I remember that night Bland hit that front stretch wall in the black and yellow #2. Damn that was a hard hit!
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Originally Posted by treecitytornado:
I remember that night Bland hit that front stretch wall in the black and yellow #2. Damn that was a hard hit!
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Remember that well too. First zig zag sprint I've seen.

But the new track tears up the equipment........................

Thats one wreck I remember vividly from the old fairgrounds track, Although i can't say exactly when. Im sure it was a Mel track at the time.
Bland came off turn four on a wheelie and set it down about five feet before the front straight wall. The car just kinda zig-zaged accordion style. He was bruised up by the belts pretty bad but ok.

What exactly is a "mel track"?
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Suck your shoes off super tacky. However I was more talking about the time frame. Late 80s?

Sounds like a pretty sweet track to me!
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Originally Posted by smokejohnson:
Sounds like a pretty sweet track to me!
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It was. Ahhhh- the memories.

Wait a minute- sometimes I had troubles with the memories the next morning!

Charles do u remember the night Kim West went out of the park in turn one?
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Originally Posted by treecitytornado:
Charles do u remember the night Kim West went out of the park in turn one?
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Nope but the name is familiar. The car isn't. I remember Andy Stapp going out of one

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kim drove a blue #73. he had pretty good stuff. he was wild. tom bipes went out in 1 in the orange and white #80.

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I remember Tommy Bipes in the orange 80, Who was that, that took down the light string hanging across three?

Another one I vividly remember was 13yr old Jeff Gordon in the backup to Kelly Kinser #20 Stropahl Car going through one and two in holt laps then jumping off three and going through the pits at a good clip. Did it again in the heat and they parked him.