TST Southern Allstars BJ Parker Memorial

[Late_Model_Mark]

Terry M, come on dude, relax, it was one of those nights, there was a lot going on, yes the hall of fame took some time, yes some of the races had lot's of yellows, happens. For this race there about 10 extra qualifying heats races and 2 b-mains. Only the Supers timed in. The fields were big, very hard fought in the other divisions and the competition level was very nice. There were a total of 105 Late Models, you let me know when your local track has 105. It is easy to be a keyboard critic but as we all know, you have those nights. It was very hot, very humid, the very nice crowd seemed to enjoy themselves.

A huge back gate/pit, 145 cars, booming concessions, and a great crowd=success, not matter how Terry, you think we fail down here, no disrespect to you, just wanted to point some things out.

Terry M, if you ever come down here as you call it, the race is on me, I'll take care of you, so the offer is there.


Late Model Mark
TST Announcer

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Terry M’s visit

Terry M, come on dude, relax, it was one of those nights, there was a lot going on, yes the hall of fame took some time, yes some of the races had lot's of yellows, happens. For this race there about 10 extra qualifying heats races and 2 b-mains. Only the Supers timed in. The fields were big, very hard fought in the other divisions and the competition level was very nice. There were a total of 105 Late Models, you let me know when your local track has 105. It is easy to be a keyboard critic but as we all know, you have those nights. It was very hot, very humid, the very nice crowd seemed to enjoy themselves.

A huge back gate/pit, 145 cars, booming concessions, and a great crowd=success, not matter how Terry, you think we fail down here, no disrespect to you, just wanted to point some things out.

Terry M, if you ever come down here as you call it, the race is on me, I'll take care of you, so the offer is there.


Late Model Mark
TST Announcer

Mark don’t forget TerryM’s special Vag Pleasing Chair

[fastford]

isnt it something that a person will sit up till one in the morning to trash a track that he has never been to , I dont under stand this criticism ....all I can say is dont ever come and we could care less what you think....

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Is Page still running the 17 year old chassis he was running at the beginning of the year ?

You are talking about the Mastersbilt crate car.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Hickman was the class of the field. That last caution cost him. Tire would have made it to the end without all that cool down time.

[Barbecueboy]

A lot of dirt track master sommelier-ing going on last night……..

[TerryM]

I’ve been wanting to see a show at TST ever since I moved down here in 2014. It’s on our list and we will get there at some point. The problem is, almost every time we take in a show around here, it turns into “one of those nights”. I no longer have the desire to drive hone at 2:00am. It’s one thing to stay up til 1:00am watching on TV, because I love the sport. It’s a whole different deal driving on the interstate half asleep. I also consider the future of the sport. They showed the crowd several times last night. I never saw one single child. I’m sure there were some there somewhere, but I didn’t see any. This is the issue the DOD guys go on and on about on a regular basis. So y’all can pretend it’s just me, but it’s a big problem — especially down here in the south. We have three tracks we attend in our area that get the show done efficiently. Golden Isles, which thank goodness reopens in ‘22; Oglethorpe, which rarely runs Supers and is closing down after this year.; and Screven, which can run a little late at times, but they run the Super feature first if there’s a time issue. There are lots of ways to get it done, but some tracks just don’t care. I’m not referencing any one track in particular. Just making a general observation.

[B_K]

To whom it may concern:

Please add about 5 degrees back to the topside at TST. Wasn’t sure if I was watching TST or Winchester, TN circa 1999. Wasn’t awful, wasn’t what it can be.

#MakeTSTgreatagain

[3 wide]

Well I started going to races when I was 16 years old I went to races for 50 years I've been everywhere 2 years ago I quit because they want to race all night or it's a one lane ace track when everybody has a big race they think they have to run everything they can drag in the pits they can do what they want to but I got better things to do than sit in the grandstands for 8 hours.

[AllenK]

Did Hickman run over something,or did he just blister his tire? He was pointing something out on the track during the last caution.

[billetbirdcage]

Did Hickman run over something,or did he just blister his tire? He was pointing something out on the track during the last caution.

Tire was worn down with no real tread left, but it had a 10" to 12" rip in the tire long ways so appears he did run over something

[TerryM]

Did a track official retrieve anything from the track after Hickman pointed to something during the last caution? Couldn’t tell on TV.

[clanton25fan]

Terry M, yes. There was a piece of debris that the track official picked up. I honestly don’t think Riley ran it over to cause his problem. He was sliding his tires pretty good and I think he just wore the right rear down. I hate it for him. I don’t think anyone had anything for him but that’s why you run all the laps. I was happy to see my guy Page win though.

[TerryM]

I was rooting for Page too. What did you think about the track announcer’s question in the post race interview?

[Late_Model_Mark]

Terry, we had a lot of kids who worked themselves into a humid lather in the crowded kids bouncy house, lol. This was the 1st time since the ownership changed that we had a super slick yet rather locked down track. It puzzled us a little as all the racers in the past months have complimented the track prep. Out of the 15 races, we have had just a few, "one of those nights."

The end game is for the track to make a couple of dollars, give good racing value to the fans, have decent racing and run a crisp program, a vast majority of our shows are very well run. Are car counts are way up, the crowds are increasing, concession sales good and happier racers who know that Adam is busting his tail at this track to put on a better product. If you talk to our fans, they enjoy themselves at Talladega because it is just a cool place to spend a night at the races.


LMM