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February 20, 2012 at
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We were there for all nights and Wednesday and Thursday the track was very narrow all night. Literally no passing in the heats, which isn't too uncommon with the Outlaws. The features were so so because of the heavy track. Friday rains out so what can you do? Saturday the track opened up a bit but still rather heavy all night.
Sunday we skipped the makeup race for relaxation looking at the ocean all day and that was the right choice. Reworking the track sure helped Sunday's feature as the teams were blistering tires in the 8 lap heat races. An exciting feature to cap off the weekend!
We went in the pits every night but couldn't help but notice that general admission for Sunday was $39. We paid $40 for pit passes all week. That seems kind of high when there is no sanction fee don't you think? Not sure how much general admission was the other nights...
All in all a great week with mainly great weather! Back to Ohio now, come on global warming!
Chris McIntire
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February 20, 2012 at
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How was fan attendance?
Lincoln 1845 ft/.35 mile T1=118MPH
Eldora 2287 ft/.43mile T3=135MPH
Port 2716 ft/.51 mile T3=TBD
Grove 2792 ft/.53 mile T3=135MPH
Selinsgrove 2847 ft/.54 mile T1=136MPH
"I didn't move to PA from El Paso in search of better
weather." Van May
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February 20, 2012 at
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Posted By: Mr. Mac on February 20 2012 at 09:11:37 AM
We were there for all nights and Wednesday and Thursday the track was very narrow all night. Literally no passing in the heats, which isn't too uncommon with the Outlaws. The features were so so because of the heavy track. Friday rains out so what can you do? Saturday the track opened up a bit but still rather heavy all night.
Sunday we skipped the makeup race for relaxation looking at the ocean all day and that was the right choice. Reworking the track sure helped Sunday's feature as the teams were blistering tires in the 8 lap heat races. An exciting feature to cap off the weekend!
We went in the pits every night but couldn't help but notice that general admission for Sunday was $39. We paid $40 for pit passes all week. That seems kind of high when there is no sanction fee don't you think? Not sure how much general admission was the other nights...
All in all a great week with mainly great weather! Back to Ohio now, come on global warming!
Chris McIntire
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if you want to watch the woo run, that's normal pricing. 45 is average for their show and i agree....
Ascot was the greatest of all time..
West Capital wasn't half bad either..
Life is good...
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February 20, 2012 at
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I'm about to spend well over $1,000 on the woo westcoast swing. From Vegas to Calistoga. Hotel , fuel and entry fees. It will be all worth it if a California driver can win a race or two.
Northern California Sprintcars
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February 20, 2012 at
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Posted By: Ca Sprintcar fan on February 20 2012 at 01:59:36 PM
I'm about to spend well over $1,000 on the woo westcoast swing. From Vegas to Calistoga. Hotel , fuel and entry fees. It will be all worth it if a California driver can win a race or two.
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I just spent 1500 bucks snowmobiling for 3 days. Everything is expensive.
Luna's Ford engine style that won 2 WoO titles and 3
Kings Royals before a weight rule against the best EVER
in their prime and now DOMINATES super dirt late model
racing is no longer allowed/wanted in a WoO sprint
car.... Was Luna a miracle worker?
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February 20, 2012 at
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Posted By: BigRightRear on February 20 2012 at 10:52:42 AM
How was fan attendance?
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Hey BRR, attendance was real good for Outlaw shows which were over the weekend. The All Star shows are always lighter. They do a great job there with food choiCes and the people are very nice. Some real stout competition between the Posse and Outlaws!
It's well worth the trip if you haven't gotten there yet.
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February 20, 2012 at
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I agree...more food choices than most tracks...we went down a few years back and it was almost as cold there as it was here...which hurt ticket sakes.
Lincoln 1845 ft/.35 mile T1=118MPH
Eldora 2287 ft/.43mile T3=135MPH
Port 2716 ft/.51 mile T3=TBD
Grove 2792 ft/.53 mile T3=135MPH
Selinsgrove 2847 ft/.54 mile T1=136MPH
"I didn't move to PA from El Paso in search of better
weather." Van May
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February 20, 2012 at
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Advance tickets for a WoO show in ND, SD, MN or at either of the two tracks near Lincoln,NE, Eagle and Nebraska Raceway Park (or whatever it is called today) were never over $35 or $36. Maybe because they were all in advance, not sure, but $40 would be high for the upper midwest states, mid to high $30s ok but prices in the $40s just seem to be in another stratosphere but everything is expensive and how long can prices stay in the $30s.
Lawlessness + liberalism = HELL - NYC, Detroit, Chicago,
Seattle, LA Who the H runs those cities.
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February 20, 2012 at
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I remember in the early to mid '70's concert tickets were in the $5 to $7 range too - now they're at least 10x that ... it's called inflation.
Phil Taylor
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February 21, 2012 at
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Mr. Mac, confused with your wording 'stout competition between the Posse and the Outlaws', lol. The Posse got hammered again on neutral ground, missed many A's, passed very few cars when they did and generally were embarassed as per usual. At least that's what the stats show, trying not to bring them up tho', usually gets everyone nasty and ugly and then the lies start. Ahhh, some things never change and the Posse getting pounded away from the Grove is one thing smiliar to death and taxes.....
PS Any sighting of that Donut guy?
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February 21, 2012 at
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the only guy who ran worse than Rahmer was T-Sac...
Lincoln 1845 ft/.35 mile T1=118MPH
Eldora 2287 ft/.43mile T3=135MPH
Port 2716 ft/.51 mile T3=TBD
Grove 2792 ft/.53 mile T3=135MPH
Selinsgrove 2847 ft/.54 mile T1=136MPH
"I didn't move to PA from El Paso in search of better
weather." Van May
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February 21, 2012 at
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Mike, no donut shack...they do have deep fried Oreos though but that's not my thing, lol! Racing was strange thisyear with such a heavy track and minimal passing except for Sunday's feature. I can live with it because the weather was warmer than average, for once.
Car counts were only 35-40...might be a tough year for several teams. Tim Schaeffer didn't race with the Outlaws after hurting an engine. Points matter because he didn't race for 10K because he was saving his equipment for 5K and All Star points.
Gonna be awhile before I see another race, you PA guys enjoy an early season!
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