On track product in 2017. How was the racing this year in your region track by track?

[Doc88D]

In the southeast it was the same old program. Qualify, start straight up, and the pole sitter leads the entire race while the others fall in line. With the exception of The Mag, track prep was non existent...

[President Clinton]

There are products to keep dust down. Promoters will not spend the $$$$ to buy them.Goggle dust control for road construction or military helicopter landing pads. Fans should educate themselves as to understand where the problem is. If I pay 25-40$ to watch, please don’t insult my intelligence and tell me there is no way to control the problem!!!!! I would rather have the truth “ your business doesn’t matter enough for me to spend any money “!!!!

[bleedblue55]

Racing was pretty solid most nights I went this year, but it rained too da*n much.

Agree, RAIN, RAIN, RAIN. Got so bad I made a trip to PPMS to see rescheduled ASCOC sprints on a Monday night to get a racing fix.

[MI Dirt Fan]

"Goggle dust control for road construction or military helicopter landing pads."

It's calcium chloride, like I posted above

[MI Dirt Fan]

I would say it would depend on state guidelines and if i remember right it was kind of pricey. Is that the same as the calcium they put in tractor tires? The calcium cloride.

Same as the tractor tires. They'd do the roads about 3-4 times during the summer. The county contracted it out. My dad bought some for his driveway.

[TTS_JF]

We went to 51 races this year, and will probably do around the same next year. I saw some good racing, missed some good racing while working on the car, but wouldn't change it for anything.

I think my main complaint would be the nights we thought things were moving along quickly at the track and we'd be out early something always happens to keep you at the track past midnight. When this happens on Friday night, it makes for a short morning on Saturday to get things ready for Saturday night.

I'm hoping we get to see some more new tracks next year, and keep building on some of the momentum from 2017. I'm heading to the dome in less than a month to watch, and then it'll be back to the shop to put another car together.

[Krooser]

Back in the 80's I used a combination of calcium and a commercial water additive at my two tracks. We never had dust even in the drought year of '88. I even used calcium on the fairgrounds roads so the fans cars stayed dust free... cost was, maybe, two grand for the season...cheap.

[President Clinton]

"Goggle dust control for road construction or military helicopter landing pads."

It's calcium chloride, like I posted above

There are much better products out there now.

[Bigdirtfan]

High point for me was the north south 100 camping was great met some very nice folks last 10 laps omg what a finishLow point was farmer city summernationals race, the usual drag the show out way to long and have a crappy featureTrack i went to most was oakshade, they were solid all year as usualFor 2018 i will probably do another summernationals trip and remind myself to just go to the tracks i trust, spend my money where i know im going to see good racing

[blncfn57]

"Goggle dust control for road construction or military helicopter landing pads."

It's calcium chloride, like I posted above

Car wash soap works also. It don't take much, like a gallon per 1000 gallons of water.

The only downfall I've seen with calcium chloride is it will eat a vehicle up in a year or so if it's not washed regularly. I've seen many packing trucks die a quick death over the years.

[MI Dirt Fan]

There are much better products out there now.

There maybe better products but that's what they use.

[CIRF]

Wish I could see a track like Fairbury for sure.

Come on over, Clay. I'd just about guarantee you will have a great time and it will be well worth your while, too.

Yes, the CaCl2 solution that is pumped into tractor tires for cheap ballast is the same as is used on racetracks, etc.

I too mistakenly believed CaCl2 was illegal to be broadcast in open areas such as racetracks but it's not. The rural townships in our area apply it to some gravel roads for dust control. I hate the stuff when used in that way. If that stuff splashes on your vehicle it'll start to rust and rot almost immediately.

I hadn't seen CaCl2 used on a racetrack for dust control for years but at the October make up date of the Terre Haute version of Indiana Sprint Week ol' Sarge had them broadcasting granular CaCl2 on the racetrack and then he'd follow up by watering it in.





The racing in our area was once again very, very good. All the traditional annual shows at Macon, Lincoln, Fairbury, La Salle were superb. An added twist this year was 3 USAC National Midget events on consecutive nights leading up to the Independence Day holiday at Macon, Lincoln and Springfield. Two of those shows were epic classics and the 3rd was well above average.

The 4 races run during our 2 State Fair's on Illinois' 2 one mile dirt tracks were very good, as well. In fact the USAC Silver Crown races at both Springfield & Du Quoin were probably the best I've ever seen at those tracks and we've been attending both events for over 30 years!

Yep, it was a great year to be a dirt track racing fan in Illinois!!

[golddirt]

Biggest joke of the year in the Midwest, daughtery speedway