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Old 07-29-2007, 12:00 PM
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Douglas doesn't have a mechanical sweeper, nothing attached to a truck or tractor to clean the track. Two guys with push brooms do not get the job done! Spinning tires on race cars do a better job of sweeping away the marbles, so that's what they do...

I've seen alky cars run on that track, and it was very scary!

Not even a rock/leaf blower? That's really bad. The blowers can pelt your ankles with rocks too.
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You are notkidding about Noble . Its like a sand blaster behind the burnout box . When we take the turbo bike there we put a large nerf ball and then a cover over it in the turbo inlet so we dont have to empty out the intake before we roll into the water box . That place used to be nice but man has it went down hill lately . Glad Tulsa is so nice now and not a 2 hr drive
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You are notkidding about Noble . Its like a sand blaster behind the burnout box . When we take the turbo bike there we put a large nerf ball and then a cover over it in the turbo inlet so we dont have to empty out the intake before we roll into the water box . That place used to be nice but man has it went down hill lately . Glad Tulsa is so nice now and not a 2 hr drive
Agreed, Noble used to be way better, used to treat the racers better too.
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Old 07-29-2007, 05:18 PM
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This year at Bandimere Grubnic, Will & Tony P. had probably the best pit parking on the whole tour. We've already explained how the lanes are a straight shot downhill; well those 3 were parked directly at the top of the hill straight up, but also convienently adjacent to the main path from the return road. You usually see crews push the dragsters back & forth to get them out of thier stall & hook up the tow rope. These guys didn't even use a tow strap. All they had to do was turn the wheel, push it out, straighten the wheels, give it a good shove and they could literally could coast all the way to the burnout box if they wanted to. Coming back from a run, no sharp turns or obstacles - just pull straight in.
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