RockinRobin
Well-Known Member
If you live within driving distance of Pine Valley Raceway (just south of Lufkin, Tx) you are a lucky S.O.B.! We just spent a wonderful 3 days racing there! It is a great facility, well run, well laid out and well staffed. Despite not finishing in the money any of the 3 days and the 100 plus heat, we had a great time and met some great people.
Example: I had just finished my 3rd T&T run Friday night when we noticed that one of the skinnies was almost flat! No spare, no way to change it if I had one. Looks like the weekend is shot. I go to the tower and they tell me to go see a racer named Ronnie DuPree, who owns a tire store in Lufkin. They take me in a golf cart to his trailer, where he finds a piece of metal in the tread and plugs it for me, all in between rounds of a big cash race that he was in! Not only that, but he didn't even charge me for the service! It allowed me to continue racing all 3 days instead of going home after driving 4 hours and 25 gallons of gas to get to this track.
Well, I'm buying a new set of skinnies today, but not from Summit or Jegs. I'm going to spend a little extra and buy them from fellow racer Ronnie DuPreee!
Man I wish this track was closer to my home!!!
Example: I had just finished my 3rd T&T run Friday night when we noticed that one of the skinnies was almost flat! No spare, no way to change it if I had one. Looks like the weekend is shot. I go to the tower and they tell me to go see a racer named Ronnie DuPree, who owns a tire store in Lufkin. They take me in a golf cart to his trailer, where he finds a piece of metal in the tread and plugs it for me, all in between rounds of a big cash race that he was in! Not only that, but he didn't even charge me for the service! It allowed me to continue racing all 3 days instead of going home after driving 4 hours and 25 gallons of gas to get to this track.
Well, I'm buying a new set of skinnies today, but not from Summit or Jegs. I'm going to spend a little extra and buy them from fellow racer Ronnie DuPreee!
Man I wish this track was closer to my home!!!