LIVE from Piedmont TOC

Michael Beard · 07-31-2010, 06:20 AM

Reporting from the IHRA Tournament of Champions Qualifier (Sportsman National) at Piedmont Dragway, Greensboro, NC... Myron Piatek made the trip up from Florida, and saw some other travelers from a fair distance including He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named (Well, ok, Mike Mayhew, from Georgia)

and Adam Keir came down from MD. Test n' tune last night, along with a Racer Appreciation BBQ... and we appreciated every bit of it!

Todd Tutterow set a new track record last light with a 3.83 @ 199, I believe it was. Ok, it may not be S/SS related, but that a seriously HAULIN' door car, I don't care who ya are!

Michael Beard · 07-31-2010, 08:47 AM

Had some excitement last night while testing my FF/SA '85 Turismo. One of the brass fittings on my fuel check log split! Glad the header is behind the engine in this car! Myron had a piece to block it off. Did some tinkering and got it under the index comfortably in these conditions. (Been -1.04 under 1/4 mile, but the 1/8 indexes are crazy hard by comparison). Last night was 81deg, 51%, 29.10 (almost a full number lower than Belle Rose last week!) 1.0697 correction, 2946 DA.

Cooler this morning, with a stray sprinkle here and there. Barometer's up a tick to 29.17, but the humidity's making it a wash.

Michael Beard · 07-31-2010, 09:22 AM

They called Hot Rod to the lanes, and it started to sprinkle.

Michael Beard · 07-31-2010, 12:44 PM

Got a run in, and picked up .05 from last night, even though I seem to need a little direction as to the location of the tree.

. Got through bout half of Top Dragster, and rain has struck again. Big system over Winston-Salem going back into WV. We're on the edge of it... Just have to hope it blows north of us.

Took a kazillion pics -- all the Super Stock ones with my digital camera instead of just my phone. I'll process them later and post everything this weekend.

Raining pretty steady now... Going be down awhile.

PS - FWD burnouts are a blast!

Michael Beard · 07-31-2010, 01:18 PM

Rain projected for another 3+ hrs, plus potential 2hr dry time, best case scenario. We're officially done for the day kiddos... 12 Noon start tomorrow, completing rest of TD, getting 1 run for TS, and we're into Rnd 1 of Eliminations.

Bryan Worner · 07-31-2010, 02:45 PM

Was this supposed to be a single race or a double weekend?

07-31-2010, 06:20 AM	#1
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	LIVE from Piedmont TOC Reporting from the IHRA Tournament of Champions Qualifier (Sportsman National) at Piedmont Dragway, Greensboro, NC... Myron Piatek made the trip up from Florida, and saw some other travelers from a fair distance including He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named (Well, ok, Mike Mayhew, from Georgia) and Adam Keir came down from MD. Test n' tune last night, along with a Racer Appreciation BBQ... and we appreciated every bit of it! Todd Tutterow set a new track record last light with a 3.83 @ 199, I believe it was. Ok, it may not be S/SS related, but that a seriously HAULIN' door car, I don't care who ya are! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

07-31-2010, 08:47 AM	#2
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: LIVE from Piedmont TOC Had some excitement last night while testing my FF/SA '85 Turismo. One of the brass fittings on my fuel check log split! Glad the header is behind the engine in this car! Myron had a piece to block it off. Did some tinkering and got it under the index comfortably in these conditions. (Been -1.04 under 1/4 mile, but the 1/8 indexes are crazy hard by comparison). Last night was 81deg, 51%, 29.10 (almost a full number lower than Belle Rose last week!) 1.0697 correction, 2946 DA. Cooler this morning, with a stray sprinkle here and there. Barometer's up a tick to 29.17, but the humidity's making it a wash. __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

07-31-2010, 09:22 AM	#3
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: LIVE from Piedmont TOC They called Hot Rod to the lanes, and it started to sprinkle. __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

07-31-2010, 12:44 PM	#4
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: LIVE from Piedmont TOC Got a run in, and picked up .05 from last night, even though I seem to need a little direction as to the location of the tree. . Got through bout half of Top Dragster, and rain has struck again. Big system over Winston-Salem going back into WV. We're on the edge of it... Just have to hope it blows north of us. Took a kazillion pics -- all the Super Stock ones with my digital camera instead of just my phone. I'll process them later and post everything this weekend. Raining pretty steady now... Going be down awhile. PS - FWD burnouts are a blast! __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

07-31-2010, 01:18 PM	#5
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: LIVE from Piedmont TOC Rain projected for another 3+ hrs, plus potential 2hr dry time, best case scenario. We're officially done for the day kiddos... 12 Noon start tomorrow, completing rest of TD, getting 1 run for TS, and we're into Rnd 1 of Eliminations. __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

07-31-2010, 02:45 PM	#6
Bryan Worner Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Duncannon, PA Posts: 823 Likes: 133 Liked 509 Times in 84 Posts	Re: LIVE from Piedmont TOC Was this supposed to be a single race or a double weekend?