"Live From" Virginia Motorsports Park

Ken Miele · 04-19-2017, 07:15 PM

Hello everyone,

I know its only Wednesday, but in D1 most tracks open on Wednesday for parking. Tomorrow there is a test and tune from 12 to 6 pm. The weather for tomorrow and Friday look to be okay as far as rain goes, Saturday and Sunday is another story. Hopefully it will hold off long enough to get everything in. Tomorrow I am not testing so I will try to get some in car videos.

Coleydog · 04-19-2017, 07:24 PM

Hope the rain holds off I want to see some cars

MikeMoller · 04-19-2017, 07:51 PM

The schedule doesn't list any tech happening Thursday. Is this true? With stock out at 8.30 am Friday, that doesn't leave much time to get teched in.

Larry Hill · 04-20-2017, 08:05 AM

Ken how about a copy of the fastest time slips from: J. Boudreau, T. Hess, D. Ficacci, S. Gove, G. Richards, and anyone else entered in A/SA.

Inquisitive mines want to know.

Ken Miele · 04-20-2017, 03:01 PM

Mike NHRA tech is open today. Larry, not sure how it will go over with the driver if I ask them for their time slip.

Dave Ficacci went a 10.05 at 130. Todd Hoven driving the Barton Carp Coronet went a 9.77 at 133. I'm not sure of the weights but I think they are at A weights. I have not seen any other A cars go down. Temps are In the low 80's. The DA is about 2500ft

Ken Miele · 04-20-2017, 09:20 PM

Testing is over for the day. I did not get a chance to watch much racing today. I was a little busy work on a friends car. I did a video of Todd Hoven. I think his best run was a 9.76, Ficacci went a best of 9.94 at 132. Jim Boudreau went a 10.11 I believe. I was thinking that they were all at A weight, but Jims run seems a little off, so he probably was at B weight.

Tomorrow looks to be the best day weather wise, but that's not saying much, the forecast looks grim for the rest of the week.

Larry Hill · 04-21-2017, 07:19 AM

From the video it looks like Carp car can go a little quicker. With the better weather today a .05 sec improvement would be conservative. It would be a treat for all of us to see the Carp car go some low 9.70's today.

Jim Bailey · 04-21-2017, 07:58 AM

I agree Larry ... especially if the Carp Car is at, or near A weight. We need a "scale" spy.

Ken Miele · 04-21-2017, 08:18 AM

Good morning everyone. The sky's are clear and the temp is in the low 70's. I hoping the weather predictions are wrong for the day, and judging how nice it is right now they may be.

They just called Stock to the lanes. As far as weight goes on Todd Hoven, I was told that's classified info.

Ed Carpenter · 04-21-2017, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Larry Hill

From the video it looks like Carp car can go a little quicker. With the better weather today a .05 sec improvement would be conservative. It would be a treat for all of us to see the Carp car go some low 9.70's today.

Larry you're not saying you want to see him go fast enough for hp on Tuesday are you.....lol.......😏.......that wouldn't be right........lol

04-19-2017, 07:15 PM	#1
Ken Miele Live Reporter Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 4,861 Likes: 456 Liked 16,554 Times in 1,522 Posts	"Live From" Virginia Motorsports Park Hello everyone, I know its only Wednesday, but in D1 most tracks open on Wednesday for parking. Tomorrow there is a test and tune from 12 to 6 pm. The weather for tomorrow and Friday look to be okay as far as rain goes, Saturday and Sunday is another story. Hopefully it will hold off long enough to get everything in. Tomorrow I am not testing so I will try to get some in car videos. Attached Thumbnails

04-19-2017, 07:24 PM	#2
Coleydog Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 572 Likes: 36 Liked 53 Times in 38 Posts	Re: "Live From" Virginia Motorsports Park Hope the rain holds off I want to see some cars

04-19-2017, 07:51 PM	#3
MikeMoller Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 637 Likes: 27 Liked 254 Times in 78 Posts	Re: "Live From" Virginia Motorsports Park The schedule doesn't list any tech happening Thursday. Is this true? With stock out at 8.30 am Friday, that doesn't leave much time to get teched in. __________________ Mike Moller NHRA 203 Q-R-T/SA

04-20-2017, 08:05 AM	#4
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,635 Likes: 1,929 Liked 10,691 Times in 2,227 Posts	Re: "Live From" Virginia Motorsports Park Ken how about a copy of the fastest time slips from: J. Boudreau, T. Hess, D. Ficacci, S. Gove, G. Richards, and anyone else entered in A/SA. Inquisitive mines want to know. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

04-20-2017, 03:01 PM	#5
Ken Miele Live Reporter Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 4,861 Likes: 456 Liked 16,554 Times in 1,522 Posts	Re: "Live From" Virginia Motorsports Park Mike NHRA tech is open today. Larry, not sure how it will go over with the driver if I ask them for their time slip. Dave Ficacci went a 10.05 at 130. Todd Hoven driving the Barton Carp Coronet went a 9.77 at 133. I'm not sure of the weights but I think they are at A weights. I have not seen any other A cars go down. Temps are In the low 80's. The DA is about 2500ft Attached Thumbnails

04-20-2017, 09:20 PM	#6
Ken Miele Live Reporter Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 4,861 Likes: 456 Liked 16,554 Times in 1,522 Posts	Re: "Live From" Virginia Motorsports Park Testing is over for the day. I did not get a chance to watch much racing today. I was a little busy work on a friends car. I did a video of Todd Hoven. I think his best run was a 9.76, Ficacci went a best of 9.94 at 132. Jim Boudreau went a 10.11 I believe. I was thinking that they were all at A weight, but Jims run seems a little off, so he probably was at B weight. Tomorrow looks to be the best day weather wise, but that's not saying much, the forecast looks grim for the rest of the week. Attached Thumbnails

04-21-2017, 07:19 AM	#7
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,635 Likes: 1,929 Liked 10,691 Times in 2,227 Posts	Re: "Live From" Virginia Motorsports Park From the video it looks like Carp car can go a little quicker. With the better weather today a .05 sec improvement would be conservative. It would be a treat for all of us to see the Carp car go some low 9.70's today. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817 Last edited by Larry Hill; 04-21-2017 at 08:14 AM.

04-21-2017, 07:58 AM	#8
Jim Bailey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 674 Likes: 15 Liked 584 Times in 94 Posts	Re: "Live From" Virginia Motorsports Park I agree Larry ... especially if the Carp Car is at, or near A weight. We need a "scale" spy.

04-21-2017, 08:18 AM	#9
Ken Miele Live Reporter Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 4,861 Likes: 456 Liked 16,554 Times in 1,522 Posts	Re: "Live From" Virginia Motorsports Park Good morning everyone. The sky's are clear and the temp is in the low 70's. I hoping the weather predictions are wrong for the day, and judging how nice it is right now they may be. They just called Stock to the lanes. As far as weight goes on Todd Hoven, I was told that's classified info.