Live from Gainesville 2013 - Page 2

Jeff Jewell · 03-12-2013, 09:45 PM

After a long day of sitting in line, we finally got parked at around 4:00 pm today. Things went pretty smooth once rigs went through the gate. Looked like there was some drama going on with the order of who was pulled into the gate, but once you went in, everything was fine.

We're in a pretty good spot along the road where are the rigs went in. Grounds look pretty solid in most places, which is a plus. With the forecast for good weather, it should be race for the record books.

Only took one picture today. As you can see, Dad is busy surveying the parking situation...

More tomorrow.

Jim Wahl · 03-12-2013, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Larry Hill

Its raining and quiet.

James that is a cool diagram.

A quick word about the track prep at SGMP. The track personel at the gate said the track was using VHT. I had no proplems hooking and I never heard anyone complain about the track prep. The track crew did a good job! Thanks.

The track prep at the Points race at G-ville was excellent! They were using VHT so apparently NHRA got the word! Weather and track should be very fast this year. Jim

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SuperStockDodge · 03-13-2013, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by james schaechter

got that right!!! These two racers forgot more about racing stickshifts than most can ever learn!

x2

Jeff Jewell · 03-13-2013, 11:15 PM

It was nice sunny, warm (to me, I'm from PA), and dry day in Gainesville today. Pretty much an uneventful day with parking and tech going on all day.

After getting credentials today, I stopped by the MSD trailer to get a new set of plug wires for the Chieftan. Even though the MSD trailer wasn't setup yet, the MSD rep at the trailer was nice enough to make me up a new set of wires in between all his other jobs. Kudos to MSD for helping me out today.

Got to talk shop for a while with Ken Miele (we're both geeks), and met a bunch of nice guys over in the Hawk and Cook camp (thanks for the Big Stuff insight). It's always good to hit races out of the home area to hang out with old friends and meet some new ones.

Grabbed a few pics from around the pits. For Ed Fernandez, we even had a Billy sighting today...

pontiacchuck · 03-14-2013, 07:15 AM

is that all yous do is eat i will join in at chicago end of june ha ha just a fan ALL BE SAFE and patsy your son is funny

Ed Fernandez · 03-13-2013, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Larry Hill

This picture is for Ed F. Sweet little Gremlin!

What a pair! Two of the greatest stick racers ever! Bench racing (or golf cart) here at Gainesville waiting to get in! Jimmy Bridges and Gary Russell

That's one of the funny looking ones (1974-6).Maybe Mr Bridges or Mr Russell would care to get one and put a 401/4 speed in it. Nahh.
Anybody seen that little old man from the hills of Pa.?

boostedf22c · 03-13-2013, 02:23 AM

Just pulled in.

Going to sleep if I can get over the loud humming coming from something across the track.

Jeff Jewell · 03-13-2013, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

That's one of the funny looking ones (1974-6).Maybe Mr Bridges or Mr Russell would care to get one and put a 401/4 speed in it. Nahh.
Anybody seen that little old man from the hills of Pa.?

Hi Ed - I'm parked next to Don Himes. We should have a Billy sighting today.

Jeff Teuton · 03-13-2013, 08:25 AM

World famous Country Dog is on the property. After tech, we are going to check the inventory in the ponds, ditches, and Lake Woodrow. Menu will be posted later. We are parked in Cajun Corner next to a marsh area. Feel right at home.

Larry Hill · 03-13-2013, 09:37 AM

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't posted, but I haven't had any internet until this morning since we moved inside and got parked. I remember now that I didn't have internet last year here either. I will try to go outside the gate where we were stacked yesterday and post a couple of times a day if I continue to have problems or I will let Chris post on his "Live" from Western KY post.

We are parked here in the cove in Cajun Corner. It is the first road to the right when you come down the main road. We are nosed into the trees which is probably why we have such bad reception. It took forever to even get our satellite working.

I am going to try and get some pictures today and hopeful get them posted.

More later.

03-12-2013, 09:45 PM	#1
Jeff Jewell Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bangor, PA Posts: 182 Likes: 41 Liked 171 Times in 36 Posts	Re: Live from Gainesville 2013 After a long day of sitting in line, we finally got parked at around 4:00 pm today. Things went pretty smooth once rigs went through the gate. Looked like there was some drama going on with the order of who was pulled into the gate, but once you went in, everything was fine. We're in a pretty good spot along the road where are the rigs went in. Grounds look pretty solid in most places, which is a plus. With the forecast for good weather, it should be race for the record books. Only took one picture today. As you can see, Dad is busy surveying the parking situation... More tomorrow. Attached Thumbnails

03-13-2013, 11:15 PM	#4
Jeff Jewell Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bangor, PA Posts: 182 Likes: 41 Liked 171 Times in 36 Posts	Re: Live from Gainesville 2013 It was nice sunny, warm (to me, I'm from PA), and dry day in Gainesville today. Pretty much an uneventful day with parking and tech going on all day. After getting credentials today, I stopped by the MSD trailer to get a new set of plug wires for the Chieftan. Even though the MSD trailer wasn't setup yet, the MSD rep at the trailer was nice enough to make me up a new set of wires in between all his other jobs. Kudos to MSD for helping me out today. Got to talk shop for a while with Ken Miele (we're both geeks), and met a bunch of nice guys over in the Hawk and Cook camp (thanks for the Big Stuff insight). It's always good to hit races out of the home area to hang out with old friends and meet some new ones. Grabbed a few pics from around the pits. For Ed Fernandez, we even had a Billy sighting today... Attached Thumbnails

03-14-2013, 07:15 AM	#5
pontiacchuck Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 77 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Live from Gainesville 2013 is that all yous do is eat i will join in at chicago end of june ha ha just a fan ALL BE SAFE and patsy your son is funny

03-13-2013, 02:23 AM	#7
boostedf22c Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lebanon, IN Posts: 483 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Live from Gainesville 2013 Just pulled in. Going to sleep if I can get over the loud humming coming from something across the track. __________________ Carey Bales 316D DD/AT www.racetactics.net

03-13-2013, 08:25 AM	#9
Jeff Teuton VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 2,717 Likes: 2 Liked 325 Times in 50 Posts	Re: Live from Gainesville 2013 World famous Country Dog is on the property. After tech, we are going to check the inventory in the ponds, ditches, and Lake Woodrow. Menu will be posted later. We are parked in Cajun Corner next to a marsh area. Feel right at home. __________________ Jeff Teuton 4022 STK

03-13-2013, 09:37 AM	#10
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,648 Likes: 1,941 Liked 10,756 Times in 2,236 Posts	Re: Live from Gainesville 2013 Hey guys! Sorry I haven't posted, but I haven't had any internet until this morning since we moved inside and got parked. I remember now that I didn't have internet last year here either. I will try to go outside the gate where we were stacked yesterday and post a couple of times a day if I continue to have problems or I will let Chris post on his "Live" from Western KY post. We are parked here in the cove in Cajun Corner. It is the first road to the right when you come down the main road. We are nosed into the trees which is probably why we have such bad reception. It took forever to even get our satellite working. I am going to try and get some pictures today and hopeful get them posted. More later. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817