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one track pony

He is a one trick pony because the Zemco team basicially only runs at Port Royal. Logan has proven he can win at other tracks throughot his career including Lernerville & BAPS....the kid is a racer and a nice person too boot.....

Nearly a second off the pace...that is a fair amount of distance sir. 

Go bash some where else. 

I believe the Zemco team is winning races with a Schnee chassis. As far as I know, they are the only team in Central Pa running one in the world of Maxim's, xXx's, J&J's etc......

Oh, jeez. Fast time in the 305s last night at Knoxville was 1.4 seconds off fast time in the 410s. Fast time in the 305s outqualified several of the cars at the back of  410s.

With those same 105 more cubic inches at Knoxville that you are ripping Port about, there was only a little more than a second difference between the fastest 410 and the fastest 305.

Well you also know that they ran 2 features, 40 Laps total plus qualitifying and heats and rules stated that teams couldn’t change right rears after either feature....not one flat tire all night. Track couldn’t have been too bad 

Check out the Knoxville 305 complete purse.  You might just want to quit your day job and start racing 305's at Knoxville.

With all of the entertainment options in central PA why do you keep going back to places you dont like? Go to a track you do like and enjoy it.

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Then he couldn't complain, which appears to be his favorite hobby...

Dude - Did you read up on your twitter account from about a month ago?  

Here's the kicker: he doesn't go to those places. He sits at home watching lap times. Port's surface sucked Saturday. That he's right about. Once again, if that had been Williams Grove or Lincoln people would be bitching to no end but since it's Port, they were ok with it but that's a whole different subject. That said, despite the bad track, the 2nd feature ended up being a good race. Port has been very good lately. Saturday, they just missed it a little bit but it was still good enough for some decent racing. I was there and I was entertained. The dust made it a bit difficult to watch because from where I sat, turn 4 was pretty much invisible but all in all, it was a good night. I don't care what track it is, they all miss on track prep sometimes. Saturday it was dry and very breezy. I'm sure that had a lot to do with it. I think it would've been a lot better if they'd watered the outside like they usually do but that isn't my call to make. Either way, I still had way more fun being there than I would have sitting at home watching lap times looking for something to bitch about. Strawser needs to get a life. 

100% agree. Great racing comes with multiple grooves. I'm in as long as there's multiple grooves, doesn't matter to me if its dry/slick or wet/heavy. Personally i'd still rather see it dry/slick, like you said, it takes more than a motor to be fast when its like that. Anyone with a great motor can be fast when its tacky. Dry/slick requires a good set-up and finesse as a driver.

I come here once or twice a week, but ever time i leave shaking my head at BStrawser26.  I made a comment about him a month or so ago, but my comment went missing, so i guess i upset him.  

He bitches so much about Port but has not went there this year.  He's been to Lincoln 2 times.  I guess if i went to the races as much as him i would have more time to sit on here and run down Port.  It gets old, real old.

I think people don't bitch so much about Port(other than Strawser) is because the track generally produces good races even when it seems like it is too dry, slick and slow. I've gone there a few times over the last few years when 410 TT's were in the 18's thinking it was going to be terrible, but surprise....the top held up all night(very close to the guradrail) and I left happy after seeing some good multi-groove racing. Somehow the place defies traditional track prep logic. 

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Here is a few Daytime races at Port.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfoSq_VdLCk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGZnIrfLcHA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdwVOmiLWHA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK01wvbvTL8

Will there ever be a thread about a race in Central PA where people don't talk about track prep & specifically Port Royal track prep. I watch highlights of races at Port and really do not see anything terribly wrong with it. If you don't want to go to the track or don't like the racing, then simply don't spend your money to go. But persistently bitching about it on a message board thread after thread post after post isn't going to change it. Tracks listen to money.

By the way Congrats to Logan Wagner, since that is what the original topic was about. Great run

One thing I love about Port is the residential houses off the back stretch. Is this track right in the community?  Seems like anyone going over the back wall might end up bouncing on some toddlers trampoline.

Wife took me to the Grove in 2017, it was great, just wish we could have hit 3 or 4 of the tracks in the same week.

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Yep, right in town, but not close enough to be a danger

Beautiful view from the bleachers, & a very pretty drive from Harrisburg/WG area. Main highway is nice, back roads even better

Good points.... soil is different everywhere

I went to a sprint car race in New Hampshire once. Black & dusty track, almost looked like woodstove ashes! I missed the winning last turn pass.... they enter turn 4, black cloud, new leader. But at least there was passing, tho it was invisible....