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New track configuration has improved the show | 3 | 25.00% | |
New track configuration hasn't changed the show | 1 | 8.33% | |
New track configuration is the worst thing they could have ever done to the place | 5 | 41.67% | |
They should have never replaced the asphalt for concrete | 3 | 25.00% | |
They never should have built the place and it needs to be bulldozed | 0 | 0% | |
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22 Mar 2012, 00:00 (Ref:3046290) | #26 | ||
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Rustyfan, that would be a good discussion, but as you said, for another thread. I didn't really intned for my remark to garner that much of a response. It was mainly to highlight the different responses Bruton has had to two different matters.
Going back to something mentioned in the article, I wonder if making the Bristol night race part of the Chase would bring some of that spice back to their second race each year. |
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23 Mar 2012, 01:39 (Ref:3046912) | #27 | ||
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Latest word is that fan polling is running about 75% in favor of changing the track back to how it was before 2007, so that's encouraging.
Also, to the fellow saying the fans just want the racing like it was in 1995, yeah, I think so, but with one minor change; they don't want the penalties for contact when somebody gets spun out. |
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29 Mar 2012, 01:44 (Ref:3050279) | #28 | |||
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It's official, Bruton Smith is bringing in the 'dozers. Question is, just exactly what will he do?
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Brad Keselowski, winner of the last two races, isn't happy but Kevin Harvick doesn't seem to mind: Quote:
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I am sure Brad is tweeting his displeasure as we speak. And I don't say it often, but I do agree with KH. |
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29 Mar 2012, 14:54 (Ref:3050453) | #30 | ||
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They have said that they have detailed measurements for both iterations of the track in their computers, so in theory, they can put it back as close as is humanly possible to the former configuration.
On a side note, I have to chuckle about the "world's fastest half-mile" line. I think Sprint Cup cars would be just as fast, or even a bit faster, if they ever went to Winchester or Salem, Indiana. I'm not sure about the exact banking at Salem, but it's pretty steep whatever it is; the corners at Winchester are 37 degrees. |
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Funny you mention sprint cup cars and other tracks; I saw the ARCA Series at Lanier Speedway a few years back when they were still pretty much Cup cars and they were actually slower than the local late models because of power and weight. The locals had less power and would go down the straights slower but could brake later and get through turns quicker, according to the local "legend" we chatted with during the event. There was a lot of adult beverages involved on both sides, so take it with a "grain". BTW, it was Salem I was thinking of. AWESOME track. |
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