Portsmouth DTWC Updates

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Anyone got the scoop, Zach, Boro?

[TackyTracker]

nothing on race-monitor yet

[chupp n bloomer fan]

nothing on race-monitor yetThanks Tacky. Figured someone would have something, car count, any surprises.

[pickersparadise]

81 cars ,,,,, hot lapping now

[zyoung25]

Mcreadie in chubs car? Or is race monitor screwed up?

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Mcreadie in chubs car? Or is race monitor screwed up?Would that not be richards car josh is 1r tmac is 1* or no?

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Mcreadie in chubs car? Or is race monitor screwed up?Yeah he is. Dirt Racing Report said he was going for second and rolled it.

[zyoung25]

I'm here but never got to stroll the the pits. It was chubs car and it got rolled....I can't hear the speaker to know. Richards is in a later heat

[chupp n bloomer fan]

I'm here but never got to stroll the the pits. It was chubs car and it got rolled....I can't hear the speaker to know. Richards is in a later heatI wish, sold my tixs to a family friend who used to take me to the races. Two days of OT, I just strongly don't like taking that off. Said Chub is at a wedding.

[zyoung25]

Ahh ok...he was on the move right before that happen. That whole heat was crazy.

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Yeah he is. Dirt Racing Report said he was going for second and rolled it.Thanks for clarifying whos # 1 tmac is in C&B!

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Thanks for clarifying whos # 1 tmac is in C&B!Welcome SS

[LMPunk]

Casebolt doesn't care much for the format it seems.

@caseboltc9
Loading up and heading home after half a lap this weekend. Good track @PRPDirt Horrible format. Should have gone to @DRRPLLC

[drano]

Tmac filling in for Chub he had to attend a wedding this weekend.

[welderron105]

c103 radio has it live on the net

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Tmac filling in for Chub he had to attend a wedding this weekend.Thats good may be he'll get a good feel for 2016. Thanks drano!

[71PRPFan]

Not a fan of passing points. Couldn't tell whose in the show or not it's like they're just running 10 hot laps

[rickybrown1952]

How many cars are starting the feature also how many are they taking from the b-mains

[Aluminium Block]

Casebolt doesn't care much for the format it seems.@caseboltc9Loading up and heading home after half a lap this weekend. Good track @PRPDirt Horrible format. Should have gone to @DRRPLLCCaseboly ended up on his roof at PRP this summer with time trial format. The format doesn't have anything to do with his bad luck there......Great racing tonight. Several heat winners from 7th and 8th. They were definitely racing, not hot lapping!

[huskerdirt]

Caseboly ended up on his roof at PRP this summer with time trial format. The format doesn't have anything to do with his bad luck there......Great racing tonight. Several heat winners from 7th and 8th. They were definitely racing, not hot lapping!

Yeah it's kinda funny how guys feel about a format just based on there performance racing in it one time.

71PRP never gave this format a chance once it was announced. The thing is you have to actually have to pay attention on where guys started/finished. Once you do that, it gets easier to understand the format.

[Bigracer93]

Usmts uses passing points then redraws 1-8 and if anybody has seen the video from deer creek 2 weeks ago you'll see what kind of racing this format breeds!

[zyoung25]

I thought the racing was good tonight. I wasn't sure if it would work here or not either.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

I'm way more in favor of passing points than straight up heat races or fast dashes. I get Casebolts point, but he had sh!tty luck. Just like he had at The World 100. It's a good system IF the track can handle it. Obviously PRP did. Funny how someone who gets dogged for winning, yeah he should have, he started up front, has done well in passing points at every track that has done it.:)

[zooker25]

Anyone have the consi lineups?

[LMPunk]

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[9kchas24]

How many cars are starting the feature also how many are they taking from the b-mains

3 B's, 2 from each B, think there's 2 Lucas prov, maybe 2 track prov. 16 locked in as of now.

[Alex#242]

Did they invert the first 4 in the B mains because I know Zeigler and Dohm passed more cars than the ones in front of them?

[GEAR_HEAD]

Not a fan of passing points. Couldn't tell whose in the show or not it's like they're just running 10 hot laps

Sure, because it's really hard to count the number of cars that somebody passed. If you hate passing go to asphalt races instead.

[zooker25]

Thanks for the lineups! I'm rooting for Pierce.

[golddirt]

Pierce has some tough company there in that b

[zooker25]

Hopefully Boggs does' put him in the wall or Ziegler racing over his head. I think Pierce will make it!

[TS FAN]

This race is over. As i predicted on the prediction thread. Bloomie wins the heat points, starts on the pole and drives away. Easy as it gets. LOL

[TackyTracker]

sure will be tough to beat tonight... some stacked b's huh

[rickybrown1952]

3 B's, 2 from each B, think there's 2 Lucas prov, maybe 2 track prov. 16 locked in as of now. Thanks a bunch

[SnakeX3]

What happened with Jonny Huck? He never even started his heat.

[Highside Hustler25]

Caseboly ended up on his roof at PRP this summer with time trial format. The format doesn't have anything to do with his bad luck there......Great racing tonight. Several heat winners from 7th and 8th. They were definitely racing, not hot lapping!

definitely. X2

[Josh Bayko]

What happened with Jonny Huck? He never even started his heat.

Broke an oil cooler in hot laps. Got a new one this morning and will race the b-main tonight.

[dirtMAN007]

I can't believe eckert stepped out of his comfort zone to race this one !!!!! Kudos !!!

[rickybrown1952]

This race is over. As i predicted on the prediction thread. Bloomie wins the heat points, starts on the pole and drives away. Easy as it gets. LOLare you kidding me right now not hardly bloomquist is good but not quite good enough superman going to get him about lap 87

[Nobra King]

Passing Points http://florencespeedway.com/drivers/procedures/passing-points-procedures/

[Rollover]

this is hands down the best format in racing. qualifying and straight up heats does nothing but make for a boring night of racing.

[huskerdirt]

Did they invert the first 4 in the B mains because I know Zeigler and Dohm passed more cars than the ones in front of them?

Second Round

Ziegler 6th to 5th.
Zack Dohm 3rd to 4th-- no passing points accumulated.
Tim Dohm 11th to 7th.

First Round

Ziegler 5th to 3rd
Zack Dohm 8th to 4th
Tim Dohm 1st to 2nd--- no points accumulated.

If you take the "net" amount of cars passed.... It's only 3 for all 3 of them. If Tim Dohm gets to 4th or 5th in the 2nd heat. He probably gets in.

For reference Bobby Pierce 4th to 3rd and 7th to 4th for a "net" of 4.

With 81 cars/16 heats and only 16 making the initial cut. The margin for error is a lot smaller. At I-80 it's 60 cars/12 heats and 18 making the initial cut. Had these 3 put those finishes together at I-80. More than likely they are on the front row of the Bs, if not just squeaking into A.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Hopefully Boggs does' put him in the wall or Ziegler racing over his head. I think Pierce will make it!You've never watched Jackie race then I assume.

[TS FAN]

are you kidding me right now not hardly bloomquist is good but not quite good enough superman going to get him about lap 87


I am being sarcastic, I hope the fans see a competitive race like the World One hundred. It just seems like the Bloomer always find his way to the front row in all these big races, and wire to wire would only be enjoyable to his staunch fans.
Then they get giddy and tell everyone how great he is, for the 10,000th time. LOL

[rickybrown1952]

I am being sarcastic, I hope the fans see a competitive race like the World One hundred. It just seems like the Bloomer always find his way to the front row in all these big races, and wire to wire would only be enjoyable to his staunch fans.Then they get giddy and tell everyone how great he is, for the 10,000th time. LOLYep your right he seems to almost always find his way to the front somehow I think it will be between bloomquist,davenport and Richards

[chupp n bloomer fan]

I am being sarcastic, I hope the fans see a competitive race like the World One hundred. It just seems like the Bloomer always find his way to the front row in all these big races, and wire to wire would only be enjoyable to his staunch fans.
Then they get giddy and tell everyone how great he is, for the 10,000th time. LOLSo ya never tell anyone how great TS is?

[golddirt]

Hof announcements?

[rickybrown1952]

How many cars are starting the feature also how many are they taking from the b-mainsStarting 28 3 b mains top 2 also 2 series provisionals and two track provisionals making a total of 28 should be a great race

[t3r3e3]

So ya never tell anyone how great TS is?

Difference between Bloomquist and Stewart is Bloomer is still on top of his form of racing. Stewart, for several reasons, is not one of the odds on favorites anymore. He's no better than third on his own team. While no one disputes Stewart's past accomplishments, the current racing, chassis, and suspension setups, similarly to a guy like Chub Frank, seems to have advanced beyond his comfort zone. It will be interesting to see what Tony's next career move will be as a driver. My .02 is that he'd be highly competitive in a DLM, and obviously has the resources to do it. I just don't see him getting into a winged sprint car given the events of the past 3 seasons.

[Nasty55]

So ya never tell anyone how great TS is?



Cnb who's the man tonight bud? I'd like to see Owens pull a rabbit out of his hat myself......

[Clayton_Wetter]

Cnb who's the man tonight bud? I'd like to see Owens pull a rabbit out of his hat myself......

And miss the race while doing it???? :)

[t3r3e3]

Anyone know what happened to Marlar?

[zyoung25]

Marlar Zack Dohm and Rod Conley got tangled up and it shoved the door in must've bent the steering up, didn't handle the same and he pulled off.

[zyoung25]

Mod top 5

Hawkins
Kc Burdette
John Burdette
Smith
Tribee

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Mod top 5

Hawkins
Kc Burdette
John Burdette
Smith
TribeeJacob won the mod feature? After his Eldora move, I just ain't a fan. Was it a good race?

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Cnb who's the man tonight bud? I'd like to see Owens pull a rabbit out of his hat myself......I still say Bloomer or JD. Who I picked, and I'm not counting out JD. And obviously Scott has been Scott.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Difference between Bloomquist and Stewart is Bloomer is still on top of his form of racing. Stewart, for several reasons, is not one of the odds on favorites anymore. He's no better than third on his own team. While no one disputes Stewart's past accomplishments, the current racing, chassis, and suspension setups, similarly to a guy like Chub Frank, seems to have advanced beyond his comfort zone. It will be interesting to see what Tony's next career move will be as a driver. My .02 is that he'd be highly competitive in a DLM, and obviously has the resources to do it. I just don't see him getting into a winged sprint car given the events of the past 3 seasons.I'm not at all downing Stewart's abilities, he's a wheelman. Just saying, ya can't talk up your driver then get mad when others talk up theirs. I honestly think his heart isn't in NASCAR. Don't think it ever was. His competitive spirit kept him at the front, I think he has mentioned, his heart was always in the short track stuff. But if he does really hit the short tracks hard, he's going to have to learn to respect the competitors. All too often, when on the short tracks, he has not.

[SnakeX3]

Broke an oil cooler in hot laps. Got a new one this morning and will race the b-main tonight.

Thanks Josh. :)

[00Hdmn]

Jacob won the mod feature? After his Eldora move, I just ain't a fan. Was it a good race?

You might want to watch that race again!!!! Strickler turned down the track.

[zyoung25]

Jacob won the mod feature? After his Eldora move, I just ain't a fan. Was it a good race?

It was a good one. Kc pressured Jake, got to his door a few times, never could clear him.

I'll be interested to see if Fergy takes the 3k and goes home or not,he just blitzed them in Dunn race.

[Nasty55]

And miss the race while doing it???? :)



Lol Clayton how the heck ya been doing bud?

[Nasty55]

I still say Bloomer or JD. Who I picked, and I'm not counting out JD. And obviously Scott has been Scott.



Yeah those are good picks cnb... I'm still pulling for Owens even though he has aways to go thru the field...

[t3r3e3]

I'm not at all downing Stewart's abilities, he's a wheelman. Just saying, ya can't talk up your driver then get mad when others talk up theirs. I honestly think his heart isn't in NASCAR. Don't think it ever was. His competitive spirit kept him at the front, I think he has mentioned, his heart was always in the short track stuff. But if he does really hit the short tracks hard, he's going to have to learn to respect the competitors. All too often, when on the short tracks, he has not.

Wasn't calling you out, just making a point on the difference between Bloomer and Stewart.

[wfofan]

Bloomer
Landers
O sequel
50 to go

[wfofan]

Track lock n down
Train around bottom

[let-r-eat]

Time for a charge from somebody.

[wfofan]

Epj 19th bloomquist can't get by

[wfofan]

Sure Scott is happy

[wfofan]

Lap 75
But it's a lock down, lap traffic only difference maker if anything

[wfofan]

15 to go
0
777
5
Rj 71

[wfofan]

10 to go
Same

[wfofan]

Scott Bloomquist wins....777

[Nasty55]

Good call cnb congratulations to bloomquist on his win tonight.... Also congratulations to superman on his Lucas championship...

[Kwd1253]

Congratulation to scott still think landers let him have it tonight

[chupp n bloomer fan]

You might want to watch that race again!!!! Strickler turned down the track.Watch what? There was nowhere to go, you had three wide lappers. Jacob drove literally over top of him, shoe was on the other foot you'd be calling Strickler a dirty SOB, as I am Jacob. It was a terrible move, showed no patience.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Wasn't calling you out, just making a point on the difference between Bloomer and Stewart.Nah man, I hear ya. I'm with ya.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

are you kidding me right now not hardly bloomquist is good but not quite good enough superman going to get him about lap 87Huh, what lap was that?

[rickybrown1952]

Huh, what lap was that?OK cnb fan ya got me there bloomquist was almost perfect tonight his car was set up almost perfect tonight good race though

[t3r3e3]

Whether you're a Scott fan or hater, at the end of the day, the man deserves respect for his on track accomplishments. There has been no one as successful as Bloomquist (save maybe Moyer) since Scott started driving nationally. Did Davenport just finish the most successful single season ever? Yep. Despite that, Scott has been at the top of the heap through different chassis, different suspension setups, different tire rules, different series, different bodies, etc.. While his demeanor isn't exactly pleasing, he's the best of the best, and has been for about 25 years. Moyer is right there, but it's hard to elevate anyone above Bloomquist.

[Kwd1253]

I can drink to that t3r3e3

[MILLER7FAN]

Whether you're a Scott fan or hater, at the end of the day, the man deserves respect for his on track accomplishments. There has been no one as successful as Bloomquist (save maybe Moyer) since Scott started driving nationally. Did Davenport just finish the most successful single season ever? Yep. Despite that, Scott has been at the top of the heap through different chassis, different suspension setups, different tire rules, different series, different bodies, etc.. While his demeanor isn't exactly pleasing, he's the best of the best, and has been for about 25 years. Moyer is right there, but it's hard to elevate anyone above Bloomquist. Very well said

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Whether you're a Scott fan or hater, at the end of the day, the man deserves respect for his on track accomplishments. There has been no one as successful as Bloomquist (save maybe Moyer) since Scott started driving nationally. Did Davenport just finish the most successful single season ever? Yep. Despite that, Scott has been at the top of the heap through different chassis, different suspension setups, different tire rules, different series, different bodies, etc.. While his demeanor isn't exactly pleasing, he's the best of the best, and has been for about 25 years. Moyer is right there, but it's hard to elevate anyone above Bloomquist.Got to agree w you on that one t3r3e3

[00Hdmn]

Watch what? There was nowhere to go, you had three wide lappers. Jacob drove literally over top of him, shoe was on the other foot you'd be calling Strickler a dirty SOB, as I am Jacob. It was a terrible move, showed no patience.

Like I said you need to watch it again.... Strickler hit the cushion and his car turned down the track and he didn't know Hawkins was there, if it was dirty strickler's car would have been in the wall.

[71PRPFan]

When is CsX gonna step in and raise the purse?

[Clayton_Wetter]

Lol Clayton how the heck ya been doing bud?

I'm okay but have missed most of the big races this season. Wish I had been there at Portsmouth, but did someone say something about a CSX going through town? :)

[Dirt Frog]

Yes CSX rolled thru after about 25 laps into feature !!!! But I got to say track was good until then great weekend of racing !!!!!!!!! Thanks all of PRP workers !!!!

[onlyfacts]

Last night was an example of a promoter doing a good job of promoting an event but the track providing a lousy surface to race on. The crowd was phnomial but the racing was very poor. Last night proved again that top heavy purses does not bring cars. The DTWC this year paid 50k more and had no more cars. If the purse would have been increased significantly back through with the extra 50k there would be a better chance of a larger car count... Like 50k to win with 5k to start. It is sad when the Jim Dunn Race pays 3k and the winner has a choice to forfeit the 3k and start on the tail of a 100 lap race on a track that produced very little passing that pays 2k to start. Ferguson would have had to finish 8th and run another 100 laps to earn the same as winning the Jim Dunn race. What would prob work better at Portsmouth for this race would be to run the b mains and mod feature on Friday after heats the. Just run the Jim Dunn race and DTWC on Saturday so the track isn't so worn out. Great promotion by Carl Short... Great Atmosphere....Lousy track conditions.

[dirtracr33]

I wouldn't blame track for the surface..ton of laps on it..only thing could have done is take the time to re-work surface after dunn memorial..

somehow like to see it be a two day affair instead of three

[t3r3e3]

When is CsX gonna step in and raise the purse?

It's PRP on a two day show, with a feature longer than 50 laps. Not exactly a surprise.

[t3r3e3]

Last night was an example of a promoter doing a good job of promoting an event but the track providing a lousy surface to race on. The crowd was phnomial but the racing was very poor. Last night proved again that top heavy purses does not bring cars. The DTWC this year paid 50k more and had no more cars. If the purse would have been increased significantly back through with the extra 50k there would be a better chance of a larger car count... Like 50k to win with 5k to start. It is sad when the Jim Dunn Race pays 3k and the winner has a choice to forfeit the 3k and start on the tail of a 100 lap race on a track that produced very little passing that pays 2k to start. Ferguson would have had to finish 8th and run another 100 laps to earn the same as winning the Jim Dunn race. What would prob work better at Portsmouth for this race would be to run the b mains and mod feature on Friday after heats the. Just run the Jim Dunn race and DTWC on Saturday so the track isn't so worn out. Great promotion by Carl Short... Great Atmosphere....Lousy track conditions.

The rescheduling you propose makes a lot of sense. PRP gets cooked pretty much every time on a two day show.

[Clayton_Wetter]

Two days shows seem to almost always go bad on the second day. It takes turning the dirt over deep after friday nights races and getting plenty of moisture back into it, not a chicken scratching approach of reworking the track and just putting water on top of it for the second days races.

Somewhere around 112 Modifieds, on top of the large late model count, takes a big toll on the track surface.

[zyoung25]

If any of you guys listened to the DoD video cast last week with Short, he said he didn't figure the 100k would bring in more cars, but figured it would bring in more fans. Me as a fan would like to see the money throughout the field and get more cars, compared to just a few as he mentioned in that interview.

When you get that many cars running around the bottom, it's gonna take rubber after awhile, it doesn't matter what track it is. Pierce was turning faster laps around the top than Bloomquist was one point, no one else was up there though, which just made it worse with the bottom cars just kicking crumbs to the top. It wasn't a very good race IMO, but it won't be the last bad one I see, so oh well, I had fun hanging with friends again.....on to the next one.

[Highside Hustler25]

Two days shows seem to almost always go bad on the second day. It takes turning the dirt over deep after friday nights races and getting plenty of moisture back into it, not a chicken scratching approach of reworking the track and just putting water on top of it for the second days races.

Somewhere around 112 Modifieds, on top of the large late model count, takes a big toll on the track surface.

ding ding ding........We have a winner folks !

[71PRPFan]

I love PRP and thought the first 30-40 laps were good but you could see it coming at the end of the Jim Dunn. It wasn't extremely late they had time to go over the track some more. And as much money and sponsorship PRP has they need to get one of them ripper things Eldora has and get to work with it. Gamps would lend them a tractor I'm sure

[GEAR_HEAD]

All PRP had to do was water the top groove before the feature to get some bite back into it for 100 laps and the track would have been fine. It's another case of a track not have a track prep crew that knows what to do in certain situations. Everybody could see the inside taking rubber during the NQ race, however the track crew was clueless about how to fix it so they did nothing at all. Knoxville, Eldora, Florence, and Pittsburgh can all provide racey surfaces for 3 days and they know how to make adjustments throught the nights, why can't PRP do the same?

[71PRPFan]

I agree gear head I don't know why the water truck never came out. It usually comes out all through out the night.

[rickybrown1952]

I can drink to that t3r3e3you are right I'm not a big bloomquist fan but his record speaks for itself along with moyer of course scott bloomquist is in the group of.the best of the best
Whether you're a Scott fan or hater, at the end of the day, the man deserves respect for his on track accomplishments. There has been no one as successful as Bloomquist (save maybe Moyer) since Scott started driving nationally. Did Davenport just finish the most successful single season ever? Yep. Despite that, Scott has been at the top of the heap through different chassis, different suspension setups, different tire rules, different series, different bodies, etc.. While his demeanor isn't exactly pleasing, he's the best of the best, and has been for about 25 years. Moyer is right there, but it's hard to elevate anyone above Bloomquist.

[whatsadirttrack]

There def could have been some kind of more track prep I still think prp does a good job. I believe like you say they have not got it figured out for a 3 day show to make it racey. I think the racing configuration needs to be changed for better racing so not so many laps during the main event. But if they just threw some water on it, it would have made no difference what so ever the track was all ready sealed over it would have been back to where it was in a matter of minutes.

[GEAR_HEAD]

But if they just threw some water on it, it would have made no difference what so ever the track was all ready sealed over it would have been back to where it was in a matter of minutes.

That is absolutely not true. The high side was not taking rubber yet so the water would have still kept bite in it, at least for most of the race. You'd obviously never attended Florence when it used to turn black from top to bottom and they would get bite back in the top side. As long as it's not rubbered up water can still be effective.

[zyoung25]

Watering the top would've made it come in later, it works at Florence yes, prp doesn't work like florence does. If anything water the bottom make the guys use the top for awhile. I'm not a track specialist, and don't claim to be, just think it would've worked better this way.

[whatsadirttrack]

I cant attest for other tracks as far as watering it down on a sealed track. Of course there was no rubber on the top no one was up there. Still with just water only the way the track was it would have made an effect for a a handful of laps at best. If you seen them watering pre race when they kept watering it would dust over very quickly without no cars.

[Bubstr]

Yes, the last half of the race was a HO HUMER. Bad track prep or just too many laps? I hear people wanting more car count and in the next breath, they want less laps on the track. They want more water on the track, but not so much it ruts and breaks cars. There are tracks that have figured this out and will prosper and the rest will get smart or wither on the vine. There is nothing like a train race, to turn off fans and there is nothing like a rutted car breaker to turn off racers.

The racers have stepped up their game. The fans step up to the ticket window with more cash. It's time the tracks do the stepping up.

[SnakeX3]

Considering how much racing they did over the weekend they really only fell about 50 laps short of having done a good job. Granted, those were the 50 most important laps, but it wasn't like the racing was crap the entire weekend. I wasn't at the race, but if I had been I don't think I would have been ticked off.

Like zyoung25 said, Short knew the 100k purse wouldn't bring more cars. He made the purse top heavy to put more fannies in the seats. From everything I heard, he achieved his goal. Do I think it's ridiculous that the non-qualifier paid more then a 9th place finish in the big show? Yep. You gotta figure Bobby Pierce and Jackie Boggs couldn't be too happy about earning less than the guy they beat in the B-Main, but it is what it is.

Does anyone know if the heat races paid anything?

[dirtisforracin]

Racing was pretty good through out the weekend. Yea it locked down about half way through feature. It happens. Liked the passing points, great racing Friday in heats. Carl said he wanted more fans attending with increase in purse. He got what he wanted. PRP was packed. Camping was twice what it was in previous years. Tired hearing about purse. No one complains about Dream. Regional drivers and WOO drivers were in attendance. Both of which made the show. NO complaints from me.

[onlyfacts]

Yes, the last half of the race was a HO HUMER. Bad track prep or just too many laps? I hear people wanting more car count and in the next breath, they want less laps on the track. They want more water on the track, but not so much it ruts and breaks cars. There are tracks that have figured this out and will prosper and the rest will get smart or wither on the vine. There is nothing like a train race, to turn off fans and there is nothing like a rutted car breaker to turn off racers.The racers have stepped up their game. The fans step up to the ticket window with more cash. It's time the tracks do the stepping up.The racers I talked to after the race all said a rough track would have been better than that. I bet if you could ask all the racers in that A they would all agree that a little track prep would have been better. A little choppy or tacky bottom with a cushion would have been ideal.. As much equipment the Colemans have it looks like they could get a tiller and take 30-40 mins and till the top and bottom so they could have a race. When you are hosting an event of this size you should have the equipment it takes to insure the fans and the racers get their Monies worth. As far as the first 50 laps they were just a little better than ho hum. The heat races were the only show at portsmouth, the A and the 3 B's were not much racing.

[let-r-eat]

Bloomer has made a lot of races seem ho hum. Disappointed the top wasn't there myself but it wasn't going to matter.
I suggest the track was TOO GOOD. Put some slicky stuff on that thing.