Bruton Smith's - Bristol Track Condition's

[Dinsdale]

Originally Posted by Greg Hill

I don't know where you race but the traction compound has a huge effect. I can tell the difference by walking the starting line. VHT is sticky and will try to pull your shoe off and vp is dark black and you can slide your foot across it like a garage floor. The vp stuff can work fair in a limited temperature range but the VHT works in any temp range. NHRA had to change to VHT for national events because of so many problems with vp.

Mission Raceway Park has been using VP for several years. It's not black, the stuff sticks to your shoes, cars hook and go fast there. Plenty of records set. I will agree that both have good and bad properties and stick cars seem to prefer VHT but track prep is more that just spraying.

[SCohen]

The track was terrible to say the least, cars in every class were loose luckly no one crashed.
I guess the Division Director thinks thats a succesful event. Not a good way to take care of your customers. I guess traction compond is to expensive to apply when you see cars loose run after run. They finally applied some before the second round of T/D and it looked like it made a big difference. Sure would have been nice if they did it as soon as cars were all over the track early on. Not a good way to keep racers coming back.

Steve Cohen

[Don Kennedy]

Originally Posted by SCohen

The track was terrible to say the least, cars in every class were loose luckly no one crashed.
I guess the Division Director thinks thats a succesful event. Not a good way to take care of your customers. I guess traction compond is to expensive to apply when you see cars loose run after run. They finally applied some before the second round of T/D and it looked like it made a big difference. Sure would have been nice if they did it as soon as cars were all over the track early on. Not a good way to keep racers coming back.

Steve Cohen

Steve: Did any racer mentioned to The track personell that the track was junk ??. If they did then the track should have been sprayed? It is the track resonsibility to have a safe track if, not ???

[boster]

Don , when I talked to track personnel they stated they had no equipment to work with . The track was in very bad shape from start to finish . I think VHT is the product that should be used by all tracks . The division 3 races I have attend the track's has been great , The Div 1 races that have used VHT have been great as well .

Even the events in Div 1 that they use the VP product they have kept the track in great conditions by spraying and draging the track between classes .

I have been to some races were they will spray the starting line with VP product "AND EVERY TIME I SPIN " . The fact is the track at bristol was not taken care of for what ever the reason and was not safe

[Denny Steward]

Bo,
I can tell you its not the first time the track was unsafe for racing. The last points race they held there the left lane was total junk. I watched the five cars in front of blow the tires off, Joe Tysinger was right in front of me and almost took the tree out. At that point I shut my car off in the water and my wife checks the lane the bald spots were bigger than my car. She shows the starter he calls the tower and they told him to run us, at this point I am not very happy. I said I wouldnt run till they fixed it and and there answer was if I didnt stage I was out. So I stage let go of the button and the car spins the worst it ever has. The rest was not so pretty but when I was done at least the rest of the cars behind me had a track they could race on. They just dont get it that we are paying customers and deserve better

[Stock4106]

Originally Posted by Denny Steward

Bo,
I can tell you its not the first time the track was unsafe for racing. The last points race they held there the left lane was total junk. I watched the five cars in front of blow the tires off, Joe Tysinger was right in front of me and almost took the tree out. At that point I shut my car off in the water and my wife checks the lane the bald spots were bigger than my car. She shows the starter he calls the tower and they told him to run us, at this point I am not very happy. I said I wouldnt run till they fixed it and and there answer was if I didnt stage I was out. So I stage let go of the button and the car spins the worst it ever has. The rest was not so pretty but when I was done at least the rest of the cars behind me had a track they could race on. They just dont get it that we are paying customers and deserve better

Denny,
I was in the stands when you did that. I hate it came to that, but looking back that is my favorite Bristol memory.

[NewHemi]

The right lane for Stock in Indianapolis was total crap. Big bald spots everywhere.

A lot of racers got eliminated because of a bad track, and nothing to do with cars or drivers as racing should be.

It is one thing to get beaten by a faster car, or a better rt, but when you pay money and all they give you to run is a crap lane, that just isn't racing.

I absolutely don't understand how that can go on at a National event. But it did!

David
The New Hemi Guy

[Nathan Stinson]

If the rubber is peeling off the track it doesnt make a difference which compound is on it. That being said if the track is prepped correctly the VP works great.

[SCohen]

This is not about VP or VHT it is about lack of track prep period the track was supposedly scraped and there was not sufficient prep done when it was obviously necessary. Bottom line we have to have correct safety equipment new belts every two years ect. but a safe track is to much to ask for.

Steve Cohen

[Ed Fernandez]

Anybody remember when old Bruton was rumored to be buying NHRA and being the second coming?