How does Unadilla handle rain?

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Edited Date/Time 8/13/2021 7:12pm
Looks like some rain is coming in and wondered how the track handles rain?

Thu 12 - 90° /68° PM Thunderstorms 48% SW 11 mph

Fri 13 87°/63° PM Thunderstorms 41% SW 8 mph

Sat 14 - 74°/53° AM Showers 30% NW 10 mph
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Question 8/11/2021 5:53am
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Very well Woohoo It depends if it is biblical or not though Wink

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They have it figured out, the track will be in primo shape. I think the biggest issue from rain is more about the non-track surfaces at the facility.
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Question wrote:
Very well :woohoo: It depends if it is biblical or not though ;) [embed][/embed]

Very well Woohoo It depends if it is biblical or not though Wink

30% chance on Saturday? I'd start building the Ark now, because it's about to be all types of biblical there.
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Premix4Life 8/11/2021 7:08am
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Better get there early to avoid parking across the street on the hill. I've watched them slip and slide into other vehicles!
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All that can change by sat..weathermen are right...50% of the time...
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troymoto2 8/11/2021 7:13am
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Premix4Life wrote:
Better get there early to avoid parking across the street on the hill. I've watched them slip and slide into other vehicles!
I believe the primary parking will be on the south side of the track. They opened up a huge chunk of land a couple years ago so they shouldn't have to use the land across the street.
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ElliotB16 8/11/2021 7:33am
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Wow 30% chance of rain. Get ready for a mudda
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SKlein wrote:
30% chance on Saturday? I'd start building the Ark now, because it's about to be all types of biblical there.
Obviously never been there, the weather changes by the minute. Dilla is either a mud fest or hot as f***.
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People don’t understand how the weather is there without going there. Due to the landscape of the area, the weather changes constantly and without warning normally!
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greenmx5 8/11/2021 8:32am
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rryker wrote:
Looks like some rain is coming in and wondered how the track handles rain? Thu 12 - 90° /68° PM Thunderstorms 48% SW 11 mph Fri...
Looks like some rain is coming in and wondered how the track handles rain?

Thu 12 - 90° /68° PM Thunderstorms 48% SW 11 mph

Fri 13 87°/63° PM Thunderstorms 41% SW 8 mph

Sat 14 - 74°/53° AM Showers 30% NW 10 mph
It gets really wet.

30% from the weatherman in the northeast typically means no rain but is there Incase it does.
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LKHill 8/11/2021 8:34am
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Question wrote:
Very well :woohoo: It depends if it is biblical or not though ;) [embed][/embed]

Very well Woohoo It depends if it is biblical or not though Wink

I was there and it was...
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G-man 8/11/2021 11:35am
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Damnit!!!!
I am on my way there as I type this! Dry
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Spudnut 8/11/2021 11:37am
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G-man wrote:
Damnit!!!!
I am on my way there as I type this! Dry
Don’t vital and drive Tongue
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G-man 8/11/2021 11:39am
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Haha
At the St Louis Airport connection flight.
Thanks for the advice! Cheerful
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sandman768 8/11/2021 11:54am
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It’s in a valley. Sometimes the clouds just get stuck over the place & it rains heavy, but the track can handle a good amount of rain & still be epic if the rain stops. I have witnessed the track go from muddy hell to prime in a very short amount of time if the sun comes out. I don’t think I missed a Unadilla for like 25 years straight starting in the early 80”s. I wish they would bring back the GP race… loved seeing the Euro vs American riders on this track. I heard the bottled water will be 10$ and Coors lite warm cans will be 12.00 each… enjoy….
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Schu125 8/11/2021 1:06pm
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According to the Weather Channel app they're calling for a mix of sunshine and clouds, 24% chance of rain and a high of 74º. Should be perfect weather for the race!

Also if you're in the area a few days before be sure to check out Moto Mission's night of champions Thursday. Should be a pretty good turnout of local riders and privateers!
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jj welks 8/11/2021 2:56pm
8/11/2021 2:56pm Edited Date/Time 8/11/2021 3:15pm
Do the gates open at 7?

Nvm I found on their website (yes they do)
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tobz 8/11/2021 5:43pm
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I feel like we get told on vital that “this weekend will be a mudder” before nearly every round.Pinch
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Nairb#70 8/11/2021 5:50pm
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I think it was 2016, Marv won the 450 class. I witnessed more rain fall from the sky in a 12 hr period than at any other time in my life. And they ran all 4 motos.
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Nairb#70 wrote:
I think it was 2016, Marv won the 450 class. I witnessed more rain fall from the sky in a 12 hr period than at any...
I think it was 2016, Marv won the 450 class. I witnessed more rain fall from the sky in a 12 hr period than at any other time in my life. And they ran all 4 motos.
2018* And yea, that was kinda sloppy! :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrCfXyhN8Lw&t
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Chris_Buehler 8/11/2021 6:54pm
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Nairb#70 wrote:
I think it was 2016, Marv won the 450 class. I witnessed more rain fall from the sky in a 12 hr period than at any...
I think it was 2016, Marv won the 450 class. I witnessed more rain fall from the sky in a 12 hr period than at any other time in my life. And they ran all 4 motos.
In 2017 it was nice then storms moved in out of nowhere if I remember right. They had to shut it down for a minute because of lightning and shortened the second motos.
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mxrider641 8/11/2021 7:49pm
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It was 2017 when the rain really came down, day started nice, then got really ugly, like red flag the race ugly, some pictures from that day.






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Sully 8/11/2021 7:59pm
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mxrider641 wrote:
It was 2017 when the rain really came down, day started nice, then got really ugly, like red flag the race ugly, some pictures from that...
It was 2017 when the rain really came down, day started nice, then got really ugly, like red flag the race ugly, some pictures from that day.






Holy crap, that's some serious slop!

If it does rain this year, I hope they don't panic and pull Screw U out like they have in the past.
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mxrider641 8/12/2021 5:41am
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And as I look at 2018 pictures, rained pretty good that day as well.





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I.G. FILMS 8/12/2021 6:25am
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I know we have rain coming this weekend but the track looked perfect last night. It was raining this morning around 5AM but didn't last long.




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rryker wrote:
Looks like some rain is coming in and wondered how the track handles rain? Thu 12 - 90° /68° PM Thunderstorms 48% SW 11 mph Fri...
Looks like some rain is coming in and wondered how the track handles rain?

Thu 12 - 90° /68° PM Thunderstorms 48% SW 11 mph

Fri 13 87°/63° PM Thunderstorms 41% SW 8 mph

Sat 14 - 74°/53° AM Showers 30% NW 10 mph
It doesn't look like there is much rain coming but it is not a big deal at Unadilla. I've been going there since 1975 and many of the Trans-AMAs were October rain fests. (By the way thanks to the guy to let me stand under his scaffolding tower when I was a kid!) The only section of the track that I remember them them cutting off was the 'wall'. It was definitely slicker when the grass was high.


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G-man 8/12/2021 1:16pm
8/12/2021 1:16pm Edited Date/Time 8/13/2021 4:24pm
Doing the tourist thing and we crossed the Delaware River and stopped in at the Historic Black Bass Inn.


They also have a basement bar that was built in 1740!!! Woohoo

This is the main bar and the front portion is made in France from pewter. The Germans were melting everything for ammunition, so the BURIED it and unearthed when the war was over.



Basement bar


Question I have is I don't have access to a printer. If I purchase tickets on my phone is the ticket/barcode on the phone good enough?

Thanks



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munsch121 8/13/2021 11:04am
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rryker wrote:
Looks like some rain is coming in and wondered how the track handles rain? Thu 12 - 90° /68° PM Thunderstorms 48% SW 11 mph Fri...
Looks like some rain is coming in and wondered how the track handles rain?

Thu 12 - 90° /68° PM Thunderstorms 48% SW 11 mph

Fri 13 87°/63° PM Thunderstorms 41% SW 8 mph

Sat 14 - 74°/53° AM Showers 30% NW 10 mph
At the quad national the first pro motos were a quagmirex by the second motos the track was perfect. They ended up cancelling all sunday racing due to local flooding closing roadways......so the issue might not be the track.

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