i think that the different track conditions are great...it makes the teams work harder to get a set up to work...i'm glad its not the same every week...T&T...i just laugh at all the different people giving there input...the same track every week is nothing but a crutch cause everyone will know how to set up there cars...we are learning setup every night we go race...i'm just glad that everyone else is now trying to learn with us...puts everyone on the same playing field...T&T...any one offer to come and help with the track prep...i'm not including the info on the 8 pages of whining...keep up the good work...

Keep an eye here on the message board for the perfect balance of b!tch and moan and accolades, and then you'll have it!!!!


Duane

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Now that's funny, I don't care how pissed you are ya gotta smile at that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

superstreetracer40 wrote on 05/09/10 at 9:05pm:

Don't get pissed at a post that wasn't about you! I haven't had a dually for years. Call Jim Fausel for some Doug Fort prep tips.............

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LOL - looks like a message to the "OTHER" #56 handle to me!!  haha  Funny Sparky!!  

...btw, when do we get the BODIED Cars again?  I'm getting too many things done around the house with all these SPRINT CAR races!!!  

NAILIT wrote on 05/11/10 at 9:58am:


Lol... Now thats what i`m talking about! lol..

Sparky56 wrote on 05/11/10 at 4:05am:



Hey Sparky, Tom's at work I am home sick and wanted to check the message board and was actully very surprised that you are thinking Tom was pissed at the post.  The "they" you refer to is Tom.  Everyone has thier idea's about how to prep better or different and how Doug did it.  I just wanted to let everyone know that Tom trained for a year under Doug's right hand man (and best friend) Al as he was suffering from cancer and could no longer prep the track.  He was also given Dougs hand written notes directly by Nettie to study while training under Al which he did.  As said many times before the clay is different now then when Doug did it and in time Tom will have it fine tuned with this new clay.  It just takes time and we would apprecaite your understanding during this process.



Now as the wife of Tom, the track prep guy I have a few things to say that happens behind the sceens:

To be honest I am getting a little tired of some people coming on here complaining about how bad it all is when you should all be greateful you have a local track to go to. My husband puts aprox 32-36 hours a week between preping the track and Saturday night that we (his wife and daughter) would much perfer him to be home with us because we actully like him .  The little money he makes pays for the hired help I need to pay to do things around the house that Tom would usually do so he really does not make anything for his work in the end.  We would love to walk away from the track (this includes Tom) but he has been unable to find someone to train.  One person did last year and after three weeks said it was way too much work and would no longer help.  We would love to go camping for the weekend but can't so you can have a place to watch the best dirt track racing on the West Coast.  Sunday Tom is so tired he sits in his easy boy chair and naps to get ready to start if all over again the next day.  Not what I would call quality time with the family.  Because the track can not pay a full year salary Tom must work a full time day job to cover the normal bills.  So if any of you are willing and qualified to share this job with Tom or take it over please talk directly with Tom and or Chris.  This is a serious offer Tom would love to walk away or at the very least be able to share this job with a qualified person so he could have one week off every 4 or 6 weeks just to get some rest, go camping and enjoy spending time with the daughter we waited 20 years to have.  I know many of you don't care about our family life but we do and if he walked away from the track you would care because what kind of track would you have then?  
 
I am sorry I am very upset with some things I read on here and needed to vent.  Tom knows it has not been the best track the last few weeks and does try "different" things to see how it reacts and so far it has not made the difference he is looking for.  I know by my post you might think I am a mad wife who's husband is gone all the time.  But we are a racing family and I actully support my husband working at the track but it's alot more work then any of you will ever understand.

Thanks for letting me vent,
Susan Breshears



 

Racer35 you said it the best "it will never be the same".  It is what it is in "2010" and Tom does his best with what he has to work with.

Bob you are also right.  Most of this we don't take to heart people are allowed to talk and we enjoy reading it, however as you said sometimes it's just flat out "mean spirted".  Tom is not looking for thank you's, every Saturday night of good racing is his thank you along with the smiles on the fans and racers faces as they leave the track.  He is just looking for a bit of understanding of what's involved and time to get this new clay figured out.

Thank you both,
Susan

Susan, from what I've heard one guy wins and the rest blame the track. So if you take it to the next level the winners like the track and that leaves you know who to blame the track.
I've done some work out there this winter and every time Tom is there before I get there and still there working when I am headed to my refrigerator.
A lot of these posts are going to get their cars together, going to buy a car or are spectators, those of us that are drivers or own cars on the track appreciate all the work T&T do.
I remember in the seventies when you had to wear goggles a handkerchief and keep your hand over your beer to keep the dust out. It wasn't a perfect world as the previous posts remember.
I am grateful to have a local track, dedicated people and good friends to be with on Saturday nights.

                                                                                                              Taelor and I THANK YOU
                                                                                                                     CRAIG

I bought my first  hobby stock from Tom and what a class act that guy is, I love the track and appriciate the time invested, it might be time consuming but I think tom loves every minute of it. and anybody talkin trash just dont know how to set up there car. Keep up the good work boys!
                                                         yours truely,
                                                         your favorite racer

Sparky56 wrote on 05/11/10 at 3:45pm:



Thanks Joey, they are unbunched now  lol