"Live" from our Southwestern Swing

Larry Hill · 10-09-2011, 10:58 PM

Rumors heard at Noble: 6,6 1/2, and 7 pound classes. Still doesn't put new cars in their own class. Just makes Fezell's car fit stock again. Also front wheel drive cars absorbed into regular classes. Stick and autos run together with sticks having to carry an additional 100 pounds. Don't know if any of this is true, just rumors at this point.

Dennis P Chapman · 10-09-2011, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Larry Hill

Rumors heard at Noble: 6,6 1/2, and 7 pound classes. Still doesn't put new cars in their own class. Just makes Fezell's car fit stock again. Also front wheel drive cars absorbed into regular classes. Stick and autos run together with sticks having to carry an additional 100 pounds. Don't know if any of this is true, just rumors at this point.

Can't wait for this one more enhancments.

Larry Hill · 10-09-2011, 11:24 PM

Here are a couple of pics from today:

Scraping the track at Noble.

Heading out of Oklahoma City.

Larry Hill · 10-09-2011, 11:31 PM

Oklahoma countryside after it stopped raining!

Drilling new oil wells

Wind farm

The 2 lane road to the right is the famous Route 66. Larry always wanted to take a trip along Route 66, so now we are doing a 2 in 1 trip!

Larry Hill · 10-10-2011, 07:44 AM

A good effort by all at Noble to get the race in. The track worked well, french fries were great, and we got to see our friends from div. 4 and 5. The track had a Big four wheel drive tractor for the planned escape from the red mud. Mother Nature was the only stick in the mud!

OK needed the rain so every thing worked out. Most of the crops look to be a total loss from no rain.

Don Kennedy · 10-10-2011, 09:29 AM

Larry and the "Excutive in Charge" of the whole deal "Patsy" > Gate 1 at firebird is where all the cars are staged go in get in line then early wednesday morning we will go into second holding area for a while then into the pits for the fun to begin .Don't worry about any rain here in Arizona we have :dry heat" it will cooler and a nice race. The weather will be cool at around 90 degreees in the afternoon and a possibility of no wind .

Larry Hill · 10-10-2011, 10:33 AM

Well we drove another 300 miles after we left Noble to just west of Amarillo, TX. We had planned on staying at "The Big Texas Restaurant" where they have a 72 oz. steak for free (if you can eat it in an hour). But when we got there their truck parking was full. We almost had to be towed out whenever we got in a hole and had to engage both axles to get out. So then we decided to stay at a Walmart and put the address in the GPS. Then we decided we were not going in to a very good neighborhood, so turned around at a convenience store. So we finally went on down the road a piece and stayed in a truck parking area and slept quite soundly. We slept in a little this morning while we waited for the fog to clear and are back on the road. Oh, when we were driving in the dark last night we kept seeing these red blinking lights. We found out this morning that it was a wind farm!

Well more later.

C and W Racing · 10-10-2011, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

Rumors heard at Noble: 6,6 1/2, and 7 pound classes. Still doesn't put new cars in their own class. Just makes Fezell's car fit stock again. Also front wheel drive cars absorbed into regular classes. Stick and autos run together with sticks having to carry an additional 100 pounds. Don't know if any of this is true, just rumors at this point.

I was told in Charlotte that there would be a 6, 6.5, and 7 pound class. Didn't hear anything about the rest of the stuff though
Chuck

Jody Lang · 10-10-2011, 01:36 PM

Thanks for reporting guys.

Larry & Patsy did they say why they were waiting until Thursday to run the race? It sounds like they were doing everyone a favor by doing it on Thursday. Still seems like a long tow to Georgia for those that might stay.

Dyno · 10-10-2011, 02:28 PM

I checked Mapquest and it is 1034 miles to Phoenix (15 hours driving time) from Noble. I just talked to Randy Mans at Noble and they are still scraping the track. I t will be a long hard tow to make it cross country that far. They should run the race on Wednesday so everyone can make it on time, or have a late cleanup run on Friday afternoon for racers getting there late. Larry (Patsy), keep the updates coming, it is fun to be traveling with you this way. Dyno

10-09-2011, 10:58 PM	#1
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,677 Likes: 1,992 Liked 10,966 Times in 2,260 Posts	Re: "Live" from our Southwestern Swing Rumors heard at Noble: 6,6 1/2, and 7 pound classes. Still doesn't put new cars in their own class. Just makes Fezell's car fit stock again. Also front wheel drive cars absorbed into regular classes. Stick and autos run together with sticks having to carry an additional 100 pounds. Don't know if any of this is true, just rumors at this point. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

10-09-2011, 11:24 PM	#3
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,677 Likes: 1,992 Liked 10,966 Times in 2,260 Posts	Re: "Live" from our Southwestern Swing Here are a couple of pics from today: Scraping the track at Noble. Heading out of Oklahoma City. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

10-09-2011, 11:31 PM	#4
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,677 Likes: 1,992 Liked 10,966 Times in 2,260 Posts	Re: "Live" from our Southwestern Swing Oklahoma countryside after it stopped raining! Drilling new oil wells Wind farm The 2 lane road to the right is the famous Route 66. Larry always wanted to take a trip along Route 66, so now we are doing a 2 in 1 trip! __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

10-10-2011, 07:44 AM	#5
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,677 Likes: 1,992 Liked 10,966 Times in 2,260 Posts	Re: "Live" from our Southwestern Swing A good effort by all at Noble to get the race in. The track worked well, french fries were great, and we got to see our friends from div. 4 and 5. The track had a Big four wheel drive tractor for the planned escape from the red mud. Mother Nature was the only stick in the mud! OK needed the rain so every thing worked out. Most of the crops look to be a total loss from no rain. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817 Last edited by Larry Hill; 10-10-2011 at 10:19 AM. Reason: Larry's spelling

10-10-2011, 09:29 AM	#6
Don Kennedy VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Near Portland TN Posts: 1,590 Likes: 3,876 Liked 904 Times in 237 Posts	Re: "Live" from our Southwestern Swing Larry and the "Excutive in Charge" of the whole deal "Patsy" > Gate 1 at firebird is where all the cars are staged go in get in line then early wednesday morning we will go into second holding area for a while then into the pits for the fun to begin .Don't worry about any rain here in Arizona we have :dry heat" it will cooler and a nice race. The weather will be cool at around 90 degreees in the afternoon and a possibility of no wind . __________________ Don Kennedy 7701 SS Last edited by Don Kennedy; 10-10-2011 at 10:40 AM.

10-10-2011, 10:33 AM	#7
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,677 Likes: 1,992 Liked 10,966 Times in 2,260 Posts	Re: "Live" from our Southwestern Swing Well we drove another 300 miles after we left Noble to just west of Amarillo, TX. We had planned on staying at "The Big Texas Restaurant" where they have a 72 oz. steak for free (if you can eat it in an hour). But when we got there their truck parking was full. We almost had to be towed out whenever we got in a hole and had to engage both axles to get out. So then we decided to stay at a Walmart and put the address in the GPS. Then we decided we were not going in to a very good neighborhood, so turned around at a convenience store. So we finally went on down the road a piece and stayed in a truck parking area and slept quite soundly. We slept in a little this morning while we waited for the fog to clear and are back on the road. Oh, when we were driving in the dark last night we kept seeing these red blinking lights. We found out this morning that it was a wind farm! Well more later. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

10-10-2011, 01:36 PM	#9
Jody Lang Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 307 Likes: 28 Liked 92 Times in 29 Posts	Re: "Live" from our Southwestern Swing Thanks for reporting guys. Larry & Patsy did they say why they were waiting until Thursday to run the race? It sounds like they were doing everyone a favor by doing it on Thursday. Still seems like a long tow to Georgia for those that might stay.

10-10-2011, 02:28 PM	#10
Dyno Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 920 Likes: 1,153 Liked 695 Times in 206 Posts	Thursday Race I checked Mapquest and it is 1034 miles to Phoenix (15 hours driving time) from Noble. I just talked to Randy Mans at Noble and they are still scraping the track. I t will be a long hard tow to make it cross country that far. They should run the race on Wednesday so everyone can make it on time, or have a late cleanup run on Friday afternoon for racers getting there late. Larry (Patsy), keep the updates coming, it is fun to be traveling with you this way. Dyno

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