Flamboro May10th.."Oh What a Night !"

[MoeskerRacing]

I hope someone can post the Canam results, I didnt get too see any since we were getting car ready for feature during their heats.
I actually wanted to see how the #39 did myself, someone timing people said his times werent that far off top times.

Yah, I want to know how the #39 did too, a JCAR grad.

I'll keep it short and sweet.  The car worked awesome when it was picking up fuel.  Started 18th of 18, passed a bunch of guys before lap 5, then lost all the positions because it wasn't picking up fuel again.  Then worked up into the top 5.  Dropped a cylinder (probably caused by running too lean when it wasn't picking up fuel).  Babied it to a 6th place finish.  Was very glad to see the early checkereds, just hope I didn't do too much damage to the stove.

I'm thinking we're going to need some more sponsors if we're going to go through an engine per race.
haha 

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[mike32]

one thing I've found that slows Flammy down is the victory photos after heat races which very few tracks do these days. I used to find that certain photographers seemed to be running the show, or should I say pacing the tempo of the program with umpteen heat victory shots. Hopefully that has changed.
 Re food-they still haven't clued in that it's pretty easy to stop at the fast food restaurants in Waterdown 10 minutes from the track and you guys all know my pet peeve re the 3 line process to get a burger, fries, and a drink at the track.
 I must admit even though it's my closest track,  I only went once last year after going to over 30 shows during the season at various tracks and I guess it's a few things that tick me off. Highest admission price in Ontario for a weekly show-poor sound system-no debit or credit card transactions at the ticket booth like all other entertainment venues-lack of  (outside) passing in the top divisions, inadequate washroom facilities when they do have large crowds (over 500 Steve? lol). The track configuration as it stands is good for 4 cylinders and thunders but I regret it was never improved vastly when it was rebuilt almost a decade ago so the wider late models could actually pass on the outside or run side by side through the corners.
 Sorry to ramble. It likely has the best location of any track in Southern Ontario and the worst promotion and event staging. That's what's so frustrating.

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[JohnQPublic]

I agree. ticket prices are a little stupid. 30 bucks for a weekly show? Dont give me the crap of there being the little gokart can ams there becuase thats bullcrap. so because they were there we have to pay their purse at the back gate?? Dont forget who your bread and butter is. It aint the can ams (especially the can ams)or any other travel series, it is the weekly show. If that keeps up meybe we use our drop nites on special weeks that cost more to get in I say. Lets get together on that and have maybe have one division boycot the night and rotate it. Lets see how the like that. But that will never happen because we racers are all too stuburn to get together on anything. Hey, it wont just save us 5 bucks a head but it will save the fuel in the cars and haulers and the tires and.......... everything. we get drop nights anyways so.
Just a thought.

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[Mobil1fan]

http://flamborospeedway.itgo.com/headlines/08_05/protrpt-08-05-10.html
This should be interesting.

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[Thayne]

It seems like the sensible way to do it.

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[Brett]

Sensible?? There's a word you don't hear associated with Flamboro scoring very often!

If the race wasn't completed and the 37 and 82 didn't bring out the "race-ending" caution, why are they at the back of the pack when they were running 1-2 at the last scored lap?

I know that they won't have all 21 of those cars returning to "finish" the race and my guess is they'll line up the cars, wreck 3-4 of them within 2 laps, then call it a complete race. Then they'll have 3-4 cars that may not be able to run the originally scheduled show due to the damage they incurred finishing last week's race.



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[scottmacgillivray]

#9 wont be there, wonder if ill get last place money and points. Flamboro gets worse every year,but where else can a LM race on a saturday night

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[Mobil1fan]

On that note, it looks like David Elliot's backing off from going for the points title...

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[Brett]

Yes sir Mobile...we'll be enjoying a few extra nights off! 

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[racerfan44]

If Mr. Elliott decides to pull away from the Flamboro points Im sure he would be welcomed at Delaware to run Fridays against the Delaware regulars (Robblee,Kennedy ETC ) and run for the Delaware Championship.

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[Racer43]

Im confused? Whats wrong with what there doin? sounds to me like the caution came out for a wreck with all four cars in turn one. If thats the way it went down ( dont know, wasn't there ) then whats the problem. It is wierd that the first yellow ends the race though. Why would David not be running in the points anymore? A couple bad nights are throw aways now are they not?

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[Brett]

Racer43 - David was dumped from behind while leading the race on the front straight (no caution). Going into turn 1, on that same lap, several other cars got together in a separate incident and wrecked (this brought out the caution). Since David was leading (albeit fishtailing wildly) at the stripe and the track threw the checkered flag after the caution, they revert back to the last completed lap - which David led.

The confusion, and bad feelings, stemmed from the fact the track gave the with to the #56 (after black flagging the #82 for rough driving), then changed their decision and gave the win to the #37 since he had led the last completed lap. After teching cars then receiving several protests (both written and verbal) by other drivers, the track decided that they hadn't reached half way and shouldn't have called it a complete race (oops). Confused yet?

So...if the race isn't over and they are going to continue it, why are the #37 and #82 (neither of whom were involved in the caution) still put to the back? Why did the track officials call the race complete? Why would they restart the race this weekend and only run until the first caution? I guess you have to be a Flammy official not to be confused by the whole deal!

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[racerfan44]

Brett are you saying the caution was not put out for the 82 & 37 but for another incident down the track.Now this is really confusing.Question whould the track had called a caution on the 82 &37 if the other incident up track had not happened.As for the placing of cars to realign the field were the other cars involved moved back also .As for the winner I think it should have been the original number #56 with all accident cars to the back.Now the decision whether the race was complete by the sounds of it was not .That is a technically but the track should have to live with the consequences and pay out how they finished that night.With caution cars at the back.You may not have some happy drivers with the decission but everybody get over it and move on.If drivers decide to not race and go else where well that is their decision to do so.As for the track hate to say you goofed on this one and this may come back and haunt you in the future.

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[Racer43]

OK. This sounds like a big clusterunowhat. Hopefully you guys can put this behind you and go kick some butt. 

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[Brett]

Racerfan44 - Yep, the officials said that the #37 was off the safely off the track and did not bring out the caution. The caution was for the pileup in turn 1. The cars involved in the wreck were scored to the back of the field. We (the #37 team) feel that if they are resetting the field and that the caution was based on the wreck (not the spin), then the final scored lap had the #37 and #82 running 1-2 and that's where they should restart.

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