A dirt track just inside of turn 1 at IMS would be pretty appealing. Easy pit area access, plenty of exterior parking for spectators on the other side of 16th street, and a relatively open area that is just used for the road course which can be viewed easily from the stands in turn 1 and the short chute. Snake Pit Speedway at IMS.
Maybe USAC is hold the answer to that back for a good surprise when it is announced. As long as that date gets filled. Look at all the tracks around the state that don't have a sprint week date.
Tracks with a Sprint Week date
Kokomo
Bloomington
Lincoln Park
Terre Haute
Tri-State
Lawrenceburg
Tracks with out a Sprint Week date
Montpelier
Shadyhill
Plymouth
Gas City
Daugherty (Boswell, IN)
Paragon
Route 44
Brownstown
Twin Cities
Chandler / Movieland
Track not built yet - IMS
2024 Season: Race 1 - April 20th Brownstown (Crate LM). Unlike many I don't discriminate on what racing I choose to watch.
Originally Posted by Stevensville Mike:
Any chance the first race will NOT be in Indiana? I know it sounds odd, but Joliet and Eldora are not too far over the borders.
I would say no to the tune of get your own. A LOT of good tracks in both states to have something of there own.
Just got back from a trip to jungle park. The track looks like a small 1/2 mile to me. Good banking but not as much as Eldora. Things are coming along real nice but the pit area was under water but I did see a lot of drainage pipes they must be getting ready to put in. The man I talked to said they are confident it would be open before sprint week if the lights arrive on time.
Originally Posted by Stevensville Mike:
Any chance the first race will NOT be in Indiana? I know it sounds odd, but Joliet and Eldora are not too far over the borders.
Originally Posted by Sprints fan 11:
I would say no to the tune of get your own. A LOT of good tracks in both states to have something of there own.
Eldora used to have a Sprintweek date.. but I think it should stay inside the borders also.
After the last non-wing sprint race on a mile resulted in a racer death and much other carnage, I doubt you will ever see non-wing sprints on any mile track again. The speeds are too high and the car weights too low.