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August 09, 2010 at
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August 09, 2010 at
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I hope everybody that is staying up around des moines got back to their hotel safely tonight. We got caught in a nasty storm and had to get off 65 and sit under a bridge for a while, it was raining so hard and lightening so much I couldnt see anything! after being stopped for about 40 minutes finally made it back to the hotel
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August 09, 2010 at
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Welcome to Iowa. Our weather? Give it 5 minutes, it'll change.
Bye bye, Hardhat!
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August 09, 2010 at
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Posted By: dahlfans on August 09 2010 at 12:20:04 AM
Welcome to Iowa. Our weather? Give it 5 minutes, it'll change.
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People say that everywhere.
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August 09, 2010 at
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I thought that was Melbourne Australia's trade mark: 4 seasons in one day.
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August 09, 2010 at
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It's gettin' after it here in Knoxville as I type this....Been going four over an hour now and seems to be getting it's 2nd wind now. I just hope it helps to cool it off for tomorrow @ Osky, it was freaking miserable here today/night.
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August 09, 2010 at
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Posted By: Rogue-9 on August 09 2010 at 12:28:43 AM
People say that everywhere.
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Not every where, here we have 5 seasons in one hour.
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August 09, 2010 at
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I drove home back to Lincoln NE in that storm saw many folks pull off to the side of the road but I had to keep on truckin and I do belive that I have lightning bolts burned into my retnas now though!
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August 09, 2010 at
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Rain all it wants.. just get that s*it outta the system before Wednesday! We are due for a Nationals that runs all four shows in a four day stretch with each event being at night.
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August 09, 2010 at
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Made it back to the hotel in West Des Moines just before it let go...stormed for over two hours...the storms here are amazing!!
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August 09, 2010 at
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We got a little over 4 inches of rain in Albia last night. Does anyone know how much Osky got?
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August 09, 2010 at
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Posted By: mark simms on August 09 2010 at 09:46:16 AM
We got a little over 4 inches of rain in Albia last night. Does anyone know how much Osky got?
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I think we got ALOT. :P ..... I'm not sure how the trailers in the pits will work tonight. It will be very hot and humid as I believe there will be a heat advisory today.
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August 09, 2010 at
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Couple years ago I remember all the trailers being lined up along the streets with teams getting ready right in front of people's houses. Rain made the pit area unwalkable, let alone undriveable. They also scrapped the track like crazy just to get the races in and the track basically had an inside wall and an outside wall. They skipped the king of the hill races and did a pill draw, where "somehow" Schatz won and accepted the challenge only to break.
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August 09, 2010 at
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Kellogg between Newton and Pella ..3.77 inches in my gauge ... It was like when it couldn't storm any harder ... it did.
Kids haven't jumped in our bed for a few years ... that lightning and thunder this morning took care of their 'bravery.'
Dog wasn't far behind ... good thing it isn't on slats.
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August 09, 2010 at
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OH, IT NEVER RAINS IN SUNNY CALIFORNIA!!! 
TSA...It's not a GROPE...it's a Freedom Pat!
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August 09, 2010 at
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Posted By: Dude Fan on August 09 2010 at 07:47:21 AM
Rain all it wants.. just get that s*it outta the system before Wednesday! We are due for a Nationals that runs all four shows in a four day stretch with each event being at night.
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the way it looks now, i would say we have a good chance of all four days running as scheduled. all of the weather stations are starting to be in some agreement of the general pattern of this weeks weather. it looks as though the most unsettled weather will remain through wednesday morning and the chances of rain either disappear or lessen significantly the following 2 to 3 days. (depending on who you listen to) the amount of rain potential is also significantly lower than the last 3-4 days. it looks like the slight chances of rain on thursday and friday are for the over night hours and the chance for rain (right now) for saturday looks to be the daytime. lets keep our fingers crossed. doesnt look to be as bad as forecast for last year or the dreadful 2005 edition.
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August 09, 2010 at
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2005 ... yikes... that was bad and good. Mostly because they kept trying and trying and we kept sitting and sitting. Then there was the track record fiasco ... which doesn't matter now. Got through 4 heats and were in the 5th on Thursday, then rained out and reran EVERYTHING the next night. Time trials were .8 slower. Then Friday and Saturday shows were run on Sunday...that year is definitely one for Knoxville story tellers. I will talk about that week 25 years from now. Kraig Kinser won that Sunday, there are more stories than I have time for.
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August 09, 2010 at
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I hope it isnt like 05'... That was my first time @ Nationals.. Ill be back on Tuesday evening for my 2nd Nationals.. If it turns out like 05', I dont think Ill be allowed back...lol
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August 09, 2010 at
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Posted By: blitzman on August 09 2010 at 06:26:08 PM
I hope it isnt like 05'... That was my first time @ Nationals.. Ill be back on Tuesday evening for my 2nd Nationals.. If it turns out like 05', I dont think Ill be allowed back...lol
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Sooooooooooo you are to blame????? My first year was 1991, and got rained out the first day also. Happens to the best of us. I've been through many rain outs over the last 19 years.
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August 09, 2010 at
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Posted By: blitzman on August 09 2010 at 06:26:08 PM
I hope it isnt like 05'... That was my first time @ Nationals.. Ill be back on Tuesday evening for my 2nd Nationals.. If it turns out like 05', I dont think Ill be allowed back...lol
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2005 steve king got hurt opening night and passed away my boys first nationals,
it was warm after the rain i remeber that. good racing under the circumstances.
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August 10, 2010 at
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Posted By: jwerkman on August 09 2010 at 07:59:09 PM
2005 steve king got hurt opening night and passed away my boys first nationals,
it was warm after the rain i remeber that. good racing under the circumstances.
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Steve King passed away in 2006.
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