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Post by bsfarmer on Jan 11, 2012 22:49:47 GMT -6
Just as an introduction my name is Brad Shippert, member of Lee County 4-H Fair Board. We are excited to have you guys host an event for us on July 28th. This is our first year of hosting bogs and drags so we are very much open to your suggestions and advice on how to run the event and track preparation.
Fairgrounds is located one mile east of the intersection of US 30 and Rt. 52, north of Amboy. We will have plenty of parking, concessions, restrooms, and some room for camping if need be. Nearest lodging available is in Dixon, which is only 7 miles away.
You can call or text me anytime at 815-973-3305 for any questions/comments you guys have.
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Post by bsfarmer on Jan 11, 2012 22:54:18 GMT -6
On a more personal note, I've been in this sport, building trail trucks for several years now. I've got a built Suzuki Samurai on propane, Toyota axles, and cut 35'' Boggers and a real nice 79 Bronco that might just get turned into a bog truck. I'm hoping to have some time outside of farming and having a prego wife to make it to most Overlanders events and run over to Gussie's this summer.
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Post by riskybusiness on Jan 12, 2012 19:00:36 GMT -6
I think Amboy looks like a great place to have a race and I'm ready to run in that sticky clay pit
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Post by bloomgren on Jan 12, 2012 19:55:53 GMT -6
me to to take our sport to other people and think they may injoy will be a great experience thank you for the chance
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Post by riskybusiness on Jan 12, 2012 20:03:12 GMT -6
Bloomgren wont think its so great when I blow the doors off of that Ford with my bowtie in the pit  |
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Post by bsfarmer on Jan 12, 2012 20:36:59 GMT -6
Yeah be ready with your tall skinny tires, you can make a mud figurine hood ornament out of our track!
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Post by bipolar on Jan 12, 2012 20:39:25 GMT -6
what length will the pit be, hopefully over 200 foot ;D
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Post by riskybusiness on Jan 12, 2012 21:01:40 GMT -6
as far as i know the pit will be 150 ft
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Post by bsfarmer on Jan 12, 2012 22:07:56 GMT -6
We need to keep the drag pit 125-150ft. Safety is our No. 1 concern, so beings the first year we would like to play a little on the conservative side a keep more room for shut down. We don't just have an open field for shutdown there are some space constraints that we will have to work with.
I don't think its an issue but we want to have our butts covered in case of a "worse case scenario."
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Post by bipolar on Jan 13, 2012 16:55:55 GMT -6
i was asking about the bog pit we don't do to many drags
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Post by rogermiles on Jan 13, 2012 17:47:36 GMT -6
Were thinging 150 feet. We only have about 400 feet of track area. How much shut down do you think you need. Iknow marty can get shut down pretty quick.
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Post by bipolar on Jan 13, 2012 19:03:11 GMT -6
really depends on what type of pit its going to be he can get it shut down pretty quick now peoria is a little different considering the wall that send them air born out the end. At 150 foot the trucks aren't even hittin they're power range really we're set up for 300 foot pits but like i said it all depends on the type of pit
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Post by riskybusiness on Jan 13, 2012 19:34:36 GMT -6
It will be a shallow pit
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Post by bsfarmer on Jan 13, 2012 20:26:32 GMT -6
Yes shallow pit or a "built up" type of pit. Prolly something along the lines of a deep ripper or chisel plow running 12'' deep and lots of water. We don't necessarily want to dig down with a dozer or track hoe to make a deep deep pit as I'm sure it will somewhat mess up our track in the future for pulling.
Of course we are open to suggestions...
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Post by riskybusiness on Jan 13, 2012 20:37:51 GMT -6
Water is good just not alot of big puddles
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Post by bsfarmer on Jan 13, 2012 20:57:35 GMT -6
The track will be hard as a rock after the pull its going to take plenty of discing to get it to take water well, its going to be a challenge but we will make it happen.
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Post by maroonrocket on Jan 13, 2012 21:53:58 GMT -6
your on the right track make it the way you can and thats all you can do i wish the best 4 ya
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Post by bsfarmer on Jan 14, 2012 8:18:28 GMT -6
Thanks alot Jeff! I do have tons of pics and videos from the demo derbies and tractor pulls if that helps give some perspective, I can have them up later on today or tomorrow.
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Post by riskybusiness on Jan 14, 2012 10:04:58 GMT -6
What you cant see is the drags will start50-75 ft on the other side of those blocks
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Post by bsfarmer on Jan 14, 2012 10:31:53 GMT -6
youtu.be/Fa3uhsBDDdwyoutu.be/xbUsS1OXDU8This is a good video of my buddy pulling one of our tractors during the Thursday night stock tractor pull. Pulling from north to south. As of right now we will be running the opposite direction, that way shut down is away from the horse barns and camping area. At the north end, in front of the guardrail will have dirt, hay bales, concrete blocks, whatever necessary to make things safe. However, if we have to, we can turn things around and run north to south like in the pulls, but we would move anyone away from the shutdown area and barricade it off with concrete blocks. It shows the footage markers running down the track. These start probably 50ft. from the guardrail at the north end of the track, the sled backs up next to the rail and the 0ft. line is at the front of the sled. Some of my videos show three trees at the south end of the track, but they will be removed completely.
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