[miledirt]

Originally Posted by axsom#11 Come on now people , you talk all winter about how great it is that the THAT track is racing , and we all knew it had rain and was raining . I was in the pits with a race car and did get worn down , but they got most of the racing in . You knew it would be a long night , IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT STAY AT HOME IN THE RECLINER , AND GROW OLD . come on people its racing it happens. We love the track and the racing there so lets not grump about it . Please someone on this board be positive about something . We all love racing on here . SORRY to @#!*% about this , but they did get to race some and that is what we LIVE FOR , DON'T WE . most of the people on here are all right , lets not cry about it , We should be having a great night at the Track visiting with freinds and family and enjoying a little racing . I'm over my grump . so have at me and my post . BUT THEY RACED AND IT WAS A BLAZING FAST TRACK. And Stans the man Stanbrough , it was fun watching him pack that front left wheel like no one can at that speed . and make it look easy. Thanks and God bless.

Good post.... everyone knew what they were getting into last night
I thought all things considered, they did a good job getting the show in

[popham]

I was there and like they said above the track for the feature was as fast as I have ever seen it, the speeds that they were entering the turns was similar to the wing cars. Sure would have been nice to seen more prep put into packing the track. Alot of equipment just sat in the pits that should of been on the track from the begining, and when they let the spectators pack the track that helped. However it was worth it in the end, alot of organiztions would have bailed out early on and that would have left us at home ******** about that, THAT made the right decision in the end, and THANK YOU to who ever let them run past the curfew.

[hoosier sprinter]

Originally Posted by Indy1808 I'm glad I didn't make the trip. I had some friends that did & called me at 9:45 to tell me they still hadn't run anything yet. I must say, when this group took over this track and listening to all their babble about the history & getting back to the good old tradition of the action track of the Terre Haute we all once knew and loved, I'll admit, I was greatly encouraged. However, as someone joked earlier it appears we have gone back to the Allison days or worse. There is nothing worse than having your customers feel as though they are being held hostage waiting for what they paid & came to see. When I pay to see the average movie in the theater, they don't wait for everyone to get in there seats with their popcorn, nor do they stop it along the way to run promotions or etc. With the way the Hoosier 100 is going to be, makes me think these guys are involved in it. So that being said I give these guys a 1/2 star & 2 thumbs down. You can have all of that stuff, when the Vigo County Fair is there in July. There is not much finer racing, than to be at Terre Haute and witness the sprinters screaming down the 1/2 mile frontstretch kickin it sideways at the flagstand going into turn 1. To be watching a timely show moving right along with no gaps or promotion along the way. No one seems to want the old traditional race fan and their kids at the track anymore. That being the case (even though it is the closest track to me) I will drive right by it, to go elsewhere. Oh! and guess what? So will some of the best sprintcar teams. Take a look at who was at the Burg & Putnamville last night. So until, someone truly takes this track operations and surface back to the potential it really has, I will continue to spend my hard earned money at other tracks, still supporting this sport I love. I know that fine race track is still buried in there somewhere. It will take the right promoters to bring it out and return THAT to it's historic greatness. Sorry for the ramblin, I'm off the soapbox now.

You sir, are an ASS! I'm glad you didn't come to THAT. In years past, this race would have never even come close to being run. Everybody bitchin about track conditions and delays...gimme a break. LOT of rain, but they kept diggin and did a nice job with what they have. It ain't Haubstadt, but what is? Some people are quick to turn on a guy who stepped up and took on the challenge and deeply respects the tradition of THAT and shows it every time. Don't forget there is a fair board to deal with unlike most tracks and lets not start the "back to the glory days" crap and how "it won't be long before its gone now" garbage. When was the last time you promoted a race or worked a track? Bottom line is the effort was there and they did the best with what they have to work with and the racing was damn good.

[SteveD]

Got there early, left late, "played 99 cans of beer on the wall", Mamma did a rain dance on beer #88, had a great day at the track, the Stanbrough Saga continous and special thanks to "geter' done" Robert Ballou and "geter' in" Tommy H. Remember, the Vigo County Sheriffs Dept. called this race at beer #5 otherwise it could have gone to 3AM like the ole' days....so if you have a complaint dial 911. Have a great and safe racing season and see you at the next big show! Steve & Christie

[duel]

we drove from Indy in rain all the way to THAT. could not believe someone was on the track trying to run it in. as long as it took they still ran. more than once with all the short rain showers someone could have cancelled. they put forth an effort. i wish they would have finished the feature though. i hate curfews at race tracks. the spectators looked geeked that go to help run the track in with the sprints. I Thank the promotors and drivers for staying with it.

[EKracing]

WHEEL PACKING must be a california thing. I remember going to Ascot and ALL the cars would pack a track just as muddy as Terre Haute Saturday in less than an hour. By the time they were done you could hardly tell it was a racecar due to all the mud on it. One water truck with big tires didnt pack anything. Right when Balou came out he started getting the job done. It only took 45 minutes for the rest of the guys to come out. Then some brilliant mind had a great idea of bringing the fans on the track with thier trucks. These guys started racing and making huge ruts in the track. Not only that, they were getting in the way of the sprint cars. Then for another hour a guy in a very small tractor started moving excess mud on a part of the track that isnt even used during the race. Total wasted time: 4 hours. The solution: push off all sprint cars only until the track is ready. I will continue to say that Kokomo and Gas City run a very smooth show each week and I have to keep supporting those two tracks because they actually get it....

[Hubie]

They didn't have enough equipment to deal with that track. One four foot bucket to do a half mile track is pretty weak.

I really like T.H.A.T., and have been going since 1978. I knew the weather was very questionable but went hoping for a window that would allow the race to happen. I feel the weather held off long enough but for lack of proper equipment the time it took to deal with the conditons was too much.

and twenty five dollars a head, WOW.

[illinisprintfan]

Originally Posted by EKracing WHEEL PACKING must be a california thing. I remember going to Ascot and ALL the cars would pack a track just as muddy as Terre Haute Saturday in less than an hour. By the time they were done you could hardly tell it was a racecar due to all the mud on it. One water truck with big tires didnt pack anything. Right when Balou came out he started getting the job done. It only took 45 minutes for the rest of the guys to come out.

Growing up watching sprints in California, the deal was you don't wheel pack, you don't race. It was the norm for every car capable of firing to be out there running in the track. Obviously if a car was having problems they were cut some slack. I remember pit officials going through letting teams know that if they expected to race, then they better be out there.

[dirtnonwingfan]

A BIG thank you to Robert Ballou. He "strongly encouraged" the other drivers to wheel pack and then went out by himself and did it. After a while, he was joined by others. I keep getting more and more respect for Robert. From exciting driving (even if his left front is flat) to trying to do what needs to be done to get a track prepared, he is the real deal. If you see the #81 there, you know it will not be boring.

All I can say about the promotion at Terre Haute Action Track is it is one BIG JOKE. If you want to see how a track is to be ran go arcoss the state line to Ohio and see how Tony Stewart dose it right. If they would of let his group take the track over 4 years ago it would of been like it was back in the late 90's and been of the best dirt track around the world again.
I can remember going there when I was growning up and watching some of the best dirt racing there ever was.
I grown up about 15 miles north of Terre Haute and when there was a race there you had to get there hours before the gates open to get a good seat to see the best in thw world coem there and race.
When they had nascar night there it was so packed they you could not walk around there.
ALL I can say is I will drive to Rossburg, Ohio to watch the race before I will come back to Terre Haute Action Track, I only live a few miles down the road from Terre Haute but until they get Mike King out of there I will never come back. He has NO GLUE how to ran a track all he can go is run his mouth and say what people want to hear.
They will never get more then 4 races a year there if they keep him there.
If they would of only let SMOKE take over the track back in 2005 they would of had some of the best racing around.
MAN it could been great to see the big STARS of nascar to come there and ran a dirt race let do at the BIG E.
Look at all the money that city of Terre Haute could of may if Tony was running the place.
OH we'll let a jerk like Mike King keep running it int he dirt and Terre Haute will never get back to the way it was.
ALL I CAN SAY LOOK OVER THE STATE LINE IN OHIO AND CHECK OUT THE BIG E AND WANT TONY STEWART HAD DONE. HATE OR LOVE HIM HE IS THE BEST THING GOING TODAY.
NICE JOB MIKE KING NOT