East Bay Thoughts

[PARTTIME]

One word to describe the racing at East Bay. Wow
Tanner English, anyone who follows the sport knows he has talent and can run with the best and now being in a car with good resources and funding he is ready to knock off a few national touring wins. Simply put the young man is loaded with talent.
Colton Flinner it was good to see this young man make features and run up front. He took his lumps a few years ago and now it is starting to lay off for him. An excellent week of Mr. Flinner.
Billy Moyer Jr. what a very nice and polite young man. I only spent a few minutes at his hauler buying a shirt but you can tell he loves the sport but loves his family even more. I encourage everyone to go buy one of his Arkansas Children’s Hospital shirts and give to a great cause.
The competition that Lucas Oil brings in is amazing. The series absolutely loaded with talent. Personally I would love to see some type of a redraw or rash among heat winners to determine feature starting positions.
I have lots more to say but I will end how I started WOW. What a week of racing.

[Stefan2k4]

Track too small. Makes passing lap cars too difficult. Perhaps on smaller tracks like this the size of the field should be reduced. That would also make the consolation races more interesting.

[dirt crow]

Track too small. Makes passing lap cars too difficult. Perhaps on smaller tracks like this the size of the field should be reduced. That would also make the consolation races more interesting.

What track was you at? I seen none of these problems. ....I enjoyed everything as usual. Only east bay complaint I would’ve had is if I went to the concessions. Those prices for food was ridiculous. Draft beer was cheaper than the food. So I stuck with that and hit Steak n Shake after.

[kidrock]

I thought the racing all week was outstanding. As far as track size some of your smaller tracks produce some of the best racing in my opinion. It's not that bigger tracks don't but, it seems like the smaller tracks if prep right almost always does. That's why in my opinion having lucas oil tv for this week is worth the money even if I don't watch another race on it but, that's not going to happen lol.
I also love it when you hear drivers say the tracks is hard to get ahold of. It can make for some good racing and in this case it did.

[GEAR_HEAD]

Track too small. Makes passing lap cars too difficult. Perhaps on smaller tracks like this the size of the field should be reduced. That would also make the consolation races more interesting.

People are entitled to their opinions, but I'm sorry, this statement is 100% wrong.

[President Clinton]

Track too small. Makes passing lap cars too difficult. Perhaps on smaller tracks like this the size of the field should be reduced. That would also make the consolation races more interesting.

I think racing is better the smaller the track. Passing should be hard,leads to excitement

[Highside Hustler25]

Some of the best racing is produced on 1/4 mile bullrings.

[#FALSuperman]

Track too small. Makes passing lap cars too difficult. Perhaps on smaller tracks like this the size of the field should be reduced. That would also make the consolation races more interesting.

If you think East Bay is too small, you'd hate FALS. This isn't NASCAR. Passing lapped traffic is where skill comes in on the dirt. They have to decide in a split second through a turn, which way to go. Top, low, middle...good stuff. The racing was flat out on fire.

[Mudweiser]

Track too small. Makes passing lap cars too difficult. Perhaps on smaller tracks like this the size of the field should be reduced. That would also make the consolation races more interesting.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion.. That being said, the best time to delete this comment was immediately after posting it.. The second best time is now...

[Hoosier_Dirt]

East Bay this past was great racing!!

[MI Dirt Fan]

Maybe we need to go to stage racing then on short tracks to eliminate racing in lapped traffic.

[Snake X3]

I thought the racing was great. The track was challenging, there was plenty of passing, cars coming from the back to the front, comers and goers, battles for the lead. I'd be content if they ran there every week.

Tonight's race at Bubba's is going to be interesting. Anyone that has LucasTV or DoD should go back and watch that race from last year. Erb sat on the pole, which doesn't bode well if you're a fan of someone else, even if he did have a "rough night" afterwards. Also, that was the race were Richards doored EPJ into the wall on the front stretch then spun and collected a bunch of cars behind him.

It will be tough for Bubba's to top East Bay, but it will be interesting to see how it shakes out.

[TUTY]

Eastbaywas great all week. Small tracks are what I want to see not those 1/2 mile sleeper tracks. A couple of groves a few dumps and bumper to bumper side by side racing. Great week and Volusia will be very good also. Now Ocala they can have that track.

[MI Dirt Fan]

Davenport has 2 wins at Bubba. I don't remember who has the other one. Might be EPJ. I'd have to go back and look.

BRP kinda looks like Pocono. lol

[MI Dirt Fan]

Sheppard has the other win at BRP. Davenport has 2.

[formercrewguy]

I thought the racing at East Bay was fantastic. And if the rest of the season is anything like it, this will be a year to remember.

[Dlmfan123]

Sheppard has the other win at BRP. Davenport has 2.I’m thinking there should be a pretty good car count there tonight

[B_K]

Track too small. Makes passing lap cars too difficult. Perhaps on smaller tracks like this the size of the field should be reduced. That would also make the consolation races more interesting.

Um.......no.

[kazual]

The evolution of short track racing technology has rendered larger tracks mostly into dinosaurs. Cars are too delicate and racing in general isn’t as close. There’s exceptions, such as Knoxville, but for the most part there’s a reason larger tracks can’t support weekly racing. It is what it is.

[Stefan2k4]

Too many cars on too small of a racetrack means luck determine the winner. The driver leading is at the mercy of the lap traffic and what they decide to do whenever he approaches them. The drivers behind the leader pursuing him has the advantage of being able to see how that unfolds and make their decisions based on that Too many cars on too small of a racetrack also typically means more cautions as back markers who probably shouldn't even be out there spin out and wreck often or wreck others. The timing of those random cautions caused by guys who shouldn't even be out there can benefit some and not others.


Some of the best racing is produced on 1/4 mile bullrings.

For Midgets, 3/4 Midgets, and sometimes sprintcars! but Late models are a whole different beast. They're bigger wider and heavier and don't have the agility or acceleration of those lighter smaller cars. They need to carry more momentum. A tiny crowded go kart track is not good for them If you like the winner to be decided by a flip of the coin then an overcrowded tiny track is the way to go.

[RaceEngineer]

Too many cars on too small of a racetrack means luck determine the winner. The driver leading is at the mercy of the lap traffic and what they decide to do whenever he approaches them. The drivers behind the leader pursuing him has the advantage of being able to see how that unfolds and make their decisions based on that Too many cars on too small of a racetrack also typically means more cautions as back markers who probably shouldn't even be out there spin out and wreck often or wreck others. The timing of those random cautions caused by guys who shouldn't even be out there can benefit some and not others.For Midgets, 3/4 Midgets, and sometimes sprintcars! but Late models are a whole different beast. They're bigger wider and heavier and don't have the agility or acceleration of those lighter smaller cars. They need to carry more momentum. A tiny crowded go kart track is not good for them If you like the winner to be decided by a flip of the coin then an overcrowded tiny track is the way to go.Everyone has to pass the same lapped cars. The lappers have a layover displayed. The leader gets first choice on what lane to use. It works both ways.

[TUTY]

I think your wrong period.

[Pennsboro23]

Too many cars on too small of a racetrack means luck determine the winner. The driver leading is at the mercy of the lap traffic and what they decide to do whenever he approaches them. The drivers behind the leader pursuing him has the advantage of being able to see how that unfolds and make their decisions based on that Too many cars on too small of a racetrack also typically means more cautions as back markers who probably shouldn't even be out there spin out and wreck often or wreck others. The timing of those random cautions caused by guys who shouldn't even be out there can benefit some and not others.



For Midgets, 3/4 Midgets, and sometimes sprintcars! but Late models are a whole different beast. They're bigger wider and heavier and don't have the agility or acceleration of those lighter smaller cars. They need to carry more momentum. A tiny crowded go kart track is not good for them If you like the winner to be decided by a flip of the coin then an overcrowded tiny track is the way to go.

That’s called racing.

[MI Dirt Fan]

What is this guy smoking???

[TUTY]

Can't be smoking anything good.

[kazual]

Different strokes. Non-wing sprint fans go nuts when there’s a split second pass made, look away for an instant and you may miss it. Or when the winner is half a lap ahead. I don’t get it but they have their following and it’s not a small group. Non-wing sprints are a different story.

[non driving fool]

Too many cars on too small of a racetrack means luck determine the winner. The driver leading is at the mercy of the lap traffic and what they decide to do whenever he approaches them. The drivers behind the leader pursuing him has the advantage of being able to see how that unfolds and make their decisions based on that Too many cars on too small of a racetrack also typically means more cautions as back markers who probably shouldn't even be out there spin out and wreck often or wreck others. The timing of those random cautions caused by guys who shouldn't even be out there can benefit some and not others. For Midgets, 3/4 Midgets, and sometimes sprintcars! but Late models are a whole different beast. They're bigger wider and heavier and don't have the agility or acceleration of those lighter smaller cars. They need to carry more momentum. A tiny crowded go kart track is not good for them If you like the winner to be decided by a flip of the coin then an overcrowded tiny track is the way to go. would if be safe to think this guy is new to dirt racing?

[wfofan]

I personally thought the this was one of the better weeks as a whole for East Bay...
I wrote the $3,000 trip off several years ago due to boring racing... Sign me back up if this will be the norm...

[TS FAN]

Speedweeks has been as entertaining as it gets IMO. Great fun.

[B_K]

Look, I'm in the minority of most on here about qualifying and inverts as I don't believe in penalizing guys for being fast, but what in the absolute hell are you talking about?

Having to work traffic and make the right decisions are part of the equation. Big tracks are quite simply boring in most cases.

[d-glenn]

22 years in a row for me and this was one of the best, racing and weather...

[WisWildManFan]

Stefan wouldn’t like Macon

[kidrock]

No he wouldn't lol

[Clayton_Wetter]

Too many cars on too small of a racetrack means luck determine the winner. The driver leading is at the mercy of the lap traffic and what they decide to do whenever he approaches them. The drivers behind the leader pursuing him has the advantage of being able to see how that unfolds and make their decisions based on that Too many cars on too small of a racetrack also typically means more cautions as back markers who probably shouldn't even be out there spin out and wreck often or wreck others. The timing of those random cautions caused by guys who shouldn't even be out there can benefit some and not others.



For Midgets, 3/4 Midgets, and sometimes sprintcars! but Late models are a whole different beast. They're bigger wider and heavier and don't have the agility or acceleration of those lighter smaller cars. They need to carry more momentum. A tiny crowded go kart track is not good for them If you like the winner to be decided by a flip of the coin then an overcrowded tiny track is the way to go.

You have a point there. People don't care if lapped traffic affects the races so much though. It gives their favorite driver a chance to get lucky.

[ZERO25]

Too many cars on too small of a racetrack means luck determine the winner. The driver leading is at the mercy of the lap traffic and what they decide to do whenever he approaches them. The drivers behind the leader pursuing him has the advantage of being able to see how that unfolds and make their decisions based on that Too many cars on too small of a racetrack also typically means more cautions as back markers who probably shouldn't even be out there spin out and wreck often or wreck others. The timing of those random cautions caused by guys who shouldn't even be out there can benefit some and not others.



For Midgets, 3/4 Midgets, and sometimes sprintcars! but Late models are a whole different beast. They're bigger wider and heavier and don't have the agility or acceleration of those lighter smaller cars. They need to carry more momentum. A tiny crowded go kart track is not good for them If you like the winner to be decided by a flip of the coin then an overcrowded tiny track is the way to go.

Seems you prefer tracks like the one in Daytona! smh

Eastbay will always be some of the best racing a fan will ever see!

[TBSprintFan]

Excellent racing, excellent coverage on Lucas Oil Racing TV, not much more we could ask for, except maybe all the Lucas Oil late Model races to be on Lucas Oil Racing TV .

[Mod Runner]

From what I have read about all the races so far, it does sound like the racing was the best in many years. I wish I had been down there in Florida.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Look, I'm in the minority of most on here about qualifying and inverts as I don't believe in penalizing guys for being fast, but what in the absolute hell are you talking about?

Having to work traffic and make the right decisions are part of the equation. Big tracks are quite simply boring in most cases.My thoughts too. As long as you can pass on the track, all good. East Bay is not too small. Hell, Macon ain’t with the shape it is. Belle Clair, you got an argument there.

[racincowboy02]

I watched every race and was amazed at how well the track stayed together and was racey