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There are few points here that if you haven't been following the entire situation are easy to overlook. When the Allstars were here in late April there was no such rule. This rule didn't go in effect until late June and I say go into effect loosely. This was race 4 of a 4 race weekend and in the other 3 races this rule was never mentioned. In those first 3 races, this rule wasn't being followed or in any way enforced. If it was going to be in place and enforced anywhere it should have been Grandview but it wasn't. Forward to race 4 and in the driver's meeting the existence of this rule and the fact that this rule is now going to be followed to the letter is touched upon but only lightly. A complete explanation of the rule and the penalty for violating it is never mentioned. Why it was put in place that night is unclear. There has been mention of safety but it should be noted the entire infield is and has always been open to anyone purchasing a pit pass. In fact, on that night the teams were all thoughout the infield with no restrictions during time trials. Bottom line, there was an unnecessary new rule that served no legitimate purpose now being enforced when it had never been enforced in PA before and the fact that it was being enforced was never really clear. As a fan, you feel like you got snookered on a technicality that none of these teams saw coming. BTW, if it had happened to more Allstar teams, I'm still unhappy.  Now it's time to move on. Everyone has to learn to do better from this. 

ENOUGH, it was time to move on 100+ posts ago, thank you....

Ya dont take him too seriously. Nice to have the fresh take, which reminds me where is the guy who talks about himself like he isnt himself? The 3rd person king??

Is it ok to get off topic after 8 pages and almost 200 posts, or does this disqualify me?

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You mean Super Chuck, you should have been around here many years ago when he posted on almost a regular basis.  He's a Knoxville regular with a great wife and kids and probably a bit too busy to post as much anymore....

http://www.allstarsprint.com/news/?i=77511

Well Danny Dietrich just sent out a tweat saying he has spoken to Smoke and is ready to put the BAPS incident behing him and will support the All Stars in September in Central Pa.......I hope the other drivers and fans do the same. Mistakes were made and acknowleged....Time to move on.

At least Tony acknowledge it is was a stupid rule.   He also said it will not happen again.  Good luck to all the drivers in September... there are a lot of big shows over the next month and a half in central Pa.

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Eldora - 2nd Best Track in the USA!

With the prize money this weekend it's probably not the best time to start a boycott , better to following and let bye gone be bye gones. Holding grudges only hurts yourself anyway.

Those early rains have sure filled in the schedule.

Reutzel will win one and Ruetzel will win another, other 2 are up for grabs.

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Just wondering why WCS wouldnt bump the Pete Jacobs memorial to Monday instead of cancel it and run a regular purse.  Why not cancel the smaller show?

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My guess is because tomorrow is a holiday and they probably figured they won't get as large of a crowd on Monday with Tuesday being a work day to justify paying $12K to win.......thus kept the smaller purse race and cancelled the larger purse race.

This is the answer and the track has said if there is a good fan turnout they’ll raise the purse.

That seems very fair and I am sure most of the drivers understand the situation.

I missed it by .024 seconds.

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