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Originally Posted by flagboy55
I can't believe someone just suggested replacing Terre Haute. Really?
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Yeah, He said he was "Somewhat of a Historian". Im not bashing. But USAC Sprints used to not race at less than three eighths miles.
Terre Haute and the INDY fairgrounds combined with IMS is what took USAC world wide known along with it's drivers then Indycar went all pavement yet there were still some into the mid 70 and a couple into the 80s who would still run Indy and Terre Haute or the Fairgrounds
Don't get me wrong, I like the bullrings but the two "OTHER" tracks happen to be my favorite. LBURG for it's speed and Terre Haute for everything, LF in the air, wheelies as zig zagging the stagger down the straights and biking in the corners. You really watch whats going on at Terre Haute and you'd swear their cajone's wouldn't fit in the cockpit (No offense to the lady drivers)
I wasn't at Terre Haute but the races I've seen there had guys come from 17th or so to podiums. A Feature isn't five minutes flat but sometimes a half hour I've seen features with Ballou on the wall and Darland on the inside rail sixty feet apart but side by side for multiple laps.
Just because the cars ain't bangin wheels, don't mean it's not good racin. Burg had Windom come from tenth at halfway to third running the inside while Clauson was up top. And Cummins coming from the tail to eighth.
We all got our prefferences and thats great. I like the variety