Shock at the Rock.....time really goes by fast

Rusty Davenport · 11-01-2016, 02:29 PM

Been a long time since I visited the Rock.......wooooooooooooooooow........ I was there last week end and I couldn't help but wonder when is the last time that place got a face lift ???? Maybe we are getting old and we look old too including what used to be the icon of drag racing at Rockingham. I remember a day it was the place to be for drag racing......really sad to see it in the shape it is in. The legend and the memories live on. This is not a critical analysis.... maybe you have to be from NC to remember what it used to be in the 70's.

Mike Pearson · 11-01-2016, 03:12 PM

I had heard that the Rock was not in good condition. I was there last weekend and I thought it was in decent shape. I have a toterhome so I really don't use the restroom or concessions. The track was real good for me all weekend. Other than the horrible roads in SC. I would go back. It had been about 15 years since I had been there last.

Mickey Whaley · 11-01-2016, 03:43 PM

They had a good turnout!

Jeff Teuton · 11-01-2016, 04:03 PM

I ran there. Didn't notice it being that bad, but I also had my camper so maybe Imissed something. Track was good for me. Beer was cold. Scales seemed right. Visited with Steve for a while. Good old memories. He was happy with the turnout, and had free spectator entries for Sat and Sunday.

SS3718 · 11-01-2016, 04:25 PM

I was there this past weekend for my first visit to Rockingham. The track itself was good. Some of the asphalt in the pits was in really good shape, other parts of it was really rough.

The only "black" cloud for me this past weekend was the "tree". After running our last qualifer Saturday morning, they announced that the tree was being put back to the way it was on Friday. I'm not sure what was changed or even why it was changed? It kind of cast some uncertainty going into Round 1.

Nick Morris
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Wayne Totaro · 11-01-2016, 04:51 PM

This was my first time to Rockingham! I thought that the track was very nice! The traction was great all weekend and the scales were "dead on". I would go back! It would have been even nicer, if I had got there earlier and been pitted on the blacktop!

11-01-2016, 02:29 PM	#1
Rusty Davenport Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nashville N.C. Posts: 506 Likes: 4 Liked 101 Times in 27 Posts	Shock at the Rock.....time really goes by fast Been a long time since I visited the Rock.......wooooooooooooooooow........ I was there last week end and I couldn't help but wonder when is the last time that place got a face lift ???? Maybe we are getting old and we look old too including what used to be the icon of drag racing at Rockingham. I remember a day it was the place to be for drag racing......really sad to see it in the shape it is in. The legend and the memories live on. This is not a critical analysis.... maybe you have to be from NC to remember what it used to be in the 70's. __________________ NHRA AND IHRA STOCK ELIMINATOR 2772 Last edited by Rusty Davenport; 11-01-2016 at 04:59 PM. Reason: it may have sounded negative or critical

11-01-2016, 03:12 PM	#2
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,443 Likes: 613 Liked 1,916 Times in 574 Posts	Re: Shock at the Rock.....time really goes by fast I had heard that the Rock was not in good condition. I was there last weekend and I thought it was in decent shape. I have a toterhome so I really don't use the restroom or concessions. The track was real good for me all weekend. Other than the horrible roads in SC. I would go back. It had been about 15 years since I had been there last. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS

11-01-2016, 03:43 PM	#3
Mickey Whaley VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,220 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Shock at the Rock.....time really goes by fast They had a good turnout!

11-01-2016, 04:03 PM	#4
Jeff Teuton VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 2,717 Likes: 2 Liked 325 Times in 50 Posts	Re: Shock at the Rock.....time really goes by fast I ran there. Didn't notice it being that bad, but I also had my camper so maybe Imissed something. Track was good for me. Beer was cold. Scales seemed right. Visited with Steve for a while. Good old memories. He was happy with the turnout, and had free spectator entries for Sat and Sunday. __________________ Jeff Teuton 4022 STK

11-01-2016, 04:25 PM	#5
SS3718 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 129 Likes: 5 Liked 27 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Shock at the Rock.....time really goes by fast I was there this past weekend for my first visit to Rockingham. The track itself was good. Some of the asphalt in the pits was in really good shape, other parts of it was really rough. The only "black" cloud for me this past weekend was the "tree". After running our last qualifer Saturday morning, they announced that the tree was being put back to the way it was on Friday. I'm not sure what was changed or even why it was changed? It kind of cast some uncertainty going into Round 1. Nick Morris SS

11-01-2016, 04:51 PM	#6
Wayne Totaro Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 235 Likes: 1 Liked 39 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Shock at the Rock.....time really goes by fast This was my first time to Rockingham! I thought that the track was very nice! The traction was great all weekend and the scales were "dead on". I would go back! It would have been even nicer, if I had got there earlier and been pitted on the blacktop! __________________ J. Wayne Totaro 1117 STK