Re: Where did you end up in 2009?
 

Funk were close, I had an off year:15: only 78 races in five states at 22 different tracks.Added 2 new ones:8:

Re: Where did you end up in 2009?
 

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Re: Where did you end up in 2009?
 

3 or 4. All but one at THAT, the season opener at the burg was the other one. Had some awesome hoosier hospitality there. Thanks again Dave for what you did. Hopefully I hit a new track this year. Much like coasters, racing has become a second thought, I will be spending more times trying to get into better health (lose some weight by doing stuff outside and excercising more {kayaking}).

Re: Where did you end up in 2009?
 

65 races, not enough sprint and midgets

Sprints
Pavement sprints
Silver Crown -- dirt and pavement
Winged sprints -- 305s, 360s, 410s
IMCA Sprints
Midgets
Indoor Midgets -- Kemper and Fort Wayne
Pavement midgets
weekly races -- Stock cars, TQs, legends, modifieds, 4-cylinder (The nation's fastest growing race class because the average Joe can afford it.)
dirt late models
asphalt late models
USMTS modifieds
Boone Nationals
NASCAR Nationwide
IndyCar
Go-karts
Quarter Midgets

Places I most missed -- Winchester, Bloomington, Lawrenceburg, Indiana Sprint and Midget Week. All those nights at Eldora.
Things enjoyed first time -- a lot of new racing events iin Iowa. The Boone Super Nationals.
Things I enjoyed the most -- all my friends, old and new.

Jim Morrison
Editor
Hawkeye Racing News

Re: Where did you end up in 2009?
 

I think I ended up with 116 races in 15 states, maybe? I hit more winged shows this year, but virtually no non-open wheel stuff, although I planned to hit a few more. I actually got hit pretty hard by rainouts, especially late in the year.
Some pretty outstanding races this year. Plenty of good stuff out there to see!!

Re: Where did you end up in 2009?
 

Sorry I left you out of my origional post Spridge. I knew you saw a bunch. I may someday use vac time for something other than racing, or maybe not. Hope everyone had as much fun as I did.

Re: Where did you end up in 2009?
 

58, down about 10 from the last few years. Didnt travel much, Eldora & Danville were the only ones outside of Indiana. Saw some great races and enjoyed hanging out with the usual suspects and a lot of others I met along the way. Thanks to Bill for creating this board so I could meet all these people that are as nuts about this sport as I am. Ever told a co-worker or non-race person that you went to 60 races last year? Remember the look you got?

Re: Where did you end up in 2009?
 

Originally Posted by AERO410SCJA:
Funk were close, I had an off year:15: only 78 races in five states at 22 different tracks.Added 2 new ones:8:

How many pavement tracks and fender races did you count?:2::2:....I think you are at 75

Re: Where did you end up in 2009?
 

My actual “Races seen” total was 68 (in 6 staes-Oh., Ky., Ind., Ill., Pa & Mich.), plus 7 additional dates that were qualifying or practice dates, although a few of those were double headers that included a race later the same evening at a different location. Was only rained out once, at Haubstadt. The race total of 68 includes Indy 500 & the MotoGP races @ IMS, IRL @ Kentucky, the AMA flat trackers at the Indy Mile, a few Late Model:18: only races (L’burg, Eldora, Moler & Lake Cumberland), and a few late season Drag races at Edgewater Sports Park (Cleves, Oh) & Thorn Hill Dragway (Morning View, Ky.)
New tracks visited were Vermilion County Speedway (3 times), Kalamazoo Speedway (USAC Sprints) and Lake Cumberland Speedway (Ky), where I went on Nov. 7th, thinking no one would recognize me there, and I barely parked the car and headed to the gate when the I heard my named called out from the atop of the grandstand (the steepest grandstands I ever seen). It was the SHIORTBUS!:6:

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It was a good year for museums last yr.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

National Sprint car Hall of Fame

Speedway Motors

NHRA

Justice Brothers