T.J.’s Travels – Page 11

Can the Sprint Bandits Go National?

The Sprint Bandits are back in action this weekend. Don’t adjust your computer monitors or check the date on your system, it isn’t August. For the first time since 2006 the Bandits will venture outside of their normal time period of the traditional TNT tour to hold races over the next two weekends at Golden Triangle Raceway Park, Houston Raceway Park, Devils Bowl Speedway, and I-30 Speedway. […]

Diversification of the Racing Schedule

TJ’s take on why tracks are looking at different events to make money, and how the diehard race fan can keep the events they want to see on the calendar… […]

TJ’s Take on Jim Nace

It’s amazing how through Motorsports people can feel a connection to someone they have rarely or never seen in person or ever met personally. In 1987 I made my first trip to Central Pennsylvania for a two day World of Outlaws show at Williams Grove Speedway. With the Outlaw regulars I had seen a handful of the Central Pa. teams before at Eldora, but one car in particular caught my eye. It was a white car with brown trip and gold lettering for “Camel Express” carrying number 26. […]

Speculation 2010

Did anyone hear a good rumor last week? […]

TJ’s Notebook Before a Big Weekend of Sprint Car Racing

We are prepared for sprint car overload over the next three days with three of the biggest dirt sprint car races in the country taking place, one of the biggest pavement races to take place that nobody is really talking about, and a full slate of Australia action to wet the race palette. […]

Open Wheel Overload

Bad weather can make a mess out of any open wheel racing weekend. Big or small any event encountering rain can potentially produce scheduling nightmares. Entertainment pursued during early rain outs can cost more than going to the race track. This weekend a perfect storm hits at the end of 2009 with several major events stacked on top of each other. […]

Welcome to TJSlideways 3.0!

If you are a regular reader of TJSlideways.com you may have noticed some changes we implemented. Welcome to what I refer to as “TJSlideways 3.0”. […]

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DRC Indy Makes a Huge Splash at Hartford

Imagine pouring your heart and soul into designing and building your very first race car and having a future NASCAR star drive it into victory lane the first night out of the box. Joe Devin could never imagine in his wildest dreams a debut for the new DRC chassis as took place at Hartford Speedway Park during the All Star Circuit of Champions event. Kahne drove the new car to victory in it’s very first outing lapped up to the eighth place car. […]