"Live From" Numidia Dragway LODRS D1
 

Hey guys, we hit the road early and made it to Numidia Dragway. Enjoy the Rolling into video. I will be back later in the day tomorrow, I'm helping out with parking, if you have any questions feel free to post them. Track opens at 8am, test and tune starts at 10am.to 4pm.

https://youtu.be/s8dkXddgpck

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That reminds me that the ONE time that I tried to race at Numidia (after a Saturday night drive from the Bracket Finals at Maple Grove), it turned out to be closed the next day! I did sleep under a sky full of stars while parked at the gate before I hightailed it over in time to make Island on the way home.

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Where is this vaunted "hill" ? I didn't even see it.
Some of you guys should try going to Bakersfield from AZ.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehachapi_Pass

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehachapi_Loop

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Link for Micro Strategies National Open Series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtY7y5sEVIw

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Chrysler used to use Baker grade as a test area.

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Hey guys, sorry for the long absence, just finished up with my parking duties, and managed to get one run in. First round is schedule for today. There maybe a weather issue, but it looks good until Sunday. Either case we got 2 hits down the track and first round should be up soon.

We don't qualify at Opens, but If I find a sheet I will post.

Weather numbers for the first hit in Stock.

Temp 85
Humid 55%
Bar 28.90
DA 3800
Water Grains 103
Wind light cross

I will have video in the lanes and more photos up later tonight.

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Hi kids - Well you know it had to happen -- they were just starting S/ Street 1st round and Stock was next when the wet stuff hit - came down pretty hard for about 20 min and now it has slowed some .We'll keep you informed.........

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📢Attention in the Numidia Dragway Pits📢

The Lucas Oil Drag Racing series will still begin on Saturday, however, there will only be ONE time shot in the morning. We can all see the same forecast for Sunday, so we need to complete as much as we can while we can. Thanks everyone!

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4:45 update - in 10 minutes the 8 Top Sportsman left will run their final Q run then the first round of Super / Street followed by the 1st round of Stock .......

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Hey guys, well when you race NHRA you think you have seen it all. Opens are supposed to be friendly I believe, but not so today. Stock was called up to the lanes for second round, normal right... well the ladder came out 5 to ten minutes before they called us, but it was not posted. So if you had a heads up run, you had very little time to get ready.

That's just one issue... they paired us up and then there was a meeting with all drives at the head of the lanes, It seems that did not pair us according to National Open rules. Instead of pairing us on how far under our index, they paired us on who ran closest to their dial in first round. If you went under you were put to the bottom of the ladder.

So they sent us back after we were paired to redo the ladder. They had the meeting in the lanes, and when you are meeting with 30 plus drivers, you get 30 different opinions. The redid the ladder, called us back up an hour later and they ran 2nd. I pretty much had enough of this and decided to give my opponent a single. I used to like the opens and divisions as I thought we would got better treatment than being at a National.... I am so over this. .

Anyway guys, I have tomorrow off and will get some more videos and photos from this weeks action.

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Sorry I misread it, you said 2nd round

I thought national opens were random pairing………….

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What does the weather look like for tomorrow and weekend?

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Marty,
I can not get off of work to be at Numidia on Friday for qualification. I can be there on Saturday morning. If weather continues to degrade will I be able to get at least one qualifier on Saturday? I have been here before and been forced into first round without any qualifying runs. Ray

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I never heard of getting paired up by how close you were to your dial from Rd 1.

Who came up with that idea ?

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Saturday is 1 qualifier & elimination start ...

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Good morning all - I really wish I could tell you folks that this AM everything is OK here in the mountains but the truth is the only thing that is good is the fact that it isn't raining and the Sun is out. Seems there are a lot of unhappy campers this morning - mostly about the ladder issues. We had plenty of time to get the race in last evening but it just didn't happen.Even with that there was some good racing in the dark ( don't get the wrong impression - they have very good lights here ) .

The schedule calls for racing to resume @ 9am .

One last thing - I believe somewhere out there Kaylyn is smiling ........

Later ..............

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Good morning everyone, I few more shots from yesterday. Weather is about the same with showers coming in later. I will be back later with more photos and video riding through the pits.

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Apparently that’s how its done in D2 and the D2 ladder guy is here to help the new D1 staff 🤷*♂️

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I was wondering what happened to you, I heard them call you several times and didn’t realize it was that screwed up
I understand taking a stand but not making the run? It’s almost like giving into them
but I get it.


I guess we’re all gonna have to be on our toes to keep this stuff straight. I was first pair out in super street last time run with a perfect light. They tried to give the buy run to someone else. I did get that corrected before it actually happened. Everyone needs to keep an eye on what’s going on.

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We ran D2 National Open in Reynolds earlier this year and we ran off of Q sheet.

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Perhaps we should ditch random pairing and just qualify naturally for 1st round when there are less than 128 cars, which there will usually be at an open. The all-run format probably led to the random pairings rule in order to ease the burden on the lanes officials when there used to be tons of cars.

Remember that our division director is still learning. And our division is severely short handed, which is a story for another thread...

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First Lebanon Valley with the Q sheets now Numidia? Sounds like a real “circus”

Tim

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Today's link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP0GlyTkMM0

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You will get a qualifying run on Saturday morning

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Has anyone seen a Super Stock sheet?

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Question
So after the Open is done there will be no more racing ?
Wtf is going on ?
If there time why not give everyone a run if possible or until weather come in
Explain please

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Never seen that in the D2 NO’s I’ve run. Always a ladder from qualifying prior to RD1.

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Super Stock Winner: Jeff Tripp
R. U. : Anthony Bongiovanni

Side note for SS: Both drivers dialed 8.93 with Anthony running under his dial and Jeff was 1 over.

Stock Winner: Ryan Horenski
R. U.: Allison Doll
Heads Up Stock Final

Congrats to all 4.

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Finished.........finally !!!!!!!! In Stock it was Ryan Horensky at his home track winning a great heads-up A/SA final with Alli Doll - that race alone was worth the price of admission. It had it all - old car against new FI car - male against female - red against black and on and on .

In Super Stock it was the same - old school Monte Carlo with Jeff Tripp as the pilot against Anthony Bongiovanni in his mighty Cobra Jet with Jeff getting the win .

Tomorrow we start all over ..............

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and for any Racers who haven't heard the news, Qualifying will begin at 8:00 tomorrow morning!!! Not the usual 9!

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Stock... 3rd top end shots.

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Super Stock...

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I enjoy the great finish line photos. Wish I was that talented to frame them so well. Thanks, Paul

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Good morning all, Super Street has been called to the lanes, Stock to follow. The plan is to run to completion. One hit for everyone, than into eliminations. Forecast for today mid to low 80's no rain in today's forecast. I will be back later with photos and a walk through the lanes for Super Stock.

This mornings weather as of 8:05

Temp 72
Humid 83%
Bar 28.87
DA 3030
Water Grains 101
Wind calm

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Stock final qualifier and ladder. I will give them credit for today, everything is running on time with no issues. The ladder was posted in a timely manner for heads up runs, but for first round there are none. As soon as Super Stock is up I will post. They just finished up Super Stock final qualifying.

https://classracer.com/q/stkn.jpg

https://classracer.com/q/stkln.jpg

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Super Stock final qualifying and ladder.

https://classracer.com/q/ssn.jpg

https://classracer.com/q/ssln.jpg

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Only 16 of 55 SS’ers and 40 of 86 Stockers’ runs will count toward the average. 😒

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Super Stock rd1 finish line...