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HardTopDave
March 21, 2021 at 10:04:40 AM
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I've been watching Sammy race for nearly 40 years.  Gawd I love this guy, jumps out of a destroyed SC and showed the same fire he had back in the day in a classic floracing interview....

 

Sammy - YOU DA MAN!




Kool Trikes
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March 21, 2021 at 10:45:15 AM
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I've been watching Sammy race for nearly 40 years.  Gawd I love this guy, jumps out of a destroyed SC and showed the same fire he had back in the day in a classic floracing interview....

 

Sammy - YOU DA MAN!



What a shit show at Douche Bowl. 34 sprint cars and they roll the main out at 11:30. I watched for a couple of minutes on Friday and it looked like they had about 300 people in the stands. I wonder how they get anyone to show up. Haven't been there for years because of such poorly run programs and no passing. Did they have 5 cars passed cleanly in two nights.

As for Sammy he sure was spirited. Shit hole tracks create things like this because you have to do stupid moves to even try to pass. From the video I saw it looked like Sammy just went blowing in there and expected the sea to part for him. Like the great Karl Kinser once said.....you have a brake pedal too.

 

 


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This message was edited on March 21, 2021 at 10:47:53 AM by StanM

So that is how us old folks find true love.  Flip a Sprint Car and emerge pissed off.  At 69 I know what a post 65 body feels like.  A couple weeks ago the snow melted so I went out and pieced the sod back in where the guy plowing my neighbors driveway went in my ditch and tried to back out but had to return the next day with trailer and winch.  I slipped on the wet grass and wrecked my wrist and tweaked my neck and was toast for the rest of the week.  At 30 I would have jumped right back up and felt fine.  I wonder how Sammy feels this morning.  Oh, wait a minute, shame on me, he is immortal and does not age.

I have always been a Sammy fan but at this point I more of a fan of his good health and happy retirement.  He has nothing more to prove to me, he is one of the best ever.  I just hope that he knows when it's time.


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Dryslick Willie
March 21, 2021 at 11:50:18 AM
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Posted By: Kool Trikes on March 21 2021 at 10:45:15 AM

What a shit show at Douche Bowl. 34 sprint cars and they roll the main out at 11:30. I watched for a couple of minutes on Friday and it looked like they had about 300 people in the stands. I wonder how they get anyone to show up. Haven't been there for years because of such poorly run programs and no passing. Did they have 5 cars passed cleanly in two nights.

As for Sammy he sure was spirited. Shit hole tracks create things like this because you have to do stupid moves to even try to pass. From the video I saw it looked like Sammy just went blowing in there and expected the sea to part for him. Like the great Karl Kinser once said.....you have a brake pedal too.

 

 



They had much more than 300 people in the stands.   You gotta keep in mind that the stands there are probably 8000 or greater capacity.    That being said, all four of my gang left after the 2nd ASCS B main.  I noticed that we weren't the only ones leaving early throughout the night.   And we wonder why it's hard to attract new fans to the sport?   

 

There are a few ways that it could have been avoided.   First, the ASCS format is too damn long with those qualifiers.    Two B mains is a bit much too.   Eliminate the boring ass qualifiers and run one B main!   One other thing is drop at least one class.   Four classes is too much given the already long ASCS format.   Run the two sprint car classes and one of the other boring ones.    The last thing is it would help if you start the damn program on time.   



Dryslick Willie
March 21, 2021 at 12:24:52 PM
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From what I'm hearing Devils Bowl has already been sold and they're just operating it a few more years until George Bush tollway comes through there.   That's strictly a rumor, but that's what I heard.    I'm hoping that Lanny Ross will build another track, maybe 3/8 mile, somewhere else around Dallas.   The heats always suck at Devils Bowl, but that's as much a product of winged racing as it is track size and configuration.   Hopefully if they build another one it'll be better.  



BStrawser26
March 21, 2021 at 12:46:09 PM
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Posted By: Kool Trikes on March 21 2021 at 10:45:15 AM

What a shit show at Douche Bowl. 34 sprint cars and they roll the main out at 11:30. I watched for a couple of minutes on Friday and it looked like they had about 300 people in the stands. I wonder how they get anyone to show up. Haven't been there for years because of such poorly run programs and no passing. Did they have 5 cars passed cleanly in two nights.

As for Sammy he sure was spirited. Shit hole tracks create things like this because you have to do stupid moves to even try to pass. From the video I saw it looked like Sammy just went blowing in there and expected the sea to part for him. Like the great Karl Kinser once said.....you have a brake pedal too.

 

 



Didn't see it.  Knowing how Sammy reacts in these situations.  They should have moved out of his way.  The biggest excuse maker that ever drove a sprinter is Slammin Sammy!


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HardTopDave
March 21, 2021 at 01:00:17 PM
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I started this thread because I was impressed by how little Sammy has changed after all these years.  I've talked to him in the pits (choose your time/place carefully) and he's really a nice guy, but on the track its totally different.  40 years and he aint backing down, you have to be old to appreciate that..........lol



Michael_N
March 21, 2021 at 01:39:57 PM
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Not a Sammy fan other than his never give up attitude. That being said, it looked like the other driver came off top right into Sammy's line. That could have ended much worse than just two wrecked racecars. 

The floracing entire show replay for DB is over 5 hours which is way too much. I watched a few minutes of this live last night but gave up pretty quick. As a contrast, the A main for the 410 sprints pushed off at 8:03 local time in Cali. They do seem to get their shows going in a timely manner out there. 



hurricanefan
March 21, 2021 at 02:10:51 PM
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.............Im glad Devils bowl ran behind.........i got to watch the A feature at Lincoln...then flip to see the A at Port Royal.....watched the entire king of the west event at stockton....then flipped to ascs at devils bowl and saw a b-main and all the features............thank you FLO........




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March 21, 2021 at 02:21:14 PM
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.............Im glad Devils bowl ran behind.........i got to watch the A feature at Lincoln...then flip to see the A at Port Royal.....watched the entire king of the west event at stockton....then flipped to ascs at devils bowl and saw a b-main and all the features............thank you FLO........



Bravo Sir.   You have a great attitude and appreciation for the sport. 



Kool Trikes
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Posted By: HardTopDave on March 21 2021 at 01:00:17 PM

I started this thread because I was impressed by how little Sammy has changed after all these years.  I've talked to him in the pits (choose your time/place carefully) and he's really a nice guy, but on the track its totally different.  40 years and he aint backing down, you have to be old to appreciate that..........lol



51 years he said last night.  Love him or not, the fire that still burns inside him is fantastic. The fact is that he doesn't have anything to prove to anyone yet it feels like every time he goes on the track he feels that he can win.

When he puts the helmet on he's all in. 


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Dryslick Willie
March 21, 2021 at 02:46:53 PM
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It looks to me like Sammy had more room underneath the guy.   Like someone else said, you're supposed to move out of his way because he's the great Sammy Swindell.   




BStrawser26
March 21, 2021 at 02:59:16 PM
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It looks to me like Sammy had more room underneath the guy.   Like someone else said, you're supposed to move out of his way because he's the great Sammy Swindell.   



Just ask Sammy it is always the other drivers fault.  He never makes a mistake.  My saying for him is...what went wrong Sammy?  


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Murphy
March 21, 2021 at 06:01:39 PM
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When I first read about this, I went and watched the video, not knowing which car was Sammy's. What I saw was that the car on the inside seemed to just plow into the car on the outside. 



Dryslick Willie
March 21, 2021 at 07:07:42 PM
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Posted By: Murphy on March 21 2021 at 06:01:39 PM

When I first read about this, I went and watched the video, not knowing which car was Sammy's. What I saw was that the car on the inside seemed to just plow into the car on the outside. 



Yep, that's pretty much it.   Hate that the car got torn up given that it's one of our local cars.   




saphead
March 21, 2021 at 08:05:14 PM
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YOU JUST SHOW UP WITH MONEY AND RUN OVER SHIT!!!!!!!



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Once again your blindness is only exceeded by your jealousy of a helluva racer.  Sammy is full speed passing the guy avd he comes down into him, ask your guide dog next time you moron.....



hardon
March 21, 2021 at 09:25:57 PM
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Posted By: BStrawser26 on March 21 2021 at 02:59:16 PM

Just ask Sammy it is always the other drivers fault.  He never makes a mistake.  My saying for him is...what went wrong Sammy?  



To be fair, I don't know how many drivers out there are going to think they're in the wrong when giving an interview 5-10 minutes later without seeing any video.  The video I saw wasn't a very good angle to say who was in the wrong.  Never been a Sammy fan either by the way.




Vladamir
March 21, 2021 at 09:33:06 PM
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Posted By: MSPN on March 21 2021 at 09:21:16 PM

Once again your blindness is only exceeded by your jealousy of a helluva racer.  Sammy is full speed passing the guy avd he comes down into him, ask your guide dog next time you moron.....



Spot on. Even Ray Charles could see that one.



threadkillllllller
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March 21, 2021 at 09:37:40 PM
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Posted By: MSPN on March 21 2021 at 09:21:16 PM

Once again your blindness is only exceeded by your jealousy of a helluva racer.  Sammy is full speed passing the guy avd he comes down into him, ask your guide dog next time you moron.....



It took you nearly 5 hours to post something on this one Mike. You are slipping :-).





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