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Bradleyrj · 09-26-2010, 10:38 AM

Having never been to Bowman, Dorchester or ANY other tracks in the "LowCountry" area. I dont expect you guys to allow my comments to hold much water. I have however been to A LOT of other tracks all over the south east. Mostly concentrated in KY, TN, Northern Al, and NC. Also worked at the track for 5 years. Starting pushing a broom in the burnout box, to completely running the program on Friday night grudge, TNT, and Street bracket classes.

The road side barriers are not the best but are an effective means of keeping the cars shiny side up if they are placed correctly. Sitting the barriers JUST OFF the race surface call drop the walls 4-6 inches. Could be enough to move the angled part low enough. (To save yourself some labor, rent a SOD cutter to cut a path beside the track surface that is level and a consistent width)

Clean up...Unless one lane has been "soiled" the entire length of the track, it shouldnt take an hour to do a clean up. I ask the question. Do racers assist with cleanup and if not, WHY? My home town track had an unspoken moto. "You pop, you mop". Not to penalize people, but just to help get the clean up done faster and get the action going again.

What is used for liquid spills? Oil dri? or Rice hulls? Rice hulls in my experience seemed to work better for fluids.

Tires dragged after clean up to even the surface and put some new rubber down?

I hope you guys dont take my post the wrong way, but I want to help keep everyone safe at the track (I am a safety consultant after all) and I have many many weekends pushing the brooms at the track, so I feel I have some valid information and questions.

09-26-2010, 10:38 AM	#56
Bradleyrj Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Myrtle Beach Posts: 2,347	Having never been to Bowman, Dorchester or ANY other tracks in the "LowCountry" area. I dont expect you guys to allow my comments to hold much water. I have however been to A LOT of other tracks all over the south east. Mostly concentrated in KY, TN, Northern Al, and NC. Also worked at the track for 5 years. Starting pushing a broom in the burnout box, to completely running the program on Friday night grudge, TNT, and Street bracket classes. The road side barriers are not the best but are an effective means of keeping the cars shiny side up if they are placed correctly. Sitting the barriers JUST OFF the race surface call drop the walls 4-6 inches. Could be enough to move the angled part low enough. (To save yourself some labor, rent a SOD cutter to cut a path beside the track surface that is level and a consistent width) Clean up...Unless one lane has been "soiled" the entire length of the track, it shouldnt take an hour to do a clean up. I ask the question. Do racers assist with cleanup and if not, WHY? My home town track had an unspoken moto. "You pop, you mop". Not to penalize people, but just to help get the clean up done faster and get the action going again. What is used for liquid spills? Oil dri? or Rice hulls? Rice hulls in my experience seemed to work better for fluids. Tires dragged after clean up to even the surface and put some new rubber down? I hope you guys dont take my post the wrong way, but I want to help keep everyone safe at the track (I am a safety consultant after all) and I have many many weekends pushing the brooms at the track, so I feel I have some valid information and questions. __________________ Last edited by Bradleyrj; 09-26-2010 at 10:41 AM.