Kind of a bummer day here in Wilmington.
The day started off overcast with a strong headwind. Racing began around 09:00 AM and the guesstimated headwind was 15-20 mph. Started clearing around 10:00 AM and the headwind persisted.
There were technical issues with the speed display at the start line and my radio would not pickup the FM station so I did not get many speeds.
The speeds I did see were: Dave Matyjasik (greenjunk on here) went 196. Donny Cummins in the Jesel car went 186 on a 175 licensing pass. Mike Reichen, in his super fast EVO went 186, blew the engine and oiled down the left lane. Course was moved to the right lane and racing resumed.
Shortly after 1:00 PM, the strong headwind changed to a strong crosswind and the race was halted. Around 3:45 PM race was still halted and I left. I saw the chief starter, Al Freitas , pull in the hotel parking lot at 04:50 PM and I assumed the race was called for the day. MAJOR BUMMER!
Fingers are crossed and hoping for a better day tomorrow!
Here is my Photobucket link of the staging line/start line from today:
http://s947.photobucket.com/user/GKABBT/library/Wilmington%2005032014As usual, I hope you enjoy!
Gregg