Had a dirt track date last night

I was at the Placerville, CA fairgrounds to attend a gold prospecting and mining summit and heard the sprint cars fire up in the evening. First time they nail the throttle after warm us is fu king awesome!

I'd forgotten how bad ass sprint cars are to watch on a dirt track, those guys have some serious driving skills and very large marbles.

It smelled like fried chicken and gasoline.

 

....after my own heart! I love SCOTS and sprint car racing. Those of us in Cali and Indiana have some great racers!

 

I saw the outlaws at placeville .... right after the 4-abreast parade lap the front couple rows of spectators put on goggles and cover the top of there beer cups .... yeee-yaw... mud everywhere!

 

Yep, thats real racing!

 

does'nt get any better than dodging dirt clods,racing at it's best

 

@ d Russ, they run at Virginia motor speedway. I know they have regular shows cause we have debated on bringing our 305 sprint down. Just don't like the promoter. Now he's got his hand in some of the races up here in our local PA series. If anyone wants to see the best drivers and the most amount of sprints, ya gotta come to central PA and see the "PENNSYLVANIA POSSE"!!!!!

 

.....eliminations start at 8.....

 

ohio , pa , indiana is where you want to be for sprints, we used to go every weekend in ohio when we lived there....no sprints here in east tenn, miss them , nothing like the sound.....

 

Ya, nothing like drivin in da dirt. Here's my vintage dirt modified after coming in fifth.

 

SCOTS reference indeed, however; it was more likely that you smelled "Fried Chicken
and Methanol" Just saying.

 

There is nothing like that first sprint car slide through turn one...

 

our speedway wakes up the whole town nothing like hearing racing across town 2 miles away!

 

Yep, never get Nachos if you're going to sit at turn one.

 

The sprint car races are the only circle track races I go to anymore. They usually run during the State Fair at Yakima in the fall and there is a spot outside the 4th turn in the parking lot with big NO PARKING signs. The shiny El Camino that was power parked there wasn't too shiny after the races when one race was on. That Clay and mud flies a long ways.

 

@d-russ-

It doesn't look like they race there anymore. I vaguely remember hearing that they used to run 305 sprints there but I can't confirm that. I know the World Of Outlaw sprints used to race there, because I went last year. But it looks like even that is off the schedule now.

 

yeah same thing here in lakeport ca ,,

 

@ D Russ. Your probably right! I do know that the World of Outlaws is gonna be at Hagerstown Speedway this Sunday night.

 

We use to run the 360 class around here. It was great and I miss it but I don't miss blowing all that cash.

 

For us guys in Pa., N.J., N.Y., etc. 2 dates at Grandview Speedway to keep in mind.

May 23, Wed. :410 Sprints
June 5, Tues.: USAC non wing sprints

 

We have an event at Kennedale Speedway this weekend for those interested in vintage dirt. We will hit the track before the features. Here is the flyer. Bring your vintage racing car if you have one.

Dan
98 Vintage Modified
Fort Worth, TX

 

Not many sprint races around here but I love me some dirt racing.

 

I'm lucky , I get to go every Friday to Lernerville Speedway here in PA and help a good friend with his sportsman car . Probably one of the nicest tracks in the state with a hell of a show every friday night with Sprints,Big block mods, Super lates and the Sportsmans. Nothing like all that horsepower and dirt in your fries and coke....Jim

P.S. I won a feature there too when I raced which was pretty cool

 

this is what we call a stockcar down here...
this ones running a 245 hemi 6 with a 350cfm holley 2 barrel...500 cam.
went good, sold it one a year ago...i miss the dirt..


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my avatar is my previous car to that..running a 4l falcon 6,webber carb,speedway cam,big pistons taking it to 248ci...that car went real good....

 

sound great never seen the sprint car live but Hell yes let fire up the late model stock on Carolina dirt

 

Even after 3 years without a Dirt Late Model in my garage, everytime I sweep the floor.... red dirt.

I had a Dirt Track date every friday and saturday night for most of my life. I miss it daily, (besides being so broke). SCOTS kick ass!

Here's a few we had.

 

Lakeport is cool due to the "no wall" situation but if you get the chance hit Calistoga or Petaluma for the dirt scene

 

Indiana Sprint Week with the USAC non-winged cars... awesome.... 7 races in 9 nights at 7 different tracks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvp21_t_QmI&feature=related

 

I second that! Nonwing 410s in Indiana clay is a sight to behold!

 

Yep, you beat me to it. Calistoga! I get tear-offs on my street. You gotta check out the Speedway page for the fairgrounds, they also have a nice vintage display at the last event of the summer. On Topic Offy's etc. Do it.