"Live" from Atlanta double points race 2013

[Stephen & Horace Johnson]

Originally Posted by Toby Lang

I can see how quick the tree starts might effect a racer using the pro tree, but it shouldn't have any effect on a full tree ... unless you are leaving off the top bulb.

I'm pretty sure this is how autostart works:

Stage minimum: 0.6 secs (The time both cars are staged before autostart begins.)
Staged to Start: 1.1 secs (The time before the tree starts.)
Variance: .2 seconds

So from the time both cars are staged until the tree starts varies from 1.7 secs to 1.9 secs. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Of course the starter can override autostart also.

If there is only supposed to be .2 variance, I think it would be pretty hard to tell a quick tree from a long tree.

If you have video its very easily to tell, my dad records from burnout until the end of my run....and there wasnt a 1.1 sec delay.... congrats to my opponent for his win....

[Larry Hill]

Well we are back home safe and sound. And with all the crap that happened this week, I am truly grateful just to be here safe and sound.

I wanted to tell ya'll about a really nice man I met yesterday at Commerce. His name is Freddie Cain and he reads Class Racer all the time and he came over to thank us for our posting. He used to race Stock back in the 70 & 80s. He would come up from Georgia to Union Hill and Bowling Green to race. He was asking about Dickie Ogles, Jimmy Bridges, Don Wolfe, Richard Carter, Cotton Perry and a lot of others that used to race in Nashville. I caught him up as much as I knew about all those guys. Of course, I had to tell him how Jimmy Bridges used to say he was my boyfriend when he would call our shop when we were in Nashville. My secretary wouldn't know what to say when he asked to speak to his girlfriend and Larry would be sitting right there! LOL

Well congrats to Bo Butner for winning Stock and Jake Sealy for winning Super Stock. Great job guys!

And how about that race with Bo Butner and his girlfriend, Randi Lyn Shipp. .005 light to .001 light! Wonder who is sleeping on the couch tonight! LOL

[Larry Hill]

Larry just talked to Mickey Whaley and he is back home and feeling lots better. He said he was dehydrated and they gave him 5 bags of fluid. He is planning on going on vacation and then being at Bristol in a couple of weeks. We told him not to scare all of us again like that! Looking forward to seeing him in a couple of weeks!

[Bench Racer]

I had a great time at Atlanta this weekend. I went down with my brother David Jackson to help out with the car. Made some new friends, met some old ones too. We could not complain about the track prep. The car hooked like a bear all weekend. He got number one qualifier for the second race in Super Stock, ran 1 sec + under in the heat with 60 foot times in the high 1.20'S at 135mph while running heavy in GT/FA. No complaints with Atlanta Dragway, and thanks to Joey Wilkes, Platinum Engine Design, And Gary Wisecarver chassis. Bench Racer, Don Jackson

[James G Lewis]

Larry, Freddie Cain a hell of a nice fellow (sorry nhra dont like me to say hell) wish i could seen him ,goes back to the warner robbins days.He was the only one that could keep woodrow in line. glad to know mickeys ok seen them put him in the meat wagon,but missed you. thanks for all the posts you do . maybe see you in bristol, Grant Lewis

Patsy sorry I didn't reply about Mickey....after we finished up yesterday I hit the road and stopped for the night near Greensboro, NC. I did talk to him on the phone on Sunday afternoon.

Parked now just south of Baltimore at Jim Cunningham's Pro Stock shop. They graciously offered a nice quiet spot to park & power to boot! I think I might hide here until Wed am....then off to E-town!

Patsy did you by chance hear from Rich Schaefer about your phone? Somebody turned in a phone that was phone in the ladies room...not sure if it was yours!

[Larry Hill]

Hey Karen, I did not hear from Rich, but I will try the Division 2 office tomorrow. Thanks. See you at Bristol?

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

Hey Karen, I did not hear from Rich, but I will try the Division 2 office tomorrow. Thanks. See you at Bristol?

No Bristol for me....it will be all Div 1 stuff this summer. Counting Englishtown I have 4 races before I return to Georgia Aug 1! Busy busy!

[Darrin Christen]

Glad to hear that Mickey is ok. Overall we had a good time in atlanta, it was my first time there running super stock. Had the pleasure of meeting Mickey Whaley, Merril Schrimscher, Larry Stott, and others. Patsy, my dad and I spoke to you in the stands after you had lost your phone. Hopefully someone will return it. I enjoy reading all of the your post. I guess Larry didnt get the birthday wishes you asked for! Atlanta taught me that my car does not work well on marginal race tracks. I'll just have to work a little harder on it!

[butch8908]

Originally Posted by Darrin Christen

Glad to hear that Mickey is ok. Overall we had a good time in atlanta, it was my first time there running super stock. Had the pleasure of meeting Mickey Whaley, Merril Schrimscher, Larry Stott, and others. Patsy, my dad and I spoke to you in the stands after you had lost your phone. Hopefully someone will return it. I enjoy reading all of the your post. I guess Larry didnt get the birthday wishes you asked for! Atlanta taught me that my car does not work well on marginal race tracks. I'll just have to work a little harder on it!

Larry Stott is good people. You won't find any better family of racers than the Stotts and the Volkmans. Look forward to seeing them at Moorseville or Jackson the next two weekends.