"Live From" Virginia Nationals

[Ken Miele]

Originally Posted by Tex013

Ken ,
are you using the GY radial or crossply ?
Thanks again for the videos , always great to see a new track .

Tex

Goodyear Radials.

[Ken Miele]

Ok guys, last video for the day. Stock is out first at 9am. Here is the link to the schedule. See you guys in the morning.

https://www.nhra.net/2024/images/NHR...ule_RV1_24.pdf

[Ken Miele]

Good morning all. I will post weather numbers below. There has been lot a talk about the heat. I think its a little overblown. It went up to 89 yesterday, I have been in a lot worse. There was a nice breeze, it was fine. Today it will reach 90, still not bad. I think its kind of funny that we are told to stay hydrated. Most of us are pretty old, and we made it this far... I think we know we are supposed do. I feel like I am getting a service announcement, like I was an uninformed child.

Stock is out first at 9AM, its 7:30 as I type. I was able to get a few photos yesterday. I will back later with more... its going to be a busy day.

Temp 69
Humid 85%
Bar 30.01
DA 1531ft
Water Grains 93
Wind calm

[Mark Howes]

Sounds like it will be a bit warm....not quite August in Bowling Green warm though...

[BKSG1198]

Originally Posted by Ken Miele

Good morning all. I will post weather numbers below. There has been lot a talk about the heat. I think its a little overblown. It went up to 89 yesterday, I have been in a lot worse. There was a nice breeze, it was fine. Today it will reach 90, still not bad. I think its kind of funny that we are told to stay hydrated. Most of us are pretty old, and we made it this far... I think we know we are supposed do. I feel like I am getting a service announcement, like I was an uninformed child.

Stock is out first at 9AM, its 7:30 as I type. I was able to get a few photos yesterday. I will back later with more... its going to be a busy day.

Temp 69
Humid 85%
Bar 30.01
DA 1531ft
Water Grains 93
Wind calm

Some of these weather people haven't been to Numidia in July when the wind isn't blowing or Columbus.....I bring extra changes of clothes for the extra shower I take in sweat....lol.

Ken, I think it's the world we live in, the older crowd knows what to do but the younger crowd unless they hear it on social media or the news would sit outside with a jacket and ski pants on....lol

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by BKSG1198

Ken, I think it's the world we live in, the older crowd knows what to do but the younger crowd unless they hear it on social media or the news would sit outside with a jacket and ski pants on....lol

Nah, it's more like we've become soft and weak as a society. Our enemies are laughing and waiting!

That said, what we do is a warm weather sport yet we now have tracks that have canceled this weekend's programs due to the heat. .

[jmcarter]

We have met the enemy and he is us.

[Carguy49]

Ken, thanks for the videos. Kinda reminds me of the videos that Larry and Patsy Hill have done.

Love seeing the tracks I may never get to visit due to distance. Good luck to all and a safe, fun weekend.

[Jack Matyas]

Hi gang - well I must tell you this racer must be in a different zip code than some of you including Ken .Also I must tell you I'm the one who is usually cold and here it's just not the case as this afternoon it's friggen hot outside .Funny thing is even with all the heat the traction is super and the air is well .....you'd think you are at New England Dragway .


Round one for Stock is coming up in an hour or so .Today there is a lack of spectators - probably because of no Pro's ......seems strange not to see people walking around .

Later ...............

[Ray Gottry]

Hey Ken, really enjoyed your videos of entering and riding through the pits of VMP. Andrea and I have a lot of great memories of racing there from the late 90s to early 2000s. In fact you were riding through our wedding venue, LOL! We were married in our pit area during the Pennzoil Nationals, April 2000. There was a tv news crew from Richmond that saw us setting up for the wedding and filmed our ceremony for the evening news!!! So we had 30,000 race fans and the sound of pro stock truck running in the background and were on the news that night! Great memories.
Thanks for what you do!