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If it were mine, I'd at least open it up and see if there was anything obvious that I could do for it. Check fuses, look for (and replace) memory backup batteries (if any), disconnect connectors / clean them up / reconnect them, look for anything loose or frayed... might not fix it, but...

Sorry, I must still have PTSD from dealing with my local tracks.

True... in ARCA and Xfinity using cars out of a top Monster Energy Cup team's garages and with their personnel. Not bad-mouthing him, just hoping that he doesn't need that perceived advantage throughout his career.

I have not voluntarily signed up for automatic credit card payments, but I have been tricked into it (gotten contracts that did not match what I'd originally signed). These companies figure that maybe you will not mind because you'll love their service forever, or won't notice, or won't want to...

For his sake, I hope he is winning based upon talent more than equipment. There have been a lot of drivers who hit their "rev limit" when they reach a car class where their parents / contacts / money can no longer provide enough edge over the competition.

If the racers in the classes you're talking about (Indy cars, and the top three NASCAR classes) are truly professionals, they should be able to handle catching and passing slower cars. They've even got spotters to help them! Both sanctioning bodies already black flag cars that are too slow...

Careful - you could be interpreted as saying that it is the drivers' faults that class rules have gone crazy and that there is a tire shortage. Drivers are customers, and they do not make track rules (unless track operators are foolish enough to let them). It is true that drivers need to be...

Kart racing has allowed tire soaking for years, and it has been suffering declines in car count for years too. Coincidence? Nope. Karters soon realize that because of changing track conditions (both week-to-week and during events) you need to have several complete sets of tires that have been...

Read about a cyber attack (ransomware) affecting Colonial Pipeline, causing them to shut down their networks yesterday. Saw gas prices up by 20 cents per gallon at the gas stations around me this morning. Sheesh! They haven't even had time for deliveries to get delayed yet!

Knew a girl, while I was in college, who had a Levi's Edition Gremlin. It was about seven or eight years old by then, and really showed a lot of wear for its mileage. Don't know if she was the original owner or not. She drove it around for a while, then suddenly showed up in a used Pacer...

Made a good basis for many Modifieds, back in the 1970s...

Used to be, the menu treat at Martinsville was their Fried Bologna Sandwich. Is that still available? Also, if you choose to stay in Greensboro there is a local dirt track called 311 Speedway about a half hour away that usually races on Saturday nights. They used to have a big late model...

Local tracks around me have so many classes (too many) all with just a few cars, that I've been expecting races like this. They have combined various classes of Late Models sometimes, but I haven't seen them combine open wheel cars with full bodied cars yet. One of these local creations, at a...

Can't remember if it was the last race, but we attended one of the last races at Richmond before they tore down / reconfigured the track. For the Cup race we sat in temporary aluminum bleachers outside the first turn (that area is part of the track now). It was wild - back then the fast cars...

Today, a bunch of old REO Speedwagon albums. "Wheels Are Turning", "Hi Infidelity", "Good Trouble", "A Decade of Rock and Roll"... maybe more if the wife continues to allow me to play hooky... good thing she likes it too.

Well, thanks, but I'm not going to sign up for Facebook and get into all of that mess. That's why I asked if it was individuals posting about what's going on at 311, instead of an official track account.

I know it's a typical race night for 311, although the weather looks a little iffy. But where are you seeing these posts about 311? Are they on individual accounts (no officially 311 track accounts)?

Hadn't seen any news articles about 311, not even race results posted, since Fulp claimed he was quitting social media. He shut down the track website, and its Facebook page (and his old Twitter account) hadn't been updated in months (as of about three weeks ago, which was the last time I...

Here's what I've been able to find out about what's going on for other NC venues: The governor said he plans to allow a capacity of 7% for large venues with a seating capacity of more than 10,000, effective Oct. 2. (He's talking about outdoor venues here.) Big tracks like the Charlotte Motor...

Sorry, the operative words there were "used to". Mothballed all my stuff after my health went sour a few years ago. There are a bunch of tracks in WV - you might sweet talk your way into a local car's seat for a trial... but you'll have to lose the "prove your worthiness to me" attitude if you...