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July 01, 2022 at
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I hate to tell you but the odds are against your being able to do what they do when you get to the age that they are.
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July 01, 2022 at
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Posted By: bgtexpress on June 30 2022 at 01:28:48 PM
Hiroshimacarp, If that is true then what the hell is wrong with these people?. As diehard sprint car fans, it is a honor that we get to see Yung Money race on dirt tracks during his free time and that he is so assessable to fans afterward. He could be home in North Carolina relaxing with his family. Personally I could watch him race every night of the week. He has been fast all three nights and has made the redraw. The fact is choses to run Pa Speedweek every year and other shows in Central Pa is not taken for granted by me.Hopefully it was just a bunch of drunken clowns (Probably the same ones giving Macri a hard time in Victory lane). Most of the fans that I have seen where he races are big fans of his as evidenced by the amount wearing his T shirts in the stands.
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Exactly!
Larson T-shirts were easily the most common ones at the 2 races I went to.... surprising, not nearly as much "us vs. them" sentiment as when the Outlaws come to town
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July 04, 2022 at
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why didn't macri go to selinsgrove last night?
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July 04, 2022 at
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Great race last night. Marks hugging the inside rail and Dietrich using the Haud line.
Selinsgrove - Thank you for the cushion to let the drivers lean against something other than the fence.
Let's go Sprint Car Racing!
Rico - 9 wins
Donny - 0 wins That is right the big fat zero!
Knoxville - Best Track In the USA!
Eldora - 2nd Best Track in the USA!
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July 04, 2022 at
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Posted By: hiroshimacarp on July 04 2022 at 09:33:06 AM
why didn't macri go to selinsgrove last night?
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He said personal reasons on his twitter page. Someone at the track told me his dad parked him. Disappointing that Selinsgrove didn't have a full field but the racing more than made up for it. Fantastic race for the win between DD and Marks and through the top 10. Shout out to Mike Walter coming on at the end, challenging Peck for 3rd. It's amazing how much better the racing is on the big half mile when it gets wide and slick and the cushion is up where it should be. Nice job Selinsgrove!
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July 04, 2022 at
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Posted By: hiroshimacarp on July 04 2022 at 09:33:06 AM
why didn't macri go to selinsgrove last night?
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He heard Marks was still in town.
www.harleytrikes.com
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July 04, 2022 at
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Posted By: BStrawser26 on July 04 2022 at 10:18:57 AM
Great race last night. Marks hugging the inside rail and Dietrich using the Haud line.
Selinsgrove - Thank you for the cushion to let the drivers lean against something other than the fence.
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Saw a thread a while back about 19 second feature laps. Maybe it was on Twitter or Facebook or some such thing.
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July 04, 2022 at
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Saw a thread a while back about 19 second feature laps. Maybe it was on Twitter or Facebook or some such thing.
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The drivers could get a grip on the track all night long. That is all you can ask for. No slip and slide there. The drivers didn't have to tip toe around the corners all night long either!
Speed week notes. Highest car counts.
Lincoln 47 and 43
Winner starting farthest back in the feature.
Lincoln 13th.
Congrats Brent Marks on your speed week championship well deserved!
Let's go Sprint Car Racing!
Rico - 9 wins
Donny - 0 wins That is right the big fat zero!
Knoxville - Best Track In the USA!
Eldora - 2nd Best Track in the USA!
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July 05, 2022 at
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Posted By: longtimefan on July 04 2022 at 06:04:43 PM
Saw a thread a while back about 19 second feature laps. Maybe it was on Twitter or Facebook or some such thing.
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Which is exactly what you want for the feature, wide and racey. No high speed freight train around a huge curb only half way up the track.
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July 05, 2022 at
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Which is exactly what you want for the feature, wide and racey. No high speed freight train around a huge curb only half way up the track.
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The drivers were getting good grip on the track you can tell. DD didn't let it breath for many laps. He also was over heating in victory lane! Marks way low and DD running the Haud line. That is sprint car racing. Not a slip and slide!
DD doesn't win that race if there wasn't a cushion. He leaned on it really hard in the second half of the race. I love cushion racing!!
Cushion racing is so much better than bagging your right rear off the wall. We know the wall doesn't give!
Let's go Sprint Car Racing!
Rico - 9 wins
Donny - 0 wins That is right the big fat zero!
Knoxville - Best Track In the USA!
Eldora - 2nd Best Track in the USA!
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i was listening to the 4 wide salute podcast today and they had some good info about macri. they said somebody was grinding his tires during the open red on saturday night. the tire blew out not long after that. any idea what advantage or disadvantage that might have caused and whether it makes the tire more likely to fail? they said you can't change tires which they didn't do.
they also noticed all the fuel running out of the car when he got to the pits. nothing was coming out on the racetrack. any idea what might have caused that to happen? the overhead shots on flo showed it. i didn't think much about it but it's odd that the fuel wasn't leaking on the track. very lucky too because that could have gotten really dangerous.
it adds to speculation for me about not showing up sunday. was he mad at somebody on the crew for grinding the tire? was something on that part of the car that shouldn't have been which caused the fuel leak? they tend to race everywhere so they're not the type of team that just takes a night off.
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Posted By: hiroshimacarp on July 05 2022 at 03:35:14 PM
i was listening to the 4 wide salute podcast today and they had some good info about macri. they said somebody was grinding his tires during the open red on saturday night. the tire blew out not long after that. any idea what advantage or disadvantage that might have caused and whether it makes the tire more likely to fail? they said you can't change tires which they didn't do.
they also noticed all the fuel running out of the car when he got to the pits. nothing was coming out on the racetrack. any idea what might have caused that to happen? the overhead shots on flo showed it. i didn't think much about it but it's odd that the fuel wasn't leaking on the track. very lucky too because that could have gotten really dangerous.
it adds to speculation for me about not showing up sunday. was he mad at somebody on the crew for grinding the tire? was something on that part of the car that shouldn't have been which caused the fuel leak? they tend to race everywhere so they're not the type of team that just takes a night off.
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Jim shutlesworth is now with a new team with Devon Bordan as the driver. That is probably why Macri didn't finish out speed week.
Let's go Sprint Car Racing!
Rico - 9 wins
Donny - 0 wins That is right the big fat zero!
Knoxville - Best Track In the USA!
Eldora - 2nd Best Track in the USA!
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Straw it's going to be very interesting to see how macri performs without schutlesworth turning the wrenches.
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July 08, 2022 at
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Posted By: alum.427 on July 08 2022 at 06:31:54 AM
Straw it's going to be very interesting to see how macri performs without schutlesworth turning the wrenches.
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Yes, it is. It could be a hard fall from where he is, time will tell!
Let's go Sprint Car Racing!
Rico - 9 wins
Donny - 0 wins That is right the big fat zero!
Knoxville - Best Track In the USA!
Eldora - 2nd Best Track in the USA!
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July 08, 2022 at
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Posted By: alum.427 on July 08 2022 at 06:31:54 AM
Straw it's going to be very interesting to see how macri performs without schutlesworth turning the wrenches.
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You never know. Crew Chiefs can be king makers. Unless that 27 team is way out in left field I would guess Macri will do better without Shuttlesworth than Borden will do with him. Macri will need someone who can make the car comfortable for him to drive it the way he has been though.
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July 08, 2022 at
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Posted By: longtimefan on July 08 2022 at 06:56:15 AM
You never know. Crew Chiefs can be king makers. Unless that 27 team is way out in left field I would guess Macri will do better without Shuttlesworth than Borden will do with him. Macri will need someone who can make the car comfortable for him to drive it the way he has been though.
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In my book if you don't have a good/great crew chief you are not going to do anything. See the 27 over the last 5 or more years. They are there at the end but just can't seem to get any wins. And if you look back at the last 2 years Hodnett was in the car, it was consistant but, they didn't win a lot.
Not only do you need a good crew chief the driver and him have to be on the same page. You can have a good chief but if the comunication isn't there between the driver and him - you probably are not going to be sitting in victory lane.
Let's go Sprint Car Racing!
Rico - 9 wins
Donny - 0 wins That is right the big fat zero!
Knoxville - Best Track In the USA!
Eldora - 2nd Best Track in the USA!
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