"Live" from Columbus Jegs Sportsnationals 2011

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

Better keep a good eye on the weather if Jack shows up! Jim

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Good news is that even if it rains you can't blame it on me as I'm staying home ...........

[Paul Hellenberg]

Asphalt is filling up and I saw Larry go thru tech, light sprinkles from time to time but not much standing water yet.

[Larry Hill]

Well we have a great parking spot just as you come in the track, so come on by to see us. The place has been filling up all afternoon. It has been raining a little off and on. Just fixed some good country ham for supper and have been sitting outside talking with Joe Martens, Paul Boster and Jeff McKinney. Paul is loaning Larry a car tomorrow so he can go to a construction equipment auction in Columbus. So thanks, Paul. I am staying here and getting the motorhome cleaned up and try to get some pics of the cars running the points race.

It is nice being able to have the windows open and not having to run the AC all the time.

I think they are parking til 10 tonight. Racing starts at 10 in the morning.

More tomorrow!

[Pete Beau]

Did they bring in a jet dryer?

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Good news is that even if it rains you can't blame it on me as I'm staying home ...........

Yeah but even you being there in spirit could cause clouds to form! Jim


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Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

Yeah but even you being there in spirit could cause clouds to form! Jim


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http://www.weather.com/weather/5-day/Hebron+OH+USOH0403

like a weeper or two?

[Beth Denysenko]

Originally Posted by Chuck Beach

What is the run schedule for tomorrow for the LODRS?

Here is the schedule that is online, no run order for Thursday, but at least something:

http://www.nhra.net/2011/images/news...Sportsnats.pdf

[FrankM]

Originally Posted by Beth Kieffer

Here is the schedule that is online, no run order for Thursday, but at least something:

http://www.nhra.net/2011/images/news...Sportsnats.pdf

Here is the run order according to National Trail's site:
http://www.nationaltrailraceway.com/...7654&zoneid=23

[Larry Hill]

After a beautiful, starry night here at the track, the sun is shining and it looks to be a great day for racing. It is 64 degrees this morning, going up to a high of 75 this afternoon. Larry left for the auction about 6 this morning and I was really going to sleep in. But at the racetrack that doesn't always work out! Tech opened at 8 and they started parking rigs that had arrived overnight, so needless to say, I was up and about earlier than I had hoped! It looks like all the rigs that were in line have been parked and racing is to start at 10 with everyone getting a time trial, then on to the completion of eliminations the rest of the day. I will try to get some pics a little later.

I have already seen a few people that are not entered online here, so don't forget you can still enter at the gate for the Jegs Sportsnationals.

More later.

[Larry Hill]

Well, I have managed to pull another "stupid old woman" trick again! This morning after mopping the floor in the motorhome, I was headed up to staging to get some pictures of stockers when I discover that when I had taken pictures at my granddaughter's birthday party last weekend and downloaded them to my computer at home, I had left the memory card in that computer. So here I am with plenty of time to take pictures but no card. I called Larry and hopefully he will be able to find another one while he is out today. I had tried earlier to find another one for my Kodak camera and it takes a smaller card than what I was able to find. But maybe Larry will have better luck.

So I guess I will have to describe what's going on here! They just ran the first time trial for stock and not surprisingly most had picked up a tenth or two since they ran here in July at 100 degrees. Joe Martens had some problems off the line as did Jim Boburka. Hopefully it is something that can be fixed quickly.

Well, more later.