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Re: West Coast Offense (441 Views)
Posted by: fkach (IP Logged)
Date: August 05, 2007 03:24PM

>- bigger fields
- better fields
- no rain offs
- handle up
- less breakdowns <

CA really doesn't have any weather issues. To a large extent, all of these pluses are related to the decline of breakdowns and injuries.

The tracks used to be like paved highways. IMO they should have tried deeper chushions, extra sand etc... before destroying dirt racing in the state. I'll cut them some slack and admit that mandating drug free racing instead of artificial surfaces as part of the change wouldn't have gotten off the ground.

They should have put Poly/Cushion on one of the 2nd tier tracks and experimented with the surfaces at a couple of others. That way they would have had multiple models and results to look at. Even if this turns out to be the greatest move in the history of racing, it was idiotic to make such an extreme move in such an important market with so many Grade 1 dirt races without a full understanding of both the implictions and ALTERNATIVES. It's so idiotic it smells like someone is getting paid off.



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West Coast Offense (831 Views) Silver Charm 08/04/2007 10:33AM
Re: West Coast Offense (510 Views) fkach 08/05/2007 08:29AM
Re: West Coast Offense (501 Views) Michael D. 08/05/2007 08:58AM
Re: West Coast Offense (465 Views) fkach 08/05/2007 09:24AM
Re: West Coast Offense (515 Views) Michael D. 08/05/2007 09:52AM
Re: West Coast Offense (395 Views) Silver Charm 08/05/2007 01:43PM
Re: West Coast Offense (409 Views) Michael D. 08/05/2007 02:47PM
Re: West Coast Offense (441 Views) fkach 08/05/2007 03:24PM
Re: West Coast Offense (440 Views) Silver Charm 08/05/2007 03:41PM
Re: West Coast Offense (490 Views) Chuckles_the_Clown2 08/06/2007 07:25AM
Re: West Coast Offense (425 Views) richiebee 08/06/2007 07:43AM
Re: West Coast Offense (396 Views) miff 08/06/2007 10:23AM
Re: West Coast Offense (407 Views) fkach 08/06/2007 08:10PM
Re: West Coast Offense (477 Views) ezgoer89 08/06/2007 09:53AM
Re: West Coast Offense (437 Views) Bally Ache 08/06/2007 11:01AM
Re: West Coast Offense (433 Views) ezgoer89 08/06/2007 12:26PM
Re: West Coast Offense (510 Views) Silver Charm 08/05/2007 03:39PM
Re: West Coast Offense (488 Views) Michael D. 08/05/2007 03:59PM
Re: West Coast Offense (443 Views) fkach 08/05/2007 04:23PM
Re: West Coast Offense (437 Views) NoCarolinaTony 08/05/2007 10:41PM
Re: West Coast Offense (410 Views) Silver Charm 08/06/2007 07:59PM
Re: West Coast Offense (446 Views) richiebee 08/06/2007 12:20AM
Re: West Coast Offense (422 Views) NoCarolinaTony 08/06/2007 08:33AM
Re: West Coast Offense (397 Views) APny 08/07/2007 12:19AM
Re: West Coast Offense (389 Views) Lost Cause 08/07/2007 12:38PM
Re: West Coast Offense (457 Views) bordercollie 08/07/2007 02:00PM
Re: West Coast Offense (408 Views) Silver Charm 08/07/2007 09:58PM


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