LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh

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

Dan Fahey · 07-13-2015, 03:58 PM

Did anyone take pictures?

D

Mike Delahanty · 08-12-2015, 09:28 PM

Finally got some time to edit the GoPro "Helmet Cam" videos.

Here is the first.

Mike Delahanty · 08-16-2015, 09:26 PM

Here's the final round of Stock Eliminator vs. Steve McGrath.

07-12-2015, 04:33 PM	#1
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	#2
Mike Delahanty VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,201 Likes: 0 Liked 275 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.

07-13-2015, 03:58 PM	#3
Dan Fahey VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,128 Likes: 1,084 Liked 184 Times in 113 Posts	Re: LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh Did anyone take pictures? D

08-12-2015, 09:28 PM	#4
Mike Delahanty VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,201 Likes: 0 Liked 275 Times in 54 Posts	Re: LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh Finally got some time to edit the GoPro "Helmet Cam" videos. Here is the first. __________________ Been racing Stock and S/S cars since 1973.

08-16-2015, 09:26 PM	#5
Mike Delahanty VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,201 Likes: 0 Liked 275 Times in 54 Posts	Re: LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh Here's the final round of Stock Eliminator vs. Steve McGrath. __________________ Been racing Stock and S/S cars since 1973.