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8/15/12, 6:29 PM   #21
Re: Aug. 18th Dick Gaines Memorial $3000/$300
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Allow me to add my 2 cents as a fan, which doesn't add up to much. I enjoy seeing single car qualifying as it is man(or woman) vs.the track. However, I can see how hot laps + qualifying(2 laps per car) can eat up a track come feature time. So if group qualifing is to be used, a cap of say, 4 cars would be easy enough as a fan to follow, and cars can be spread out enough to really give it their best run. Just a thought.

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ill take qualifying of any kind. it is such an important part of racing it takes less time to qualify than to clean up wrecks in the heats when u have guys 2 sec. slower starting in front.we went to lawrenceburg once this year and drew last in our heat. since i had never raced with these drivers before i did not no who was slow and who was fast. they droped the green and going in to turn one on the second lap i was in second slid in hard on bottom leader just changed lanes i was already sliding no way to stop we hit door to door. and i get sent to the tail for rough driving (first time ever in 28 years of racing) on the restart 3 cars get togather in front of me i get collected cost me 2000 $ in repairs. if we would have used r hot lap times i would not have been back there since we turned the fastest lap. and the track would have gotten alot more of my money by now cause we would have went back several times by now and i always bring atleast 8 to 10 pit passes with me. just venting a little lol
 
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8/15/12, 6:47 PM   #22
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I like group qualifying too, as long as there are not more than 4 or 5 cars and we can get 4 clean laps.

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8/15/12, 6:51 PM   #23
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yea brian, i gotta agree with you. you were pretty dam fast. you are fast enough to win a race at the burg. go and get it...
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8/16/12, 7:14 AM   #24
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2 more days, Been getting alot of calls, should be a great car count and a few surprises.
 
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8/16/12, 7:54 AM   #25
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2 more days, Been getting alot of calls, should be a great car count and a few surprises.
Surprise Dave we'll be there this weekend .
 
8/16/12, 7:57 AM   #26
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Surprise Dave we'll be there this weekend .
Thats Great!! we sure miss you guys!! see ya Saturday!!
 
8/16/12, 8:39 AM   #27
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Pissed I am gonna miss it! I have to move my daughter in to her dorm this weekend.
 
8/16/12, 3:42 PM   #28
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Pleased to announce Dickie Gaines will be racing at the Burg this saturday!!
 
8/16/12, 5:00 PM   #29
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No one is qualitying to my knowledge. I know that rutnamville is not. And you run there all the time. Hot laps just gives everyone a chance to see where they stand so they can adjust for heats. Most do a pill draw and it gives everyone the same chance period. Sorry Brian you got in a wreck and that sucks. And unfortunally that happens. And alot of people wreck and not just at Lawrenceburg.
 
8/16/12, 6:28 PM   #30
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I like Qualifying if a decent invert is made. However, I see no reason given sufficient number of laps (8) plus one per car that a rear starter can't advance. Its when they try to win it in the first lap that all the damage happens.
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