LIVE from Darlington IHRA Pro-am

Michael Beard · 09-04-2010, 02:05 PM

Live, but kind of on tape delay. ;-). Sorry, just been running behind. Keeping busy running around and keeping tabs on what's going on, studying the ladder, etc. This weekend is an IHRA Pro-Am double header at Darlington Dragway, just a few miles up the road from the famed oblong oval track... The final two Div 2 races on the docket.

Qualifying on this beautiful sunny day with a few wispy clouds is already in the books, about 41 Stockers and 23 SS. This high pressure that helped push Hurricane Earl off the coast is just what the Doc ordered! Wind is coming and going and moving around... Gonna be tricky. 1st Q, weather was 79.2 deg, 46%, 29.65, 2074' DA, with a 6-7 mph headwind. By first rnd of eliminations, the heat has caught up to 86.4 deg, 38%, 29.64, 2549, but a flagging flag led to a surprising number of breakouts.

Some notables here are No. 1 Q Grant Lewis, a new Chevy II for Bob Earnhardt, and Johnny Fisher is already on to Rnd 2 after having to miss Indy due to some upgrades that didn't go as planned... But looks like it's working now!

Rough side of the ladder, I got around Terry Taylor's .001 light when the nose took the stripe and he broke out .005. I'll pick up his Rnd 2 bye. All the Top points guys in Div 2 are hanging tough. Bianchi's in, the Mongrel John Boyer got a red-lighting Ed Longhaney Sr, and the two winners from last week run each other: Myron Piatek (MIR Nat'l) vs Owen Birkett (SGMP Southern S/SS Combo), and many more great matchups to come!

09-04-2010, 02:05 PM	#1
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	LIVE from Darlington IHRA Pro-am Live, but kind of on tape delay. ;-). Sorry, just been running behind. Keeping busy running around and keeping tabs on what's going on, studying the ladder, etc. This weekend is an IHRA Pro-Am double header at Darlington Dragway, just a few miles up the road from the famed oblong oval track... The final two Div 2 races on the docket. Qualifying on this beautiful sunny day with a few wispy clouds is already in the books, about 41 Stockers and 23 SS. This high pressure that helped push Hurricane Earl off the coast is just what the Doc ordered! Wind is coming and going and moving around... Gonna be tricky. 1st Q, weather was 79.2 deg, 46%, 29.65, 2074' DA, with a 6-7 mph headwind. By first rnd of eliminations, the heat has caught up to 86.4 deg, 38%, 29.64, 2549, but a flagging flag led to a surprising number of breakouts. Some notables here are No. 1 Q Grant Lewis, a new Chevy II for Bob Earnhardt, and Johnny Fisher is already on to Rnd 2 after having to miss Indy due to some upgrades that didn't go as planned... But looks like it's working now! Rough side of the ladder, I got around Terry Taylor's .001 light when the nose took the stripe and he broke out .005. I'll pick up his Rnd 2 bye. All the Top points guys in Div 2 are hanging tough. Bianchi's in, the Mongrel John Boyer got a red-lighting Ed Longhaney Sr, and the two winners from last week run each other: Myron Piatek (MIR Nat'l) vs Owen Birkett (SGMP Southern S/SS Combo), and many more great matchups to come! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS