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I am talking more about the cost of switching to ethanol When they quit giving it for free I am hearing 7 dollars a gallon

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This is a thread about Bubba, not ethanol. Ethanol was done ad nausem on another thread a few weeks back.

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you must have walked the parking lot early, i saw alot of great plates
ohio.
ind.
ill.
massachuetts
maine
la.
pa.
florida

all the people were not from out of state:14:

we know good racing,we don't know good track owner's :7:

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No matter how they do it, they would be stooping to this guy's level, if they respond to this controversy he's created, in any way. Bubba is a professional cheap shot artist, who creates controversy for a living. It's what he did when he was here in Terre Haute and what has gotten him fired from several of the jobs that he's had. The best thing USAC can do is learn their lesson, let this guy say what he wants to say, in his little corner of the world and not be associated with him in the future. The thing that makes him look real silly, in this situation, is that he decided to go after a guy (BC) that everybody in our part of the racing world knows to be a stand-up guy and a proven champion.

Jerry

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Of course I wasn't privy to the dialog that took place among the racers, USAC and track management. I will say however, that if these two factions can't come to an amicable resolution it will be a loss to all involved.

The racing in the heat races on Thursday evening were like 8 lap brawls and the A-main on Saturday evening was better than we could possibly expect. It was the type of 30 lap race that any fan that takes the time and spends their money for this type of entertainment could hope to see. It's as if these cars are tailor made for this track.

We thought the crowd on hand for the Thursday evening show was very surprising considering it was a weeknight. We can only speculate what size crowd would have ultimately gathered for Friday evenings action, but the crowd Saturday evening was such that all parties involved should have made money and plenty of it, and that was despite bone chilling temps and near gale force winds.

If this love sponge character can have a similar series of races involving another sanction and type of racecar that can draw as good or better crowd than what was on hand Saturday night then I'd say have at it. I know I'm overtly partial but I believe that to be true.

Given the potential this deal has for USAC along with the track it would seem more than logical that they put this dust up aside and look toward maintaining this deal in the future. I promise we'll make the trip down if at all possible.

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Eckert's Blog.
Bubba's Winter Games.
http://www.sprintcarstats.com/news/?i=10261

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Hey, I was from NJ but my rental said FLA I had a good time except for the rain.

Later, JERSEY

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Telling Bubba how you feel won't fix it. He's loving the controversy. Telling these will.
http://www.bubbaracewaypark.com/track-supporters

Is that the track Bubba gave them or is that the track USAC wanted. Was at Lincoln in PA the last 2 years and the track was junk. Lernerville last year-junk. Was at LPS in Sept of '10 and that track was junk also. Seems to me that's what USAC wants. Notice no Lernerville or Lincoln on the schedule this year. Guess they're not going to deal with USAC's BS anymore. Way too many officials in USAC also. No wonder the sanctioning fees are so high. You have to pay all the officials to stand around.

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Were you there? The complaint was the track was too wet. Not going to have that problem in PA.

Actually that was their complaint at Big Diamond a few years ago. They weren't going to run because Big D watered. USAC has always been a bit arrogant. At least they had some leverage when they brought Indy drivers with them. Their product is second to none but their management leaves a lot to be desired.

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Unfortunately, we saw both ends of the spectrum when it came to track conditions at Ocala. Thursday night was so black slick that nobody could pass after a handful of laps in the feature. Saturday was so tacky and fast that the cushion never was pushed up to allow passing. Friday was going to be a great track before Mother Nature Intervened. I am pretty sure that the extra water Saturday was probably added to try to keep the track from getting so black and killing everybody's tires.
I don't think that in today's tough economy, 1 track promoter should resort to all of the negative press about a sanctioning body. Every type of car brings their own group of dedicated fans and drivers. I came from Indiana like many others did. I have a certain amount of disposable income to spend on entertainment as I am sure many others do. I love watching non-wing sprints but, I expect to see a quality show for my money. I would think that Bubba would be trying to bend over backwards to try to keep USAC and it's fans happy. If it weren't for the fans sitting in the bleachers buying his $3 hot dogs and $3 sodas he would have nothing.
Overall I had a good time in Florida but, if Bubba doesn't want to make things right then, I can go to a different track next Feb. in Florida or save my money to give to a track in Indiana in the summer. I don't feel that any of this is good for the sport and unfortunately, Bubba has access to the airwaves to preach to his minions and influence things. I don't think anybody is going to come out a winner on this one. J.M.O.

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It's hard to figure out what to believe and what not to in this deal. There is always 3 sides to every story with the truth being the 3rd side.

Been talking to some late model guys that went to the Sunshine State and USAC, along with many of it's sprint car teams, whether justifiable or not, are being portrayed as a bunch of cry baby a$$holes that no one can please or get along with.

Whether this is true or not is up for interpretation. I do know this, if USAC erred on the side of putting too much water on the track to avoid the conditions in the feature similar to what they ran their A-main on Thursday evening then I'd say I'll take that error in judgement every time even though it was cold as a well diggers arse.

I also believe they (USAC) are doing the right thing by maintaining their silence in this matter. As Jerry already has eluded to, if you get in a pi$$ing match with a skunk you surely gonna' come out smellin' bad regardless if your right or wrong.

Shake em and put em away.lol......lets go racin

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The thing that irks me in the whole deal is. 30 teams, NONE local hauled 1000 miles to race there and possibly turn a buck for Bubba and USAC, Guarantee you not one of those teams CLEARED A DIME!

USAC can confer with its teams if it wants but what Bubba tweeted about teams and their members was total CRAP IMHO and doesn't deserve to get a car on his track, no matter how good or bad it is.


If he wants to say it to their face, thats fine by me, THAT AT LEAST IS BEING A *MAN*

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Just watched the Tanner Swanson video and I thought the Saturday night track looked great. There looked like 3 car widths of track at least below the cushion. Heard the same complaints about the last race at THAT. If the cushion had pushed up much higher there they would've been out in the parking lot. I deduct that SOME PEOPLE WILL COMPLAIN NO MATTER WHAT.

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F Bubba and bring the season opening USAC Sprint Car/Midget double header back to the PAS ! !

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:27:I talked to some guys who were at Ocala with the late models this past weekend and there was a lotta' "stuff" bein' bandied around the pits and such.

Just how much of this "stuff" is true and how much is just people flappin' their gums just to hear themselves remains an unanswered question.

One thing is for sure, USAC is getting a large ration of bad pub' outa' this deal. I personally have thought up 'till now that USAC shouldn't get down in the mud over this but at some point they may need to calmly and directly set the record straight if in fact there is a lot of misinformation being tossed around.

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I was thinking along this same line. Only my venue would selfishly be Canyon Speedway Park! USAC,is there a reason you need to be in Florida? :11:

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Cactus > Palm Tree

I still stand by my statement that USAC needs to come out and say something.

Lets be honest, usac doesnt have the greatest reputation anymore with a lot of people, and this sort of thing doesnt help. When trying to grow a brand, you cant have a baboon running his mouth about things that arent true. If you have nothing to hide, state the facts and move on. But right now with this stuff still floating around, its there. Sitting in the corner with your mouth shut to me makes it seem like there is something to hide. Just my thoughts.

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You can stand by whatever you want, doesnt mean that it means anything. By continuing this thread you are just helping the idiot get more publicity which was his intent in the 1st place. USAC owes no one an explanation. BTW if you have "nothing to hide" then why dont you post your name on all your posts? Or are you hiding something? I suppose you can stay home from the USAC races this summer if you feel that strongly about it.

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Of course, Jerry, you are right about "this part of the world." But, he is selling to an audience in another part of the world. What he is selling is not good. I wasn't there so all I know is what I am being told by others. That's the same for anyone who does not know the facts. And, that's a big problem with the internet.

My name is Billy Rowlee from Liberty, In. If you would like my phone number and address ill be more than happy to give it to you.

I haven't said a cross word about uaac, or anybody but Bubba, Im just interested in what happened. Im not are why you have singled me out as Im not the only one with this opinion. Sorry that i rubbed you the wrong way.

Oh, i will still be going to a few usac races this season when Im not racing myself of traveling around with a friends sprint car along with our late model.

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This isn't over yet?

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