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Old 03-15-2005 | 05:00 PM
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That really sucks. Our track blows too. They've never cut to a 1/8th based on wind but they try to find every reason they can to cancel racing. If they predict rain the day before they'll cancel racing, fail to notifiy anybody then to only have it be perfectly sunny the next day. Before to long they'll cancel racing because its mostly cloudy and cool, oh wait they already have. Sucks when tracks don't have any competition/motivation to keep a consistant race schedule.
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Originally Posted by SmokingWS6
That really sucks. Our track blows too. They've never cut to a 1/8th based on wind but they try to find every reason they can to cancel racing. If they predict rain the day before they'll cancel racing, fail to notifiy anybody then to only have it be perfectly sunny the next day. Before to long they'll cancel racing because its mostly cloudy and cool, oh wait they already have. Sucks when tracks don't have any competition/motivation to keep a consistant race schedule.
I won't be surprised if they do something like that this Friday. If they do, no more mr nice guy, I will raise hell
Old 03-15-2005 | 06:06 PM
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I won't be surprised if they do something like that this Friday. If they do, no more mr nice guy, I will raise hell
If they do I will NEVER go back
Old 03-15-2005 | 06:09 PM
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I was there one time and they stopped racing because there was lightning in the area and the timing system was sensitive to it. They basically waited until 9pm to call it a completed event.
Old 03-15-2005 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ss rally red
If they do I will NEVER go back
You'll be back.
Old 03-15-2005 | 06:16 PM
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I was there one time and they stopped racing because there was lightning in the area and the timing system was sensitive to it. They basically waited until 9pm to call it a completed event.
I'm sorry but that is BS, take everyones money and say sorry we are closing early They should at least offer 1/2 price on your next visit. I promise with my schedule I could never go back
Old 03-15-2005 | 06:20 PM
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the only time that they did that to me was last year and they gave everyone that had already paid and run a raincheck....anyone who hadnt run got a refund..how they differentiated I dont know...
Old 03-15-2005 | 06:35 PM
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I don't even bother going to Commerce.. your only bound to be disappointed.. bad traction, bad attitudes, bad timeslips, bad track all together. I'd rather go to SDR instead.

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Old 03-15-2005 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by distortion_69
I don't even bother going to Commerce.. your only bound to be disappointed.. bad traction, bad attitudes, bad timeslips, bad track all together. I'd rather go to SDR instead.

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I have to get up at 3am on saturday for work and SDR is twice as far of a drive for me (120 miles). It's hard enough getting home in time to get a few hours of sleep when I go to Commerce.
Old 03-15-2005 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Wile_E
I have to get up at 3am on saturday for work and SDR is twice as far of a drive for me (120 miles). It's hard enough getting home in time to get a few hours of sleep when I go to Commerce.
Qiut your playin crybaby
Old 03-15-2005 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by distortion_69
I don't even bother going to Commerce.. your only bound to be disappointed.. bad traction, bad attitudes, bad timeslips, bad track all together. I'd rather go to SDR instead.

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I'd love to go to SDR. I have never been and I hear the track is awesome (at a lower elevation to boot to). Unfourtunately, I live in the Northeast corner of the state. Commerce is only 40 minutes from my driveway while SDR is 4 hours
Old 03-15-2005 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ss rally red
Qiut your playin crybaby
I'm not a young kid like you anymore so I can't stay out all night and still function at work the next day.
Old 03-15-2005 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by METALBEAST
I'd love to go to SDR. I have never been and I hear the track is awesome (at a lower elevation to boot to). Unfourtunately, I live in the Northeast corner of the state. Commerce is only 40 minutes from my driveway while SDR is 4 hours
Once you have been there the drive wont matter, its like night & day
Old 03-15-2005 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ss rally red
Once you have been there the drive wont matter, its like night & day
Old 03-16-2005 | 08:09 AM
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The only time Commerce is worth a crap is when they have a NHRA points meet or the Southern Nationals..they they prep the hell out of it. The rest of the time it sucks big time... ..too bad becasue it could be a good place to run if it was run right.
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then why dont all of us stop bitchin and plan a cruise down to SDR?
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Originally Posted by lnuxhakr
then why dont all of us stop bitchin and plan a cruise down to SDR?
I'd be up for that after my nitrous is up and running. I'd have to leave about 9pm though to get some .
Old 03-16-2005 | 08:39 AM
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i think they are open on sunday
Old 03-16-2005 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by slt200mph
The only time Commerce is worth a crap is when they have a NHRA points meet or the Southern Nationals..they they prep the hell out of it. The rest of the time it sucks big time... ..too bad becasue it could be a good place to run if it was run right.
It was prepped good the friday night of the Year One weekend. The starter told me that people were complaining about it being slick so they tightened it up a little. That's the night I stripped the spider gears on the differential.
Old 03-16-2005 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by lnuxhakr
i think they are open on sunday
I work on sunday as well. I could go in earlier so I could get off earlier to go down there. Maybe we should start putting something together.


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