Bill

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> Bill, wish I’da know’df you were there….

> Rich

I believe Dover is the same way.  They go up a hill to the backstretch and
dive down into turn three.

Dave Casey
Casey#9 (NASCAR Racing 4)
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Cindy Murray
In honor of my Hero
Dale Earnhardt (1951-2001)
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I don’t know about that.  I’ve heard them describe Bristol as jet fighters in
a gymnasium or racing around in a cereal bowl but I don’t think I’ve ever
heard any of them say  they don’t like racing there.  I  know Rusty likes it
and Dale liked it.  Most of them think it’s a hoot and the fans agree.  So
what, they bang up a few fenders, rub the numbers off the doors and get a
little concrete dust on the right side tires.  I think they love it.  Well, as
long as their car is still running and they can get in there and fight with
the best of them.  It’s probably the closest any of them will come to
demolition derby on a Saturday night.  Now, I’m sure you’re probably right
about the crews not wanting to have to clean up the mess afterwards but hey,
that’s what they’re paid for.

Dave Casey
Casey#9 (NASCAR Racing 4)
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>Although I live about one hour away from NHIS, I can not imaging spending
>big bucks to watch single file racing, year after year. They ought to tear
>up the track and start over. Make it a 3/4 miler with high banking.

>One on track lead change is a real snoozer, although not as bad as the last
>race their with no lead changes.

Hey Bill,

I was there, I watched Jeffy stink up the race for ~110 laps or so.  Some guy
named Michael Daly wrote a collum  a few days ago to the effect:

Okay, the Busch North guys and the modifieds can go to NHIS and make it look
REALLY interesting….WHY CAN’T the W/C and CTS do the same
thing?!!??!?!?!?!?!?

I will grant you that the Mods have a tremendous contact patch  for their tires
but the North guys are Ceee-dans and they can get around that track 2
wide…what’s the story here???? Are the Pro’s naught but a bunch of
PUSSY’S??????  Like C’mon now, I watched a tape from a year ago with Dale Shaw
and the former BNS champ (no I can’t remember his name!!!)  They put on a
clinic….side by side racing swapping the position back and forth (this was
for 3rd place money) for more than 20 laps, passing in the turns, bumping and
running and it was friggin EXCITING!!! to watch.

Why can’t these so-called "professionals" do the same????? HUH??? Some body
‘spain it to me.

And OBTW, the Mods WERE the best race of the weekend!!!  I was talking to a
ticket holder in the parking lot before the Sunday race. He was associated with
the Red Sox and he came to the ‘Cup race but wasn’t expecting to stay for the
whole thing.  I asked him what race was the best race he’d seen that
weekend…he said, "The Modifieds, hands down!!!"

Bill, wish I’da know’df you were there….

Rich

Scott Stevenson wrote:
> TMS  struck me as being a very "fan friendly" place.
> he’d raced in Texas

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Cindy Murray
In honor of my Hero
Dale Earnhardt (1951-2001)
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  Wow–it took me less than 2 1/2 hours to get back to the hotel, and
I had to drive to the south end of Ft. Worth.

  take care,
  Scott

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> On Thu, 26 Jul 2001 19:40:36 CST, "Bill Mulrooney"
> <bill.mulroo…@the-spa.com> wrote:

> >Your right Scott. They have the garage area along pit row and each garage
> >has a covered seating area (with TV Monitors). They raised the back
stretch
> >about 10 to 15 feet and the main straight stands are way above the track
> >surface also. The stands face southeast, directly into the March or
November
> >sun. Stands are all steel or aluminum and they are built such as the
breeze,
> >if any, can not get through. I’ve been to 20 or so Daytona July races but
> >none were as hot as any of the races at Homestead. Its like sitting in a
fry
> >pan and worse, they do not allow coolers. Terrible place to watch a race,
> >and the races are usually terrible. Bill

> Sounds nasty.  My only "modern era" WC experience was at Texas (I was
> in Fort Worth on business, and didn’t realize they were in town until
> I discovered that at least some of Schrader’s crew was staying at the
> same hotel) . TMS  struck me as being a very "fan friendly" place.

> Hmmm–KP said once that Darlinton should be filled with bass, and
> Bristol should have carp.  I’m guessing your "fish of choice" for
> Homestead would be something like pike?

>   take care,
>   Scott
>  odd kind of coincedence–I watched the race in Texas, and flew back
> to California the following week.  About a week after I got back, the
> guy across the street showed my something that he had bought on
> E-Bay–the right side sheet metal from Ron Hornaday’s car–the car
> he’d raced in Texas

<bill.mulroo…@the-spa.com> wrote:
>Your right Scott. They have the garage area along pit row and each garage
>has a covered seating area (with TV Monitors). They raised the back stretch
>about 10 to 15 feet and the main straight stands are way above the track
>surface also. The stands face southeast, directly into the March or November
>sun. Stands are all steel or aluminum and they are built such as the breeze,
>if any, can not get through. I’ve been to 20 or so Daytona July races but
>none were as hot as any of the races at Homestead. Its like sitting in a fry
>pan and worse, they do not allow coolers. Terrible place to watch a race,
>and the races are usually terrible. Bill

Sounds nasty.  My only "modern era" WC experience was at Texas (I was
in Fort Worth on business, and didn’t realize they were in town until
I discovered that at least some of Schrader’s crew was staying at the
same hotel) . TMS  struck me as being a very "fan friendly" place.

Hmmm–KP said once that Darlinton should be filled with bass, and
Bristol should have carp.  I’m guessing your "fish of choice" for
Homestead would be something like pike?

  take care,
  Scott
 odd kind of coincedence–I watched the race in Texas, and flew back
to California the following week.  About a week after I got back, the
guy across the street showed my something that he had bought on
E-Bay–the right side sheet metal from Ron Hornaday’s car–the car
he’d raced in Texas

City of Homestead is in financial difficulties and has been told to
renegotiate contract they have with ISC;  ISC is also one of the bidders for
the unused Homestead Sports Complex (baseball stadium) and some 80
additional acres around it. It was originally hoped that a drag strip would
be put in, but the local homeowners won’t agree to that.  It was also hoped
that the soon-to-be-defunct Hialeah Speedway could be relocated down for
local 1/4 mile racing, but the neighbors don’t want that, either.

Much as I love WC, BGN and  CTS races within 15 miles of my door, I have to
admit the track is poorly designed for competive racing.  They tried to be
all things to all people and failed at just about everything – but they do
have good bathrooms.

Chris