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The Reaper is one of the most underrated drivers out there in my humble opinion. The man can flat out wheel it and he put on a show tonight at the 41st Annual Spooker @ Tri-State Speedway. He became the first driver to ever win in both the modified and the late model class. In the mod, He started dead last in a B feature since he wasn’t there for heat races yesterday and finished 3rd. Started the feature 16th and drove to the front and outgunned Chad Wheeler for the win. The late model race was a little bit different story, he started on the pole, but battled with Kyle Beard for the first 12 laps or so until it became caution plagued and they could barely get a lap in. I know he hasn’t been racing much since the incident with his shop, but I sure do enjoy every time I get to watch him run.
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Gustin was on a rail tonight, that's for sure. I haven't been to Tri-State in several years, but with the reconfiguration they did, tonight was the best racing I've ever seen there. They can actually run the outside apart from the late models putting rubber down. They do need to do something about the turn 1 wall, maybe arc it a bit more. It's kinda dangerous there, reminds me of Lone Star Speedway in TX. -
Always been a fan since his early mod days, he leaves it on the track for sure.I hate time trials.Comment
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I haven't been to try State State in several years either. What reconfiguration did they do?Originally posted by wreck View PostComment
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We haven't been in a few years,but The Spooker was always a fun race to go to. I've heard stories of 400-600 car counts,and the Friday portion getting over with as the sun was rising. The racing was always so-so,but it was entertaining just to watch the cars fly around that place. Love the view as the sun sets over those fields the track overlooks.
We always went to World Burger in Fort Smith before the races before it shut down. They had incredible burgers,but the shutdown could've been for lack of business or by the health department.
Tri-State is the only place I've ever seen a water truck crash. It was a truck and trailer type,and the driver got loose coming out of 4. He smacked the inside wall and sent dust and onlookers flying.Formerly 66#1Comment
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I live 20 minutes away and used to just go out of obligation. Spent many a night watching a locked down track. The new owners have done a great job over the last few years making needed changes and hopefully it continues to get better. Last night was the fastest I have ever seen the track. According to MyRacePass, Beard had the fastest lap with a 16.128 which is getting extremely close to the track record which I believe is a 15.9 set by Chubb Frank. If they would have ran more green flag laps I believe that would have been broken, as it continued to pick up speed as the race progressed.Originally posted by wreck View PostComment
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Hahaha sounds about right. They had 256 there last night and it was 1:45 when the late model race was over. Still had a B-Mod, Super Stock, and 100 lap Enduro race left. Can’t remember the year, but it was sometime in the early 2000’s and there was over 400 cars... they finished the late model race at 4AM that year. Definitely a spectacle to watch... there were 5 rollovers last night and 3 on Friday night.Originally posted by AllenK View PostComment
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If someone would get him in a quality ride he be just as good as Ricky Thornton or StricklerComment
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There is only one REAPER...and that the Fairbury Illinois REAPER Mckay Wenger #42 Thats a true Reaper!!!Comment
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I've always wondered what would've been IF the Gressel ride had lasted longer than it did.Originally posted by Cooleo74 View PostComment
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At the time guy was the best modified driver in the country. Bloomer came to Mississippi Thunder Speedway for the big money and ran 2nd to the reaperOriginally posted by zyoung25 View PostComment
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Also gustin had one of the best quotes after getting dumped by terblow. Race with squirrels u get ur nuts crackedComment
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The impressive part was Bloomquist running second considering that was probably his second time in a modified.Originally posted by Cooleo74 View Post2020 race count:
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Our ride is as good as anyone’s. We put the time in every day. Coming from a modified background it’s been a learning curve for sure. Add in I got burned in the shop fire and everything else, I’m happy with the year we are having.Originally posted by Cooleo74 View PostCurious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.Comment
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^thats what I was thinkingComment
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