'Burg car count

Dyno Don · 6/15/09, 2:53 PM

Does anybody know why there was such a small car count at The 'Burg on Saturday night?

Midget week and only 28 Midgets. Support series of Sprints count of 23 and 19 Mini Sprints.

Bloomington had 38 Midgets and 37 Sprints.

Kokomo had 30 plus Midgets. And I do not know how many cars ran their feature only thing.

Do the race teams have a thing against The 'Burg?

dshort36 · 6/15/09, 3:29 PM

No racing room...... tires need to be moved down 10 ft....running the midgets first put a cushion in the middle of what little room there is to race.... dont know why they dont give us all of the track to race on. saving it for another year i guess.... no racing room , fast track, equals bad accidents....... my opinion

jjones776 · 6/15/09, 3:29 PM

it had to be because of all those bikers out front. i think a lot of race teams turned around and went home when they heard or saw that.

mowerman · 6/15/09, 3:38 PM

They were scared off by the big bad biker dudes. Just like you dyno doo.

slide22 · 6/15/09, 3:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dshort36

No racing room...... tires need to be moved down 10 ft....running the midgets first put a cushion in the middle of what little room there is to race.... dont know why they dont give us all of the track to race on. saving it for another year i guess.... no racing room , fast track, equals bad accidents....... my opinion

I like that idea. Would give more of a flat on the bottom to let the cars cut the corners more. Right now the flat on the banking is too short and too close to where the banking starts.

itsanonwingthing · 6/15/09, 3:40 PM

damn Motorcycle Gangs and their charity events are keepin them away!!

http://www.afr1982.org/

$$$$$$$
racing surface too narrow, spread out racing, cars pinched off in 2 & 4, good chance with a wreck, you'll be taking your car home in a box (maybe the driver to). Could have built a much more racing friendly track with all the same stands etc.. Put Kokomo, or Vermilion County in there with L'burg's current clay, and you would see some great competitive/closer racing. Just wasn't in the cards I guess, and it is to late now. It is what it is!

Shawn · 6/15/09, 3:54 PM

Wow, it sure didn't take long for others to jump in and share the same thoughts that I had. Actually, a few of my thoughts...

First, the motorcycle situation most certainly takes the cake.

I also agree that tires should be moved in, maybe near the grass. There's a lot of room down there that's not being used, but I think could be and should be. It was my first visit to the track since the new configuration, but that was the first thing I noticed. Just a thought, not being a critic and I know the crew puts in a lot of hard work...

slide22 · 6/15/09, 3:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawn

Wow, it sure didn't take long for others to jump in and share the same thoughts that I had. Actually, a few of my thoughts...

First, the motorcycle situation most certainly takes the cake.

I also agree that tires should be moved in, maybe near the grass. There's a lot of room down there that's not being used, but I think could be and should be. It was my first visit to the track since the new configuration, but that was the first thing I noticed. Just a thought, not being a critic and I know the crew puts in a lot of hard work...

Normally the track isn't that narrow, but the midgets running 1st kept the cushion pretty low.

PJ Wright · 6/15/09, 3:58 PM

I read on the HD forum that many bikers turned around and left when they heard dyno don was going to be there.:2:

smith19 · 6/15/09, 4:16 PM

i wish they would have built a 1/10 mile track that way the raceing would be even closer than all the 1/4 mile tracks in indiana. also i didn't hear one person complain about the raceing in the feature. good cars that were in the back had no problem coming to the front in the sprintcar feature.

6/15/09, 3:40 PM	#6 Re: 'Burg car count
itsanonwingthing Senior Member Race Count This Year: 00 Race Count Last Year: 62 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 679	damn Motorcycle Gangs and their charity events are keepin them away!! http://www.afr1982.org/ $$$$$$$ racing surface too narrow, spread out racing, cars pinched off in 2 & 4, good chance with a wreck, you'll be taking your car home in a box (maybe the driver to). Could have built a much more racing friendly track with all the same stands etc.. Put Kokomo, or Vermilion County in there with L'burg's current clay, and you would see some great competitive/closer racing. Just wasn't in the cards I guess, and it is to late now. It is what it is! __________________ Keith Wendel It's a Non Wing thing,.......you wouldn't understand! USAC Record Book

6/15/09, 2:53 PM	#1 'Burg car count
Dyno Don Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 579	Does anybody know why there was such a small car count at The 'Burg on Saturday night? Midget week and only 28 Midgets. Support series of Sprints count of 23 and 19 Mini Sprints. Bloomington had 38 Midgets and 37 Sprints. Kokomo had 30 plus Midgets. And I do not know how many cars ran their feature only thing. Do the race teams have a thing against The 'Burg?

6/15/09, 3:29 PM	#2 Re: 'Burg car count
dshort36 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,206	No racing room...... tires need to be moved down 10 ft....running the midgets first put a cushion in the middle of what little room there is to race.... dont know why they dont give us all of the track to race on. saving it for another year i guess.... no racing room , fast track, equals bad accidents....... my opinion

6/15/09, 3:29 PM	#3 Re: 'Burg car count
jjones776 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 251	it had to be because of all those bikers out front. i think a lot of race teams turned around and went home when they heard or saw that.

6/15/09, 3:38 PM	#4 Re: 'Burg car count
mowerman Senior Member Race Count This Year: 13 Race Count Last Year: 87 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,553	They were scared off by the big bad biker dudes. Just like you dyno doo.

6/15/09, 3:54 PM	#7 Re: 'Burg Car Count
Shawn Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 452	Wow, it sure didn't take long for others to jump in and share the same thoughts that I had. Actually, a few of my thoughts... First, the motorcycle situation most certainly takes the cake. I also agree that tires should be moved in, maybe near the grass. There's a lot of room down there that's not being used, but I think could be and should be. It was my first visit to the track since the new configuration, but that was the first thing I noticed. Just a thought, not being a critic and I know the crew puts in a lot of hard work...

6/15/09, 3:58 PM	#9 Re: 'Burg car count
PJ Wright Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,093	I read on the HD forum that many bikers turned around and left when they heard dyno don was going to be there.:2:

6/15/09, 4:16 PM	#10 Re: 'Burg car count
smith19 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,941	i wish they would have built a 1/10 mile track that way the raceing would be even closer than all the 1/4 mile tracks in indiana. also i didn't hear one person complain about the raceing in the feature. good cars that were in the back had no problem coming to the front in the sprintcar feature.