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Topic: Farley WoO show cancelled for tonight---no make up date
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June 22, 2018 at
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Farley's first WoO show in over 20 years has been cancelled for this evening and will not be made up. I was very optimistic this show would go on. Although the area has seen a ton of moisture in the last 3-4 days, it appeared the Farley area had been skirting the heavy stuff and had all but missed the rain the last 24 hours. I'm not sure what the future holds for this track, but the decision to cancel all weekly shows for the remainder of 2018 kind of paints a dark picture. I think this may have been the last chance to see an Outlaw race here. Kinda bummed out.
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June 22, 2018 at
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Making it official (repost of press release)
Rain Forces Cancellation of World of Outlaws Event at Farley Speedway
FARLEY, IA — June 22, 2018 —Continued heavy rain throughout the week that has left the pit area and the grounds flooded at Farley Speedway in Iowa, has led to the cancellation of the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series event originally scheduled at the track for Friday, June 22. The event will not be re-scheduled.
Those who bought tickets in advance will receive a full refund at the point of purchase.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to action on Saturday, June 23 at Beaver Dam Raceway in Wisconsin for the 9thAnnual Jim “JB” Boyd Memorial presented by Karavan Trailers.
For more information on tickets, visit www.slspromotions.com or call 815-344-2023.
Stan Meissner
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June 22, 2018 at
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Posted By: egras on June 22 2018 at 09:13:01 AM
Farley's first WoO show in over 20 years has been cancelled for this evening and will not be made up. I was very optimistic this show would go on. Although the area has seen a ton of moisture in the last 3-4 days, it appeared the Farley area had been skirting the heavy stuff and had all but missed the rain the last 24 hours. I'm not sure what the future holds for this track, but the decision to cancel all weekly shows for the remainder of 2018 kind of paints a dark picture. I think this may have been the last chance to see an Outlaw race here. Kinda bummed out.
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I was curious as to how this show was doing ticket wise so I opened the ticket website and I was surprised how few seats were sold for a first time in a long time visit.
They don’t have a ton of open dates anyway, but the lack of a big reserved gate was probably another reason to can the show.
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June 22, 2018 at
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So bummed! I had a group of 10 guys from work going up, some of which were first timers.
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June 22, 2018 at
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Not sure how much rain Farley has received this week but some areas have had a lot. Quad cities had 4.5 the other day and had flash floods. I work in Iowa City and it was a deluge yesterday around lunch time and rained this morning also. Not really surprised they called it.
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June 22, 2018 at
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Posted By: dsc1600 on June 22 2018 at 11:05:43 AM
I was curious as to how this show was doing ticket wise so I opened the ticket website and I was surprised how few seats were sold for a first time in a long time visit.
They don’t have a ton of open dates anyway, but the lack of a big reserved gate was probably another reason to can the show.
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You are correct. There was a terrible pre-sale for this race. I also think this played into the cancellation. Unfortunate because I think the turnout would have been great. Oh well. I'll head to Beaver Dam tomorrow.
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June 22, 2018 at
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June 22, 2018 at
09:27:40 PM by Darrin
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