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  • Rajflyboy
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2020
    • 5907

    #1

    Illinois Crowd

    A lot of those drivers are staying in their own region. That crowds a little clicky up there. I want to see Bobby spread his wings a bit. B Shepp goes back there and steals a win last night. At least JD, Scottie, Fergy Time and sometimes Madden are traveling around trying to beat the best (wherever that may be).
  • golddirt
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 3772

    #2
    Really that’s all you’ve got?

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    • King1
      Senior Member
      • Jan 2012
      • 354

      #3
      Sheppard won in his own car. Do you really think his grandfather or his dad is gonna pay the diesel bill to go hunt down Davenport or madden when Mark Richards is gonna pay for it on 89 other occasions a year?

      The pierce clan doesn’t run great on a national level so it’s best they stay in Illinois, beat up on the hell tour crowd and sell more cars. With diesel the way it is, nobody is looking to beat Davenport or madden when they can spend thousands less on fuel, and actually stand a chance to turn a profit.

      The guys that we think should attempt to run with Davenport and madden don’t really give a d@mn about what we would like for them to do. They can’t run with them anyway, they may as well stay home and race there.

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      • Highside Hustler25
        Senior Member
        • Nov 2009
        • 12914

        #4
        Why would one travel outside the midwest when their are plenty good paying racing in the area?
        8/13/16

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        • dirtluver
          Senior Member
          • Jun 2007
          • 294

          #5
          Why travel when there is a bunch of money to be made in Midwest. The fans and the tracks in the Midwest are second to none. Some of the bests have come up to Illinois and had hard time winning.

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          • TheJet-09
            Senior Member
            • Jul 2013
            • 1616

            #6
            To say B-Shepp "steals a win" is pretty misleading, even insulting. Nothing was given to him, he earned it. And yes, the one thing Illinois actually has going for it is the quality and quantity of dirt track racing. Especially at this time of the year, there's some decent money to be made by the likes of Pierce and Shirley. And the thought of sleeping in your own bed or working out of your own shop a night or two in between sweetens the deal that much more.

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            • Pennsboro32
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2020
              • 3440

              #7
              Consider the source boys.

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              • foxfire2dirtracing
                Senior Member
                • Jun 2010
                • 2285

                #8
                Exactly- thank you Penn!

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                • Rajflyboy
                  Senior Member
                  • Feb 2020
                  • 5907

                  #9
                  B Shepp is the only one who is consistently touring the nation. Dennis Erb did great at Florida speed weeks. Bobby needs to spread his wings a bit. Get out of your own backyard once in a while.

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                  • kipling
                    Senior Member
                    • Nov 2007
                    • 241

                    #10
                    I can think of 7 states that Bobby has raced in this year. Dennis is leading the WOO points and won twice at Pevely this last weekend. BShep just won at the closest track to where he lives in his own equipment. Get out of your basement once in awhile.

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                    • kipling
                      Senior Member
                      • Nov 2007
                      • 241

                      #11
                      My bad, after looking at BP schedule he has raced in 10 states already this year. Get your checkbook out and sponsor someones diesel bill.

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                      • Rajflyboy
                        Senior Member
                        • Feb 2020
                        • 5907

                        #12
                        He went to Vado, Al Tech for 2 nights and Eldora for the weekend. Other than that he hasn’t been out much. Not like JD, Bloomer, Fergy and some others.

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                        • Pennsboro32
                          Senior Member
                          • Jan 2020
                          • 3440

                          #13
                          Fly, even Fergy and Madden have skipped multiple big events. The only one racing every big event seems to be JD and Overton.

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                          • Rajflyboy
                            Senior Member
                            • Feb 2020
                            • 5907

                            #14
                            Fergy has hot a lot of them. But yes…. We need to get the fuel and travel prices down and make it easier for teams to travel. You folks are right about that.

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                            • ImCryn2
                              Banned
                              • Oct 2009
                              • 885

                              #15
                              Did you really use Bloomer as an example of racers that are out racing all over the country?

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