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18degrees
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 1021 Location: metro STL area, ILLINois
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 2:55 am Post subject: As the world (kinda) gets back into live racing... |
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... is anyone planning on attending any races?
This Sunday June 7 the wife and I have tickets to see USAC sprint cars and UMP modifieds at Federated Auto Parts I-55 Raceway in Pevely, MO. I can’t wait!
They are only selling 1200 tickets for the race, so there will be some sort of social distancing in place. Hopefully I can pick up a Chris Windom shirt, the last USAC race i went to (indoor midgets in DuQuoin IL back in March) had very little in the way of merch. Can’t wait to get some dirt “flavor crystals” in my Budweiser! _________________ ON DECK/IN THE WORKS: too many started to list...
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BW
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 218 Location: Lick Creek, Alabama
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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My local short track (Sayre Speedway) is waiting on the county's heath officer to give them the ok to open for racing. Our state (Alabama) governor has given the ok but our over-reaching, as well as non-elected, county health officer is being a weenie and is not allowing any spectator sports events. He's waiting two more weeks to make a decision. He has come under fire for making this decision without any scientific or logical reasoning. He's apparently part of the "left leaning" hand-wringing liberal officials that like to impose their "authority" on our county citizens. Hopefully, we'll start racing in a couple weeks. |
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Mack
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 732 Location: deep south
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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Huntsville (Al) Speedway ran Saturday night. Over 4000 in the stands. Huge crowd. I didn't go. My cousin sent pics. Unreal crowd. _________________ life is hard, it's harder when you're stupid. John Wayne |
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BW
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 218 Location: Lick Creek, Alabama
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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Mack wrote: | Huntsville (Al) Speedway ran Saturday night. Over 4000 in the stands. Huge crowd. I didn't go. My cousin sent pics. Unreal crowd. |
Yeah I heard about Huntsville Mack. Good to hear! I have a feeling that Sayre Speedway will be standing room only the first night it opens. I know Sayre has had several test days at the speedway and they've had overcrowded pits with huge car counts each time. The track owners spent the entire off-season upgrading the facilities and are anxious to begin their season.
-Bobby |
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odcics2
Joined: 09 Feb 2018 Posts: 283
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 6:39 am Post subject: |
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Let's go racin' boys! |
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George Andrews
Joined: 30 Jan 2018 Posts: 460
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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Hoping the NASCAR -- OOPS !!! I mean ARCA West Series will be able to run at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA., on August. Only one race run so far in the West Series in 2020, at The Bullring in Las Vegas.
From the ARCA & NASCAR websites, it looks like the Sonoma Race weekend has been cancelled outright. A shame, as the West Race on Saturday is always good exposure for the Series. |
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HurricaneDave3
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 304 Location: Allentown, PA
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:15 am Post subject: |
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I'm not sure if my local track (Grandview Speedway) in PA is opened yet, I should look into it. I just looked, they have been open for racing. I just assumed they would be closed with all the state closings. _________________ Would love to have time to finish but I have kids:
Dillon Jack Daniels Camaro
Moroso Olds (done, FINALLY!!!)
Richmond purple Uno Buick (done)
Andretti Carfax Impala
LePage Patron Charger
Green Timberwolf Monte
150+ other NASCAR kits |
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StuBeck
Joined: 12 Feb 2019 Posts: 20
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:35 am Post subject: |
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Not at the moment, but maybe this fall. NYS isn't allowing fans at tracks for the moment, and we've stayed home for so long I'd like to just finish the job before getting back out and having numbers go back up. |
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18degrees
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 1021 Location: metro STL area, ILLINois
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 9:02 am Post subject: |
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Sooooo... the race was standard bad-*ss Pevely stuff. 40+ cars in each class.
What amazed me was that only one or two drivers had merch for sale, so no Windom shirt for me. I wonder if your average USAC fans don’t buy stuff... if you go to an Outlaws show, big late model show, or even a local night, EVERYONE is selling shirts and stickers out of their trailers. _________________ ON DECK/IN THE WORKS: too many started to list...
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Racer14
Joined: 13 Feb 2018 Posts: 282 Location: Rockford, IL
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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Rockford (IL) speedway is scheduled to run Saturday night with spectators assuming Illinois goes to phase 4. |
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BW
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 218 Location: Lick Creek, Alabama
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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Attended first race night last Saturday at Sayre Speedway. Great crowd! Almost standing room only. Great races in all the classes. It felt good to have the ringing in my ears and the burnt rubber up the nose again! (Well, almost. )
Late Model Feature Winner: Gary Sanford. He was SUPER FAST!
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-Bobby |
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bangor boy
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 451
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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Better go fast, them racers. And go smart and safe, you fans.
Covid-19 moving faster in Alabama. Up to 1,000 new confirmed cases a day now.
Go, go.
Go Carefully
Go
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starwalker
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 6
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:19 pm Post subject: Crawford County Speedway is racing |
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Just north of Van Buren, Arkansas, a short dirt track where both Mark Martin and Rusty Wallace raced at one time or another as youngsters, has been racing under social distancing guidelines (whatever that means since I haven't attended any races and probably won't as we're being careful). |
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odcics2
Joined: 09 Feb 2018 Posts: 283
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:33 am Post subject: |
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Read today that Jimmie Johnson has it along with his wife. He's missing the Indy race today.
On a side note:
A bunch of Pence secret service guys got it and a couple of his aids.
Trump Jr's girlfriend has it. |
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