Will THE HILLBILLY 100 offer "RESERVED SEATS" next year?

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  • 2thextreme
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2014
    • 193

    #1

    Will THE HILLBILLY 100 offer "RESERVED SEATS" next year?

    Does anyone know? It's good to know that $50,000 is up for grabs. Thanks in advance...
  • bleedblue55
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2012
    • 1872

    #2
    Tyler Co. offers reserved seats for all their races. Believe it's the top 3 rows along the front stretch down thru turn 1. Their seating situation is in dire need of an upgrade.

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    • 2thextreme
      Senior Member
      • Sep 2014
      • 193

      #3
      Originally posted by bleedblue55 View Post
      Tyler Co. offers reserved seats for all their races. Believe it's the top 3 rows along the front stretch down thru turn 1. Their seating situation is in dire need of an upgrade.
      Thank you, bledblue55. I've never been to Tyler County and know nothing about it, so you input is greatly appreciated. Is this the race that Carl Short puts on every year in addition to the DTWC at Portsmouth, OH?

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      • bleedblue55
        Senior Member
        • Feb 2012
        • 1872

        #4
        Originally posted by 2thextreme View Post
        Thank you, bledblue55. I've never been to Tyler County and know nothing about it, so you input is greatly appreciated. Is this the race that Carl Short puts on every year in addition to the DTWC at Portsmouth, OH?
        Yep, it's Carl's race. Primitive track that usually has decent racing.

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        • World100
          Member
          • May 2007
          • 79

          #5
          Tyler Co looks the same when you walk through the gates as it did when I was a kid in 1983. It's sad that the fairgrounds won't invest in their facility more. The track itself is perfectly shaped but it usually very dusty. I used to love going but anymore I spend my bucks on facilities that are fan-friendly. To each his own though; there are a lot of folks who don't care and that's fine too. I want every track to succeed but that place does need brought up to modern standards.
          It's ALL about the Globes!!!!!

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          • 00Hdmn
            Senior Member
            • May 2008
            • 1859

            #6
            If you do go to Tyler I hope you get to see a race like last night and hope to the good lord above we never see a race at Tyler like we did in the 2016 edition. Last nights race was as good as any race in the country.

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            • 2thextreme
              Senior Member
              • Sep 2014
              • 193

              #7
              Originally posted by 00Hdmn View Post
              If you do go to Tyler I hope you get to see a race like last night and hope to the good lord above we never see a race at Tyler like we did in the 2016 edition. Last nights race was as good as any race in the country.
              That's good to know, 00Hdmn...It must have been a good one. What happened to the race back in 2016? I've never been there. You'd think for $50K, they'd pick a premier facility but if I had to choose between a state of the art facility versus slicing/dicing for position and lots of passing, I'd take the latter but who wants to sit in the dust bowl and get covered with dirt? Sheesh! I've experienced enough of that at Brownstown Speedway and a few others. It's never pleasant...

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              • 2thextreme
                Senior Member
                • Sep 2014
                • 193

                #8
                Originally posted by World100 View Post
                Tyler Co looks the same when you walk through the gates as it did when I was a kid in 1983. It's sad that the fairgrounds won't invest in their facility more. The track itself is perfectly shaped but it usually very dusty. I used to love going but anymore I spend my bucks on facilities that are fan-friendly. To each his own though; there are a lot of folks who don't care and that's fine too. I want every track to succeed but that place does need brought up to modern standards.
                Thank you, World100. Wow! Sounds like they have been around for a long time. Kind of surprised that Carl Short would choose that facility if it is that primitive and dusty. You'd think maybe moving it to Portsmouth Raceway Park for $50K since they run the DTWC for $100K to win, there.Wonder if Carl Short plans to make such stipulations for it to be brought up to par? Hopefully, he will.I haven't gotten to watch that race yet on DoD, but plan to. I'd like to attend it if I don't have to eat dust all night long and walk away with a full blown asthma attack due to shortness of breath.

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                • GEAR_HEAD
                  Senior Member
                  • May 2007
                  • 3107

                  #9
                  Originally posted by 2thextreme View Post
                  Thank you, World100. Wow! Sounds like they have been around for a long time. Kind of surprised that Carl Short would choose that facility if it is that primitive and dusty. You'd think maybe moving it to Portsmouth Raceway Park for $50K since they run the DTWC for $100K to win, there.Wonder if Carl Short plans to make such stipulations for it to be brought up to par? Hopefully, he will.I haven't gotten to watch that race yet on DoD, but plan to. I'd like to attend it if I don't have to eat dust all night long and walk away with a full blown asthma attack due to shortness of breath.
                  The racing at PRP isn't very good though. When Tyler is prepped right, which used to be much more often, it is one of the raciest tracks in the country. The track has always been dirty. It's not dust because the track is dry, it's usually wet dirt that rains down on you that is caused by the silt in the creek that they get their water from. It's really not that bad.
                  Last edited by GEAR_HEAD; 09-06-2017, 06:13 AM.

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                  • MasterSbilt_Racer
                    Senior Member
                    • May 2007
                    • 14310

                    #10
                    Originally posted by 2thextreme View Post
                    Thank you, World100. Wow! Sounds like they have been around for a long time. Kind of surprised that Carl Short would choose that facility if it is that primitive and dusty. You'd think maybe moving it to Portsmouth Raceway Park for $50K since they run the DTWC for $100K to win, there.Wonder if Carl Short plans to make such stipulations for it to be brought up to par? Hopefully, he will.I haven't gotten to watch that race yet on DoD, but plan to. I'd like to attend it if I don't have to eat dust all night long and walk away with a full blown asthma attack due to shortness of breath.
                    Guess you never been to Pennsboro? Or any Hillbilly 100s? It is always at a rustic location. And Tyler is capable of fantastic racing. PRP just isn't on that level for likelihood of a great race., IMO.
                    Modern Day Spec Wedge Racing

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                    • 2thextreme
                      Senior Member
                      • Sep 2014
                      • 193

                      #11
                      Originally posted by GEAR_HEAD View Post
                      The racing at PRP isn't very good though. When Tyler is prepped right, which used to be much more often, it is one of the raciest tracks in the country. The track has always been dirty. It's not dust because the track is dry, it's usually wet dirt that rains down on you that is caused by the silt in the creek that they get their water from. It's really not that bad.
                      Thanks, GEAR_HEAD. That's good to know. PRP was okay last year. Good enough I'm planning on returning there for the DTWC but it seemed like the heats were better than the feature. I can't wait for DoD to put this race of Middlebourne, WV on their videos selection (they may not since it is a MAV TV video, most likely) I have heard the racing there is GOOD! Thank you, again!

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                      • 00Hdmn
                        Senior Member
                        • May 2008
                        • 1859

                        #12
                        Originally posted by 2thextreme View Post
                        That's good to know, 00Hdmn...It must have been a good one. What happened to the race back in 2016? I've never been there. You'd think for $50K, they'd pick a premier facility but if I had to choose between a state of the art facility versus slicing/dicing for position and lots of passing, I'd take the latter but who wants to sit in the dust bowl and get covered with dirt? Sheesh! I've experienced enough of that at Brownstown Speedway and a few others. It's never pleasant...
                        Oh you will get dirty, but you have to put your big boy panties on, its well worth it when the racing is good. You know It is a dirt track.

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                        • Pennsboro23
                          Banned
                          • Jul 2007
                          • 5256

                          #13
                          Tyler County racing over PRP's any day. Tyler County isn't for the casual race fan, it's for the diehards. If you're worried about getting dirty, you probably shouldn't go. But I do believe the dust issue is a little over exaggerated by people. It wasn't really dusty Sunday where I sat, it was more dirty than anything. But if you give me good racing, Idc how dirty I get.

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                          • 00Hdmn
                            Senior Member
                            • May 2008
                            • 1859

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Pennsboro23 View Post
                            Tyler County racing over PRP's any day. Tyler County isn't for the casual race fan, it's for the diehards. If you're worried about getting dirty, you probably shouldn't go. But I do believe the dust issue is a little over exaggerated by people. It wasn't really dusty Sunday where I sat, it was more dirty than anything. But if you give me good racing, Idc how dirty I get.
                            Amen Brother

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                            • bleedblue55
                              Senior Member
                              • Feb 2012
                              • 1872

                              #15
                              I'll throw my 2 cents in on why this years Hillbilly was good and last years sucked. This year it rained out the first night which meant Lucas hit the track on the first day of racing. Track prep didn't create the good racing, mother nature did.

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