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Topic: Turn 4 bleachers...Gold Cup...What a nightmare...
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September 09, 2007 at
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Alright, the racing was pretty darn good I'll give it that but. But the bleachers in turn 4 gotta go! Were they designed for MIDGETS!?, good grief.... Not to mention the huge dirt clods nailing people all night...including myself! I took a large chunk of dirt to the gut. I used to play baseball, and it felt like being hit by an atleast 75 mph fastball... The chunk was nearly as big as a baseball. A bunch of people got nailed in the turn 4 bleachers... I dunno what could be done about it except maybe raise the catch fence so the big chunk atleast get broken up a little by the fence... Many guys were shielding their wives...a lot of people it seemed couldn't even enjoy a lot of the racing because they were more concerned about being nailed in the face...Sorry rant over! :P
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September 10, 2007 at
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Thats half the fun of going!! Who hasn't been hit? My friend has a scar on his forehead from turn 4 @ chico, and i damn near fractured my jaw thanks to a rock at 'stoga! I know it sucks, but it's part of the deal. My personal favorite thing to do @ chico is watch the newbies in the turn one bleachers scatter during hot laps not realizing that the dirt WILL become part of your attire by time trials.
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September 10, 2007 at
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Ok a little dirt is one thing, but getting bones broken and scars from dirt clods is another! lol.
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September 10, 2007 at
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Just give me a higher catch fence and some more realistically dimensioned bleachers, and I'll be happy. 
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September 10, 2007 at
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buy a grandstand ticket or go watch asphalt racing if ya don't want to get hit by stuff. whats next mud flaps?
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September 10, 2007 at
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first time i went to the gold cup we sat in the front of the main grandstand behind the flagman and still got pelted. it does hurt, but i'm not sure a catchfence is the answer. It's the price we pay for having a good racing surface.
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September 10, 2007 at
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Turn 3 bleachers in the pits were exactly that.
It was hot, Humid,And boy did I have gas.
All fired up from 3 days a drinking, Burp
Top it off with some Chili, then the Rib Roast
Saturday. I really felt sorry for everybody around
me.But god dam that some good racing folks!
Only 359 days to go!
Gold Cup 2008
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