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    Gateway Dirt Nationals Photos – OnTrack Photos – Tuesday Track Test

    Dirt Track Racing Kenny Wallace Gateway Dirt Photos 4992

    December 13, 2016 by Shane Walters

    2016 Gateway Dirt Nationals Track Test – Kenny Wallace & Gordy Gundaker

    Some of the very first Gateway Dirt Nationals photos are posted below. These are Gateway Dirt photos from a track test conducted on Tuesday.

    I was at the Edwards Jones Dome all day today as the staff puts the final prep work into the racing surface. This weekend, will probably be the biggest dirt track race of the year. You’re seeing the first images of the brand new track.

    The Gateway Dirt Nationals conducted the very first on-track test today. Test drivers were local boys. Kenny Wallace driving a dirt modified and Gordy Gundaker driving a dirt late model. We were there along, shooting photos as well as video of the Gateway Dirt track test.

    Watch: Cars on Track for the First Time at the Gateway Dirt Nationals

    Kenny Wallace Motion Blur Dirt Modified - Gateway Dirt National Photo 4992

    The track test was very useful to the event staff. The track had a low spot on the straight away. A slope that appeared un-visible to the human eye. But when you fly over that spot in a racecar you can feel bumps before you can see them. The crew is going to go to work and fix that spot of the track before the pit gates open on Wednesday.

    Kenny Wallace also shared several others bits of info on the track shape and construction. He suggested to Kevin Gundaker that dirt be added all the way around the track wall. Building up a 6 inch wall of dirt before you reach the edge of the racing surface and the wall behind it.

    The track test shown in the Gateway Dirt video below was a final attempt to perfect the track surface before the racing begins on Thursday. Kenny Wallace was happy to share information with drivers coming to the event. Even going so far as to let the dirt modified drivers what gear they should be running.

    Kenny Wallace has tips for drivers coming to the Gateway Dirt Nationals, “We have a .735 gear in it. I went high on purpose and what I found is it’s faster up there. Longer radius but it’s good out there. ”

    Kenny has a ‘less throttle’ suggestion for racers, “My biggest suggestion to everybody is. That time I got to wide open. Just a little bit. Just to see if I could do it. It’s not necessary to be wide open. But that time I was able to do that and get better forward bite up off the corner.”

    He continued, “Then at the end. I slowed up just like we would do at any bull ring and tracks got a lot of grip in it. This is the dirt that they use for the motocross races. It was voted the best dirt of all of motocross racing. This dirt has been sifted a lot. I holds moisture. This dirt reminds me of (Belleville, IL) Belle-Clair Speedway.”

    On his gearing selection, “I would definitely start out with a .735 gear. You might start out with a .700 but I just think you’re going to be safer, make sure you start out with a .735 and you don’t have to run wide open. I don’t really see it necessary to run wide open.

    Kenny Wallace - First Car on Track Gateway Dirt Nationals St Louis 4895

    I was a racing fan well before I was a media member. As a lifelong dirt track racing fan it was one of the most exciting things I’ve seen. All those emotions and it was just two cars on track, a test session. I truely cannot wait for Thursday, 20 cars being 10 times as exciting.

    Racing at the Edward Jones Dome begins on Thursday. The dirt late model and dirt modified drivers will also hit the track on Friday. Saturday is the main event. 3 solid days of fantastic dirt racing action in the middle of December.

    We are offering full coverage of the dirt racing event. All the up to the minute Gateway Dirt news updates can be found on a single page here.

    To get tickets to The Dome Dirt Race visit GatewayDirt.com

    You can view the full Gateway Dirt event schedule here.

     

    Gateway Dirt Nationals Photos – Track Test (Tuesday)

    Kenny Wallace 36 Dirt Modified Photos 4964
    Kenny Wallace St Louis Dome Race Test 4933
    Kenny Wallace VP Racing Fuels Gateway Dirt Nationals Photo 4905
    Gordy Gundaker Gateway Dirt Nationals Video 4962

    Gateway Dirt Nationals First On Track Photos 4995
    Kenny Wallace Kevin Gundaker - Gateway Dirt Nationals 4841
    Kenny Wallace St Louis Cardinals Photo 4939
    Kenny Wallace Rear Sail Panel Photo 4957

    Kenny Wallace On Track at The Gateway Dirt Nationals 4974
    Kenny Wallace Door Signature Gateway Dirt Nationals Photos 4901
    Kenny Wallace Motion Blur Dirt Modified - Gateway Dirt National Photo 4992
    Kevin Gundaker Gordy Gundaker 4955

    Kenny Wallace Walks Gateway Dirt Track 4819
    Kenny Wallace Gateway Dirt Photos 4880
    Kenny Wallace Dirt Modified Photo 4920 copy
    Kenny Wallace Gateway Dirt Photo 4886

    Gateway Dirt Nationals Kenny Wallace Testing Photos 4968
    Kenny Wallace Gateway Dirt Nationals Test Run Photo 4978
    Kenny Wallace Gateway Dirt Nationals Modified 4888
    Gordy Gundaker Kenny Wallace Gateway Dirt Photos 4837

    Kenny Wallace - First Car on Track Gateway Dirt Nationals St Louis 4895
    Gordy Gundaker Helmet 4827
    Gateway Dirt Video - First Laps Video Kenny Wallace Photos - 4977
    Gordy Gundaker Gateway Dirt Nationals Photos 4864

    Gordy Gundaker Dirt Late Model Gateway Dirt Photo 4963
    Gateway Dirt Nationals Dirt Late Model Photo 5004
    Gateway Dirt Test Photo - Kenny Wallace 4980
    Dirt Late Model Gordy Gundaker - Gateway Dirt Nationals 4858

    Dirt Track Racing Kenny Wallace Gateway Dirt Photos 4992

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