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May 16, 2013 at
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i WOULD LIKE TO SEE ABOUT THE WORST TRACKS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TO. MY WORST TRACK WOULD BE AT JACKSON MICHIGAN. WE WENT TO OUR FIRST AN ONLY NASCAR RACE EVER ON 8-16-1969. SAW WHAT IS NOW nascar nationwide race. We noticed that Midgets were racing at Jackson and decided to go. The track was a short asphalt track and was narrow. That was the good part, The main straight went uphill with no banking. The back straight went downhill with reverse banking on 3 and 4 corner. Track looked like one day someone decided to build a track and without a grader made one. I thought I would get a hot dog, but saw the ketchup looked like it was getting green in color. There was a chance of rain in area so they decided to run a feature first. On first lap they came down back straight into the reverse bank corner. A midget driven by John Deering ran over a tire and flipped end for end into the dark. John Deering died in this crash. The last year you could drive a midget with out a roll cage was 1969. John Deering family was setting right in front of us. I never saw a ambulance at the track and we left to get the heck out of there and do not know if they finished the race. Then the cup race got rain and we left that race also.
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May 16, 2013 at
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Edmonton Alberta BC, rutty, dusty and dirty...
Ascot was the greatest of all time..
West Capital wasn't half bad either..
Life is good...
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May 16, 2013 at
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Ain't no bad race tracks.Just some better than others.
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May 16, 2013 at
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I've been to somewhere around 320 different tracks. In my opinion, any discussion about "worst race track" begins and ends with Pennsboro, WV.
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May 16, 2013 at
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Reply to:
Posted By: dkdorkboy on May 16 2013 at 04:20:59 PM
Ain't no bad race tracks.Just some better than others.
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Exactly! I will go to any race track once and every one usually has its positives and negatives some more than the other!
This weekend I am going to a track (Fernley Raceyway in Nevada) I haven't been to in about 7 years and I hoping it is better than ever! 
Everyone should be happy we still have dirt oval tracks to go to!
Looking forward to the new Golden State King of the
West series schedule!
Winged sprintcars = the fastest and most exciting
racecars on dirt!
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May 16, 2013 at
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Montpelier, IN..... Racing Gast City on Friday in a 1200cc was always an awesome experience... Unfortunately, we had to race Montplier on Saturday night and we never left with a complete car because the track so was horribly rutted...
Brandon McLain
United Sprint Car Series Driver
2014 Season
National Rookie of the Year!
National Points - 8th
Southern Points - 3rd
Asphalt Points - 3rd
18 Races, 3 Top 5's, 14 Top 10's
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May 16, 2013 at
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I loved the racing there and we had many great memories as a family, but as far as facilities and fan concern, Manzanita was the worst. I don't think Keith Hall ever put a penny into the facilities, the bathrooms, concessions, and as far as the show, I don't think he ever had a concern for the fan. I did love the many times we went there for 39 years but it was just something we had to overlook and put up with. From talking to racers and such also it appears he didn't have much concern for the drivers either. Just an opinion.
My wife told me if I went to one more Sprint Car race
she would leave me.................I'm sure gonna miss
that ol' gal.
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May 16, 2013 at
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Manzy without a doubt.
Talk about having to back er' in, it's a sumbitch to get around all of those cranes right now and make a decent lap time.
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No matter where you go, there you are.
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May 16, 2013 at
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Went only once to XX Speedway in California, MO. Short, narrow track, racing wasn't very good. Fights all over the stands and on the track, obnoxious fans everywhere, and the 60+ year old woman sitting two rows in front of me was so drunk she pissed all over herslf as she sat. The sheriff's deputy working security said it was a quiet night. Never going back there again.
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May 16, 2013 at
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Posted By: NKC on May 16 2013 at 09:06:25 PM
Went only once to XX Speedway in California, MO. Short, narrow track, racing wasn't very good. Fights all over the stands and on the track, obnoxious fans everywhere, and the 60+ year old woman sitting two rows in front of me was so drunk she pissed all over herslf as she sat. The sheriff's deputy working security said it was a quiet night. Never going back there again.
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I have been to XX Speedway about 5 times and have never seen a fight in the stands or on the track. It is narrow and the racing isn't always the greatest, but the rest of your claims are not true on a nightly basis.
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May 16, 2013 at
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Posted By: Bubzilla on May 16 2013 at 06:05:45 PM
Manzy without a doubt.
Talk about having to back er' in, it's a sumbitch to get around all of those cranes right now and make a decent lap time.
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Bubzilla hit this one on the head. Not sure if it was intentional or not though. This thread is a perfect example of why tracks are closing left and right. People continue to bitch and bitch and then quit showing up. Keep it up people and you will have nothing left. Support your local dirt track!!!!!
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May 16, 2013 at
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Hilltop last year was a joke of a facility.
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May 16, 2013 at
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I was at Manzy on a number of occasions. We used to joke about "what time" the store across the street would get help up that night! Only was in the stands on one occasion and it certainly was a "rustic" atmosphere.
I LEARNED ESP FROM MY MOM
"PUT YOUR SWEATER ON: DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW WHEN
YOU'RE COLD?"
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May 17, 2013 at
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This message was edited on
May 17, 2013 at
02:44:30 AM by BIGFISH
I hear it all the time at the tracks both here and in S Cali about how Manzy was loved, and it's still missed by fans and drivers alike. Check it out..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZqGbrj87Jk
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.
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May 17, 2013 at
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Selinsgrove...Beans in "chili"=Bean Soup...
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May 17, 2013 at
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Probably the fairgrounds track in Grass Valley, CA (used to be called Ernie Purcell Mem Speedway, I think). Closed last time I heard.
Been to over 100 tracks, all have good and bad. I can list several things that aggrevate me about the all-great Eldora too.
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May 17, 2013 at
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Tipton, Iowa
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May 17, 2013 at
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... I thought Wayne County was till someone mentioned I should witness a Hilltop show ......... yep, Hilltop
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May 17, 2013 at
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Without question the old Lovelock Speedway in Lovelock, Nevada
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May 17, 2013 at
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Hilltop SUCKS! Johnny, how could you not like the bridges at Pennsboro?
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