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Re: Yello Belly crash, again
[Re: bobby66]
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02/11/15 02:21 PM
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Quicktree
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It would be neat to rent that place for a Mopar Club shootout or something. A big private party without worrying about Mr. Kalashnikov showing up.   
the covered grandstands are awesome. would be a good place to watch some good grudge matches
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Re: Yello Belly crash, again
[Re: Quicktree]
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02/11/15 02:39 PM
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Al_Alguire
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I have been there a few times and never felt I was in any kind of danger. It is a cool old track, it is an Outlaw track, I think that says it all. Anything goes on the track for sure.
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Re: Yello Belly crash, again
[Re: SpareParts]
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02/11/15 03:58 PM
02/11/15 03:58 PM
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Bad340fish
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My dad has always Said at Yellow Belly they check for guns at the gate, if you don't have one they give you one.
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Re: Yello Belly crash, again
[Re: SpareParts]
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02/11/15 04:01 PM
02/11/15 04:01 PM
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City of Champions
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We sign a waiver before we make it in the gate taking 100% liability. I've actually been in and to events like this, it can be annoying but usually there is some form of crowd control.
Waivers don't protect you from a negligence charge.
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Re: Yello Belly crash, again
[Re: Prostock]
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02/11/15 04:07 PM
02/11/15 04:07 PM
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Las Vegas
Al_Alguire
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FWIW they use metal detectors at LVMS on Midnight Mayhem and other events as well. Just sayin  I have attended a lot of grudgenights at a lot of different tracks. I would say most are at best somewhat organized chaos. Generally the starting line area is packed with people and there is always at the very least one fight. I have also been at San Antonio Raceway when the police had to be called and the night was shut down due to some violence in the pit area. Must say HMP is not far from Yellowbelly in terms of atmosphere and they wreck as many cars as any track I have seen.
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Re: Yello Belly crash, again
[Re: Bad340fish]
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02/12/15 01:37 PM
02/12/15 01:37 PM
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My dad has always Said at Yellow Belly they check for guns at the gate, if you don't have one they give you one.
A friend of mine and I went out to the old NAS that was west of YB by a couple of miles. We watched the F-14s take off and land. On the way back I asked if he wanted to stop at YB and watch. He was tired, so we drove back to Dallas. Good thing as someone was shot and killed there that day.
Maybe they should put a gun range next door or metal targets on the back of the cars so people can have something to sight their guns.
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Re: Yello Belly crash, again
[Re: mr_340]
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02/12/15 01:46 PM
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SKILLFUL RACERS FOUND HERE You will be entertained by some of the most skillful and exciting racers to be found. 
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Re: Yello Belly crash, again
[Re: Eric]
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02/12/15 02:39 PM
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Yello Belly looks like ZMax compared to Rico (McKenzie Dragstrip) in North Carolina, lol. I like the little outlaw tracks. 
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Re: Yello Belly crash, again
[Re: dakotawilly]
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02/12/15 04:17 PM
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if you are at a race,standing in the burnout box with more than 100 others....you might be a redneck..... 
Mostly blacks at our local track back when they would let them do that. Most/all were gambling. They have cracked down on people in the waterbox nowadays, unless they have some reason to be there.
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Re: Yello Belly crash, again
[Re: bonefish]
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02/12/15 06:16 PM
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That starting line scenario can and DOES happen at tracks all the time, regardless of sanction. I have seen crowds just like that on the starting line of NHRA national event tracks, just NOT during an NHRA event. Tracks that routinely have "Outlaw" and "Grudge" events, routinely have that on the starting line. Many times a grudge race "promoter" simply rents or leases the track for his event. Security, emergency services, etc, or lack thereof is his responsibility.
A track like Yellow Belly, is primarily an outlaw track. You know what you are getting into when you roll in the gate. Don't like it, DON'T GO, its really that simple. While those type crowds get really annoying at times, if you run at any big money grudge or outlaw races, you WILL see it and see it often. Now while the crowd MAY be filled with "idiots" as some here are calling them, there will also be MANY very well known tuners, chassis guys, engine builders, etc, in those crowds, because that is where some BIG money is.
I have been to races like this and seen David Reher, Gene Fulton, Charlie Buck, Frank Manzo, Phil Shuler(owns a grudge car), Tim Richards, etc and the list goes on and on.
Monte
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Re: Yello Belly crash, again
[Re: Monte_Smith]
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02/12/15 06:41 PM
02/12/15 06:41 PM
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MR_P_BODY
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That starting line scenario can and DOES happen at tracks all the time, regardless of sanction. I have seen crowds just like that on the starting line of NHRA national event tracks, just NOT during an NHRA event. Tracks that routinely have "Outlaw" and "Grudge" events, routinely have that on the starting line. Many times a grudge race "promoter" simply rents or leases the track for his event. Security, emergency services, etc, or lack thereof is his responsibility.
A track like Yellow Belly, is primarily an outlaw track. You know what you are getting into when you roll in the gate. Don't like it, DON'T GO, its really that simple. While those type crowds get really annoying at times, if you run at any big money grudge or outlaw races, you WILL see it and see it often. Now while the crowd MAY be filled with "idiots" as some here are calling them, there will also be MANY very well known tuners, chassis guys, engine builders, etc, in those crowds, because that is where some BIG money is.
I have been to races like this and seen David Reher, Gene Fulton, Charlie Buck, Frank Manzo, Phil Shuler(owns a grudge car), Tim Richards, etc and the list goes on and on.
Monte
Monte.. I can see 3 or 4 guys at the line IF they
are involved with the car(engine builder,or chassis
guy) but not 50 people... you wont ever find me there..
and yes those are idiots out past the line... we all
know things can and do happen... it would be my luck
to run over one of the idiots and then get sued
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