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Decided to give the Port another try last night due to all the rain the last few days I thought just maybe the track would be in better shape and man what a difference water does to that track!  3 fantastic feature events.  Pretty much flat out racing and WITH A CUSHION!  That is what Port Royal should be like every week.  The late model race was one of the best late model races I have seen there for quite a while.  Too bad the track could not have been like that when the WOO late models were there.  I just sure hope the USAC guys have a track to race on like that next week.

The last eleven laps of the sprint feature after it stated slick off some were great. The first fourteen were a high speed freight train. As far as USAC goes, contrary to what you hear, they don't want the big tracks to be fast.

"It was hard to pass all night" stated winner Jeff Halligan in Victory Lane.

Hmmm, hard to pass?  How many times did he pass Cisney the last 8-11 laps?

Doesn't mean it was easy.   It was Halligan turning the steering wheel, not you...

Winged strawser. Stay at Lincoln. 

Stop feeding the troll...

Lincoln last night had a big curb, Dietz from 22 to 6. Port also races. So the common denominator?

Rain pretty much all week, which  made for great track prep at both facilities. So if both these tracks would water a lot when it doesn't rain, we could have consistent great racing at both tracks. So hopefully stop all the whining and complaining.

So I give Port Royal credit when credit is due and I still get trashed for it.  You must be the slip n slide half throttle 69k lover and troll!!!!

Yes water is the key.  Just most of the time, Port looses the water truck key.

Actually water wasn't the only factor. It was cloudy and humid all day which gave water a chance to soak in before it evaporated.

I was worried after the heats race since there very few passes after the intial starts. But the feature was pretty good. Actually all 3 features were good.

Yeah when it slicks off and the cushion is up near the fence, PR has the best racing of any 1/2 mile in the country.

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The racing at Knoxville is second to none.

Let's go Sprint Car Racing!

Knoxville - Best Track In the USA!
Eldora - 2nd Best Track in the USA!

Im not a fan of the single lane around the top racing at port either. I know it's hard to get a bottom equal with the top. But it seems like they never try for that.

Sorry but disagree.  Last week was one of the best races and track that they have had all year!

So you liked not being able to pass in the heat races , which are lined up by the luck of the draw? That dictates the whole night for some teams' night when the track is like that for the heats.

It's OK. They have some good racing for a 1/2 mile but I'm not really a fan of sprint cars trying to keep it straight through the corners. Reminds me of Indy cars or Nascar. I like seeing sprints pitch it in and get a little sideways. Plus you don't see them rubbing the RR on the fence at K'ville. 

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True. I'd like to see the bottom come into play more often.

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After watching time trials at Sharon tonight,  as a Pa Posse fan, I will never again complain, bitch or moan about track conditions at Williams Grove, Lincoln, Port Royal, Selinsgrove or BAPS..............they are smacking the wall in time trials, what will track conditions be like by feature time?????