thunder valley night national...???

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why did thunder valley stop the night nationals???? they were unique and it was cool to see an outdor national under the lights
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Derpin' DJ 9/18/2012 4:20pm
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I think the bad lighting was an issue. You'd always hear riders complain about not being able to see shit. The dark dirt certainly doesnt help
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Big $$$$$'s to rent lights would be my guess. And many riders were not so keen on hitting bumps at speed that they could not see.
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mxer192 9/18/2012 4:27pm
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i just watched the 2009 national and they interviewed short, grant, tedesco, reed and allessi and they all said they enjoyed riding under the lights. so if the top guys enjoyed it y take it away
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mxer192 wrote:
i just watched the 2009 national and they interviewed short, grant, tedesco, reed and allessi and they all said they enjoyed riding under the lights. so...
i just watched the 2009 national and they interviewed short, grant, tedesco, reed and allessi and they all said they enjoyed riding under the lights. so if the top guys enjoyed it y take it away
If the top riders were willing to pay for the rented light trucks than maybe it would have stayed a night race.

I am guessing that the promoter may have spent the extra money on light truck rentals in hopes of drawing a bigger crowd which would offset the light rental costs. From what I recall being reported at the time the crowd was a little better but perhaps not enough so to justify the financial gamble. They tried it for 2 years and decided to go back to daytime racing.

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