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Old 02-03-09, 12:07 PM
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A official announcement will be sent out soon, There will def be some racing that weekend with the 8 US cars that are left on the island.
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Dee are you in PR right now?
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Just got word that there has been a major change of plans & date, but we will be in for some good match racing.. Tomorrow the info will go public on GRS-Motorsports.com forum
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Originally Posted by RoTaRyBoYz
Just got word that there has been a major change of plans & date, but we will be in for some good match racing.. Tomorrow the info will go public on GRS-Motorsports.com forum
Damn, they've made more changes than Britney Spears.
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The main issues were trying to broker a deal where both racers, their teams & the organisers are all happy. Remember the economy is not the greatest right now, so everyone is skeptical about laying down 10's of thousands of dollars, so that was one of the main reasons there were many changes. Dee can say more if he like but I'm not going into details

As stated in previous posts, some cars were shipped back to the US but the ones that stayed will have some serious grudge matches against the PR cars. The match races might be announced tomorrow with the final dates... yes I said dates, not date!! as in more than one event
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i know some guys are not too happy about this date changing and will not attend the next import rev....
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Originally Posted by rotaryB-2000
i know some guys are not too happy about this date changing and will not attend the next import rev....
They are missing an event because they are upset about a date change?
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The date will not be changing as far as i know. The first event will be held the weekend of the 21-22 as advertised. And yes look for more events in the future, and yes they will be happening in the US as well as PR.

And yes i am in PR

Times are tough and we appreciate the fans patience.
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im flying down there tonite and come back monday. anything interesting i could check out, either a shop or event?
thanks
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Dee you lucky dog

Are you testing tonight?
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No, i am leaving now and returning in a week or so.
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Originally Posted by rotor_dee
No, i am leaving now and returning in a week or so.
how does that tropical sun feel???
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I am back now and its cold and snowing,that is all i have to say
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I am back now and its cold and snowing,that is all i have to say
Man, too bad there's a bunch of flower sniffers and tree huggers down here in California. You could literally race down here almost everyday. It was in the mid 80's today. Too bad we don't have the tracks and racer support that you guys have. Too many sissies that complain about noise pollution and insurance thru the roof keeps very few tracks in SoCal.
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Being able to run year round is a def good thing.
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Originally Posted by RoTaRyBoYz
both stands were packed plus alot more people walking around the pits

Today Carolina Speedway started it's demolition to make way for a brand new golf course.. The land is owned by the municipality and I guess it wasn't profitable as a race track. This place only needed TLC and it would have been the best track in PR. The shut down area was longer than Salinas and the entire pit/parking area was paved.

With that said, Import Revolution '09 (on the drawing board) will take place at Salinas Speedway
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That really sucks. That's pretty much how it has been going down here in Cali.- too many tree huggers complaining of noise and of couse they can make more money building gold courses and condo's.
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Unlike CA, puerto rico has an economic problem and I guess the municipality needed money, so they had to do what's best for the town. From a business point of view it makes plenty of sense, but it's just heart breaking to see a track that was once the best drag racing facility in all of the Caribbean go to waste.

At least it went out with a bang!! Import Revolution 2008 was the best drag racing experience of my life. 10 times better than pan american nationals
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I'm over a year late on this, but who gives a crap :-)

Today I finally loaded all of my photos from Import Revolution.. Enjoy

Click Here for Photos - Friday/Viernes


Click Here for Photos - Saturday/Sabado


Click Here for Photos - Sunday/Domingo










This was probably the greatest assembly of Pro Import Drag racing cars ever!! As much as I hate to admit it, I don't think we'll ever see a collection of cars like this on the same track.
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Great pics, thanks. That was one of my favorite tracks. The last thing I heard is that the golf course didn't get approved and now it just one big grass field. What a waste!
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Memories from the corner of my mind, Nothing more then memories of the way we were LOL

Great fans at this track said to see it go.
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^ We'll definitely miss you this coming weekend.. Seems like Brent & Luis will be having all the fun.

I'm flying out on Wednesday, hopefully I don't get delayed with coming snow
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