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  • ptown
    Banned
    • Jan 2011
    • 1906

    #16
    It’s really become a bad problem with both series.

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    • george w
      Senior Member
      • May 2013
      • 2388

      #17
      That crowd on the backstretch did let Richards have it when he come back around after bringing out the yellow, put a smile on my face seeing it.

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      • DC63122
        Senior Member
        • May 2007
        • 180

        #18
        Can you imaging how much these candy asses would cry out if you actually made that rule that penalized them a couple laps for doing this stupid chit they bitched and moaned enough so they can have straight up starts all night and this would be something dramatic for them to handle being penalized for this. Glad I have pretty much stopped going to any races I have train tracks north and south of my house can see the same thing around here for free and saves time and miles also. While on this rant the cars look like chit with the right front of the noses way up in the air so they do not bottom out and they have the right front tire sticking so far out looks like a monkey phuck setup and the left rear so high in the air is crazy also remember when the cars where like normal looking and you did not need 5 or 6 birdcages on the rear ends and since they turn over so easily now they do not like to drive on man up race tracks they all want them smoother than a babies ass.

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        • zyoung25
          Senior Member
          • Sep 2007
          • 8955

          #19
          I was standing right where Richards came out on to the track, to be honest it was dangerous the way he went about it. There were several photographers standing in 2 where he came flying out on to the track. He got out in just enough to beat the field. He made a a couple of those guys skidaddle, good thing they were paying attention.

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          • Krooser
            Senior Member
            • Nov 2012
            • 3117

            #20
            Around here one spin and you go to the back... two spins and you're out. If you got "help" going around you'll get your spot back if it's obvious.
            Member of the Luxemburg Speedway Hall of Fame
            Class of 2019

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            • fryefan
              Senior Member
              • May 2007
              • 3547

              #21
              Back in the day, if you stopped and did not have a flat tire, then you were done. They need to re-institute that rule or make it that you automatically go a lap down. Either of those would stop the nonsense.

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              • lazyifoto
                Senior Member
                • May 2007
                • 1587

                #22
                I want to know how did Nick Hoffman get put to the tail for brushing the wall coming off 4 ..he slowed but never stopped. ..Yes they threw a yellow but he did not stop. The way it has worked in the past if you don't stop you don't go to the tail........BUT....
                Bobbie Pierce stopped at the bottom of 4 for a official to look his car over during a yellow and he went back to his original spot.....The rule is (and you heard it several times wed. thurs. fri)......if you stop on the track you go to the back...
                I want URR Unified Rules Racing .

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                • t3r3e3
                  Senior Member
                  • Sep 2007
                  • 1962

                  #23
                  Originally posted by Just The Tip View Post
                  Start penalizing cars who stop/slow on the track without a flat tire or mechanical problem. Last night at the North/South there were 2 really bad examples of this. The first time was when EPJ had his flat tire while leading. He didn't make it back to the track until the field was taking the green, so he was about a half lap down coming to the green. He then stops on the front stretch to drawn a yellow nullifying a really good start by KRob and Hudson as well I believe (it ended up biting him though because he hit Mars on the next restart and pretty well ended his night.)

                  The second one was Josh Richards. Same deal, didn't make it out in a timely matter, slows right in front of the leaders to draw a caution. The crowd was not happy. It kills the momentum of the race and any good start someone may have had.

                  I completely understand needing time for a flat, but when you are just trying to get the field bunched for a restart you should go a lap down or lose 5 points or something. I dont know the perfect answer, but the on purpose, no issue cautions are extremely annoying.

                  End of rant.

                  Pearson admitted to stopping on purpose in an interview. Mentioned it like it was nothing. Anyone who stops/slows on track without a flat or mechanical needs to go down a lap, period. That stops all this crap.
                  We'll miss ya Doc Watson...

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                  • tsand
                    Senior Member
                    • Dec 2010
                    • 528

                    #24
                    and when did the officials become mechanics . they should not be allowed to touch a car. no pulling fenders, stop all that bulls..... of 3 or 4 cars stopping under every caution to have an offical to pull on fenders or nose pieces.

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

                      #25
                      Heckenast did it multiple times during the Summer Nationals.
                      Opinions are my own. Twitter.com/ShinySideUp18

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                      • Centeroff
                        Senior Member
                        • Jul 2016
                        • 1896

                        #26
                        If they change the rule it won’t change a thing because then it becomes a judgement call for the officials. Lucas will favor the Lucas boys and WOO the same. You will see the same amount of cautions but a different reason. The battery cable was loose, popped out of gear and couldn’t get it back in and so on. If they would go to open tire rule it would stop all the stopping bs. The fact is that in most instances a 20 on the lr just isn’t hard enough for 100 Lap races imo. These guys feel the tire going and just stop. Let them run what they think the conditions call for. Plus, I guarantee the racing would be better because of comers and goers. The days of the suspense with the numbers grinder off or taped over are gone. Open tire rules fixes this problem

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                        • play4kps
                          Senior Member
                          • Jul 2009
                          • 595

                          #27
                          Your right, It gets old watching them stop and get their car worked on, on the track and they get their spot back. Sadly the Lucas oil series is getting to look like a cancer to the sport. And what about the way Scott drove thru the infield pit road under caution. That was one of the most dangerous things I have ever seen. They should have parked him for the night after that. Hes really lucky he didnt kill someone.

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                          • kidrock
                            Senior Member
                            • May 2007
                            • 16427

                            #28
                            Originally posted by lazyifoto View Post
                            I want to know how did Nick Hoffman get put to the tail for brushing the wall coming off 4 ..he slowed but never stopped. ..Yes they threw a yellow but he did not stop. The way it has worked in the past if you don't stop you don't go to the tail........BUT....
                            Bobbie Pierce stopped at the bottom of 4 for a official to look his car over during a yellow and he went back to his original spot.....The rule is (and you heard it several times wed. thurs. fri)......if you stop on the track you go to the back...

                            I believe the rule is only for when you bring out the caution flag for whatever reason and not when you stop after the caution flag has already came out

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                            • Highside Hustler25
                              Senior Member
                              • Nov 2009
                              • 12950

                              #29
                              I really wish the Lucas Oil series would...

                              enforce mandatory drug testing
                              8/13/16

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                              • dirt crow
                                Senior Member
                                • Apr 2008
                                • 3596

                                #30
                                I miss earl baltes. He didn’t play that game. Anybody remember the World when Wendell Wallace stopped on the track on bottom of frontstretch in front of flagstand? They threw the green and ran 2 laps. Wendell just creeped in. Nothing against Wallace but that was awesome. ....All tracks and series should have every earl rule. He was the standard.
                                2023 Races - WoO at TST

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