E-town sucks
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Burning Brakes
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E-town sucks
Trailer up the car meet up with 2 other cars & go to Englishtown tonight to race Top Street & guess what they decide to close the track "because of the weather". It was 49 and sun & clouds. I think there wasnt enough cars. So THANKS FOR NOTHING E-TOWN!!!!! If it wasnt for the Corvette Challenge I wouldnt even go back there! I'll stick with Atco.
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Which e-town were you at? At the warmest part of the day it got up to a balmy 42 degrees.
It's about 35 degrees now.
I love racing at Atco but the top end of that track is like a wet-n-wild at these temps. It's still too damn cold to race after sunset.
It's about 35 degrees now. I love racing at Atco but the top end of that track is like a wet-n-wild at these temps. It's still too damn cold to race after sunset.
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Knowing the weather conditions did you ever think of calling first ????
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Burning Brakes
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Raceway park. We got there at 4pm & it was 49 degrees. There just wasn't enough cars for them to make money! That should have been our gain. But its Ok when they have hundreds of cars & "we" have to wait hours for a run!! Paul your right about Atco. Last week I was at the track rental. I had to get out of it on three of my passes. Not at the top end. around the 60' mark. Oh Well!!!
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Oh yeah! At 3pm. but why should we call. They say under "40" They close, It was 49 & the sun was out! They used the weather as an excuse because there wasnt enough cars for them to fill their pockets.
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George I was all loaded up and ready to go but had called in the morning and they asked we call back at 2. The announcement to close for the evening session was made at 1 pm.
Sorry it was a lost trip for ya
Sorry it was a lost trip for ya
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I called @ 1:05 PM, they made the cancellation tape @ 1:00 PM..
I know they were running the AM Session, I actually only called to find out when the gates would be open for the PM Session..
Kinda shocked, but it saved me a 2 hr round trip..
I know they were running the AM Session, I actually only called to find out when the gates would be open for the PM Session..
Kinda shocked, but it saved me a 2 hr round trip..
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Trailer up the car meet up with 2 other cars & go to Englishtown tonight to race Top Street & guess what they decide to close the track "because of the weather". It was 49 and sun & clouds. I think there wasnt enough cars. So THANKS FOR NOTHING E-TOWN!!!!! If it wasnt for the Corvette Challenge I wouldnt even go back there! I'll stick with Atco.
I was there in the morning for the GTO events and was hoping to watch a couple Corvette friends run in the evening session, I was SHOCKED when they cancelled it. 