Live from the Phoenix LODRS

Toby Lang · 02-17-2011, 05:02 AM

Hello, everybody. I finally made it to the track about an hour ago. Flew into Ontario, CA on Tuesday. There was a minor problem with the tranny that needed to be fixed. Our tranny guy, Dave Flores, fixed it for us this morning. Then the last one of my old Goodyear tires on the truck went bad. Not sure when it happened, but it wouldn't hold air anymore. Went to the Walmart in Redlands, CA and took it off to see what was going on. The sidewall started to peel off by the bead. Took it in to get a Uniroyal tire, but this store didn't carry any. So I put the spare on went to the Walmart in Beaumont. That old Goodyear probably has about 100K miles on it, but it was good for $44 off the new one on the pro-rate. Only bad thing about it was it took at least two hours for somebody to start working on it. I have Uniroyals on all the rims now. They seem to be a lot better tire.

You know how Andy's Dad is always bragging about the weather in southern cal? Well, it was rainy and miserable there today. It's nice and warm here in Phoenix though.

Got a fresh motor and trans in the Whale now. Gonna try to do some testing and tuning tomorrow.

I'll try to keep you updated on what's happening here. I'm going to try something a little different this year. Well, better get to bed. Lost a hour from LA to here.

See you tomorrow.

-Toby

Jeff Goss · 02-17-2011, 09:07 AM

Good Luck Toby!

E MAN 1982 · 02-17-2011, 10:06 AM

Hey Toby, greetings from D1. Looking foward to meeting you today at Phoenix. Maybe I can try to contribute to the post. They say that CA. weather should be here Sat/Sun. (that stinks!!) E

Detroit Bob · 02-17-2011, 12:12 PM

Toby have they posted a schedule, nothing on the website for Div7.

Mark Yacavone · 02-17-2011, 01:08 PM

See you guys tomorrow.
Hope to see more cars go down the track, than last year.

Toby Lang · 02-17-2011, 05:54 PM

Sorry I haven't posted yet today. I've been busy making test runs. The cars isn't running as quick as we'd like, but it's running fine and there's no issues with it.

It's the usual test-n-tune day. Nothing exiting has happened. I saw a schedule up at the trailer. I'll go take a picture of it and post it here.

-Toby

Toby Lang · 02-17-2011, 06:42 PM

Here's Friday's Schedule:

Ed Wright · 02-17-2011, 06:59 PM

Wish they were connected to 1320go.com today.

Toby Lang · 02-17-2011, 09:13 PM

I told you I was going to try something a little different this year. I've always wanted to get a video camera, but I never have. HD camcorders are pretty cheap nowadays so I figured why not? I haven't used a video camera since I used to use my dad's old 8mm camera back in the 70s when we would go on vacation. Hopefully I'll get better as the season goes on.

Since I'm uploading the videos through my phone, I have to reduce the resolution and quality to make the file size reasonable so it doesn't take forever to upload. I think they still look pretty good. I could just upload them to youtube, but youtube encodes the video again which reduces the quality even more. So I'm uploading them to a free file host.

To play the video you need to have the H264 codec installed. If the video won't play install this codec pack:

http://www.cccp-project.net/download.php?type=cccp

If you still have problems playing the video, leave a reply here or PM me and I'll see if I can help.

Here's the folder where I'll be uploading my videos for this race:

http://www.mediafire.com/?c2fmnxs59c6dq26

Just click on the the link and it will take you to the download page then click on the link to download the file.

This is just a video I shot real quick so I could have something to upload tonight so that you could make sure you'll be able to play them. Tomorrow I'll have more time to shoot video and hopefully I'll get some shots of the Super Stockers making their time runs.

Here's a preview of what's in the video:

Winklovic · 02-17-2011, 09:41 PM

Thanks for uploading the video! It's always great to see Abe.

02-17-2011, 05:02 AM	#1
Toby Lang VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 2,133 Likes: 2 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Live from the Phoenix LODRS Hello, everybody. I finally made it to the track about an hour ago. Flew into Ontario, CA on Tuesday. There was a minor problem with the tranny that needed to be fixed. Our tranny guy, Dave Flores, fixed it for us this morning. Then the last one of my old Goodyear tires on the truck went bad. Not sure when it happened, but it wouldn't hold air anymore. Went to the Walmart in Redlands, CA and took it off to see what was going on. The sidewall started to peel off by the bead. Took it in to get a Uniroyal tire, but this store didn't carry any. So I put the spare on went to the Walmart in Beaumont. That old Goodyear probably has about 100K miles on it, but it was good for $44 off the new one on the pro-rate. Only bad thing about it was it took at least two hours for somebody to start working on it. I have Uniroyals on all the rims now. They seem to be a lot better tire. You know how Andy's Dad is always bragging about the weather in southern cal? Well, it was rainy and miserable there today. It's nice and warm here in Phoenix though. Got a fresh motor and trans in the Whale now. Gonna try to do some testing and tuning tomorrow. I'll try to keep you updated on what's happening here. I'm going to try something a little different this year. Well, better get to bed. Lost a hour from LA to here. See you tomorrow. -Toby

02-17-2011, 09:07 AM	#2
Jeff Goss Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Burlington, WA Posts: 361 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Live from the Phoenix LODRS Good Luck Toby!

02-17-2011, 10:06 AM	#3
E MAN 1982 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Boyertown, Pa. Posts: 121 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Live from the Phoenix LODRS Hey Toby, greetings from D1. Looking foward to meeting you today at Phoenix. Maybe I can try to contribute to the post. They say that CA. weather should be here Sat/Sun. (that stinks!!) E

02-17-2011, 12:12 PM	#4
Detroit Bob Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Grosse Pointe Woods Mi Posts: 89 Likes: 0 Liked 8 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Live from the Phoenix LODRS Toby have they posted a schedule, nothing on the website for Div7. __________________ Bob Kowal STK 345

02-17-2011, 01:08 PM	#5
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,810 Likes: 2,901 Liked 5,114 Times in 1,948 Posts	Re: Live from the Phoenix LODRS See you guys tomorrow. Hope to see more cars go down the track, than last year. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

02-17-2011, 05:54 PM	#6
Toby Lang VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 2,133 Likes: 2 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Live from the Phoenix LODRS Sorry I haven't posted yet today. I've been busy making test runs. The cars isn't running as quick as we'd like, but it's running fine and there's no issues with it. It's the usual test-n-tune day. Nothing exiting has happened. I saw a schedule up at the trailer. I'll go take a picture of it and post it here. -Toby

02-17-2011, 06:42 PM	#7
Toby Lang VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 2,133 Likes: 2 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Live from the Phoenix LODRS Here's Friday's Schedule:

02-17-2011, 06:59 PM	#8
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Live from the Phoenix LODRS Wish they were connected to 1320go.com today. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

02-17-2011, 09:13 PM	#9
Toby Lang VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 2,133 Likes: 2 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Live from the Phoenix LODRS I told you I was going to try something a little different this year. I've always wanted to get a video camera, but I never have. HD camcorders are pretty cheap nowadays so I figured why not? I haven't used a video camera since I used to use my dad's old 8mm camera back in the 70s when we would go on vacation. Hopefully I'll get better as the season goes on. Since I'm uploading the videos through my phone, I have to reduce the resolution and quality to make the file size reasonable so it doesn't take forever to upload. I think they still look pretty good. I could just upload them to youtube, but youtube encodes the video again which reduces the quality even more. So I'm uploading them to a free file host. To play the video you need to have the H264 codec installed. If the video won't play install this codec pack: http://www.cccp-project.net/download.php?type=cccp If you still have problems playing the video, leave a reply here or PM me and I'll see if I can help. Here's the folder where I'll be uploading my videos for this race: http://www.mediafire.com/?c2fmnxs59c6dq26 Just click on the the link and it will take you to the download page then click on the link to download the file. This is just a video I shot real quick so I could have something to upload tonight so that you could make sure you'll be able to play them. Tomorrow I'll have more time to shoot video and hopefully I'll get some shots of the Super Stockers making their time runs. Here's a preview of what's in the video: Last edited by Toby Lang; 02-17-2011 at 10:04 PM.

02-17-2011, 09:41 PM	#10
Winklovic Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 270 Likes: 3 Liked 29 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Live from the Phoenix LODRS Thanks for uploading the video! It's always great to see Abe. __________________ Brent Mazur Winnipeg, Manitoba