Live from Columbus Sportsnationals!

Larry Hill · 09-19-2008, 08:28 AM

Well we finally made it here about 1:30 am. Bright and early at 7, they were pulling us in and parking. By 7;30 we were parked and eating breakfast. Talk about challenging--taking a shower with Larry yelling back and saying we're moving now. Oh well, needless to say I took a short shower trying to hang on. We are about ready to tech and should not have any trouble making the first call at 10.

Greg, tell Marissa I like the cheap wine, too. I am making chili tonight, so all are invited.

More later.
Patsy

Larry Hill · 09-19-2008, 12:06 PM

We had 60 stockers 1st round. Judy McCormack is #1. Denny Ford and Dave Edwards had trouble. Jerry Bennett broke a transmission shaft ( I think). He is borrowing Larry's spare Pro-trans and is trying to get ready for the next run. We get 2 today. Lots of cars more than a second under.

More later.
Patsy

Larry Hill · 09-19-2008, 03:49 PM

Jerry got his car fixed, so he should be able to make the clean-up run. Bill Owen has come in this afternoon, also. Kevin Helms is driving Brad McFarland's Corvette. He is here with the hemi car, too.
Velde's car doesn't seem to be going very well.
It is pretty slow here for 2100'. We have slowed way down.

Well more later.
I am going to get things ready to fix chili.

Patsy

Larry Hill · 09-19-2008, 09:58 PM

Well, got everything set up ready to cook chili and guess what--I put in an empty tank of propane. Then we thought there was going to be a Jegs cookout, so we decided to do chili tomorrow. Then now Jegs is having a band tonight but not any food (whoopee!!). So anyway Mike and Janice Fuller are going to get us another tank of gas tonight and we are cooking chili tomorrow. So we had hot dogs tonight with Fred and Barb Suiter.

So Jerry Bennett made the last run and spun a bearing, so he is out for the weekend. Fred Suiter 2-stepped thru the lights on his 2nd run so he didn't get a time. We are slow and don't know why. Judy McCormack's family is mad because she went too fast. Don't know why Darrell Steiger was DQ'd. But his is not a 73 Duster. It is sublime green Dart. Real pretty.

If you see Rick Winchester. ask him how he got the cut on his forehead. (It had something to do with bending over to get another beer last night over at Greg Hill's).

Having a great time here as usual. Janice Fuller and I rode around in the golf cart this afternoon with a little drink in hand and saw a few racers.

We run at 8 in the morning, then class at around 11.

The weather is absolutely wonderful. Sunny and warm, down to about 50 tonight.

So more tomorrow.
Patsy

Alan Roehrich · 09-19-2008, 10:22 PM

Patsy,
Thanks for the reports. Makes it easier to sit out a weekend. At least there's only a week to wait for Memphis. Good luck, and hope Larry finds out why it slowed down. Say hi to Keith Lynch for me if you see him.

thomas sheehan · 09-20-2008, 12:35 AM

Larry

Nice meeting you today...........

tom sheehan

Larry Hill · 09-20-2008, 09:43 AM

Well we picked up a little this morning. But we went down with Barton--he went 10.11 to our 10.29. Doesn't look good for us in class a little later this morning. Looks like it is going to be a beautiful day. Clear skies, 81 for high. It is really wet out there today 97% humidity. They have called superstock up, then it is SC, then class. Jerry Bennett is already headed back to KY after spinning a bearing in the clean-up run. Don't know if he will have it fixed by Memphis next week or not.

Wish us luck in class. I think our only chance is for everybody else to screw up, but you just never know!

More later.
Patsy

09-19-2008, 12:06 PM	#2
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,660 Likes: 1,949 Liked 10,813 Times in 2,247 Posts	Re: Live from Columbus Sportsnationals! We had 60 stockers 1st round. Judy McCormack is #1. Denny Ford and Dave Edwards had trouble. Jerry Bennett broke a transmission shaft ( I think). He is borrowing Larry's spare Pro-trans and is trying to get ready for the next run. We get 2 today. Lots of cars more than a second under. More later. Patsy __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

09-19-2008, 03:49 PM	#3
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,660 Likes: 1,949 Liked 10,813 Times in 2,247 Posts	Re: Live from Columbus Sportsnationals! Jerry got his car fixed, so he should be able to make the clean-up run. Bill Owen has come in this afternoon, also. Kevin Helms is driving Brad McFarland's Corvette. He is here with the hemi car, too. Velde's car doesn't seem to be going very well. It is pretty slow here for 2100'. We have slowed way down. Well more later. I am going to get things ready to fix chili. Patsy __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

09-19-2008, 09:58 PM	#4
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,660 Likes: 1,949 Liked 10,813 Times in 2,247 Posts	Re: Live from Columbus Sportsnationals! Well, got everything set up ready to cook chili and guess what--I put in an empty tank of propane. Then we thought there was going to be a Jegs cookout, so we decided to do chili tomorrow. Then now Jegs is having a band tonight but not any food (whoopee!!). So anyway Mike and Janice Fuller are going to get us another tank of gas tonight and we are cooking chili tomorrow. So we had hot dogs tonight with Fred and Barb Suiter. So Jerry Bennett made the last run and spun a bearing, so he is out for the weekend. Fred Suiter 2-stepped thru the lights on his 2nd run so he didn't get a time. We are slow and don't know why. Judy McCormack's family is mad because she went too fast. Don't know why Darrell Steiger was DQ'd. But his is not a 73 Duster. It is sublime green Dart. Real pretty. If you see Rick Winchester. ask him how he got the cut on his forehead. (It had something to do with bending over to get another beer last night over at Greg Hill's). Having a great time here as usual. Janice Fuller and I rode around in the golf cart this afternoon with a little drink in hand and saw a few racers. We run at 8 in the morning, then class at around 11. The weather is absolutely wonderful. Sunny and warm, down to about 50 tonight. So more tomorrow. Patsy __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

09-19-2008, 10:22 PM	#5
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,124 Likes: 1,581 Liked 1,874 Times in 422 Posts	Re: Live from Columbus Sportsnationals! Patsy, Thanks for the reports. Makes it easier to sit out a weekend. At least there's only a week to wait for Memphis. Good luck, and hope Larry finds out why it slowed down. Say hi to Keith Lynch for me if you see him. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

09-20-2008, 12:35 AM	#6
thomas sheehan Photographer Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,717 Likes: 24 Liked 75 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Live from Columbus Sportsnationals! Larry Nice meeting you today........... tom sheehan

09-19-2008, 08:28 AM	#1
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,660 Likes: 1,949 Liked 10,813 Times in 2,247 Posts	Re: Live from Columbus Sportsnationals! Well we finally made it here about 1:30 am. Bright and early at 7, they were pulling us in and parking. By 7;30 we were parked and eating breakfast. Talk about challenging--taking a shower with Larry yelling back and saying we're moving now. Oh well, needless to say I took a short shower trying to hang on. We are about ready to tech and should not have any trouble making the first call at 10. Greg, tell Marissa I like the cheap wine, too. I am making chili tonight, so all are invited. More later. Patsy __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

09-20-2008, 09:43 AM	#7
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,660 Likes: 1,949 Liked 10,813 Times in 2,247 Posts	Re: Live from Columbus Sportsnationals! Well we picked up a little this morning. But we went down with Barton--he went 10.11 to our 10.29. Doesn't look good for us in class a little later this morning. Looks like it is going to be a beautiful day. Clear skies, 81 for high. It is really wet out there today 97% humidity. They have called superstock up, then it is SC, then class. Jerry Bennett is already headed back to KY after spinning a bearing in the clean-up run. Don't know if he will have it fixed by Memphis next week or not. Wish us luck in class. I think our only chance is for everybody else to screw up, but you just never know! More later. Patsy __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817