Eldora was basically an asphalt track with a LOT of dust.

[fryefan]

They need to spend less on fireworks and buy some water trucks that work.

Also, the time management was absolutely horrible.

[golddirt]

Kleenex time!!!

[Krooser]

I'm not a fan of those dry slick and dusty features...

Didn't see it but I'm always amazed that track conditions can be so good after a couple days of rain and everyone is amazed... happened this week at our local tracks. Luxemburg was especially good Friday from what I hear... four wide racing in all the mains.

When I was there I darn near lived on the water truck Wed. and Thurs. nights during the hottest part of the summer. I learned from a couple of road builders who specialized in building and maintaining dirt/gravel roads. I also used calcium chloride and another 'water wetter' that I got from a Chicago company ($900/55 gal drum) ... even when we had dry conditions we didn't have a dust problem. Guys tell me it's illegal to use calcium today buy they use it for dust control on construction jobs and gravel roads everyday so I don't buy it.

You'd think today's promoters (and racers who love that slippery cr*p) would figure it out.

Anyway congrats to Bloomer...

[chupp n bloomer fan]

They need to spend less on fireworks and buy some water trucks that work.

Also, the time management was absolutely horrible.

Would you say the same if someone else had won? There was racing, while I too don't like skating rinks, that's how they prep Eldora anymore. A lot less torn up cars I know that.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

I'm not a fan of those dry slick and dusty features...

Didn't see it but I'm always amazed that track conditions can be so good after a couple days of rain and everyone is amazed... happened this week at our local tracks. Luxemburg was especially good Friday from what I hear... four wide racing in all the mains.

When I was there I darn near lived on the water truck Wed. and Thurs. nights during the hottest part of the summer. I learned from a couple of road builders who specialized in building and maintaining dirt/gravel roads. I also used calcium chloride and another 'water wetter' that I got from a Chicago company ($900/55 gal drum) ... even when we had dry conditions we didn't have a dust problem. Guys tell me it's illegal to use calcium today buy they use it for dust control on construction jobs and gravel roads everyday so I don't buy it.

You'd think today's promoters (and racers who love that slippery cr*p) would figure it out.

Anyway congrats to Bloomer...

They do still use calcium chloride, and it's horrible on vehicles, and I'd venture to say lungs. My previous employer used it once in a blue moon to control dust. It does work. Personally, I'd go with some of the track prep stuff, something made for tracks. But, with a clear SDS sheet. A manager at a dirt track I know wanted to use one, and either couldn't get a clear SDS sheet, or the stuff in it you sure as he!! didn't wanna breath. I know Atomic used some for a bit when Nier had it. They had a banner up for the stuff, and it sure seemed to work.

I work in excavation. Water, disc, water, disc, sheepsfoot, water, maybe grader or drag box, water and sheepsfoot. Something along them lines. I've seen that one fancy machine that is PTO driven and the tines spin in a circle, so maybe that?

[Crashmagnet]

It's been sunny and hot all week man

[zyoung25]

I thought the racing was good. I made the dumb decision to sit where the wind was blowing in my face, which a lil rough, but I have sat through a lot worse. The first 20 or 30 laps were the worst.

They didn't dig the track up very much all weekend, maybe a foot each night. They would grade it top to bottom then, sheep foot the pi$$ out of it, and after then water it. It was obvious to anyone that watched this take place, they didn't want it to be fast to where it was tearing stuff up.

No track in the nation will be perfect for fans and drivers....ever. To me if I can go watch a race where there's plenty of passing, and cars wall to wall, it don't get much better than that. Most of this is just my opinion, I'm sure some won't agree, but I could careless.

[race14]

Dry slick= boring. They need a nice big cushion and hammer down.

[MaverickSprints]

Doesn't get any better than that. Hats off!

Congrats to Bloomquist, Mission Accomplished.
Loved the track conditions, perfect surface that rewards driving and setup over horsepower, just the way I like it. Great racing, lots of passing, dicing, multi-groove, you couldn't ask for anything more.

[Cardirt0]

Dry Slick= dont give a $hit about Fans...

[MI Dirt Fan]

Sounds like a few didn't have thier boys win.

[CIRF]

We watched via the PPV and that sometimes gives a somewhat different perspective from actually being there. As a whole the racing was good. What was very odd in contrast to back when we were attending Eldora's biggest late model races was the leader of most of the race was committed to the bottom most of the time. That hardly ever happened in years past.

Congratulations to ol' bloomy. He just keeps adding to his late model legend. Like everything else his day will pass but it's been a treat for all of us dirt late model fans to have watched him all these years. Love him or hate him he's special in a lot of different ways.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Dry Slick= dont give a $hit about Fans...

Dry slick= boring. They need a nice big cushion and hammer down.

You want 10 cars to finish with a bunch of pi$$ed off drivers and torn up sh!t? That's what you get when most tracks are that way, especially Eldora. Been there, seen it. In saying that, I'd like a little more of a happy medium.

But it's not that they don't care about fans at all, the racing was good. They want to also satisfy drivers too. And if you have a hammer down track, you are satisfying a handful of fans and that's it. They prepped the track, it's not like they pulled an Atomic under Schrader, and went with the "Field of Dreams motto".

[zyoung25]

I've seen that one fancy machine that is PTO driven and the tines spin in a circle, so maybe that?

They call those things with circular pinning fingers a "laylay." I may be wrong on spelling, I do know that's how it's pronounced. Those things are old school, and kinda hard to find.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

They call those things with circular pinning fingers a "laylay." I may be wrong on spelling, I do know that's how it's pronounced. Those things are old school, and kinda hard to find.

Gotcha man. Your assessment of Eldora was very good. Nice post, once again.

Now that I got a new job, should be able to meet up with ya at Eldora during The World 100.