Lincoln Park is racing TODAY! SUNDAY April 2nd!
 

It's RACE DAY! Let's get the season started!
Sprints! Every sprint runs a feature!
Modifieds! Super Stocks! Bombers!
Pit Gate will open at Noon
Pit Admission $35/10 and under free with proof of age
Main Gate will open at 1pm
General Admission $20/10 and under free with proof of age
Hot Laps 2pm
Racing at 3pm

Looks like it’s going to be a nice day at the track in beautiful downtown Putnamville. If anyone is so inclined I’m sure some of us would appreciate some basic updates. Thanks and enjoy the show

I’ll do some simple updates. It’s pretty nice out. A little chilly, but the sun is shining. Pretty good crowd already for a makeshift Sunday day race.
I’ll wait for car counts and keep you posted.

Wow. 43 sprints checked in!
Notables:
Logan Seavy
CJ Leary
KTJ
Jake Swanson
T-Mez (2E)
Jadon Rodgers

Unfortunately, track has just only been wheel packed and already has a black groove in turns one and two. It’s so incredibly dry. I guess I can’t blame them, it was 32 degrees last night. Also. It’s now 3pm and zero hot laps have taken place.

The first hot lap session just happened. I think. I couldn’t see a thing. It’s 3:35.

If you’re gonna do a day show…plan accordingly. The track is an F-.

Edit: 5:05. Going to requalify 1st group of sprints. Then! Maybe then! Heat race time.

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Originally Posted by cmiracingvids:
I’ll do some simple updates. It’s pretty nice out. A little chilly, but the sun is shining. Pretty good crowd already for a makeshift Sunday day race.
I’ll wait for car counts and keep you posted.

Wow. 43 sprints checked in!

Add one more. According to My Race Pass 44 now checked in plus 18 UMP Modifieds, 22 Super Stocks, & 11 Bombers.

Swanson, Burns and Mihako top 3 of heat 1.

Seavy, Brandon Spencer and Jesse Vermillion top 3 of heat 2.

Brayden Fox, Tim Creech and Hunter Maddox top 3 of heat 3. Maddox went to the tail after a lap 2 incident and drove back to last corner of last lap pass for the transfer.

T-Mez! McMillian and Rosswum top 3 of heat 4. If you know, you know. T-Mez went from the tail after a mishap, and drove to 1st in 2 laps. Just hustlin it on the top. That was fun!

Leary, KTJ and Barksdale top 3 of heat 5.

All the rest go to the b mains.

Mattox, Thomas and Gilbert from first B make it to the A.

Leary, Mihocko, Swanson. Top 3 of feature.

Originally Posted by cmiracingvids:
I’ll do some simple updates. It’s pretty nice out. A little chilly, but the sun is shining. Pretty good crowd already for a makeshift Sunday day race.
I’ll wait for car counts and keep you posted.

Wow. 43 sprints checked in!
Notables:
Logan Seavy
CJ Leary
KTJ
Jake Swanson
T-Mez (2E)
Jadon Rodgers

Unfortunately, track has just only been wheel packed and already has a black groove in turns one and two. It’s so incredibly dry. I guess I can’t blame them, it was 32 degrees last night. Also. It’s now 3pm and zero hot laps have taken place.

The first hot lap session just happened. I think. I couldn’t see a thing. It’s 3:35.

If you’re gonna do a day show…plan accordingly. The track is an F-.

Edit: 5:05. Going to requalify 1st group of sprints. Then! Maybe then! Heat race time.

I pulled into the parking lot at 3pm. Had every intention of paying and attending. Saw a couple sprint cars make a few laps. Pulled off. Heard the announcement about MyRacePass not working correctly. About 3:35, saw one group of hot laps or qualifying, then the water truck came back out. I decided to leave. I guess race fans should expect this for a day race or first race of the year. Doesn't make it right. As cmi says, track should plan accordingly.

We had to leave after 1st sprint B. Starting 2 1/2 hours late wasn’t anticipated. Poor track conditions contributed to the lateness. Just wondering what time they finally finished.

Originally Posted by RacinBabe:
We had to leave after 1st sprint B. Starting 2 1/2 hours late wasn’t anticipated. Poor track conditions contributed to the lateness. Just wondering what time they finally finished.

9:10 for the 1st Sprint car feature was over with. It'll be the last time me and my friends ever go to a daytime race there. A total **** show! The Sprint car feature wasn't half bad.

Heats didn’t start till 530 then took 1 hour to run 5 heats and 500 laps water truck laps. Guess they had people’s money they don’t care about them!

I really wish you keyboard warriors knew how much money it takes to run a sprint car for one show.

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Originally Posted by Damingexcavating:
I really wish you keyboard warriors knew how much money it takes to run a sprint car for one show.

I own one of the sprint cars in attendance last night. Everything that has been said so far in the thread is accurate. No need to call them keyboard warriors just because you dont like what they had to say.

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Originally Posted by Damingexcavating:
I really wish you keyboard warriors knew how much money it takes to run a sprint car for one show.

So the sprint cars got paid more money yesterday for being there 7 plus hours?

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Originally Posted by cmiracingvids:
Swanson, Burns and Mihako top 3 of heat 1.

Seavy, Brandon Spencer and Jesse Vermillion top 3 of heat 2.

Brayden Fox, Tim Creech and Hunter Maddox top 3 of heat 3. Maddox went to the tail after a lap 2 incident and drove back to last corner of last lap pass for the transfer.

T-Mez! McMillian and Rosswum top 3 of heat 4. If you know, you know. T-Mez went from the tail after a mishap, and drove to 1st in 2 laps. Just hustlin it on the top. That was fun!

Leary, KTJ and Barksdale top 3 of heat 5.

All the rest go to the b mains.

Mattox, Thomas and Gilbert from first B make it to the A.

Leary, Mihocko, Swanson. Top 3 of feature.

Went thru this post and Thank you for posting results. I remember'd you posted heat results so I went back and checked that post. THANKS.

The rest, I can't say what happened. I know at some point from experience that a super long show seems like your being held hostage to see the features.


Kinda Weird too, Because I've seen him turn that place from a lake to raceable in a couple hours, seems like he could turn it over, water and pack it in the same.. Not knocking, They tried.

Also, Paying customers aren't keyboard jockey's unless they only post negative repeatedly.. That our you could pay 200 a pit pass to race in front of nobody.

No problem Charles. The criticism I have of LPS is warranted. That wasn’t the first time I’ve been there and they started 2 hours later than normal. More than likely won’t be the last either.
There was an extensive rework of turn 1 before the heats started. And I’m ok with it because it was way too rough for the sprint cars.
It’s just funny to me that LPS seems to always get a pass from everyone. If that program was Paragon, The Burg or Gas City, you’d be hearing all about it.

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Originally Posted by cmiracingvids:
No problem Charles. The criticism I have of LPS is warranted. That wasn’t the first time I’ve been there and they started 2 hours later than normal. More than likely won’t be the last either.
There was an extensive rework of turn 1 before the heats started. And I’m ok with it because it was way too rough for the sprint cars.
It’s just funny to me that LPS seems to always get a pass from everyone. If that program was Paragon, The Burg or Gas City, you’d be hearing all about it.

Last time I was there was 2020 I remember because covid. track wasn't good that night either. all bottom catfishing. But good nights there are as good as anywhere. Yes, You do hear about S Shows sometimes for years afterward. The great night stuff is rare.

Best example was last years LBurg Nationals, Standing ovation after the feature, Come home to read, dustbowl, blah blah blah, I was like, Was you at the same show I was?

Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
Last time I was there was 2020 I remember because covid. track wasn't good that night either. all bottom catfishing. But good nights there are as good as anywhere. Yes, You do hear about S Shows sometimes for years afterward. The great night stuff is rare.

Best example was last years LBurg Nationals, Standing ovation after the feature, Come home to read, dustbowl, blah blah blah, I was like, Was you at the same show I was?

That’s kind of what I mean. People crucify every other track in the state if they mess up and have a bad show. OR…as you say, they had a GOOD show, they still bash them. Just seems nobody ever criticizes LPS.
Honestly, the best praise I can give the Burg is that they always start right at 6pm. Literally every show I went to last year, the first cars are either getting pushed or rolling onto the track right at 6. Down to the minute. Whatever happens after that is usually subject to change with events on the track, but if the part you can control goes exactly how you plan…kudos to everyone involved.

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Originally Posted by Damingexcavating:
I really wish you keyboard warriors knew how much money it takes to run a sprint car for one show.

Can someone explain to me what this comment has to do with poor track conditions and or long program? What am I missing here?

Originally Posted by markd:
So the sprint cars got paid more money yesterday for being there 7 plus hours?

I don’t think they got extra money. It was a regular show with weekly purse, 2000 to win 300 to start per their Facebook page . The Indiana Open Wheel Fest and Fireworks Race was moved to Saturday April 8 with 3000 to win.

So I wasn't at the race yesterday, I honestly didn't even know they had a race until this morning. I don't get to go to very many races at the southern Indiana tracks due to my work schedule.

The first thing I want to say as always, all that give and chime in updates, thank you very much especially for those of us that dont get to the said race. Thank you for your time and energy. Secondly, thank you to the teams, drivers, fans that did go to the race. It takes EVERYONE, not just one or the other to keep tracks going. Its unfortunate that it was a long drawn out race, appears track conditions wasn't the greatest, but I'm certain the attendance was much appreciated.

One thing I personally have noticed about LPS, when something isnt right, something fails, something doesn't go as planned, it appears to me that they listen to teams, drivers, fans, and they bust their tails to fix the problem and do a better job the next time, the next race. I've yet to see them blow it off and/or ignore there was a problem or make excuses.

Unfortunately this time of year, nature doesn't always cooperate with tracks. Who would have thought a track is dry after the storms Friday night, much less all the rain we have had this late winter, early spring? Hard to predict the first of April or in October what the weather is going to deal all of us.

For those unhappy, at least you got to go to a race, at least there was a race. At least you got to see a race. To me that's better then continued rainouts, snowouts, coldouts, or not being able to go to a race. LPS will fix this, I'm certain.

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Could you bring a cooler in ? :5::5::5:

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Originally Posted by Damingexcavating:
I really wish you keyboard warriors knew how much money it takes to run a sprint car for one show.

I too thought this was out of left field. But thinking about it, He's saying That Car owners and sponsors can't burn up five to seven hundred in tires for just heat races. If it's dusty, it's abrasive. If it's abrasive, it eats tires. That and all the other expense that goes into it. Which is a ton.

T-Mez TV, Indiana Racing is Back!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx1gwZ5WLYU

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Originally Posted by Damingexcavating:
I really wish you keyboard warriors knew how much money it takes to run a sprint car for one show.

Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
I too thought this was out of left field. But thinking about it, He's saying That Car owners and sponsors can't burn up five to seven hundred in tires for just heat races. If it's dusty, it's abrasive. If it's abrasive, it eats tires. That and all the other expense that goes into it. Which is a ton.

You are very nice Charles. This was this member's second post in three years. I thought of it as bait from a troll. You usually pick up on that.

Lincoln Park track prep and surface has basically sucked the last several times I went there. Quit going a few years ago. Saw a good day race there back in ‘88 for the Hut 100. Check out the video, better dirt and we’ll prepared.