Shelton's Road to Eldora

[zyoung25]

Fox, by looking at the auditors site for darke county. If I am looking at it right, Earl's house did not go with the track. It was my understanding that when Tony bought the track, he got the eldora village and the campgrounds that were connected connected to the track itself.

I was always told Earl's house was the one that is near the old ghost mile. I could be wrong there though.

[fryefan]

At the risk of being called a Ben Shelton fanboy, I still must admit how much I enjoy his Road to Eldora bits. This is exactly the kind of behind the scenes stuff I love watching, and I think Shelton does a masterful job leading the interview, asking exactly what I'd ask if I were standing there. His pieces on Jimmy Owens, Marlar and ESPECIALLY the Bloomquist videos last year were off the charts. I thought I knew a lot about Bloomquist's history, but seeing that tiny apartment he lived in for years was very surprising. Can't wait for more of these and not that the World 100 needs more hype, but these videos he's producing just add to the excitement and I hope he keeps them up in the future. KUDOS Ben Shelton, if there is any kind of journalistic award given out for online sites, I hope you are given worthy consideration.

IF someone calls you a "Ben Shelton fanboy", it says a lot more about them than it does about you.

Excellent post by the way.

[Dlmfan123]

Roger slack was living in the front house by the pond

[kidrock]

Ben is excellent. No doubt. And the girls like him 

And what you like him Just kidding man lol

Yes I agree I like listening to these stories. Enjoyed the one with Roger Sellers tonight. I will have to go back and find the one of Marshall Green

[foxfire2dirtracing]

It was Ostend August 25 -titled: “And so it begins.”

[foxfire2dirtracing]

Dlm123
Thanks! I kinda assumed that the track General Manager probably lived there. When Tony’s mom comes to Eldora- she parks her motor home there.

[ride height]

Agree. Shelton is really good at doing the stories etc. kiddo…if you read these threads….that’s your gig.
Keep going forward with this sort of thing. People like it. So do I. 👍

[hardhead]

Where are these videos found ? Did a google search and nothing. I've stumbled across a few accidentally but would like to see all of them.

[Pennsboro32]

Where are these videos found ? Did a google search and nothing. I've stumbled across a few accidentally but would like to see all of them.

FLO Racing

[squaredup12]

Continue to be impressed with these, and am thoroughly enjoying watching a few more each day. The two-part feature on Weaver today was excellent.

[Ben Shelton]

Thanks much for the support and positive words.

I truly had a blast and learned some fun stuff along the way.

- Ben

[gorj]

Very well done, Ben makes it look easy. Keep up the fantastic work for our enjoyment.

[Finnfan25]

Thanks much for the support and positive words. I truly had a blast and learned some fun stuff along the way. - Ben

Hey Ben, just curious so I gotta ask...Were you surprised at how open and forthcoming Bloomquist was once you all got started? I think everyone's aware that he's somewhat guarded when it comes to things like that but it was clear you got the gold pass for access. It's easy to say his interview will easily stand the test of time and will be his gold standard for years to come. We absolutely appreciate all the travel and time you put in for these, for an older retired DLM fan like me it gives me that feeling of being back in the game more than anything else.

[JabberJaws83]

Very well done and glad to see the some mention of the cost of the cars and that simple things could be done to fix it. But as usual, it will probably fall on the deaf ears of those who could do something about it.

[kazual]

Thanks Ben, an excellent series. Enjoyed the Josh King interview. Have been intrigued with the business side of race tracks and successful promoters over the years. There’s plenty of owners and promoters that don’t get it right, have huge respect for the ones that do. Just glad I was never tempted to be more than just a fan.