[dirtnonwingfan]

Originally Posted by dirt330 What do they want to do?

It is Dave Argabright's column based on his talk with James Spink, the new Silver Crown director or whatever his title is. In a nutshell, three new (Belleville) or returning (Gateway, Pikes Peak) tracks as well as the others returning , two new drivers, different attitude.

[Midget 89]

Taylor Ferns will be driving cars the family owns, possibly from the 6R stable. She drove for them last year.

[K-Dawg30]

Originally Posted by Midget 89 Taylor Ferns will be driving cars the family owns, possibly from the 6R stable. She drove for them last year.

Just on pavement? Or dirt too?

[HardyBoysRacing]

I think there is a common misconception about going silver crown racing. One thing everyone needs to remember is there is only 5-6 dirt races in a season and if you have a little help anyone with a decent budget can go racing, at least on dirt.

Here's where i come from. We started racing modifieds years and the expenses of racing every weekend versus what you get in return is unreal. We were able to buy a stealth silver crown car, radios, wheels, etc. for pennies on the dollar. The car had been ran 3 times and was like new. Then we bought a foxco motor for less than half it's new price. We went racing without almost any knowledge of how to set up the car and had a pretty successful first season with no experience whatsoever. Then we did it again. Bought a beast car with practically no races on and another motor for nearly the same cost. Now we own 2 cars that are older, but look and run like new money after a little t.l.c. Silver crown cars have changed very little in the past 15 years and a perfect example of that is the Foxco #56. That car is 15 years and still runs with the best of them. I did a little research and here are cars from the past 10th years that have been run and now aren't. Bear in mind some of these have probably become other numbers and ran by different teams or crashed.

2011-
71- Kunz
5-Baldwin
99- RE / Edwards
6- Klatt
37- Indiana Underground
91- Hagar
116- Racing Associates
65- Hartenstine
97- SC

2010-
114- Gulick
34- Morford
90- Bank
153- Capie
141- Fatt Fro
08- Norris
8- Guardian

2009-
83- Stroehle
81- Quick Draw
33- Barrick

2008-
36- Miller
99- Mucci / Matczak
93- M & M
155- Baker
03- Dooling
4- Contos
35- RE
84- Spivey
28- Pierson

2007-
23- Onken
00- Reutimann
86- Bergfield
33- Loucks
112- Galas
151- Hess
63- Mega
12- Western Speed
59- S & R
191- Harris
62- Siner
41- Paternoster

2006-
1- Team 6R
7- Carter
52- BWB
15- Beach
48- Irvin
89- Moore
68- Long
17- RW

2005-
0- Lundgren
03- TNT
14- Daugherty
61- Team Purple
19- Kahne
69- Dynamics
22- Stewart
85- Baldwin
24- Parker
2- Aristocrat / Vance
67- Team ASE / Leffler
82- Gough

2004-
191- Hemelgarn / Johnson
9- East / Stewart
11- Stewart/ Snider
115- Lawson

2003-
18- ITI
40- MB
50- Aviators
100- Cook
04- Laliberte
16- Woodring
115- RE EDWARDS
54- Pedersen
76- Nemire
31- Mataka
19- Gratton
10- Cook

My advice to anyone who has thought about going silver crown racing is to research your options before you buy and give it a chance. Anyone who has ever been to a race or has raced one of these big beasts, there is nothing in the world like a big car!

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[Midget 89]

Originally Posted by K-Dawg30 Just on pavement? Or dirt too?

Looks like both.

[billyb]

Wel, if USAC was smart enough, they would go to the 410 sprint engines and get rid of the steel blocks. more sprint guys would probley run. they could interchange with their engines?

[CTtoPA]

Would more sprint guys run? I'm not so sure I buy that.

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[McInturff Racing]

Personally I think that the guys who run USAC sprints (for the most part) are well funded enough that if they wanted to run SC they would. On the other hand with the rules the way they stand now I know that my wife and I are considering buying a SC roller. I could pull the engine from my 360 and drop it in an SC car as it sits. Granted I am small time and low budget but the fact I can put a lower cost engine in a SC car means there is a real chance I may be out there next year adding one more car to the count. IF they changed to a 410 there is no way. I can only afford one engine.

[usac1957]

With a 410 motor the cars can not carry enough fuel

[K-Dawg30]

Do you guys think making the engine rules ASCS rules would add cars? There are tons of used ASCS motors out there