Racetrack Revival — Round 2

[dirtcrazy4u]

Oppps, me.

[dirtcrazy4u]

Curiosity question. How many on here have been to pennsboro ?

[squaredup12]

Anybody know what the actual dimensions are on the track?

[Buford.Justice]

They would have to widen the track and rework the bridge. Maybe totally.

[Buford.Justice]

A drivers fate was determined when he pulled his number for his qualifying order. There was a point where the track worked its way into the best tackiness of the day and it only lasted for about 20 cars. If you lucked into that sweet spot you had a chance of starting up front of a heat enough to get in. The track just went south in the heat of the day after that. Single track dog track rest of the day. The booze flowed like water around those parts !

Wow, you desribed it well. Unfortunately I've seen these things happen at some of the tracks in my area, that the racing surface is gone even before hot laps are over. Then only the first hand full of cars even have a decent surface to qualify on. And if you qualify last or near it, you might be done for the night. as only the first three or four cars advance to the featue. Starting sixth on a burnt up track is something even the best car there on that night might not get you into the top 3 or 4 spots.

Now back to the Pennsboro discussion......

[muddy mike]

I got to agree with a couple others on this thread. I wish it was Belle Clair.

[Paradox28]

I guess I still just don't understand the point of reviving something if its going to be a totally new thing by the time the revival is done. Wilksboro made sense..it still works. Nothing about Pennsboro seems that it would work today.

[squaredup12]

I’m wondering if Nascar isn’t funneling at least some amount of money into this since the dirt racing was nixxed as part of the North Wilksboro effort. As someone who has never been to Pennsboro, my natural inclination is to wish them nothing but the best. But as somebody who has witnessed plenty of snoozer races at large tracks this year with the ever changing technical marvels we refer to as super late models, I can’t help but join in on some of the skepticism. For what it’s worth, I hope they do it right, and I hope whoever is backing this effort is willing to pump and bunch of money into it to that end.

[foxfire2dirtracing]

If XR and z Marcus Smith put enough $$ into it - it could work - but the primitive facilities I think are a thing of the past in today’s world. The teams and most fans expect more than what the track offered in the past. My question is: are their plans to be a special events track and is there Federal Covid $$ involved like North Wilksboro??

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Nice. It'll be an even bigger issue now I believe. They've taken a lot of pit parking up with the bathroom, go kart track, and another building inside turn 4. There's just nowhere for spectator parking.

I was a vocal detractor of bringing WVMS back as a big track. I see this effort as a whole other level of wasted effort. I don't wish failure on them, I just don't see any other outcome.

[Pennsboro32]

Fox, yes he owns around 20 acres above front stretch hillside.

[foxfire2dirtracing]

Doesn’t Carl Short own (or did own) some adjacent acreage??

[Pennsboro32]

Parking was always a huge issue and the cops had no issues giving everyone a ticket for illegal parking. I recall outsmarting them with the correct colored paper on the windshield.

Nice. It'll be an even bigger issue now I believe. They've taken a lot of pit parking up with the bathroom, go kart track, and another building inside turn 4. There's just nowhere for spectator parking.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Parking will definitely be the biggest issue. I'd love to see the blue prints for everything.

Parking was always a huge issue and the cops had no issues giving everyone a ticket for illegal parking. I recall outsmarting them with the correct colored paper on the windshield.

[Pennsboro32]

The Ritchie Co Fairboard must have gotten paid. Parking will be the best race of the weekend.

Parking will definitely be the biggest issue. I'd love to see the blue prints for everything.