Originally Posted by koolaid89:
Detergents of some sort are fairly common additive to water trucks... It's effectiveness is still heavily dependent on the clay content though.
Back in "DAYS OF OLD" way before "tree-huggers" and the "EPA" they used this stuff called Calcium Chloride. It would get into the dirt and when combined with water would hold the dirt together and keep the dust down also. Most county and state road crews used it all the time on them old roads they used to build.
But for people who like to B1tch about dirt track racing conditions I would suggest paved race tracks, although some do tend to dig up and rut up when the temp rises also. Perhaps we need inclosed dirt race tracks with A/C. and a constant temp and humidity.
Give it a break people it's only dirt, and "GOD" not the "EPA" and surely not track promoter makes the weather conditions.
Originally Posted by HurstBros0:
I remember that stuff... My eyes would burn until about Tuesday. It kept the moisture in though.
it was basically a 55 gallon drum of "dish detergent". Didn't have a speck of dust for the 3 years I had the track, and, with the exception of the first time I graded the track myself (thank you to Jr. Smalley & Alan Barr for helping me out of that!), we never had any track prep after hot laps.....
Originally Posted by DAD:
Back in "DAYS OF OLD" way before "tree-huggers" and the "EPA" they used this stuff called Calcium Chloride. It would get into the dirt and when combined with water would hold the dirt together and keep the dust down also. Most county and state road crews used it all the time on them old roads they used to build.
Honest Dad himself
I have seen calcium cchloride used in the last year. Tree huggers and EPA are not to blame, it is very expensive, so it is not cost effective. It is also very corrosive to equiptment. Not very user friendly. Might try some research. Just being honest.
