LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh - Page 2

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.

The

John Dinkel · 07-12-2015, 08:09 AM

Way to go Mike.

Tracy Robbins · 07-12-2015, 08:16 AM

Awesome job...congrats Mike! Make it two in a row today!!!

Dave Ribeiro · 07-12-2015, 08:54 AM

Way to go Mike, Congrats on your Win... Good Luck & stay Hot today ..!!!

Lou Jeffery · 07-12-2015, 09:11 AM

Way to go Mike!

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

Dan Fahey · 07-13-2015, 03:58 PM

Did anyone take pictures?

D

07-11-2015, 11:15 PM	#11
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	#12
Mike Delahanty VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,200 Likes: 0 Liked 271 Times in 53 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, 08:09 AM	#13
John Dinkel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pinckney, Michigan Posts: 507 Likes: 399 Liked 263 Times in 68 Posts	Re: LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh Way to go Mike. __________________ John Dinkel 3295 STK

07-12-2015, 08:16 AM	#14
Tracy Robbins Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Youngsville, NC Posts: 846 Likes: 3 Liked 25 Times in 11 Posts	Re: LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh Awesome job...congrats Mike! Make it two in a row today!!! __________________ Tracy Robbins SS 9766

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Dave Ribeiro VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Williamsburg, Va.---USA Posts: 1,827 Likes: 1,612 Liked 56 Times in 27 Posts	Re: LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh Way to go Mike, Congrats on your Win... Good Luck & stay Hot today ..!!! __________________ Dave Ribeiro 1033 STK

07-12-2015, 09:11 AM	#16
Lou Jeffery Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 91 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: LIVE - From IHRA Pittsburgh Way to go Mike!

07-12-2015, 04:33 PM	#18
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	#19
Mike Delahanty VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,200 Likes: 0 Liked 271 Times in 53 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	#20
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