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It was and with the 10 mph wind, it was downright brutal. This is the first time in nearly 20 years of taking photos, that I had to leave before super late models were done for the evening. I was frozen to my core. I'll get warmed up and get back at it tomorrow tho, those folks in the stands are hardcore.
To those unhappy with the qualifying of so many divisions, I am betting most of you have never actually been to the Ice Bowl.
You are applying "Fan oriented Show" expectations to what is really a "Participant Event"
At the Ice Bowl, 90% of the people in attendance are directly or very closely affiliated with one or more cars there. When we took our cars over there we would enter in the Crate and Super late model classes and the number of cars and the more relaxed nature of the event made it easy for a crew of 3 to keep both cars prepped and ready all weekend with time left over to get a hot dog, walk around the pits and talk to friends and other competitors.
The Ice Bowl is different and personally I hope they don't change it just to suit a few internet experts.
Of course the hardcore people are going to be there. But the casual fan probably not. I used to be hardcore. Now I'm a casual fan because I don't go as often. If it's cold and a national tour event I'd be there though. Because it's a national tour.
It's one thing to be cold and racing. It's cold and they're not racing. It's cold and they're qualifying.
To those unhappy with the qualifying of so many divisions, I am betting most of you have never actually been to the Ice Bowl.You are applying "Fan oriented Show" expectations to what is really a "Participant Event"At the Ice Bowl, 90% of the people in attendance are directly or very closely affiliated with one or more cars there. When we took our cars over there we would enter in the Crate and Super late model classes and the number of cars and the more relaxed nature of the event made it easy for a crew of 3 to keep both cars prepped and ready all weekend with time left over to get a hot dog, walk around the pits and talk to friends and other competitors. The Ice Bowl is different and personally I hope they don't change it just to suit a few internet experts.
Back gate vs Front gate. Depends which side you are on.
OK if that's how you want to call it, the IceBowl is a back gate event.Are you saying that is a bad thing and ALL races should be front gate only?
No. I think my local track is a back gate operation. I just call it as I see it. Tracks have to pay the bills. I just wish they would run the late models or sprints early .. and get us true fans what we want. Then they can run the back gate stuff late. I don’t buy food at tracks that make me wait till 10pm to see late models on track. Not gonna do it.
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