Saturday Night Racer - The "New" Merced 7-18-10

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The "New" Merced 7-18-10
07/18/10 at 2:48pm

I will try and give some updates tonight on the New West's fastest 1/4 mile dirt track Merced Speedway.
won't be able to do names so bare with me and I will be hanging out with bunch of old friend's, so maybe a little help from them. I hope Kartracer8 don't get us into any trouble with the "other" offcial's that I'm sure will be there checking it out.
Yes it's HOT out (104 today) and the new clay didn't get put down yet and with a start time of 5pm it might get dusty, but with all the cars that will be there I'm sure it's going to be GREAT.

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roeman00 LMR Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 149 Turlock, Ca.	Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10 Reply #1 - 07/18/10 at 3:51pm Just got here. Drove around on G st. The pits are packed. There are trailers in the old over flow parking lot. See ya in the stands Ray.
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Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10
Reply #2 - 07/18/10 at 5:30pm

mods that are here..
98.1.5r.69m.16b.14p.75x.10.9xxx.3.15x.15.72b.86u.21c.66p
ss here
41h.3.88.71x.36k.61.00.07.77.15.54.71.67.15x
hobbys here
14p.38.17.40.01m.7.10.78x.70l.07
like 11 mini 4 and 6 sportmans..

the track is starting to dry out, and was very wet when I got here, it's going to be very CLOSE racing tonight on this new track..
I will try to get a couple of pics

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Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10
Reply #3 - 07/18/10 at 5:31pm

mods that are here..
98.1.5r.69m.16b.14p.75x.10.9xxx.3.15x.15.72b.86u.21c.66p
ss here
41h.3.88.71x.36k.61.00.07.77.15.54.71.67.15x
hobbys here
14p.38.17.40.01m.7.10.78x.70l.07
like 11 mini 4 and 6 sportmans..

the track is starting to dry out, and was very wet when I got here, it's going to be very CLOSE racing tonight on this new track..
I will try to get a couple of pics

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fan_of_4p LMR God Offline Where's the next race? Posts: 1719	Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10 Reply #4 - 07/18/10 at 6:37pm hobby heat 1 55.38..07.7.17.77x heat 2 10.01m.14p.70l.40.78x ss heat 1 15x.15.00.61.41h.71.09.3 ss heat 2 71x.07.4.54.77.88.36k.67 mod heat 1 10.72.98.3.66p.9xxx.5r.86u heat 2 1.75x.69m.21c.14p.15.15x.16b.dns now trying to knock down some of the dust
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fan_of_4p LMR God Offline Where's the next race? Posts: 1719	Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10 Reply #5 - 07/18/10 at 6:37pm hobby heat 1 55.38..07.7.17.77x heat 2 10.01m.14p.70l.40.78x ss heat 1 15x.15.00.61.41h.71.09.3 ss heat 2 71x.07.4.54.77.88.36k.67 mod heat 1 10.72.98.3.66p.9xxx.5r.86u heat 2 1.75x.69m.21c.14p.15.15x.16b.dns now trying to knock down some of the dust
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steph LMR God Offline www.ByStephanieOdom. com Posts: 1597 Denver, CO	Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10 Reply #6 - 07/18/10 at 7:42pm pictures posted for fanof4p:
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fan_of_4p LMR God Offline Where's the next race? Posts: 1719	Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10 Reply #7 - 07/18/10 at 7:49pm hobby main finish.. 55.01m.38.14p.17.70l.10.7.77x.40.78x ss main up now and they just put down water
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Rodney LMR God Offline Posts: 717	Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10 Reply #8 - 07/18/10 at 8:06pm 40 cars in three classes, on a Sunday, this late into the season is impressive.
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fan_of_4p LMR God Offline Where's the next race? Posts: 1719	Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10 Reply #9 - 07/18/10 at 9:19pm not offical results but from a fan in the stands ss..15.00.15x.09.41h.54.71.88.61.36k.4.67.71x.77.3 mod...98.1.69m.14p.21c.75x.66p.9xxx.3.72.15x.86u.15.16b.10
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weaver11 LMR Senior Offline 11w 72m Posts: 470	Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10 Reply #10 - 07/18/10 at 9:36pm ok on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being bad,and 10 being good. what you give it? i will just say i'm glad my cars where at home.
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kartracer8 LMR God Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 525	Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10 Reply #11 - 07/18/10 at 9:53pm its def short track racing i think a little wider will be better and i think that exit out of 2 is a matter of time before someone gets pushed over that wall but its nice to have a nice car count and something to do on a sunday..not bad for a first show there and in the middle of the year..
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Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10
Reply #12 - 07/18/10 at 9:56pm

weaver11 wrote on 07/18/10 at 9:36pm:

ok on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being bad,and 10 being good. what you give it?
i will just say i'm glad my cars where at home.

What do you give it? The cautions were caused by the same guys who cause cautions no matter what size track there on.

Overall, all the races were pretty racey throughout the entire field.

I'll give it a high 7, low 8 .

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Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10
Reply #13 - 07/18/10 at 10:10pm

fan_of_4p wrote on 07/18/10 at 9:19pm:

not offical results but from a fan in the stands
ss..15.00.15x.09.41h.54.71.88.61.36k.4.67.71x.77.3

mod...98.1.69m.14p.21c.75x.66p.9xxx.3.72.15x.86u.15.16b.10

SS finish with names

1 Mike Shepherd
2 Bob Williamson
3 Larry Damitz ( 82 yrs old)
4 Mitch Enos
5 Roy Hart
6 Michael Baballe
7 ?
8 Buddy Thatcher
9 Ricky Thatcher
10 Steven Hannah
11 Ty Shelton
12 Michael Shearer
13 George Leffler
14 Phillip Lust
15 Sandra Sandoval
Hey Ray, you missed the 07 of Robert Diaz. That's the names I know

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Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10
Reply #14 - 07/18/10 at 10:28pm

fan_of_4p wrote on 07/18/10 at 9:19pm:

not offical results but from a fan in the stands
ss..15.00.15x.09.41h.54.71.88.61.36k.4.67.71x.77.3

mod...98.1.69m.14p.21c.75x.66p.9xxx.3.72.15x.86u.15.16b.10

With names
1 Alex Stanford
2 Randy McDaniels
3 Chris Shannon
4 Ryan Porter
5 Derrick Colvin
6 Jim Digiovani
7 Paul Stone
8 Chet Reeves
9 Nick Sagmiller
10 Aaron Barnell
11 Wassenberg
12 John Digiovani
13 Bill Eggelston
14 Randy Brown
15 Ryan McDaniels( back and forth with Alex for the lead until something broke)
16 dns Karl Rose

As Ray stated, these are Unofficial. Just some fans in the stands.

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Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10
Reply #15 - 07/18/10 at 10:39pm

fan_of_4p wrote on 07/18/10 at 7:49pm:

hobby main finish..
55.01m.38.14p.17.70l.10.7.77x.40.78x

ss main up now and they just put down water

Wants again, finish with names
1 Shane Haussman (sp)
2 Raulie Rodriguez
3 Ryan Hart
4 Shannon Porter
5 Danny VanTassel
6 Robbie Loquaci
7 Ryan Larimer
8 David Soares
9 Jacob Owens
10 #40 ?
11 Aaron Widick
12 07 dns Willie Hammond ( steering box )
These are Unofficial. Just a fan in the stands

Cool

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Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10
Reply #16 - 07/18/10 at 10:55pm

thanks Roeman00 for the help.
don't know where the 07 was, I need to revert back a lap and check my transponder in loop 3 but seeing it was not the last lap I didn't score him manully.
kartracer8 is right that turn 2 wall is RIGHT there when you come out of the turn, the first 3 wide there will put a car over the wall.
What's up with that 67 SS never letting up on the 36k?

it was nice to hangout with some of the "pot stirs" tonight, saw AW10 checking it out also.

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ministocker56 LMR God Offline Dirt Late Models Rule! Posts: 1478	Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10 Reply #17 - 07/18/10 at 11:02pm Wow good job Larry Damitz still getting it done
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Reply #18 - 07/18/10 at 11:17pm

well it was ok i think going into 3 needs a little more bank or something you couldnt run the high line up there on 1 and 2 was pretty good you had 2 lines but you lost anything by going high on 3.. track was very dusty and slick like on marbles and short ... nice to see all the cars there but maybe more clay and a little wider for better racing.. alot of cars got tore up cosmetically tonight though.. i personally like the old track better as of now but a few weeks maybe it will be better ... jmo..

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justrace LMR Rookie Offline Posts: 42	Re: The "New" Merced 7-18-10 Reply #20 - 07/19/10 at 12:00am My favorite thing was that they kept the show moving. We did watch track prep twice but it wasn't bad and the next race was already waiting to go. And it didn't take forever to get the cars back in line on the yellows. For fans its great...for the drivers it's pretty tight alot of rubbin.
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Reply #21 - 07/19/10 at 12:19am

I have agree they kept the show moving,that being said they should move the show back a hour or so,might help the track,and that sun in turn three was brutal.
It was cool to race with damitz,man enos has to get the hard charger award I think he started like 13th or so,good run happy to see you guys back,hard luck has to go to thatcher I thought I seen him way up front for a while then got caught up in some crap.
Racing was tight not alot of room,great for fans not so much for drivers,good first night though,with a little more work track could be real good

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