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What impact will Mr Slack have on the famed historic half mile do y'all think?

Where did this come from? Who is he replacing?

Larry Kemp who is retiring. Roger Slack has been around short track racing his whole life. He will do very well taking care of Tony's track

Larry Kemp never did drink any of that water,that I gave him when he was in my bar. The man just hates water.

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A healthy diet of dirt in my nachos and beer.

Any move away from WRG is probably a good one. I don't know if many people on this board are aware of the fiasco WRG turned the Modified race at Super DIRT Week into on Sunday, but it was one huge clusterfuck. Winner Stewart Friesen had a big fuel cell, and WRG left him keep the win and merely fined him $25,000 of the $50,000 first place prize instead of disqualifying Friesen and paying the advertised purse.

The entire show ended up being a huge debacle. WRG put in a rule this year requiring a pit stop after lap 150 to try and stop the race from being such a fuel mileage derby that it has been in recent years. Driver Rick Laubach pitted under green on lap 150 and appeared to snooker the field with that strategy as the caution waved as he was exiting the pits. WRG put Laubach to the rear instead of the lead for speeding in the pits during his green flag pit stop, then lost control of nearly the entire field doing the exact same thing when the the majority of the field pitted under caution two laps later.

Roger Slack use to Flag the Woo at Syracuse years ago before Dave Farney took over ! he really is a good flagger and track prep !

Long Live  20 Time  World Of Outlaws Champion Steve 
Kinser #11 

I'm pretty sure Roger also flags at the Chili Bowl.

BTW, Larry Kemp popped up on pitgate the other day when this was brought up over there. He says he's not retiring just yet, they are just bringing "some younger blood on board."

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All old news, but here's the official press release from Eldora:

for immediate news release contact: Larry Boos



STEWART TABS
ROGER SLACK AS ELDORA PROMOTER/GENERAL MANAGER



ROSSBURG, OH (Oct.
14) -- Eldora Speedway track owner Tony Stewart announced today that Roger Slack
has been named Promoter and General Manager at the famed one-half mile clay
speed plant.

The transitional change reflect a restructuring of assets
within the company, to allow Eldora Speedway staff members to become more
efficient and specialized. The move indicates Stewart’s commitment of focusing
upon the fan and driver experience at Eldora, with the goal of elevating the
holistic entertainment value of the venue.

Stewart stated, “I am very
excited to welcome Roger to the team at Eldora and look forward to watching him
grow within his new role. I have been impressed with what he has been able to
achieve in his previous positions and really feel that he will be a huge asset
and help us achieve our forward goals.”

Slack steps into the position
with great credentials. After growing up around racing at the renowned Cayuga
Speedway Canada, owned by his grandparents, Slack aggressively moved forward in
the racing fraternity. His steadfast allegiance and desire moved him into a
myriad of high-profile roles along that journey.

Most recently the
Executive Vice-President of Events for the World Racing Group, Slack spent 11
seasons at Charlotte Motor Speedway, beginning as an intern and eventually
rising to Vice-President of Events. In that capacity he was responsible for the
coordination and execution of NASCAR events on the 1.5-mile superspeedway, along
with all events on the 4/10-mile state of the art clay oval. Following the
wildly successful debut of the World of Outlaws World Finals in 2007, Slack was
awarded the National Sprint Car Promoter of the Year, World of Outlaws Late
Models Series Promoter of the Year and Humpy Wheeler Executive of the Year
awards.

It is that wealth of knowledge and experience that has garnered
Roger Slack’s respect in the industry from his peers and he is anxious to bring
all of that education and passion to Eldora Speedway.

“It is an honor
that Tony has asked me to join the Eldora family,” Slack said. “I am excited to
begin building on his vision for the future, while maintaining the heritage and
tradition of the world’s most famous short-track. The Eldora staff is second to
none and I can not wait to start implementing all of our collective ideas and
making the experience even more entertaining and fan friendly.”

Larry
Kemp, who came on board with Stewart’s acquisition of Eldora Speedway from the
legendary Earl Baltes in the fall of 2004, will remain on staff in a senior
management role and work alongside Slack throughout the transition, with a focus
on facility improvements, new business development and special projects. Kemp
explained, “Tony has afforded me an amazing opportunity over the past seven
years and I look forward to tackling new future challenges at Eldora. Roger is a
peer in the industry, who I have had great respect for over the years, and am
eager to begin working with this fall.” Slack will begin his new role in
November.

Stewart further emphasized that it is “full steam ahead” for
2012 and beyond at the celebrated southwestern Ohio facility. “We’ve already
confirmed and announced our major 2012 event dates, and the staff is working
hard to assure a December 3, 2011 ticket sale date for those races.”

I am lucky enough to work at one of the best tracks 
anywhere.

A Canadian will know how to put water on the track having grown up in the snow for 11 1/2 months a year, perfect hire, FINALLY.......

Me thinks he'll do a good job despite being a Canuke, Mikie me boy!

Hey, even with Nelligan included, my opinion of Canadians is still VERY high :-). Love you Mikey!

Hey John, you're alive, email me your new phone number. Chris, some day maybe another CA trip, I promised Shawn M., got my fingers crossed. Everything I have ever heard about Mr. Slack has been positive, he'll do us all proud and maybe even get me back to my ol' favorite track.....