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9/3/24, 5:17 PM

Replies: 21

Off Topic - Kokomo ???

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Posted By oldfan49

Re: Off Topic - Kokomo ???

I have noticed the last few years fewer tracks are having specials or even weekly races on holiday weekends. I have had a promoter say that with all the family activities and other big races on...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

8/18/24, 8:56 PM

Replies: 18

OT: RIP bloomquist

Views: 3,288

Posted By oldfan49

Re: OT: RIP bloomquist

The NTSB Investigation

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/6Df8UUtwqguu8uUa/

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

7/22/24, 8:30 PM

Replies: 20

How Would You Promote It?

Views: 2,770

Posted By oldfan49

Re: How Would You Promote It?

Get youth groups involved at the tracks. The track I grew up at used cub and boy scouts to oversee parking for fans. Lucus oil in wheatland used groups like the local HS band members to sell 50-50...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

7/11/24, 9:00 AM

Replies: 49

concerning a recent thread about costs of racing

Views: 6,925

Posted By oldfan49

Re: concerning a recent thread about costs of racing

I was talking weekly shows.

I grew up in Central Mo sprint car country. When I moved to the central western Mo border i was surprised to hear this was common at the local tracks. (I stand...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

7/10/24, 8:38 PM

Replies: 49

concerning a recent thread about costs of racing

Views: 6,925

Posted By oldfan49

Re: concerning a recent thread about costs of racing

I have always said that top heavy purses are killing the sport especially weekly racing.

There was a push a few years ago to have purses pay no more than 3 times the start money but it pretty...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

7/10/24, 8:27 PM

Replies: 49

concerning a recent thread about costs of racing

Views: 6,925

Posted By oldfan49

Re: concerning a recent thread about costs of racing

We can pic and choose all we want. go look through Myracepass and you will find many results showing multiple classes with not enough cars to even run 2 heats of 5 or 6 cars

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

7/8/24, 10:56 PM

Replies: 49

concerning a recent thread about costs of racing

Views: 6,925

Posted By oldfan49

Re: concerning a recent thread about costs of racing

I was contacted by a non-wing team. Not a USAC regular or a team that runs a National schedule. This is the info they gave me:

These costs below assume no broken parts or pieces.

Description...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

7/7/24, 1:36 PM

Replies: 49

concerning a recent thread about costs of racing

Views: 6,925

Posted By oldfan49

concerning a recent thread about costs of racing

I would like a non-wing break down from a top non wing team like this.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1689505345187151

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

6/22/24, 12:02 AM

Replies: 6

Total Money

Views: 1,870

Posted By oldfan49

Re: Total Money

I have had a few competitive non wing teams tell me They don't race wing cars because they could not afford it.

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

6/20/24, 9:52 PM

Replies: 6

Total Money

Views: 1,870

Posted By oldfan49

Re: Total Money

Did he compare costs as well?

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

5/15/24, 8:24 PM

Replies: 9

Powri only 7 cars?

Views: 2,877

Posted By oldfan49

Re: Powri only 7 cars?

Open wheel racing is getting spread pretty thin in the Missouri / Kansas region. The 305-winged car race last Saturday between Wheatland and Humboldt only had 6 cars.

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

3/11/24, 8:14 PM

Replies: 23

Hoosier tires

Views: 6,281

Posted By oldfan49

Re: Hoosier tires

Bring back the double diamond

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

2/21/24, 8:20 PM

Replies: 24

Must Watch

Views: 5,389

Posted By oldfan49

Re: Must Watch

Living in the land of wings (which thankfully is changing some). late models, and multiple classes of modifieds I am amazed that the majority of fans leaving couldn't tell you who won for various...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

1/16/24, 9:27 PM

Replies: 2

POWRi West Midget League - 2024 Schedule

Views: 933

Posted By oldfan49

Re: POWRi West Midget League - 2024 Schedule

glad to see them at Nevada. But then again there will be winged cars too so probably will take rubber by the heats.

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

1/3/24, 9:18 PM

Replies: 57

Home Track

Views: 10,737

Posted By oldfan49

Re: Home Track

Live 15 Miles south of Lakeside Speedway in Kansas and 35 west of valley Speedway in Missouri. But don't go to either that much anymore. Go to more races in Indiana than either. favorite track and...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

11/15/23, 8:48 PM

Replies: 36

Silver Crown dirt car fantasy track

Views: 5,761

Posted By oldfan49

Re: Silver Crown dirt car fantasy track

I'll second that. maybe run Knoxville Friday night, 81 Speedway Saturday night and Sedalia Sunday.

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

11/13/23, 9:40 PM

Replies: 39

What would it take for USAC to be as big as the WOO?

Views: 9,244

Posted By oldfan49

Re: What would it take for USAC to be as big as the WOO?

The majority of Nascrap fans, Late Model Fans, Modified fans, and winged car fans have one thing in common. Not all but most of them come for the party more than the race. They will sit through a...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

11/8/23, 8:15 PM

Replies: 27

Maverick Sprint Car Series

Views: 7,072

Posted By oldfan49

Re: Maverick Sprint Car Series

Wonder how many of the Allstar teams that may not be interested in chasing a national series may a new home with this series or at least hit many of the races.

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

7/25/23, 8:49 PM

Replies: 23

Alex Bright

Views: 6,790

Posted By oldfan49

Re: Alex Bright

In the slow motion video it sort of looks like Grant's tail hit Swanson's front tire. Maybe it's just the angle.

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

7/16/23, 10:01 AM

Replies: 58

Who thinks it’s better?

Views: 12,242

Posted By oldfan49

Re: Who thinks it’s better?

It's called a sprint race with sprint cars for a reason.
To me the days when the crew chief and the driver walked the track and then went back and set the car up the way they thought would be the...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

6/14/23, 8:36 PM

Replies: 6

6/10/2023 - Lawrenceburg Speedway Results

Views: 1,763

Posted By oldfan49

Re: 6/10/2023 - Lawrenceburg Speedway Results

Amazes me how people only talk about how much a race pays to win.

When I see this type of conversation, I think about the guys running in the middle and back of the field. To most of them getting...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

2/8/23, 8:30 AM

Replies: 10

A big what if

Views: 4,696

Posted By oldfan49

Re: A big what if

He was responsible for killing weekly sprint car racing in many areas for decades

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

11/26/22, 1:19 PM

Replies: 57

No return visit to Huset's for USAC

Views: 13,536

Posted By oldfan49

Re: No return visit to Huset's for USAC

A perfect place for a new "Crown Jewel" traditional sprint race would be I-70 Speedway in Odessa Missouri

It is on Interstate 70 and has good access from all directions (although it does have some...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

11/26/22, 12:49 PM

Replies: 57

No return visit to Huset's for USAC

Views: 13,536

Posted By oldfan49

Re: No return visit to Huset's for USAC

Interesting you left Missouri (and Lakeside in Kansas City). They are 2nd only to Indiana in number of non wing races according to the statistics pages.

The fire department actually stopped ticket...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

11/9/22, 10:15 PM

Replies: 77

When and Where Did You See Your 1st Sprint Car Race

Views: 16,480

Posted By oldfan49

Re: When and Where Did You See Your 1st Sprint Car Race

Couldn't swear to it but I am sure my first race would have been super modifieds at Sportsman's Speedway in Marshall, Missouri sometime in the late 1950s early 1960s. My dad would have been in the...

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