2015 Atlanta - QuikTrip Folds of Honor 500 - Pre Race Thread

It isn't looking good, that storm system is a bit south and east of me now, but it left plenty of snow and sleet behind, heading for the east coast now.:mad:
 
Zeck said:
Are there going to be ~5 cars gping home almost every week? Seeing 49 cars for the 500 is to be expected, but didn't know Atlanta would still have a lot. I guess either it'll start dissipating through the season or these qualifying sessions are gonna get interesting,
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Yeah, it's encouraging to see 48 cars entered. I hope the trend continues through the season. Nothing puts the dull in qualifying like having 43 cars entered, unless it's 42...
 
SlicedBread22 said:
Whoooa easy there.. be positive.. thats a 60% chance of no rain!
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For me, the higher the chance of rain, the better.

o_O?

I hate the traffic at AMS, so I never plan on going to a scheduled race. On those occasions it gets rained out, I zip over there the next day from Lexington, SC. I don't have to hassle with parking or traffic, buy a cheap ticket down in the chicken bone seats, and sit where I want. I can usually turn the entire trip in about 12 - 13 hours.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
For me, the higher the chance of rain, the better.

o_O?

I hate the traffic at AMS, so I never plan on going to a scheduled race. On those occasions it gets rained out, I zip over there the next day from Lexington, SC. I don't have to hassle with parking or traffic, buy a cheap ticket down in the chicken bone seats, and sit where I want. I can usually turn the entire trip in about 12 - 13 hours.
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Yeah I guess thats a pretty good reason to want rain... I, however.. do not have that luxury lol.. I'm hoping for sunny skies sunday afternoon like 99.999% of the rest of the fans lol
 
My friend in ATL is saying there are already sending out notices and preparations for snow through many businesses and government offices even though they aren't reporting it just yet because they don't want to cause mass panic (ala the Snowmaggedon of 2014)

If we don't have race Sunday I'm gonna cry.
 
SlicedBread22 said:
Yeah I guess thats a pretty good reason to want rain... I, however.. do not have that luxury lol.. I'm hoping for sunny skies sunday afternoon like 99.999% of the rest of the fans lol
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Oh, certainly. I don't have any money tied up in it, and I don't want to see other folks lose their investments in tickets, rooms, gas, etc. I've been in those circumstances a time or two myself.

That empathy doesn't keep me from watching the forecasts like a hawk and crossing my fingers.;)
 
Come on..these guys and gals do it:
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People in the South need to chill! Atlanta is supposed to see what, an inch of snow? Like someone said, up until the GA/NC border, no one is supposed to see more than a couple of inches of snow.
 
ladyspartan16 said:
My friend in ATL is saying there are already sending out notices and preparations for snow through many businesses and government offices even though they aren't reporting it just yet because they don't want to cause mass panic (ala the Snowmaggedon of 2014)

If we don't have race Sunday I'm gonna cry.
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It is being reported on TWC. I think any snow will be in the northern part of Atlanta. I don't know where the mayor is getting his weather report though. He thinks it is 100% going to snow in Atlanta. None of the reports I've read say that.
 
Im more concerned about whats going to happen a month or so from now if the cold holds up like it has been... only another 4 weeks until Martinsville.. how's West Virginia look? lol
 
I guess it makes a difference when the area isn't equipped to handle that sort of thing. Up here, we've been getting that kind of nuisance snow about every other day. Lately, we've been getting 8 or so inches of snow each weekend. I haven't seen my yard since early January.
 
Brent said:
People in the South need to chill! Atlanta is supposed to see what, an inch of snow? Like someone said, up until the GA/NC border, no one is supposed to see more than a couple of inches of snow.
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That's crippling weather down here.
 
Brent said:
People in the South need to chill! Atlanta is supposed to see what, an inch of snow? Like someone said, up until the GA/NC border, no one is supposed to see more than a couple of inches of snow.
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The south does not have the infrastructure to handle it...what do they have like one plow for the entire state?
 
SlicedBread22 said:
Im more concerned about whats going to happen a month or so from now if the cold holds up like it has been... only another 4 weeks until Martinsville.. how's West Virginia look? lol
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Still a month away from then. Average temps in Martinsville for that weekend are a high of the mid 60's and lows in the upper 30's. Once you get up to my seat location and factor in the wind on a 60 degree day, it takes us back down in the 40's. I will be prepared. Always am.
 
I think it's supposed to snow in my area on Monday so if they race gets postponed I may have the day off, but im getting really impatient for a race already.
 
Heard an interview with a rep from Goodyear this morning. It was said that Goodyear is bringing over 4000 tires to the track this weekend. This because of the anticipated NASCAR test and because of it being a triple header weekend. It was also said that they started mounting the tires for this weekends events early last week. That isn't the norm. Normally all the tires are mounted once they reach the track. In any event, there was a helluva lot of extra work that went into this weekend to get ready.
 
@bobpockrass

Around 40 degrees here at AMS. Natl Weather Service says mid-40s for test this afternoon. 2%chc rain. Fri-3%, Sat-13%, Sun-34%.
 
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