Chuck brought joy to us who bought one of his papers at the Speedway since the 1970's. Born with Cerebral Palsy, he always found a way to be there at just the right time to remind us how to live....
I have no problem with him on Flo, but with less than optimum PA systems at some of these tracks his voice is very hard to hear. No problem hearing Pat Sullivan with cars on track. At Bloomington...
Seems like they had it scheduled Tuesday before the 500 last yr. I wondered why they had moved it back from its prior Wed. date and somebody said the promoter at Circle City took the date with him.
Dad and I went to a sprint race at Salem in May, 1967. Sonny was driving the Iddings #93 and he was terrific on the high banks. The next day we went to the Speedway for practice and were sitting in...
Very few of these guys were still around by the time I started following USAC only eight years later. I do remember Gene Force still wheeling a sprint car at Paragon weekly shows as late as 1970. ...
Vogler's dominance explains why the cold didn't seem too bad that night. Maybe also because I was 25 and had to thoroughly check out the new dome's beer selections.
These cold temperatures remind me of todays date January 19, 1985. Minus 52 degrees wind chill. When Dad and I got to the car after the race the battery was dead. A good hearted race fan gave us a...
I was surprised at this too. I think in recent years it actually went dark on Flo while it was on MAVTV. I would think that the ratings for the Chili Bowl live would be better than most of the...
I try to make all USAC races at Terre Haute. Not as many on the schedule as I would like. Interesting no IRP mentions. Guessing there were many of us back in the Thunder days.