MTQRL at Marion County Fair Monday July 26th

767 · 7/26/10, 2:30 PM

Good luck to everyone tonight. Going to be there to check out the track to get ready for our big front wheel drive race this fall.

TQ29m · 7/27/10, 8:08 PM

Did you make it, 767? Hopefully we can have the track in better shape next time, took the drivers a while to figure out a line around that steak plate shape, then the dust set in, but there is always a learning curve for a new track. We didn't get much damage, luckily, I know not how or why, just glad we didn't! Bob

767 · 7/28/10, 8:33 AM

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Originally Posted by TQ29m

Did you make it, 767? Hopefully we can have the track in better shape next time, took the drivers a while to figure out a line around that steak plate shape, then the dust set in, but there is always a learning curve for a new track. We didn't get much damage, luckily, I know not how or why, just glad we didn't! Bob

No I did not, my baby sitter ended up not working out. 5 month old is not ready for the dirt just yet. Did the track stay wide or was it 1 lane? At our last enduro we had 50 cars show up. Not sure we can fit them all on this track, but I bet it would be interesting :2:. Glad you guys had a decent car count. Did the fans show up?

TQ29m · 7/28/10, 9:31 AM

Track was a one liner, grandstand crowd was decent, don't know how long it had been since they'd had any rain, or what kind of equipment they had to work with, other than a couple of water wagons, can't say the racing was all that bad, just coulda used more water down low, they must really prep it for the cycle shows, and I'm not sure they advertised very well, plus the track is not central to the fairgrounds, maybe when we go back, things will be better, sometimes it's hard to draw against a fair, guess we'll see. Bob

767 · 7/28/10, 10:16 AM

Ya you guys really needed a local class to run with you to help bring in the fans. Many people do not know what these cars are. Not to mention, the fair has not really had any racing the last several years. The more people you can get involved with the event, the more fans it will drawl. As far as track prep, they do not have much equipment. I will be promoting the derby Friday and Saturday, and they need more equipment for those events. I think all they did for the bikes was put some water down (I could be wrong, never seen a race). Just glad someone is using the track. Always thought it would be a fun place to run.

7/27/10, 8:08 PM	#12 Re: MTQRL at Marion County Fair Monday July 2
TQ29m Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,648	Did you make it, 767? Hopefully we can have the track in better shape next time, took the drivers a while to figure out a line around that steak plate shape, then the dust set in, but there is always a learning curve for a new track. We didn't get much damage, luckily, I know not how or why, just glad we didn't! Bob __________________ "Being old, isn't half as much fun, as getting there"! Ole Robert I!

7/28/10, 9:31 AM	#14 Re: MTQRL at Marion County Fair Monday July 2
TQ29m Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,648	Track was a one liner, grandstand crowd was decent, don't know how long it had been since they'd had any rain, or what kind of equipment they had to work with, other than a couple of water wagons, can't say the racing was all that bad, just coulda used more water down low, they must really prep it for the cycle shows, and I'm not sure they advertised very well, plus the track is not central to the fairgrounds, maybe when we go back, things will be better, sometimes it's hard to draw against a fair, guess we'll see. Bob __________________ "Being old, isn't half as much fun, as getting there"! Ole Robert I!

7/26/10, 2:30 PM	#11 Re: MTQRL at Marion County Fair Monday July 2
767 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,147	Good luck to everyone tonight. Going to be there to check out the track to get ready for our big front wheel drive race this fall.

7/28/10, 10:16 AM	#15 Re: MTQRL at Marion County Fair Monday July 2
767 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,147	Ya you guys really needed a local class to run with you to help bring in the fans. Many people do not know what these cars are. Not to mention, the fair has not really had any racing the last several years. The more people you can get involved with the event, the more fans it will drawl. As far as track prep, they do not have much equipment. I will be promoting the derby Friday and Saturday, and they need more equipment for those events. I think all they did for the bikes was put some water down (I could be wrong, never seen a race). Just glad someone is using the track. Always thought it would be a fun place to run.