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Just saw the track at union sc where the pts race is in 2 weeks no blacktop no grass all rock and sand for pittin just a huge sandbox I'm going either way but hope they work on it and it only looks big enough for about 100 rigs

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I noticed that too:

Nice track
Crummy pits


My trailer is low and I'm worried about getting from the retutn road into the pits without botteming out.

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I'm goin if I have to pit on the road! We have all raced in worse places I'm sure.

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x2...gotta have this race to claim Div. 9 ill park right beside you Marc...

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So I have to deal with you two weeks in a row? Guess I could thinkl of worse people. j)

Wish you could park by me at Martin too but I guess you get Special parking there

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haha yeah i guess so...i cant wait its gonna be awesome

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I'm going to Martin Marc and i want my water (or coffee in the early am) when i make that top end turn. You know me , I'll be in that 4- door Nova. Then on to Union. Sorry you gotta work while i play.lol

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DW, shouldn't u be bringing me stuff? I mean, dang I'm the one sweatin while ur sitting in the motorhome!

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All you gotta do is call me dude. You know how we roll.....

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I see on Unions web site Talk board that a storm came through this week and Lighting hit the timing system and they where sended it off to get fix also some of there New Pit area that was just finish was wash away by the rains.

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I've been in contact with Tony Brown the track Mgr. every week and have made a couple of trips there in the last 6 weeks. They have finished a new entry road off the main hwy. - not so much elevation change over the rail road tracks and wider entry. They were working on more roads off the main return road into some of areas that have not been previously used. Its a new track and they working very hard to get ready for this race, so let all give them the benefit of a doubt and support these guys who work so very hard to give us all a place to race.
Thanks, Satch Gragg - IHRA Div. 9

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Union County Dragway

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This is the thread post from Union County Dragway message board.

( I went to the track this morning and the storm last night did some damage. Tony and crew are working on it but if you plan to go to T&T tonight or race tomorrow you may want to call first and see if they will be racing due to lightning damage to systems. Tony and Curtis had done a bunch of work in the pits and it really looked great, much improved, but the rain has washed some of the new expanded pit area away before it was even used. Really feel bad for Curtis and Tony and crew because they really had been working hard and it shows. )

I hope you guys can see that they are working very hard! Satch

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I just want to clarify, the new entry road into the track is not the existing entry road. The new entry road is about an 1/4 mile north, when using the new entry you will turn in across the rail road tracks, then turn south and travel along beside the tracks to the original entry road.

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Update - I have been down to Union again today 8/14/10 to go over some paper work and see for myself the progress on work being done to the pit area. They have the new entrance road completed and have most of the new pit road finished to open up new pit areas that haven't been previously used. The computer that was hit by lighting is back and working great, there is still an issue with the score boards but they are still working on them, Tony assures me they will be ready come Friday.

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They where to Test & tune this past weekend anyone know if they did.They where still waiting to get there timming system back from where lighting hit it 2 weeks ago.If not do they have a back up system for this weekends IHRA Proam race.

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Stacie and I rode to union on Sunday to see the new entrance road, and as for the railroad crossing it is a huge improvement from the old one and there are also crossing gate arms at the new crossing. It appears that a great deal of time and money has been spent to make this race happen. We have only raced there once up to now and the track was great at that time. Regardless of the outcome I would like to say Thank You to Curtis Teems and all that have been involved in getting a new track going in economy that we have and had for the past few years.

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Kevin,

Satch covered that in his post sayin the timing system was working fine just no scoreboard yet. I really hope this race doesn't loose money after all they have done for us to be able to race there. I can't wait myself. Cya sometime Friday night!

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Hope to be there friday to get some test runs in.I need one more Ironman

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I am looking forward to seeing the new track and taking some great pictures. Can anyone please confirm that they are starting qualifying at 1:00 on Saturday? Sounds pretty late, based on what they ran at Jackson early this year.
Thanks, see ya'll there.

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Not me, im retired.....Well maybe ill go to MIR if the battery isnt dead the day before.

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Yes time runs start at 1. Glad you're coming, always enjoy seeing your pictures.

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If you have the misfortune of getting busted first round, you might still be able to make Pageland Dragway on the way home... Time Runs @ 5:30, Eliminations @ 7:00.

I misread the SSSSA schedule, so I won't be going to South Georgia this weekend after all, so I'll get to check out Union. Looking forward to it.

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Michael can you make some class decals and bring them?

704-692-0860

Thanks,

Daren

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Too short on turnaround-time for getting decals, but I can print some quickies on paper that you can tape to the window with DUCK brand packaging tape. :D Let me know what you need. (I think Bugaj & Plage have my packaging tape yet... mebbe they'll be there. We pulled that stunt at Piedmont. Crap! Come to think of it, I need to get his permanent decals done too!) :( Goin' nuts here...

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I know the feeling! I just decided to go racing a few minutes ago. The car has had masking tape on it all year, so I guess one more race won't matter!!

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Don't know if it's better or worse, but I actually *did* do Bugaj's the other week... just forgot that I had! :rolleyes: sheesh....

Gump, if you want to do something for down the road, just e-mail me at beard@staginglight.com, and I'll get typestyle templates to you.

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Hello everyone,
We've had a lot of rain this week, but the forecast for Saturday looks good. The highs are high 80s and only 30% chance of scattered thunderstorms. Come to Union County Dragway and have some fun!

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I'm not racing, but will be there to take pictures. Maybe they could move the TT time up so we might escape the afternoon thunderstorms.

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We're going. Norene will be driving again.

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They looked and worked fine !
New one's look Super, Thank's Michael

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i was thinking the same thing for saturday, little worried about starting at 1 with storms coming in, BUT doesn't matter, we had a 60-70 percent chance on Saturday at Martin and it was beautiful all day. Startin to learn to not plan a race according to any broadcast! cya there