Live from Earlville D5 LODRS
Just pulled in the gate at Tri-State Dragway for the final D5 race. Stay tuned for more news after I get parked.
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Some Photos of the facility and some of the interesting support equipment.
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Hi all,
I love this track it's smooth as glass, uphill shutdown, downhill return road and downhill staging lanes............. The only other thing that I would want was it be closer to my home..... Happy racing to all, Bob PS: I almost forgot the best thing which is the chocolate chip cookies at the time slip booth |
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Good morning. The weather for today is looking much better - no more rain. I'll be back later with a report - signal permitting. Photos will have to wait till tonite when I can get on WiFi.
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Thanks for the reports and pics Mike!
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Good job with the pics and reporting. Thanks!
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Hi,
I have a question................. I just went to the Lucas Live Timing site to check on Super Stock qualifying and they only had 20 cars listed...... Is it a very bad turn out or a problem live timing????????????????? Thanx, Bob |
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Unique burn out box at Earlville.Screen first to clean your tires.Then a wet metal surface to get them moist.Then the burn out surface itself. Works well.
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my last trip out there i went to Dyersville and filled the lounge up with model kits from the AMT store. went to fields of dream, had to show my drivers license cause nobody would believe i had the same name as "shoe less" lol
Tri State is a great place to go to, if you have not been there, its got to be on your "bucket list". |
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Everyone likes Dyno. He was faster at Indy than Rick Johnson has ever run in SS/AH. Way to go Dyno. Hope you bought Waldo from Stephen Hebert.
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Racers don't forget to get your cookie
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Sorry race fans for the lack of reporting so far today but there is no signal whatsoever at the track to post anything. I've returned to my Hotel to post this info.
Let's get you caught up on what's going on so far today. The morning started off with a heavy blanket of fog that covered most of the cornfields in eastern Iowa. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psgu1ffs8t.jpg By about 9 o'clock enough of the fog had lifted and the track was dry With enough visibility to start running Super Street. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ps1dyjun1d.jpg All the classes got their first qualifying in under cloudy skies with a lots of humidity in the air. Some of the guys that raced here last week noted it was slower today. As Stock started the second qualifying run the weather begin to change from a slight tail to a heavy cross wind with temperatures getting chilly as a heavy black blanket of clouds quickly blew in from the north. With Stock Q2 done SC started its second qualifying run and about halfway through that round heavy rain from those dark clouds hit the track. A major weather front is making its way through the area with temperatures dropping and Hi Strong wind gusts at the moment. After drying the track SC was again loaded in the lanes and just a few pair of cars made it down the track before it started to sprinkle again. With the High Winds and intermittent rain sprinkles it's not clear when qualifying will be finished today. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psdqmt7ryf.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psrszkpmoi.jpg |
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Here is round one of STK and SS qualifying. And yes it did seem like there's not that many SS cars here.
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There are lots of really cool cars in D5 and combinations that you just don't see anywhere else in the country. And let's start with one of the coolest cars here.
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Mike,
Thank you for the excellent pictures and reporting!! Good luck to all. Sean |
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Tri-State has some of the most unique track service equipment that I've run across. I'm guessing this piece of equipment is used to scrub the track.
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Racing is on hold as a good size cell is passing through. The track has a jet dryer - will have to see if the rain ends in time to use it today.
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Here's the final report for Friday. The racing was called by about 3:00 this afternoon after several waves of showers came through the area. Comp top sportsman top dragster and alcohol cars did not get to make their planned runs at all today. The current plan for tomorrow is that all classes will get 2 time runs before eliminations start in the afternoon. It's not clear what classes will get first round tomorrow and due to the small car count in SS it's likely that first round for them won't be until Sunday.
There was the barbecue tonight for the racers that was well attended and the food was great. Here are the qualifying runs for the second round of stock and SS. And if you look closely you can see the raindrops on the glass coverings where the sheets were posted. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psulzagdnc.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psatr9d6og.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psq0w66qmb.jpg One final photo from the starting line where the crew did an excellent job making sure none of the gravel from the pit roads was on the starting line. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ps6hicxsva.jpg |
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I raced Earlville 4 years ago...what a great experience. Great people and we'll prepped track. Definitely on my bucket list again, before I "hang em up".
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Thanks for the updates! Tristate is the real field of dreams in Iowa!
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Definately going here next year!
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Mike,
Thanks for the great reporting and good luck at the "Field of Dreams". |
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It's a much different weather day here as the rains have moved through the area and a cool front has arrived. My gut feel says it should be quicker today with the cooler temps and some sun in the sky. I expect to be back with some updates later today stay tuned.
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Great job Mike
Love the diverse pictures of all kinds of things gives some perspective of the track - very cool Ron |
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Mike,
Appreciate all of the pictures and your reports. I haven't seen any shots that show the spectator bleachers. I am not a racer, but take photos from the stands. They do have some, right? See all in Charlotte next Friday, bright and early. Butch |
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Do they have lites for night racing?
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No lights
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A quick midday update before stock runs its first round. The big news here is the weather and more specifically the tail wind which has reached speeds of up to 20 miles an hour. Add to that temps this morning in the low 60s and it makes for a lot of quick runs. About 14 more stockers and several more SS cars came in this morning.
Here are the stock qualifying sheets for the third round http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ps4vhgw7w4.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psqlsuecno.jpg And here is the schedule for today and you can see stock will be the last thing to run and the only first round to run today http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psf7bskldo.jpg I'll be back with a full recap on the day along with plenty of pictures later this evening.. |
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Would they have access to portable lighting if they had to run late?
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They moved round 1 to tomorrow after super street. They had a,ready called the right side if the ladder sheet to the lanes before they called it off.
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As Bob noted above R1 for stock got postponed until Sunday morning. I think they made the right call - as it turns out the paired cars would have been sitting waiting to run for almost 45 minutes.
It's interesting to note that the racing so far has been incident free - no crashes - no major oil downs - things have run very smoothly. Now for some pictures of race cars. First up is the cool 71 Chevelle of Jeff and Justin Nibaur. Jeff spent almost 7 years taking his car from its tired used up musclecar state this really clean stocker. It's a steel head version of the square port 454. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ps4huhzll7.jpg You guys out west should recognize this car as one of John Irving's Mopars that is now owned by Steve Scherzchlist from South Dakota. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ps9yn5hfl6.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...pssvxkzyjv.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psmasbviku.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...pspp6tkd5e.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psc9uszltq.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ps08lfdmjl.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ps2moxot3r.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psfiqjlayo.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...pscltuw4v8.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psgwiyr1b5.jpg |
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It looks like it's gonna be an absolutely beautiful day here in Earlville.
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Interesting E Stick GTO. Love to more about it. That combo could lay a beating on the carb cars if they sort it out
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X/2 James, Tim and I thought about that combo but too much old school in us. Will be at Earlville next year for sure, great facility, good luck to everyone today, Tony Tosto.
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First round Steve Koppien AA/SA and Larsen U/S will be a cool one.
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