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FSS, only 9 inch tires are permitted,


Good morning everyone... Its 35 as type, and the high for day is supposed to be 59. The winds have died down, its sunny... but man its cold.

We are still scheduled to get one qualifier after the finals today. Stk, SS, SC, SG and TS are all schedule to run a qualifier and time shot after all finals except Top Alcohol Dragster, they will have their final after us.

More photos from last weeks race. I hope to get some photos of Stock and Super Stock but with the fields being so small I may not have time today. I should be able to get the Showdown cars today.

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It may be while before i get back, once the fans get here the internet goes to hell.

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A “Thank you” to the guys running the pumper trucks that were sucking the water up in the pit areas yesterday. I had 4” of water in my pit area after 3 days of rain. They did not get to the “triangle area” until late in the day, but at least they made a great effort in the dark. Maybe with some luck, I’ll be able to get out of here. The spectator crowds were huge yesterday considering the cold and windy conditions.

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Hey guys... since its going to be a long day for just one run I thought I would do some weather calculations. The weather will change a bit as the day goes on, but dam its quick now... here are the numbers.

Temp 39
Humid 42%
Bar 30.25
DA -1473
Wind tail 5-7mph
Water grains 14.4 ... never seen it this low

I made a test run last week, and went a 8.30. Using the above weather numbers I'm getting a prediction of 8.12. Yikes, I don't need that kind of hp... my index is 9.40

For reference, these were the numbers for last weeks test.

Temp 75
Humid 33%
Bar 29.95
DA 1682
Wind slight cross
Water Grains 46

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As Ken said, plenty of time for Sportsman racers to get ready for their lone run of the day.. and to take the "proper precautions." Or just get everyone on board with a mineshaft condition. Regardless, that also means we have plenty of time for a conversation with last year's Super Stock champ, the friendly and likable Sterling Simmons. Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel by clicking here.

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Does anyone know if nhra.tv will be broadcasting tomorrow’s race?

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Erica Enders 6.450 in a first round losing effort for the national record.

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Must be min of 32 cars to be eligible for "mineshaft". Something to watch for

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Thankfully I can fast-forward through all the whiny interviews. Was telling some guys that Torrence picked Pruett for that special program because it would be easy $$$, and since she didn’t qualify for today another whiny interview avoided. Win-win.

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I can’t erase the image of Torrence sucker punching that kid during that interview a few years ago. He didn’t stick around for the fight.
Mj