Almost live from 2014 Winternationals

[Carguy49]

Was just checking the posted results on DRC and they seem to be way behind. Are there weather issues or down time on the track due to issues there???

[Ellis V. Buth]

What was the deal with all of the "no shows" in Round 1?

[Chuck Norton]

Originally Posted by Ellis V. Buth

What was the deal with all of the "no shows" in Round 1?

Ellis, there was no discernible explanation for the surprising number of single runs other than random breakage. By the end of the day yesterday we had heard that Clark Holroyd was broken and that Tom Brown was headed home after slowing inexplicably on the second and third run. There were no teardowns and, as far as I know, no disqualifications.

Due to the overnight rains, it took until approximately 9 AM to get the track into condition for racing. There was no precipitation after sunrise but the humidity was high, the sun was blocked by the departing storm and and the temperature was low. This morning, as per usual practice in Division 7, three pairs were designated to be in the lanes first to begin eliminations. All the broken-car singles were sent to the front of the lanes so the day began with what seemed like an inordinate number of singles.

Other than one extended oil-down that occurred during the seventh pairing, the round was uneventful. Re-capping afterward, there seemed to be common agreement that ETs recorded after about half the field had run seemed to improve unexpectedly although not all weather stations picked up noticeable variations.

It's not much of an explanation but that's what I saw.

c

[Carguy49]

Thanks for the update on morning conditions. I figured something was causing a slight delay. Sounds like the rest of the day went according to schedule.

[Tony Janes]

Some pictures from various days

[Bobby Fazio]

Fletcher vs Biondo round 2 showdown! What's the money line on this one? I say Fletcher -120 and Biondo +100 lol

[SSGN]

Thanks for the pics and updates, not as good as being there but makes living in this damn cold weather a little bit better. Everyone enjoy and be safe
BIG THANKS

Kevin

[Larry Sullivan]

Originally Posted by Ellis V. Buth

What was the deal with all of the "no shows" in Round 1?

In addition to all the round one singles, this pair was missing completely:

34 7265 T Brown K/SA -0.807
69 7911 C Holroyd A/S -0.018

Brown & Holroyd were both no-shows, giving Tony Hewes a competition single in round two. Hewes surprisingly beat Chuck Rayburn to the stripe by a little over a foot in round one despite Rayburn's 0.006 light.

[cad]

Stock is up now.
Irving Jr wins over Stein with a .186 light...

http://www.nationaldragster.net/nhra-audiocast.html

[david ring]

#1 (Bystrom) versus #6 (Smith) in round four of SS heads up-should be a good race.