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  • Itsinmyblood
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2007
    • 637

    #16
    How does everyone think the track will do up against Boyds Speedway? Boyds week in and week out has great car counts

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    • Plantintaters
      Senior Member
      • May 2007
      • 160

      #17
      If the promoters would get rid of the stupid scary stuff that keeps racers away and you might be able to find out.
      2 seperate instances at that track in past years, I have seen a driver hot lap a hobbie type car with no firesuit and NO HELMET. Who the hell lets crap like that happen? Someone that is not gonna be in business much longer, thats who! I have raced my whole life and never seen a track let someone do anything that stupid. Maybe the new guys will run it in a more professional manner. Sure wolud be nice to see that place get a little facelift . In years past it looked like the kind of place you would'nt want to enter unless you were up on your Tetnus shots! I'd be willing to go back if they get a clue.
      Best of luck to em'

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      • chupp n bloomer fan
        Senior Member
        • May 2007
        • 11526

        #18
        Track ain't too small, rework it out farther and make sure their up on safety. Parking and haulers couldn't tell ya, track wise looks pretty cool. Kinda like Midway in Ohio.
        Up in the air who my next “favorite” driver is. Really losing hope on Bloomer getting anywhere back to “normal”.

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        • Chico
          Senior Member
          • Mar 2008
          • 766

          #19
          they will have to work on the reputation of the track It's been known as a pretty rough track I love it raced there many yrs ago but there's a lot of people who won't race there until the new folks prove they have rules and enforce them without fav. jmo
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          • Dhoffman66
            Junior Member
            • Mar 2012
            • 14

            #20
            hi everyone thought i would give a little spring city history. Spring city raceway was built in 1984 thru 85 opened for racing in 1985. track size was 1/4 mile around the outside 3/16 inside. i have been going there sense 85, been racing there sence 1999. The place was booming in the late 80's. Rhea county raceway was the original name. Modified street was the big class then paid 400.00 to win every sat. night. pure street was 250.00 pony's paid 200.00 to win. that was big money then. Clayton Turner from crossville,tn. still holds the track record set on july 16, 1988 lap time:11.81. Still has not been broken and he was driving a malibu or his camero i was only 7 cant remember lol. No late model has come close to that time yet as of 2010. I didnt go there any in 2011 but tim kyle did well as a promoter. The place was a rough place 2000 thru 2007 but different lease holders r making better. It will take time some time for a reputation to be made again but ray,mark,and jones i think will do very well with spring city. So many great drivers have raced there Mid Durham from chatsworth,ga was the guy to beat 85 and 86 in modified st. 87 thru 89 was Rick Williams in the 17 tide car and Venabal Tabor 25 car Randy Weaver in the 16 stories car Ernie Lankford in his 75 car Patrick Garrison in the 37 first gold crome sheet medal camero. 90 thru 92 was the birth of late mdels there Sam Williams 96 was track champion 2 of those years and Patrick Duggan was runner up Jeff Smith was track champion in 92. Lots of great drivers strated there and have raced there. Track was closed 93 thru 95 and reopened 96. The place is a driving track its plenty big enough for any racing lots of room now to park still needs some cleaning up but looks a lot better.

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            • Dhoffman66
              Junior Member
              • Mar 2012
              • 14

              #21
              spring city raceway

              hi everyone thought i would give a little spring city history. Spring city raceway was built in 1984 thru 85 opened for racing in 1985. track size was 1/4 mile around the outside 3/16 inside. i have been going there sense 85, been racing there sence 1999. The place was booming in the late 80's. Rhea county raceway was the original name. Modified street was the big class then paid 400.00 to win every sat. night. pure street was 250.00 pony's paid 200.00 to win. that was big money then. Clayton Turner from crossville,tn. still holds the track record set on july 16, 1988 lap time:11.81. Still has not been broken and he was driving a malibu or his camero i was only 7 cant remember lol. No late model has come close to that time yet as of 2010. I didnt go there any in 2011 but tim kyle did well as a promoter. The place was a rough place 2000 thru 2007 but different lease holders r making better. It will take time some time for a reputation to be made again but ray,mark,and jones i think will do very well with spring city. So many great drivers have raced there Mid Durham from chatsworth,ga was the guy to beat 85 and 86 in modified st. 87 thru 89 was Rick Williams in the 17 tide car and Venabal Tabor 25 car Randy Weaver in the 16 stories car Ernie Lankford in his 75 car Patrick Garrison in the 37 first gold crome sheet medal camero. 90 thru 92 was the birth of late mdels there Sam Williams 96 was track champion 2 of those years and Patrick Duggan was runner up Jeff Smith was track champion in 92. Lots of great drivers strated there and have raced there. Track was closed 93 thru 95 and reopened 96. The place is a driving track its plenty big enough for any racing lots of room now to park still needs some cleaning up but looks a lot better.

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              • stevo
                Senior Member
                • Jun 2008
                • 622

                #22
                In 2002 the supers were turning in low 11's actually they were called outlaw as they had no rules,run what you got.this was about the same time they made the Discovery movie there.

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                • Dhoffman66
                  Junior Member
                  • Mar 2012
                  • 14

                  #23
                  right i posted the wrong time 10.89 was the time i looked at my 89' rule book. the cars were a lot faster back then. but the tracks inside was inset more everyone wants to push it out if they would just leave it b and put back, there was plenty room for 3 wide racing.
                  i watched lamar scoggins,barry goodman and bobby doss 3-wide 4 2 action packed laps in a 30 lap race that was 2 wide till the last 3 laps and scoggins won at least the track is getting cleaned up they have done a lot of work this off season i rode by tuesday and looked at it a sheeps foot to till it up then wet it and run it in is how paul always got it ready and the track was always tacky no one will till it right

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                  • Dhoffman66
                    Junior Member
                    • Mar 2012
                    • 14

                    #24
                    spring city raceway

                    the track held up fine this year and danny and raymond done a great job season is still going strong big races in oct.

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                    • stevo
                      Senior Member
                      • Jun 2008
                      • 622

                      #25
                      In 2004 thru 2007 LeCroy in the 2 Rayburn won about 60 races,funny how some can figure a track out. They only qualified once when we raced there and Le croy had a 1151,same year they filmed a Discovery mover there. LeCroy passed for the win on last lap..Track is a challenge we got knocked out in heat when movie was there.Would like to see supers there.

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                      • Lackey79
                        Junior Member
                        • Aug 2010
                        • 15

                        #26
                        i took my latemodle up there about 2 weeks ago and made a few laps i think you could run supers there but you would not want to start more than 18 or so cars. the race track looks good it is smooth thats more than you can say for most of the tracks anymore. Raymond has done a good job he put alot of work into this track. He has some parking you could get the big haulers in.

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                        • Plantintaters
                          Senior Member
                          • May 2007
                          • 160

                          #27
                          What gear?

                          What gear would you need to run for a crate car at Spring City?

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                          • Lackey79
                            Junior Member
                            • Aug 2010
                            • 15

                            #28
                            Originally posted by Plantintaters View Post
                            What gear would you need to run for a crate car at Spring City?
                            680 or so i pulled a 643 and i truned about 6400 needed some more

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                            • Dhoffman66
                              Junior Member
                              • Mar 2012
                              • 14

                              #29
                              spring city raceway

                              a 715 gear is perfect for spring city in a late model 700 in anything else 380-196 or 345-214 in a pony

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                              • Dhoffman66
                                Junior Member
                                • Mar 2012
                                • 14

                                #30
                                track is smooth no doubt i would like to see some open wheels there also supers ran there before in the early 90's the started about 18 in feature sam williams or dave bilbrey won that night but i know patrick duggan was third he hadnt been running a late model long 1st year i think runner up in points at spring city city

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