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    Whatever happened to...

    Whatever happened to the train races?

    And the smash-to-pass figure eights? Never got the chance to see that...
    When the fun stops, I'm OUTTA here....

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    In a word: ka-boom! Neither was that popular, and other 'family entertainment' shows were used to replace them.
    Where did everyone go????
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    How about...

    How about that motorcycle demo?!?

    Now THAT was......ridiculous. Nice try, though.
    When the fun stops, I'm OUTTA here....

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    theres still train races...there just 600hp cars now

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    Quote Originally Posted by W. J. View Post
    In a word: ka-boom! Neither was that popular, and other 'family entertainment' shows were used to replace them.

    I beg to differ i used to like those races!
    R.I.P Poppy. The best turn 3 beer man Riverhead Raceway has ever seen and the best grandfather anyone could ask for!Tony Mastrangelo 7-10-35 to 12-29-02 R.I.P. 03, 1, 7, 66, 93 rip wild bill

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    Quote Originally Posted by RPMcGrellis414 View Post
    theres still train races...there just 600hp cars now
    Sure that's not 'smash to pass'????
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    Quote Originally Posted by RPMcGrellis414 View Post
    theres still train races...there just 600hp cars now
    Sure that's not 'smash to pass'????
    Where did everyone go????
    www.myracenews.com also with a Facebook page!

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    from what i remember they stopped the smash to pass figure eights because of the potential injury from collisions at the x since the drivers refused to stop or slow down for traffic, instead they usually just aimed for each other. the track tried mandating driver side door bars and thats when fewer people would enter. no clue why the train races ended. probaby due to low car counts. the one i miss is the backwards/forwards demo. wish they would try that again.

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    Yeah, backward-forward demos were the BEST!
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    They need to bring BACK the Train Races....wouldnt mind making a COMEBACK!
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    They had backwards/forward demos at R'head? I heard of those at Freeport, but, again, never got to see one. The train races were great, especially before they got them figured out (chaining the cars together tightly) but I couldn't imagine the logistics of getting three cars to the track for someone who doesn't own a towing business or have a lot of friends with trailers that weren't racing that night!
    When the fun stops, I'm OUTTA here....

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    I liked the train racing when they had them racing the oval, not the figure 8 course. They were more competitive on the oval and seemed to draw more numbers.
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    Oval was too easy.....figure 8 you get to "let 'em hang"...lol. We used to run the train race, unchain the cars, hook the brakes back up un the front car (put the pin back in the pedal), put the driveshaft back in the tail car, and run the stock 8's. Made for a LOOOOOONG enduro Sunday! Sat. nights were the best. Bill Denniston used to let us leave the trains at the track towards the end. Either way, they were fun to race.
    Last edited by nobandwagonhere; 09-17-2008 at 10:17 AM.
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    Running the 8's was harder no doubt, but the oval made it more competitive. The 8's made it exciting for the fans to see if they were going to hit. I enjoyed the oval, we had closer racing!
    Peter Milano
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