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Offline 55chevr

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Re: That long black line.
« Reply #60 on: September 01, 2010, 11:23:20 PM »
too many colors ... need a score card

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Re: That long black line.
« Reply #61 on: September 02, 2010, 08:54:09 AM »
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Offline Wester

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Re: That long black line.
« Reply #62 on: September 02, 2010, 11:13:16 AM »
An extra panel of black above the mile markers would really help drivers of low cars like the Costella 'liners or the MacKichan Schulz "liner. 

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Re: That long black line.
« Reply #63 on: September 02, 2010, 11:54:09 AM »
please no green markers  ---no green anything-------------------------willie buchta
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Re: That long black line.
« Reply #64 on: September 02, 2010, 08:22:41 PM »
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Re: That long black line.
« Reply #65 on: September 03, 2010, 12:09:56 AM »
Some of the people that are driving the faster cars had a problem with all the flags and the lack of a black line wich we have all become accustomed to. If you have some thoughts on this, you should be bringing them up at your club meetings. If enough drivers can win a vote at the club meetings then the reps can take it to the reps meeting and maybe come up with a cost effective way of giving back a reference point that is agreeable to the drivers of these cars and bikes, the BLM, and scta/bni.
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Offline John Noonan

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Re: That long black line.
« Reply #66 on: September 03, 2010, 01:02:20 AM »
What about a Red line made up of Red food coloring..cheap, non toxic and safe for the environment..?

Even if we had a light rain on the salt surface we could still see the line..?



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Offline Kato Engineering

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Re: That long black line.
« Reply #67 on: September 03, 2010, 10:43:09 AM »
back in the 1980's era.\

it was suggested to use food coloring

 it was also suggested to use liquid charcoal ( black)..

all of which is biodegradable and such.

maybe these things should be investigated once again.

things just are not the same without a black line.

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Re: That long black line.
« Reply #68 on: September 03, 2010, 11:04:25 AM »
Blue lines are used at the Bub's meet.  Anybody got the details about 'em?
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Re: That long black line.
« Reply #69 on: September 03, 2010, 11:19:47 AM »
Maybe just dirt or cow patties ground up would show up good on the salt and be cheap and green :mrgreen:
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Offline Bob Drury

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Re: That long black line.
« Reply #70 on: September 03, 2010, 11:45:05 AM »
  John, if your cow patties are green, cut back on the alfalfa a little, plain old hay may do the job...................    Here is a vote for different colored mile markers...... I felt like I was in a giant pin ball machine the last mile................  Bob
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Re: That long black line.
« Reply #71 on: September 03, 2010, 11:52:44 AM »
Maybe just dirt or cow patties ground up would show up good on the salt and be cheap and green :mrgreen:

  Just collect all the BS from bench racing and there would be an endless supply :-D

   Blue's idea about the dye and GPS system should be seriously considered. See reply #7.

   I also like the idea of different color I/4  mile markers [keep the regular mile markers as usual] in addition to a black or blue line.

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Re: That long black line.
« Reply #72 on: September 03, 2010, 01:34:06 PM »
We had a few instances of racers making the wrong turn off the course(I think 2)...my vote, black line down the center, blue line on turn out side, red line on the "don't even try it side" for each course... Wouldn't that be a good idea Fred? Talk is cheep....we should start a donation fund on here and start collecting.... It might take a few years  for enough dough but who's in a hurry?

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Re: That long black line.
« Reply #73 on: September 03, 2010, 02:25:48 PM »
my vote, black line down the center, blue line on turn out side, red line on the "don't even try it side"

Question? I was always told the problem with having a black line down the center of the track is, that it is like a magnet and everyone stays in the center of the track. Which in turn tears up the track, and that was before we had 500 entries.  How do we solve that problem? 

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Re: That long black line.
« Reply #74 on: September 03, 2010, 02:32:42 PM »
on one of her best runs sheri turned off at the 1 3/4 marker woops----mile markers should be a different color or all of the others should be                       willie buchta
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