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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 05:37 AM
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They do, but it's short. IMO, this track is too short for TFD and funny cars.

I think they need to either slow these cars down, or make tracks be certified to have 300+ MPH cars....extra long shut down, for starters.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 05:42 AM
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Im sure after that accident there going to look into that.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 05:54 AM
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You know what they say..."It takes a tragic death to bring about change".
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 95coBraSVT
You know what they say..."It takes a tragic death to bring about change".

Unfortunatly, thats the truth.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 95coBraSVT
I liked Evergreen Speedway in Seattle when it was Seattle International Raceway better. They had a send pit at the end of the track....So did Norwalk In Ohio.....Why no sand pit at the end of that track I wonder?
Theres a road that runs behind the track.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 02:44 PM
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So it's poor track location?? Or poor road development??
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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Etowns been there for years. Unfortunatley the area around the track has grown.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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So it was poor road development. Good, now....WTF happened to the sand pit at the end of the track? Whoever thought that a NET would stop a car with no brakes going 300+mph is a complete idiot. Whoever thought of putting a road at the end of a track which has some of the fastest cars in the world on it, should be shot.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 95coBraSVT
Whoever thought of putting a road at the end of a track which has some of the fastest cars in the world on it, should be shot.

Probably the same idiots that complain about the track noise after moving in near a race track.
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 03:12 AM
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It looked like a short track, with a short sand pit and a big concrete wall at the end. FWIW, I raced at sunshine when it was a 1/4 mile and Ulmerton road came up pretty fast back then as well. (that was when the pro stock national record was in the 9.90 range)
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