BOB @ Brownstown

[ChrisNunn]

I will listen to Matt over anyone in this thread right now, Matt has actually, ya know, raced at Brownstown many times.

[Britan Godsey]

Give me black slick and smooth from hot laps on. Matt is right, its twice as hard to drive in the slick than when the track is heavy. The more money shows when the track is heavy rather than when it is slick. It is also a lot easier to pass when the track slows down.

[old fan]

but the sprinters did and the degrees of Bristol were not the same for asphalt vs dirt http://www.motorsport.com/woo/news/o...rt-2000-06-09/

[Hoosier_Dirt]

I think the race was great myself.

[flagone]

I agree. It would probably make my top 10 of all time. When you look at that event from beginning to the end - it was stellar. The heats and Bs were good and the feature was excellent. Who gives a flying turd what the condition of the track was? Aren't we supposed to be racing fans? I thought race fans cared about the racing. Am I wrong? Maybe there are track condition fans who don't care about racing. I assume they go pay an admission so they can look at the track and see how much moisture it has or doesn't have. Or maybe, just maybe, are we maybe just looking for something to complain about? Because from the seat I sat in the racing at Brownstown Speedway on Saturday, April the 23rd was outstanding and I have seen a few late model races over the years.

[Hoosier_Dirt]

Well said!

[Barbecueboy]

I agree. It would probably make my top 10 of all time. When you look at that event from beginning to the end - it was stellar. The heats and Bs were good and the feature was excellent. Who gives a flying turd what the condition of the track was? Aren't we supposed to be racing fans? I thought race fans cared about the racing. Am I wrong? Maybe there are track condition fans who don't care about racing. I assume they go pay an admission so they can look at the track and see how much moisture it has or doesn't have. Or maybe, just maybe, are we maybe just looking for something to complain about? Because from the seat I sat in the racing at Brownstown Speedway on Saturday, April the 23rd was outstanding and I have seen a few late model races over the years.

Another drop the mic walk off post right there............thread over.

Well said

[Matt49]

but the sprinters did and the degrees of Bristol were not the same for asphalt vs dirt http://www.motorsport.com/woo/news/o...rt-2000-06-09/

I was comparing stock cars to stock cars. Winged sprints on Bristol (without dirt) would be 170+ MPH wide open all the way around the track.

[TerryM]

I agree. It would probably make my top 10 of all time. When you look at that event from beginning to the end - it was stellar. The heats and Bs were good and the feature was excellent. Who gives a flying turd what the condition of the track was? Aren't we supposed to be racing fans? I thought race fans cared about the racing. Am I wrong? Maybe there are track condition fans who don't care about racing. I assume they go pay an admission so they can look at the track and see how much moisture it has or doesn't have. Or maybe, just maybe, are we maybe just looking for something to complain about? Because from the seat I sat in the racing at Brownstown Speedway on Saturday, April the 23rd was outstanding and I have seen a few late model races over the years.

This. Is. Outstanding. Way to go, Kel.

[Barbecueboy]

I was comparing stock cars to stock cars. Winged sprints on Bristol (without dirt) would be 170+ MPH wide open all the way around the track.

I would pay to see that..........

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

but the sprinters did and the degrees of Bristol were not the same for asphalt vs dirt http://www.motorsport.com/woo/news/o...rt-2000-06-09/

Despite huge weight advantage and huge suspension advantage, the DLM cars were slower.

[dirtsforracin]

Sorry all, Didn't set out to screw this thread up with back and forth arguing concerning track prep at B-Town. Had to work Saturday night and was just asking if anyone was doing updates or not. Thanks to rollover and zyoung25 for the info.

[Clayton_Wetter]

Okay I see that many are okay with the race as it was. Now let's talk about the dust and grit issue. I've been to a lot of tracks and remember a time when dust was all but nonexistent at B-town back in the 70's. Personally I have bronchitis from Saturday night. I was well aware of how it could be dust wise but thought that the rains all week might help. Well it didn't. Do any of you feel crappy the next day or maybe get sinus infections or sore throats? I know the fans are covered with dirt and rubber by nights end. I'm asking if you the fans are okay with the dust. If yes, then I'm done making any further comments on this thread.

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[cratedaddyD21]

Saturdays track was great for the fans and the big motor boys. Running your equipment that hard for 3 grand is really hard for the poor boys(the guys doing it on their dime). Something I did notice was a few of the big motor boys kind of lost there heads a little. Jamerson and Stapleton really struggled and both these guys are hammer down kind of guys, I expected more from them after there qualification laps.

[Barbecueboy]

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I saw a blog on this as well as a short video of a track that was putting it in ( think it was up in the northeast).......is it working, anybody got any success stories that have raced on it, seen a race with it down?

I'm like flag one on the actual race itself......be hard pressed to find a show much better than that.

But I am curious about the product and its effectiveness...........