Anyone hear about what teams/drivers are coming?
On the events Facebook page I’ve seen that Chase Briscoe, Chris Bell, and T-Mez are coming.
Anyone else confirmed?

TMEZ has a ride at the Rumble

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Is there an entry list anywhere to be found? Would love to see it if there is.

Also, is there any information regarding what time spectator admittance to the stands will be allowed?

Originally Posted by stif racing:
TMEZ has a ride at the Rumble

I see.
The Facebook page of the Jason Leffler memorial posted a few days ago that T-Mez will be there. Idk if their info is wrong or not.

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Lets hope that two of the few indoor midget races do not have to be on the same weekend next year...(I realize why Ft Wayne did it but ideally not again)

Originally Posted by jdull99:
Lets hope that two of the few indoor midget races do not have to be on the same weekend next year...(I realize why Ft Wayne did it but ideally not again)

Fort Wayne was scheduled long before the Duquoin race.

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Anyone seen an order the features will be run Saturday night

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Originally Posted by K92:
Fort Wayne was scheduled long before the Duquoin race.

I understand that but they have explained why they moved it to this weekend that it has never been before (mighta been scheduled for it last year, but they didn't have it); which has been DuQ's wknd for most of the time they have had a Dec race...some people think it is too different groups, but there are many that like both and wana race in both...but, there are only so many weekends in a year and countless tracks run against eachother all summer, so iiwii

Are they going to allow Friday people to put down blankets to hold their seats?
If they do, I won’t go.

Originally Posted by ronmil:
Are they going to allow Friday people to put down blankets to hold their seats?
If they do, I won’t go.

Good luck even getting an answer about that...
I’m not sure who is promoting the race, but they don’t seem to be doing much to draw a crowd.
With it being a end of the year race, announced pretty late, you’d think they’d be trying to spread the word about it.
Other than write ups mentioning Bell and Briscoe racing, I’ve basically seen nothing about the race lately and it’s already Wednesday night, only a couple more nights til race day.
No idea about who is racing other than 2 or 3 cars, no order of events posted. USAC hasn’t posted and article previewing the event...
For this time of year it’s a pretty major race, you’d think people would be talking about it more...

Originally Posted by toledo47:
Good luck even getting an answer about that...
I’m not sure who is promoting the race, but they don’t seem to be doing much to draw a crowd.
With it being a end of the year race, announced pretty late, you’d think they’d be trying to spread the word about it.
Other than write ups mentioning Bell and Briscoe racing, I’ve basically seen nothing about the race lately and it’s already Wednesday night, only a couple more nights til race day.
No idea about who is racing other than 2 or 3 cars, no order of events posted. USAC hasn’t posted and article previewing the event...
For this time of year it’s a pretty major race, you’d think people would be talking about it more...

I tried calling Wayne City Speedway and USAC
Wayne City doesn’t even have voice mail setup

Originally Posted by racenut69:
I believe the stands open at 3:30pm?...See ya there!

The promoter just posted that General Admission opens at 2:00PM.

Originally Posted by luckybuc97:
The promoter just posted that General Admission opens at 2:00PM.

Where are they posting info? I’ve only seen some stuff posted on the Facebook page of the event...
Considering going, long trip from Ohio though, don’t mind traveling, just went to western world in AZ last month, but I sure wish there was more stuff out there to promote this event...
Like some expected drivers, or an idea of the car count, etc...
Am I making the big drive for 10 midgets? 20 midgets? 30? I have no idea...
Lack of info/promotion makes me hesitant to make the trip...

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Dirt draft currently has 34 drivers to chose from. Now that’s not final as a few may not show up or someone may decide to enter late. Notables listed are Bell, Briscoe, Thorson, Daum, Moles, Neuman, Robinson, Crum, Johnson, Berryhill, Jordan Kinser ( driving Briscoe car), Babb and Cromwell. And Kayla Roell, who Jerry Shaw likes as someone to keep eye on, which he’s usually right.

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I see they are having a lot of mini-sprint racing Friday with their features on Saturday with USAC. The ad I saw said $8000 grand prize? I would think 30 plus midgets if that is to win. T-Mez is entered at Ft. Wayne. I wonder if he is only there for Friday and runs Du Q Saturday.

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Originally Posted by luckybuc97:
The promoter just posted that General Admission opens at 2:00PM.

Thank you.

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How’s it going there? I don’t have Flo.

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Originally Posted by ronmil:
How’s it going there? I don’t have Flo.

Intermission waiting on semi. Do we need to start a Go Fund Me for ya?:3:

Originally Posted by Chief Wahoo:
Intermission waiting on semi. Do we need to start a Go Fund Me for ya?:3:

You might!
Is the racing any good and how’s the attendance?
Thanks for the reply

Originally Posted by ronmil:
You might!
Is the racing any good and how’s the attendance?
Thanks for the reply

Ron, a lot of unknowns to me running. I think some of these are using this as an appetizer to Chill Bowl.

Keith Dewig tells me crowd is “decent “.

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Originally Posted by ronmil:
You might!
Is the racing any good and how’s the attendance?
Thanks for the reply

Yeah Ron, crowd looks decent on FLO. Bottom rows look pretty full which is good sign. Been some good heats snd qualifiers with close finishes. Track got little rubbered up after the qualifiers, but after rework so far been good. Also looked like it got foggy with the fumes after last qualifier. Cleared up since. Been close racing and some tempers flaring

Originally Posted by ronmil:
How’s it going there? I don’t have Flo.

Ron, you really really need to get Flo. Period.

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Feature top 3, 1st-Christopher Bell, 2nd Cannon McIntosh, 3rd Chance Crum

A-main (50 laps) starting line-up
5-C Briscoe | 08-C McIntosh
7XT-C Bell | 08M-M Moles
26R-C Crum | 26-C Eliason
36D-R Gray | 14X-C Boespflug
72-S Johnson | 91-Z Daum
37T-M Adams | 88-T Babb
5K-J Kinser | 37X-C Gehrke
001-G Mitchell | 37-D Robinson
4A-D Silverman | 3N-J Newman
51-Z Boden | 50-C Howard

Hour for track prep?

Deleted post. Let my aggravation boil over a bit.

Originally Posted by dirtfan:
hour for track prep?

🥱😴🥱😴

This is just a warm up for Chili Bow to see how late we can stay awake. So glad we’re sitting on the couch right now instead of in SIR.

Originally Posted by Dirtfan:
Hour for track prep?

Exactly why we don’t go here either.

How about start it at 2 pm?

Start it EARLY and just think of the number of parents that will take their kids knowing that the can be in the road home early and actually watched a feature.
This indoor race was over at 12:30 am Eastern time (approx)

USAC are you listening? You have competition out there now.

Sure glad I didn’t go

The added 5 classes worth of features really killed the night tonight. Not only did they take forever to run they used up the track a lot more thus requiring a lot more track prep than normal. Not sure who was really calling the shots on this one but had several fans around me from decent distances saying they weren’t coming back.

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Really sad that this has happened....What a damn shame!

Originally Posted by cl124:
The added 5 classes worth of features really killed the night tonight. Not only did they take forever to run they used up the track a lot more thus requiring a lot more track prep than normal. Not sure who was really calling the shots on this one but had several fans around me from decent distances saying they weren’t coming back.

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Originally Posted by cl124:
The added 5 classes worth of features really killed the night tonight. Not only did they take forever to run they used up the track a lot more thus requiring a lot more track prep than normal. Not sure who was really calling the shots on this one but had several fans around me from decent distances saying they weren’t coming back.

Just don't understand the business plan some promoters use with how they run shows like this

Originally Posted by miledirt:
Just don't understand the business plan some promoters use with how they run shows like this

Backgate $$$$$

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Originally Posted by rpracing1:
backgate $$$$$

bingo!!!!

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Originally Posted by cl124:
The added 5 classes worth of features really killed the night tonight. Not only did they take forever to run they used up the track a lot more thus requiring a lot more track prep than normal. Not sure who was really calling the shots on this one but had several fans around me from decent distances saying they weren’t coming back.

Been probably seven years since I went. It was PowrI show when I went.
THE ADDED CLASSES Should have been features only period at most and even then just outlaw Wing and Non. You got enough top class cars to run twelve races, You don't need support classes. let alone four or five. I understand having them. (Future of the Sport) But that should be Fridays show As it was, it was caution filled time eaters.

Like I said, It's been years and I loved the place. They never let the track get dried out or slicked off. They'd take ten/ fifteen minutes about five times during the night. Lightly water and drag it. Not three or four half hour or longer major reworks. I barely had time to get outside, have a smoke and get back before next race.

I didn't go. But I also turned it off and went to bed.

Always been the plan to do this race again. But it's a two day trip for me. I will if it's better than that. We had fifty seven midgets at the event I went too there. Thirty seven is still great.

One thing to remember is this is the rescheduled Leffler race which always has 5+ classes. Normally the indoor DQ shows have maybe 2 classes. Would’ve been crappy to reschedule only the midgets and tell the rest sorry about your luck. Still, we weren’t mad when the race was over and we just had to a walk a few steps to a nice warm bed.

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Everything about Du Quoin was deplorable. Five open wheel classes with outside temps at 35 degrees, sheesh. Superb track prep taking up my valuable time. Walking out of there at the ungodly hour of 1130 pm. The only reason Im going back next year and the year after etc etc is to see if they can screw it up any worse than they did this year :deadhorse:

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Originally Posted by mc/rider:
Everything about Du Quoin was deplorable. Five open wheel classes with outside temps at 35 degrees, sheesh. Superb track prep taking up my valuable time. Walking out of there at the ungodly hour of 1130 pm. The only reason Im going back next year and the year after etc etc is to see if they can screw it up any worse than they did this year :deadhorse:

Oh the things we do to see those little cars.

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What made this event so distasteful was not the "UnGodly hour" that it concluded. It was the fact that hot laps began at 3 PM. Do the math. As spectators we were forced to endure over 8 hours to see the complete show and approximately 7 hours to see the headline division push off for their A-main. I have no factual data as to the percentage of people who paid their hard earned cash to see the USAC National Midgets but I suspect it was heavily in favor of them.

We had 3 in our group. One gentleman of our group drove 8 1/2 hours one way primarily to see the midgets. The other two, my wife & I, traveled 4 1/2 hours one way and we coughed up the price of lodging. All three of us would gladly spend what it cost to attend again down the line sometime, lodging and all, IF there are no more than 3 total divisions to be run on Saturday night. We will NEVER attend another that consists of any more that 2 additional support classes. NEVER!

We're not alone. We were surrounded by folks who feel much the same.

We'll stay home and watch the replay the following day and circumvent the sore ass and remain in possession of $300.00+ of our hard earned cash and get a good nights sleep.

The least they could have done if they were bent on doing a marathon was run the midget A-main first as opposed to holding so many hostage to a 8 1/2 hour test of will and endurance.