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Topic: KK Qualifier @ Roaring Knob...News and Notes...
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June 02, 2014 at
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DATELINE: Roaring Knob Motorsports Park...Markleysburg, Pa 6/1/2014
SUBJECT: Kasey Kahne Qualifier
PRINCIPLES: Ohio Boyz, Western Pa Boyz and the Pa Posse
30 laps, 5k top prize and the winner earns a starting spot in the upcoming 20K Kasey Kahne Klassic @ the Fabulous Lincoln Speedway in September...
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June 02, 2014 at
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SUBJECT: The Journey
A one hundred seventy mile one way ticket through Maryland Via Interstate 70 & 68...We, in Maryland are among the highest taxed individuals in the Union but, traveling this route makes you apreciate where those tax dollars are spent...
Whoever wrote "America the Beautiful" had to have traveled this route at some point...
Temps were in the high 70's with only cumulous clouds in the sky with a very light breeze...Lows were in the mid 60's...
Serius XM channel 34 (Lithium Rock) provided the back ground noise too and fro...
Traffic was light which makes for stress free diving...
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June 02, 2014 at
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SUBJECT: Accomidations
A VIP Parking spot was located on the exit road upon my arrival...
Pit Passes were only 20% more than a GA ticket...That was a no brainer...
After surveying the landscape, I found the best seat to be in the turn two pit bleacher which offered an unobstructed view of the track...
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June 02, 2014 at
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SUBJECT: You never know who you might meet
Ray Baim, yes the same Ray Baim who works at Port Royal's pit gate and PennLives Sprint Car Unlimited weekly pod cast...He was working the pit gate last night...
I wasted no time in grabbing a seat next to him and proceeded to introduced myself, first as "Stan Donnit" and then my given name...
I told him that I was his biggest critic, but only because I want the show to improve as it has week to week...
He said he reads hoseheads, so if your reading this Ray, it was very nice to meet you...
Speaking of hoseheads, our very own CrazyJoe was in the house...He was working a tow truck and also brought over some push trucks to assist in the proceedings...He was, in my opinion, too busy for me to reintroduce myself, so I left him to his duties...
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June 02, 2014 at
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SUBJECT: The Competition...
23 410's made the tow and here are the notables...
Ohio Boyz: The Wildchild Jac H., Danny Smith, and Black Gold, Coal Duncan
Western Pa: Danny Holtgraver aka The Undertaker, Danny digging the HoleGraver
PA Posse-Port Faction: Hogneck, Lucas Wolfe, MIke and Logan Wagner and Ryan Smith
Pa Posse-Lincoln Boyz: Danny Detriech and the Smooth Kriminal, Alan Krimes
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June 02, 2014 at
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SUBJECT: On Track Action...
Heating the motors...Just after rewatering the track, someone got the bright idea that it was time to get the motors warm...
What a clusterfuck of push trucks, tow trucks and race cars getting stuck in the muck...Definateley a WTF situation...
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June 02, 2014 at
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SUBJECT: On Track Action II
Time trials consisted of two laps each... Hogneck was your quick timer and the only issue in TT's was that The Smooth Kriminal, Alan Krimes suffered a broken throttle cable as identified by a crew member...
There are no speakers in the pits so I can't provide anymore than that...
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June 02, 2014 at
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SUBJECT: On The Track III
Three heat races using an inversion of four were employed...Eight laps per heat...
One caution in one of the heats for a spinning car that got collected by a back marker was it for yellows...
Prime Mover goes to The Smooth Kriminal, Alan Krimes going from last to third in his heat...Not that it mattered, they made him start last in the feature...
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SUBJECT: Intermission
In another WTF moment, the track crew decided to drop a piss load of water on the track and procede to unentertain us with, what seemed like an hours worth of a push truck parade...REALLY???
The push trucks did what they could and then they put the late models on the track and had to run 10-12 hot laps and the late model feature to recover that track...Again...WTF???
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June 02, 2014 at
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SUBJECT: The Finally
21 of the 23 enterants took to the track for the thirty laps A-main...
An all Ohio front row consisted of Jac on the pole and Coal Duncan ti his right...
Row two saw Danny Holtgrave and Hogneck
Insided of row three was Double D....The Smooth Kriminal started twenty first on the grid...
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June 02, 2014 at
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SUBJECT: The Finally II
At the drop of the green Coal Duncan took the lead followed by Holtgraver, Jac, DD and Hogneck...
Duncan held the lead for the first third of the race and Holtgraver was able to slip by...At the same time, DD was able to get by Jac for third and Hogneck had a stronghold on 5TH...
The middle third of the race saw DD and Duncan in a ferocious battle for second while Holtgrave opened up a sizable margin...
DD was able to slip by Duncan for second but never was able to break free...
Heavy traffic and changing lines allowed DD to cut into the leaders margin and by lap 27, he was looking for a way around...
After taking the white flag, DD through a monster slider (clean) in turns one and two and held on for the victory over Holtgraver, Duncan, Jac and Hogneck...Krimes was the prime mover, passing more cars than anyone else...
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June 02, 2014 at
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SUBJECT: Final Thoughts
Best night of racing for me to date...This was my 20TH race of the season, and I've seen mostly good ones...
Quote of the Night..."Just a little worst than Susky."...I agree, but just like Susky, the racing is fantastic...
By far, the best convection in all of motorsports...The Homemade Lemon Poundcake...A fistfull for a dollar and tasted better than my Grandma used to make...I got two...
Turn 4 at the Knob....The most demanding corner in all of dirt motorsports....Hands down...
Next up, USAC @ Lincoln on Wednesday...I hope they inspire me to write some more... 
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June 02, 2014 at
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Highlights courtousy of dirtstation.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JSudndB3rE
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June 02, 2014 at
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This message was edited on
June 02, 2014 at
02:45:53 PM by trecraft
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Posted By: Stan Donnit on June 02 2014 at 01:27:12 PM
SUBJECT: Final Thoughts
Best night of racing for me to date...This was my 20TH race of the season, and I've seen mostly good ones...
Quote of the Night..."Just a little worst than Susky."...I agree, but just like Susky, the racing is fantastic...
By far, the best convection in all of motorsports...The Homemade Lemon Poundcake...A fistfull for a dollar and tasted better than my Grandma used to make...I got two...
Turn 4 at the Knob....The most demanding corner in all of dirt motorsports....Hands down...
Next up, USAC @ Lincoln on Wednesday...I hope they inspire me to write some more...
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A winged show, a non winged show , at Lincoln Speedway , on the same night ! Sounds like an event to me. Did you hear that, Ralph?
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June 02, 2014 at
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I like this place. I'll be back for sure.
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June 02, 2014 at
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June 02, 2014 at
04:27:23 PM by SLINK51
Great write up....Standonit......Sorry about ruining your chicken dinner on saturday night at the Fabulous Lincoln speedway....lol Here's a friendly reminder...
P.S......All the guys I sit with plus the Westhafer racing team joined dad and I.....They Loved the Name Bent Parts.....for Brent Marks. Rodney was bummed he couldn't race Port this week so we made him feel better by telling Him Bent Parts is 5 wrecked cars ahead of him....lol.....
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June 02, 2014 at
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Always good to catch up Slink...I don't think you ruined my chicken dinner as much as the guy or gal who over cooked it... 
I don't know why your surprised that no one in the pits likes Bent Parts, it seems pretty obvious... :/
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June 02, 2014 at
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You chicken sh!t you could ve rode along and talked during the run in. Nice track not really a sprint car track on a regular basis but could be a great home for special events like this one. Cannot believe more cars did not show for the money and perks! Glad we took plenty of push trucks only two showed up from the area. Great race only issue was like you stated the over watering. With all that was involved in this show it went well, many more to come
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June 02, 2014 at
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Joe, it's Susky West...An under developed facility that produces great racing...
It's not hard to see where Cody got his driving prowess, any lesser driver would have stuffed that tow truck in the wall...
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June 02, 2014 at
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We need to work on getting more cars to Bedford this week. The teams need to know the future in investing in events like this will be decided in the support they get from the drivers aka teams, this area has plenty of cars to provide a great show, by not supporting this will only lead to moving to another area to promote I am afraid of.
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