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[superstocker]

Not looking to flash... 50/50 chance of running I’d say at best

[fanforlife]

Apr 20, 2021 20:05:13 GMT 12 superstocker said:

Not looking to flash... 50/50 chance of running I’d say at best

Saturday night Monday avo I think

[graemeh]

Anything further out than 4 days is computer generated based on historical data, so relax

[percy]

Substantial rain in Auckland today and tonight

Metservice have issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Auckland

I will be amazed if we are racing tomorrow

[midway]

Relaxing in the recliner sipping the best in the west a good drop of home made vodka ,the rain is falling on the roof as it rolls in off the tasman sea heading down the coastline
I certainly hope it doesnt annoy the projects waiting at the park ,but the atmosphere had a twinge of dampness about it today ..

[screaminV8]

Latest met service forecast has no rain from midnight tonight until 10pm tomorrow (Saturday) night.
So might get lucky!!

If it does go to Monday, anyone know what time it will be?

[turnright]

Bloody wet in the waikato, heaps of rain overnight, fingers crossed no more for the day and night in auckland

[Phred]

10k from Waikaraka - sunshine light wind with some high cloud
Best guess it it should run (assumes the team can get the track surface into a usable condition)

[speedinaway]

Track looks OK this morning

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[percy]

Apr 23, 2021 20:46:45 GMT 12 percy said:

Substantial rain in Auckland today and tonight

Metservice have issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Auckland

I will be amazed if we are racing tomorrow

Consider me amazed!

Both metservice and weather watch have rain coming in around 9:30-10:00pm so the focus tonight has to be on efficiency. Racing needs to start bang on 6pm, reduce hot laps to three, strict enforcement of the 3-minute bell, crash crew need to be on it. In general do everything possible to minimise down time.

Good luck guys - let's get it done tonight

[epmurc]

Went and had a look at the track at about 10.30, with half an eye on tomorrow night.

As you could expect the pole line is a bit soft in the corners, but I've seen it a lot worse. The only problem with tonight's classes is that there's no wide tyres to give it a pack before and during the meeting; with the two stockcar classes chewing it up, the midgets might find the going a little challenging. However if they go up mid track, where the Sprint Cars were doing their best work last week, they might find themselves on the fastest track they've been on all season.

If the forecast is true to form with the rain turning up on schedule, and the track crew get a chance to grade and re-set the surface before it does, the Mods should get a belter of a track tomorrow night.

[Admin]

Apr 24, 2021 13:39:25 GMT 12 percy said:

Apr 23, 2021 20:46:45 GMT 12 percy said:

Substantial rain in Auckland today and tonight

Metservice have issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Auckland

I will be amazed if we are racing tomorrow

Consider me amazed!

Both metservice and weather watch have rain coming in around 9:30-10:00pm so the focus tonight has to be on efficiency. Racing needs to start bang on 6pm, reduce hot laps to three, strict enforcement of the 3-minute bell, crash crew need to be on it. In general do everything possible to minimise down time.

Good luck guys - let's get it done tonight

saw a post from Waikaraka that said grand parade was at 6pm, hope that gets shifted forward.

[orapiuwharf]

That is crazy. Flag drop for first race should always be start time. No exceptions. This meeting should also be starting at 5.00 pm.

[hbhornets]

Earliest i found rain is 7pm it could not at all. And with the draw still to do. Be a hard gig. To late to cancled stockcars?

[BarryB]

Apr 24, 2021 14:43:35 GMT 12 hbhornets said:

Earliest i found rain is 7pm it could not at all. And with the draw still to do. Be a hard gig. To late to cancled stockcars?

You can't expect them to play around with the program too much at this late stage. They just need to act with haste all night.

The place looks great and they're still working on the track where there's still some water on the pile line.

[sonic33]

And the entire back straight.

[tonyr]

Apr 24, 2021 16:40:57 GMT 12 sonic33 said:

And the entire back straight.

Yet they are watering the track including the back straight!

[BarryB]

Apr 24, 2021 16:30:19 GMT 12 BarryB said:

Apr 24, 2021 14:43:35 GMT 12 hbhornets said:

Earliest i found rain is 7pm it could not at all. And with the draw still to do. Be a hard gig. To late to cancled stockcars?

You can't expect them to play around with the program too much at this late stage. They just need to act with haste all night.

The place looks great and they're still working on the track where there's still some water on the pile line.

Make that "the POLE line"

[accobra]

Raining on the Shore now. Hope doesn't head your way.

[BarryB]

Three showers during the night, but didn't really hinder the racing at all. The track surface took it well although (obviously) the infield grass was very slippery.

Barry B