Noble Weather ?

[John Kelley]

And it looks bad for today ! Another system is headed that way........
http://www.accuweather.com/us/radar/....asp?play=true

[jmcarter]

That radar shot is intimidating...could be bad news for racers in the points chase with 2 divisionals yet to claim (or improve on).

[Floyd Staggs]

from DRC

NOBLE, Okla. - 8:32 a.m. - We are not getting off to a good start today (Saturday).
The track crew was putting the finishing touches to the track when it started sprinkling just a few minutes ago.

Now the tree line at the end of the track is graying out and the wind is picking up.

Weather radar shows a long line of storm activity coming up I-44 from Lawton.

Stay tuned, we'll let you know when it looks like we'll start racing instead of weather watching

[BobUnkefer]

Photo from Noble, either the new Top Alcohol hydro starting line or the new reflecting pool, haven't figured out which yet.....

Unk

[NewHemi]

Oh, is that what it is?

We thought that they moved the water box....

David
The New Hemi Guy

[Floyd Staggs]

From DRC

NOBLE, Okla. - 11:30 a.m. - It's still wet and gloomy at Thunder Valley Raceway. The rain has stopped several times, but not for long.
As recently as Thursday, weather forecasts showed rain Friday, but only a slight chance of rain today and even less on Sunday.

The likelihoof of rain Friday kept increasing, then they started raising the likelihood of rain today, and now the weather forecasts are pushing the end of the rain out to later in the day today. However, even if it stopped right now we wouldn't get much racing in before fog and dew shut things down this evening.

This is the last Division 4 race of the year and many of the racers are already entered in the Las Vegas race next weekend (not to mention the Oklohoma University football home game, also next weekend). With those facts as "given," this race must be completed this weekend, even if it means racing on Monday in order to finish.

Another concern is for those Sportsman categories parked "beyond the pavement."

Those cars are safe and dry inside their trailers now, but the unpaved parking areas are saturated and will turn into mud bogs if the cars move to the lanes and back to their trailers a few times.

In order to prevent that from happening, the race may be run in two segments: first, the categories parked on the pavement; then clear them out and move the others onto the pavement so they can race.

That's not the way anyone wanted to run this race, but sometimes Mother Nature eliminates all the attractive options.

No schedule changes yet; no need for those until it actually stops raining and the weather "freight train" moves east of here. For now, it's still "wait and see."

[John Kelley]

DRC is saying the race MUST be finished this weekend even if they have to race on Monday !
And Monday will be WINDY !!
This is going to be a MESS !! With a bunch of people parked in the mud & muck......
so sad for the guys that had a long distance to travel to get there...

[BobUnkefer]

Reveised, revised schedule.....

Sunday
Comp, T/S, T/D, Motorcycles, TAD & TAFC will have 1 qualifying round in the morning and then go straight into eliminations and run to completion tomorrow.

Once those cars have been eliminated they have been asked to leave and vacate the hard surface pit areas so that we can move Stk, SS, S/ST, S/G & S/C to the hard surface pit area.

Stk, SS, S/ST, S/G & S/c will get one hit Monday morning and then go straight into elims and run to completion on Monday.

With conditions being what they are, it's an unenviable, no win situation.And believe me, there has been alot of discussion and consternation in making the decision to do it this way.

Unk

[Ken Miele]

Here are some pictures of what the pits look like.

[Ken Miele]

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