LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh

vic guilmino · 07-11-2015, 03:46 PM

how about super stock

Chris Kilraine · 07-11-2015, 05:11 PM

It's a complete cluster ****....

Mike Delahanty · 07-11-2015, 06:43 PM

They got the ladder fixed and first round is done. It's gonna be a long day. Its 6:45 and we will run Round 2 about 7:00.

ss3011 · 07-11-2015, 09:35 PM

Congratulations Mike on winning the Saturday Race. Kudos to IHRA for the Live Webcast, excellent !

BEDMINSTER DODGE · 07-11-2015, 09:45 PM

Congrats Mike on your win. Our live reporter at Pittsburgh. We would have been working our position with IHRA this weekend in Pittsburgh to personally see you win but we are sitting at home waiting on the arrival of our first grandchild. Let's make it a double weekend!! Barry and Kim Werner

Chris1529 · 07-11-2015, 11:15 PM

Wish I was there, but too much work to do since its rained so much this early summer.

Mike Delahanty · 07-11-2015, 11:32 PM

Here's a photo of the winner. A good close race between 2 "seasoned" racers. Thanks to the IHRA Staff for working thru the ladder issues.

We do it again tomorrow.

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ss wannabee · 07-12-2015, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vic guilmino

how about super stock

Anything on that Super Stock report?

Lew Silverman · 07-12-2015, 04:33 PM

Congratulations to Brent Darroch on his win in Stock today!! Car and driver looked awesome all day!!

Mike Delahanty · 07-13-2015, 01:38 PM

Sorry for the reporting blackout on Sunday. The strong Saturday wifi signal at the track died on Sunday. So here are some random thoughts.

Sunday, it was decided to change from a ladder pairing in Stock and S/S to random pairing due to cars coming and leaving – and the threat of rain that was due later in the afternoon. I liked it – given that the ladder would have paired up many of the same cars again. Along with this, the portable scales died – so all same class cars would run off a dial – no heads up. There were at least 2 heads up runs on Saturday – D/SA and E/CM. These cars were weighed.

The weather was a little tricky on Sunday. The barometer had dropped from Saturday as the front approached – and from the 1 time shot to the first round the temp shot up and the density altitude went up. And a small head wind would come and go. That caused some cars to miss the number. And by about an hour later when round 2 came the temps had cooled – it got tricky………..

An interesting mix of cars – from D1, D2 and D3 – even Randy Eakins from Missouri - and guys from Canada. A number of crate motor cars – that can be very fast! I met a number of new racers from upstate NY including the McGrath Brothers.

The track prep was really good – I saw nobody churning the tires or no bald spots cropping up as the day wore on. It was a surprising incident free weekend. The most downtime – about 10 minutes was to retrieve Leonard Mattlingly’s stocker after the trans broke and locked up. With the exception of the ladder snafu on Saturday, the schedule ran smooth and quickly. I like that about IHRA races.

The PIR track staff was friendly and seemed real happy to have us there. ET shack guys were fist bumping etc. I’ll go back to PIR – nice place.

Not too sure what happened with the Stock – S/S combo on Saturday night. It didn’t start until about 11:00 PM – and after little sleep in the last couple of days I headed back to the hotel for a shower and sleep. Maybe one of the other racers can report on that – one of the Ross Racing family?

And like the rest of the IHRA races, the live TV coverage is cool. I had a few calls and texts after some of the rounds.

I have a couple of “Helmet Cam” videos that I’ll post after I get them edited.

These are the links for detailed round by round info:
• Saturday Stock - http://dragstory.com/forum/index.php/topic,3020.0.html
• Saturday S/S - http://dragstory.com/forum/index.php/topic,3017.0.html
• Sunday – Stock - http://dragstory.com/forum/index.php/topic,3024.0.html
• Sunday S/S - http://dragstory.com/forum/index.php/topic,3025.0.html

07-11-2015, 03:46 PM	#1
vic guilmino Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: wv Posts: 884 Likes: 42 Liked 56 Times in 21 Posts	Re: LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh how about super stock __________________ Vic Guilmino 1129 STK

07-11-2015, 05:11 PM	#2
Chris Kilraine Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Loretto, PA Posts: 97 Likes: 5 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh It's a complete cluster ****....

07-11-2015, 06:43 PM	#3
Mike Delahanty VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,201 Likes: 0 Liked 276 Times in 54 Posts	Re: LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh They got the ladder fixed and first round is done. It's gonna be a long day. Its 6:45 and we will run Round 2 about 7:00. __________________ Been racing Stock and S/S cars since 1973.

07-11-2015, 09:35 PM	#4
ss3011 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 910 Likes: 70 Liked 239 Times in 114 Posts	Re: LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh Congratulations Mike on winning the Saturday Race. Kudos to IHRA for the Live Webcast, excellent !

07-11-2015, 09:45 PM	#5
BEDMINSTER DODGE Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: BEDMINSTER PA. Posts: 20 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh Congrats Mike on your win. Our live reporter at Pittsburgh. We would have been working our position with IHRA this weekend in Pittsburgh to personally see you win but we are sitting at home waiting on the arrival of our first grandchild. Let's make it a double weekend!! Barry and Kim Werner __________________ Barry Werner IHRA Tech Inspector

07-11-2015, 11:15 PM	#6
Chris1529 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,366 Likes: 6 Liked 70 Times in 29 Posts	Re: LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh Wish I was there, but too much work to do since its rained so much this early summer. __________________ Chris Bowman The Mountain State Mustang 1984 Mustang GT350

07-11-2015, 11:32 PM	#7
Mike Delahanty VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,201 Likes: 0 Liked 276 Times in 54 Posts	Re: LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh Here's a photo of the winner. A good close race between 2 "seasoned" racers. Thanks to the IHRA Staff for working thru the ladder issues. We do it again tomorrow. The __________________ Been racing Stock and S/S cars since 1973.

07-12-2015, 04:33 PM	#9
Lew Silverman VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 1,435 Likes: 371 Liked 129 Times in 59 Posts	Re: LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh Congratulations to Brent Darroch on his win in Stock today!! Car and driver looked awesome all day!! __________________ Lew Silverman #2070 "The Wagon Master" N/SA

07-13-2015, 01:38 PM	#10
Mike Delahanty VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,201 Likes: 0 Liked 276 Times in 54 Posts	Re: LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh Sorry for the reporting blackout on Sunday. The strong Saturday wifi signal at the track died on Sunday. So here are some random thoughts. Sunday, it was decided to change from a ladder pairing in Stock and S/S to random pairing due to cars coming and leaving – and the threat of rain that was due later in the afternoon. I liked it – given that the ladder would have paired up many of the same cars again. Along with this, the portable scales died – so all same class cars would run off a dial – no heads up. There were at least 2 heads up runs on Saturday – D/SA and E/CM. These cars were weighed. The weather was a little tricky on Sunday. The barometer had dropped from Saturday as the front approached – and from the 1 time shot to the first round the temp shot up and the density altitude went up. And a small head wind would come and go. That caused some cars to miss the number. And by about an hour later when round 2 came the temps had cooled – it got tricky……….. An interesting mix of cars – from D1, D2 and D3 – even Randy Eakins from Missouri - and guys from Canada. A number of crate motor cars – that can be very fast! I met a number of new racers from upstate NY including the McGrath Brothers. The track prep was really good – I saw nobody churning the tires or no bald spots cropping up as the day wore on. It was a surprising incident free weekend. The most downtime – about 10 minutes was to retrieve Leonard Mattlingly’s stocker after the trans broke and locked up. With the exception of the ladder snafu on Saturday, the schedule ran smooth and quickly. I like that about IHRA races. The PIR track staff was friendly and seemed real happy to have us there. ET shack guys were fist bumping etc. I’ll go back to PIR – nice place. Not too sure what happened with the Stock – S/S combo on Saturday night. It didn’t start until about 11:00 PM – and after little sleep in the last couple of days I headed back to the hotel for a shower and sleep. Maybe one of the other racers can report on that – one of the Ross Racing family? And like the rest of the IHRA races, the live TV coverage is cool. I had a few calls and texts after some of the rounds. I have a couple of “Helmet Cam” videos that I’ll post after I get them edited. These are the links for detailed round by round info: • Saturday Stock - http://dragstory.com/forum/index.php/topic,3020.0.html • Saturday S/S - http://dragstory.com/forum/index.php/topic,3017.0.html • Sunday – Stock - http://dragstory.com/forum/index.php/topic,3024.0.html • Sunday S/S - http://dragstory.com/forum/index.php/topic,3025.0.html __________________ Been racing Stock and S/S cars since 1973.