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Why not schedule a Texas 2-step on that weekend...race at the Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Tx. on the 22nd and The Dirt Track at Texas Motor Speedway on the 23rd?? Cmon somebody....we need to have the World of Outlaws tear through Texas more than once a year!!

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I'm with you.

I went to the first Hafertepe WoO show at Lone Star and I'm not sure how many people more they could have shoved in there. Great crowd. Haven't been back but I haven't read anything negative about the crowds since.

Keeping it special and once a year creates demand, maybe they think it would dilute that demand. Maybe it's a $$$ thing. I don't know. Competing with high school, college & pro football in Texas in the fall isn't the easiest thing to do.

The classic 80's WoO swing was THE BOMB. Big H, Devil's Bowl, sometimes Lone Star, Lawton, OKC, Tulsa... nice tracks without a 8 hr drive between stops you had to make overnight. North Texas Motor Speedway outside Dallas was great, too. Cool paperclip 1/3 mile.

TMS is the most underutilized dirt track out there... I keep thinking a USAC doubleheader during Nascar weekends would pack the house. I think a few Cup drivers could be persuaded to sling some clay. YES, the WoO should race there. I think that track is a big reason I lost faith in the WoO... they didn't attempt to speak to Eddie Gossage for a year when the new regime took over if you believe Eddie. To me, if that is true, it's absolutely insane.

The headquarters of the WoO was in the Dallas area, the first race of the first full season was in the Dallas area... it simply should race around here. There are a TON of motorsports and entertainment options around here to compete with but I still think it would work.

I want to make a proposal to run the ASCS in a 2 day TMS show, possibly Nascar weekend. (my wish)

This open weekend in October? Yes, let's get some TX racing going-

I was also at the first Hafertepe show and probably because of the lack of organization (I don't think they expected so many people) many didn't return that Oct for the WoO Fest. I too was a little disgruntled when I stood in line for over an hour to pick up my tickets at the Will Call window only to be told I was in the wrong line (even when I was told by a track employee whick LONG line I needed to get in). Needless to say, I told the lady I wan't moving until I got my tickets. The WoO Fest had a dismal car count and the crowd was nothing like that first spring race.

I have emailed TMS numerous times asking why they never promote any sprint car/midget/late model racing at TMS and I have never received a reply.

Maybe Emmitt with ASCS or Kasey Kahne can do the promoting and bring back the sprint cars to the DFW area. It is a real shame to have that great facility sitting there empty especially on NASCAR race weeks when there is a huge fan base.

I say run the World Finals that weekend so some of the outlaw teams can run the STN's the following week without getting penalized. Seriously though as long as it doens't get rained out like last year, I could see several good teams at I-30.

I agree Petey...why not have the world finals at a different track every year... have it at TMS one year...Talladega Short Track one year....Las Vegas one year...but I agree that we need TMS and someone to promote a BIG event there!! The "U.S. National Dirt Track Championship" sounds big but when you see that its the SUPR series and that its only gonna pay like $3500...well...that isnt so big!!

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