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Posted By: TMC1 on July 05 2019 at 05:48:52 PM
I was thinking the same, follow 69K. This year will be my 26th Nationals (turned 28 in April) so I’ve seen Lance race plenty (461 was the best, or Hamilton 77) but not this iteration of Lance. He’s on a different level right now and I’d love to see him. Thanks for the reply!
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Good idea. Go where Lance is (that is, IF he's racing. They're picky)
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Posted By: TMC1 on July 05 2019 at 10:34:39 AM
Hi everyone, need some advice (specifically from those of you who live in or have visited PA).
I'm traveling to Reston, VA for work next week and staying over the weekend. My current plan is to visit Williams Grove on Friday night, and Lincoln on Saturday night. I'd love to go to both Lincoln and Port (as I've already been to WG in the early 2000's when I was around 12-13) but unfortunately they're both on Saturday night and Lincoln is considerably closer to Reston than Port is. Is this a good plan, or should I go to Port and eat the extra drive? Keep in mind, I've only been to WG, never been to either Lincoln or Port.
Also, what are some suggestions for food to get at the tracks? What is the best place to go to get some driver shirts (girlfriend demands I bring her home a minimum of 2 new shirts LOL)? I'll be getting a pit pass both nights and trying to get there early if possible. Any other must do items that I should check out while I'm at the tracks?
Looking forward to a good weekend of racing, and thanks for your suggestions!
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Sorry they got off track. You can't go wrong wherever you chose.
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Posted By: alum.427 on July 05 2019 at 03:39:51 PM
Rev got it. Take Saturday afternoon and go to the museum. You won't be disappointed. As for which track ? Reach in your pocket and,pull out a coin to flip. Both will give you what you want. Tee shirts. I don't belive not one person mentioned the 69k team. What they have done you may never see again. Get a shirt, DD has had a good year so far also. Because of the reasons about the 69k team, I think I would go where they may be
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According to the schedule I’ve seen on Facebook it looks like their next race will be Eldora. https://m.facebook.com/KreitzRacing69K/posts/2192942354277070
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Posted By: TMC1 on July 05 2019 at 10:34:39 AM
Hi everyone, need some advice (specifically from those of you who live in or have visited PA).
I'm traveling to Reston, VA for work next week and staying over the weekend. My current plan is to visit Williams Grove on Friday night, and Lincoln on Saturday night. I'd love to go to both Lincoln and Port (as I've already been to WG in the early 2000's when I was around 12-13) but unfortunately they're both on Saturday night and Lincoln is considerably closer to Reston than Port is. Is this a good plan, or should I go to Port and eat the extra drive? Keep in mind, I've only been to WG, never been to either Lincoln or Port.
Also, what are some suggestions for food to get at the tracks? What is the best place to go to get some driver shirts (girlfriend demands I bring her home a minimum of 2 new shirts LOL)? I'll be getting a pit pass both nights and trying to get there early if possible. Any other must do items that I should check out while I'm at the tracks?
Looking forward to a good weekend of racing, and thanks for your suggestions!
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First of all...love the screen name and profile pic. Lincoln has tighter racing and depending on the schedule it will most likely be two sprint car divisions. Port will also have two divisions and the super late models put on a great show in the slick. It's a coin flip. Definitely cool living in pa as far as racing goes. Track food I'd give the nod to Lincoln simply for the Sensnigs meat trailer behind the main grandstand outside of turn 4. You'll see numerous people walking around carrying giant smoked Turkey legs. I advise you be one of them. You wont have a problem finding shirts at either track. Safe travels man. Have fun.
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I'd say both tracks have an equally good regular Saturday night show and the 410 fields are usually pretty even between the 2. Lincoln is a great racey little 3/8's and would make the most sense geographically, since you will be heading to VA afterwards. You should defintely visit Port sometime though. The facility is topnotch and the racing is about as good as it gets for a 1/2 mile track.
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Posted By: kossuth on July 05 2019 at 06:09:54 PM
Lincoln is way closer. I live in Frederick MD and Lincoln is just a hair over an hour for me to get to. Port Royal is an honest 2 1/2 hours. So if you have to get back to Reston/Dulles for your flight back bear that in mind.
Personally because of the drive I only make it to port once or twice a year, so my vote is Lincoln. As for places to eat I’ll echo that sensing’s Behind the turn 4 stands is awesome. Pit beef sandwich is absolutely awesome along with Brickner’s cheese fries.
As for driver‘s gear you have a mix of both 410 and 358 drivers behind the front stretch stands.
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The food situation at Lincoln is pushing me in that direction! Thanks for the reply!
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Posted By: turn4guy on July 06 2019 at 04:40:08 PM
First of all...love the screen name and profile pic. Lincoln has tighter racing and depending on the schedule it will most likely be two sprint car divisions. Port will also have two divisions and the super late models put on a great show in the slick. It's a coin flip. Definitely cool living in pa as far as racing goes. Track food I'd give the nod to Lincoln simply for the Sensnigs meat trailer behind the main grandstand outside of turn 4. You'll see numerous people walking around carrying giant smoked Turkey legs. I advise you be one of them. You wont have a problem finding shirts at either track. Safe travels man. Have fun.
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That I dude. My initials are TMC, and I was born in 1991. Been a Sammy fan since the first time I saw that car!
I’m thinking Lincoln is the better choice for this occasion. The food situation put it over the top!
Thanks for the reply!
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Posted By: HoldenCaulfield on July 06 2019 at 04:42:13 PM
I'd say both tracks have an equally good regular Saturday night show and the 410 fields are usually pretty even between the 2. Lincoln is a great racey little 3/8's and would make the most sense geographically, since you will be heading to VA afterwards. You should defintely visit Port sometime though. The facility is topnotch and the racing is about as good as it gets for a 1/2 mile track.
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Lincoln has been on my list longer than Port, and it’s closer, so that’s probably my pick this time. I will definitely be making a trip to Port in the near future though!
Thanks for the reply!
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If anyone is going to be at the track Friday or Saturday of next week, let me know! And thanks to everyone for the advice!
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Bring your own food to the Grove.
Both Lincoln and Port have much better food than the Grove...and better racing on most weeks.
Enjoy EMMR if you can get there...you can easily avoid idiots like Strawser by actually attending a race.
Lincoln 1845 ft/.35 mile T1=118MPH
Eldora 2287 ft/.43mile T3=135MPH
Port 2716 ft/.51 mile T3=TBD
Grove 2792 ft/.53 mile T3=135MPH
Selinsgrove 2847 ft/.54 mile T1=136MPH
"I didn't move to PA from El Paso in search of better
weather." Van May
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Posted By: BigRightRear on July 08 2019 at 10:20:54 AM
Bring your own food to the Grove.
Both Lincoln and Port have much better food than the Grove...and better racing on most weeks.
Enjoy EMMR if you can get there...you can easily avoid idiots like Strawser by actually attending a race.
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Agreed on the food
& Strawser ;)
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Strawser has taken the place of Robert Altman
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Posted By: TMC1 on July 05 2019 at 10:34:39 AM
Hi everyone, need some advice (specifically from those of you who live in or have visited PA).
I'm traveling to Reston, VA for work next week and staying over the weekend. My current plan is to visit Williams Grove on Friday night, and Lincoln on Saturday night. I'd love to go to both Lincoln and Port (as I've already been to WG in the early 2000's when I was around 12-13) but unfortunately they're both on Saturday night and Lincoln is considerably closer to Reston than Port is. Is this a good plan, or should I go to Port and eat the extra drive? Keep in mind, I've only been to WG, never been to either Lincoln or Port.
Also, what are some suggestions for food to get at the tracks? What is the best place to go to get some driver shirts (girlfriend demands I bring her home a minimum of 2 new shirts LOL)? I'll be getting a pit pass both nights and trying to get there early if possible. Any other must do items that I should check out while I'm at the tracks?
Looking forward to a good weekend of racing, and thanks for your suggestions!
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Damn...if I wasn't out of town you could just ride with me...I live right next to Reston.
Hot tip: Expect an absurd amount of traffic trying to get out of VA by Leesburg on Route 15 to get to the Grove on Friday. Like, truly ridiculous. As in ~45min to go 5 miles. Don't even attempt it...go past Leesburg and through Lovettsville to get across the river to join back to Route 15. Trust me, you will thank me.
As far as Saturday if you are heading back to Reston, go to Lincoln. Port is another 1.5 hours past Gettysburg and that 1.5 hours means 3.0 hours total getting home. I've never left either place disappointed but that ride back from Port can be sucky.
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Posted By: turn4guy on July 09 2019 at 02:38:11 AM
Strawser has taken the place of Robert Altman
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Altman, Strawser, Minthess.... the Big 3! ;)
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Posted By: revjimk on July 09 2019 at 04:21:16 PM
Altman, Strawser, Minthess.... the Big 3! 
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I speak the truth...I will not apologize for speaking the truth! Lincoln has the best racing surface in Central PA!
Let's go Sprint Car Racing!
Knoxville - Best Track In the USA!
Eldora - 2nd Best Track in the USA!
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Posted By: BigRightRear on July 08 2019 at 10:20:54 AM
Bring your own food to the Grove.
Both Lincoln and Port have much better food than the Grove...and better racing on most weeks.
Enjoy EMMR if you can get there...you can easily avoid idiots like Strawser by actually attending a race.
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Look who is calling the kettle black!
I was going to go a couple of times this last week and the one night something came up family wise and didn't make it and the second time was the Mitch Smith memorial and only someone who goes all the time would have been at that race. I don't need a raincheck.
Let's go Sprint Car Racing!
Knoxville - Best Track In the USA!
Eldora - 2nd Best Track in the USA!
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Posted By: WingedSpeed on July 05 2019 at 11:47:28 AM
My recommendation would be if you want to go see great sprint car racing at a weel prepared track the definately Lincoln. If you want to see sprint cars at half throttle in a dust bowl then Port would be the place. T-Shirts I would get from Lincoln would be Monteith and Rahmers, at the Port would be Logan and Mike Wagners. Enjoy!!
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I agree 100%. Although Saturday night they were at full throttle all night long.
If they have it in the mid 15 second bracket for warmups and with the sun and all the other division the track would be perfect by sprint feature time. It would be wide and fast....not a slip and slide! That is all you get at Port when mother nature doesn't help out.
Saturday didn't have any sun and still halfway through the feature the track got real racey. Think of it this way when was the last time you went woo or ah at Port. I can't think of one time I have been there in all my years that I remember saying that.
However at a track in Iowa, I remember saying that or hearing that every night I was there!
Let's go Sprint Car Racing!
Knoxville - Best Track In the USA!
Eldora - 2nd Best Track in the USA!
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Posted By: BStrawser26 on July 09 2019 at 06:06:50 PM
I speak the truth...I will not apologize for speaking the truth! Lincoln has the best racing surface in Central PA!
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It's not truth you speak, it's opinion that you speak. Truth, and specifically and objective truth is a fact whether people choose to believe it or not. Planets are spheres (specifically oblate spheriod) whether or not you choose to be a flat earther or not, it doesn't matter, it is fact/truth whether you believe it or not.
Speaking of a tracks prep & conditions are a matter of opinion. Just because one person thinks a track a couple of seconds slower is bad does not mean that everyone else does or that their specific way of prepping a track is better. It is a matter of opinion based on the fact that others choose to attend each week.
You may speak your opinion all you would like and are free to do so. But do not get angry if people do not have the same one as yours or find the fact that you must state it all the time annoying.
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While I'm with the track coin tossers, you can't miss EMMR!
And it's on the way to Lincoln.
So, Lincoln.
Go to the Port next time. And you'll likely go out of your way a little to go back to EMMR next time too.
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Joe V,
I am also traveling to Reston, be there next week and weather permitting going to WG Friday night as I’ve always wanted to make a trip there. Sounds like Friday night traffic out of Reston is tough. So is it best to go HWY 267 to 7 to 9 to 340 back to 15? Sorry for all the #’s. I’m not familiar with the area. Being from CA I’m used to traffic but would prefer not to sit in it if it’s somewhat avoidable.
Also, do you have to get to the Grove pretty early to get a decent seat? Not sure where the best seats are.
Thanks very much.
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