Originally Posted by Amzie:
It's not always a lack of water that causes the dust. Sometimes its the clay/dirt that makes up the track surface and I think the last batch of dirt they got at Eldora is horrible. They should also get rid of the sheep's foot roller. When you pack the track down like pavement the water can't sink in. Look at the racy tracks that don't get so dusty and don't turn slick/black early(Haubstadt, Bloomington, Kokomo) now think about the tracks that have all the little dimples all over the track when you get there(Eldora, Paragon, Kamp's) they're usually taking rubber and kicking up dust during hotlaps. Could you imagine Eldora covered in Bloomington red clay:eek:
Ever see that track come apart? I did at one kings royal where Earl had tried to make it tacky. Not a three foot high cushion but a 3ft wall of clay only 15ft off the bottom.
I've also seen the track go from dry slick before even hotlaps to boot sucking heavy in the span of a 25 lap feature at a anniversary race in 1999. A race that Bobby Allen won from about 15th spot as it was just getting tackier and tackier.
Sure Eldora could be tacky but just a little over watering and you wouldn't run on the track with BIGFOOT. Its a fine edge they haven't found yet and I think the clay might have something to do with it. I don't know.