/S
Good job!
Larry & Patsy

[Jack McCarthy]

THANK YOU PATSY AND LARRY

it was a great year of LIVE reporting...
i truly enjoyed every sentence as i did not race april - august it was almost as much fun (and much cooler at home) as being there.
we are sorry larry sucked this year too, but then maybe he's just saving it for the old cuda debut next year (we hope) !!!

anyway thanks for the chili and queso dip dinner too bad top stock ran LATE and screwed up the dinner plans... everyone pay attention... momma hill's chili is killer !!!

see you guys next season, take care and hope the bill on the bus isnt too bad !!

captain jack

[Jack Matyas]

Larry & Patsy---Thanks for your "LIVE" reporting this year-it was very nice to have updates almost as they happened . That being said you guys can't leave us hanging--what exactly was wrong with your bus? I'm sure I'm not alone in saying-"inquiring minds want to know". Keep up the great work...................

[Larry Hill]

The ECU (electronic control unit) went out. It is what tells the transmission to shift. Just the part was $2200 plus 2 service calls. But Reliable Transmission knew what they were doing. They spent about an hour on the phone with Larry chasing down electrics and fuses to make sure it wasn't that before they sent out a service guy. Then they came out Friday and got us moved up inside the gates, then came back on Saturday with a new unit programmed for our transmission. Larry said it shifted and did great coming home. Nothing was wrong with the transmission, just the brain that told it what to do. These guys work on Billy Harper's (Pro Mod) transmissions for his concrete trucks. Billy is from Paducah and Larry knows him. So I don't know if these guys called Billy, but when it was time to pay, he handed me a credit application and said to fax it to him on Monday. I think we are going to get them to rebuild some of our transmissions on our machines that we part out. So if you have any problems with your Allison transmission when you are in Indy, give these guys a call.


Patsy

[james schaechter]

Originally Posted by Steve Polhill

Mr. Schaechter We build all our own Engines. We Don't need no Stinking Patterson's LOL Hell as tired as that motor was just a good freshen would do wonders..

I know I know. I just want you to keep the economy moving down here. Heck, you can probably afford to buy some good weather up there now.