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I encourage all racers, promoters, fans, washed-up-never-were (like me, lol), etc; let's go back to "olden times" and use only forums like IoW (and other racing forums, as you wish). Deactivate from the other "social medias"!!! Sites like this and other "old fashion" forums of the such are great and can be used positively! It is real easy to log off from the more "popular" social accounts and to share your updates, thoughts, and comments on sites like this! Support those that support these forums and please forget about the ones that have become "mainstream"! I haven't studied all the privacy policies, but I'd like to assume (if anything) IoW, and other racer forums, are WAY less intrusive than some of those household name tech companies...

Why? I think in the past day or so they have made great improvements.

And you had the right to post that comment. It's called freedom of speech.

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I'm only on 2 racing sites and 2 motorcycle sites, never was into facebook, twitter, or any other social media sites. I worry if people leave those social media sites and come on here as you wish they will bombard us with their views other than racing. I'm always for the more the merrier as long as the topics pertain to racing. If I want ******** or news I'll turn on the tube.

Jason, never was isn't true. You provided a lot of entertainment. Besides you almost always only spun out after "Zero" Murdoch" spun thrice. I believe I have seen you finish ahead of a preacher in an orange car and wrong way Mcduffie.
I am truly just having fun. I respect and admire the heart and persistence you brought to the track. That goes for Johnny Murdoch, Wally Mcduffie, and Joe Chetta too.
God bless you and God bless America.

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Hmmm.... why do I smell an ulterior, political motive here???? :14::14:

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Exactly. What timing. Seriously, you want all these racers, promoters and fans to just discontinue a form of communication with everyone? Just drop and log off their social accounts. How do they get their messages and results out? Wait for their Thursday Speed Sport News? This summer when it might be raining at a track, do we just call a tracks answering machine like the 70's to get info?

Just this week on social media I've enjoyed seeing all the new Chili Bowl car wraps and sites to purchase shirts. I've enjoyed seeing late model team photos of them crossing the dessert and mountains heading to Arizona Speedway. Prior to Christmas I enjoyed watching drivers selling various items for gifts. Soon I'll be looking for these same photos from USAC teams in Florida. You don't think a sponsor tracks social media clicks and posts? On Facebook I've found some excellent private groups that post historical racing photos and messages. Here on IOW last week someone posted they were selling custom face masks and they got called out for spamming. Is that keeping IOW great?

Just because a person (racer) has a social media account doesn't mean they have to use it for political, religious or radical comments. I've rarely seen the racing world do this. Good luck getting all these racing groups to drop their social accounts as you want. You're just regressing the sport.

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SLIGHTLY coincidental that this suggestion came out a day after a certain someone was banned from social media???
Moderator, PLEASE delete this post before a big political debate breaks out....

Or you could just scroll on by instead of attempting to silence an opinion you don't agree with.

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Everyone knows the political rules...so let's stay away from that...

It would be nice to see more traffic, pictures, all the stuff that is on the social media sites I care not to name; back on forums like this!

Would rather not see the forums like this go away (I have noticed a few that have).

One thing that does not help though is the unofficial moderators controlling what is on-topic to Indiana open wheel racing (MUCH is...if you think about it...) or something they may be offended by...

I am not sure what your specific point is. This is a site for racing discussion. Granted, and I include myself, there has been some political comments particularly related to the Covid response. So perhaps more info as to your intent would be beneficial.

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Why debate it? If you wana go fishing I'm sure there is an open spot on the bank or an ice hole somewhere. Let's get ALL the racing info back on RACING forums! All the Tulsa deals, 2021 rides, results, can be posted here (instead of on social media sites that don't care about racing), etc.

Midgetmadness, RacingOnline, and others are the forums that I know of that have gone away; or basically gone away.

I want to believe the operators of IoW have JUST racers in mind! People shouldn't be afraid to share their racing related updates, thoughts, ideas, etc; here (without calls to the moderators...).

If people want to support the social media sites that have no idea on any of the particulars of racing, than so be it, but personally I have deleted any trace of anything I have to do with with either the two most popular ones; and I will continue to encourage everyone I know to also do so.

Make all the racing (only) forums great and move forward!

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So lets say next year at a sprint car. Its a big $$$ paying race. At the end of the race, a sprint car wins by a 1/2 a car length. The driver that came in second place drives into victory lane. Grabs the checkered flag, starts waving it and said he won. One of his crew members tackles the trophy queen, takes out a sharpie, crosses off the winner name on the big check, writes the second place drivers name on the check. While that is going on a second crew member points to the transponder on the race car. Makes a claim that it did not work right. He then storms up the grand stands. Kicks in the door of the scoring box, punches the person running the lap top. Takes the laptop and said it must have bad software loaded. He points to victory lane and shouts "we won, look our name is on the check".
Now while this is going on the driver that won the race pulls up to the start finish line of the track. Up on the big screen tv on the back stretch. They are showing the replay of the finish of the race. It clearly show he as won by a 1/2 a car length.
Seeing what has just been shown on the big screen TV. The drunk, not too smart fan of the second place driver gets pissed off up in the grand stand. He starts yelling, "hey I wore my drivers tee shirt to the track today, I waved his flag, I bought a ticket to the track today to see him win the race". This is unfair to me. He runs down the stands. Climbs up the flag stand. The flagman is still up there. The drunk, not to bright fan grabs him by the shirt and pushes him off the flag stand. He hits his head on the track and dies.
The local tv news station is at the track taping the race. They film the whole thing. That night they show the video on the news.
So if I get the understanding of this post. I should never watch the local evening news show any more? Because they do not show the option of the 2nd place driver and his crew, fan?

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I'm getting pretty excited for Chilli Bowl Week. Bring it on!

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bingo! :8:

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Seems I just saw something like this . But its a great point!!!

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Who won your mysterious sprint car race by half a car length? Was the car prepped in front of large supportive crowds or in someone's basement? Did the "pass" happen behind a billboard, so that no one could see it, after almost everyone went home and the lights were turned off???

But seriously; was this a winged or non-wing race? lol. And most important, was it in the state of Indiana??? lol

So ya, what time does practice start at Tulsa today...? I will await THIS site for updates!!! Let's enjoy it!!!

...we are getting a LOT of views on this thread tho...

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It saddens me when members of the forum start slinging hash at each other. This lowers the standards of everything and everyone involved once it starts. It was quite obvious on this thread below when one simply asked when are you going to go back to the track with the COVID crisis:

https://www.indianaopenwheel.com/sho...d.php?t=115718

Now, I am on another race fans forum. It is not related to dirt, sprints, midgets, or even this country. On that site they have forums for this type of racing, or that type of racing. National, international, sports cars, touring cars, open wheelers, straight liners, etc. Instances like arguing back and forth with each other over ********, COVID, state of affairs, etc., eventually brought that site to create another forum for general chatting and discussion. Subsequently this allowed all members, left, right, and middle, to have discussions, debates, and arguments. The moderators kept discussions out of the racing forums by creating the alternate forum for chat.

IOW has nine forums devoted to classifieds. This one here is devoted to fan interaction with respect to racing. If Mrs. G happens to come along this thread here, maybe it might be time to create another separate forum to allow for banter of the sort that, in my opinion, should not be associated with this forum here.

Kind of like when a ruckus starts in a bar. Eventually the owner or barkeep will ask those involved to "Take it outside."

Then you can come back in once you have 'discussed' your differences of opinions.