"Live" from Earlville, IA, Division 5 Lucas Oil race
We are on our way! Just a beautiful day for a drive thru the corn fields of Illinois. The forecast looks great for the weekend. Maybe just a little rain on Friday, but with the track dryer they have there, that shouldn't be any problem! Looks like highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. Just perfect. We should be there by 4 or so. Ya'll come on up!! This is our 2nd favorite track with the 1st being Belle Rose. Lots of real friendly people!
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Sounds like a great time!! Best of luck to yall!! I was rooting for you at Indy!! Larry doesn't have another car sitting around that needs a driver does he? :)
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Larry don't make it sound so great - LOL
I am already ready lamenting the fact that Andy is there by himself Man do I wish I could be there but somebody has to work to pay for racing Andy is excused since he starts his finishing his mechanical engineering degree in a couple of weeks at Cal Poly I look forward to this thread with great anticipation Thanks :-) peace |
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Please, if you get a chance, post a photo of the track dryer. Those who have never seen it will thank you. There are so many cool things that Mad Scientist Reid Kuhlman came up with it's amazing. For instance, right behind the water he built a couple of pits covered by sewer grates. If your tires carried rocks, etc. they fall into the pit before they can do any damage. A simple idea but genius. |
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Dan you got to see the track sweeper/oil spill clean up machine he built.
It has a home made vacuum system, solvent (soap) dispenser and rotating brushes. I think he made it out of an old combine or maybe a cultivator. He does have some awesome ideas for sure. Jok |
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Don't forget the slightly down hill staging lanes so you can just coast, and the slightly uphill shut down area.
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Good air, slight downhill slope, and a little tail wind...ooh baby! We think the old Nomad is fixed, so we're hooking up the '56 and '57 and heading toward Earlville.....see 'ya there
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there is some fine eating too. Just down the road in downtown Galina,Ill. is always a good stop.
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Well, we are here and it is a beautiful evening. We are all set up on a level spot just across from Dave and Bev Picht, and Cal and Mary Ann Method. The place is filling up, but there are still lots of spots left. Larry has been changing the oil in the generator and then maybe he will get my golfcart out and I will see who else is here.
Oh on the way here, we took what we think is a shortcut down 64 and 136 and saw some really pretty countryside. Up and down hills and everything trimmed and blooming and looking nice. We went thru a little town named Oslow and there were American flags all thru the town every 50' or so. It was very patriotic and made you glad to live in this free country where we can go racing or do whatever we choose. More later. |
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Great track that is smooth as glass and the lanes are downhill, the shut off area is uphill and the return road to the scales is downhill
Have a good time and don't eat too many cookies at the scales............... |
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First track all year that won't allow you to save a pit spot,so get there early!
They told my parents that both cars should arrive together.The driver of one car is retired and the driver of the other car has to work.Oh well.See you sometime in the morning! |
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I think both tracks are great! we have a blast at the Sportsnats down at No Problem! We will go every time we can!
TriState is awesome too, but they don't run in March! LOL! PRetty easy to have fun at both! Got to love the downhill staging lanes and all concrete track at Earlville. They even built it to catch the west tailwind! Quote:
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About those cookies at the scales--we had probably been here 4 or 5 years before I even knew about the cookies. Larry would eat the evidence before he got back to the trailer.
Well, it is a beautiful, starry night. After cooking country ham outside, we are ready for a good night's rest. More tomorrow!:) |
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About those cookies at the scales--we had probably been here 4 or 5 years before I even knew about the cookies. Larry would eat the evidence before he got back to the trailer.
Well, it is a beautiful, starry night. After cooking country ham outside, we are ready for a good night's rest. More tomorrow!:) OOPS....I didn't mean to let the cat out of the bag |
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It sounds like Tri-State is "The Strip of Dreams".
Too bad Iowa is so far from Connecticut. We'll add it to the bucket list. |
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Looks like its going to be great weather, plus lots of stick cars!
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I don't have very good internet service here, but I will do my best. 70 something cars went down 1st pass. The air is about 2000'. A gorgeous day here in the middle of the cornfields of Iowa! Lots of stick cars here. We didn't go as quick as I thought we would, so he is re-jetting from Indy. Hopefully we will go a little better next run. They are running super stock now. More later.
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Hey Larry is Edmond there?
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If Edmond is here, he did not go down in Stock either run. We just ran #2, so we are done for the day. I will try to get out and take some pics this afternoon. We picked up just a little that run. We also have a headwind.
The track is having a Racer dinner tonight, so we thank them for that. More later. |
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Larry; could you get some pics of Ron Taylors 57 and Randall kleins 56 nomad please? also since you'r next to Cal& Marianne could you get me in contact with Cal? I'd like to ask him some questions about a 57 stocker I'm trying to get built. thanx-gary clarke-sumner wa ph#1 253 279 3760
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Just a quick thanks to Cal Method for helping out Andy on the starting line today
Greatly appreciate his help in my absence Curious observation is the tremendous lack of CJs and DPs We are there and so is Bo Butner - in the east I see Dave Thomas and Bo Kinney are running Must be at least 25 to 30 cars not running Why are we there - we can least afford it - oh I forgot we are addicted to racing - LMAO :-) peace |
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Here are some pics from the bluff beside staging lanes. This is a full 360 degrees of the track and surrounding property. As mentioned elsewehere, track is downhill, shutdown uphill, return road downhill and staging lanes downhill. This is a neat facility. They also have a RV park with hookups that many of the racers take advanatge of. Nice concession area and shower house. Nice spectating area.
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This is a track that is built by racers, for racers. This is their big race of the year, and they value their customers. Always a racer dinner and I remember all the free Blue Bunny you could eat. Only downside are the gravel pit roads, but it's easy to look past that. Was in the seating area while they used the track dryer and could have toasted marshmallows. I am glad I have had the opportunity to race there. For anyone looking for a bucket list race this one is a no brainer. The years I've raced there I don't think I've heard a single complaint about the track. Always fun to match up with some division 5 cars too. Looks like it will be a beautiful weekend!
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Hang in there Andrew, we'll be racing in two weeks.
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Well we just got back from the Racers Appreciation Dinner and thanks to the Kuhlman's for a very nice dinner. It is greatly appreciated! I have a few pics that I will post in a bit. The track hooked good and as usual the people are very friendly. And, oh BTW, after our last run I went to the trailer to talk to Larry about his run, and I said "You have something on your lip" and it was homemade chocolate chip cookies and he still didn't bring me back one! Oh well, I guess I will have to go to the scales myself if I want one!!
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Well it is another great day here in Earlville. We are 4th in the line-up to run this morning, then again for 1st round this afternoon. I haven't run the air yet this morning, but it looked like a LOW over us on the local weather this morning. But super stock has been picking up a little. I have been having problems getting my pics up that I took, but I will post them eventually.
More later. |
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94 stockers!
Wow, what a great event! |
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Well super stock is running their 1st round now, then super comp, then stock. It is another beautiful day here. Mid 70's, blue sky and a little wind. The air on our run this morning was 2200'.
We are cooking chili after 1st round, so if you are here, come on by. More later. Oh, I finally got a cookie! We went down to look at the ladder and I helped myself to one. Thanks to Bob's girlfriend for making them. They were very good! |
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A picture from the bluff behind the lanes shooting down the track. One of the other neat features this track does is that they run a spectator shuttle (hay ride). They will pick up at the gate and deliver you to about the 330' mark of the track.
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make sure you stop at Dyersville, IA, home of ERTL and AMT, last time i went out the RV was full of model kits, plus go to field of dreams where "Shoeless" Joe Jackson played ball.
Last time i was there i had to show my drivers licence to prove that was my name also, lol. |
Re: "Live" from Earlville, IA, Division 5 Lucas Oil race
Well for as well as Larry hooked every run up to first round of eliminations, it was that bad for Round 1. We went from a 1.33 in 60' this morning to a 1.43 this afternoon, so needless to say we couldn't run our number. Lots of people spun, even Mike Cotten in his super stock car with 14" slicks. We were more than a little disappointed in the track prep after it got hot this afternoon.
We still stayed for the evening and cooked a big pot of chili and enjoyed the meal with friends. But it would have been more fun, if we were still going to be racing tomorrow. We are getting loaded up tonight and leaving out early in the morning. I will post the pictures I made after I get home. |
Re: "Live" from Earlville, IA, Division 5 Lucas Oil race
Andy has had the worst luck lately
After getting over INDY - he lost with a .003 light (missed the dial) He heads to Earlville - 3 perfect runs 9.69, 9.71, 9.68 - .028, .016, .006 lights Call to first round - car develops bad miss (absolutely no previous hint of a problem) Electronic - nothing to be done All we forgot on this 5000 mile $5000 trip was- any good LUCK at all I hate people saying at least you were there - at least you tried Sorry - disappointment is the feeling of dissatisfaction that follows the failure of expectations to manifest :-) peace |
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