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mrshulio	What's Up at Salem?	Lead	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 7918 (04/23/10 11:44 AM) Jakes Stunt Double Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None Remove this ad Post any info or subjects for discussion regarding the New Track at Salem.
mrshulio	"Official" Info	#1	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 7920 (04/23/10 12:05 PM) Jakes Stunt Double Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The following is a link posted on the Salem website with information regarding the new Short Track. The FAQs are very helpful! Salem Short Track Info
bigtater		#2	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 962 (04/23/10 01:38 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	How many nights will they run figure-8?
chief39	I	#3	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 172 (04/23/10 03:17 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I have already bought my number for their pure stock class, and have been e-mailing them concerning using our tire rule if we stay with our weight 3600 lbs. and 2 bbl. carb. dont know what will happen but they seem receptive.
wrong		#4	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 74 (04/23/10 10:17 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I hope they stay with DOT tires myself, I'll be running pure stock there too. If you read the rules it seems like it would be kind of hard for most dromers to make the switch, but maybe I'm wrong.
mrshulio		#5	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 7922 (04/24/10 12:39 PM) Jakes Stunt Double Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tater, they have some IOFS on the schedule and I think 4 other F8 races? No Xtreme is scheduled YET. I say yet because it is mentioned on the sheet they published and sorta kinda indicates they won't run them this season but maybe next?
bigtater		#6	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 968 (04/25/10 08:29 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm all for more F8 racing and I will go to any F8 race as long as it does not interfere with the Sportsdrome schedule,BUT why would anyone build up a car to only run 4 races?,unless they can run that car in other divisions it does not make sense to me,....I think that if Sportsdrome and Salem worked together with their divisions we could get back to the kind of car number counts we had when the Sportsdrome and Fairgrounds ran during the same period,I'm talking F8 ONLY,who gives a flying turd what they do with the oval divisions! Can I bring my camera into the Salem facility? How much are their hot-dogs? Can we get some pictures of the track on here? Nothing runs like a Deere!
wrong		#7	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 76 (04/25/10 09:03 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Go to Salem facebook page and they have video's on there. As for racing 4 times the pure stocks are scheduled to run 6 times with the poss. of more. Some people don't like the way the rules are at the Drome thats why they go other places. Turning right on the oval is a prime example, It's not safe. Also the drome is not the only other track around, we run KMS now and the rules for P/S is very similar, so its not all about the Drome.
mrshulio		#8	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 7933 (04/29/10 10:06 PM) Jakes Stunt Double Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	This topic is for discussion regarding Salem. Driver Questions and Comments. Visit the other topic for Tater's Comedy Hour.....
mrshulio	What about.....?	#9	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 7934 (04/29/10 10:18 PM) Jakes Stunt Double Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There is a direct email address for technical questions and comments. Email: speedway@blueriver.net Anyone who sends in questions please post the answer you receive here to keep our information current. Thanks!
mrshulio	Tires	#10	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 7935 (05/03/10 05:36 PM) Jakes Stunt Double Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Remove this ad It is my understanding they want to stay with a DOT street tire at Salem. However, they also want to have alot of Dromers and some guys are buying street tires over $100 each. That's not what I would consider a "pure stock" budget tire and certainly more than a Dromer tire. Maybe a specified street tire is the answer?
chief39		#11	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 175 (05/03/10 09:12 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	talked to Travis Salems tech director tonight {7:45pm} he said a decision on tires will more than likely be made by this weekend and be posted on Salems website. the feeling i get after talking to him is he likes the price of the towel city tires, and for some reason he did not see the towel city and carb. rules when he looked at the dromes rules, 4 bbl and d.o.t. tires and 2 bbl and towel city tires may work
mrshulio		#12	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 7937 (05/04/10 04:10 PM) Jakes Stunt Double Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks for the update Chief! You guys keep the info coming it will help all the Drivers.
wrong		#13	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 83 (05/05/10 07:18 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Dont know if anyone is interested but he told me if weather permitted they would start paveing thur. the 5th.
chief39		#14	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 176 (05/06/10 06:54 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	there is a video of a car running on Salems high bank that shows the short track and X8 perfectly. its on facebook
wrong		#15	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 84 (05/06/10 10:31 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	No new pavement yet, went up there and it looks good. Saying Tuesday now hope it doesn't rain too much more.
wrong		#16	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 85 (05/11/10 11:34 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	May 16th practice has been cancelled due to weather delaying paving, they say may 23rd race date is still on but I doin't see how.
wrong		#17	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 86 (05/13/10 08:16 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	May 26th race date has been cancelled due to weather not permitting paving of the track. New opening date June 27th. They say there will be an open practice before then but no date is set. Mrshulio that sounds pretty good but the reason most want to run a specific tire is because thats what they have. Or at least thats my reasons. If you go to any spec tire it just causes you to spend more money. I say run DOT tires limit size and let everyone use tire softener, that should equal the tires out some. My 2cents.
mrshulio	Put Your Rubber On	#18	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 7946 (05/14/10 04:49 PM) Jakes Stunt Double Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A couple of years ago we discussed going to a $35 "street tire" for Dromers. Specific tire, specific size, sold by a specific dealer. I guess that's what you call a "spec" tire? lol The main reason it didn't work out is because the tire Dealer didn't want to keep enough tires in stock (i.e., in storage) to run 2 weekly Divisions. Anyhow, what I'm hearing now is due to all the new Govt. fees for tire disposal, etc, it would be impossible to find a tire for $35 no matter how many you ordered. True? Or is MK fibbin because he already got tires for Salem?
chief39		#19	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 177 (05/14/10 08:22 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	after dealing with the E.P.A. a couple of times, I can tell you old tires are a real hassle. tires are like used oil, you are responsible for them from the cradle to the grave.there are fees for everything, I dont see how MG gets by with tires just laying around
wrong		#20	[-]
Voting Member Posts: 88 (05/14/10 10:10 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Remove this ad No not that at all my reference to spec was size not manufaturer. I haven't heard anything on what they plan on doing with tires but whatever it is I wish they would go ahead and do it. I've got some of the towell city tires too so it wont be that bad for me I just hope they rethink the use of softener that should help us use the older tires.

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