Kings Royal - Dust City!

[dirt crow]

Pathetic. Just watched the highlights, or what I could see of em. Dust dust and more dust. It's awful. Just burns me up.

[golddirt]

Attention !!! It's at DIRT track

[ClampedUp]

I've seen a heck of a lot worse.
Plus it was a pretty good race!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMLkNXfBxic

[MI Dirt Fan]

Those guys up front were haulin' the mail. I'm not a fan of sprint cars but it seems like more of there races are "dustier" than the normal car races because they're using more of the track rather than a one to one and a half groove track.

[dirt crow]

Attention !!! It's at DIRT track

Save it....

[Clayton_Wetter]

Pathetic. Just watched the highlights, or what I could see of em. Dust dust and more dust. It's awful. Just burns me up.

There is no excuse for all of the dust dirt crow. People need to take a stand and speak out, And to those that keep saying it's a dirt track, that is NO EXCUSE. Dirt tracks are only dusty when allowed to be. And those that won't prep a good racing surface will keep doing the same until people quit coming.

It's time to start taking a stand and making a statement.

Nothing makes me more angry about what a lot of promoters, drivers, and owners have turned it into. A bunch of dust bowls where it has become nearly impossible to enjoy the racing. Just for the sake of not having to make the extra effort to make a better racing surface. And the drivers and owners that cry for these blackslick bowls that are smooth as blacktop and help save their equipment, you are being selfish.

The fan count this season would have fallen off greatly if not for the price of gas being so much cheaper. Keep thinking of yourselves though, as longs as enough fans will come and tolerate things as they are so that you can get your way.

[Umpdirt1]

Something is up with eldora. Been going their for 30 yrs. The last 2 yrs at kings royal, dream u could barely see the track. This isn't how it used to be. Sure you'd get dust during a few heats, but after that you'd get fine dirt when they raced but nothing like recently. Rumor I got was Stewart bought a boat load of cheap dirt over the winter n worked it in the track. If this true what a cheap a**hole. He's f n Makin money hand over fist. I'll guarantee there won't be that issue for the trucks. I've heard nuthing but complaints since the dream on this issue. So it's not. "Oh its a dirt track". If u weren't f n there then you got nuthing to say on this subject.

[dirt crow]

I hear you Mr Wetter. I'm locked in on some of the best seats in the house. Had em way over a decade. But if the vision from my seat this September is the same as the last 2 Worlds, my World 100 trip money in 2017 will go to summernational events and the PDC or somewhere else. Already planning on a Firecracker Lernerville trip next year as well. Gonna go to tracks where you can actually see the racing. ...And it's a d@mn shame. I love Eldora. There's nothing like it. But when you can't see the action and enjoy it, why go.

[dirt crow]

Something is up with eldora. Been going their for 30 yrs. The last 2 yrs at kings royal, dream u could barely see the track. This isn't how it used to be. Sure you'd get dust during a few heats, but after that you'd get fine dirt when they raced but nothing like recently. Rumor I got was Stewart bought a boat load of cheap dirt over the winter n worked it in the track. If this true what a cheap a**hole. He's f n Makin money hand over fist. I'll guarantee there won't be that issue for the trucks. I've heard nuthing but complaints since the dream on this issue. So it's not. "Oh its a dirt track". If u weren't f n there then you got nuthing to say on this subject.

Absolutely!!! I'm so sick of hearing dopes say "it's a dirt track, deal with it or don't go". They don't have a clue. Morons.

[Clayton_Wetter]

I hear you Mr Wetter. I'm locked in on some of the best seats in the house. Had em way over a decade. But if the vision from my seat this September is the same as the last 2 Worlds, my World 100 trip money in 2017 will go to summernational events and the PDC or somewhere else. Already planning on a Firecracker Lernerville trip next year as well. Gonna go to tracks where you can actually see the racing. ...And it's a d@mn shame. I love Eldora. There's nothing like it. But when you can't see the action and enjoy it, why go.

I agree, Eldora is an incredible place, none like it anywhere. But the dust and track prep has ran me off. Been three years now since I went and I miss the place, but they ruined it with the dust, to the point that anger and disgust replaced the enjoyment of being there!

[Bubstr]

I have seen the dust heavier at that track and others. I don't mind a little dust, but when you have trouble seeing at the track, It's too much. You pay to see a race. When that's not possible, you wasted your money.

Clayton is right about one thing. If the people stop going it will change. It will get better or stop completely. Talking about it here will do very little. There is probably a happy medium between Dust Storm and Wet Car breaker at most of these tracks. I guess if it was easy, all the tracks would have race of the year contenders, every week. No matter what you do in life, Race driver, Doctor, Welder, Track Farmer or Brick layer, Some are better at it than others. Bottom line.

[old fan]

going this year and seeing how bad it is there was a reason Earl never hot lapped on sat night

[old fan]

http://www.staywetxtc.com/ use it TONY

[tsand]

They tried the stay wet at the wools and carolina speedway and it ruined the track. Yea there was no dust but the driver couldn't see for the mud on their shields and the track never would pack down it just rutted out. It was worst than a plowed field. The outlaws said it was the first and last time to use that product.

[Clayton_Wetter]

I have seen the dust heavier at that track and others. I don't mind a little dust, but when you have trouble seeing at the track, It's too much. You pay to see a race. When that's not possible, you wasted your money.

Clayton is right about one thing. If the people stop going it will change. It will get better or stop completely. Talking about it here will do very little. There is probably a happy medium between Dust Storm and Wet Car breaker at most of these tracks. I guess if it was easy, all the tracks would have race of the year contenders, every week. No matter what you do in life, Race driver, Doctor, Welder, Track Farmer or Brick layer, Some are better at it than others. Bottom line.

And you are right when you say talking about it here doing little good. But even if it's does ANY good, it is worth the try. The fans deserve better and so does the sport.

I don't know a way of getting their attention that is effective. If there was a way of getting the attention of all dirt fans and making this a REAL issue, then I would try it. I am very open to any suggestions on how to do it.

There has to be a better way than to watch fans silently walk away from dusty race tracks and not being noticed or acknowledged for not going back. Yet watch this injustice go on like it doesn't even exist.

I went to my local track for years and there was no dust at all most nights and the cars didn't spin out every other lap because of hard dry slick surfaces. I remember the fresh air also, instead of a dust cloud looming over you all night.

When I see people covering their mouths and heads because of the dust and then the next week they are not there, then I wish the promoter of the track would have seen it too. Trouble is, they don't, so they don't even know they are driving fans off.

Facebook may be the way to go but even that seems to be too localized.