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Hats off to Hendry County Motorsports Park for their on-going investments in the physical plant. The NEW bathrooms are in, and I hope they will keep fans, especially the female ones, happy for many years. BTW, they are air conditioned, and have both soap and towels; pet peeves of mine for many years.
Also, they put down 100+ loads of new clay, and appear to have changed the banking a little. The net result was that the groove moved up off the bottom by one or possibly two lanes. Its a welcome relief for a track that has long been considered one groove and only on the bottom.
The new surface got pretty rough, and I watched with amazement as driver after driver plowed into the same big holes. The guy who was on the way to the LM win went airborne two laps in a row and it killed the car. I am sure the track crew will give the bumps attention as they learn the new surface.
They grade a berm to mark the inside of the track, and also use traffic cones held in old tires positioned just outside of that berm. It is a blessing and a curse in my eyes, and here is why. The track did something that I always wanted a dirt track to do: they moved the cones up a few lanes before the Gladiator heat races. No disrespect to that class; it is a good one, but the fact is that heavy, FWD cars tear up the racing groove. This class ran a slightly longer track, then the cones were returned to the berm after their heats.
Here was the problem: 75% of the cautions were to retrieve cones that were clipped by the racecars. The event would go yellow, the cones was picked off the track, the offending car went to the back, and the same thing would play out a few laps later.
At this point in the show, the drivers have had plenty of track time, and they know where the berm is. Why not remove the cones for the features? It would greatly improve the quality and pace of the show in my opinion. At the very least, put them well inside of the berm.
They had 43 cars across 5 divisions, including 10 late models. I hope there are enough farm boys and rednecks in the area who will put down their phones, fishing poles and airboats to get out and build racecars. They would have a good time at Hendry!
Also, they put down 100+ loads of new clay, and appear to have changed the banking a little. The net result was that the groove moved up off the bottom by one or possibly two lanes. Its a welcome relief for a track that has long been considered one groove and only on the bottom.
The new surface got pretty rough, and I watched with amazement as driver after driver plowed into the same big holes. The guy who was on the way to the LM win went airborne two laps in a row and it killed the car. I am sure the track crew will give the bumps attention as they learn the new surface.
They grade a berm to mark the inside of the track, and also use traffic cones held in old tires positioned just outside of that berm. It is a blessing and a curse in my eyes, and here is why. The track did something that I always wanted a dirt track to do: they moved the cones up a few lanes before the Gladiator heat races. No disrespect to that class; it is a good one, but the fact is that heavy, FWD cars tear up the racing groove. This class ran a slightly longer track, then the cones were returned to the berm after their heats.
Here was the problem: 75% of the cautions were to retrieve cones that were clipped by the racecars. The event would go yellow, the cones was picked off the track, the offending car went to the back, and the same thing would play out a few laps later.
At this point in the show, the drivers have had plenty of track time, and they know where the berm is. Why not remove the cones for the features? It would greatly improve the quality and pace of the show in my opinion. At the very least, put them well inside of the berm.
They had 43 cars across 5 divisions, including 10 late models. I hope there are enough farm boys and rednecks in the area who will put down their phones, fishing poles and airboats to get out and build racecars. They would have a good time at Hendry!