Live from our Southern Tour 2012

Larry Hill · 02-29-2012, 06:16 PM

Well we aren't exactly "Live" yet, but we should be leaving KY in another couple of hours. We are headed to Cecil, GA for the points race, then Gainesville for the Gator Nationals, then on to Belle Rose for the Sportsnationals and the Combo race! I can't wait to get out of here and hopefully leave the tornados behind. One hit less than 75 miles from here this morning. It looks like the weather is going to be pretty good for Cecil. Rain possible on Saturday, but great other than that with really nice weather on Sunday and even Monday. With lots of people that are going to be there being on their way to Gainesville, hopefully Monday would be a day to finish up if the weather gets too bad.

More later after we get on the road!

Larry Hill · 03-01-2012, 09:34 AM

Well we made it all the way to Murfreesboro, TN last night and stayed at one of the quietest Walmarts ever. After a good night's sleep we are back on the road at 7:30 this morning. Oh, Allen and Kevin we waved at you as we drove thru this morning. Garmin says we are about 370 miles away, so should arrive around 4 their time this afternoon. I will be posting if we see anything interesting along the way!

RANDY PAYNE · 03-01-2012, 11:56 AM

see you on the big road.look me up. i have something for you. biggg

Larry Hill · 03-01-2012, 06:47 PM

We're here! We're here! Nothing like the smell of race fuel and rubber!! We are parked in a nice spot on the pavement! Hopefully it doesn't rain, but if it does, we are ready. They are still running test and tune. We are going to try to get teched today, since tech doesn't open til 9 in the morning and that is the same time that we run! Those seen here: Nitro, Jim Roberts, Ed Bednaz, Jimmy and Sandra Parker, Jim and Pam Marshall, Country Dog and Cooter, Mickey Whaley. I haven't been out and talked to anybody yet, so I will have the scoop later.

Larry Hill · 03-01-2012, 10:10 PM

Well we have the new seatbelts and window net in and have passed tech and are ready to run tomorrow. The Combo race begins with 2 time trials then racing around 1. If you don't run the combo, there are no time trials tomorrow, but you can set a record. So I guess you have to be running the combo to set a record. Anyway, this appears to be a great track. Lots of pavement for parking. We will see how the track is tomorrow. Some were having trouble hooking today. Talked with Sandra, Pam and Donna tonight getting caught up a little.

Kentucky basketball is on now playing Georgia, so I have to cheer our # 1 team on. GO CATS!!!

More tomorrow!

Larry Hill · 03-02-2012, 10:32 AM

Well this morning it is overcast and misty here in Cecil. They have called Super Street up and Combo is next. I don't hear any jet dryers running, but there is a lot of dampness in the air. We are already running about a half hour late in getting started, but it is not supposed to rain today at all. Now tomorrow is a different story. Maybe an inch or two. I went out for a ride on my golf cart this morning to get a look at the track and it seems to be a very nice layout. (Oh, the first cars just went down the track.) There is no qualifying today. Only the Ultimate Races and test and tune this afternoon. So if you want runs today it is $200 to enter the Combo race, or $100 for testing later. I think most people are gambling the extra $100 to win $5000.

More later.

Larry Hill · 03-02-2012, 11:56 AM

We had 34 stockers and 25 super stockers go down for the Jeff Taylor Enterprises Combo race. Air was 1250' DA with 88% humidity. We went 10.50 in B/SA. More later.

Larry Hill · 03-02-2012, 06:51 PM

We are down to 4 cars in stock and 4 cars in Super stock. We got eat 2nd round. Could not run our number plus Jim Boudreau treed us. Left is Dustin Lowell, Rich South, Kenny Schindler, Tim Lowe, Bill Fiest, and others I can't remember right now.

They have now decided to give everyone a time trial tonight if you want it. It will not be a qualifying run.

More later.

thomas sheehan · 03-02-2012, 07:18 PM

Results are posted in Drag Race Central.
DRAG NEWS tab... not LODRS.

http://www.dragracecentral.com/Serie...es=DRAG-SUMMIT

I just found them and thougth I'd pass the news on.

Larry Hill · 03-02-2012, 08:53 PM

Round 2 on DRC is wrong on Boudreau's run. He beat us and not Tim Gillespie. I haven't seen Tim here at all.
Patsy

02-29-2012, 06:16 PM	#1
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,270 Likes: 1,631 Liked 9,422 Times in 1,951 Posts	Live from our Southern Tour 2012 Well we aren't exactly "Live" yet, but we should be leaving KY in another couple of hours. We are headed to Cecil, GA for the points race, then Gainesville for the Gator Nationals, then on to Belle Rose for the Sportsnationals and the Combo race! I can't wait to get out of here and hopefully leave the tornados behind. One hit less than 75 miles from here this morning. It looks like the weather is going to be pretty good for Cecil. Rain possible on Saturday, but great other than that with really nice weather on Sunday and even Monday. With lots of people that are going to be there being on their way to Gainesville, hopefully Monday would be a day to finish up if the weather gets too bad. More later after we get on the road! __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

03-01-2012, 09:34 AM	#2
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,270 Likes: 1,631 Liked 9,422 Times in 1,951 Posts	Re: Live from our Southern Tour 2012 Well we made it all the way to Murfreesboro, TN last night and stayed at one of the quietest Walmarts ever. After a good night's sleep we are back on the road at 7:30 this morning. Oh, Allen and Kevin we waved at you as we drove thru this morning. Garmin says we are about 370 miles away, so should arrive around 4 their time this afternoon. I will be posting if we see anything interesting along the way! __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

03-01-2012, 11:56 AM	#3
RANDY PAYNE Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: ROME,GA. Posts: 197 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Live from our Southern Tour 2012 see you on the big road.look me up. i have something for you. biggg __________________ Randy Payne 2837 STK, SS

03-01-2012, 06:47 PM	#4
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,270 Likes: 1,631 Liked 9,422 Times in 1,951 Posts	Re: Live from our Southern Tour 2012 We're here! We're here! Nothing like the smell of race fuel and rubber!! We are parked in a nice spot on the pavement! Hopefully it doesn't rain, but if it does, we are ready. They are still running test and tune. We are going to try to get teched today, since tech doesn't open til 9 in the morning and that is the same time that we run! Those seen here: Nitro, Jim Roberts, Ed Bednaz, Jimmy and Sandra Parker, Jim and Pam Marshall, Country Dog and Cooter, Mickey Whaley. I haven't been out and talked to anybody yet, so I will have the scoop later. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

03-01-2012, 10:10 PM	#5
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,270 Likes: 1,631 Liked 9,422 Times in 1,951 Posts	Re: Live from our Southern Tour 2012 Well we have the new seatbelts and window net in and have passed tech and are ready to run tomorrow. The Combo race begins with 2 time trials then racing around 1. If you don't run the combo, there are no time trials tomorrow, but you can set a record. So I guess you have to be running the combo to set a record. Anyway, this appears to be a great track. Lots of pavement for parking. We will see how the track is tomorrow. Some were having trouble hooking today. Talked with Sandra, Pam and Donna tonight getting caught up a little. Kentucky basketball is on now playing Georgia, so I have to cheer our # 1 team on. GO CATS!!! More tomorrow! __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

03-02-2012, 10:32 AM	#6
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,270 Likes: 1,631 Liked 9,422 Times in 1,951 Posts	Re: Live from our Southern Tour 2012 Well this morning it is overcast and misty here in Cecil. They have called Super Street up and Combo is next. I don't hear any jet dryers running, but there is a lot of dampness in the air. We are already running about a half hour late in getting started, but it is not supposed to rain today at all. Now tomorrow is a different story. Maybe an inch or two. I went out for a ride on my golf cart this morning to get a look at the track and it seems to be a very nice layout. (Oh, the first cars just went down the track.) There is no qualifying today. Only the Ultimate Races and test and tune this afternoon. So if you want runs today it is $200 to enter the Combo race, or $100 for testing later. I think most people are gambling the extra $100 to win $5000. More later. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

03-02-2012, 11:56 AM	#7
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,270 Likes: 1,631 Liked 9,422 Times in 1,951 Posts	Re: Live from our Southern Tour 2012 We had 34 stockers and 25 super stockers go down for the Jeff Taylor Enterprises Combo race. Air was 1250' DA with 88% humidity. We went 10.50 in B/SA. More later. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

03-02-2012, 06:51 PM	#8
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,270 Likes: 1,631 Liked 9,422 Times in 1,951 Posts	Re: Live from our Southern Tour 2012 We are down to 4 cars in stock and 4 cars in Super stock. We got eat 2nd round. Could not run our number plus Jim Boudreau treed us. Left is Dustin Lowell, Rich South, Kenny Schindler, Tim Lowe, Bill Fiest, and others I can't remember right now. They have now decided to give everyone a time trial tonight if you want it. It will not be a qualifying run. More later. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

03-02-2012, 07:18 PM	#9
thomas sheehan Photographer Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,717 Likes: 24 Liked 77 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Live from our Southern Tour 2012 Results are posted in Drag Race Central. DRAG NEWS tab... not LODRS. http://www.dragracecentral.com/Serie...es=DRAG-SUMMIT I just found them and thougth I'd pass the news on. __________________ Tom Sheehan SS GT/NA 1046

03-02-2012, 08:53 PM	#10
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,270 Likes: 1,631 Liked 9,422 Times in 1,951 Posts	Re: Live from our Southern Tour 2012 Round 2 on DRC is wrong on Boudreau's run. He beat us and not Tim Gillespie. I haven't seen Tim here at all. Patsy __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817