Bell will get my vote. I went the first two years but I think I'll just watch from home from here on out until NASCAR decides to take out the windshields, get wider tires, and Tony gets his crew and NASCAR away from this "dry-slick" mindset.
If that track was prepared the way it's suppose to be with those heavy trucks on the half mile it would be wild. Every truck would look like Larson's did last year
Originally Posted by Nate:
Bell will get my vote. I went the first two years but I think I'll just watch from home from here on out until NASCAR decides to take out the windshields, get wider tires, and Tony gets his crew and NASCAR away from this "dry-slick" mindset.
If that track was prepared the way it's suppose to be with those heavy trucks on the half mile it would be wild. Every truck would look like Larson's did last year
There is no way that you could prepare a high banked track like Eldora, do time trials, heats, last chance all in the daylight with 3400# trucks and expect to have a sticky track for the feature. The track would be like concrete and there isn't any equipment around that could re-farm the track in a timely fashion. If you were to try and water constantly between races there is no way the TV ratings would hold as the NAPCAR fans wouldn't tolerate the down time.
A hard, slick track is the best you're ever going to get because it's the most practical surface to fit the NASCAR template on TV. Not saying whether that's good or bad, but it is what it is.
Originally Posted by Spi-nex:
If you were to try and water constantly between races there is no way the TV ratings would hold as the NAPCAR fans wouldn't tolerate the down time.
If you've watched some of the races in the cup series the last few years, I think you could argue that watching them prep the track at Eldora would actually increase ratings when compared to the entertainment value of some of the racing. They've had some good events, but some of them are 3-4 hours of garbage.
On a related note, I would be interested in seeing more tracks use the prep habits between races that Oakshade uses. It does seem to create some good racing and a quality surface for the entire evening.
Originally Posted by hoosier race fan:
If you've watched some of the races in the cup series the last few years, I think you could argue that watching them prep the track at Eldora would actually increase ratings when compared to the entertainment value of some of the racing. They've had some good events, but some of them are 3-4 hours of garbage.
Oh agreed. Some of those races when they are all strung out all the way around a 2 mile track and everyone is single file, may as well be classified as down time. However trying to explain that rationally would be lost on a NAPCAR fan.
Originally Posted by Spi-nex:
There is no way that you could prepare a high banked track like Eldora, do time trials, heats, last chance all in the daylight with 3400# trucks and expect to have a sticky track for the feature. The track would be like concrete and there isn't any equipment around that could re-farm the track in a timely fashion. If you were to try and water constantly between races there is no way the TV ratings would hold as the NAPCAR fans wouldn't tolerate the down time.
A hard, slick track is the best you're ever going to get because it's the most practical surface to fit the NASCAR template on TV. Not saying whether that's good or bad, but it is what it is.
It's possible to RE-FARM the track in a timely fashion. Look at the BOON nationals in Iowa for the big modified race. They "Farm" the track in less than 15 min. every 7-8 races.. You can't tell me those yahoo's on tv can't find enough stuff to blow wind about in that time frame.. Lol
Originally Posted by Blitzman:
It's possible to RE-FARM the track in a timely fashion. Look at the BOON nationals in Iowa for the big modified race. They "Farm" the track in less than 15 min. every 7-8 races.. You can't tell me those yahoo's on tv can't find enough stuff to blow wind about in that time frame.. Lol
The difference with Boone (and yes I have been there watch their prep) is that they refarm the track BEFORE it gets hard. Once the track gets hard, that's it. You drag whatever piece of equipment you want over it and it won't penetrate the surface. That reason alone is why dirt tracks run at night...
