Gateway Dirt Nationals Tickets

[Ryan21mid]

We went to Kemper and yeah that deal was somethin else. I remember sitting as far up as we could get to stay warm! We also went to Indy last year as we were already in town for PRI. Biggest mistake ever, the first time I have EVER left a race before it was over and I think we left mid-way thru the midget heats. That was just unbearable, the fumes got me bad, cautions every lap, I could go on and on, disappointing to say the least. Yet here we are anticipating the Gateway Dirt Nationals, got our tickets the day they went on sale. There's gonna be some snags but I gotta support it, what they're trying to do is what people have dreamed of for years. I just hope they can keep the fumes under control and make the track wide enough and have some sort of high side so they can actually race on it. Either way, its sure been planned out pretty well so far and I applaud Cody and everyone involved for their efforts up to this point.

[calverton]

Let's hope so, this might be aLil bigger than Kemper or indy

[CIRF]

We went to Kemper and yeah that deal was somethin else. I remember sitting as far up as we could get to stay warm! We also went to Indy last year as we were already in town for PRI. Biggest mistake ever, the first time I have EVER left a race before it was over and I think we left mid-way thru the midget heats. That was just unbearable, the fumes got me bad, cautions every lap, I could go on and on, disappointing to say the least. Yet here we are anticipating the Gateway Dirt Nationals, got our tickets the day they went on sale. There's gonna be some snags but I gotta support it, what they're trying to do is what people have dreamed of for years. I just hope they can keep the fumes under control and make the track wide enough and have some sort of high side so they can actually race on it. Either way, its sure been planned out pretty well so far and I applaud Cody and everyone involved for their efforts up to this point.

I know what you're saying since I got sucked into the whole Indy deal, too. What the potential is for good side by side racing remains to be seen. But realistically, given the fact that it's a small 1/5 mile without much banking it definitely has the potential to be a huggy pole proposition that requires knocking cars out of the way to pass. Fumes are going to be a factor. How bad and how closely air quality will be monitored also remains to be seen. The fumes at Du Quoin doesn't seem to be a problem in spite of the fact that it's a relatively small building in comparison to Tulsa and even Indy.

I will fervently support this event if it proves to be successful but after last year at Indy I'm decidedly inclined to opt for a tried and true sure thing event that has stood the test of time for a lot less money over at Du Quoin. At least for this year.

[calverton]

Have you been to belle claire cirf thats what the track is modeled after

[Ryan21mid]

I don't blame you CIRF, I've been to Belle-Clair many times and love the place, but if there wasn't a big curb on the wall then there'd be limited passing there. That being said, they're going to have to keep the track juiced up against the wall and hope it builds a big cushion....and hope that they can build a strong enough makeshift wall to withstand the cars trying to tear it down.

[calverton]

That is not true and I have been a few times. More than you try the early 80s

[Bubstr]

As said, there are nothing but crappy seats left at high prices. If this was just a ticket sales ploy to sell advanced tickets, it wasn't done well. If they can't sell tickets on the up on up, why would I believe they can organize a race or even build a track, that won't rutt out. Bell Claire and Canton are not made on top of a hard surface. I'm not going. It's not because of some Midget race either. It's because the promoters lost my confidence. I hope the guys going, get to see a great race. I'd rather eat Crow than see everyone waste their money.

[zyoung25]

The fumes is the only thing that has me concerned over this whole deal.

[calverton]

belleclaire does not rut up and what does cannton have anything to with it the same guys that preps tri city is doing the prep for the dome

[CIRF]

I don't blame you CIRF, I've been to Belle-Clair many times and love the place, but if there wasn't a big curb on the wall then there'd be limited passing there. That being said, they're going to have to keep the track juiced up against the wall and hope it builds a big cushion....and hope that they can build a strong enough makeshift wall to withstand the cars trying to tear it down.

I've never attended a late model race at Little Belleville so I can't speak to that subject, at all. However, I've been to a bunch of midget races there that were spectacularly entertaining.

You make a good point about the cushion up high on the track. Example: At Du Quoin I've seen the POWRi track prep guys till and water the track except for the low groove in the corners. It worked beautifully to establish a high groove that would be as quick as the bottom, conducive to sliders and provide somewhere to deal with lapped traffic, either high or low. If they till and water the whole track top to bottom it makes the low groove the fastest and they have to muscle up on the bottom to do any passing.

Last December and March USAC tilled and watered the whole track prior to the A-main and it took about 1/2 way through the A-main for the top to start coming in. The show didn't suffer much as a result but in my humble judgement POWRi got it right.

Hopefully someone involved with track prep for the St. Louis event will have taken notice of that. Better yet, talk Tony Stewart and the other boys from The Chili Bowl into overseeing track prep like they do out at Tulsa. He gets it right every time. Problem solved! LOL!!

[calverton]

the guys prepping the track has been doing it for along along time the guy that preps belle claire Kurt Benedict doe s an excellent job

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Having tickets to sell and selling them are completely different........all of this sell out talk and what not has not helped their cause in creating excitement.

People aren't stupid........present company excluded of course.

You are always good for a laugh BBQ, ty.

[bullring]

How much are you guys paying for tickets? I just punched in an order for 2 Friday Saturday tickets and it came up $91.20 each.

[Barbecueboy]

You are always good for a laugh BBQ, ty.

Thanks.....I think.

[CIRF]

How much are you guys paying for tickets? I just punched in an order for 2 Friday Saturday tickets and it came up $91.20 each.

YIKES!!

Welcome to racing in the city!

Du Quoin is looking better and better as time goes by.