Everybody did a great job. Good hooks on a poor track are tough.
Most all of the trucks met safety spec, nice job,thank you!. Several didn't, and weren't allowed to pull. Exhaust up, crossbolts in, blankets, shields, etc!!!
My apologies for the track conditions. The promoter has asked, begged, pleaded, for the track to be taken care of through out the year and the fairboard ignores him.
The main issue is the 6000 seat metal grandstand that funnels all the water it catches out onto the track. Where, after years of demo derbies and pulling it has a perfect bowl shape.
The result is a light sprinkle turns into standing water on the track, that shouldn't be there. The track needs ditched on the sides and crowned on the middle after every event. The water from the grandstand needs gathered and piped away.
If you local guys could hound the fair board to get this done, I would expect better turn outs in the power classes.
Its a shame for a facility and community as nice as Union Grove, with good dirt and plenty of room to pull, and an excellent promoter in Dennis Thomas, keeps letting this small problem ruin good events.
Oh and see what you can do about moving Chicago out of my way to Wisconsin.
