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September 12, 2008 at
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At the Enid Street Stock Nationals we have only had one repeat winner and if you add up the past winners most are from other tracks or states.
JIMMY MINTER 'AKA'dirtrack234
Yesterday
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tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. That is
why they call it the present.
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September 12, 2008 at
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actually Logan is from Wellington Tx, normally races in Amarillo, so I guess you could say he travels to race anyway
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September 12, 2008 at
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Posted By: dirtrack234 on September 12 2008 at 06:03:16 PM
At the Enid Street Stock Nationals we have only had one repeat winner and if you add up the past winners most are from other tracks or states.
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The Street Stock Nationals are great! I look forward to that show every year!
I like dirt!
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September 12, 2008 at
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I have never missed one, that is by far my favorite show of the race year.
JIMMY MINTER 'AKA'dirtrack234
Yesterday
is history,
tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. That is
why they call it the present.
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September 12, 2008 at
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I agree travelling does make you a better driver, because you are only as good as your competition. Coming from a racing family, we travelled quite a bit, not with the hopes of winning so much, but as a learning curve and the opportunity to compete against racers like Billy Moyer, Larry Phillips, Larry McDaniels, Jeff Purvis, Rodney Combs, Terry Deatheradge and so on. In doing so we were fortunate to win many races and championships at various tracks. What is baffling is how many drivers today don't venture away from their home track. In short, as Ric Flair would say "to be the man you got to beat the man."
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September 12, 2008 at
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Barrera, if I am not mistaken, I think you were one of those first frequenters here on "tidbits" back near the begining. If so, I have missed not seeing you post for several years. Glad to see you back, if my mind isn't failing me that is.
David Smith Jr.
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September 13, 2008 at
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Posted By: David Smith Jr on September 12 2008 at 09:00:53 PM
Barrera, if I am not mistaken, I think you were one of those first frequenters here on "tidbits" back near the begining. If so, I have missed not seeing you post for several years. Glad to see you back, if my mind isn't failing me that is.
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Yea it's been awhile.
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September 13, 2008 at
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Traveling to different tracks does sharpen the driving skills, by not racing with the same guys every weekend and having to learn what changes to make on the car. But you are still only as good as the equipment you are driving, and if mine had been a little looser to where i could stay on the gas logan wouldnt have won that one
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September 14, 2008 at
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Posted By: David Smith Jr on September 12 2008 at 03:19:02 PM
I ain't from Lawton. 
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And what is that supposed to mean?!
GOD, Family, Dirt Track Racing, OU Football, and the
Dallas Cowboys is what we live for:)
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September 14, 2008 at
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September 14, 2008 at
02:43:57 AM by RCAR
The only differance in a rookie and a veteran race car driver is the Butterflys. They both get-em when the yellow lights go off but the veteran has his flying in formation.
The only way you ever improve is if you step up to where the competition is at and if that means traveling or moving up a class at your local track then get after it if you want it. Learning to win won't come find you.
Logan Cabbell has been racing around Amarillo for awhile and has steadily been improving. Kudos to Logan for whipping up on the Oklahoma boys.
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September 14, 2008 at
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Posted By: Gregory5J on September 13 2008 at 11:41:40 PM
Traveling to different tracks does sharpen the driving skills, by not racing with the same guys every weekend and having to learn what changes to make on the car. But you are still only as good as the equipment you are driving, and if mine had been a little looser to where i could stay on the gas logan wouldnt have won that one
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shoulda woulda coulda
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September 15, 2008 at
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Hey 5j puts some more gear in your car and it will losing it up not enough at the fairgrounds JMO.
The Deeper The Better. GO DEEP!
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September 15, 2008 at
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Posted By: Bucky65c on September 11 2008 at 08:15:33 PM
This is something I've been thinking about for awhile and thought I'd post my question and see what kind of discussion we can get going on it.
Are we only as good as our competition?
I've hear it said that traveling to different tracks and racing against other groups of drivers can sharpen your skills and you can learn new driving techniques as opposed to just staying at the same track every week and racing same drivers.... every week. At every track there are stand-outs that win races and championships. But how good are they?
I remember my rookie racing season at Skagit Speedway in Washington state, the late Fred Brownfield won the 410 sprint championship without the benefit of a feature win during the year. The next year, he won a feature, but not the championship.
The following year, Fred went on the road with the World of Outlaws.
When Fred returned to Skagit Speedway, it was like he had a turbo and everyone else was running a 360. Was there less competition? Or did Fred improve that much by racing with higher caliber drivers?
Two weeks ago, a young driver named Logan Cabbell and his father drove out from Amarillo to "hit a few different tracks". He ran SFS on Friday but didn't make it out of the B. The next night, he went to BMS and won his heat AND the feature. He went back to SFS on Sunday and won his heat AND the feature against the best SFS had to offer.
Is this driver that good? Or are we only as good as who we race against?
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I loved Skagit. It was the Williams grove of the west!!!!
Bucky, you remember Randy Ridge from your days at Skagit? I crewed for him. Great guy, now his boy is racin at Skagit and doing pretty good.
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September 15, 2008 at
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Posted By: Wingin It on September 15 2008 at 04:12:14 PM
I loved Skagit. It was the Williams grove of the west!!!!
Bucky, you remember Randy Ridge from your days at Skagit? I crewed for him. Great guy, now his boy is racin at Skagit and doing pretty good.
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Yeah, I was there the night he flipped out of the track over the turn 1 fence. That was a wild ride. I think I also remember Shawna Wilskey slapping the dawg nasty out of him after he hit her while she was laying on her side in 1 & 2 .
Skagit was where I got my first tast of clay. I was 13 years old in '78, and my heros were Ross Fontes and Dick Wilskey. That was also the year when some hot shots came thru town as the newly formed World of Outlaws. Doug Wolfgang, Swindell, Kinser, and Charlie Swartz in a PINK sprint car sponsored by Lorreta Lynn!
Memories........
It's not HOW fast you go, but how you GO fast.
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