Re: Billy Glidden at the MMW fall ball
[Re: Al_Alguire]
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09/27/12 02:08 AM
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Guys can we keep it on topic and lay off the personal stuff PLEASE...I dont want to have to So please just try to stay on track. If you all want to banter back and fourth take it offline for the sake of the rest of the folks.
Will do. My apologies for getting it off track.
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Re: Billy Glidden at the MMW fall ball
[Re: mark42202]
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09/27/12 02:32 AM
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I deleted it and sent you a PM..I am about as easy going as you will find around here. But there is a limit to my generousity as well..
Last edited by Al_Alguire; 09/27/12 02:43 AM.
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Re: Billy Glidden at the MMW fall ball
[Re: Pleaz]
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09/27/12 02:54 AM
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I think we all got that from the previous posts. Had you bothered to read my previous post or PM about keeping it on topic and not personal there would be no reason for me to change anything.
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Re: Billy Glidden at the MMW fall ball
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09/27/12 05:46 AM
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I am very sorry to see so many unhappy and obsessed with the way the race was run. The oil downs, rain, and cold temps significantly cut into the racing time on Friday - reducing everyone to 1 time run and cancelling the gamblers race.
It was unbelievable that one round of time runs could possibly take from 9:30 am till after 4:30pm, but that is what happened. The rain ended everything shortly there after.
Saturday was quite wet and cold, but the track crew worked their tail off to get it in top condition (starting at 5:30am).
Several car hooked harder than they normally do, and combined with the cool air making more power, the wheel stands were abundant. Some to the point of damaging parts on the fall back down. There were also rear ends and axles broken, and even one driveshaft shot out from under a car.
The Saturday program was to include the entire Victory Performance NSS race, the Q-32, 10.5 tire and 10.00 shootout, in addition to a box - no box race. Face it folks that is a LOT of racing to get in when the Victory class was 70 cars on its own. Everyone got two time run. (370+ cars), over 200 No Box cars got their first round in as well as 60 Box. We completed the 10.5 class and the 10.0 class, and got down to 5 NSS cars and it was nearing midnight. I can't imagine how much more time another round of box-no box would have added to the day. And to be honest, I felt the track was becoming too cold about 9pm.
Every Box/No Box first round winner got paid money. How is this any different from any other race that gets rained out/cancelled in the middle?
I guarantee the decision to cancel the Box/No Box was not made until yet another oil down at 10pm. I know this, as I was in the tower all day every, day of the event, watching how things happened. I am not the Promoter, nor the race director, just the track announcer. So I make no decisions, just tell everyone what I am told to say. And the cancel call was announced seconds after the choice was made.
Sunday was another "oil fest". What should have been a 8 hour program (9-5) went till 10pm.
All told in the three days there were somewhere near 17 hours of down time due to track clean-up, rain, and a small computer issue.
Despite LONG hours in the tower, I had a great time and even got out to see a few friends and racers. I really hope everyone realizes most of the problems with the event were uncontrollable and things had to be modified on the fly to keep the show going.
Thanks to all who attended, help, sponsored, or promoted what i feel is one of the best Mopar events in the country!
Scott
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Re: Billy Glidden at the MMW fall ball
[Re: ProStDodge]
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09/27/12 08:07 AM
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I am not the Promoter, nor the race director, just the track announcer.
Scott
So you are the one to blame for butchering my last name and home city even after I wrote it down for you!!!
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Re: Billy Glidden at the MMW fall ball
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09/27/12 09:16 AM
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Did I read correctly that ONE car oiled the track 3.... THREE times..... YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING... I sure hope he pulled to the side
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Re: Billy Glidden at the MMW fall ball
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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09/27/12 09:27 AM
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I know he did 1 x , lol After awhile I thought they was cleaning up the same break all day, it was like 2 hours of clean up for just 1 oil down??? drove the entire lenght of the track!!! I was trying to watch the racing, but it was just awfull to see, it just didn't ever get good!!
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Re: Billy Glidden at the MMW fall ball
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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09/27/12 09:27 AM
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Did I read correctly that ONE car oiled the track 3.... THREE times..... YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING... I sure hope he pulled to the side
Not sure of THREE times but I know for sure he did it TWICE and no he DID NOT pull over
Russ
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Re: Billy Glidden at the MMW fall ball
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09/27/12 09:32 AM
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Did I read correctly that ONE car oiled the track 3.... THREE times..... YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING... I sure hope he pulled to the side
Not sure of THREE times but I know for sure he did it TWICE and no he DID NOT pull over
Russ
I think the lynch mob should be looking elsewhere from what I am reading
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Re: Billy Glidden at the MMW fall ball
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09/27/12 09:37 AM
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He was paid to do it!! LOL!! Friday was just plain BAD!! like a hot poker in the eye!! then the rain,hail, then the cold air, and then the wind!! I watched a tent set up blow right into a hemia cuda and a new challenger in the show car area, the challenger suffered the worse, the hemi got just few scratches on its roof,, that's when everyone started taking those tents down!! those things should not be allowed in a show car area,!! Period!! Just a bad weather weekend, made everyone temper short!! Then add guy who has no idea of when to shut off a pass, and stop!!
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Re: Billy Glidden at the MMW fall ball
[Re: mark42202]
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09/27/12 09:39 AM
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Ok, for all you guys who keep on the whole "why was a ford allowed to make a pass" thing. Josh already answered for one thing. For another, brand x cars are allowed in NSS. That was announced months ago. SO guess what? There were fords, chevys, and pontiacs making passes all weekend! Yet you guys want to focus on ONE pass that took less than 5 minutes start to finish like it hindered ANYTHING about the weekend. Y'all crack me up.
Dont see what the big issue is with other brands in NSS. NSCA/NMCA have been doing that forever. It improves car count. I love chrysler cars as much as anyone, but seeing a few cars from different makes isn't going to hurt anything. Isn't that what super stock racing used to be about? race on sunday sell on monday, Ford vs Mopar vs Chevy etc. If your racing a nostalgia class i don't remember Mopar only superstock racing back in the day.
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Re: Billy Glidden at the MMW fall ball
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09/27/12 09:57 AM
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Ok, for all you guys who keep on the whole "why was a ford allowed to make a pass" thing. Josh already answered for one thing. For another, brand x cars are allowed in NSS. That was announced months ago. SO guess what? There were fords, chevys, and pontiacs making passes all weekend! Yet you guys want to focus on ONE pass that took less than 5 minutes start to finish like it hindered ANYTHING about the weekend. Y'all crack me up.
Dont see what the big issue is with other brands in NSS. NSCA/NMCA have been doing that forever. It improves car count. I love chrysler cars as much as anyone, but seeing a few cars from different makes isn't going to hurt anything. Isn't that what super stock racing used to be about? race on sunday sell on monday, Ford vs Mopar vs Chevy etc. If your racing a nostalgia class i don't remember Mopar only superstock racing back in the day.
I agree 100%! That comment was making a point in response to several complaining about Glidden's ONE pass by saying "Why was a Ford even allowed to run?", like the brand was a big deal to them. I personally love watching any car go down the track, and ones that fly down in 4.01 seconds off the trailer in the 1/8 aren't brand specific anymore, anyway... but extremely fun to watch!
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