"Live From" Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals
 

Hello everyone,

I got a late start for this live from, its been a long day, everything that can go wrong went wrong, and the internet service is horrible. To start this thread I had to take my golf cart to the gate entrance to get what little bandwidth there is here. Unless they bring in a portable cell tower, the reports will be made late at night when the bandwidth gets a little better.

I apologize, but there not much I can do. I am supposed to get media credentials for this race so I may be able to use the media suite wifi so I can post reports and photos during the day.

I few photos as I rolled in to the track. Weather tomorrow looks good, the next few days look spotty. We start with Stock tomorrow at 8:30.

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Thanks in advance for Your reporting Yo Ken

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Thanks for all you do!

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Been at the top of the grandstand and got 1 bar. Great spot for racing! (and ice cream:-)
Looking forward to the reports and pics.

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Good morning all, and thanks guys.

The weather in one word is perfect. Temp is 68 with a DA of 2450. The internet connection is okay as of now and I did get some photos of the early birds out this morning. We should start at 8:30 but have not heard the call yet.

I hope to be back later....

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Next batch...

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Word is first round today due to incoming weather Two Qualifing rds then RD one D-3 Page

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Norwalk has the worst cell phone service of any track I have ever been to.

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Thanks to you Ken and to all who report and race the same weekend. Can't be an easy task.

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How about the two AMC's at the top of the SS list after qualifying!

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Has any one seen Charlie Westcott Pro Stocker on the property?I sure hope he does well!

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Well I got my media credentials and I'm in the media suite and I have internet access. It makes loosing a little easier, ice cream, ac and the internet makes it all better.

I'm editing Super Stock photos now, I don't having any Stock for obvious reason, but I will have them tomorrow. I'm sure most of you know first round is today. Stock is done with their first round. Super Comp is running their first round now. Super Stock should be up next for their first round.

I will be back in a bit.

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Super Stock action photos Q2. Super Stock is running round one as I type.

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Next batch...

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Last few...

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Thanks for the reporting.

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Hey boss, I want media credentials for the summer races too!

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Pazak's GTX is real quick for that combination, and kudos to him.

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Hey guys, John DiBartolomeo from Drag Racing Edge Magazine www.dragracingedge.com sent us some cool actions shots of Stock.

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Whats the schedule for the rest of the weekend ?

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I still don't see any schedule for Friday there.

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As far as we know the schedule is the same for Friday except its round 2...
8:00 start time.
Stock
Super Comp
Super Stock
Super Gas

Its cloudy and but not raining, rain is in the forecast for today. Be back later...

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All access says they don't go live till 830am, hope they don't miss out on Stock this am

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Thank you Ken.

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Update, working on the track, start time pushed to 9am with Stock.

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Schedule for Friday is posted now.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...UMMIT#indextop

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Rain, rain, and more rain

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2nd rd of stock was on live timing, SS running now.

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Hope this event gets finished

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Isn't this a hundredth break out? I understand they are typing hundreds of these, just checking if I read the numbers correctly.

Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3961 Mike Fuller 3002 A.H. Adkins
E2 0.010 10.030 135.28 ****WINNER**** 0.033 9.017 147.84
FSS/H Dial: 10.04 (+/-): -0.010 SS/B Dial: 8.94 (+/-): 0.077
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Dawson ) 0.022 10.100 0.040 0.055 9.003 0.023
Qualified: #45 10.042 -0.308 #1 8.934 -0.966

Fuller was quicker out of the gate but Adkins ran him down in his yellow AMX to take the win.

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Still no rain, Top Dragster Q3 running now followed by E3 Stock. After Stock we are done with eliminations. Factory Stock Showdown will be out for their first qualifier after Comp Q3 and Top SportsmanQ3, lets hope the rain holds off.

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Everything appears correct to me. The guy who broke out did not win the round.

I'd love to watch the R1 matchup between Ben Wenzel and Charley Bob, having seen the numbers.

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Rain delay, very light. We should be back running shortly. Stock round 3 is done. Top Sportsman in the lanes now.

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That I got, wasn't sure how he ran him down, my estimate he was behind by a tenth.

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That part is true, but who knows what the person typing the commentary understands about how it all works?

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We are back racing.

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Stock action from today's eliminations.

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Next batch...

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Those reporters have watched thousands upon thousands of runs over the years. Trust me, they understand how it works.


Having actually been in that seat I can tell you it is a hard job. Even though the late (and sorely missed) Larry Sullivan made the software as easy as he could, there's still a lot to process and enter every minute or so. Some of the staff is now at cyborg levels but often things arise where you're distracted.


Just please, please don't ever question the knowledge or dedication of the FastNews reporters. In the early days when I started (in the late 1980s) it might have been amateur hour depending on the website or reporter but those days have been gone a long time.

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No offense intended. I bet we all know someone who has raced for many years that still doesn't understand all of the information on the timeslip!

DRC has been a great thing for sportsman drag racing and I, for one, appreciate your efforts!