Clay Valley Closing

[Mams]

How many weeks did they run?

[ShawnStreet]

Mams, I think they had 3 regular shows and one crate special. Had a bunch of rain outs. I'm not certain on the exact amount because they almost never posted results. One week they were rained out and they announced it on their Facebook page on Tuesday LOL

[Mams]

Too bad as it looks like a great facility. I lived in Mansfield for 35+ years & watched as that facility almost got the wrecking ball. Hate to see racetracks lost forever.

[PushinTheLimit]

I was able to run there on May 25th for the American Crate All-Stars event. The facility itself is super nice. You could park in the infield, but all of the crate teams (myself included) parked outside which was fine. Here is my assessment:1 - The track personnel were very nice. 2 - Concessions were good.3 - Plenty of parking and all level ground which is appreciated. 4 - Track surface was a little rough for us, but it was racy and I'll take that anytime.5 - They need some kind of stands on the backstretch side cause you can't see anything at all from there.6 - They didn't water the track properly to start the night off. It was fixed later (I'll explain).7 - It has good potential.When we got there, they were still watering the track which was fine. The problem was that they super soaked the center of the track, and put absolutely no water on the inside groove of the surface. None. It was a mud pit in the center and when we got to hot laps, it was still very slimy and I couldn't get a read on the track. It was decent for qualifying, but by the time for our heat races... the dust on the bottom was awful. I was lucky to win my heat race and be out front, but the guys behind me said it was like you were blind going into the corners. They decided to re-water the track (thankfully) and we went out there to run it in. About 16-17 crates on the track and we ran about 15 laps and that made the track pretty good. For the feature, it was nice and racy with very little dust.