[oppweld]

Terre Haute, is the ultimate racing experience for me. This place is considered hallowed ground by me and should be preserved at all costs.The tradition and rich history needs to return to its former glory. What's better than the bursts of speed coming off turn two, cars rocketing down the backstrech flying into three. The daring display of skillful driving creating on track action unmatched by most other half mile facilities. But nothing is gonna save Non Wing Nation until we grow the fanbase. It needs to be treated like an old Van Halen album (Women & Children First).
The old time theory was for people to go to the races then go to the pits afterwards and see the stars and cars. That was fine back in the day of one and two class shows. Why not adopt the show up early approach? Like what has been done before on a limited basis "The Pit Party" open pit area 1 hr prior to heat in the motor. Get the fan / driver interaction early in the show.Get the kids excited, let them get some merch that may not be available on the grandstand side. People have shorter attention spans these days.

[DirtTrackTherapy16J]

That is a very good strong answer that I can understand and appreciate Opp...the first time Funk took me there and he said hey let's go to the infield, I was like ***, have I had too much to drink? You cant go to the infield at any other tracks, and once we went into the tunnel and come out the other side, wow it was like a giant racing party. People everywhere, clowning, cutting up, just having one hell of a time. I still have 3 videos of JG, Windom, and S. Cottle, qualifying and they was flat ripping into 1, the sounds and echos of them coming down the front stretch and grandstands, yes I'd say T.H. is hard to beat. Fan base wise for Nonwing overall, I agree, something has to happen, were not all gonna live forever but I just dont know the answer. Your idea with pits, I like it, GC started doing this a lil bit this past season, cant remember exacts of it, but fans were given a chance to go to the pits for a limited amount of time for no extra charge. This idea along with some others would be a start at least for getting new fans, younger fans, more fans I believe.

[Charles Nungester]

While Burg is my home track and the one I can and do attend most. I can't say Im partial to any of em. I do like new burg better than old burg for the fact that the old track too often went catfish bottom only.

My favorite Id say is THAT. One on the inner guardrail, one on the outer and many in stages in between. You watch the guys who've run it a lot stay in it longer and come off quicker. Left front off the ground if not left side.

[Ilovedirttrackracing]

My heart is with the burg. I only live about 25 minutes from the track. It has been great seeing the old track and the new track go through the best of times. There has been a lot of great racing events held at the burg and all the other great racing tracks that everyone has mentioned in this post. Thanks ☺️. My wish list for the burg is to have a big 3 day show for the great fans that love the things that we all love. They have probably the greatest facility and plenty of camping and things that are going through the city with the casino and other attractions close by kings island and horse racing across the river available to put up for a special event like this. I think Rudy has done a great job with the burg but guess what it is time for a different schedule for a change. Thanks. Our racing family is very fortunate to have met so many people though our racing road trips that it doesn't matter what racing events our favorite tracks that we attend we are just really ready for the next time that we all get together and meet another great racing fans 😀. God bless America 🇺🇸. Thanks

[Moreland76]

My parents were from Ripley co. So the Burg was the track my father went to as a young man. we would sometimes go when we went back to visit relatives. And growing up hearing about Robbins, Gaines,ect. The old track was a connection that my dad got to both experience. This was in the Mel Johnson era (Jeff Thickstun memorial ,Hoosier fall classic ect.)

[ROSS]

Mine are really about family and less about racing. I see good racing all over the country. I don't get to see my grandpa taking tickets at Mt. Lawn anymore and I loved going to the track with my grandma and grandpa. In addition, Terre Haute was my home track and the memories of throwing the football with my brother in the infield are good ones. Stopping at KFC on the way and grabbing that bucket of chicken was a must. I ended up falling in love with racing but it was really the family time that I remember the most and makes me partial to those two tracks.

[ThrowbackRacingTeam]

Without a doubt the Terre Haute Action Track. Started going there in about 1982. I’ve also been to most of the other Indiana sprint car tracks but there’s nothing like traditional sprints on a half mile. They can really strut their stuff and I like how they look at THAT. The stands are close to the track, the straight headers really crackle under the roof of the grandstand and the flat corners cause them to lean and hike the left fronts. I’ve seen many legendary races there and drivers that made themselves heroes at the place. My nearest Indiana track is 4 hours and it’s the Action Track I plan my trips around.

[Dale]

Terre Haute. 'nuff said

[openwheelfan1]

Originally Posted by ThrowbackRacingTeam Without a doubt the Terre Haute Action Track. Started going there in about 1982. I’ve also been to most of the other Indiana sprint car tracks but there’s nothing like traditional sprints on a half mile. They can really strut their stuff and I like how they look at THAT. The stands are close to the track, the straight headers really crackle under the roof of the grandstand and the flat corners cause them to lean and hike the left fronts. I’ve seen many legendary races there and drivers that made themselves heroes at the place. My nearest Indiana track is 4 hours and it’s the Action Track I plan my trips around.

I agree with your statement about sprints on a half mile. I started going to THAT in 1970, and when the track prep was right, it could be a very special place. Seeing drivers back it in to turn 1 from the infield with (sometimes) only the RR on the race track was always special. Attending college there (not ISU, the other one on the E side!) in the middle 70’s, I didn’t miss a race there for 4 years, and since I married a TH native, we kept coming back for years scheduling grandparent visits around race weekends. I hope and pray some individual or organization steps up to keep racing alive at THAT.

[DirtTrackTherapy16J]

I just want to say thank you to people who have responded to this. I'm kinda overwhelmed by some of the answers and stories. As I stated in my original post, no right or wrong answer to me, more curious and actually getting some education out of this.

I'm 40, born in '82...reading some of this stuff, families and friends, obviously that's huge to me and alot of other people as well, but some of these years is just awesome to hear. I wasnt even thought about much less born in alot of these years. So again, thank you to those who do respond.