"Live From" Atco Raceway - LODRS

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Is the bar open yet?

[Rich67stang]

I see the caution tape is in full affect, glad I left my trailer Tuesday night.


Rich67stang
1613 SS/DM

[Jim Craig]

Originally Posted by Rich67stang

I see the caution tape is in full affect, glad I left my trailer Tuesday night.


Rich67stang
1613 SS/DM

does it work...or is there some "brawling" happening when the "tapers" showup and someone has taken a spot

[James Perrone]

Originally Posted by Jim Craig

does it work...or is there some "brawling" happening when the "tapers" showup and someone has taken a spot

This could be a problem..I don't have a problem with someone saving a space or two .
Everyone does it ...but as usual its OUT OF F';/./KING HAND..I don't see how someone can get away with this BS.I can show up afull day ahead of a LOCAL..but they can show up when ever they get there and get paved up front space..SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS..We all pay the same money but some racers travel quite far and get to the track early and get F'/;'ed See you folks in the dirt..

[Pistol Pete]

Originally Posted by James Perrone

This could be a problem..I don't have a problem with someone saving a space or two .
Everyone does it ...but as usual its OUT OF F';/./KING HAND..I don't see how someone can get away with this BS.I can show up afull day ahead of a LOCAL..but they can show up when ever they get there and get paved up front space..SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS..We all pay the same money but some racers travel quite far and get to the track early and get F'/;'ed See you folks in the dirt..

Brother, you said a mouthfull.

[Mark Yacavone]

Kenny, I sent you an internal memo..Kinda know why I hadn't heard back.

Thanks for the reports.

[Jack Matyas]

And then the Sun came out .......And it became hot / humid and slow .Stock just got their first hit and I doubt anyone was in the record lanes .......but you never know ! !

And would you believe our own Stock/SuperStock Ford magazine editor is in the house ? Evan Smith , former New Jersey resident stopped up from Florida to visit his in-laws and got himself a job this weekend driving one of Anthony Bongiovannis' CobraJets .Welcome back Evan ........

Even though the weather won't let us go fast the track is in excellant condition this morning as I didn't hear one complaint yet ..........The Atco staff combined with the NHRA crew got this place hummin'.

[Rich Biebel]

I have seen Bob Lang rip the tape down and right in the same area where one of those pictures earlier posted is from.

I often arrived on early Thursday evening for most division races back when participation was much higher than these days. I was often pitted so far away from the lanes I was past the finishline......

Racers that arrived Friday morning where much closer to the lanes thanks to the reverse order of parking that was often used....

The tape stretchers and spot savers need to be stopped.....or at least limited to ONE saved spot.....

[Don Fardie]

Originally Posted by James Perrone

This could be a problem..I don't have a problem with someone saving a space or two .
Everyone does it ...but as usual its OUT OF F';/./KING HAND..I don't see how someone can get away with this BS.I can show up afull day ahead of a LOCAL..but they can show up when ever they get there and get paved up front space..SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS..We all pay the same money but some racers travel quite far and get to the track early and get F'/;'ed See you folks in the dirt..

Hit that one on the nail!! Nothing like traveling 5 hours and arrive early on Thursday just to park in the sand, while the empty parking lot looks like a Crime Scene with all the tape.

[Sam Murray]

Originally Posted by Don Fardie

Hit that one on the nail!! Nothing like traveling 5 hours and arrive early on Thursday just to park in the sand, while the empty parking lot looks like a Crime Scene with all the tape.

A couple of years ago or so, because of this same issue at this same track we were told by D1 that no one could save more than one spot. When we showed up on Thursday morning, driving to the gate we could see that contrary to the so called new D1 rule it was caution tape city. I asked at the gate why the new rule was not being adhered to? The woman at the gate didn't know anything about it and called track management to ask. She was told that anybody who didn't like it could have their money back and leave! Then later in the day they came around and took a lot of the single spots away from people. So much for caring about the customer.