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With the record temps next week in Phoenix, it makes me curious how far away we are from this being the hottest national event ever? I know back in the day Topeka had a 105 degree air temps so we will likely beat that. What’s the hottest temps you can recall? So thankful NHRA is working on making big changes to the weekend schedule to try and avoid the heat!
 

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can recall water trucks hosing down track @ BIR one year. can't recall actual temps.
is nhra starting early and/or running late in AZ?
 
Official word from NHRA:
Friday qualifying will begin at 9:30 a.m. local time on Friday with Pro Stock, followed by Funny Car and Top Fuel. The second session is slated to start at 12 p.m.



On Saturday, Top Fuel will open the day at 10 a.m., followed by Funny Car and Pro Stock. The final qualifying session – as well as the finals of the first Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge bonus race of the season – is scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m. with Top Fuel.



Sunday eliminations will be bumped an hour earlier as well, with the first round of eliminations slated for 10 a.m. local time.
 
With the record temps next week in Phoenix, it makes me curious how far away we are from this being the hottest national event ever? I know back in the day Topeka had a 105 degree air temps so we will likely beat that. What’s the hottest temps you can recall? So thankful NHRA is working on making big changes to the weekend schedule to try and avoid the heat!
they should run it at night
 
Maybe NHRA should've thought about AZ weather before they scheduled it.
Average temperatures in Phoenix this time of year are mid to high 70s. The temperature last year on March 20th was 77 degrees. I know it's expected that NHRA be able to foresee every possible circumstance and have a contingency plan for every possible situation, but maybe we should draw the line at being able to predict the weather 6 months in advance.
 
Average temperatures in Phoenix this time of year are mid to high 70s. The temperature last year on March 20th was 77 degrees. I know it's expected that NHRA be able to foresee every possible circumstance and have a contingency plan for every possible situation, but maybe we should draw the line at being able to predict the weather 6 months in advance.
I lived in Phoenix for 10 years I know how the weather is.
And maybe go back to the schedule of a few years ago.
 
Have tickets for the air show Saturday and NHRA Sunday was planning on 70's. maybe 80's not over 100................Wife hates the heat might stay home and sit in the oven instead.
 
Figured something was going to change but I thought it would be pushed back the other way and maybe some night racing. Personally Friday's start times are perfect for me because I can go straight from work watch both sessions and be back on my side of town before rush hour, maybe even sneak over towards Luke AFB and watch the Thunderbirds perform. As much as it benefits me, It sucks for a lot of others because that probably shuts them out of going Friday.

As far as weather goes, its unfortunate but we have been very lucky the last three years since being moved off our February date with pretty dam good weather, I think last years Sunday was the only really warm day but it was not even "that bad". We did not have any sort of winter this year and we are paying for it with some nasty February/March weather. This summer is going to be brutal. Hopefully the rumors of the schedule going back to pre-covid normal for next year is true, although I think I've heard that the last couple years.
 
There was a divisional race here a few years ago that they had to stop between 1-6pm every day because it was 110+. They even took the water truck and sprayed down the track and then re-prepped for the night half of racing each day. I was down at Cocopah in Yuma when it was 120, tried to run some hot laps and could not keep any moisture in the track and pushed everything back a few hours.

My favorite "heat story" was when I took your dad to Denver and the first day we got there I was helping push his wheelchair up the hill on the south side behind the entrance to the staging lanes. Well the last time I was there I was ten years younger and probably 40 lbs lighter so I did not think it would be a challenge. I was wrong, my fatass what out of breath and worn out. Also funny story from that weekend, I forgot what day it was but we were heading back to my truck and I remember there was a hill section that led to the parking lot and I thought he was goofing off and "drifting" his wheelchair well turns out he was actually sliding down and could not control it, he ended up ramming into my tire. After I made sure he was ok, he said, "I did not know if you were able to catch me so I aimed for the tire". I joked with him next time aim for the body because we need the tire to get home, I'm ok with a dented body...
 

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