“Live” from Great Bend, KS 2019 LODRS

[Larry Hill]

Yea Warren!!

Glad you are going to be here!!

[Larry Hill]

If you ain't never been here you need to put it on your list. It's a unique felling you get when you stage you car in the same place as racers did at the first US Nationals. There's a lot of things to like at this well cared for historical track. For the "pit snobs", Don are you listening, pits are concrete. Electric service is $50 for the weekend, first come first serve. On site dump station. Friendly folks and "town" is five minutes away. A lot to like.

[Don Kennedy]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

If you ain't never been here you need to put it on your list. It's a unique felling you get when you stage you car in the same place as racers did at the first US Nationals. There's a lot of things to like at this well cared for historical track. For the "pit snobs", Don are you listening, pits are concrete. Electric service is $50 for the weekend, first come first serve. On site dump station. Friendly folks and "town" is five minutes away. A lot to like.

Darn Larry This "PitSnob'"will have to miss this race we had a small accident with my street car we are banged up a bit but be sure pick out a spot for me next year i will be there , Thanks
The" Pit Snob" lak Don Kennedy lol
I raced in Kanas long time ago not sure which track it was I believe it was in the 70s Keith Lynch remembers i think

[Larry Hill]

Well it is another warm day here in Great Bend. 88 now going up to 91. Tech has started and test and tune is from 2-6. Larry is going to try out his new brake line and make sure everything works. It is only about a mile shut down area here, so I am sure he will get stopped before the end. It is really windy too. Larry Deforrest said putting up his awning in 16 mph wind was challenging! I took a few pictures that I will post later. Lots of rigs here and more still pulling in.

[Bill Ringer]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

If you ain't never been here you need to put it on your list. It's a unique felling you get when you stage you car in the same place as racers did at the first US Nationals. There's a lot of things to like at this well cared for historical track. For the "pit snobs", Don are you listening, pits are concrete. Electric service is $50 for the weekend, first come first serve. On site dump station. Friendly folks and "town" is five minutes away. A lot to like.

I wholeheartedly agree! When this track was added to the D5 schedule more than 15 years ago the points meet was in August, - 105 degrees that weekend but I just had to go and glad I went. Now if they could just do something about the wind....

[Larry Hill]

Yes, the wind was killer all day! Larry got in 5 runs for test and tune this afternoon. Hooked every time and got some good information. I took a few pics:


For those of you who had forgotten what the pink car looked like! Here she and Larry are!


Jason Deforrest GT/CA


Curt Rees V/SA

[Larry Hill]

Gordon Breithaupt D/S


Bruce Kastle's fish in a gold fish bowl


Bill Rowe SS/FA


Bill Rowe L/SA

[Larry Hill]

Dale Findell M/SA


Mike E/SA

[Larry Hill]

Test and tune was the best I have been at for a long while. Thanks for not wasting my money as so many tracks have done in the past. Top Sportsman went down the track with only a few wiggles that I saw. The runway, track, is pretty smooth and real long. I wonder what track was longer Great Bend or Scribner Nebraska