OWH's "Almost Live" USRA Div 1 Nats Coverage

**Mark Woday** · 07-31-2002, 05:12 PM

Awesome Mike bring home a championship to the Midwest!!

Go get some in 27's and Opens!

**glueside** · 07-31-2002, 06:40 PM

That just proves that Mike is finally an OLD GEEZER!!!

Congratulations on your win and that must have been some race in the Cobalt 12 class.

**oldweirdherald** · 07-31-2002, 06:55 PM

Group 7 Warm-up Race

Qualifying is in progress right now - first round...

P.A. Watson just turned a 1.624 second lap!
New World Record!!!

so far...

**Bobhardt** · 07-31-2002, 07:08 PM

Come on Swiss lets see a 1.5!

**Zippity** · 07-31-2002, 07:08 PM

On behalf of "our" long lost friend, I wish to lodge a protest....................

>"P.A. Watson just turned a 1.624 second lap!
New World Record!!!"<

Paul, aren't you over reacting a little ?

**oldweirdherald** · 07-31-2002, 07:20 PM

Ho hum.... here we go again...

For the benefit of our resident "local" New Zealand racer on board...

P.A. Watson just turned a 1.624 second lap.

He did it on a "King" type track.

He did it on a track that looks like it is 155 feet long (I didn't measure)

He did it at "The Nats".

He did it in front of a whole bunch of people who thought it was a pretty darned big deal.

He got a bunch of applause and cheers.

I believe, from what I am told, that it is the fastest lap turned on a King type 155ish foot track at "The Nats"

... on a Wednesday

... with the sun setting

.... with the lunar alignment in the southern hemisphere

... while wearing boxer underwear

ever

anywhere

in the

WORLD!!!!

ya folla???

**Zippity** · 07-31-2002, 07:29 PM

Jaysus,

Do I get my head knocked off for saying that it can only be a TRACK record??

Just leave the word "WORLD" out of the discussion.

I think that maybe you need some sleep..................

**oldweirdherald** · 07-31-2002, 08:29 PM

I think maybe you need some sheep...

on a Wednesday

with the sun setting

wearing NO underwear

anywhere

in the

WORLD!!!

Just yankin' yer chain Zippity!!!

BTW - since when did you become the self-appointed replacement / representative for your long lost buddy anyway???

OK - enough of the "World" vs. "Track" record debate....

Meanwhile, back to the races....

The Group 7 Warm-up B Semi is about to begin.

Results following each Semi, and "Almost Live" heat-by-heat coverage of the main will be posted tonight at around.....

11:00 PMish Pacific Time

**Bobhardt** · 07-31-2002, 08:56 PM

Thanks Paul,
Keep up the good work.

**Electric Dreams** · 07-31-2002, 09:25 PM

Old man P.A. Watson showed them all how it's done by setting a new track (and world) record on the banked King of 1.064 second(s?) during the qualifying for the open-class warm-up race.
Now that's what I call hauling (Tex)***.
Mr. P
(discreete spectator looking for clues)

**Bobhardt** · 07-31-2002, 09:30 PM

1.064??

**oldweirdherald** · 07-31-2002, 10:51 PM

Group 7 Warm-up Race

B Semi

1 - Mike Swiss - 625
2 - Mario MSP Schone - 612
3 - Greg Mills - 578
4 - Marty Meltabarger - 568
5 - Bill Skinner - 561
6 - Larry Blanton - 501
7 - Eric Chillingworth - 455
8 - Benny Justice - 447
9 - Charlie 2Fast - 443

A Semi

1 - Beuf - 629
2 - PA Watson - 611
3 - Gugu - 591
4 - Mikael Sillen - 558
5 - Michael Landrud - 496
6 - Forest Watchers - 478
7 - Jeremy Kranes - 467
8 - Kristoffer Johansson - 452
9 - Bob Everett - 333

Group 7 Warm-Up Main

Red - Beuf
White - PA Watson
Green - Mario Schone
Orange - Mikael Sillen
Blue - Greg Mills
Yellow - Mike Swiss
Purple - Gugu
Black - Marty

Start time aprox. 11:30 pm.

Be sure to hit "refresh" about every 5 to 10 minutes for updates to OWH's "Almost Live" coverage!!!

After Heat 1:

1 - Mario Schone - 141
2 - PA Watson - 134
3 - Mike Swiss - 133
4 - Gugu - 131
5 - Greg Mills - 131
6 - Mikael Sillen - 126
7 - Marty - 122
8 - Beuf - 100 (motor problem)

After Heat 2:

1 - Mario Schone - 281
2 - Mike Swiss - 268
3 - PA Watson - 262
4 - Mikael Sillen - 259
5 - Greg Mills - 256
6 - Gugu - 252
7 - Marty - 251
8 - Beuf - 240

After Heat 3:

1 - Mario Schone - 415
2 - Mike Swiss - 400
3 - PA Watson - 395
4 - Gugu - 381
5 - Greg Mills - 378
6 - Beuf - 370
7 - Mikael Sillen - 361
8 - Marty - 321 (spun pinion)

After Heat 4:

1 - Mario Schone - 535
2 - PA Watson - 528
3 - Greg Mills - 509
4 - Gugu - 508
5 - Beuf - 505
6 - Mikael Sillen - 494
7 - Mike Swiss - 491 (crash damage on red)
8 - Marty - 325 (out of race)

After Heat 5:

1 - Mario Schone - 671
2 - Gugu - 644
3 - Beuf - 640
4 - Greg Mills - 640
5 - Mike Swiss - 628
6 - PA Watson - 610 (motor died)
7 - Mikael Sillen - 553 (out of race, multiple problems)
8 - Marty - 325 (out of race)

After Heat 6:

1 - Mario Schone - 813
2 - Greg Mills - 776
3 - Gugu - 767
4 - Mike Swiss - 765
5 - Beuf - 735 (motor blew)
6 - PA Watson - 693(motor blew)
7 - Mikael Sillen - 553 (out)
8 - Marty - 325 (out)

After Heat 7:

1 - Mario Schone - 957
2 - Greg Mills - 911
3 - Gugu - 910
4 - Mike Swiss - 900
5 - Beuf - 855
6 - PA Watson - 834
7 - Mikael Sillen - 553 (out of race)
8 - Marty - 325 (out of race)

After Heat 8:

Group 7 Warm-up Main Results

1 - Mario Schone - 1099
2 - Greg Mills - 1048
3 - Gugu - 1047
4 - Mike Swiss - 1033
5 - Beuf - 998
6 - PA Watson - 914
7 - Mikael Sillen - 553 (out)
8 - Marty - 325 (out)

**lowflyer** · 08-01-2002, 01:25 AM

Really fast driving from Mario, well done

**H"Rip"Barnes** · 08-01-2002, 05:59 AM

Keep up the good work Mom! We're following the results here in Mid-South Country. That "Bit" about the Redneck Chants for Benny was FUNNY! And we can just see it! hahahahahaah
In the "Geezer" B Semi crash fest, what happened? Tell us more. Was it Roman?!?!?! "H.A.Y." Roman? Hang in there man.Rip