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Originally posted by sst5167:
I rarely have the need for a pit mat because most of the tracks we run at have very nice asphalt. So spending hundreds of dollars on a heavy pit mat doesn't seem necessary to me. But I will be running the national event at the Texas Motorplex, and have heard their pit spots can be quite messy. I like the idea of the light weight billboard tarps. Hope I have enough time to get one here before I have to leave! Thanks for the good info Tony.

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Originally posted by Big Steve:

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Originally posted by sst5167:
I rarely have the need for a pit mat because most of the tracks we run at have very nice asphalt. So spending hundreds of dollars on a heavy pit mat doesn't seem necessary to me. But I will be running the national event at the Texas Motorplex, and have heard their pit spots can be quite messy. I like the idea of the light weight billboard tarps. Hope I have enough time to get one here before I have to leave! Thanks for the good info Tony.

Boy are you in for an experience at the Motorplex, place is a dump compared to other tracks. Sportsman pits are out in the back forty in the dirt and rocks. Better hope it dont rain!! Even the paved pits have rocks and potholes, place is in some serious need of repairs, unless the NHRA mandates they fix something for the National, Billy Meyer wont spend 2 cents on the joint.

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Originally posted by sst5167:

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Originally posted by Big Steve:

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Originally posted by sst5167:
I rarely have the need for a pit mat because most of the tracks we run at have very nice asphalt. So spending hundreds of dollars on a heavy pit mat doesn't seem necessary to me. But I will be running the national event at the Texas Motorplex, and have heard their pit spots can be quite messy. I like the idea of the light weight billboard tarps. Hope I have enough time to get one here before I have to leave! Thanks for the good info Tony.

Boy are you in for an experience at the Motorplex, place is a dump compared to other tracks. Sportsman pits are out in the back forty in the dirt and rocks. Better hope it dont rain!! Even the paved pits have rocks and potholes, place is in some serious need of repairs, unless the NHRA mandates they fix something for the National, Billy Meyer wont spend 2 cents on the joint.

These last two comments are very similar to what I have heard of about the Motorplex. I can deal with the messy pit situation as long as the track is good. But I'm sure there's plenty of other threads about the national event track prep.