Posted By: ASA1711
South Carolina - 09/24/11 12:16 AM
I'm considering relocating to Beaufort, South Carolina and wondered if someone can recommend Orangeburg or Dorchester as good places to race.
Is one better than the other?
Posted By: sixpackgut
Re: South Carolina - 09/24/11 02:01 AM
Dorchester i wont go to. all grudge racing, alot of yelling, drinking, rap music
orangeburg is a real nice track but i think they only care about the track when the pro mods are there
Bowman is one of my favorites, cheap, hooks, good people and its near orangebrg. the bad is highway barrier walls that tend to get a car airborn if they hit them
midway just reopened and the track is comming around. wide track. half way to Darlington
Carolina "House of Hook" is near Augusta
Posted By: Norm
Re: South Carolina - 09/24/11 02:12 AM
I raced at Orangeburg back in the mid 70"s when it was a typical backwoods 1/4 mile track. It was shortened to 1/8 mile around 77 or 78. I have not been there in years but understand the track has been completely updated and has alot of outlaw promod races now. Dorchester is a backwoods 1/8 mile outlaw track that is very dangerous if you have any power at all. I raced there back in the 80's when it was built and it was ok back then. It has a very short shutdown with a railroad track going across the end. No bull! Carolina Dragway is located on the South Carolina side of Augusta, GA. and is an excellent track with alot of very fast heads up classes. Then there is Darlington of course!
Posted By: ASA1711
Re: South Carolina - 09/24/11 12:39 PM
Guys,
Thanks for the feedback. I also got some response over at Classracer.com.
Orangeburg seems like a very good track but their $60.00 entry fee is pretty steep.
Posted By: MRMOPAR622
Re: South Carolina - 09/24/11 02:23 PM
You can come on down in Alabama for some Big $$$ Bracket Races and if Heads Up is your thing there are plenty of them also.
Next month MMP is the $Million Dollar$ Race. If you are a Grudge Racer Phenix City is the place to go.
Posted By: ASA1711
Re: South Carolina - 09/24/11 02:56 PM
Being from the northeast and having raced at Englishtown, Atco, Island, Lebanon Valley and Maple Grove, all very high quality 1/4 mile tracks and with an average of $35.00 entry, $60.00 is a big number to race the No Box bracket, riff raff or not.
I've never raced 1/8 before but Orangeburg looks like a high quality track.
Posted By: ASA1711
Re: South Carolina - 09/24/11 03:25 PM
Booze at a drag strip? No thank you.
That's why I spectate. We have pretty much ironed out the bugs on the Maverick. I think we might take it to Jackson "house of hook" next weekend. Kevin