Home | Register | Quick Links | FAQ | Donate | Contact |
Indiana Open Wheel
> Indiana Open Wheel Forum
>
Terre Haute- What I learned
|
Thread Tools |
7/28/23, 9:40 AM |
#11
Re: Terre Haute- What I learned
|
||
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2022 Posts: 423 |
Quote:
__________________
Halfway between Springfield & DuQuoin, and Gilbert AZ
|
||
|
7/28/23, 9:44 AM |
#12
Re: Terre Haute- What I learned
|
||
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 1,619 |
The dust was bad but after the opening laps it was manageable for me as a spectator.
The dog gone weather has been brutal with humidity thick enough to cut with a knife.
_________________________________________________
Last edited by Hubie48; 7/28/23 at 9:45 AM. |
||
|
7/28/23, 9:48 AM |
#13
Re: Terre Haute- What I learned
|
||
Senior Member
Race Count This Year: 6 Race Count Last Year: 14 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 21,269 |
I guess I've been up there about 15 times. Only once was it so bad I honestly couldn't see anything except four to the flagstand. As long as they stay on top of it. It's not too bad and the racings awesome.
The Armco should make (MOST) of them out of the park rides and flipping into concrete a thing of the past.
__________________
Charles Nungester
|
||
|
7/28/23, 9:59 AM |
#14
Re: Terre Haute- What I learned
|
||
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,291 |
|||
|
7/28/23, 3:30 PM | #15 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 32,463 |
||
|
7/28/23, 4:08 PM |
#16
Re: Terre Haute- What I learned
|
||
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,366 |
Quote:
I do wish Bill the best and hope he gets to promote there again next year. I do hope they replace or upgrade the PA system so that MAYBE you can hear the interviews after the heat races. And I HOPE they open other gates of the covered grandstand at the end of the race so we aren't all trying to get out the one open gate!! |
||
|
7/28/23, 7:09 PM | #17 | ||
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,343 |
Quote:
__________________
Tim Wolffrum aka Cowboy
_________________________________________________
Last edited by cowboyhar69; 7/28/23 at 7:11 PM. |
||
|
7/28/23, 7:33 PM |
#18
Re: Terre Haute- What I learned
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,006 |
The previous promoters did not pay for the improvements they just gave the bill to the fair board and then they had to renegotiate the original contract.
|
|
|
7/29/23, 10:27 AM | #19 | ||
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 961 |
The track prep was good enough in my opinion. I think Track Enterprises was using calcium chloride or something like it to keep dust down but that costs money. It was a tricky track to drive which made for highly entertaining racing. As far as improvements, the PA needs to be a little louder like it used to be and it would be fine. Bloomington’s is worse. I’d rather see a 3 tier guardrail in the corners with a catch fence above and 2 tiers down the backstretch and paint it red, white and blue. That would look awesome. Replace jersey barriers with Armco on the inside of the straights too but add a fence on inside of front stretch to prevent the near disaster we witnessed. Car count was ok and racing was great! The feature was really intense, I’ve never seen them run so high in turn four. I only wish they raced there more!!
|
||
|
Indiana Open Wheel
> Indiana Open Wheel Forum
>
Terre Haute- What I learned
|