"Live" from Earlville

Larry Hill · 09-04-2008, 09:57 AM

Well, we are on our way. It is 500 miles for us. Drove 214 last night, then stayed at a Walmart in Litchfield, IL. We are back on the road now with 286 miles to go. It started raining during the night and it is raining pretty steady on us now. Forecast looks like a little rain here and there during the weekend, but nothing big. And if ya'll have ever seen their track dryer any amount of rain shouldn't be a problem. Looking forward to seeing all our racing friends from Division 5: Koppein, VanLant, Mosbeks, Briner, Shepherd, Knudsen, Kahout and the rest.

If you have never been to Earlville, you need to plan on coming. Earlville and Belle Rose are our favorite tracks. And it is mainly to do with the people. Everybody is really friendly.

Well we will give you mor updates throughout the weekend. Hopefully we will get more than 2 runs on the new Cuda like we had last week at Indy. You can bet we have enough weight in it this weekend!.

Patsy

Jack Matyas · 09-04-2008, 10:47 AM

Patsy -- Earlville is a little far for us but Debbie and I will be leaving in a few hours for the two hour ride to Englishtown , NJ -- also a Lucas Oil Series race -- and like you and Larry we'll be "Live" .............Good luck to all ! ! !

alan r caraway · 09-04-2008, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Patsy -- Earlville is a little far for us but Debbie and I will be leaving in a few hours for the two hour ride to Englishtown , NJ -- also a Lucas Oil Series race -- and like you and Larry we'll be "Live" .............Good luck to all ! ! !

Hey Jack,
If you see Dick Moreland tell him to call me,may have a plan to get our old car back.

Larry Hill · 09-04-2008, 08:59 PM

It has finally quit raining, but boy is it cold. Probably in the 50's. Supposed to be sunny and warmer tomorrow. We don't run until 10. It has started to fill up a lot this evening. I think they are parking until 12.

Saw Mike and Steve Koppein. They raced here last weekend and the car got up so high, Mike had to get out of it and it bent a bunch of stuff. As Alan Rhinhart said about Miller's B/SA car last week at Indy "He didn't stick the landing." ( I think he had been watching too much Olympics!) So anyway they have to work on the car.

Had some great cabbage and kelbasa for dinner. Now Larry is watching "Pinks". I can only stand so much of that!

Fred and Barb Suiter are here. Haven't seen a whole lot else. I will go out tomorrow when it warms up.

More later.
Patsy

Larry Hill · 09-05-2008, 10:21 AM

Well it is a bright beautiful day here in Earlville. Sun shining, blue skies! Got our wake-up call this morning with the National Anthem about 7:15. Tech started at 730. Good ole rock n roll playing on the PA radio station. Even heard some Jimmy Hendrix "Purple Haze" this morning.

They are starting out with Super Street at 10. Then Stock. There are a lot of super street racers in Div. 5, so it will take a while to run them.

It is cool but really nice this morning. I will give you all that weather after we run.

Going to go out and see who is here.
More later.
Patsy

Larry Hill · 09-05-2008, 01:12 PM

79 stockers went down 1st pass. We went 1.02 under. Need to work on leaving a little better. Fred Suiter did a nice wheelstand, then almost hit the wall. D/SA cars going fast. VanLant went 10.60, then Burton went 10.53. DRC should have results up soon.

More later.
Patsy

Bruce Noland · 09-04-2008, 10:48 AM

Thanks Patsy,
Good luck! We'll be looking forward to more reports.

Nitro Joe Jackson · 09-04-2008, 11:59 AM

I really enjoyed my trip there a few years ago,
for some reason i was a "Big Hit" in Dyersville, as I went to "Fields of Dream" signed my name on the guess book list and people was asking to see my drivers lic.
Being a scale model builder and collector i was like a kid in a candy store at the AMT store as when i was done 3 full carts of models went into the lounge.
Hope you guys have a great race and Larry & Patsy, great seeing you guys at Indy.

junior barns · 09-04-2008, 12:43 PM

Hey Larry Hope you been eatin well since Indy!

Dont want you to come up lite on the scales out there!!!

Larry Hill · 09-04-2008, 03:59 PM

We are here!! Rained on us every step of the way today. Tech opens in 5 minutes but I haven't heard a race car running yet. We have a great spot up next to Jaclyn Gephart. Come by to see us and have a cold one. It is pretty cool here now, in the 50's. Good sleeping weather.

We have never arrived here on Thursday before, but it doesn't seem very crowded at all. Lots of spaces left.

After it quits raining I will get the golfcart out and see who is here. We pulled in behind the Findells and what appeared to be Joe Demarzo's car.

Larry said he will be putting on plenty of weight here. They have homemade cookies at fuel check. I didn't know about the cookies for a couple of years. He would eat all the evidence before he got back to the trailer!

We've been enjoying your stats, Nitro Joe.

Well, more later.

Good luck to ya'll, too, Jack.
Patsy

09-04-2008, 09:57 AM	#1
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,635 Likes: 1,929 Liked 10,691 Times in 2,227 Posts	"Live" from Earlville Well, we are on our way. It is 500 miles for us. Drove 214 last night, then stayed at a Walmart in Litchfield, IL. We are back on the road now with 286 miles to go. It started raining during the night and it is raining pretty steady on us now. Forecast looks like a little rain here and there during the weekend, but nothing big. And if ya'll have ever seen their track dryer any amount of rain shouldn't be a problem. Looking forward to seeing all our racing friends from Division 5: Koppein, VanLant, Mosbeks, Briner, Shepherd, Knudsen, Kahout and the rest. If you have never been to Earlville, you need to plan on coming. Earlville and Belle Rose are our favorite tracks. And it is mainly to do with the people. Everybody is really friendly. Well we will give you mor updates throughout the weekend. Hopefully we will get more than 2 runs on the new Cuda like we had last week at Indy. You can bet we have enough weight in it this weekend!. Patsy __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

09-04-2008, 10:47 AM	#2
Jack Matyas Live Reporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA Posts: 4,930 Likes: 406 Liked 2,050 Times in 398 Posts	Re: "Live" from Earlville Patsy -- Earlville is a little far for us but Debbie and I will be leaving in a few hours for the two hour ride to Englishtown , NJ -- also a Lucas Oil Series race -- and like you and Larry we'll be "Live" .............Good luck to all ! ! ! __________________ Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO

09-04-2008, 08:59 PM	#4
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,635 Likes: 1,929 Liked 10,691 Times in 2,227 Posts	Re: "Live" from Earlville It has finally quit raining, but boy is it cold. Probably in the 50's. Supposed to be sunny and warmer tomorrow. We don't run until 10. It has started to fill up a lot this evening. I think they are parking until 12. Saw Mike and Steve Koppein. They raced here last weekend and the car got up so high, Mike had to get out of it and it bent a bunch of stuff. As Alan Rhinhart said about Miller's B/SA car last week at Indy "He didn't stick the landing." ( I think he had been watching too much Olympics!) So anyway they have to work on the car. Had some great cabbage and kelbasa for dinner. Now Larry is watching "Pinks". I can only stand so much of that! Fred and Barb Suiter are here. Haven't seen a whole lot else. I will go out tomorrow when it warms up. More later. Patsy __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

09-05-2008, 10:21 AM	#5
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,635 Likes: 1,929 Liked 10,691 Times in 2,227 Posts	Re: "Live" from Earlville Well it is a bright beautiful day here in Earlville. Sun shining, blue skies! Got our wake-up call this morning with the National Anthem about 7:15. Tech started at 730. Good ole rock n roll playing on the PA radio station. Even heard some Jimmy Hendrix "Purple Haze" this morning. They are starting out with Super Street at 10. Then Stock. There are a lot of super street racers in Div. 5, so it will take a while to run them. It is cool but really nice this morning. I will give you all that weather after we run. Going to go out and see who is here. More later. Patsy __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

09-05-2008, 01:12 PM	#6
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,635 Likes: 1,929 Liked 10,691 Times in 2,227 Posts	Re: "Live" from Earlville 79 stockers went down 1st pass. We went 1.02 under. Need to work on leaving a little better. Fred Suiter did a nice wheelstand, then almost hit the wall. D/SA cars going fast. VanLant went 10.60, then Burton went 10.53. DRC should have results up soon. More later. Patsy __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

09-04-2008, 10:48 AM	#7
Bruce Noland VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,855 Likes: 83 Liked 444 Times in 145 Posts	Re: "Live" from Earlville Thanks Patsy, Good luck! We'll be looking forward to more reports. __________________ Bruce Noland 1788 STK

09-04-2008, 11:59 AM	#8
Nitro Joe Jackson VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Loudonville, Ohio or where ever the Nitro Lounge is parked Posts: 2,293 Likes: 58 Liked 67 Times in 19 Posts	Re: "Live" from Earlville I really enjoyed my trip there a few years ago, for some reason i was a "Big Hit" in Dyersville, as I went to "Fields of Dream" signed my name on the guess book list and people was asking to see my drivers lic. Being a scale model builder and collector i was like a kid in a candy store at the AMT store as when i was done 3 full carts of models went into the lounge. Hope you guys have a great race and Larry & Patsy, great seeing you guys at Indy. __________________ Nitro Joe Jackson STK 3431 nitrojoe@neo.rr.com

09-04-2008, 12:43 PM	#9
junior barns Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 541 Likes: 11 Liked 20 Times in 14 Posts	Re: "Live" from Earlville Hey Larry Hope you been eatin well since Indy! Dont want you to come up lite on the scales out there!!!

09-04-2008, 03:59 PM	#10
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,635 Likes: 1,929 Liked 10,691 Times in 2,227 Posts	Re: "Live" from Earlville We are here!! Rained on us every step of the way today. Tech opens in 5 minutes but I haven't heard a race car running yet. We have a great spot up next to Jaclyn Gephart. Come by to see us and have a cold one. It is pretty cool here now, in the 50's. Good sleeping weather. We have never arrived here on Thursday before, but it doesn't seem very crowded at all. Lots of spaces left. After it quits raining I will get the golfcart out and see who is here. We pulled in behind the Findells and what appeared to be Joe Demarzo's car. Larry said he will be putting on plenty of weight here. They have homemade cookies at fuel check. I didn't know about the cookies for a couple of years. He would eat all the evidence before he got back to the trailer! We've been enjoying your stats, Nitro Joe. Well, more later. Good luck to ya'll, too, Jack. Patsy __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817