The real answer/story to the original post will be to compare the numbers that show up to Kankakee and Sycamore this weekend with what show up to the Extreme, PowerI, and USAC shows. Arguably, there...
Sponsors (Advertisers), generally, go where the most people are. In sprint cars racing right now that is winged sprint cars. If you want higher payouts the only way to do it is with more fans in...
Anyone know of any races around Indiana or even Eastern Illinois on Sunday April 7th? I know there's Friday and Saturday stuff goin on, but I've looked a bit and haven't been able to find anything...
Hoosier or any other tire manufacturer could make a tire that would last multiple weeks, or maybe even half a season. There's nothing new about tire technology that would make this a possibility. AJ...
Have you ever thought that he doesn't really care about the charter system for himself? These charters aren't like F1 where you have to have one in order to enter a car in a series event. The...
Not really, but it has a lot to do with what team you are running with or who you are. It's supposed to be a random draw, but they try to spread the larger teams out across different nights so they...
Innovation and technology are great, when they solve a problem. The automobile displaced the horse and buggy because it was a vastly superior mode of transportation. The current EV push is...
Exactly! There is no reason in the world, why a spec engine should cost even a fraction of what they are paying now. If it's the same across the board, there is absolutely no reason to be ging for...
Of all of the quality dirt tracks in Wisconsin, I just don't understand how Wilmot is the one they schedule. One of the best USAC sprint car races I've ever seen was in the late '90s at the 1/3 mile...
Unfortunately, the time for that was prior to picking a crate engine as the motor to put in the IRA WingLess cars. This was basically a "cost to enter" decision as a new top of the line MSA...
I'd love to see a BMARA/MARA Hut 100 with the current engine package. I think it would be very competitive and there are plenty of cars to fill the field if both groups come together. Add in the D2...
A real quick way to make all of this go away is just to let people do whatever they want with their tires. We already know that Hoosier doesn't really care about the quality of their product. Why...
Winchester is no joke. It's the only track I ever raced at where I was actually a little scared getting up to speed. No other place really compared to what it feels like racing there. It's a...
Whatever the settlement amount was, you can rest assured that probably 2/3 of it or more is going straight to the blood sucking opportunistic lawyers that brought the suit. These class action...
Yeah, $3,000,000 might be someone dreaming. There's no way anyone could make a reasonable return on their money with that high of an investment. It's tough to make money at a racetrack these days...
The distance of the race is posted. If your car can't go 40 or 50 laps plus cautions without adding fuel, then you might want to put a bigger tail tank on it. Sprint cars should NEVER need a pit...
And there's no reason in the world why most local racers couldn't still have a cheap open trailer pulled by their daily driver pickup truck without sacrificing a single competitive element. I see...
I was just at Road America yesterday and the crowd was huge. I don't know the numbers, but I would guess that there were more people than would even fit in the stands at Milwaukee. Unfortunately,...
Unless you are a complete idiot, you carry insurance on haulers and trailers. Hagerty even offers insurance on race vehicles and equipment for damage or loss when they aren't on the track. Failing...
Maybe not ALL racing, but the top tiers of local racing are definitely heading in that direction. The money just isn't there anymore to either pay an appropriate purse or to field cars at that level...
You nailed it. The cars have been built so drivers feel like they're in a full fender car and the fear of getting hurt is all but gone. I'm all for safety and quality built equipment, but I think...
First the news of Grandview and now I-30. Both are linked to purchase offers or rezoning requests from Copart, Inc. The company must have figured out that junkyards fit well where racetracks are...
