Sycamore SN

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Just about to hit the road. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite races of the season. I love this time of year!

[Mason87]

I'm jealous of you guys and all they great tracks that way. Look forward to the updates.

[Barbecueboy]

I'm going with the same top 3 picks as last night.

3....32...87 in that order.

[Clayton_Wetter]

Better get done early. Rain chances increasing by 10 o'clock.

[ZERO25]

Say hi to Blackie!

[Clayton_Wetter]

Hi Blackie!!!!

I bet he'll be there!!

[Barbecueboy]

How can I be there when I'm here???? I'm Phil right?

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Ehhh....

https://i.imgur.com/lMi79b9.png

[Clayton_Wetter]

They might get a sprinkle. Doesn't look too bad though.

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Hotlaps underway.

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34 Supers.

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Qualifying up now.

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Group A fast time: Bobby Pierce 14.593
.001 faster than Billy Moyer.

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Group B fast time: Brian Shirley 14.605

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Rain one hour out. It will take an hour to pass through.

[WisWildManFan]

Sprinkles now sitting out by 64

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[smoothoperator32]

Qualifying street stocks 1 at a time they will never get this in at the pace they are going

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Heat 1 on track. Top 4 transfer.

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Heat 1 green.

[dirtdobber45]

I'm going with the same top 3 picks as last night.3....32...87 in that order.Ill take that 3s and B5... throw that CJ1 in the mix too

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Heat 1 transfers: Sheppard, Pierce, Feger, Bell

Bell by Babb at the line.

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Sorry I didn't post the lineups. I couldn't find a picture.
Heat 2 green.

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Heat 2 transfers: Unzicker, Moyer, Spatola, Murray

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Heat 3 green.

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Caution at lap 4 as Heckenast spins out of 3rd.
Spins out again on the restart.

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Back to green with 6 to go.

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SHIRLEY OVER THE CUSHION!!!
Caution with 2 to go.
Charlie Olson leads

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Heat 3 transfers: Olson, Arthur, Stubber, Heckenast.
Flagman forgot to waive white flag and ran an extra lap.

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Heat 4 drivers saying track is too wet.

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Heat 4 green.

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Caution with 5 to go as Bennedetto spins.
Back to green.

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Heat 4 transfers: Erb Jr., Weisser, Brauns, Schlenk.
Heats complete.

[WisWildManFan]

Some real hazards on the track tonight lol

[WisWildManFan]

Check ur Pm shiny

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https://i.imgur.com/vHexGPX.png

[Clayton_Wetter]

https://weather.com/weather/radar/interactive/l/9812744d3ca071cc11b79c3266083c60d86e159a02ed6b28ca dd9ba5d9ac494b

[kidrock]

How can I be there when I'm here???? I'm Phil right?

That's right Phil Blackford lol

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#Vortex Lol...

https://i.imgur.com/fx2vtPP.png

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B-MAIN on track.
Top 2 transfer.

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B-MAIN green.

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Caution as Diercks, Zanker, and Trump tangle. Complete restart.

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Back to green with 12 to go.

[obamaracing#1]

Back to green with 12 to go. B maina at 8?? How is that possible??

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Caution with 6 to go as Vandermeir spins. 18 29 9 15 m27

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Back to green.

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Caution immediately as Zanker spins, collecting Dale Markham, Cantrell, and more.

[obamaracing#1]

With weather on top of them did they change up the show to at least try to get the late models in??

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Back to green with 6 to go.

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Caution again as Bennedetto folds the nose, can't turn, and collects Chuck Hummer.

[427c.i.]

Shorten the feature to 40 laps instead of monitoring the weather and adjust the schedule to run all 50.
Seems legit.

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Green again...

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Caution with 4 to go as Vandermeir breaks.

[hoosier race fan]

There are several moving chicanes here tonight.

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Back to green with 4 to go.

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B-MAIN transfers: Babb, Diercks.

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20 minutes to run a B-main...

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Rain in under 10 minutes.

[hoosier race fan]

If the summer nationals qualifying format was as efficient as the Sycamore Pure Stock format was, and there was a time limit on the last chance race, the feature would probably be rolling by now.

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It's raining.

[intel8]

Hope they can get this in, not looking good. Hi Blackie!

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Heavy mist now. It should move out in 30-45 minutes.

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Rained out.
Make up July 8th or 9th.
Smh...

[highgroove]

They could of got this in...i dont get it..looks like rain is over on radar

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Now the fireworks are going off.

[intel8]

Drinks in my RV Shiny!

[smoothoperator32]

All I can do is lmao this could have been avoided

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Too many classes ✓
No sense of urgency ✓
Terrible time management ✓
Minimal effort to complete the program ✓

[WisWildManFan]

Knew it was done when not one track piece hit track when rain came, joke

[thexfactor0210]

Terrible..screwed the fans again.

[chathamracefan]

Compare this to the effort j ville is putting in tonight for their powri midget show. Waited out rain for close to an hour. Gonna be late but they should get it in

[Shiny Side Up 18]

Terrible..screwed the fans again.
The fans don't matter anymore.

[MUD MAESTRO]

Too many classes ✓
No sense of urgency ✓
Terrible time management ✓
Minimal effort to complete the program ✓

Shiny.....how many times going to races has that happened? .......Too many in my 50 year hisory of attending stock car races. Nobody wins when the rain comes.

[Mason87]

And people wonder why tracks are closing down. Sorry shiny thanks for the updates as always.

[intel8]

Promotors wonder why fans fail to come back! Sport dying a slow death.

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Per Sycamore FB:

"Rain date for all features of 6-14-19 Summer Nationals will be announced on Sunday, June 16th. Stay Tuned. Rain checks were issued. Keep any wristband from tonight. No refunds.

Thank you for your support!"

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Rain almost gone. Lol...

https://i.imgur.com/iksBKTC.png

[ZERO25]

In all my 25 plus years of racing, I have NEVER seen so little of rain, cancel the show! Pathetic!

Poor, poor mgmt.!

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Rain has stopped!

[golddirt]

Way to screw the drivers too

[bullring]

So last year my Dad and I went down there to a weekly show plus Badger midgets. Rained all the way there but they hadn't cancelled. Sat in the parking lot until 9:30 before we went in when they were just getting ready to start racing. Didn't get done til after midnight but well worth the wait. I can't for the life of me understand why they wouldn't try to finish tonight's show. Looked like a small cell moving thru. These guys only have to go about ab hour down the road tomorrow. You'll never get most of them back on the rain date.

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It rained lightly for one hour. It's completely gone! I'm sitting in my car and there isn't a drop!

They can enjoy my $30 donation. I'm not making a 5 hour round trip to watch 45 minutes of racing.

The people in charge have forgotten what it's like to be a fan. Until that changes (and I'm not holding my breath), our frustrations will continue to fall on deaf ears.

The show must go on.

[obamaracing#1]

Man what a bummer they didnt get it in. I could of swore back 20-30 years ago it was pretty common to stick it out for awhile and try to get it in. I guess they are in a hurry to get back in thier mansions on wheels and get back down tne road.

[bullring]

Sorry about your luck Shiny. Appreciate all the updates you do. I'd like to know who made the call on the cancellation. The track is going to have to bring back all their crew, prep track again, cook new food that they were selling tonight at a discount, and they have ticked off fans blaming them so it doesn't seem like a decision they would make. So what if it took another hour to get the track race ready. Everybody would be a lot happier.

[intel8]

We are in the bar west of the track, stop by Shiny, alcohol helps the situation. Lol....

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We are in the bar west of the track, stop by Shiny, alcohol helps the situation. Lol....

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Lol...

I'd better hit the road. I'm thinking about going to work tomorrow so I can possibly hit Fayette county Sunday. Long drive ahead.

[WisWildManFan]

I gave them the benefit of doubt that dry (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) track conditions were for when the rain came they could work on it... Nope just got fuked twice. Track won't see another dollar from me. No way summernationals was behind this with out 1 PC of track prep hitting track.

[WisWildManFan]

Thought pa originally said make up date July 8th

[thexfactor0210]

I cant believe it. Track could have been worked in an hour. They saw it sprinkled for two hours and still no urgency to get the feature in. Bullshat!!!

I cannot come back on the makeup. Think track will work with me? Yeah right!!

[intel8]

Lol..... see ya down the road Shiny!

[tigwelder]

glad i didn't go tonight. i knew it was going to rain it out. seen the forecast on my phone.

[427c.i.]

You would think ol’ Cigarette Sam could have made a few calls to change the order of events but I guess not...

[fryefan]

Too many classes ✓
No sense of urgency ✓
Terrible time management ✓
Minimal effort to complete the program ✓

You just perfectly described the special events programs at Tri-City Speedway.

[zyoung25]

You would think ol’ Cigarette Sam could have made a few calls to change the order of events but I guess not...

The rain may have soaked his lucky strikes. That was enough to call it off.

[427c.i.]

The rain may have soaked his lucky strikes. That was enough to call it off.

Virginia Slim’s

[klemmabyna]

one good thing... at least the wind wasn't blowing towards the grandstand!

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Caution at lap 4 as Heckenast spins out of 3rd.
Spins out again on the restart.

Stubber was dealing some elbows out there!

[hoosier race fan]

I made the 3 hour and 20 minute drive (1 way) to Sycamore. The track itself was fine and there were some good races in the heats. That’s the extent of the positives from me. I will never return to Sycamore Speedway.

[intel8]

Hoosier? Just curious, why not return? We think the place is a nice "Gem" jmo....

[kidrock]

Blackford if your out there still reading 4m. You remember this happening to a track that you went to and was all peed off. Well I can imagine you are all peed off today

[Clayton_Wetter]

Rained out.
Make up July 8th or 9th.
Smh...

Just four minutes of mist and rained out. Now that's just not right...

[hoosier race fan]

Hoosier? Just curious, why not return? We think the place is a nice "Gem" jmo....
Poor communication - very little info was posted about start times and prices for the event until the day of, and when it was posted, it was contradictory or inaccurate. I saw at least 3 different start times posted on their website or social media. The admission price posted by the Summer Nationals yesterday was $35. When I got to the track, it was $30. I wasn’t bothered by the lower price, but I hope the incorrect price that was posted did not keep anyone from attending. I know it made me reconsider before I left.

Sound system was awful - I sat right in front of a speaker just a few aisles away from the flag stand and couldn’t hear much of anything, even when there were no cars on track.

The bleachers had large metal supports with sharp edges sticking out from under the wooden bleacher boards. Good way for a child or even an adult to get gouged as they move from their seat to an aisle.

Concessions were poor. Nothing more than what you can get at a tee ball game. No burgers, chicken, pizza, etc. What they did have was relatively reasonably priced, but you got what you paid for. Not the worst food I’ve had at a racetrack, but the worst selection for sure.

Poor time management - some of this falls on the Summer Nationals crew. Tons of time wasted during qualifying by not bringing all of the late models in a group out to the infield and then sending them out as soon as the cars ahead of them exit. Instead, time was wasted waiting for cars to enter the lineup chute and come on the track. Several times during racing, extra laps were wasted just to give the cars a “1 to go” signal. In the modified heat with Kissinger and Hoffman, they paced around for nearly 15 laps under caution during the cleanup instead of just red flagging the race. Wasted their fuel when they knew it would be a lengthy cleanup. No urgency during that cleanup even though they knew rain was coming.

Finally, the complete lack of effort to get the show in once the larger rainfall hit and moved through. Just showed me they got the money and had no intention of finishing the show.

Sorry to be negative, but I was disappointed with a place I had heard a lot of good things about.

[ZERO25]

Poor communication - very little info was posted about start times and prices for the event until the day of, and when it was posted, it was contradictory or inaccurate. I saw at least 3 different start times posted on their website or social media. The admission price posted by the Summer Nationals yesterday was $35. When I got to the track, it was $30. I wasn’t bothered by the lower price, but I hope the incorrect price that was posted did not keep anyone from attending. I know it made me reconsider before I left.

Sound system was awful - I sat right in front of a speaker just a few aisles away from the flag stand and couldn’t hear much of anything, even when there were no cars on track.

The bleachers had large metal supports with sharp edges sticking out from under the wooden bleacher boards. Good way for a child or even an adult to get gouged as they move from their seat to an aisle.

Concessions were poor. Nothing more than what you can get at a tee ball game. No burgers, chicken, pizza, etc. What they did have was relatively reasonably priced, but you got what you paid for. Not the worst food I’ve had at a racetrack, but the worst selection for sure.

Poor time management - some of this falls on the Summer Nationals crew. Tons of time wasted during qualifying by not bringing all of the late models in a group out to the infield and then sending them out as soon as the cars ahead of them exit. Instead, time was wasted waiting for cars to enter the lineup chute and come on the track. Several times during racing, extra laps were wasted just to give the cars a “1 to go” signal. In the modified heat with Kissinger and Hoffman, they paced around for nearly 15 laps under caution during the cleanup instead of just red flagging the race. Wasted their fuel when they knew it would be a lengthy cleanup. No urgency during that cleanup even though they knew rain was coming.

Finally, the complete lack of effort to get the show in once the larger rainfall hit and moved through. Just showed me they got the money and had no intention of finishing the show.

Sorry to be negative, but I was disappointed with a place I had heard a lot of good things about.


KARMA!!!

That's what happens when Sycamores favorite son gets the boot from 4m!

[IL LM Fan]

Son? You mean Uncle. Haha

[klemmabyna]

while blackie is banned, i'll take a shot...

up until the rain out (and it was way more than 4 minutes and a mist), there was some pretty good racing. brutally dusty but wind was at our back. looked to be low side only until a few racers made the top work. three touring/regional series, only one local class. car count and talent top notch.

jmo: without that bitch mother nature's interference everyone would have went home a happy customer last night.

last call: and I've been going to races where and whenever possible for over 40 years: never judge a track on one night. only place I have been that hasn't had an off night was Knoxville. and the majority of those disappointments have been weather related. if not, I don't go back.

I will be returning to sycamore.

tracy Williamson
Delavan, wi
(ex-Prescott,ia)

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FWIW, the MLRA feature at Dubuque just ended at 8:23 with rain approaching. I couldn't find any info on how many cars/classes were running.

[GEAR_HEAD]

I've seen a couple of of Summernantionals shows that ended before 9:00 because of rain...34 Raceway and Tri-State. It is entirely possible to do that if they wanted.

[pierceFAN]

...keep in mind...and this is what most fans dont realize...the track is designed for water run off...it could pour and pour...and in an hour or 2 its race time...the problem is the pits...they are not designed for water run off...they become a sloppy mess...

[SHOESTRING TRVLR]

Dubuque ran 5 classes but the car counts were low. 18 MLRA lates, 7 sport mods, 9 IMCA mods, 3 stock cars and 13 airs series cars. Started raining shortly after the late model feature. Got everything in except for the IMCA mods and I believe they got 1 lap in.

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[WisWildManFan]

Wonder if they will be able to prep the track that night... Still pi$$ed at that joke show friday

[WisWildManFan]

No street stocks?

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Street Stocks will be made up at a later date.

[NormP]

Shiny what weather app is that?

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Shiny what weather app is that?

RadarScope

[NormP]

Thanks, I downloaded it. It looks like a good one.