East Bay Thoughts

[formercrewguy]

I thought the racing at East Bay was fantastic. And if the rest of the season is anything like it, this will be a year to remember.

[Dlmfan123]

Sheppard has the other win at BRP. Davenport has 2.

I’m thinking there should be a pretty good car count there tonight

[B_K]

Track too small. Makes passing lap cars too difficult. Perhaps on smaller tracks like this the size of the field should be reduced. That would also make the consolation races more interesting.

Um.......no.

[kazual]

The evolution of short track racing technology has rendered larger tracks mostly into dinosaurs. Cars are too delicate and racing in general isn’t as close. There’s exceptions, such as Knoxville, but for the most part there’s a reason larger tracks can’t support weekly racing. It is what it is.

[Stefan2k4]

Too many cars on too small of a racetrack means luck determine the winner. The driver leading is at the mercy of the lap traffic and what they decide to do whenever he approaches them. The drivers behind the leader pursuing him has the advantage of being able to see how that unfolds and make their decisions based on that Too many cars on too small of a racetrack also typically means more cautions as back markers who probably shouldn't even be out there spin out and wreck often or wreck others. The timing of those random cautions caused by guys who shouldn't even be out there can benefit some and not others.

Some of the best racing is produced on 1/4 mile bullrings.

For Midgets, 3/4 Midgets, and sometimes sprintcars! but Late models are a whole different beast. They're bigger wider and heavier and don't have the agility or acceleration of those lighter smaller cars. They need to carry more momentum. A tiny crowded go kart track is not good for them If you like the winner to be decided by a flip of the coin then an overcrowded tiny track is the way to go.

[RaceEngineer]

Too many cars on too small of a racetrack means luck determine the winner. The driver leading is at the mercy of the lap traffic and what they decide to do whenever he approaches them. The drivers behind the leader pursuing him has the advantage of being able to see how that unfolds and make their decisions based on that Too many cars on too small of a racetrack also typically means more cautions as back markers who probably shouldn't even be out there spin out and wreck often or wreck others. The timing of those random cautions caused by guys who shouldn't even be out there can benefit some and not others.For Midgets, 3/4 Midgets, and sometimes sprintcars! but Late models are a whole different beast. They're bigger wider and heavier and don't have the agility or acceleration of those lighter smaller cars. They need to carry more momentum. A tiny crowded go kart track is not good for them If you like the winner to be decided by a flip of the coin then an overcrowded tiny track is the way to go.

Everyone has to pass the same lapped cars. The lappers have a layover displayed. The leader gets first choice on what lane to use. It works both ways.

[TUTY]

I think your wrong period.

[Pennsboro23]

Too many cars on too small of a racetrack means luck determine the winner. The driver leading is at the mercy of the lap traffic and what they decide to do whenever he approaches them. The drivers behind the leader pursuing him has the advantage of being able to see how that unfolds and make their decisions based on that Too many cars on too small of a racetrack also typically means more cautions as back markers who probably shouldn't even be out there spin out and wreck often or wreck others. The timing of those random cautions caused by guys who shouldn't even be out there can benefit some and not others.



For Midgets, 3/4 Midgets, and sometimes sprintcars! but Late models are a whole different beast. They're bigger wider and heavier and don't have the agility or acceleration of those lighter smaller cars. They need to carry more momentum. A tiny crowded go kart track is not good for them If you like the winner to be decided by a flip of the coin then an overcrowded tiny track is the way to go.

That’s called racing.

[MI Dirt Fan]

What is this guy smoking???

[TUTY]

Can't be smoking anything good.

[kazual]

Different strokes. Non-wing sprint fans go nuts when there’s a split second pass made, look away for an instant and you may miss it. Or when the winner is half a lap ahead. I don’t get it but they have their following and it’s not a small group. Non-wing sprints are a different story.

[non driving fool]

Too many cars on too small of a racetrack means luck determine the winner. The driver leading is at the mercy of the lap traffic and what they decide to do whenever he approaches them. The drivers behind the leader pursuing him has the advantage of being able to see how that unfolds and make their decisions based on that Too many cars on too small of a racetrack also typically means more cautions as back markers who probably shouldn't even be out there spin out and wreck often or wreck others. The timing of those random cautions caused by guys who shouldn't even be out there can benefit some and not others. For Midgets, 3/4 Midgets, and sometimes sprintcars! but Late models are a whole different beast. They're bigger wider and heavier and don't have the agility or acceleration of those lighter smaller cars. They need to carry more momentum. A tiny crowded go kart track is not good for them If you like the winner to be decided by a flip of the coin then an overcrowded tiny track is the way to go.

would if be safe to think this guy is new to dirt racing?

[wfofan]

I personally thought the this was one of the better weeks as a whole for East Bay...
I wrote the $3,000 trip off several years ago due to boring racing... Sign me back up if this will be the norm...

[TS FAN]

Speedweeks has been as entertaining as it gets IMO. Great fun.

[B_K]

Look, I'm in the minority of most on here about qualifying and inverts as I don't believe in penalizing guys for being fast, but what in the absolute hell are you talking about?

Having to work traffic and make the right decisions are part of the equation. Big tracks are quite simply boring in most cases.