#bristoldirtnationals #bristoldirt Wednesday races pulled ahead to 7AM! Good run in the heat, and had a top 10 going in the feature when a very avoidable wreck caught us.
Man that sucks. Sorry to see it end that way. That was the main reason, outside of the cost, to why we didn't go. Well I hope you can get her fixed up quick and best of luck this year. If we go to Boone this season I will hope to see you there as well.
Sorry to see you wreck. The problem with these events is that there are drivers with more sponsorship and money than brains and ability. With the number of drivers and cars that they had there, they need to figure out a way for drivers to qualify to get there and race.
I somewhat agree. That's a double edged sword, because honestly if it were invite only, I wouldn't have the credentials to be here... but I'm capable. I do think they should be absolutely ruthless about rough driving and procedures. Instead they don't even pay attention to lining up anything other than the first 2 rows.
As a fellow driver here in NY, I'm with yah with the safety aspect. Without us drivers thet is no show, going green with stopped cars on the track was Galactica Stupid. I just wish officials would get penalized like us drivers ! They should pay to fix your cars - instead of getting to say oops seeya next week. Good Luck to ya
Looked like a FUN race until the terrible mistake by the Track Officials...Glad that nobody was critically injured, 🙏 Prayers go out for the Driver with the broken ribs and collapsed lung (reports) Stay Safe and Play Healthy
I couldn’t tell really what happened from the video without you explaining it. I was watching lap times on race monitor and suddenly it stopped. Sorry about your car. We have a late model that’s ready sitting in the shop this week, truth be told, I am really glad I didn’t try and run this because I don’t have a quad or really any way to bring it if I did. Too many cars at this thing. Going out there to spectate today (Friday). Hope that your ride home went smoothly.
I agree 💯with you I’ve been watching on racexr and you can hear race control in the back ground doesn’t sound very professional at all and you can definitely tell all they care about is hustling through the event and that’s it. I understand the whole rain issues but damn
I have been to a lot of short track races all over the country. All the promoters seem to worry more about time than saftety.. I have also been an offical for the NASCAR WEEKLY RACING SERIES. You are right it doesn't have to be this way. I look forward to seeing more on your racing.
Great Video. Bristol is not the place for attitude or playing check up on a track with speeds reaching 120 - 140 mph. You did a great job holding the line which saved you from the car behind you. Thanks for Posting. There seems to be a lot more attitude from younger drivers lately which is being perpetrated by the lack of track officials and flagmen doing their jobs. Just my observation from watching World of Outlaws dirt races across U.S. in 2020
That going to need some major fixin, better get busy, new Aarms , and other stuff, a boat, oh yes, oh yes and no one could see anything to dusty, it would of been totally different if some one got hurt, oh yes , no one is going dis you , if they do they should not be on the channel, I say good riddance if they bog you , you did fine , the track will stop doing dirt if they get to much bitching, they will just tell all of the dirt guys ,( no thanks we don’t need you here anymore) so y’all probably should not complain too loud , that is if you want to have dirt on Bristol again, you did good I love what Ravi g you did do , thanks y’all praise Jesus grace Christ amen, now we need to see HTF hunt the front late model get to do some good, they run Saturday I think, not sure, anyway thanks BigAl California.
I drove this track in iRacing. Thought they got it all wrong, because it can bite you at any moment. After watching on XR, I figured out they got it right. The real deal will bite you. So many weekend warriors cars destroyed. Never seen this much carnage.
@@danamcintyre3565 but I’ve raced on the virtual Lernerville many times. I’m not as daring as the better drivers, and run that top line about 1/2 a groove lower. Don’t want to run off track.
@@voodoo7008 It was two years ago it was snowing when we arrived on a Thursday, Friday as we watched there was seven cars flipped in two races so glad we where the next up and they decided to finish the show on Saturday witch made for a long day but a much safer and racing surface to race on ! But what a difference 24 hours made to the racing g surface
Sucks that happened especially when it was completely and totally avoidable. That is scary to think they turned it green with two cars stuck together sitting on the track. That could have killed the drivers parked on the track and possibly the drivers racing down on them. Good thing is no one was injured and sucks for all of you who tore up your rigs.
I've been saying for a month now. "It'd be a miracle if someone during the month isn't seriously hurt or killed." I'm praying for all of the drivers during the month of Bristol & have been posting these warnings on every single Bristol dirt video I can find to spread awareness. Idk what can be done tho but that's not for me to figure out. I do know my biggest fear was a car wrecking & then stopping at the end of a straightaway & it being super dusty & another car T-bones the stopped car. I literally think it's a 50/50 chance of lose of life for the month. Lets pray its not
Also the biggest danger is the drivers eagerness to win. They won't be driving normally. They want to showcase "how much talent" they have to the world & drivers will take chance they normally wouldn't. A true recipe for disaster
What heck you will need to change a tire on top of wrecked race cars all stacked around your pits, I see three wrecked cars layingall on the pit lane , nice , thanks, BigAl California.
Great content guys! Really injoyed the updates this week 👍 Bristol can tear up alot of cars no madder the series. Sorry you guys couldn't stay untill Saturday what a tough break. Your right about the saftey vs just looking over your equipment to see where the competition is gonna be that's ridiculous waving a green flag with two tangled race cars on the backstretch. Over all like you said I think Bristol dirt event's are great for the sport but the event staff needs to realize there will be delays and rain at some point that will put you behind schedule. So basically next year just run the modified and the 604 crate and the super late models and not have 1500 race cars there if they are worried about a time constraints because that definitely is going to happen. I'm with ya bud on all that. If your worried about staying on schedule next year make the street stocks and some other divisions on a different weekend. They will get worked out good luck to you guys and safe travels back to Michigan 👍
I found out one of the stopped cars was another local from Muskegon Michigan , His name is Brandon Taipalus , he was checked out and will be okay but the mod looks really bad . there was no talk of guys banging on the caution on their page that I am aware of ? Another one of our local mods from Muskegon , Michigan got completely destroyed yesterday #74 Mike Epplet . I dont think he was in that race but I saw pics on facebook and it was so bad I was worried Mike got hurt . Luckily he's okay but damn , that place has been a bad deal for a lot of racers at this event . Glad you were not torn up worse or hurt . I have to add , I worked on boats for years , a boat is also a risk , they have their accidents too , sinking , fires , dealing with drunks etc
Thunderbird and I96 drivers? This track is why Hartford Speedway is a 3/8ths now lol it was huge fast and the walls dont move no matter hard you hit them Rick Beebe used to say lol
Bristol has been nothing but an iRacing lobby. Guys can't seem to stay off each other for more than a couple laps. It was a great idea, but the skill gap in dirt when you just let anyone show up is huge. Sorry your week was ruined by stupidity man
Your car looks better than mine I rolled 6 times at boot hill I got to get a whole new car lol glad your ok I am too good luck to the rest of yalls season
It's not ur fault . Bristol thanks there above dirt car racing. And they make all these rules and can't follow there own. Me being from Tennessee trust me I know there game . I'm glad ur ok . Hope u get car fixed soon.
Also new to your channel and really enjoyed your videos with more too come hopefully, bummer deal for sure but like my dad said when he raced “if you can’t take it home and fix it, don’t bring it to the track “ thanks again for some of us North of the border in 3 feet of snow 👍
Apparently there are a lot of racers pissed at how this is being handled. Looks like the stock car boys are being bent over with the schedule change. I have to laugh, the promoters banned me from commenting on Facebook before the week for exactly what most of the competitors are pissed about.
@@highinthedirt I don't know how they are making money on this deal. When promoters start to lose, the first people to get screwed are the people that are the show.
Hey 1st off Welcome to the club that got to run Bristol on dirt 👍sorry you had bad luck following two drivers that can't grow up you had a video before Showing some drivers don't have the respect of the drivers they race this is one of those times they should pay out of their pocket for their foolishness
I'm not into fiscal retribution for on track incidents. It sucks, but I can't expect anyone to help me out of this situation. When I spoke to one of the guys that got stalled he made it sound like they were beating on each other on purpose... sounds more like they just got caught in the accordion effect as the field tightened into formation. That's gonna happen in a 30 car field, and should have been expected... but none of us are perfect. Thanks for watching!
What year(s) did you go to Boone? I went in 2001. The year it rained, and flooded everything, pretty much every night. Plus the people I was there working with had an argument over using their good NCRA engine, or continue with their weekly power plants. Although I did get a upgraded room at the Inn we were staying at, because the place did not reserve my room. So I got a room with a full kitchen, and bathroom. Which is something positive I am grasping on too. Due to the fact I cannot say the to much of my experience at Boone was that exciting. Since to put it plainly, that was a good year for me, between all the different drivers I was working with. Because I was apart of over 50 main feature wins, and 28 of those were in a row. Which was out of 134 races that I went to that year. So I was having high expectations...🙄😂
Good video, loved when you said be prepared to wreck or stay out. Been doing Dirtracing, Rallying and Pure Track racing, wrecked cars in all of them its just the name of the game, if you dont try to go fast you lose.
There will be no time off time, the rain has mist that up,, and thus the whole week will be late, kool nice , love it , this is the big time, kool thanks 6 am, wow, thanks BigAl California.
So I read about this wreck and a few guys went to hospital one with broken ribs and a punctured lung. What the hell was the flag guy doing and not throwing yellow they were locked on backstretch in middle of the track. Bristol dropped the ball on this amd and messed up bad. Glad u avoided the worst of it tho.
Hard to believe the track can make money to be open on entry fees. Always thought it was butt's in the seats. Guessing I was wrong. They don't need fans at all.
Bad ending to a great event , you can always say you raced Bristol when a lot of us racers have not. Take the good and have great memories with those and hope you get back to racing soon , i enjoy watching your channel and keep the good fight going .
Actually, 18K was brake checked and had no way around it when 41 got caught up under him. There wasn’t any “wanting to play bumper cars” about it. Those two drivers didn’t cause any of that wreck. Those officials should’ve been watching the track and called a caution long before when the lead cars were still 3/4 of a lap away.
New to your channel and couldn't agree more about the poor decision to go green, I was watching live and it was clear they missed it, Bad call. Anyway, look forward to future races and as a retired late model driver (injury) I can't get enough of channels like yours so I'll be watching from Missouri. Great job wheeling and by all appearances the car looked like it performed well. Hopes nothing got to tore up so git'er fixed and lets go racing.
Well I was expressing concerns months ago about the very thing you were alluding too at the end of your vlog. Since as I pointed out in the last vlog, I have experience with what takes place at these larger tracks. And it has been that important to me that people realize what they are getting into. Because it maybe Bristol, yet it is still a big half mile pavement track with dirt on it...
and I did from the racer's side of things, but I expect the promoter to run the show with the level of safety that he said he was going to run it with... not whatever that was.
No starter should ever start a race when cars are stopped or not running at relatively safe pace with other cars. If they are the only one ensuring a big track like that is clear before they go green that is a huge problem. As a former racer some flagmen and safety crews scared the hell out of me. Everything from not throwing a caution in time or allowing people from the pits standing in the openings of the track or allowing cars to enter either in a race or hot laps/qualifying when the track isn't clear to do so. Heck 500 outlaw classes allow them to race back to the yellow which is stupid beyond belief. They shouls have never dropped the green in this instance. The cars were clearly higher up on the track and they should have seen them.
Your absolutely right tho. I agree with you 100%.I'm really surprised nobody didn't get hurt there,or killed.taking those lightweight cars at those speeds.was this a test to see what chassis would hold up etc..I just subscribed. great run tho.and much respect.
I wasn’t to impressed with your talent in the first video of Bristol heat races. And when I saw the crash in the thumbnail, I actually thought you got tore up because you might have been in the way. But in this video,in that first heat, you completely changed my mind. Backing the corner up and just sending it, is what I love to see. When you get in the rhythm, each lap, letting off the throttle less and less until it’s matted almost the entire track. That’s racing. We usually hear that phrase only when something bad happens, but I think the phrase “ it is what it is”, Has pretty much got that handled. I hate to see your car tore up, but you got another sub. I Look forward to some more videos in the future.
RPMs dropped less than 100 on entry according to tach replay. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I'll show the good and the bad. I was rusty as hell in that first heat, and I'll be the first to say it!
Dude I would have made Bruton Smith cover that damage being his official can't watch what's going on like they are supposedly trained to do. What a sad effort they are doing. Better luck next time. You were running good too. Dammit!
Interesting to see the teams perspective on this. I knew by the second or third heat their would be a ton of cars not driving off the track. There seems to be so much hurry up and wait as well. I think maybe they should split this event into separate weeks for modifieds with street stock and late models with maybe the hornets. Restarts are insane and often not lined up correctly cuz they’re on such a time crunch. The racing is great as a fan but I can’t imagine how much money is being spent fixing chassis and on new motors. Good luck in the future racing, I’m enjoying what I’ve seen from your back catalogue so far.
Just watched the whole video. I totally agree you and “safety” vs getting the events in. As a fan I thought there was some questionable green flags and non yellow calls just to avoid slowing things down. I love this event but perhaps they need to reconsider the format or cap numbers.
I saw an opening when the yellow car spun, but also right then Marty Clark hit the pile and it caught my rf. Darn... aaaand remember thre camera is 2ft above my eyes.
Buddy of mine was involved in the wreck, he has 6 broken ribs and a hole in his lung. I believe he is still in the hospital. Definitely should have thrown that yellow, cars would have been torn up.
You hit the nail right on the head. That restart should've never happened. In the time they spent cleaning up the wreckage and tending to the drivers, they could've gotten a majority of the program in. But instead they put the show over saftey.
You told it like it really was. I agree with everything you said. Sorry you're not able to finish. If I were there I would help you repair it. Good luck in the future , drive safe going home. By all means get some rest. Thank you for sharing your experience.
I've been noticing how unsafe they have been all week just so they can get it in? Not throwing cautions when they should it's just a joke. Safety should be #1 not getting the event in. If someone got hurt think how much back lash their would be.
Bristol has done a poor job managing race quality they send em green no matter the line up and that has been a huge problem with the races I’ve been watching
I'd still say it was the track officials fault for not seeing two bone heads stuck on the back stretch. Lot of wrecked dreams that didn't need to be wrecked. Glad Noone was hurt tho.
@@highinthedirt wow I noticed as I watch the water truck and then only work the cushions which makes no since the water truck seem to be going 70 mph it seems. Can’t lay water going that fast. Very unsafe for you guys. The track prep seems crappy. For the racers. Thanks for the response
Man that sucks. Sorry to see it end that way. That was the main reason, outside of the cost, to why we didn't go. Well I hope you can get her fixed up quick and best of luck this year. If we go to Boone this season I will hope to see you there as well.
That's usually one of our favorites, but we might do 141 and batesville this year.
You had nowhere to go but you made it to Bristol baby. 👍🏁 And I'm glad I found your channel 💥🏁
Well, you did something that a ton of other people can't say they did. Sorry about what happened and hope you have a great year.
Sorry to see you wreck. The problem with these events is that there are drivers with more sponsorship and money than brains and ability. With the number of drivers and cars that they had there, they need to figure out a way for drivers to qualify to get there and race.
I somewhat agree. That's a double edged sword, because honestly if it were invite only, I wouldn't have the credentials to be here... but I'm capable. I do think they should be absolutely ruthless about rough driving and procedures. Instead they don't even pay attention to lining up anything other than the first 2 rows.
Hope to see you get it put back together and back on track in time for the opener at Tri City. Been cheering for the 187 for a couple years now.
Awesome! Thanks Brent, we'll try to be there.
Man sorry about the ride just found your channel because of Bristol! Best of luck getting it back together and thanks for the videos!
As a fellow driver here in NY, I'm with yah with the safety aspect. Without us drivers thet is no show, going green with stopped cars on the track was Galactica Stupid. I just wish officials would get penalized like us drivers ! They should pay to fix your cars - instead of getting to say oops seeya next week. Good Luck to ya
Love the in car cam.
Looked like a FUN race until the terrible mistake by the Track Officials...Glad that nobody was critically injured, 🙏 Prayers go out for the Driver with the broken ribs and collapsed lung (reports)
Stay Safe and Play Healthy
I couldn’t tell really what happened from the video without you explaining it. I was watching lap times on race monitor and suddenly it stopped. Sorry about your car. We have a late model that’s ready sitting in the shop this week, truth be told, I am really glad I didn’t try and run this because I don’t have a quad or really any way to bring it if I did. Too many cars at this thing. Going out there to spectate today (Friday). Hope that your ride home went smoothly.
I agree 💯with you I’ve been watching on racexr and you can hear race control in the back ground doesn’t sound very professional at all and you can definitely tell all they care about is hustling through the event and that’s it. I understand the whole rain issues but damn
Hate to see your car messed up but..... you gained a subscriber! I bet this makes you feel better! Lmao 😜
A little bit actually, thanks
I have been to a lot of short track races all over the country. All the promoters seem to worry more about time than saftety.. I have also been an offical for the NASCAR WEEKLY RACING SERIES. You are right it doesn't have to be this way. I look forward to seeing more on your racing.
Cars stopped on the back stretch, they went green on the front stretch, came around a hit the stopped cars? Really?
Really
Great Video. Bristol is not the place for attitude or playing check up on a track with speeds reaching 120 - 140 mph. You did a great job holding the line which saved you from the car behind you. Thanks for Posting. There seems to be a lot more attitude from younger drivers lately which is being perpetrated by the lack of track officials and flagmen doing their jobs. Just my observation from watching World of Outlaws dirt races across U.S. in 2020
That isn't on you or any of the drivers this was diffenitly on the track 100%
That going to need some major fixin, better get busy, new Aarms , and other stuff, a boat, oh yes, oh yes and no one could see anything to dusty, it would of been totally different if some one got hurt, oh yes , no one is going dis you , if they do they should not be on the channel, I say good riddance if they bog you , you did fine , the track will stop doing dirt if they get to much bitching, they will just tell all of the dirt guys ,( no thanks we don’t need you here anymore) so y’all probably should not complain too loud , that is if you want to have dirt on Bristol again, you did good I love what Ravi g you did do , thanks y’all praise Jesus grace Christ amen, now we need to see HTF hunt the front late model get to do some good, they run Saturday I think, not sure, anyway thanks BigAl California.
Just found your site love it so far. Love the music during down time
Glad to see your ok. Easy to be upset it happening like that.
I drove this track in iRacing. Thought they got it all wrong, because it can bite you at any moment.
After watching on XR, I figured out they got it right. The real deal will bite you. So many weekend warriors cars destroyed. Never seen this much carnage.
You have never been to the Steel City Stampede @Lernerville Speedway in Pa !
@@danamcintyre3565 but I’ve raced on the virtual Lernerville many times. I’m not as daring as the better drivers, and run that top line about 1/2 a groove lower. Don’t want to run off track.
@@voodoo7008
It was two years ago it was snowing when we arrived on a Thursday, Friday as we watched there was seven cars flipped in two races so glad we where the next up and they decided to finish the show on Saturday witch made for a long day but a much safer and racing surface to race on ! But what a difference 24 hours made to the racing g surface
@@danamcintyre3565 I would imagine those soft compound tires are hard to keep heat in them in cold weather.
@@voodoo7008
That's up to the driver and with the motor we run that not hard to do
Sucks that happened especially when it was completely and totally avoidable. That is scary to think they turned it green with two cars stuck together sitting on the track. That could have killed the drivers parked on the track and possibly the drivers racing down on them. Good thing is no one was injured and sucks for all of you who tore up your rigs.
Nice Wehrs machine sticker. Also That wreck looked hard hope you can fix it up.
Thanks buddy, you know we're proud to have you guys with us
I've been saying for a month now. "It'd be a miracle if someone during the month isn't seriously hurt or killed." I'm praying for all of the drivers during the month of Bristol & have been posting these warnings on every single Bristol dirt video I can find to spread awareness. Idk what can be done tho but that's not for me to figure out. I do know my biggest fear was a car wrecking & then stopping at the end of a straightaway & it being super dusty & another car T-bones the stopped car. I literally think it's a 50/50 chance of lose of life for the month. Lets pray its not
Also the biggest danger is the drivers eagerness to win. They won't be driving normally. They want to showcase "how much talent" they have to the world & drivers will take chance they normally wouldn't. A true recipe for disaster
Marnetta posts are coming from her hubby by the way
I know you put a lot of work into this week. Sorry it ended the way it did. Good Luck this season..
Love watching how you started from day one in the shop and now up to this day 2 looking forward to more Good Luck !!!!!
What heck you will need to change a tire on top of wrecked race cars all stacked around your pits, I see three wrecked cars layingall on the pit lane , nice , thanks, BigAl California.
Man, that’s some of best camera dirt race action I’ve ever seen. Just fantastic, wow hauling arse on that 1/2 mile banked monster. It’s Bristol Baby
Thanks, glad I could provide it
Great content guys! Really injoyed the updates this week 👍 Bristol can tear up alot of cars no madder the series. Sorry you guys couldn't stay untill Saturday what a tough break. Your right about the saftey vs just looking over your equipment to see where the competition is gonna be that's ridiculous waving a green flag with two tangled race cars on the backstretch. Over all like you said I think Bristol dirt event's are great for the sport but the event staff needs to realize there will be delays and rain at some point that will put you behind schedule. So basically next year just run the modified and the 604 crate and the super late models and not have 1500 race cars there if they are worried about a time constraints because that definitely is going to happen. I'm with ya bud on all that. If your worried about staying on schedule next year make the street stocks and some other divisions on a different weekend. They will get worked out good luck to you guys and safe travels back to Michigan 👍
I found out one of the stopped cars was another local from Muskegon Michigan , His name is Brandon Taipalus , he was checked out and will be okay but the mod looks really bad . there was no talk of guys banging on the caution on their page that I am aware of ? Another one of our local mods from Muskegon , Michigan got completely destroyed yesterday #74 Mike Epplet . I dont think he was in that race but I saw pics on facebook and it was so bad I was worried Mike got hurt . Luckily he's okay but damn , that place has been a bad deal for a lot of racers at this event . Glad you were not torn up worse or hurt . I have to add , I worked on boats for years , a boat is also a risk , they have their accidents too , sinking , fires , dealing with drunks etc
Thunderbird and I96 drivers? This track is why Hartford Speedway is a 3/8ths now lol it was huge fast and the walls dont move no matter hard you hit them Rick Beebe used to say lol
Speak the TRUTH Brother, but be ‘forewarned’,... The TRUTH is not very ‘popular’ especially when you are so RIGHT about it.
Im used to it, I don't have time for BS
Looks fun sorry u got crashed
Hate to see y'all get wrecked. Good video product though and I thank you..
thanks for watching
Bristol has been nothing but an iRacing lobby. Guys can't seem to stay off each other for more than a couple laps. It was a great idea, but the skill gap in dirt when you just let anyone show up is huge. Sorry your week was ruined by stupidity man
Your car looks better than mine I rolled 6 times at boot hill I got to get a whole new car lol glad your ok I am too good luck to the rest of yalls season
6 times! Bummer. Good luck man
Good looking car and sorry that you were in a wreck ! We are fixing our car also ! God bless stay safe !
Thank you
tough way to go out, I'm curious to what all way tore up besides RF suspension. Looked repaired to make it to the next day???
Frame is badly bent to the motor plate
@@highinthedirt ouch
It's not ur fault . Bristol thanks there above dirt car racing. And they make all these rules and can't follow there own. Me being from Tennessee trust me I know there game . I'm glad ur ok . Hope u get car fixed soon.
Also new to your channel and really enjoyed your videos with more too come hopefully, bummer deal for sure but like my dad said when he raced “if you can’t take it home and fix it, don’t bring it to the track “ thanks again for some of us North of the border in 3 feet of snow 👍
Thanks for subscribing, we'll get you some more content
I know the out come sucks...,,but thats racin
Yeah, you gotta be ready for this
It’s Bristol baby.
Apparently there are a lot of racers pissed at how this is being handled. Looks like the stock car boys are being bent over with the schedule change. I have to laugh, the promoters banned me from commenting on Facebook before the week for exactly what most of the competitors are pissed about.
I feel for them and the Hornets
@@highinthedirt I don't know how they are making money on this deal. When promoters start to lose, the first people to get screwed are the people that are the show.
Hey 1st off Welcome to the club that got to run Bristol on dirt 👍sorry you had bad luck following two drivers that can't grow up you had a video before
Showing some drivers don't have the respect of the drivers they race this is one of those times they should pay out of their pocket for their foolishness
I'm not into fiscal retribution for on track incidents. It sucks, but I can't expect anyone to help me out of this situation. When I spoke to one of the guys that got stalled he made it sound like they were beating on each other on purpose... sounds more like they just got caught in the accordion effect as the field tightened into formation. That's gonna happen in a 30 car field, and should have been expected... but none of us are perfect. Thanks for watching!
@@highinthedirt I agree I go to race not fight well I should say I did go to race haha Thanks for sharing enjoying the videos
New sub! Glad I found your channel!
Thank you!
Ouch!!!! Sorry about the car. But, i will say appreciate the "bird's eye view". That ride man!🤗 Crazy fun and seemed fast!
Great video. Way to be professional about what happened. I know it couldn't be easy. Keep up with the videos
Sorry about the race results but you gained a subscriber, thanks for a great series of videos.
That's very kind, thanks
If it cost you money then they are making money..... they don't care about you all they care about is money
What year(s) did you go to Boone? I went in 2001. The year it rained, and flooded everything, pretty much every night. Plus the people I was there working with had an argument over using their good NCRA engine, or continue with their weekly power plants.
Although I did get a upgraded room at the Inn we were staying at, because the place did not reserve my room. So I got a room with a full kitchen, and bathroom. Which is something positive I am grasping on too.
Due to the fact I cannot say the to much of my experience at Boone was that exciting. Since to put it plainly, that was a good year for me, between all the different drivers I was working with. Because I was apart of over 50 main feature wins, and 28 of those were in a row. Which was out of 134 races that I went to that year. So I was having high expectations...🙄😂
2016-2018, will be back there in 2021 I hope.
Good video, loved when you said be prepared to wreck or stay out. Been doing Dirtracing, Rallying and Pure Track racing, wrecked cars in all of them its just the name of the game, if you dont try to go fast you lose.
There will be no time off time, the rain has mist that up,, and thus the whole week will be late, kool nice , love it , this is the big time, kool thanks 6 am, wow, thanks BigAl California.
So I read about this wreck and a few guys went to hospital one with broken ribs and a punctured lung. What the hell was the flag guy doing and not throwing yellow they were locked on backstretch in middle of the track. Bristol dropped the ball on this amd and messed up bad. Glad u avoided the worst of it tho.
I agree with you 100% that was not necessary! I'm glad everyone is ok!
Hard to believe the track can make money to be open on entry fees. Always thought it was butt's in the seats. Guessing I was wrong. They don't need fans at all.
Sorry about the car man. Been there done that. Better luck next time.
it happens, part of the game
Bad ending to a great event , you can always say you raced Bristol when a lot of us racers have not. Take the good and have great memories with those and hope you get back to racing soon , i enjoy watching your channel and keep the good fight going .
Very well put!!!! There was no reason for that to happen. Thank you for documenting it all.
You have done something that most of us dreamed of. We are proud that you are ok and we hope to see ya soon.
I have to agree with you.... getting up to go racing at 6:30 beats the hell out of getting up for work at 6:30
Best of luck with the rest of your season. Loved the view from the car cam.
How the fuck did those officials not see them stopped on the track ..unbelievable
Said it before. Gear up and Cary your speed. Good luck.
You knocked his door off
Almost missed him
🌟 It's not something You'll get over
It's something You'll get through🪄
Thank you so much for showing us your view of the races!👍🏻
Sucks about the wreck....good luck this season.
Thanks
Actually, 18K was brake checked and had no way around it when 41 got caught up under him. There wasn’t any “wanting to play bumper cars” about it. Those two drivers didn’t cause any of that wreck. Those officials should’ve been watching the track and called a caution long before when the lead cars were still 3/4 of a lap away.
When I spoke with him that's not exactly how it was described to me.
Sorry about your car. Hopefully you can repair it.
New to your channel and couldn't agree more about the poor decision to go green, I was watching live and it was clear they missed it, Bad call. Anyway, look forward to future races and as a retired late model driver (injury) I can't get enough of channels like yours so I'll be watching from Missouri. Great job wheeling and by all appearances the car looked like it performed well. Hopes nothing got to tore up so git'er fixed and lets go racing.
Thanks so much, glad to have you watching
Gotta Luv a Gal that knows about Vise_Grips! A++
she's a keeper, knows her way around a modified better than a lot of dudes
@@highinthedirt And she's a great Mom to Daisy. :-)
I was impressed when she asked if he wanted a new pair of calipers
@@McGuigan21 she's better working on this car than any average dude would be... it's a learned skill
Sure hated to see that hope you get the car fixed back soon man
Well I was expressing concerns months ago about the very thing you were alluding too at the end of your vlog.
Since as I pointed out in the last vlog, I have experience with what takes place at these larger tracks. And it has been that important to me that people realize what they are getting into. Because it maybe Bristol, yet it is still a big half mile pavement track with dirt on it...
and I did from the racer's side of things, but I expect the promoter to run the show with the level of safety that he said he was going to run it with... not whatever that was.
No starter should ever start a race when cars are stopped or not running at relatively safe pace with other cars. If they are the only one ensuring a big track like that is clear before they go green that is a huge problem.
As a former racer some flagmen and safety crews scared the hell out of me. Everything from not throwing a caution in time or allowing people from the pits standing in the openings of the track or allowing cars to enter either in a race or hot laps/qualifying when the track isn't clear to do so. Heck 500 outlaw classes allow them to race back to the yellow which is stupid beyond belief. They shouls have never dropped the green in this instance. The cars were clearly higher up on the track and they should have seen them.
Your absolutely right tho. I agree with you 100%.I'm really surprised nobody didn't get hurt there,or killed.taking those lightweight cars at those speeds.was this a test to see what chassis would hold up etc..I just subscribed. great run tho.and much respect.
2 people went to the hospital from that wreck
I wasn’t to impressed with your talent in the first video of Bristol heat races. And when I saw the crash in the thumbnail, I actually thought you got tore up because you might have been in the way. But in this video,in that first heat, you completely changed my mind. Backing the corner up and just sending it, is what I love to see. When you get in the rhythm, each lap, letting off the throttle less and less until it’s matted almost the entire track. That’s racing. We usually hear that phrase only when something bad happens, but I think the phrase “ it is what it is”,
Has pretty much got that handled. I hate to see your car tore up, but you got another sub. I Look forward to some
more videos in the future.
RPMs dropped less than 100 on entry according to tach replay. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I'll show the good and the bad. I was rusty as hell in that first heat, and I'll be the first to say it!
Dude I would have made Bruton Smith cover that damage being his official can't watch what's going on like they are supposedly trained to do. What a sad effort they are doing. Better luck next time. You were running good too. Dammit!
Pretty sure he's not involved, but either way I'm not going to sue anyone. Thanks for watching.
Run high at half. Cary speed. Not power.
Interesting to see the teams perspective on this. I knew by the second or third heat their would be a ton of cars not driving off the track. There seems to be so much hurry up and wait as well. I think maybe they should split this event into separate weeks for modifieds with street stock and late models with maybe the hornets. Restarts are insane and often not lined up correctly cuz they’re on such a time crunch. The racing is great as a fan but I can’t imagine how much money is being spent fixing chassis and on new motors.
Good luck in the future racing, I’m enjoying what I’ve seen from your back catalogue so far.
Just watched the whole video. I totally agree you and “safety” vs getting the events in. As a fan I thought there was some questionable green flags and non yellow calls just to avoid slowing things down. I love this event but perhaps they need to reconsider the format or cap numbers.
Anybody know how much it cost to enter a car for the race at Bristol
The entire reason I didn’t attend or order it online is because of the clowns running the event. It’s 100% a money grab
I made the conscious effort to come here, I can own that part of the decision.
You definitely would've missed that wreck if you could've seen through the dust. Nice job though. You looked pretty quick.
I saw an opening when the yellow car spun, but also right then Marty Clark hit the pile and it caught my rf. Darn... aaaand remember thre camera is 2ft above my eyes.
Hate what happened. Your videos are great.
Thank you
Cheers for the video m8 watching from Christchurch New Zealand. Thats racing but not good from the official's.
Right on. Awesome to here we're reaching some kiwis!
Sorry about your ride. But congrats on holding your tounge, I know I couldn't. You have a new follower now, Wishing you the best this season
Thanks for subscribing
Buddy of mine was involved in the wreck, he has 6 broken ribs and a hole in his lung. I believe he is still in the hospital. Definitely should have thrown that yellow, cars would have been torn up.
I messaged with him yesterday, I'm in his corner. Hope he's gonna be ok.
You hit the nail right on the head. That restart should've never happened. In the time they spent cleaning up the wreckage and tending to the drivers, they could've gotten a majority of the program in. But instead they put the show over saftey.
Exactly, cost 2 hours to try saving 40sec
Cool channel !! I live in Pennsylvania near Williams Grove Speedway.
That's a bucket list track for me.
Damn. Sorry I jinxed you buddy. Got a shop link where you'll ship us race shirts?
No jinxes allowed, pm me
You told it like it really was. I agree with everything you said. Sorry you're not able to finish. If I were there I would help you repair it. Good luck in the future , drive safe going home. By all means get some rest. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Sorry this happened to y'all. I hope you get it back up for the rest of your season. Keep up the videos. At least y'all can say you race there.
We'll be back
I've been noticing how unsafe they have been all week just so they can get it in? Not throwing cautions when they should it's just a joke. Safety should be #1 not getting the event in. If someone got hurt think how much back lash their would be.
Bristol has done a poor job managing race quality they send em green no matter the line up and that has been a huge problem with the races I’ve been watching
Ouch man that sucks glad your okay
I have had 2 cars get totaled out due to promoters wanting to get the show in vs keeping drivers safe. I feel your pain.
Bummer
You have a great attitude for racing and you will be successful. Soooo lets get you to Eldora. Lol
I ran eldora once in 2010 in a 360 sprint, it's fun. I'd go back in a heartbeat if they had IMCA
I'd still say it was the track officials fault for not seeing two bone heads stuck on the back stretch. Lot of wrecked dreams that didn't need to be wrecked. Glad Noone was hurt tho.
Nice job sorry for the wreck but you can say I raced bristol I will keep watching
Thanks for watching Larry
Just found the channel. Hell of a job
Thank you
So they cover the asphalt with dirt? That must be a mess wet or dry.
naww man, they fixed it! :)
Glad you are ok! Huge failure by race control and agreed many people could have gotten hurt.
All that dust wow
And the camera is about 2 feet above my eyes.
@@highinthedirt wow I noticed as I watch the water truck and then only work the cushions which makes no since the water truck seem to be going 70 mph it seems. Can’t lay water going that fast. Very unsafe for you guys. The track prep seems crappy. For the racers. Thanks for the response