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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
5/2/24, 1:11 AM
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Outlaw Show at Jacksonville Tonight ... Wow
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openwheelfan1
Re: Outlaw Show at Jacksonville Tonight ... Wow
THAT may be an understatement! Certainly the best winged race I've seen in several years! Fun to watch.
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
4/28/24, 11:35 AM
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Usac: Sunday’s kokomo gp called off due to rain
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openwheelfan1
Re: Usac: Sunday’s kokomo gp called off due to rain
You realize that Lincoln Park, Paragon and Lawrenceburg were all able to run last night. All are dirt tracks in Indiana. Just because one area has 3 straight days of rain does not mean that the...
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
4/21/24, 8:31 PM
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Gas City I-69 Speedway Status?
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openwheelfan1
Re: Gas City I-69 Speedway Status?
Instead of being reactive, why not be proactive?
Call the USAC office at (317)247-5151, explain that your are trying to make hotel reservations, and ask about the status of the Gas city races. ...
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
4/19/24, 11:04 PM
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Indy 500 rookies
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openwheelfan1
Re: Indy 500 rookies
Probably your best bet is to park in what is commonly referred to as “The Coke Lot” which is on the NW side of the Speedway, across the street (Georgetown Road) from turn 4. Since you obviously...
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
4/19/24, 10:56 PM
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Circle City Raceway IS A GO
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openwheelfan1
Re: Circle City Raceway IS A GO
Per MRP, Ballou beats JJ Hughes,Tyler Kendall, Rylan Gray, and Frank Guerini for the 410 sprint car win.
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
4/10/24, 3:41 PM
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USAC announces Jason Smith as new president
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openwheelfan1
Re: USAC announces Jason Smith as new president
I find it interesting that while winged racing is in the midst of POSSIBLE power struggle, crowds for the WoO shows have set at least 3 attendance records at tracks. Volusia, Kennedale and 81...
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
3/14/24, 4:40 PM
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Paragon\ Weather
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openwheelfan1
Re: Paragon\ Weather
The Paragon Facebook page shows that it is rescheduled to March 29 due to damage at the facility by today’s storms AND excessive rainfall.
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
3/3/24, 12:42 AM
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PSA for USAC Terre Haute/ Red Hill
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PSA for USAC Terre Haute/ Red Hill
This is a PSA for any of you considering going to the Terre Haute/Red Hill USAC Midwest opener weekend April 5/6. If you need a motel room, you had better make it SOON. Thanks to the solar eclipse...
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
3/1/24, 6:18 PM
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ASCS: World Racing Group Acquires American Sprint Car Series
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openwheelfan1
Re: ASCS: World Racing Group Acquires American Sprint Car Se
Looks to me like WRG just bought a feeder system to the WoO. The regional ASCS series feed the ASCS 360 National Series, which then becomes a stepping stone to the WoO. Seems like a very smart move...
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
2/22/24, 1:25 AM
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Must Watch
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openwheelfan1
Re: Must Watch
We just returned from Florida. We watched the 4 nights of WoO at Volusia, the 2 nights of USAC at Volusia and the 2 nights of USAC at BRP/Ocala. The truth of the matter is the poorest attended night...
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
2/19/24, 8:30 PM
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Usac: Got the gig! Hulbert named full-time usac national ann
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openwheelfan1
Re: Usac: Got the gig! Hulbert named full-time usac national
I think USAC has made a great choice. Bryan seems knowledgable, and genuinely seems to care about the sport and the fans.
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
2/19/24, 11:41 AM
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Questions For The Experts
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openwheelfan1
Re: Questions For The Experts
Ocala (and for that matter, Volusia too) has dirt that is more sandy than a typical Midwestern track. IMO, Ocala/BRP has a much smaller "window" where it is tacky and not dry or slimy. It also seems...
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
2/15/24, 12:06 AM
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Announcers so far
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openwheelfan1
Re: Announcers so far
Based on the two nights at Volusia, I thought Bryan (Brian? Not sure which it is) Hulbert for USAC did a fine job. Smooth, informative, knowledgeable, and seems to know when to comment and when not...
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
2/14/24, 10:47 PM
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Opinions on USAC From Late Model Fans
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openwheelfan1
Re: Opinions on USAC From Late Model Fans
We attended Volusia both nights. The USAC Sprint Cars were well received by the stock car people. I overheard quite a few comments about how much fun they were to watch.
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
2/11/24, 1:44 PM
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Volusia TracK attendance record
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openwheelfan1
Volusia TracK attendance record
While many tracks struggle with attendance, even on special shows, Volusia Speedway Park set an all time attendance record last night for the DIRT/UMP/ WoO Gator Nationals finale. Walk up General...
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
2/10/24, 11:13 AM
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Kudos to WoO & DIRT/UMP
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1,156
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openwheelfan1
Re: Kudos to WoO & DIRT/UMP
That main stretch crash on the restart in the WoO feature was NASTY, but thankfully wasn’t as bad as it could have been. When you need two wreckers working together to lift a car off of two others...
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
2/9/24, 11:28 AM
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Kudos to WoO & DIRT/UMP
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Kudos to WoO & DIRT/UMP
I know, I know….WoO is wings, so nobody cares, but compliments to the WoO and DIRT/UMP officials, racers and crews at Volusia last night. They started about 5:40 PM with hot laps and the final...
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
2/3/24, 12:29 AM
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2024 Silver Crown DuQuoin
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openwheelfan1
Re: 2024 Silver Crown DuQuoin
While that may be a part of the decision, DuQuoin had a concert on the track in 2023 that night of the race. Being able to schedule two events the same day on the facility allows them to make more...
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
2/2/24, 10:57 PM
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Could USAC do it?
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openwheelfan1
Re: Could USAC do it?
I can remember in the 70’s showing up at Terre Haute and yes, Eldora at 11:00 AM for noon hot laps, and the feature getting the checkers at 7:00 PM. In today’s world, any show that lasts longer than...
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
1/30/24, 4:44 PM
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Creating a Schedule
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openwheelfan1
Re: Creating a Schedule
As a sanctioning organization USAC goes where the promoters want them. In those instances where USAC promotes a show, they are going to go where they have the opportunity to make the most money.
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
1/16/24, 11:38 PM
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POWRi WAR Sprint League - 2024 Schedule
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openwheelfan1
Re: POWRi WAR Sprint League - 2024 Schedule
WOW! Non winged sprint cars at Paducah? First time in 15-16 years!
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
1/13/24, 12:49 PM
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Srx
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openwheelfan1
Re: Srx
Yes it was gimmicky, BUT it introduced some people to short track racing and dirt track racing, which is never a bad thing. It brought people out to short tracks that otherwise had or would have...
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
1/3/24, 11:59 PM
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Home Track
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Posted By
openwheelfan1
Re: Home Track
I’m about 25 miles from Paducah International Speedway, which reopened a couple years ago, and they are finally having a sprint car race in 2024 and 110 miles from Tri-State Speedway, which is what I...
Forum:
Indiana Open Wheel Forum
12/30/23, 1:13 AM
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Does anyone recognize the track in these photos?
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8,580
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openwheelfan1
Re: Does anyone recognize the track in these photo
The photo of Mark Alderson in the Steve Enlow car is almost certainly from Iliana. Hewitt in the Hampshire car MIGHT be from Milwaukee, but I’m not sure.
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Indiana Open Wheel Forum
12/24/23, 11:52 PM
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Is Non Wing Racing Dying?
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5,142
Posted By
openwheelfan1
Re: Is Non Wing Racing Dying?
While it is my opinion that Non-Wing racing isn’t dying, I am concerned about its overall health and for that matter all of open wheel racing, esp. at the weekly level. Outside of the Chili Bowl and...
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