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Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

10/13/17, 8:40 AM

Replies: 52

If you could go back in time and watch a race.......

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: If you could go back in time and watch a race.......

1965 Milwaukee Mile, A.J. qualified the dirt champ car for the pole, then won the race!

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

6/28/17, 9:28 AM

Replies: 35

Where are the west coast cars

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: Where are the west coast cars

You aren't kidding there!

When I was a youngster, I remember being able to spot a race car of some sort at many small gas stations and dealers repair garages, in any part of town I went to. The...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

5/3/17, 6:13 AM

Replies: 42

Indycar Attendance?

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: Indycar Attendance?

xenophobia?
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/21/31737640_0aa8b2147d.jpg

I got started by listening to the Indy 500 every year on the radio back in the 1950's, and when it was possible to go watch a...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

12/21/16, 8:11 AM

Replies: 3

Usac: Usac partners with ardc for 19-race eastern regional m

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: Usac: Usac partners with ardc for 19-race eastern region

We traveled to Illinois to race in a few POWRI events last summer. The POWRI official who tech inspected our cars said they were trying to get something worked out with USAC, but there was nothing...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

8/4/16, 5:17 PM

Replies: 8

Speedway Streaming Live From California

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: Speedway Streaming Live From California

What's not to like?

A bike not much heavier than a bicycle
500cc single burning alky
no brakes
4 bikes, 4 laps
bring the next 4 up, repeat

If you roll off the throttle in the turn,...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

5/12/16, 7:44 AM

Replies: 11

Measuring valve springs

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: Measuring valve springs

That depends on the spring pack. I don't like to use Ti with flat dampers. The flat dampers tend to cut into the retainers. You may want to look into Isky tool steel retainers. They are much more...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

5/10/16, 1:05 PM

Replies: 11

Measuring valve springs

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: Measuring valve springs

This:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/pro-66902/overview/

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

4/1/16, 10:13 AM

Replies: 24

ARDC Board of govenors positioned the club for 2016 and beyo

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: ARDC Board of govenors positioned the club for 2016 and

Initials were GB. I remember it well. It was the beginning of the end for us blue collar guys who could race competitively with little money, lots of initiative, some ingenuity, and a pair of big...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

3/17/16, 8:57 AM

Replies: 27

Illiana closed for 2016

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: Illiana closed for 2016

To Blazes with the neighbors! The track opened in 1947 when the area was rural. The neighbors chose to build or buy houses near an operating race track, then wanted the race track to go away. If...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

3/10/16, 3:55 PM

Replies: 10

Racing Auction - Michael Waltrip Racing

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: Racing Auction - Michael Waltrip Racing

Pig mat

http://www.newpig.com/pig/US/absorbents-503/pig-oil-absorbent-mats-747

I use them in my shop!

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

1/18/16, 1:22 PM

Replies: 4

2016 Chili Bowl Rules Request

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: 2016 Chili Bowl Rules Request

Chili Bowl rules:
Must have 4 tires, no ski on LF
Must use Chili Bowl Fuel

There might be one or two more rules, but those are the ones I know of:5:

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

12/13/15, 12:50 PM

Replies: 21

Powder coating

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: Powder coating

W. Kendall & Sons Inc. in Wanatah, IN

http://www.wkendall.com/home.htm

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

9/10/15, 1:14 PM

Replies: 14

HPD Midgets

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: HPD Midgets

That's the inside joke!

I didn't see any of them there!

I think the only time I saw one was at the PRI show! Of course I'm old and I don't get out as much as I used to!

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

9/10/15, 12:15 PM

Replies: 14

HPD Midgets

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: HPD Midgets

I don't know about Wayne's hot rod Focus, but a legal Focus (checked by the USAC official after the race) won the HPD race at Atomic.:22:

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

8/27/15, 1:13 PM

Replies: 1

Montpelier 8/29 Cancelled

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Posted By sp33dy

Montpelier 8/29 Cancelled

Montpelier 8/29 Cancelled due to owner needing emergency surgery. I have no other details.
Prayers!

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

7/24/15, 9:12 AM

Replies: 20

where would you go next?

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: where would you go next?

Indy Mile, Springfield, DuQuoin, Knoxville, Belleville + Eldora.

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

7/8/15, 10:10 AM

Replies: 51

Engine rules for D-2 2016-2018

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: Engine rules for D-2 2016-2018

X2!!!
I don't think I could breathe or sleep at night if I didn't have a lathe or milling machine close by! I don't know how people live without them. My mill and lathe are both from South Bend....

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

2/24/15, 12:17 PM

Replies: 73

USAC HPD Series

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: USAC HPD Series

1997

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

10/10/14, 9:33 AM

Replies: 6

This was pretty awesome

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Posted By sp33dy

Re: This was pretty awesome

A similar thing happened at one of the tracks I was at last summer, the recording would not play so the track announcer sang the National Anthem. He did a pretty good job too! I think it was at Gas...

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