I honestly don't remember wheel issues the second time, but I didn't attend it. I did the first time.
No one could keep engines cool the first time either. That improved as well, from the best I can recall. Guys put larger radiators in their cars.
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I honestly don't remember wheel issues the second time, but I didn't attend it. I did the first time.
No one could keep engines cool the first time either. That improved as well, from the best I can recall. Guys put larger radiators in their cars.
I never attended either, but I'm thinking it was the first year they had the dirt basically about halfway up on the concrete. That led to a lot of torn up metal.
My dad left it up to me, it was either go to the dream/million, or go to these races. I was still in high school at the time. We had to make up a bunch of snow days both years. I chose to go to the dream, and I wasn't missing the million the next year.
They took banking out both years (ran the dirt from the inside wall to the top, was the deepest where the apron meets the track). The first year wheels where a big problem, second year it was much better. Rain did a number on it one of the years; ask Mike Gault about the torn up race cars (funny thing is the car he wrecked was still racing in 2013)...
That's cool ....was the car still his in 13? If it was I'm sure I saw him race it a few times.
Real shame the Lucas guys are busy that weekend. Would be nice to see them work something out where all the big dogs could attend
Randy King Kong Korte flipped wildly coming out of turn 4 down the front stretch one year too. Can't remember which year it was. I wanna say it was the year with the rain delay. I mean, outside of Eldora, the feeling of being at Bristol with the late models was top 5 moments for me.
I agree, we ran terrible but I have pictures hanging in my house from both years (and only have maybe half a dozen total racing pictures hanging up).
IMCA mods, northern sport mods and stock cars will have an event there with entry limits.
10k to win on Friday and $50k on Saturday for late models. Wow
How can highly decorated competitors be there. Isn't Lucas scheduled that weekend???
Maybe Lucas Oil will become the title sponsor of the event and move their schedule around a bit... seen crazier things happen. Would be a shame if they couldn't work something out where all the best guys in the country could be there.
I think Lucas will reschedule their races that weekend
I don't see why Lucas couldn't move their dates up a week, or back a week if needed. It wouldn't interfere with other racing currently scheduled too much.