How was your North South 100?

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Weather was great, racing was great, had a great time. Notice a trend?

[Nasty55]

Weather was great, racing was great, had a great time. Notice a trend?




For the amount of rain that the Florence area received on Thursday it was a good weekend of racing from what I see.....

[jrich2929]

I had a goodtime and so did my 11 year old son !!!!!!

[lb_sa]

Great racing, ridiculous will call pickup procedure. We got to the line a half hour before hot laps and missed every hot lap including mods. Waited in line for an hour.

They need to mail the tickets, plain and simple.

[Pennsboro23]

First time there, had a great time! We will be back.

[formercrewguy]

Some guy got splinters in his ass.

[TTS_JF]

Good time, good racing, wish I could've spent a little more time seeing people instead of in the pits.

[Nasty55]

Some guy got splinters in his ass.



And they pissed under the bleachers don't forget that ol buddy lol :D

[drano]

Somebody was smoking weed and craping on top of the toilet

[bradc]

Great racing all weekend. North south is a lot better party then eldora these days. Can't wait till next year

[Winston_Wolfe]

We four had a great time and are thinking of adding this to our schedule on a more regular basis. However, I offer the following suggestions for what it's worth:

1. Why clear the pits? Either one has a pit armband or not on Saturday. It's not that hard to check as people enter the pits?

2. More concession stand workers and better throughput will increase revenue. This is a Crown Jewel and the concessions and restrooms need to rise to the occasion. Also, did I hear that they ran out of food? Send someone to the grocery store if necessary, but keep people eating/spending.

3. Outstanding format. We enjoyed having the non-qualifiers race at the end. Although the traffic didn't clear out as much as we'd hoped, I still think it helped.

4. The ticket lines were long, but the workers were very cordial and seemed to be doing the best they can. Maybe have a separate booth for pit passes only or even a few more temporary windows for this event?

5. The track prep seemed to be very good. There appeared to be at least two good grooves most of the time. When the racing is that good, a track can overcome a lot of minor fan inconveniences.

[LMPunk]

First time there, had a great time! We will be back.

Same. Can't wait to get back.

[Bob Hubbard]

The racing was great !! Yes , The place could improve ... In some areas alot .... but over all id say it was really good... Im not going to pick the place apart with things I didnt like ....some things I do that make my time better is .... Buy reserve tickets ahead of time ( this seperate's ) alot of the people who want to watch the races from the ppl who just come to party .... Second .... I pack a cooler with Ice - drinks - food in my Truck ahead of time ... This provides me with good food n drinks of my choice and is quicker than standing in line .... Third thing is dont fight the traffic on the way out .... We all know why .... Let all the ppl who have been drinking leave first .... Wait .... Than drive out when its all clear ....

[Nasty55]

The racing was great !! Yes , The place could improve ... In some areas alot .... but over all id say it was really good... Im not going to pick the place apart with things I didnt like ....some things I do that make my time better is .... Buy reserve tickets ahead of time ( this seperate's ) alot of the people who want to watch the races from the ppl who just come to party .... Second .... I pack a cooler with Ice - drinks - food in my Truck ahead of time ... This provides me with good food n drinks of my choice and is quicker than standing in line .... Third thing is dont fight the traffic on the way out .... We all know why .... Let all the ppl who have been drinking leave first .... Wait .... Than drive out when its all clear ....




Good post Bob!!

[zyoung25]

Had a great time. Got to meet a few new friends. And got to hear a couple stories from a legend....Larry Moore. Can't wait to go back next year.

[GEAR_HEAD]

They should open the ticket gates earlier. It would cost very little to have the ticket offices opened up at noon both days so that people can buy tickets before they clear the pits and grandstands. Also if you buy advance pit passes they should just send out the wristbands.

[welderron105]

Bob Hubbard, I read where no coolers were allowed at this race, thats why I never considered going. I dont attend any track that dont let you take water and soft drinks in a small cooler.

[JCSullivan00]

Bob Hubbard, I read where no coolers were allowed at this race, thats why I never considered going. I dont attend any track that dont let you take water and soft drinks in a small cooler.


There was no room for coolers. It was a standing room only crowd.

[Dirtman]

great racing, great facility hope to make it back one day!!

[deez lug nuts]

My experience felt just like I was sitting on the couch with my feet propped on the table watching live timing and looking at freebie DoD pictures. A scat free clean toilet not far away for me to exclusively pee in. Food and drinks in the kitchen already paid for with no waiting in line. The vehicle was parked one wide on the driveway with no after race parking lot madness to deal with and not a speck of dust to wash off the vehicle Sunday. It was a good 2015 North/South 100 for me. :)

[#FALSuperman]

Bob Hubbard, I read where no coolers were allowed at this race, thats why I never considered going. I dont attend any track that dont let you take water and soft drinks in a small cooler.Places like Eldora have the luxury of allowing this because of how much room they have. Places like Florence and FALS, etc...are standing room only, and there is literally no space for coolers.I can't speak for Florence, but at FALS this doesn't seem to be a big deal at all. Many will go between races and fill up on their drinks/food they bring to the track. I can say the prices at FALS for food and drink are very reasonable, too. So, this helps. Other tracks are a bit over the top on their prices, and this is why so many bring coolers to places like Eldora. Many prices at Eldora are twice as much as FALS.

[bradc]

You can carry beer or whatever in in a plastic bag

[welderron105]

Wow,I have never been to a track where prices were cheaper than Eldora on concessions or beer. And if its that packed I dont want the hassle.
Last year I attended 35 races in 8 states and the only place my small 6 pac cooler wasnt allowed was Moler (I wont be back there either), but my experience has been the reason small coolers and food is not allowed is so they can gouge you.

[Bob Hubbard]

Its funny I keep hearing ppl complain about a over priced burger at moler .... But they will drop 25 k on a motor .... Spend thier entire week in the garage workin on thier car .... Can someone tell me the ratio spent on racing as opposed to dinning out at the track ....For god sakes eat before you go ....LOL

[Gary]

Our North/South was great. Got at the track early both days so parked close to the track gates. Put up the canopy on Saturday; relaxed and had food and snacks from 1 pm until right before the racing started. Got to see some good racing. Quickly got out of the track parking lot after the race in less than a minute as usual.



Wow,I have never been to a track where prices were cheaper than Eldora on concessions or beer. And if its that packed I dont want the hassle.
Last year I attended 35 races in 8 states and the only place my small 6 pac cooler wasnt allowed was Moler (I wont be back there either), but my experience has been the reason small coolers and food is not allowed is so they can gouge you.

You're allowed to have coolers at every race at Florence Speedway except the two Lucas Oil races because of the size of the crowd. IMO, the price of food and drinks at Florence is reasonable and are the same price for the big shows too; No price gouging. You can bring in food even for the big shows like the North/South if you want.
Here's what the Florence rules say for the North/South:

◾No coolers of any kind will be allowed in any grandstand areas.

So, you can interpret that as you can bring food and drinks in a backpack or bag, just not in a cooler.




Its funny I keep hearing ppl complain about a over priced burger at moler .... But they will drop 25 k on a motor .... Spend thier entire week in the garage workin on thier car .... Can someone tell me the ratio spent on racing as opposed to dinning out at the track ....For god sakes eat before you go ....LOL

Or spend $80 or $100+ dollars a month on a cellphone.

[dmr37]

Bob Hubbard, I read where no coolers were allowed at this race, thats why I never considered going. I dont attend any track that dont let you take water and soft drinks in a small cooler.I don't think there are very many tracks in Illinois or Iowa that will let you bring in a cooler, even for a weekly show when its not SRO.

[rc24]

not sure how you can complain about 6 beers and a partial bag of ice for 10 bucks.. I'm sorry but tracks can't make it on just the front gate they need that extra for the food and drinks to stay open. Fals will let you bring your beer in as long as you have it in a mug. 32 oz of cold beer last me awhile

[flagone]

EXCELLENT weekend at Florence.

We have a great turnout for the NDLMHoF Induction and had a large amount of visitors at the Hall. We had a very good auction as well. We unveiled plans for a huge expansion project that will include suites and almost triple the size of our current facility with air conditioning and conveniences.

The racing at Florence was great all weekend long. Josh and I were talking and he said it doesn't matter how good everything we do is leading up to that 100 laps Saturday night. If that 100 laps is bad the whole weekend becomes bad. Well no worries Josh. The track was great and the racing was great.

And last but not least it was fun to spend time with a lot of folks I don't get to see a lot of. Good fellowship all weekend. Seeing many of our original group of 4mers.

[25 Jay 53]

This was my first time at Florence, I really enjoyed the entire weekend. We got there early on Saturday and found us a great parking space that allowed us to drive right out of the track quickly after the race. I believe that the heats on Friday night were the best ones that I have ever seen. Look forward to hopefully going back in the future. And the concession prices were excellent!