Ice bowl

[fastford]

Hot laps under way. Place is packed

[fastford]

263 entry,s so far .....

[Hoosier]

9:15 pm Hotshots now qualifying

[noitall93w]

That’s ignorant

[dirtcrazy4u]

I turned it off, ridiculous, never been there but why do tracks in the south feel that every class has to qualify ? I don't get it. I'll tune back in today and hopefully see some racing. Anybody else notice how dark the middle of 3 and 4 was ? 1 and 2 wasn't all that much better. Fix the lights. No excuse for that

[Rajflyboy]

8 classes is too much. Run some of that on Saturday (in the day prior to 7pm)

[STRONGERTHANDIRT]

Looks like the pits are a muddy mess.

[dirtcrazy4u]

Can't do much about the rain, the backhoe was doing the best he could. I guess the pits were a slip and slide, unfortunate but the track looked racey

[fastford]

For all you that's b!then and gripping , we're glad y'all are not here , thank you , for the rest of us , nearly 400 cars here , racing fixing to start ....

[NeedforLM$peed]

So your saying you enjoy watching all the qualifying especially 4 cylinders?

[B_K]

Other than Fastford, this entire thread appears to have a yeast infection.

I’m sure the guy with 350 cars in the pits really needs more people to tell him how to do things.

[Hoosier]

It's 2 pm. Limited qualifying now

[NeedforLM$peed]

I thought qualifying was yesterday and racing was about to start according to post #9

[dirtcrazy4u]

I'm not b*tching. I turned it off. If you like sitting there watching class after class qualify then give me a reason why ? Then there doing more today. I don't see how anyone can enjoy that. Ok so they do things different from what my 45 yrs going to races up north. Glad you like it.

[84wedge]

A car was having transponder issues, so they kept pulling him to the side, letting him run another lap, pulling him to the side again, run another lap etc. For about 5 minutes. It didn't occur to anyone to pull him off the track, let qualifying go for the rest, fix the problem then have him go out. Something is in the water in Alabama.

[DLC]

r they gonna qualify all 352 cars??

i feel sorry for the Flo crew

[NeedforLM$peed]

Is it really 36 degrees now?

[84wedge]

Last night they said it was in the 20s

[84wedge]

The good news is the WWS start tonight.

[noitall93w]

Still qualifying lolololol

[TDRacin®]

Are LM's racing today?

[noitall93w]

Yeah probably around 11pm at this rate

[wfofan]

Those fans in the stands are on some good chit...
Jus sayin...

[NeedforLM$peed]

lolololololololol

[Wells Racing Photos]

Is it really 36 degrees now?

It was and with the 10 mph wind, it was downright brutal. This is the first time in nearly 20 years of taking photos, that I had to leave before super late models were done for the evening. I was frozen to my core. I'll get warmed up and get back at it tomorrow tho, those folks in the stands are hardcore.

[usac7]

To those unhappy with the qualifying of so many divisions, I am betting most of you have never actually been to the Ice Bowl.
You are applying "Fan oriented Show" expectations to what is really a "Participant Event"

At the Ice Bowl, 90% of the people in attendance are directly or very closely affiliated with one or more cars there. When we took our cars over there we would enter in the Crate and Super late model classes and the number of cars and the more relaxed nature of the event made it easy for a crew of 3 to keep both cars prepped and ready all weekend with time left over to get a hot dog, walk around the pits and talk to friends and other competitors.

The Ice Bowl is different and personally I hope they don't change it just to suit a few internet experts.

[NeedforLM$peed]

Of course the hardcore people are going to be there. But the casual fan probably not. I used to be hardcore. Now I'm a casual fan because I don't go as often. If it's cold and a national tour event I'd be there though. Because it's a national tour.

It's one thing to be cold and racing. It's cold and they're not racing. It's cold and they're qualifying.

[Rajflyboy]

To those unhappy with the qualifying of so many divisions, I am betting most of you have never actually been to the Ice Bowl.You are applying "Fan oriented Show" expectations to what is really a "Participant Event"At the Ice Bowl, 90% of the people in attendance are directly or very closely affiliated with one or more cars there. When we took our cars over there we would enter in the Crate and Super late model classes and the number of cars and the more relaxed nature of the event made it easy for a crew of 3 to keep both cars prepped and ready all weekend with time left over to get a hot dog, walk around the pits and talk to friends and other competitors. The Ice Bowl is different and personally I hope they don't change it just to suit a few internet experts.Back gate vs Front gate. Depends which side you are on.

[usac7]

Back gate vs Front gate. Depends which side you are on.

OK if that's how you want to call it, the IceBowl is a back gate event.

Are you saying that is a bad thing and ALL races should be front gate only?

[Rajflyboy]

OK if that's how you want to call it, the IceBowl is a back gate event.Are you saying that is a bad thing and ALL races should be front gate only?No. I think my local track is a back gate operation. I just call it as I see it. Tracks have to pay the bills. I just wish they would run the late models or sprints early .. and get us true fans what we want. Then they can run the back gate stuff late. I don’t buy food at tracks that make me wait till 10pm to see late models on track. Not gonna do it.

[usac7]

The Ice Bowl is a special event, one that is more focused more on the competitors than the fans.

If they did as you ask, and modified the format to be more fan friendly, the first change they would make is to change the date to March or April.

But if they did that, it would not be the Ice Bowl anymore would it?

If you want a fan friendly SLM event at TST, they used to have a SLM Triple Feature night. We ran it once. As racers we said never again. I had never worked that hard for that many hours at a racetrack in my life.

[Rajflyboy]

Just run early in the day. Problem solved.

[dirt farmer]

It was and with the 10 mph wind, it was downright brutal. This is the first time in nearly 20 years of taking photos, that I had to leave before super late models were done for the evening. I was frozen to my core. I'll get warmed up and get back at it tomorrow tho, those folks in the stands are hardcore.I've been to all since 1994 and tonight was the first time I left early, I'm sure there have been colder years but I can't remember when, guess I'll swing by the Walmart on my way back to the track pick up few more clothes I go back an enjoy the rest tomorrow.

[GRT32]

2010 was colder. Never made it out of the teens

[B_K]

The year Paul Tims lead every lap but the last 1/2 lap was pretty cold too. Terry English won and I thawed out around Tallapoosa, GA on the way home. Made it to part of the way down Saturday but had to turn around because it started snowing heavily. Drove down Sunday morning that year.

Cold weather and Me aren’t friends anymore.

[GRT24]

2010 was cold I mean bone chilling cold. Add a little humidity and it’s brutal. I had called it in a previous post about the mud and looks like it produced as normal. I had all intentions of going but ended up staying around the house this weekend.

[GRT24]

Anybody getting anything from Race Monitor? I was trying to see lap times? It’s not reporting anything and I know practice was starting around 11

[NeedforLM$peed]

Says noon on DoD schedule. 11 was the drivers meeting

[zyoung25]

Is that Roby Helm on the mic? Or is that our late model Mark?

[Hoosier]

LMM mostly

[dirtcrazy4u]

Ice bowl is a great name for the event but it's also a really good reason to dump the qualifying for every class. Then maybe people could get out within a reasonable time instead of sitting there frozen. Promotor gets his back gate and fans get back in there warm car.

[AllenK]

20 years ago or more when I was working nights I might've gone to this event and pulled an all-nighter getting home.
Now I'm glad to be sitting home in the warm house watching! Very content.

At the Chatham,La HAT race on Easter weekend in '96,there was frost forming on our camera bag. We had to drive home in 2nd due to the shifter tearing up in my Dad's truck also. My feet about froze off.

[AllenK]

Supers about to roll off.

[JimBo]

Thanks for the heads up Allen.

[champion24]

How the ..... did they not count that??

[AllenK]

Thank you Jimbo!

Seawright to lead over Page after 4 restarts

[AllenK]

Ok,this is pretty good so far.

[AllenK]

Lap traffic now

[AllenK]

Seawright pushes,Page to lead. Cooper passes Seawright. Cooper wants it bad.

[AllenK]

34 laps in. Caution for Chad Thrash.

Page
Cooper
Seawright
Randy Weaver

[Highside Hustler25]

Lmao. What's not to like about follow the leader around the bottom. You folks are easily amused. Yep. Race of the year.

[AllenK]

Yeah,it was pretty good for a bit. This one and the Wild West race from last night are definitely the top two so far.

[Highside Hustler25]

The X mods out in Az. Put on a better show than this garbage. Poor fans deserve a refund and a cup of hot joe.

[BloomerWon]

The X mods out in Az. Put on a better show than this garbage. Poor fans deserve a refund and a cup of hot joe.

Will you be sending their refund direct deposit and a gift card for Starbucks?? 😀

[noitall93w]

Chooooo chooooo

[LM1M]

Don't know if its the dirt or what but not too often do you see a good Super LM race at TST.

[84wedge]

Was Page using the CT525 again?

[Mod Runner]

Where did Red Farmer finish ?

[NeedforLM$peed]

Where did Red Farmer finish ?

11th in the 4th heat race.

[Wells Racing Photos]

How the ..... did they not count that??

If you're referring to the initial start where Weaver got the jump, it's because of an error between race communications and most of the field. Director told them going down the backstretch that they were coming to one to go, get to the fire point and he's saying green, green, green. I'm just glad that no one got junked on that one.

[riddle28]

2010 was colder. Never made it out of the teens

that was my first one to race in and it was rough. idk if my hands have ever hurt so bad from being cold

[fastford]

i stayed of here yesterday because i didnt have time to argue with all the haters that were not even hear , you guys amaze me with nothing else to do but sit in your warm living room and b!tch about a race you contributed absolutely nothing to , but i guess thats the american way now , any way , for the number of cars at a winter race , you guys did a great job , and thats coming from some one that was actually there , no one is perfect and there is always room for improvement , but under the circumstances i give all of you an "A" , thought we might have had one , but my man dallas in the 35 came up a bit short but he was right there in the end , congrats to page once again , 5 in a row , that fellow has definitely got TST figured out , LMM , great job as usual , did not get a chance to cook this time but you guys in the booth did a great job , now lets all pray for our country and hope we get back to racing as normal soon.....

[4wide]

I was there cold as he'll but event was well run.For a daytime slm race at dega it was good. 3 cars at the front were even .enjoyed it

[AllenK]

How the ..... did they not count that??

Hmmmm.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMbBW9cxyQg