"Live From" Atco Raceway - LODRS

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

2500' is slow? Jack, you need to come run Div 4 for a while. LOL

What in the world are you guys used to?

D-1 is the place Ed. DA of 1500 or less(sometimes a lot less) barometer of 30 plus and wheelies that last so long you feel yourself aging in reverse.

My DA chart for D-1

< 0 = real good/great......chamber of commerce conditions
<1000= pretty good
1000-2000......not great but not brutal
2000-3000......getting bad
3000-4000......Bad(Epping two weeks ago)
4000+.......Uncivilized....

Eric

[Ed Carpenter]

[QUOTE=Eric Merryfield;393150]D-1 is the place Ed. DA of 1500 or less(sometimes a lot less) barometer of 30 plus and wheelies that last so long you feel yourself aging in reverse.

My DA chart for D-1

< 0 = real good/great......chamber of commerce conditions
<1000= pretty good
1000-2000......not great but not brutal
2000-3000......getting bad
3000-4000......Bad(Epping two weeks ago)
4000+.......Uncivilized....


If thats the case then we (D4 racers) run in uncivilized condition quite a bit!

[Rich Biebel]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

2500' is slow? Jack, you need to come run Div 4 for a while. LOL

What in the world are you guys used to?

I have been to Atco and Englishtown when the DA on my hand held weather station said - 500 or better

Englishtown is about an hour north and can also have air like that on a crsip sunday morning in the spring or fall.....

2000-2500 is about normal in warm conditions

I was at Numidia earlier this month.....and it was 3600 feet.....

Worst I ever saw around here at any track was about 4000-4200.....

[Superfan1]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

2500' is slow? Jack, you need to come run Div 4 for a while. LOL

What in the world are you guys used to?

At the Dutch Classic in October at Maple Grove, the DA is routinely -500 or better every morning of the 4 day event.

[Ken Miele]

Stock and Super Stock are done with their 2 runs for today. There will be clean up runs and a few super classes are left to run.

I see drc has not posted yet, I will try to get a sheet and post as soon as I can.

Mean while here are some more random photos along with an in car cam from Bryan Bardekoff in his 64 Fury B/SA.

I have more photos and two more super stock in car cams coming up later.

[Ken Miele]

Super Stock, 2nd qualifier.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Superfan1

At the Dutch Classic in October at Maple Grove, the DA is routinely -500 or better every morning of the 4 day event.

I have never seen anything like that. I could sure go for some of Eric's aging in reverse.

[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.