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  • Mindwalker
    Banned
    • Nov 2017
    • 2507

    #1

    Joliet?

    Whats up with next season? What I seen this yr was awesome! Hope she has plenty more in store for 2018... Anyone know?
  • Shiny Side Up 18
    Senior Member
    • May 2016
    • 12862

    #2
    The only events I know of so far are the ASCoC Sprints Saturday night of NASCAR weekend, and the two-day $25,000 WoO Late Model show in October.
    Opinions are my own. Twitter.com/ShinySideUp18

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    • Mindwalker
      Banned
      • Nov 2017
      • 2507

      #3
      Like to see her get a Lucas race on a day or two that WoO is off. Do something similar to the PDC's format give it a name and a good payout. I see Sycamore doing this real soon.... Both places can easily handal the crowd, especially Joliet.

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      • Shiny Side Up 18
        Senior Member
        • May 2016
        • 12862

        #4
        I wish Joliet would jack up the banking or something. It stays one-lane for too long IMO.
        Opinions are my own. Twitter.com/ShinySideUp18

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        • dmr37
          Senior Member
          • May 2007
          • 565

          #5
          I thought they were going to shorten it to 3/8ths?

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          • CIRF
            Senior Member
            • Jul 2007
            • 8122

            #6
            Originally posted by dmr37 View Post
            I thought they were going to shorten it to 3/8ths?
            I believe they already did.

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            • intel8
              Senior Member
              • May 2008
              • 827

              #7
              Looks like a big 3/8's, think shiny is right, needs more banking. Not very impressed last Oct.

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              • XRACER1993
                Member
                • Aug 2008
                • 72

                #8
                They did shorten the track.. How about a summernational's race !.... Year's ago, they did hold a race the night before the PDC at Fairbury when Larry Decker was the Promoter .. anyone remember that ?.. I'm thinking Bob Pierce won...

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                • Shiny Side Up 18
                  Senior Member
                  • May 2016
                  • 12862

                  #9
                  It looks too big to be a 3/8. Probably more like a 4/10.
                  Opinions are my own. Twitter.com/ShinySideUp18

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                  • CIRF
                    Senior Member
                    • Jul 2007
                    • 8122

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Shiny Side Up 18 View Post
                    It looks too big to be a 3/8. Probably more like a 4/10.
                    I believe it was just a bit longer than 4/10's prior to the reconfiguration. They called it a 1/2 mile but it wasn't that long.

                    I believe it's a legit 3/8's now.

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                    • Cardirt0
                      Banned
                      • May 2007
                      • 5271

                      #11
                      It had 4 true turns be for Like Ind a O now its 0

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                      • TheJet-09
                        Senior Member
                        • Jul 2013
                        • 1616

                        #12
                        It sure is fun to get around though. Hammer down for the most part. And I'm sure the more it's prepped and raced on the better it will get.

                        I hope they try another non-series open show though. I'm sure they lost their tail on the last one, but if word gets out it's hopefully something to build upon.

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                        • bullring
                          Senior Member
                          • May 2007
                          • 947

                          #13
                          I just measured it twice around the inside berm on google earth and got .37 both times.

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                          • 1bbmft
                            Senior Member
                            • May 2007
                            • 1388

                            #14
                            What ever it is it's BIG. I think it is ok for the LM class cars, but it's to big for support classes (SS Sportsman). If you have a $50K LM motor your ok, but a steel block sbc engine won't last tuning 7500 rpm's for 15 laps. I never had to lift just ride the brake a little through the turns. How many guys can hold the motor wide open at 7000 or 10 minuets and not hurt something? I live 9 miles from the place and would love to have 8-10 shows I can race at a year but i'm not going to apend $25K on two motors a year doing it. MAKE IT SMALLER PLEASE.

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                            • CIRF
                              Senior Member
                              • Jul 2007
                              • 8122

                              #15
                              I'm not disparaging anything a car owner says. Those guys are writing the checks (thank you all) and all I do is drive to the track and buy a ticket. But, are we headed for the day and time where everything will be 1/5 mile or less because engine builders can't build them to last racing on a track any larger than than that? Not long ago it was the 1/2 miles like Freeport, IL that were being phased out because no one wanted to race on them due to them being hard on engines. It seems these days if at track is any larger than a 1/4 mile it's too hard on engines.

                              If the purses were better would that be incentive enough to justify racing on a 3/8. I might be out of touch but a 3/8 mile track isn't all that big.

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