2024 Chili Bowl

[Eagle21]

Anyone following the 2024 Chili Bowl?

 

[Hatin Since 87]

Yep. Love dirt racing. Not a big midget fan, but winter time dirt racing, gotta love it.

 

[Eagle21]

Yep. Love dirt racing. Not a big midget fan, but winter time dirt racing, gotta love it.

The track prep has been pretty impressive this year! Should be a good feature.

 

[indyjohn]

The track prep has been pretty impressive this year! Should be a good feature.

I'm not so sure. Seems like there's a rut at the start/finish line and the middle of turn 2. I am not a racer, so I could be imagining things.

So, yes, I'm following. Did you see the Kyle Larson roll cage cam video from Thursday?

 

[Eagle21]

I'm not so sure. Seems like there's a rut at the start/finish line and the middle of turn 2. I am not a racer, so I could be imagining things.

So, yes, I'm following. Did you see the Kyle Larson roll cage cam video from Thursday?

I did. I don’t know that I’ve seen him as rusty as he was. Didn’t take him long to get goin (albeit not far) but seemed off.

 

[cbhausen]

@tbhausen and I have been watching on FloRacing all week. I used to go in person every year until we had kids. Larson isn’t rusty, he’s as good as he ever was. With 360 drivers showing up this race is as much of a lottery as anything. The cream does rise to the top, but you still have to be lucky. Lots of drivers who kick ass all year long in the outdoor season end up on the trailer early for various reasons and it has nothing to do with lack of talent or rust.

 

[tbhausen]

Did anyone hear about this during the first Larson flip? Other guy’s helmet came off.

 

[tbhausen]

Also, has anyone heard of this product and do you know how to pronounce its name?

 

[Eagle21]

Had it not gone rubber down it would have been really interesting to see what Daison Pursley could have done. Talk about the cream rising to the top. Made the charge from the D main and overcame a lot of obstacles just to get back in the seat, cool story for sure better written here ..Here.
He will be one to watch this summer. @tbhausen do you know if he has a midget ride this summer, going with Keith Kunz again? Saw he had a sprint car and silver crown ride which is cool.

 

[ljk]

Incident happened at 5:15, at 5:50 one of the marshals was spraying fire extinguisher at the bottom of the car while the driver trying to extract himself. Organizer said he punched an official, then kicked him out. Then later allowed to come back later.

 

[ljk]

Did anyone hear about this during the first Larson flip? Other guy’s helmet came off.

 

[indyjohn]

@tbhausen and I have been watching on FloRacing all week. I used to go in person every year until we had kids. Larson isn’t rusty, he’s as good as he ever was. With 360 drivers showing up this race is as much of a lottery as anything. The cream does rise to the top, but you still have to be lucky. Lots of drivers who kick ass all year long in the outdoor season end up on the trailer early for various reasons and it has nothing to do with lack of talent or rust.

In the video I watched it seemed like Larson was getting held up a lot. Forcing him to try a different line than what he really wanted to run. That was my novice perception.

 

[Ahap]

I watched +-90% of the entire week.
After T Mez crossed over McIntosh off number 2 on the final lap of that B, I was yelling "slide yourself in 3-4" to block that bomb that was coming from Cannon Ball. He didn't hear me. When Earl Hoon told him that they were both already in the show, Cannon looked like somebody just stepped on his grave. That one will get repaid, no doubt. Engler (not far up the highway from me) should have had 2 of his 3 power plants in the A Main if it weren't for that donkey slider. Also, TMez said he threw the ratchet he uses to tighten his belts with, having a loose ratchet in the cockpit does not sound like a good idea.

 

[femurphy77]

A guy that works for me has gone as a participant every year since I think, 2012. Due to the drama that sometimes accompany dirt track racing he stopped going a couple of years ago but keeps up on it. Judging from what he has been telling me the last few days he made the right decision.

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

Curious - how many women are in this sport?

 

[Ahap]

Curious - how many women are in this sport?

I think there were 7 entered at this event out of 360+.

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

That's an awful low percentage, but glad to see some are in there

 

[JCSR]

I miss Rico being there.