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I'm sure if you if you go to Lincoln somebody else will be sitting in your seat at Port. 

I don't own a seat but as far as where I normally sit, more power to them. I typically don't worry about who's sitting where at a track that I'm not attending.

Glad you saw a good one. Hope it continues.

Decided on Port this past week and was surprized by 26 cars ,manangement did the right thing letting all cars start the feature track was extremely fast and Esh ,Hodnett and Lafferty really put on a good show.

Only problem going back to the original post only 12 cars made both races and alot will most likely not be back this week.The six or seven Mercer cars almost all ran decent but surely will stay closer to home.

Ryan Smith,Tyler Esh and Cole Duncan will be in Ohio for the All Stars and Eric Tomadek will be at Selinsgrove,of the ones listed above not sure if any will be out yet.

Any word on what happened to Wayne Dadetto in the 36D last year he made the Lincoln opemer,BUT ONLY RAN A FEW SHOWS LATE IN THE YEAR?

Speaking of PA, anyone else see the serious shade that Dietrich is throwing Susky's way after announcing they are going to run with ASCOC at Atomic this Sunday. Wow.

" only 12 cars made both races"....

Which 2 races are you talking about?

I really want to like him, but he makes it so hard to do. He's got a ton of talent. He's the obvious heir to the Posse throne when Hodnett and Lance hang it up but sometimes his attitude is very difficult to take.

I think he's talking about both races that Port has had this season. By my calculations, he's correct.

I still like him, but I understand and pretty much agree with your assessment.  It's like..... Dude, we get it, you got the hook at Susky, and you hated the call. It may have been unfair and embarassing, and if you chose to not race there again this year, I'd totally get it.  But when you are quoted in a press release saying, "I dont think there are any other options worth acknowledging", it comes off as smug.  He has the right to run wherever he wants to run and I hope he wins at Atomic, but settle down a tiny bit.  If he wanted to get people talking and stir the pot, he succeeded in doing that.

In the end, I dont think it hurts Susky much at all.  They'll still have quite a few cars and a bunch of fans in the stands on Sunday.  I do think that Susky needs to get it together though.  There's a few people who are kinda giving them a "one more chance" type of thing.  They gotta clean up the delays and stuff.  Sundays are a different ball of wax than Fridays and Saturday's for obvious reasons.

Johnny......GREAT post, I agree with you say.

What's wrong with that? DD usaully comes out each June for the All Star Speedweek out here anyway. Atomic is on the SW schedule - maybe he's looking for a little track time. Glad he's coming out. He has a lot of fans out here.

Excellent article on DD and Susky on Sprint Car Unlimited. Apparently he had a one race suspension from the incident last season.

I heard about that too.  That's why I wasn't going over the top on criticism of his comment.  Personally, I think he just could have chosen his words differently.  Am I nitpicking?..... Probably....

It doesn't change the fact that I want him to go to Ohio and win the damn race. Good luck.

Dead on the money. He flat out took one in the ass from Susky last year. If he never runs another lap there, I don't blame him one bit. But you're right, the comment he made comes off as extremely smug. He says things like that way too often. I'm all about telling it like it is but he needs to learn how to do it with a little bit of class. As far as Susky, I'm right there with you. They need to get their shit together. 

I could care less where he races.  I like him as a driver, and he is funny as a social media follow.  The fact that he is going to Atomic is great, we always say we want guys to get off the porch.  However, if he had just announced he was going to Atomic to run with the All-Stars that would have been it...but that isn't what he did.  He said, and I quote.

when speaking of racing in PA on Sunday. "I don't think there are any options worth acknowledging."

and when someone tweeted to him that they were happy he wasn't going to Susky because it was "a joke" DD tweeted.

"Thank you...I agree, if you are in PA on SUnday, plan a cookout.  The weather will be perfect for it and there won't be any delays or dust!"

I will say this, it is entertaining. 

For DD , there wasn't another option in PA . What he said is true.

The reason teams pick and choose isn't because of the format. There's probably just as many teams that skip the TT show's as there are that skip handicapped shows. The reason teams need to pick and choose is the sheer volume of 410 races in central PA (over 100 scheduled I do believe). I can count on one hand how many teams have the budget to run that many shows. So teams pick and chose according to their budgets, track preferences, format, purse, etc. We're slowly but surely running the division into the ground IMO. Of course, motor costs certainly don't help matters. TT shows tend to draw more cars mainly because they are the higher paying events. Port Royal did away with handicapping and they use either pill draw or group tt's for weekly shows and I think it helps them draw in a few more cars from time to time. Like when western PA isn't racing on Saturday, some of those cars will come or if there is no 360 racing(URC Selinsgrove), some of those teams that also have a 410 will show up.

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40 plus for a non-sanctioned show? Never. Maybe 30. This event used to draw well over 40 when it was a 1 day - 15G to win All-Star sanctioned show. They ruined by dragging it out 2 days for the same money and making it unsanctioned. Shoulda kept it the way it was. It used to be one of the best shows of the year in central PA. It is good that have SLM's on Saturday and URC on Sunday. That will at least make it worth attending with 2 good divisions each night. I think there were 23 in the pits for the Weikert finale last year that was rained out.

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I wasn't aware that the LM's did anything to their engine rules? Some of them run motors bigger than 410. What they did do was institute smaller tire size and hardness rules. Also limited spoiler sizes. The LM's also have a choice of tire manufacturer at most tracks and sanctions. If I won the powerball and bought a track, the 1st thing I would do is eliminate CI engine rules and hoosier tire rules in favor of a harder tire of the teams choice. It's not about slowing them down but making them more affordable and better racing(less locked down). Not many people complain about wingless sprints being too slow although they are slower than a winged 305. Sprints are my first love but it sure seems like I'm seeing way better LM features than sprints lately, especially at Port Royal. The sprints have been pretty good but the LM's have been really good. 

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I like the two-day Weikert format. Like you said, two, and only two, major divisions each night. It's a Holiday weekend and a two-day race is great that weekend. the rained out event was on a Monday, and 23 cars for a Monday afternoon wasn't actually a bad car count.

Plus, this now allows for an additional big race with the All Stars in April.