One word. RAIN >:( . After an afternoon of rain the skies cleared at about 3:30 and the track was dry by a bit after 4. The lates were first up and the rain started falling again as the cars were in line to go on the track. After an hour of steady rain track drying resumed but after another hour the skies opened up again and races were called until tomorrow. JP better get some gravel for the field because the cars out there are bringing mud onto the track. The third groove was a mud pit when the Thunders were done practicing. The mods, late models and four funs will draw for starting positions and run no heats. ALL CARS QUALIFY. The LLM heats will start at noon with the SLM, Thunders and minis to follow. I hope he only runs one set of heats and a couple consis instead of one for the classes that need it. Car counts for this year are nuts. Some are definate and some are what I heard from other crews.
Super Late Models - 17 estimate
Late Model - 25 actual
Modified - 19 estimate
Limited Late Model - 36 estimate
Thunder - 46 estimate
Mini Stock - 100 estimate ( 9 heats )
4 Funs - 20 estimate
Hurricane Midgets - 15 estimate
Tomorrow is going to be VERY busy. Let's hope the rain holds off. And for you guys that cut this event up on here. I Let's hope that the drivers keep their heads on and we have a clean, quick ( as quick as almost 300 cars can get ) show. SEE YOU GUYS AT NOON.
Thanks for the updates.
hopefully things go farily smooth, beacuse that's A LOT of racing to go threw tommrow.
why after the rain they ran that much pratice I'm unsure.... I understand you need some practise but as you said why so long..and why have drivers meeting after.
Car count wise WOW!
only suprises are only 15 SLM?? I would have expected more like 20.
and suprised that many LLM..I was expcting maybe 35 at the most good to hear.
Mini's is insane.... ALOT more cars will not make the feature then will make it. :o.
There prolly will be a few more cars to, as I'm sure a few people could not make it out today...and also with the iffy weather they might have waited..we shall see
I hope he only runs one set of heats and a couple consis instead of one for the classes that need it
I agree there...we don't wanna get to a point where the features don't start till like 4 or something. and then if they run long have curfew issues.
weather looks good for tommrow though...morning might be a little damp drizzly ...but after that it should be nice and sunny
On Sunday, pit gates will be open at 10:00am. Heat races will start at 12:00pm with LLM's up first, followed by OSCAAR. Qualifying will be one set of heat races rather than the normal two. There will be an attempt to get all racing including features done on Sunday.
coyped from the OSCAAR site
Just went to the weather network and there is only 30% chance of rain in the morning and 20% in the afternnon so we should get going on time.
FYI the late models in attendance are : 3X Arnott, 3 Naves, 9 Watson, 11 Weber, 10 Gowan, 81 Mercer, B10 Balson, 34 Lawler, 84 Jackson, 38 Hooker, 42 Ramsay, 10 Morgan, 71 McHattie, X Foster, 44 Laking, 36 Elliott, 95 Simone, 90 Bosschaert, 97 Cassidy, 69 Inglis, 88 Waite, 22 Delisle, 46 Mowat, 40 Gallant, 5 ???, 99 ??? ( not KD Brown, Flam Bentley or Del Powell ) I know that's 26 but the 9 of Watson practiced as late and so did the rest. There was a 5 car starting 3rd in heat 2 on the board but didn't see a late with that number ???
Supers in attendance : 2 Owen, 50 Calitri, 61 Fletcher, 49 Clarke, 61 Wilson ( from the Sault, great to see ), 15 Shepstone, 20 Chenoweth, 34 Thompson, 7T Dunford, 7 Tiemersma, 99 Watson, 22 Watson, 83 Bourque, 40 Oppersma, 52 Passer, 62 Ritchie. Hopefully the 43 Woolsey, 16 Bickle, 90 Evans or 68 Robinson will show on Sunday.
LLM in attendance are : 1 Wright, 1x Parsons, 2 Brown, 16 Connoly, 98 Graham, 10 Shepherd, 26 Mitchell, 91 Hart, 54 Bull, 31 McWhirter, 48 Baker, 43 Malcolm, 47 Walters, 90 Reynolds, 16 Kinball, 2x Robinson, 7 Tiemersma, 19 Witty, 45 Poole, 17 Cornelius, 37 Walt, 00 Oram, 6 Maiato, 35 Tolton also think I saw the 34 Trmble trailer ??? There are a few I don't have but the KD and PETE sites are taking forever to load tonite.
Apologies for missing a few LLM as well as no Thunders or Minis but there are too many too know them all. And mods, Hurricanes and 4 funs I'm not familiar with the drivers.
SEE YOU @ NOON !!!
To try and cram all that racing into one day on Sunday is insane! Will probably pass on this show for the first time in many years because of it.
My 2007 Race Count: 44
My 2007 Track Count: 18 - New Smyrna (FL), Volusia (FL), Bristol (TN), Toledo (OH), Delaware (ON), Flamboro (ON), Merrittville (ON), Kawartha (ON), Humberstone (ON), Ohsweken (ON), Sauble (ON), Cayuga (ON), Ransomville (NY), Albany-Saratoga (NY), Oxford Plains (ME), Barrie (ON), Little Valley (NY), Wyoming County (NY)
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