Kings Royal

[RiffRaf67]

Surely there needs to be a thread for one of the "crown jewels" of dirt racing, you ALL arent just Late Model fans are you??

Here's hoping things dry out up there and stay that way thru the weekend.

I am hoping to see someone other than the 15 win this, but IF I had to bet, that'd be the car to take.

Drink up folks, its getting closer to show time!

[CIRF]

Kinda' looks like there isn't much interest here RifRaf.

I haven't been around this forum much in the past couple of months so I can't speak for recently but generally speaking most of the response here about dirt track open wheel racing is luke warm to outright negative.

The King's Royal is one of the Big 5 in all of dirt track racing and any objective observer of dirt track racing will attest to that.

The number 1 dirt track race is a toss up between The Knoxville Nationals and The Chili Bowl, take your pick.

The second tier of the top 5 is a toss up between the King's Royal and The World 100.

And coming in all alone at #5 would be The Dream.

That would be completely ignoring the NASCAR Truck race at Eldora but that event is so new and still is fresh and interest is going to be at a high level. A few more years will determine just where it will take it's place in the hierarchy of dirt racing interest.

This will probably create a bit of a pissing contest even though it has been discussed to the point of nausea.

But your original point of discussing The Kings Royal hasn't been completely derailed.

I'm really hoping for a newcomer of sorts to win and I really wish I could be at Eldora for the KR in spite of the fact that we're more of a wingless guy. I went to the KR way back in 1991 and enjoyed it a bunch but it falls at a busy time of year for us and we haven't been able to attend since, which is my loss, for sure.

[RiffRaf67]

I was beginning to wonder if this thing was on... tap tap... Thanks CIRF for verifying!

Totally agree on 2 fronts about the top 5: First, I share your asessment of them, I'd personally put the Knoxville Nationals #1 but as a disclaimer: I am biased, I LOVE that town and I have never attended a chilli bowl. And second, it HAS been debated ad nausea um and I definately didnt mean to start up another thread on defining the jewels!

I'll save my opinion on the truck "event" for the threads that will surely sprout up. What I will say in response tho, not deserving of even being considered top 5 IMO.

You're probably not going to miss much tho, we've all seen the "15 show" before... Not a fan of his but he's the odds on favorite and he traditionally does very well during this month-of-money
Would LOVE to see a surprise winner take the throne. Any of the non-outlaw teams would probably be considered an "upset".
Just maybe, maybe another outlaw team, a KKR car or 71m (53, 29, et al) can steal a win.

There is no such thing as a disappointing dirt race though, I will still drive home dirty sweaty and happy regardless!

[RiffRaf67]

And it definately looks like it'll be typical hazy hot and humid KR weekend. I am under the roof in the main grandstands and surely I will bake!

AFK til monday, Let's Go Racing!

[CIRF]

Have fun RifRaf.

Wish I was there, too.

[lazyifoto]

I would like to see Rico win the Royal....

[CIRF]

Lotta' people would like to see that lazyifoto, including me!!

That would be a very, very popular win.

[TS FAN]

I would like to see Rico win the Royal....

Is Rico even there. He is probably the only one who can stop the 15 in these big races. Doesn't he win most of them? Good to see Shane win last night, but isn't tonight another 20 laps? I know at least 10. Like Knowville last year, it seems almost impossible to hold the 15 off in longer races.

[PennDirt]

Is Rico even there.

Yes. 4th heat outside second row.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKPEQF-UAAALwjT.jpg:large

Serious storm just passed through Rossburg.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKPSC-dVEAAcvl2.jpg:large


Cars are unloading and push trucks running in the slop but another storm is brewing behind this last gullywasher.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKPhSQRWgAEIlDM.jpg

Gonna be a late night at the Big E.


Great Kings Royal twitter feeds and pics: http://dirtracingreport.com/

Don't forget Eldora Live Timing when the racing resumes: http://www.eldoraspeedway.com/livetiming/

[PennDirt]

More rain.

http://i.imgur.com/fuKiClM.png

[PennDirt]

Storm #2. A doozy. The good news, Eldora is scary fast after this kind of rain - especially when the WoO sprints take over :)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKPpLZGVEAAv6Y1.jpg:large

[PennDirt]

Going for his first WoO win. Make it a crowning achievement.

http://i.imgur.com/udWVePN.jpg

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[PennDirt]

A sign of racing life.

WoO Updates @WoO_Updates

Motor Heat IS UNDERWAY!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKQCTUXWoAApqD2.jpg

[PennDirt]

<3

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKQGAxPUYAATt1h.jpg:large

[CIRF]

Thanks for the pics and updates! It's good to see someone here doing open wheel updates!!

[RiffRaf67]

Well Well well, boy you missed a dandy race CIRF! And a spectator endurance test!
Couldnt be happier that the 15 sputtered on fuel, I am NOT a fan of red flag fuel stops.
They should all be big boys and take the midget fuel cells out of those cars.

Home at 5:20 am as the sky was starting to lighten up. Wasnt so much sweaty dirty as just plain TIRED at that point! but happy!

[TS FAN]

It has been a few years since I could endure these late nights. I cannot believe they got this race in. Thanks for those great photos Penn

[CIRF]

Well Well well, boy you missed a dandy race CIRF! And a spectator endurance test!
Couldnt be happier that the 15 sputtered on fuel, I am NOT a fan of red flag fuel stops.
They should all be big boys and take the midget fuel cells out of those cars.

Home at 5:20 am as the sky was starting to lighten up. Wasnt so much sweaty dirty as just plain TIRED at that point! but happy!

I'm 100% in agreement RifRaf, in regards to the midget tail tanks.

Don't rub it in about how good a show it was!! LOL!! I feel bad enough I wasn't able to be there.

Glad to hear you got to see a great show and that you are pleased with the outcome.

Do you go to the 4 Crown Nationals? If so we might see ya' there.

[buster83]

how about that King.

[PennDirt]

I totally agree with you guys about running tankers, especially for the Month of Money.

Now I'm not saying the MoM needs fixed, it's fine as it is but bigger lap counts (for the fans!) for the bigger money would be a nice twist. A new set of crew chief notebooks being written is never a bad thing.

Limaland and I-55 could do 75 or 100 lappers.

Eldora, Lernerville (I'm not a fan of the current Silver Cup format), Williams Grove, Southern Iowa and Knoxville all run 50 laps without a fuel stop. If the Month of Money tracks increased the laps, it would justify the expense of a 33 gallon tank purchase. The real downside is most local teams that support their track can't afford the one-time use of a 1500.00, tank.

[RiffRaf67]

I'm 100% in agreement RifRaf, in regards to the midget tail tanks.

Don't rub it in about how good a show it was!! LOL!! I feel bad enough I wasn't able to be there.

Glad to hear you got to see a great show and that you are pleased with the outcome.

Do you go to the 4 Crown Nationals? If so we might see ya' there.

Yes sir, I go out of my way to make it to Eldora for the winged portion of the 4 crown on friday.
Saturday, for the non-wing, I am a fair weather fan. If things are clear then I usually have friends that camp there and I'll go hang with them and check out the non-wings.
Hope to see ya there! But first... there is Iowa... ;)

[CIRF]

Yes sir, I go out of my way to make it to Eldora for the winged portion of the 4 crown on friday.
Saturday, for the non-wing, I am a fair weather fan. If things are clear then I usually have friends that camp there and I'll go hang with them and check out the non-wings.
Hope to see ya there! But first... there is Iowa... ;)

We're just the opposite. We do the wingless portion of the 2 night 4 Crown show. Not because we have anything against the wings, however we do prefer the wingless to a certain degree, but we can leave home early Saturday morning, get to Eldora by around 11 AM, get our seats, go over to The Wagon Wheel in Burkettsville and get a bite and a beer and make our way back to Eldora in time to watch hot laps from the pits.

We have taken the camper over for the 4 Crown but that sometimes can be too much of a rush so we get rooms back in Indiana since that's the direction we're heading home. 4 Crown is one of the 4 or 5 shows we anticipate the most all year and generally it's the end of the season for us.