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Brad Plourd · 10-27-2008, 07:26 PM

I went to their Halloween bracket bash yesterday and boy what a cluster! Dad and I both brought cars out at 830 am to hopefully run at 9. The weather was great and so was the turnout, good right? Wrong...Its almost like they weren't expecting to get a big car count at a big race. They had over 300 cars including Sportsman, Pro, Super Pro, Motorcycles and Juniors. Ok now what do we do with all these cars? Any other track would run them smoothly but theres something about that place that is cursed with problems. Mind you it was a cold early morning in Seattle and the track was very slick at 930 when they finally started to run cars. They did have a drivers meeting to tell everyone to be careful and that the track was cold.
I live 5 minutes from the place and I like to go out a couple times a year to run various things. I have been going there all my 26 years and it has always been a cluster. I'd rather drive 3 hours to Mission or Woodburn where you not only treated well but you know the race will finish the same day.
Pacific Raceways doesn't have a working PA system so no one knows when to go to lanes or what lanes that would be. Lanes are poorly marked. Staff is not in the helping mood. Tech is in the lanes so you can imagine the traffic jam. Some people got 3 runs some none. The Tronson brothers are trying to run the place, but it seems they need a racers perspective. I like them but yesterday was run very poorly. It really is a shame because the track is a NW favorite to go but over the years its gotten worse and worse. We are always fighting the curfew. Everyday you are there the talk the whole day is think we'll finish today??
And for the grand finale!!!!!!!
There was no payout yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Winners got Halloween baskets and a trophy.
There was well over 150 cars in Pro and they couldn't pay one dollar to the winner?????? Some guy went 8 rounds and gets $0

I would have much rather stayed home than waste my time racing for a basket. I lost 4th round so I wasn't the poor bastard that wasted his time and his car for candy. I just feel bad that someone who won the race after 8 rounds isn't rewarded for his great day.

I could expect no payout if they let us race for free. But we all paid!!

What a joke.

I will never go back to that place unless its the nationals or the divisional.

Have a great day!

10-27-2008, 07:26 PM	#1
Brad Plourd Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 196 Likes: 39 Liked 67 Times in 20 Posts	Another reason Pacific Raceways is a joke I went to their Halloween bracket bash yesterday and boy what a cluster! Dad and I both brought cars out at 830 am to hopefully run at 9. The weather was great and so was the turnout, good right? Wrong...Its almost like they weren't expecting to get a big car count at a big race. They had over 300 cars including Sportsman, Pro, Super Pro, Motorcycles and Juniors. Ok now what do we do with all these cars? Any other track would run them smoothly but theres something about that place that is cursed with problems. Mind you it was a cold early morning in Seattle and the track was very slick at 930 when they finally started to run cars. They did have a drivers meeting to tell everyone to be careful and that the track was cold. I live 5 minutes from the place and I like to go out a couple times a year to run various things. I have been going there all my 26 years and it has always been a cluster. I'd rather drive 3 hours to Mission or Woodburn where you not only treated well but you know the race will finish the same day. Pacific Raceways doesn't have a working PA system so no one knows when to go to lanes or what lanes that would be. Lanes are poorly marked. Staff is not in the helping mood. Tech is in the lanes so you can imagine the traffic jam. Some people got 3 runs some none. The Tronson brothers are trying to run the place, but it seems they need a racers perspective. I like them but yesterday was run very poorly. It really is a shame because the track is a NW favorite to go but over the years its gotten worse and worse. We are always fighting the curfew. Everyday you are there the talk the whole day is think we'll finish today?? And for the grand finale!!!!!!! There was no payout yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Winners got Halloween baskets and a trophy. There was well over 150 cars in Pro and they couldn't pay one dollar to the winner?????? Some guy went 8 rounds and gets $0 I would have much rather stayed home than waste my time racing for a basket. I lost 4th round so I wasn't the poor bastard that wasted his time and his car for candy. I just feel bad that someone who won the race after 8 rounds isn't rewarded for his great day. I could expect no payout if they let us race for free. But we all paid!! What a joke. I will never go back to that place unless its the nationals or the divisional. Have a great day! Last edited by Brad Plourd; 10-27-2008 at 07:28 PM.