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T.J.’s Notebook: Kofoid Set for Midwest Debut at Attica and Wayne County
16-year-old Michael “Buddy” Kofoid hopes to be the next up and coming driver from west coast to make his mark in Ohio.
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T.J.’s Notebook: Miscellaneous Items from Wednesday at Knoxville
By T.J. Buffenbarger One of the biggest story lines out the opening night of the 5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores was as much about who didn’t make the feature as it […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Royal Wrap-Up
By T.J. Buffenbarger The best teams I have witnessed in sprint car racing have a combination of preparation and talent that puts them in situations to capitalize on opportunities when everything is not going according […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Wilson Overcomes 2018 Struggles With Strong Eldora Performance
When posed with the question if Friday night’s run at the Knight Before the Kings Royal was a nice confidence booster after struggling a bit throughout the 2018 season Greg Wilson did not mince words.
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T.J.’s Notebook: Thoughts on the Ride to Eldora
Kings Royal 35 weekend if officially underway. While traveling south on I-69 through Indiana on my way to Eldora Speedway for one of the biggest events in sprint car racing here are a few thoughts leading into the big weekend.
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T.J.’s Notebook: Another Unusual Night with the World of Outlaws at I-96
There is something about the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series when they visit I-96 Speedway that makes for unusual plot twists and turns throughout the event.
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T.J.’s Notebook: Mansfield Delivers on the Hype
By T.J. Buffenbarger After a lot of buildup and speculation from who might show up to what the weather would be like the first Sprint Car World Championship at Mansfield Motor Speedway went off with […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Visit Home Leads Gappens to Gas City
Read how a side trip to visit family lead Jerry Gappens to short track racing.
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T.J.’s Notebook: Best of the Weekend
T.J. highlights some of the best things from the past weekend of racing.
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T.J.’s Notebook: Season Starts for Ohio and Indiana
When you live in the Michigan/Indiana/Ohio area the last two weeks of March takes on a different feel.
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T.J.’s Notebook: Brooms Galore!
By T.J. Buffenbarger The past weekend of sprint car racing saw plenty of brooms being handed out for weekend “sweeps” of feature events. The sweep receiving the most press was Donny Schatz winning both World […]
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T.J.’s Notebook: Fresh Faces Could Produce New All “Stars”
When the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions push off for their first event of the 2017 season Thursday night at Bubba Raceway Park the series the makeup of the teams viaing for the 2017 series championship will look vastly different than 2016.
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T.J.’s Tuesday Notebook: the Calm Before the Storm
This past weekend and this weekend are the closest thing to quiet before things ramp up with Florida Speedweeks. Races in United States are starting to pick up and drivers that have competed overseas are starting to make their way home to start the 2017 season.
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T.J.’s Notebook: Classic from the Couch
The longer I run TJSlideways.com my interest in International sprint car racing grows. Thanks to the wonders of technology I rolled out of bed Sunday morning at 5:00 a.m. to catch the last two B-Mains and the feature during the finale of the Lucas Oil Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic at Premier Speedway in Warrnambool, Australia. My morning of “Classic from the Couch” was a great way to start the day.
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T.J.’s Notebook: Mansfield Removing Pavement is a Game Changer
Mansfield Speedway announced on Wednesday the scope of the track’s conversion to a dirt racing surface changed by removing the existing blacktop surface. Originally the plan was to lay the dirt over the blacktop, but after evaluating the surface and potential pitfalls the decision was made remove the asphalt. Thursday the first images appeared of the work taking place.