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  • rthacker4rj5
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2009
    • 146

    #16
    boyds, rome, dixie, n ga......all great tracks. im glad i never said i wasnt going back because of one bad race. those four tracks put on some of the best racing in the country. if you dont give em another try, your not a dirt track enthusiest anyway, and what are you doing on here? the only track that really really bothers me, is cleveland, with the chugga chugga chugga chugga choo choo. guess what? im going back there tonight. hopefully there will be enough horsepower and advanced setups to overcome the one lane train. your gonna have some bad races....your gonna have some really bad races. its time after time of bad track conditions when you get the red a$$. one time, let alone ROME....is just showing your how much you really know. if its a one lane show tonight at cleveland, i might give it up. but this is not on ONE visit. the last four i've been to have been that way. go back to rome and give em another try. i PROMISE it will suprise you. they've got new dirt with extreme heat for this time of year. its gonna be different for the guys that prepare the track. if you dont go back....i dont wanna see anymore posting.
    Last edited by rthacker4rj5; 06-02-2011, 11:45 AM.

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    • gravett1
      Senior Member
      • May 2007
      • 316

      #17
      It's dirt it can't be perfct all the time I help prep the track at Boyd's , this heat is a nightmare on a race track.
      ashes to ashes dust to dust life's too short so dirt race we must!

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      • Superman_Racing
        Senior Member
        • May 2007
        • 282

        #18
        Originally posted by rthacker4rj5 View Post
        boyds, rome, dixie, n ga......all great tracks. im glad i never said i wasnt going back because of one bad race. those four tracks put on some of the best racing in the country. if you dont give em another try, your not a dirt track enthusiest anyway, and what are you doing on here? the only track that really really bothers me, is cleveland, with the chugga chugga chugga chugga choo choo. guess what? im going back there tonight. hopefully there will be enough horsepower and advanced setups to overcome the one lane train. your gonna have some bad races....your gonna have some really bad races. its time after time of bad track conditions when you get the red a$$. one time, let alone ROME....is just showing your how much you really know. if its a one lane show tonight at cleveland, i might give it up. but this is not on ONE visit. the last four i've been to have been that way. go back to rome and give em another try. i PROMISE it will suprise you. they've got new dirt with extreme heat for this time of year. its gonna be different for the guys that prepare the track. if you dont go back....i dont wanna see anymore posting.
        I'm glad your going back for more at cleveland, out of all the tracks I've been to in the surrounding area I can honestly say over time I have seen more exciting races at Cleveland than any other track Ive been to. I have never been to boyds and I hope to make it over there sometime but I have been plenty of times to Tri-County, N.Ga, Dixie, Cleveland,Sugar Creek, Toccoa, and Im sure a few more that I have made more than just a casual visit to. There are many tracks such as Rome, Atomic, Tazewell, Lowes, etc. that I have only been to a handful of times. But all of these tracks I mentioned have and have had great races at their facilities but from personal experiences I have seen more exciting races at Cleveland than any of them over time and a few that were quite memorable.

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        • CarolinaDirt
          Senior Member
          • May 2007
          • 1372

          #19
          There are certain shows I avoid and this is one of them . The worse race I saw was the Lucas oil choo choo at NGA . However the worse race I saw at Cleveland was a Lucas oil race , the same for my first trip to the Taz . This series seems to prefer blacked over surfaces , I wouldn't expect much tonight and I'm smart enough to not fault Cleveland for it either .
          Last edited by CarolinaDirt; 06-02-2011, 01:20 PM.

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          • rthacker4rj5
            Senior Member
            • Jul 2009
            • 146

            #20
            im going with full intentions of seeing fast cars. anything else is a plus. i know with these thoughts in mind, i wont be disappointed. i do think if they take some banking out, it would make for some better racing. jmo. three years ago we all said when they took the banking out of boyds, it was gonna be terrible....we were dead wrong. i have seen three wide racing all year. in every class at that. hope you get to boyds on a good night. i am biased towards boyds, but just like every other track, it can have a bad night also. but for the most part, very good racing.

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            • dbl0spy
              Senior Member
              • May 2007
              • 227

              #21
              Rome did suck Sunday !! I went a couple times last year and guess what it sucked then too! I've seen some great races at Rome but that was in the early to mid nineties, I undersatnd the new clay was a problem but the bottom line is they don't race there enough for the track to be predictable I hate to say it but Dixie has had the best racing for the last couple years, Another thing is that they need to make it when they swing the gates at Rome have a Special event like Sas,NeSmith or that sportsman class that papermen helps with jmo ! thats the way it was when Rome started goin with a limited schedule there was always a Granger Select 50 when you went to Rome!! But that was the good ole days when racers were racers !!

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              • skinnyracer39
                Senior Member
                • May 2007
                • 508

                #22
                Originally posted by CarolinaDirt View Post
                Let's cut down every track that's not NGA , and praise its glory . Then were gonna scratch our heads at why the pits are full and there are no butts in the seats . NGA is a good track but if it was the end all b all some of you made it out to be it wouldn't have problems staying open . So by all means bash Cleveland , bash Rome , bash Boyd's too . Then we will read again in a few months that you can't figure out why you don't have fans in the seats .
                i`m not bashing just stirring the pot a little !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                race race race

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                • CDGinDixie
                  Member
                  • Apr 2011
                  • 41

                  #23
                  The econo race was pretty sick. But the track was terrible I changed so many flats! The 19th will be so much better I know it.

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                  • leftturn7m
                    Senior Member
                    • Jun 2007
                    • 283

                    #24
                    In my opinion, all race tracks will have off nights. Especially shorter, high-banked clay tracks. Horsepower and sticky tires play havoc on sticky clay. With that said, I love a track with multiple grooves where cars can run and pass everywhere. That can't happen everywhere, every night. Some of the most exciting races are the ones where there is one groove and you have to stick your nose in or move someone to pass. Being in this area, I'm sure many would agree that the races at Bristol are not nearly as exciting now that they've put progressive banking in place as they were when it was just the bottom. I attended many races at Bristol before the change and just a couple since because it is just not as exciting anymore. Long story short, everyone has things they like and dislike about tracks. I live closest to Cleveland so I go there the most. They have been very rough and sketchy on prep since Joe Lee has been gone, NGS is a great track but it's not a great place to watch a race due to the stands and lighting. Boyd's has turned into a great track IMO with all of the updates they have done. Rome is great also. Let's just keep supporting dirt track racing so it doesn't go away from the area.
                    Cleveland Speedway

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                    • JJinGA
                      Senior Member
                      • May 2007
                      • 722

                      #25
                      Rome and North GA are my 2 favorite tracks. Not to come back to Rome because of a bad race every now and then is crazy. Yes, the track was coming a part and 2 out of 3 of my favs didnt finish their race (3rd didnt even start), but you dont hear me complaining. Bad track and all, there was still passing going on. Other than maybe Costa Rica, I cant think of anywhere else I had rather be than at a dirt race on a Memorial Day (good or bad). Cant wait til the 19th.
                      GO #L7, #66 & #11

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                      • RacedudeGa
                        Senior Member
                        • Oct 2007
                        • 134

                        #26
                        Hey Dr Flavio ... Karma sure is a Bitch isnt it?...

                        Why have you been so quite this week?

                        From what i have read and heard from some people who were there N Ga had a pretty rough nite. Glad to hear that the new promoter stuck it out and worked to make things better. Guess you could call it a "baptism by fire" kind of nite.

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                        • sclantonfan
                          Member
                          • Sep 2009
                          • 67

                          #27
                          all i know is that both rome and n. ga. are great tracks. Boyds is amazing too. both n. ga. and boyds wouldnt be able to operate without Outlaw though and this past weekend at n. ga. goes to show it. everything was hectic and mayhem with him being gone.

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                          • drflavio309
                            Senior Member
                            • Jul 2007
                            • 463

                            #28
                            Originally posted by RacedudeGa View Post
                            Hey Dr Flavio ... Karma sure is a Bitch isnt it?...

                            Why have you been so quite this week?

                            From what i have read and heard from some people who were there N Ga had a pretty rough nite. Glad to hear that the new promoter stuck it out and worked to make things better. Guess you could call it a "baptism by fire" kind of nite.
                            I said I was thru with this thread, but for you racedudeGa I will make one last comment, I tried to tell you once before I was not bashing rome I simply posted what I saw, like I did on NGS the blog should be up tonight on luvracin.com http://www.luvracin.com/03_writers/0..._the_box_L.htm I know Rome has tons of fans and lots of people like it, I don't, sorry,.
                            and yeah NGS had a rough night last Saturday BUT, the track worked all night to make it better and even delayed the show to make the track the best it could be, so I tip my hat to them...and as for me being quiet... well I am not the one who started this thread, I seldom come to 4m much anymore, and I have been working 14 hours a day.... don't leave much time for anything else....
                            thanks for asking though....lol
                            CYA@THERACES

                            the dr.
                            If they are going to outlaw a plant, shouldn't it be poison ivy??????
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                            the dr........ Not following directions since 1959!

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