Guest ChumpCar Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 (Using my best Robin Williams voice) Goooooooood Friday morning, Chumps! And I mean that, too... it's Friday, it's good, and it's Good Friday. Time to start hiding those Easter Eggs now!Arrived last night after making a few stops along the way from Texas World Speedway (awesome event!). Stopped at 4 different tracks to have a few "chats" regarding next year's calendar. Looks very interesting for 2012!Meanwhile, here in beee-you-teee-full Concord, North Carolina, it's a bit damp. High temp today about 60 (low last night at 56, so we're not moving the Mercury too much). Off-and-on light rain all day is in the forecast. No biggee -- it's just registration, tech and driver's school today. Tomorrow's forecast is 80 degrees, partly sunny and dry. Great racing weather!Pulled into town and went to the airport to pick-up a few ChumpStaffers... and we immediately noted that the Chumps are already here in force. Saw some ChumpCar t-shirts being flown from the passenger window of a car as they drove by (the ChumpCar decals all over the trailer kinda-sorta give away who we are) and saw John/Travis Floyd (up from Florida) as they pulled into some flea-bag, cheap hotel. Ooops! Wait a minute! That's the same hotel that the ChumpStaff is staying at! So... that's what $19.95 a night gets you. (Geez, am I glad I'm in the Chumperhome! Remind me to buy more Lysol!)Okay -- look for more race reports here as the day and weekend progresses... or, regresses, as the case may be.Tally Ho!John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff G 78 Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Any chance of a live stream this weekend? LeMons racers have been doing more and more lately. It's geting easier and easier to stream. A pre-paid in-car smart phone and 3G connection going to U-Stream appears to be all it takes to broadcast the race. Hopefully in the near future all races will be broadcast. It does take a decent signal, so some tracks will work better than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Infiniti Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Anyone that knows how to stream I have a laptop with a unlimited 3g sprint card available, find Ed @ the 19 car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff G 78 Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Anyone that knows how to stream I have a laptop with a unlimited 3g sprint card available, find Ed @ the 19 carJust be careful. I have heard that some carriers will shut down 3G streams due to the huge bandwidth they use. I think that's why teams started using pre-paid accounts. Over on the LeMons forum, there have been several threads about streaming and what it takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Infiniti Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Just be careful. I have heard that some carriers will shut down 3G streams due to the huge bandwidth they use. I think that's why teams started using pre-paid accounts. Over on the LeMons forum, there have been several threads about streaming and what it takes.I dont mind being a experiment to see if sprint will tolerate it.Anyone headed north on hwy I-77 & Hwy 901 Exit 73, there is a flying J @ 2435 Mount Holly Road, Rock Hill SC 29730, 803-328-5700 We just filled up 93 octane $3.79.9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Infiniti Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Gates open in 45 min, we are sitting in a steady light cool rain behind the TAJ mustang, Blitzen just pulled up and there are 2 enclosed trailers here as well.Edit:It seems Jer is one of those trailers with their miata. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chump Change Racing Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Should be leaving within a hour be there about 1 or so. Like John said weather tomorrow looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3G Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Will there be live timing and scoring for this race?If so, post the IP+port Please. Itching to tryout the timing app on my phone. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest posnova Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Will there be live timing and scoring for this race?If so, post the IP+port Please. Itching to tryout the timing app on my phone. Thanks!If the ChumpStaff Timing Master of the East gets a hold of Parid, the ChumpStaff Timing Master of the West, I imagine something along those lines could be constructed. However seeing as how it's 5:15 over there now, the staff is probably up to their eyes in tech forms, safety inspections and gear checks. Don't hold your breath. The WSIR and PIR events in the West were a pilot for us. It remains to be seen (although probably likely) if we'll implement such a thing at all times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3G Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 OK Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJracing45 Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 John, let me be the first to THANK YOU for getting us Chumps on this track! Bruton Smith has a top notch facility here ...as well as his other properties across the street! I was cruising around the track this afternoon our pit bike and tomorrow is going to be FUN! Thanks to you, Cathy, Donnie, David, and the rest of your staff for all your hard work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Infiniti Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 John, let me be the first to THANK YOU for getting us Chumps on this track! Bruton Smith has a top notch facility here ...as well as his other properties across the street! I was cruising around the track this afternoon our pit bike and tomorrow is going to be FUN! Thanks to you, Cathy, Donnie, David, and the rest of your staff for all your hard work!Amen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 It is very surreal to be at this track. Amazing. Thank you John and team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Taylorcraftbc65 Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 I can only WISH that I had known about this a year ago, you guys are SO fortunate. To me, to be able to race on the track the the Issac's, Buddy Baker, the Yarborough's, Bobby Allison, Freddie Lorenzen, possibly Fireball Roberts, Richard Petty, and my all time HERO David Pearson did battle, would be like going to Mecca for a Muslim. I can only HOPE that we can come back next year, and run it as an oval, out of our respect for the history of that, and all the old NASCAR short tracks. BrieIt is very surreal to be at this track. Amazing. Thank you John and team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJracing45 Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 As for any updates, we'll try to post as often as we can on the TAJ Racing facebook fan page. Just search for TAJ Racing on facebook and we'll pop up. John, will there be LIVE T&S at the track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Taylorcraftbc65 Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 BEST of luck guys, be SAFE, have FUN, wish that I was THERE, but I'll be by my notebookwaiting for John's typed updates. Brie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff G 78 Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 No race reports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Taylorcraftbc65 Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Perhaps he just couldn't STAND it, and decided to drive a stint in one of the cars?? BrieNo race reports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krek Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 From the scattered reports on facebook it appears that it is wet, barriers have been hit and the entire race was black flagged for a second driver's meeting.And T&S is so far away nobody knows who is leading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff G 78 Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Fight to the death? Last car running wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Taylorcraftbc65 Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 PLAY NICE GUYS, I want us to get invited NEXT YEAR so that I can get to play on that track TOO!!!! BrieFight to the death? Last car running wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Taylorcraftbc65 Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Well John, it's kind of like the old mule and 2X4 joke, they are VERY happy to please, but FIRST you have to GET THEIR ATTENTION. Brie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3G Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 We do have live timing up and operating here... contrary to an earlier post that we didn't. I dont think anyone meant there wouldnt be your displays on site.what was being discussed was if the live T&S would be broadcast thru the Race Monitor app for smartphones. Wish I was there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krek Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Thanks for the update John!Sounds like you guys have overcome your fair share of challenges yet again with flying colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krek Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 errr... make that "more than your fair share of challenges"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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