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  • onlyfacts
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2014
    • 395

    #1

    Best Speedweeks Racing Ever

    After this year speedweeks I think all series and promoters should have learned something. We just seen more passing, more lead changes and more different winners than ever before for speedweeks events. All this talk about these cars can’t pass, cars are too aero dependent is totally wrong. Some of the winners came from way back to win. Please don’t screw it up... Ray Cook.
  • TS FAN
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2008
    • 4236

    #2
    I agree, great racing all 2 weeks

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    • a25rjr
      Senior Member
      • Feb 2016
      • 3774

      #3
      Yep, I agree Ray.

      I hope your new rules make it even better!
      Turn LEFT, Vote RIGHT!

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      • onlyfacts
        Senior Member
        • Aug 2014
        • 395

        #4
        Don’t screw it up Ray with your droop rule.. because there really isn’t a problem but you could create problems with a droop rule. Now the cars have enough grip to pass take that away and we will be back to no passing.

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        • TerryM
          Senior Member
          • Apr 2011
          • 3902

          #5
          It was awesome. I only got to see two of them in person, but saw all of the others on TV. Every night featured fields loaded with most of the stars of the sport, as usual, but the racing was the best it's ever been. I wish I could see that kind of racing all year, but unfortunately I live in Georgia now. Good racing is hard to find here.

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          • onlyfacts
            Senior Member
            • Aug 2014
            • 395

            #6
            Against everything Ray has said about cars rolling over all the time.... I don’t think one late model car rolled over during the entire speedweeks.

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            • Laitmodelfan
              Junior Member
              • Feb 2018
              • 5

              #7
              I was not there, but had great coverage thanks to DoD. Seems to me that weather played a major role in the great racing. You could go back in two weeks with different results.

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              • zyoung25
                Senior Member
                • Sep 2007
                • 8942

                #8
                I thought the racing was awesome. I can't really think of a night where the races were boring to watch again. With the exception of the first at Volusia, I dont think there was a race not worth watching again. I think weather played a big role in it, or we would've seen a better show.

                I'm excited for the spring 50 at Florence or buckeye spring 50 at atomic, whichever comes first. We're gonna need a serious drying out before then.

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                • MasterSbilt_Racer
                  Senior Member
                  • May 2007
                  • 14303

                  #9
                  I disagree with the assertion that more grip equals more passing. I have seen plenty of hammer down trains. I have seen plenty of races where guys slip up and get passed when grip is at a premium.

                  We saw comers and goers during speedweeks because tires wouldn't hold up and guys rode around and some went for broke. Kinda like when they were allowed to use different tire compound strategies. I think allowing the blade on the RR again was all the difference in that.
                  Modern Day Spec Wedge Racing

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                  • MasterSbilt_Racer
                    Senior Member
                    • May 2007
                    • 14303

                    #10
                    And those last 2 Lucas shows were painful to sit through as a paying fan. The caution/tire parade got to be a joke at times.
                    Modern Day Spec Wedge Racing

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                    • CageFaraday
                      Senior Member
                      • Dec 2017
                      • 685

                      #11
                      Some of the so called "facts" on 4m sure come from left field... Lucas & WoO in Florida and we are crying over something Ray Cook is doing, if you're that unhappy and fearful go watch SAS or Ultimate or BoB or Lucas or WoO or freaking Fasttrak, but let Ray live his own life and run his own business. It may turn out things are better doing it his way, but we won't know till its tried. When did the world go sissy on change and trying different ideas? Somehow the entire planet it seems is convinced you must have a Rocket XR1 with Andy Durham Ford power and Mark Richards magic Integra shocks to race, every thing else is inviting disaster and ridicule. If no one ever does anything outside the norm then nothing new ever gets done. With that logic I guess we'd all still be in model T's. Put on your big girl panties, brush your hair and fix your makeup, 2018 is just getting started, 2 weeks in Florida does NOT make a season.
                      “Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man.” — The Dude

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                      • mcarter815
                        Senior Member
                        • Nov 2016
                        • 1690

                        #12
                        Originally posted by CageFaraday View Post
                        Some of the so called "facts" on 4m sure come from left field... Lucas & WoO in Florida and we are crying over something Ray Cook is doing, if you're that unhappy and fearful go watch SAS or Ultimate or BoB or Lucas or WoO or freaking Fasttrak, but let Ray live his own life and run his own business. It may turn out things are better doing it his way, but we won't know till its tried. When did the world go sissy on change and trying different ideas? Somehow the entire planet it seems is convinced you must have a Rocket XR1 with Andy Durham Ford power and Mark Richards magic Integra shocks to race, every thing else is inviting disaster and ridicule. If no one ever does anything outside the norm then nothing new ever gets done. With that logic I guess we'd all still be in model T's. Put on your big girl panties, brush your hair and fix your makeup, 2018 is just getting started, 2 weeks in Florida does NOT make a season.
                        If only you'd take your own advice and come up with a new argument.

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                        • a25rjr
                          Senior Member
                          • Feb 2016
                          • 3774

                          #13
                          Originally posted by MasterSbilt_Racer View Post
                          And those last 2 Lucas shows were painful to sit through as a paying fan. The caution/tire parade got to be a joke at times.
                          And to watch supers pack a track in for an hour or more!

                          The 2 biggest shows of the week and they don't get done till after midnight! smh
                          Turn LEFT, Vote RIGHT!

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                          • MasterSbilt_Racer
                            Senior Member
                            • May 2007
                            • 14303

                            #14
                            At least one NLMS type car rolled at GIS.
                            Modern Day Spec Wedge Racing

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