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Charlie Yannetti · 10-04-2010, 03:45 PM

It was a terrible weekend for D1 at Atco.. no doubt about it.. is there fault, or where does it lay, isn't really the issue..

Being a D1 racer attending this race, I can honestly say that Atco Raceway and Bob Lang and the rest of his staff tried and did everything they could to get this event in.. why the track was like it was is a mystery to me.. I watched as Joe Sway and his guys put down rosen and dragged the entire track surface at one point.. the track was scraped, dragged, and sprayed numerous times.. the jet was out on the track whenever it was thought necessary.. but it just seemed that nothing held up early in the day, or as evening set in.. could it be the cooling winds coming down the track thwarting the efforts of the jet??.. I don't know, but maybe.. could it be a difference in past and present traction compounds being used.. I don't know, but probably has something to do with it.. but there needs to be a reason, an answer, and a solution..

Is it me, or have track conditons over the last two seasons deteriorated??.. what is different in the track prep equation.. that's a starting point.. I've been told that there is a different traction compound that requires additives and proper mixing.. could this be the problem??..

WHATEVER!!!.. somebody has to fix something..

On Friday night, after raining for most of the day, it was anouced that the Sportsman program would be called to the lanes.. I watched S/ST car after S/ST car get loose when the stop came off, or on the shift point.. I opted to put my S/G car back in the trailer.. there is no penalty for not making a run if you don't feel right about it..

WE "ALL" HAVE TO STOP RACING WHEN IT IS NOT SAFE!!!

10-04-2010, 03:45 PM	#15
Charlie Yannetti Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alpine, NJ Posts: 568 Likes: 188 Liked 192 Times in 83 Posts	Re: Why do we continually use the super classe as track testers? It was a terrible weekend for D1 at Atco.. no doubt about it.. is there fault, or where does it lay, isn't really the issue.. Being a D1 racer attending this race, I can honestly say that Atco Raceway and Bob Lang and the rest of his staff tried and did everything they could to get this event in.. why the track was like it was is a mystery to me.. I watched as Joe Sway and his guys put down rosen and dragged the entire track surface at one point.. the track was scraped, dragged, and sprayed numerous times.. the jet was out on the track whenever it was thought necessary.. but it just seemed that nothing held up early in the day, or as evening set in.. could it be the cooling winds coming down the track thwarting the efforts of the jet??.. I don't know, but maybe.. could it be a difference in past and present traction compounds being used.. I don't know, but probably has something to do with it.. but there needs to be a reason, an answer, and a solution.. Is it me, or have track conditons over the last two seasons deteriorated??.. what is different in the track prep equation.. that's a starting point.. I've been told that there is a different traction compound that requires additives and proper mixing.. could this be the problem??.. WHATEVER!!!.. somebody has to fix something.. On Friday night, after raining for most of the day, it was anouced that the Sportsman program would be called to the lanes.. I watched S/ST car after S/ST car get loose when the stop came off, or on the shift point.. I opted to put my S/G car back in the trailer.. there is no penalty for not making a run if you don't feel right about it.. WE "ALL" HAVE TO STOP RACING WHEN IT IS NOT SAFE!!!