terre haute questions?

curbservice · 5/5/08, 10:16 PM

1. where did they get the trophy girl form? Asuming that was a paid apperance, not the best spent money.

2. was it really that good of a race, last day show i was at there was miserable. No, I wasen't a spectator, nothin worse than sweaten yer ass off and chokin on dust!!!

3. are all the races an unload and pit in the infeild ordeal? I understand the theory behind their thinking, but coming from somebody who has done it many times there and else where it really sucks. get there two or three hours earlier than need be and spend two or three hours longer than need be to pack all yer junk back in the trailer. if this is for all races just dont see it lasting, look for car counts to suffer.

not lookin to piss anybody off just my opinion.

terrehautian · 5/5/08, 10:31 PM

1. I don't know
2. For being my first race, I loved it. Dust wasn't bad until the feature, I don't know what is acceptable amount of dust is, but it was a little dusty durign the feature. Temp. wise, it was perfect.
3. I am almost positive that is how it is going to be from now on. I did see haulers on the track after the race. I doubt car count will suffer, there were 42 cars there on a rain postponed day with another race in another town and on a Sunday. Racers from 8 states, also.

racefan20 · 5/5/08, 10:56 PM

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get there two or three hours earlier than need be and spend two or three hours longer than need be to pack all yer junk back in the trailer

Little bit of exaggeration there dont you think? They can pull onto the track to reload, should take them only about 10 minutes more than normal. Try to keep this in perspective, this is about the fans not the teams or anyone else. I for one enjoyed the heck out of it, even got to see a quick punch thrown by an angry competitor. All I can say is if you dont like it dont go or learn to live with it. From the way your post reads you werent even there so how can you know how long it took or whether it was recieved well by the fans?

dirtnonwingfan · 5/5/08, 11:46 PM

Just a couple of comments on question #2. Chase Stockton won the 12 lap "B" from 13th starting position. He started the "A" in 21st and finished in 9th. Robert Ballou started the "A" in 12th and won it. In his heat, Ballou gave us a preview by starting 9th, making a really hard move into the first turn, bicycled, bounced up and down a bit, lost ground and then charged to 3rd. After the last yellow, the show that Ballou and Jesse Hockett were worth the price of admission, IMHO. In another thread someone reported that Ballou led the last 5 laps, but that was just at the start/finish line. He started by making a banzai slider on Hockett in turn 1 just after the green came out. For the next three laps they traded the lead in almost every corner. I am not sure how many times the lead actually changed those three laps, but it had to be at least 8-9. Perhaps someone was keeping track. There were other good drives, like Damian Gardner from 8th to 2nd in his heat and others.

So, yes, it was an excellent race and I say that even though I hate dust. I thought it was really that good.

Frank Daigh

cecil98 · 5/6/08, 5:39 AM

where did they get the trophy girl form? Asuming that was a paid apperance, not the best spent money......curbservice

I didn't really notice the trophy girl because of the girl in the short skimpy black dress in the background of the pic. now, she was hot!:O:

Dirtfan · 5/6/08, 6:29 AM

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Originally Posted by racefan20

Little bit of exaggeration there dont you think? They can pull onto the track to reload, should take them only about 10 minutes more than normal. Try to keep this in perspective, this is about the fans not the teams or anyone else. I for one enjoyed the heck out of it, even got to see a quick punch thrown by an angry competitor. All I can say is if you dont like it dont go or learn to live with it. From the way your post reads you werent even there so how can you know how long it took or whether it was recieved well by the fans?

Damn Hoover are you off your Prozac again?The objective is to put people in the stands:headbang

younggun398 · 5/6/08, 7:54 AM

The dust was just as bad if not worse in the heats then the feature. I was told from the grandstands that you could not hardly see a car up till the red flag in the feature. And anyone that was listening when they talked to clayton after he was involved in the crash, he didn't have anything good to say about the dust or anything of that sort. That was the only problem other than that all was good. Unloading took a while having to shuttle accross track. but was not to bad.

Wallsracing · 5/6/08, 8:26 AM

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Originally Posted by younggun398

The dust was just as bad if not worse in the heats then the feature. I was told from the grandstands that you could not hardly see a car up till the red flag in the feature. And anyone that was listening when they talked to clayton after he was involved in the crash, he didn't have anything good to say about the dust or anything of that sort. That was the only problem other than that all was good. Unloading took a while having to shuttle accross track. but was not to bad.

ok here we go THE BIG ONE would have never happened if they didnt have to announce all the drivers and present the awards to all involved..they should have did a couple of pace laps and ask the drivers about the sun to i dont think the red light could be seen coming into turn 3 thats why they kept plowing into the wreck dont get me wrong loved every minute of it sunday DID ANYBODY SEE THE 4 OR 5 IDIOTS STANDING ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF THE 3-4 WHEN THE RACES WERE GOING ON THEY IJPO...unloading wasnt that bad it didnt look had plenty of trucks and trailers to help im sure somebody will get on here and say how wrong i am but who cares anymore....it doesnt matter what you post on here seems they always get slammed....im bout done with the board :headbang

5/6/08, 8:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Wallsracing

im bout done with the board :headbang

Lloyd, I understand your frustration, but I would ask that you try to ignore those who seem to sign onto the board with their only objective being to piss off a bunch of folks. Oldtimers like myself appreciate your posts. Please hang in there, Lloyd.
Now I will go back to merely lurking, 'cause I don't want those rough Indy folks who beat up on 63-year-old men and 74-year-old-women to come looking for my a$$.

SHORTBUS · 5/6/08, 8:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Wallsracing

ok here we go THE BIG ONE would have never happened if they didnt have to announce all the drivers and present the awards to all involved..they should have did a couple of pace laps and ask the drivers about the sun to i dont think the red light could be seen coming into turn 3 thats why they kept plowing into the wreck dont get me wrong loved every minute of it sunday DID ANYBODY SEE THE 4 OR 5 IDIOTS STANDING ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF THE 3-4 WHEN THE RACES WERE GOING ON THEY IJPO...unloading wasnt that bad it didnt look had plenty of trucks and trailers to help im sure somebody will get on here and say how wrong i am but who cares anymore....it doesnt matter what you post on here seems they always get slammed....im bout done with the board :headbang

DAMN BOY -- HAVE A BAD NIGHT -- TAKE A CHILL PILL :O::O:

5/5/08, 10:16 PM	#1 terre haute questions?
curbservice Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 81	1. where did they get the trophy girl form? Asuming that was a paid apperance, not the best spent money. 2. was it really that good of a race, last day show i was at there was miserable. No, I wasen't a spectator, nothin worse than sweaten yer ass off and chokin on dust!!! 3. are all the races an unload and pit in the infeild ordeal? I understand the theory behind their thinking, but coming from somebody who has done it many times there and else where it really sucks. get there two or three hours earlier than need be and spend two or three hours longer than need be to pack all yer junk back in the trailer. if this is for all races just dont see it lasting, look for car counts to suffer. not lookin to piss anybody off just my opinion.

5/5/08, 10:31 PM	#2 Re: terre haute questions?
terrehautian Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,519	1. I don't know 2. For being my first race, I loved it. Dust wasn't bad until the feature, I don't know what is acceptable amount of dust is, but it was a little dusty durign the feature. Temp. wise, it was perfect. 3. I am almost positive that is how it is going to be from now on. I did see haulers on the track after the race. I doubt car count will suffer, there were 42 cars there on a rain postponed day with another race in another town and on a Sunday. Racers from 8 states, also.

5/5/08, 11:46 PM	#4 Re: terre haute questions?
dirtnonwingfan Senior Member Race Count This Year: 6 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 7,031	Just a couple of comments on question #2. Chase Stockton won the 12 lap "B" from 13th starting position. He started the "A" in 21st and finished in 9th. Robert Ballou started the "A" in 12th and won it. In his heat, Ballou gave us a preview by starting 9th, making a really hard move into the first turn, bicycled, bounced up and down a bit, lost ground and then charged to 3rd. After the last yellow, the show that Ballou and Jesse Hockett were worth the price of admission, IMHO. In another thread someone reported that Ballou led the last 5 laps, but that was just at the start/finish line. He started by making a banzai slider on Hockett in turn 1 just after the green came out. For the next three laps they traded the lead in almost every corner. I am not sure how many times the lead actually changed those three laps, but it had to be at least 8-9. Perhaps someone was keeping track. There were other good drives, like Damian Gardner from 8th to 2nd in his heat and others. So, yes, it was an excellent race and I say that even though I hate dust. I thought it was really that good. Frank Daigh

5/6/08, 5:39 AM	#5 Re: terre haute questions?
cecil98 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,399	where did they get the trophy girl form? Asuming that was a paid apperance, not the best spent money......curbservice I didn't really notice the trophy girl because of the girl in the short skimpy black dress in the background of the pic. now, she was hot!:O:

5/6/08, 7:54 AM	#7 Re: terre haute questions?
younggun398 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 253	The dust was just as bad if not worse in the heats then the feature. I was told from the grandstands that you could not hardly see a car up till the red flag in the feature. And anyone that was listening when they talked to clayton after he was involved in the crash, he didn't have anything good to say about the dust or anything of that sort. That was the only problem other than that all was good. Unloading took a while having to shuttle accross track. but was not to bad.