LAME
by Anonymous on 8/15/11Charlotte Motor Speedway - ConcordAlittle rain turned the whole night into a 100.00 dollar waste of money.. LAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Motorsports/Racing
No more results on this page
About The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway
The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway sits across a highway from Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, right next to the Morrison Motor Car Museum (for those who love all things cars) and just a 20-minute drive northeast of sparkling downtown Charlotte. Like the speedway itself, The Dirt Track is referred to as America's Home for Racing. The clay oval track covers four-tenths of a mile and can seat close to 14,000 (usually highly enthusiastic) fans at capacity.
The Dirt Track proudly hosts a variety of rowdy events that thrill entertainment-seekers who like things loud, adrenaline-filled, and (of course) dirty. Notably, The Dirt Track hosts the Can-Am World Finals, a once-a-year championship event for World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models and Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds. The Dirt Track has also brought Monster Trucks and motorcycling stars from AMA Pro Flat Track to North Carolina with a championship Monster Truck spectacular gracing the track annually.
Lug Nut — with a shiny silver head shaped like, you guessed it, a lug nut and a suit of glimmering blue spandex — is the mascot for Charlotte Motor Speedway as well as The Dirt Track.
History of The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway
To the excitement of many of its regular attendees, Charlotte Motor Speedway announced it was building a complementary dirt track in 1999, and The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway was completed in May of the following year.
Auto-racing promoter H.A. Wheeler, who previously served as the president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway, collaborated with late promoter Earl Baltes on the track's design. Baltes was named the grand marshal for The Dirt Track's inaugural event. Greg Walter was promoted to executive vice president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway in October 2018 and oversees operations at The Dirt Track.
Alittle rain turned the whole night into a 100.00 dollar waste of money.. LAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
took my son to see the monster trucks...had a great time....loved all the action...especially the wreaks!
This was very disappointing for my family and kids. This was promoted as a "kids" event, yet alcohol and cigarette smoking was prevalent everywhere. Also, this was the most disorganized show I have ever attended. There was at least a 20 minute delay between each truck, and the ramp had to be removed after the first truck. Very poor planning. We left after an hour and a half due to my kids getting bored and tired of waiting, sitting doing nothing. We only got to see a few trucks in 90 minutes. I am very sorry that I spent my hard-earned money on this event. We will not attend this event again.
Overall, this event was not very exciting. Some trucks couldn't even make it on to the track. No really big names like Grave Digger or Bigfoot. I think Sampson was the best known truck there and he was a disappointment. The rain messed up the big jump so they reconfigure the track to eliminate that jump. It was boring to watch the trucks race around and only a couple of small jumps. The free style wasn't much better. I have seen better at the Bobcats arena. I thought being at the dirt track that we were in for a exciting race and freestyle competition. The dirt bikes couldn't do their stunts due to ramp failure. No backup plan?
I've been taking my son to this event for the past 3 years. He loves Monster Trucks and this is something he looks forward to every year. In the past the night has been drug out by putting dirt track cars in throughout the night. We went to see monster trucks, not dirt track cars. This year I was excited that they ditched the cars. Here are my PROS and CONS for this year's event. PROS: no dirt track cars, lego tables for the kids, monster truck ride for $5, free ice cream, larger course area for the truck, freestyle motorcross CONS: Poorly designed course. The large jump ramp was not constructed properly. Because of this several Monster Trucks were eliminated right away after being destroyed while trying to clear the jump. They also placed the motocross ramp/trailer right next to the landing area of the large jump. First monster truck that tried the jump didn't land it and flipped on to the ramp and crushing it. Not only knocking that truck out for the rest of the night, but also ruining what could have been a pretty cool motocross exhibition. Also not enough big name trucks. Would like to see more of the Monster Jam series trucks in there. Only seem to get two or so a year.
This show was a waste of time and money. They broke more than half of the trucks. Didn't even have the motocross portion because a truck wrecked th ramp. Very poorly put on. Would recomend this to anyone.
The event went very slow and were long periods Of nothing going on. I was dissapointed!
Fun time for the kids. Unfortunately, a truck crash took out the dirt bike ramp, so we all missed that portion of the show.
We purchased tkts for this event to celebrate a five year olds birthday. He loves the Monster Trucks and this did not disappoint. He was so excited the whole time. Would go again and again to see the smile on his face.
All be it hotter than Hades, had a great time. The Traxxas/Ram vendors were friendly and knowledgeable. I may have enjoyed the race as much as my 5 yr old son. Hope they come around next yr. Ill be sure to look for them.
I've been interested in short coarse truck racing for several years and only saw videos of the races. My friends and family were super excited when we found out the Traxxas Torc Series was coming to Charlotte. I live in West Virginia and never saw any short coarse racing anywhere near home. Since Charlotte is only 3 hours away and we frequent the city, I immediately made plans to attend. I hope to see more short coarse truck races come to more eastern tracks like Charlotte. Im sure to be there!
This was my first offroad race and race at dirt track, both left me speechless. It was great to be able to hang out in the pits and meet drivers! The racing was great, action packed.
Awesome race and a great facility. I cannot wait to see the TORC series again! Best thing is the all access ticket for a super low price! You can get in the pits and see the race for $20! Then they invite everyone back to the pits AFTER the race for a concert!
We loved TORC truck racing! So glad they decided to come to the East coast and can't wait for them to come back next year! Already told our friends that they need to buy tickets next year, tailgate, and have a BLAST!!!!
5 Saturday + 1 for Friday = 3 Average Rating. The Firday races were more like practice and we shouldn't be charged the same as Saturday. And they need to have more than 3 races per night.
loved this.....best form of racing that I have ever seen!!! the ads for the event leading up to it were very scarce......hardly any advertisement for this event on tv, radio, etc.....
This event was well worth the money, would've paid more. The pits were awesome watching the crews work on the trucks and then getting to watch those beasts take off and fight for traction flying through the air sideways, with those v8s screaming. If were lucky enough for them to come to Charlotte next year, I won't miss it.
Racing was good and entertaining. Issue was between races, it took approximately 30 minutes for the crew to prepare the track for the next race. This stopped any momentum from the previous race. I'm not sure if this was an issue with the track or the organizers. Make the night go a lot longer than it could have (event ended about 10:30).
Races were great!!!!! Just too much down time between races. My group almost left before the last race. Out of boredom. But glad they stayed, last race was the best.
The whole event was set up well. The racing was awesome, and the track design worked for this being a dirt oval. This is the first time that Traxxas TORC has come to Charlotte, and despite the slow tix sales, they should be back next year. Water was expensive, $4.00 a bottle, but you are allowed to bring in a cooler of what ever you want to drink. we didn't find that out until we got there. The facilities were clean. TOP NOTCH EVENT!