Are water trucks being banned?

[Dante Toledo, OH]

Oakshade uses a small water treatment fo as the pace car. They mist the track between every heat race.

[ILRaceFan007]

Kind of a catch 22, isn't it boys? To have fans you need cars, to get cars you listen to the drivers, you listen to the drivers and the fans whine.

I, for one, must be in the minority. All I ask is for a smooth track with multiple grooves of racing and I don't care if it's wet or dry. One thing I DON'T like seeing is guys tear up their equipment...and if tracks are too wet or too rough or too hammerdown that it's wrecking expensive stuff, that's not what I want to see.

So if the drivers want it slick and if that brings the best drivers to the front and not just cubic dollars, then I'm all for it. I've been at a couple of tracks that were smooth, dry and dust free this year, and the racing was good. Nothing wrong with that. Water isn't the answer to everything.

[huskerdirt]

Kind of a catch 22, isn't it boys? To have fans you need cars, to get cars you listen to the drivers, you listen to the drivers and the fans whine.

I, for one, must be in the minority. All I ask is for a smooth track with multiple grooves of racing and I don't care if it's wet or dry. One thing I DON'T like seeing is guys tear up their equipment...and if tracks are too wet or too rough or too hammerdown that it's wrecking expensive stuff, that's not what I want to see.

So if the drivers want it slick and if that brings the best drivers to the front and not just cubic dollars, then I'm all for it. I've been at a couple of tracks that were smooth, dry and dust free this year, and the racing was good. Nothing wrong with that. Water isn't the answer to everything.

I'm with you. One of the best weekly shows I've seen was on a dry slick surface. And no dry slick doesn't mean rubbered or dusty.

[hoodpin]

If I were working at track prep, by GOD there would be a tacky surface and NO dust most of the night at least, or I would quit the job.

I'm sure there are plenty of workers that'll let you give it a shot. It's not as easy as it seems.

[Josh Bayko]

I wonder how this new track system name syndi is working out Brewerton Speedway had it done and the new track in Central NewYork will also look it up

It was scraped off Brewerton within a couple weeks, and depending on who takes Rolling Wheels over, it'll probably be scraped off there too. And the "new track in Central New York" isn't anywhere near done, and it's looking more and more likely that it's never going to happen.

It didn't help dust at all, in fact it may have made it worse, and it is absolutely brutal on tires.

[manwplan]

Obviously prepping a dirt track isn't easy and lots of factors make it an inexact science. Sometimes even the best miss it because its not that easy. However what I see is most don't want to put in the effort to attempt to get the perfect track conditions. To me the perfect track is one that starts off a little wet and rolls up a small cushion or even a moisture strip at the top and then has a small moisture strip while the center slicks off. The problem is that takes lots of effort with water and grader and being patient. Most want to either rip up the surface and dump a pile of water on which leads to rough, wide open and torn up equipment which the fans enjoy and the drivers hate. Or the do nothing and dust is blowing in hot laps. The medium version is a surface that both fans and drivers enjoy. The racing ends up great and different driving styles will shine.

[Racer2010]

That's all I want is a track that has more than one lane. It's not fun to follow the guy in front of you because you KNOW if you step out of line your losing at least 3 or 4 spots. There are tracks near my house that I drive by to go south for 3 hours and don't mind it! Plus they pay better.

[Andrews42FAN]

Obviously prepping a dirt track isn't easy and lots of factors make it an inexact science. Sometimes even the best miss it because its not that easy. However what I see is most don't want to put in the effort to attempt to get the perfect track conditions. To me the perfect track is one that starts off a little wet and rolls up a small cushion or even a moisture strip at the top and then has a small moisture strip while the center slicks off. The problem is that takes lots of effort with water and grader and being patient. Most want to either rip up the surface and dump a pile of water on which leads to rough, wide open and torn up equipment which the fans enjoy and the drivers hate. Or the do nothing and dust is blowing in hot laps. The medium version is a surface that both fans and drivers enjoy. The racing ends up great and different driving styles will shine.

You mean Eldora? Describes that track pretty closely... I used to like hammer down, but over the years came to realize I have watched some of the best racing on dry slick. Speaking of surfaces, I know Learnerville put down new clay but I thought I had traveled to Tyler Co. WV instead of Sarver. Thats the worst I have ever experienced at Learnerville - raining dirt.

[manwplan]

You mean Eldora? Describes that track pretty closely... I used to like hammer down, but over the years came to realize I have watched some of the best racing on dry slick. Speaking of surfaces, I know Learnerville put down new clay but I thought I had traveled to Tyler Co. WV instead of Sarver. Thats the worst I have ever experienced at Learnerville - raining dirt.

I said the same thing Friday night but darn was the racing good. I'll take a dirt shower as long as I can see and the racing is good.

[Clayton_Wetter]

I'm sure there are plenty of workers that'll let you give it a shot. It's not as easy as it seems.

I never felt that it seemed easy. Just the right thing to do, with the extra effort.

But it is much easier to just sheep foot some loose dirt and never cut it up.

[WWilliams52]

Can't forget Fairbury got a LOT of rain earlier in the week too. That helped the track for this past summernationals.

[Highside Hustler25]

Can't forget Fairbury got a LOT of rain earlier in the week too. That helped the track for this past summernationals.

It always helps but that 4-5 inches got dumped by the bucket loads. Not very good soakers.

[scrub_fan]

I was wondering with the cost of fuel and time to water towater tracks wouldn't some sort of sprinkler system be a better alternative could be timed to water whenever you wanted it to and however much water you wanted to put down

[old fan]

sprinkler systems are not cheap if done right

[70satomic]

I like to go to a track that's been properly prepped and possibly see a track record broken ( that's also been 8 years ago )