Re: New promoter for THAT(and it aint Bob Sargent)
I miss the sunday afternoon races. You could have a sunday afternoon picnic at the track see some great racing and home early in the evening. Put you in a good mood before going to work on Monday.
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It's great to have people willing to look past the recent history and willing to sink $$$ and time into the track.
Growing up announcers would call qualifying and say, 'so and so. He won at Terre Haute..." It was understood that it was a big race. Competing weekly against the established tracks around it sounds too difficult to me. If they can build 6-8 good dates this year, with real fan support THAT will be OK after all.:applaud::applaud::applaud: |
Re: New promoter for THAT(and it aint Bob Sargent)
Gerry Olsen tried a weekly type thing for a while and it didn't work. No people or cars. THAT is a Special only track.
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We would get there around noon, tailgate and watch qualies that started around 1:00PM. Racing started at 2:00PM, I saw a complete show and was back at home in Indy by 6:00PM. Aah, the good old days. PS The grandstands were packed back then. Compare that to the multi series races we have now and empty seats. |
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If Mike, Brian & Davey are the choice of the fair board. then drop the:greenflag: on this deal and let them get to work on dates and repairs to facility, so THAT lives up to the name "ACTION TRACK"
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I sure hope there are a couple of Silver Crown races there with midgets and sprints as well. |
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I will give you my story of the track. I had a ex that lived in Indy and I was coming to see her one weekend. I stoppd at the gas station right off the highway to get gas before I hit Indy. As I was getting gas I was hearing what I thought were race motors so I asked the attendant, who was a female, if the track was nearby. Being from Oklahoma you would always hear stories and read about THAT. She said it was down the street. So I got in my truck and drove pass the track.
One other time I was in Indy, the Hut Hundred was getting ready to happen but I had to be back in Oklahoma for work. I got to Joplin Missouri and my boss called me to ask where I was because I had to be at work the next day. I told him I was in Joplin and I was heading home but I missed the race. He told me that he could have had someone cover my shift if I wanted to goto the race. I was so pissed :D. I am glad to see THAT back in action. Before I die that is one track I want to get to. |
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I think the problem with running a weekly show is that your normal crowd gets used to paying 10 or 12 bucks at the gate, then a special event rolls in and the gate is 25. I think a lot of the normal crowd stay home then. A bunch of them are there to see their driver in a modified or Late model anyway, so the decision is easy. I wish it would work, but I just think special events are the way to go, at least at Terre Haute.
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