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Usac: Sunday’s kokomo gp called off due to rain (10) (2,031)
Posted By stp6237
Re: Usac: Sunday’s kokomo gp called off due to rain
4/28/24, 10:35 AM
Nuts!
USAC announces Jason Smith as new president (15) (3,409)
Posted By stp6237
Re: USAC announces Jason Smith as new president
4/12/24, 8:57 AM
I have always felt that if I owned a race car I would race where the purse was the highest for 4th, 5th and 6th. There can only be one winner who may get $10,000, but in many cases these "front...
Iow slow? (30) (4,411)
Posted By stp6237
Re: Iow slow?
3/29/24, 9:02 AM
Also slow here in Philadelphia, PA area, but I don't have my school van runs back until Tuesday so I have time to wait. So far no issue with Flo and there are a few races I plan to watch tonight and...
Lessons on Promotion (22) (3,895)
Posted By stp6237
Re: Lessons on Promotion
2/24/24, 2:12 PM
In the old days of open wheel racing there we true promoters, not race organizers. I grew up in Columbia, PA in Western Lancaster county which put the family within one to one half hour drive to...
Photo Identification (19) (2,958)
Posted By stp6237
Re: Photo Identification
12/28/23, 5:32 PM
Who ever it is, and where ever it is, it is one beautiful racecar, excellent photo and a its a dirt track that has a cushion. That boys and girls is what racing should be all about. I know we can't...
Silver Crown at WWTR (10) (2,511)
Posted By stp6237
Re: Silver Crown at WWTR
8/26/23, 3:15 PM
Richie, thank you for the update. I thought it might be wrong on Flo's schedule especially when I saw the promo for the event on Flo during last night Smackdown broadcast. Thank again Richie
Silver Crown at WWTR (10) (2,511)
Posted By stp6237
Re: Silver Crown at WWTR
8/26/23, 2:31 PM
So the big question is, is the race on flo at 7:00 AM or rebroadcast on tape delay at 7:00 PM. Trying to get my day organized around church and racing. Thanks
Prayers For Carson (30) (6,760)
Posted By stp6237
Re: Prayers For Carson
6/14/23, 9:21 AM
It all comes down to what are the requirements to get insurance coverage. When I worked with ARDC we raced at a few tracks in the south. At one track I was told that we could run our...
How many would attend? (24) (5,686)
Posted By stp6237
Re: How many would attend?
2/26/23, 10:48 AM
With winged cars and only one division, the track does not widen out. You need a support division OR qualifying laps before the heats will be more than what we saw on Thursday night at Lincoln. ...
SprintCarRatings.com : 410 Wing Track stats (17) (932)
Posted By stp6237
Re: SprintCarRatings.com : 410 Wing Track stats
1/20/23, 12:08 AM
Wow! Great stats, How long did it take you to do all of this? It will take me a few days to digest all of this info, thanks for your effort!
Bloomington (59) (14,421)
Posted By stp6237
Re: Bloomington
9/6/22, 11:40 AM
I live in PA and enjoy going to Bloomington and LPS when we come out to Indiana for the 500 we usually hit at least one of the tracks if not both. This year we went to IRP on Friday because of the...
As the dust settles (19) (5,073)
Posted By stp6237
Re: As the dust settles
8/2/22, 1:19 PM
I have said in the past that the first thing I was going to do when I retired, was to go to Indiana Sprint Week. Well, dang it I retired as a teacher in 2016, and I still have not gone out for the...
Gas city (83) (22,890)
Posted By stp6237
Re: Gas city
7/23/22, 10:10 AM
We have a saying here in PA about fences between combatants that goes; "The bigger the fence, the braver the dog!" A while back at Williams Grove, Kramer Williamson took out Allen Klinger during a...
So is there a real, lasting tire option for full up sprints? (37) (6,969)
Posted By stp6237
Re: So is there a real, lasting tire option for full up spri
4/16/22, 9:39 AM
I am not an economics professor, but in my opinion, the fact that Continental now owns the Hoosier brand, along several other brands, Hoosier is now more beholding to the stockholders of Continental...
Will your schedule change? (98) (15,941)
Posted By stp6237
Re: Will your schedule change?
3/8/22, 10:25 AM
I live in the Philadelphia, PA suburb area in Montgomery County. The closest tracks to me are Grandview in PA and Bridgeport and New Egypt in NJ. All three main attraction are NE type modifieds,...
Usac: 99 usac national points races set to go in 2022 (1) (909)
Posted By stp6237
Re: Usac: 99 usac national points races set to go in 2022
1/20/22, 1:20 PM
Thank you for the list. I always look forward to it and dream about how many events I will plan to attend. Its too bad my dreams are always larger than my reality. Have a great racing season and...
Usac: Grand opening to usac’s eastern midget week tuesday at (5) (1,201)
Posted By stp6237
Re: Usac: Grand opening to usac’s eastern midget week tuesda
8/3/21, 12:50 PM
If my memory is correct, Rico won a USAC Midget feature at Lincoln Speedway a few years back. Perhaps that is the one you are recalling.
Prayers for Dave Darland (23) (11,140)
Posted By stp6237
Re: Prayers for Dave Darland
4/25/21, 6:42 AM
Prayers for Dave and his family. Agree with above comment, always had time to talk to fans and made you feel like you were the most important person he was going to talk with today.
Larson pass dirty on Leary? (49) (13,798)
Posted By stp6237
Re: Larson pass dirty on Leary?
8/26/20, 11:00 AM
I would like to know what Larson's spotter said to him, if he said inside, inside, CLEAR, then it is on the spotter. I know spotters are an important safety aspect, but with mirrors and spotters...
Selinsgrove Silver Crown (29) (6,412)
Posted By stp6237
Re: Selinsgrove Silver Crown
8/11/20, 9:35 AM
I was there for the race. My buddy had to get up at 5:30 AM Monday for work. I got him back to Reading, PA by 1:45 and I did not get back to Lansdale, PA by 2:45 but I did not need to get to work...
Myrtle Beach speedway closing (2) (1,628)
Posted By stp6237
Re: Myrtle Beach speedway closing
7/16/20, 4:21 PM
I saw a NASCAR Modified Tour race there last year, good track even though it was asphalt. I thought it was big enough for USAC Silver Crown event. Anyhow I got to see a race there, kind of figured...
Pennsylvania (9) (3,947)
Posted By stp6237
Re: Pennsylvania
5/16/20, 8:25 PM
I posted this information on another message board because of the snarky comments being made. For the past 5 years I have had a dermatologist appointment at the end of May for a skin cancer...
best guess (36) (9,488)
Posted By stp6237
Re: best guess
4/16/20, 12:21 PM
As I said in a previous post I will be shocked if we have racing here in PA before June 15th. Governor Wolf closed ALL schools in PA for the year and there are areas on PA that have very low...
State fair races in jeopardy? (50) (18,103)
Posted By stp6237
Re: State fair races in jeopardy?
4/11/20, 9:13 AM
Hi gang, I live in Montgomery County, PA. This is the first hot spot in the state. I am a retired high school science teacher who was driving two separate special needs students for a private...
One Race (42) (12,444)
Posted By stp6237
Re: One Race
3/11/20, 7:13 PM
Indy 500! There are only two sports, Car racing and everything else. There is only two races, the Indy 500 and all the rest