"Live" from Norwalk Division 3 LODRS

Mike Delahanty · 05-15-2015, 09:14 AM

Good morning. It's raining.

The forecasts call for this rain cell to pass by 10-11:00 am. I drove in from Michigan this morning and it rained the entire trip.

Today's "Cavalcade of Stars" schedule is full with 2 runs planned for all classes and the "show" starting at 6:00. Schedule adjustments are likely - stay tuned.

Larry Sullivan · 05-15-2015, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Delahanty

Good morning. It's raining.

I believe that's an oxymoron...at least if you are at a drag race.

Michael Beard · 05-15-2015, 12:38 PM

There was a little window and the crew was proactive, working the track with brooms and blowers, but the back side of the cell just caught up with us. Rain has resumed.

Got some more decal work done, taking the old single-color cut vinyl M/T decals off of Terry's trailer that I made him in 2005, and replaced them with the full color printed ones that I just took off the Volare last night! Gotta love reusable decals. :-) I made some bigger ones for my car.

Getting some new M/T's mounted during the downtime.

Coming down pretty good now...

Alex Denysenko · 05-16-2015, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Beard

There was a little window and the crew was proactive, working the track with brooms and blowers, but the back side of the cell just caught up with us. Rain has resumed.

Got some more decal work done, taking the old single-color cut vinyl M/T decals off of Terry's trailer that I made him in 2005, and replaced them with the full color printed ones that I just took off the Volare last night! Gotta love reusable decals. :-) I made some bigger ones for my car.

Getting some new M/T's mounted during the downtime.

Coming down pretty good now...

Thanks for the updates everyone and please keep them coming as this event has special significance to me since it was the last race I participated in 2012 before I had my stroke, looked it up and actually ran .90 under not too bad for a tired old worn out horse and driver

Mike Fuller · 05-16-2015, 09:07 PM

1st round of stock is in the books. I got lucky when Paul Bolster went red,but he must have felt pressured by the fact that he did not get a qualifing pass.

Things of inteset in the first round. Chuck Beach beat one of Dan Fletcher sons in his COPO Camaro with a .007 package. There were a unusual number of no shows due to the fact that earlier the announcer said that stock was through for the day and did not make the correction soon or clear enough. Some left and some started to consume adult beverages and thought better of showing up after that. I would be pretty upset if I would have done that. Good thing I was taking a nap when that was announced.

I did win the stock wheel stand style and lenght prize ($100.00 each).
Thank you SMP, Joel Rabe and Leo Glassenberner (spelling?). Chris Holbrook won $100.00 ech for #1 qualifer,quickest ET, fastest MPH (160.00) and fan favorite for a total of $400.00.

My wife told that the live feed on D3TV was anything but with stock only showing a few of the single passes. Whats up with that? What did anyone else see?

chrismo28 · 05-16-2015, 11:22 PM

After being up for almost 24 hours I have awakened from my "nap". Here are some shots from Friday's action.

chrismo28 · 05-16-2015, 11:24 PM

And some more

Michael Beard · 05-16-2015, 11:36 PM

Sunday run schedule: http://www.nhradiv3.com/apcm/templat...3176&zoneid=18

8:30am Super Street, Super Stock...

Kevin Panzino · 05-16-2015, 11:23 PM

Does anyone know who won the Super Stock wheelstand contests? S

Chris1529 · 05-17-2015, 10:45 AM

"There were a unusual number of no shows due to the fact that earlier the announcer said that stock was through for the day and did not make the correction soon or clear enough. Some left and some started to consume adult beverages and thought better of showing up after that."

Although it is up to the individual racer to make decisions about their behavior at the track, if this truly happened, then the round of stock should have been postponed. That is truly unfair to any competitors who are there spending their money to have fun.
If this announcement was an error on the part of the event staff, the NHRA division 3 team as well as the track owners/operators at the very least owe these racers their entry fee back.

05-15-2015, 12:38 PM	#3
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Division 3 LODRS There was a little window and the crew was proactive, working the track with brooms and blowers, but the back side of the cell just caught up with us. Rain has resumed. Got some more decal work done, taking the old single-color cut vinyl M/T decals off of Terry's trailer that I made him in 2005, and replaced them with the full color printed ones that I just took off the Volare last night! Gotta love reusable decals. :-) I made some bigger ones for my car. Getting some new M/T's mounted during the downtime. Coming down pretty good now... __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

05-16-2015, 09:07 PM	#5
Mike Fuller Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 949 Likes: 553 Liked 196 Times in 77 Posts	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Division 3 LODRS 1st round of stock is in the books. I got lucky when Paul Bolster went red,but he must have felt pressured by the fact that he did not get a qualifing pass. Things of inteset in the first round. Chuck Beach beat one of Dan Fletcher sons in his COPO Camaro with a .007 package. There were a unusual number of no shows due to the fact that earlier the announcer said that stock was through for the day and did not make the correction soon or clear enough. Some left and some started to consume adult beverages and thought better of showing up after that. I would be pretty upset if I would have done that. Good thing I was taking a nap when that was announced. I did win the stock wheel stand style and lenght prize ($100.00 each). Thank you SMP, Joel Rabe and Leo Glassenberner (spelling?). Chris Holbrook won $100.00 ech for #1 qualifer,quickest ET, fastest MPH (160.00) and fan favorite for a total of $400.00. My wife told that the live feed on D3TV was anything but with stock only showing a few of the single passes. Whats up with that? What did anyone else see? __________________ Mike Fuller 396 STK Last edited by Mike Fuller; 05-16-2015 at 09:12 PM.

05-16-2015, 11:22 PM	#6
chrismo28 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cincinnati,ohio Posts: 56 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Division 3 LODRS After being up for almost 24 hours I have awakened from my "nap". Here are some shots from Friday's action. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Chris Mohring I just take cool pictures until someone lets me drive their stocker! https://www.facebook.com/stockandsuperstockdragracing

05-16-2015, 11:24 PM	#7
chrismo28 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cincinnati,ohio Posts: 56 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Division 3 LODRS And some more Attached Thumbnails __________________ Chris Mohring I just take cool pictures until someone lets me drive their stocker! https://www.facebook.com/stockandsuperstockdragracing

05-16-2015, 11:36 PM	#8
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Division 3 LODRS Sunday run schedule: http://www.nhradiv3.com/apcm/templat...3176&zoneid=18 8:30am Super Street, Super Stock... __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

05-15-2015, 09:14 AM	#1
Mike Delahanty VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,200 Likes: 0 Liked 271 Times in 53 Posts	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Division 3 LODRS Good morning. It's raining. The forecasts call for this rain cell to pass by 10-11:00 am. I drove in from Michigan this morning and it rained the entire trip. Today's "Cavalcade of Stars" schedule is full with 2 runs planned for all classes and the "show" starting at 6:00. Schedule adjustments are likely - stay tuned. __________________ Been racing Stock and S/S cars since 1973.

05-16-2015, 11:23 PM	#9
Kevin Panzino Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 575 Likes: 298 Liked 747 Times in 136 Posts	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Division 3 LODRS Does anyone know who won the Super Stock wheelstand contests? S

05-17-2015, 10:45 AM	#10
Chris1529 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,366 Likes: 6 Liked 70 Times in 29 Posts	Re: "Live" from Norwalk Division 3 LODRS "There were a unusual number of no shows due to the fact that earlier the announcer said that stock was through for the day and did not make the correction soon or clear enough. Some left and some started to consume adult beverages and thought better of showing up after that." Although it is up to the individual racer to make decisions about their behavior at the track, if this truly happened, then the round of stock should have been postponed. That is truly unfair to any competitors who are there spending their money to have fun. If this announcement was an error on the part of the event staff, the NHRA division 3 team as well as the track owners/operators at the very least owe these racers their entry fee back. __________________ Chris Bowman The Mountain State Mustang 1984 Mustang GT350