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July 29, 2016 at
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Posted By: dakob on July 25 2016 at 08:26:14 PM
Always eagerly anticipate the annual Knoxville Nationals and this will be my 34th in a row. The racing is just a plus but the real attraction to this event is the people you meet to make new friends and getting together with old friends. This year will probably be no exception to the final on Saturday night which, after the qualification nights, is rather a ho hum race with probably Donny Schatz winning. It might just be me but I am thinking the whole Knoxville National thing has kind of been in a slump or at least sliding downhill since Ralph Capitani retired. Is it just me or do others sense this? Everybody have a good time and obey the police and drive carefully coming to and going back home from the Knoxville Nationals.
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It seems like the last time the Saturday night race sold out was around the time that Cappy retired. Not sure if that's a coincidence or not. It will be interesting to see if this year's attendance is up with Kendra there for the first time and lower gas prices.
This will be my 32nd in a row. I've been going for all 10 days since they moved the 360 Nationals to the week before. The best recent changes have been the addition of the Capitani race - the best race of the year anywhere for the ticket price - and the reformatting of the Friday night program.
I stayed in a tent during my early years before staying in homes I found through the Chamber of Commerce and on this message board. I highly recommend this type of lodging to anyone considering it.
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August 03, 2016 at
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Posted By: highspeeddirt on July 26 2016 at 09:30:08 AM
Camping at Red Rock and this will be 34th in a row. I have missed some qualifying nights in the past due to work but have never missed a Saturday.
Who has the longest Nationals attendance streak going?
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does Red Rock have room for larger rigs? I have a Toter unhitched of course, I would think some of the Class A'should be larger than mine?
Were headed out to catch badlands Saturday,Cappy , Osky, and the entire week of the 410's we have a down day on tuesday and thinking about checking out the Lake possibly? Just the Wife, Me, and my 5yr old black lab.. catching up with a few friends later in the week favorite time of the year..
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August 03, 2016 at
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Hey Missouri Sprint Fan how is that large Tatoo of Sammy in the Channellock car holding up? If it's decent you should take a pic of it and post it in here, lol. Enjoy whatever time you can, say Hi to Jr. for me, bring extra kleenex for his KC teams...
Langhorne, you know Greg has run great at Knoxville over the years and he's bad fast this year, stranger things have happened. It's too bad that Lance isn't coming because he had some good runs there over the years, heck I remember him leading a Preliminary show by about a half track and crashed and who tookover and won Fast Freddie himself, I sat in the stands and cheered but don't tell any of the cheerleaders that....
If you can run the bottom you have a shot at the Nationals, TMC was just getting good at it (still might be) and Brian Brown has also improved down there a bunch, I think that's where the Nationals will be won or lost. Having said that Schatz runs awfully well in the middle, something few people have ever done well, Mark Kinser and Jeff Swindell did the same thing in years past....
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August 03, 2016 at
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Headed out of Seattle Thursday night on the Red eye to St. Louis for the ironman then up to Knoxville for the cappy, frc and the nationals. Been going 12 years running.
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August 03, 2016 at
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Posted By: MSPN on August 03 2016 at 11:22:33 AM
Hey Missouri Sprint Fan how is that large Tatoo of Sammy in the Channellock car holding up? If it's decent you should take a pic of it and post it in here, lol. Enjoy whatever time you can, say Hi to Jr. for me, bring extra kleenex for his KC teams...
Langhorne, you know Greg has run great at Knoxville over the years and he's bad fast this year, stranger things have happened. It's too bad that Lance isn't coming because he had some good runs there over the years, heck I remember him leading a Preliminary show by about a half track and crashed and who tookover and won Fast Freddie himself, I sat in the stands and cheered but don't tell any of the cheerleaders that....
If you can run the bottom you have a shot at the Nationals, TMC was just getting good at it (still might be) and Brian Brown has also improved down there a bunch, I think that's where the Nationals will be won or lost. Having said that Schatz runs awfully well in the middle, something few people have ever done well, Mark Kinser and Jeff Swindell did the same thing in years past....
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Mike, was hoping to see you this year, but doesn't sound like that's going to happen. The tattoo still looks great. Either the tattoo artist (Chuck at Skin Thieves in Sedalia) did a great job or my skin holds the color good. Maybe both. After all these years the color appears to have faded very little, if any. I tried to put a picture of it on here a couple of years ago. Couldn't get it to work. I'll try again this weekend. Dustin went to Chiefs training camp this past weekend. Wasn't discouraged, but wasn't overly impressed, either. Royals appear to have shot their wad the last two years. I just hope it's not another thirty years before they decide to play ball again.
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