Being a 5/8 in a sea of 1/4s is always going to keep the car counts in the low side. The locals to the area do not want to risk their equipment.
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Being a 5/8 in a sea of 1/4s is always going to keep the car counts in the low side. The locals to the area do not want to risk their equipment.
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No doubt about it the place will be packed. Cody is doing a great job but a lot of people just don't see a large car count
A lot of people are just in denial. The place is beautiful and will always draw big crowds, but, as I said the day it was announced, the decision to go back to the 5/8 track was a bad one. The car counts will always be low and the attrition will always be a factor. There might be occasional exceptions, but that will generally be the rule. It’s not because The Dream is the following week. It’s just the track itself and the reputation it has. I want to be wrong, because I have a personal connection to WVMS, and spent many a night there back in the 90’s when I lived only 15 minutes from the track. But I’ve talked to a whole bunch of drivers through the years about WVMS, and with everything becoming even more expensive over the past several years, I doubt they’ve changed their opinions recently.
Terry, there’s no doubt the track is too big. Everyone knows that. They need to just build a 3/8 in the middle of it or pave it. But the dream being four days absolutely kept the majority of the top teams away. Had it been any other Lucas off weekend, I’d assume that Owens, McCreadie, and others would have been there.
What if there was only one Dream event and not two. Make a difference you think?
The earlier LM event was thinly attended. Is this purse that much greater, to expect many more cars?
I’m sure there’d have been a few more cars if this big Double Dream scenario wasn’t involved. On the other hand, WVMS to Eldora is not a difficult drive, especially considering the crazy amount of miles these guys are used to driving. There’s more than one factor involved. The DLM big money stretch used to start in August, but with so many other high paying events added in the last decade or so, it’s hard to say exactly when it starts now. You could say it starts tonight and tomorrow at WVMS, but is 25K still considered a big money show? I know that’s a silly sounding question, but IMO it’s at least debatable. All I know is, we’ll be watching on Flo and hoping for a great race. That’s the thing WVMS needs. It would go a long way, as far as silencing the critics.
Looking forward to seeing the throwback wraps tonight!
The traction that the cars get nowadays really makes it even tougher on equipment, more than ever, which is why the car counts will never match the purse at tracks like WVMS. I thought the track raced very well for its size the first time they had LM's this year but to see Terbo blow the wheel clear off shows the torque and G-forces on the car at the big big tracks.
Car counts are going to be thing everywhere. Between the regional races in a lot of areas, some unsanctioned events paying decent money, and double the fun at Eldora next week, racers are spread out or staying home this weekend. Several years back, this weekend was always the Tazewell/Florence doubleheader for Lucas until they moved it to earlier in the year and eventually dropped Tazewell.
Lots of people going to be there
Terbo the early leader for best throwback wrap. Bloomquist, as usual, with the worst.