Shut down distances.

Bruce Noland · 11-18-2019, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by CMcAllister

Shut downs? Probably not a lot who are reading this have been there, but no conversation about shut downs would be complete without mentioning Sumerduck.

That is where I started racing. Talking about a bull ring operation. I don't know how many people wound up in that creek after descending the hill.

Stewart Way · 11-18-2019, 02:47 PM

Summerduck gets my vote. When I worked for Div ll we had a Nat Open there early 70's. Buster had a drivers meeting before anyone went down the track and advised the Pro cars to go down and look at the shutdown area. Some did, some didn't and 1 fuel car didn't get stopped. No one hurt but he didn't make another pass.

cmracing · 11-18-2019, 04:04 PM

Numidias FIRST turn off is short. For some reason they want you to turn off there and not go to the top of the hill. So if you are trying to make that turn off, yeah, it is very similar to Island Dragway.

Atco and Maplegrove seem about the same to me, Maplegrove might be even longer.........

E-Town was just fine and there were several turn off you could take, unlike Atco or Maplegrove. The first one at Atco is pretty close to the finish line for a fast heavy car, and if you don't take it, all the way to the end you go!

I have had to get back on the gas pedal many times at Maplegrove if I wasn't on a full-out pass, which is typical when Bracket Racing!

11-18-2019, 02:47 PM	#2
Stewart Way Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Atlanta Posts: 476 Likes: 20 Liked 70 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Shut down distances. Summerduck gets my vote. When I worked for Div ll we had a Nat Open there early 70's. Buster had a drivers meeting before anyone went down the track and advised the Pro cars to go down and look at the shutdown area. Some did, some didn't and 1 fuel car didn't get stopped. No one hurt but he didn't make another pass. __________________ Stewart Way 2424 SS

11-18-2019, 04:04 PM	#3
cmracing Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 173 Likes: 113 Liked 62 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Shut down distances. Numidias FIRST turn off is short. For some reason they want you to turn off there and not go to the top of the hill. So if you are trying to make that turn off, yeah, it is very similar to Island Dragway. Atco and Maplegrove seem about the same to me, Maplegrove might be even longer......... E-Town was just fine and there were several turn off you could take, unlike Atco or Maplegrove. The first one at Atco is pretty close to the finish line for a fast heavy car, and if you don't take it, all the way to the end you go! I have had to get back on the gas pedal many times at Maplegrove if I wasn't on a full-out pass, which is typical when Bracket Racing!