Another Silver Crown Thread
 

My hope is for a stable Silver Crown division consisting of pavement and dirt, about 12-14 races. And yes, the new Gold Crown cars as well..

But if, IF there would be any truth to this rumor about the going away of the Silver Crown division...how about an overall USAC champion series?

Take the 6-8 strong Silver Crown races, plus the same number of sprint and midget races each. At the end of the season, crown an overall USAC champ.

Regardless, the thought of there not being a dirt car race at DuQuoin on Labor Day weekend would in fact have me looking up to the sky to see what's falling

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thank you... my point exactly duquoin labor day weekend is my favorite time in racing... my goal in racing is to one of these days take to the duquoin mile in a champ car... and i love the overall champion idea...

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Are there any weekly tracks big enough to accommodate regular Silver Crown shows? If so then maybe the car count would grow?? I just think that 11 races split between dirt and pavement and spread across the country aren't enough to keep the series going. As it is, a given car will only see the track a maximum of SIX times per year.

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There are some weekly tracks that could run Silver Crown cars I think Knoxville, Williams Grove, Manzy, Terre Haute, Eldora, Belleville Ks, Perris.

Just to name a FEW!!

Kyle

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It is to bad that Terre Haute is not on the schedule this year,they should run there at least twice a year one of the better silver crown races to watch.I like to see the cars running right up against the wall.

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I didn't even realize there was no Sumar Classic. What gives?

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It just sounds to me like the same old Usac. If you let this division die then Usac is dead. This is the least expensive form of usac racing if watched and handled properly. Just run strictly dirt and have a tire rule. No need to run mre than 12 races a year. Mostly fair races and keep the prices down...

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I agree.

The Silver Crown race at Springfield is just about as good as racing can get. It's the one time a year I can spend the entire day with my dad watching him enjoy racing he has been a fan of for over 50 years. Yes the drivers names change, the cars look different, and the numbers have gone down but those cars are special. They have given us fans many days and many nights of great racing, great memories, and during the off season, lots of bench (and bar) racing.

I just can't imagine making a schedule out for vacation and making plans for the races I hope to attend and not seeing a Silver Crown race.

This rumor gets a huge :thumbsdown: from me.

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Here's the "cushion" from last year's Sumar. :O:

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...1d042e87d4.jpg

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Silver Crown race was too expensive for Terre Haute. They lost too much money.

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Kirk,
That makes no sense to me? That was, by far, the biggest crowd that I have seen there in years (not counting any Outlaw shows, I didn't see any of those)!! If they could not make money with that crowd... Well that's... To put it lightly... Goofy!!??? How many more people would they have needed??
Someone once blamed the back gate. If you added 10 more cars to last years race, that would be maybe 60 more paid pit passes. If that makes that much difference, I'll say it again.. Goofy! :thumbsdown:
I would also have to assume that the purse had come down from years past??? While not 100% on this, by what we got paid, I am assuming it came down. I am not sure if it was 1999 or 2000, we finished 16th and got paid $1,000. This year finished 12th, and received $825.
If you have some different information on this, I would love to read it!

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If that happens I'll just go to Haubstadt instead.

I do love Du Quoin but I've complained about it before I really wish the folks in charge of the track would put up an effort in prepping the track a little. There is a tractor that usually rakes the track after the race. I'd just like to see them do that, add some water, pack it in good and let 'em go for 100 laps. The first night race in 03 was as good as it gets and it could/should be that way every time. I'm really hoping for a cool, cloudy overcast day on Labor Day this year.

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That was straight from the source, Craig. And yes, the crowd was great, which was why they didn't see it as a possibly success this year. I'm not sure exactly how that happens, unless they got much less sponsorship than past Sumars, but that is exactly the reasoning...