Charlotte GP is probably going to be a miserable mudder

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Anyone tracking the tropical storm? Should be sitting right over the Carolinas next weekend.

I've had tickets for months, and I'm still going, but I'm preparing to walk around in a storm all weekend, but hoping for the best.
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Moens_Andy 8/29/2016 7:47am
8/29/2016 7:47am
if its a mudder Herlings is not gonna shine thats for sure he's not good in the mud never was any good in the mud either so i hope the wheater is good
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DonM 8/29/2016 7:48am
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Everything will be long gone by Thursday, and remember CLT is a long way away from the coast. Weather is calling for cooler temps and sunny for the weekend....
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Steely Dan 8/29/2016 8:01am
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DonM wrote:
Everything will be long gone by Thursday, and remember CLT is a long way away from the coast. Weather is calling for cooler temps and sunny...
Everything will be long gone by Thursday, and remember CLT is a long way away from the coast. Weather is calling for cooler temps and sunny for the weekend....
Yea, it's inland, but have you been tracking the storm? It's in the gulf of Mexico, hanging a right and coming across GA,SC,NC toward the Atlantic.

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line-up 8/29/2016 8:09am
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Weather is gonna be just fine, sunny with temperatures in the upper 80s.

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DonM wrote:
Everything will be long gone by Thursday, and remember CLT is a long way away from the coast. Weather is calling for cooler temps and sunny...
Everything will be long gone by Thursday, and remember CLT is a long way away from the coast. Weather is calling for cooler temps and sunny for the weekend....
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Yea, it's inland, but have you been tracking the storm? It's in the gulf of Mexico, hanging a right and coming across GA,SC,NC toward the Atlantic.

I live in Charlotte....yes I've been tracking the storms...I'm from Florida....It's going to be fine not headed here it's cutting across FL and then on out into the Atlantic by Thursday. The cold front that is moving south is what is keeping it away and pushing it out in the atlantic. Sunny and mid to high 80's Friday-Sunday
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philG 8/29/2016 9:27am
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im puzzled why its a night race.. day race would have been evening in europe.. now its early hours .. makes no sense
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philG wrote:
im puzzled why its a night race.. day race would have been evening in europe.. now its early hours .. makes no sense
Mid day in August/Sept in the Southeast = hot shitty humid etc. No shade whatsoever at the venue. Any watering will evaporate right away if run mid day. I would venture a wild guess that because its a GP in the states, they are going to cater it to local conditions and attendees.

Make sense now?
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3rdgearpinned 8/29/2016 9:57am
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The track is a long way from the coast. I think its gonna be tight. Ill be there, sec 402.
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The Rock 8/29/2016 12:02pm
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philG wrote:
im puzzled why its a night race.. day race would have been evening in europe.. now its early hours .. makes no sense
Don't you blokes have DVRs? :-)

I'm a huge fan of racing but my days of getting up in the middle of the night to watch races on TV or the PC are behind me. The races will keep and I just maintain radio silence to keep from learning race results

By product of getting older? Possibly but I will go for Getting Smarter for $200 Alex

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Steely Dan wrote:
Anyone tracking the tropical storm? Should be sitting right over the Carolinas next weekend. I've had tickets for months, and I'm still going, but I'm preparing...
Anyone tracking the tropical storm? Should be sitting right over the Carolinas next weekend.

I've had tickets for months, and I'm still going, but I'm preparing to walk around in a storm all weekend, but hoping for the best.
Current forecast I see says 10% chance of rain.
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philG wrote:
im puzzled why its a night race.. day race would have been evening in europe.. now its early hours .. makes no sense
It's all about putting cheeks in the seats... It's basically a supercross... More people can attend during the evening local time...
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ncdirtrider 8/29/2016 1:34pm
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I'm going ... from the promo video, I'm expecting basically a Daytona SX type experience. I've been to a top fuel event at ZMax, it's a nice facility and it's Moto, so even though it's not really MX, it should be a cool event.
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philG wrote:
im puzzled why its a night race.. day race would have been evening in europe.. now its early hours .. makes no sense
gt80rider wrote:
It's all about putting cheeks in the seats... It's basically a supercross... More people can attend during the evening local time...
What time is the first moto due to start?
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olds cool 8/29/2016 1:41pm
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Local radio weather forecast from the North Carolina News Network earlier today said most of the effects of the tropical storm should be east of I-95. That's a couple hrs east of Charlotte. But on the other hand, as hot and humid as it's been around here this summer, the random thunder storm has been a constant threat.
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Samuel 8/29/2016 1:52pm
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I'll be there, rain or shine. Section 403

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Tim507 8/29/2016 2:34pm
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ncdirtrider wrote:
So where is the race? Depending on the site I pull up it shows it is at the Dirt Track facility and others show it at...
So where is the race? Depending on the site I pull up it shows it is at the Dirt Track facility and others show it at the Zmax dragway. Which is it?

http://www.cyclenews.com/2016/01/article/46067/

http://www.mxgp.com/tracks/dirt-track-charlotte-motor-speedway

I'm confused, or what am I missing?
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peelout 8/29/2016 2:52pm
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Biblical amounts of rain bro
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peelout 8/29/2016 2:53pm
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speaking of Charlotte, is there an actual track built? pics?
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GuyB 8/29/2016 2:57pm
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ncdirtrider wrote:
So where is the race? Depending on the site I pull up it shows it is at the Dirt Track facility and others show it at...
So where is the race? Depending on the site I pull up it shows it is at the Dirt Track facility and others show it at the Zmax dragway. Which is it?

http://www.cyclenews.com/2016/01/article/46067/

http://www.mxgp.com/tracks/dirt-track-charlotte-motor-speedway

I'm confused, or what am I missing?
Originally it was supposed to be at Zmax. Now it's at the dirt track.
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ncdirtrider 8/29/2016 3:02pm
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ncdirtrider wrote:
So where is the race? Depending on the site I pull up it shows it is at the Dirt Track facility and others show it at...
So where is the race? Depending on the site I pull up it shows it is at the Dirt Track facility and others show it at the Zmax dragway. Which is it?

http://www.cyclenews.com/2016/01/article/46067/

http://www.mxgp.com/tracks/dirt-track-charlotte-motor-speedway

I'm confused, or what am I missing?
GuyB wrote:
Originally it was supposed to be at Zmax. Now it's at the dirt track.
Thank you, sir. I didn't see anything mention a venue change. How long ago did they decide to move it?
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GuyB 8/29/2016 3:07pm
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ncdirtrider wrote:
Thank you, sir. I didn't see anything mention a venue change. How long ago did they decide to move it?
Actually, quite a while ago. First rendering I got of the dirt track venue was on June 29.
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mccread 8/29/2016 3:18pm
8/29/2016 3:18pm Edited Date/Time 8/29/2016 3:19pm
Hopefully no rain! Can't wait for this race to see Barcia and Tomac race the best in MXGP on their home turf and Webb v Herlings ( and maybe Forkner). This is more exciting than the MXDN in some ways because it is individual and every man for himself.
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bsharkey 8/29/2016 4:52pm
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mccread wrote:
Hopefully no rain! Can't wait for this race to see Barcia and Tomac race the best in MXGP on their home turf and Webb v Herlings...
Hopefully no rain! Can't wait for this race to see Barcia and Tomac race the best in MXGP on their home turf and Webb v Herlings ( and maybe Forkner). This is more exciting than the MXDN in some ways because it is individual and every man for himself.
theres no advantage for anyone. its a brand new track

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