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8/25/15, 10:46 PM | #11 | ||
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Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 100 |
We've been to the last few and no they haven't did any repairs to fence or front stretch wall, yes its cool place to watch a race but it's scary has Hell as a car owner and dad !!!!!
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8/27/15, 1:57 PM |
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Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1 |
Thought about going til I saw what happened last week. Apparently they did their track prep with a skid steer. Started 14 late models and only 3 finished. 3 boards broke in the stands and a huge piece of the wall broke off and flew into the stands, thankfully no one was hit.
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8/27/15, 3:51 PM |
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Race Count Last Year: 48 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 18,510 |
I haven't attended North Vernon since they had their last Indiana Sprint Week race several years ago. I did see some exciting races there and some bizarre incidents. Most memorable on track incident was Jack Hewitt/Dickie Gaines in 2002 which left Jack severely injured. I'll never forget my first trip there in 2001 for Sprint Week when the drunk fell over the edge at the back of the track and had to be rescued by the track emergency crew. The races had to be stopped while this was being done. Fortunately, the Muscatatuck River was at a low level. I believe the drunk received only minor injuries. I've talked with many people over the years who remember the incident.
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8/27/15, 5:44 PM |
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Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 344 |
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My first visit to North Vernon was for the ’97 Sprintweek show. Kevin Doty won that year and again in '98. The '98 Sprintweek event was the year that the track's water truck broke down but the show went on anyway. Doty beat Robbie Rice by inches at the line in that one. How USAC was able to determine Doty the winner, through all that dust, is beyond me. To this day, Tony Elliott's '99 SCRA win at North Vernon still ranks as one of the best sprint shows I've ever seen. No shortage of memories from North Vernon. That's for sure. |
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8/28/15, 5:35 PM |
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Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 342 |
I will be there on Saturday to see what craziness comes next. Who knows, an awesome sprint car race might even break out!!!!! For those of us who can't make it to Kokomo we have to get our fix some way
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