Usac at ocala 2012
 

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Might just have to go visit my uncle next year, he lives about 30 mins from the track. Wife says if we go we are doing more then just going to the track though

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My Wife's parents live in Port Orange and she has family in Ocala, as well, and we started making plans to visit her folks next February and make the trip over to Ocala all three nights after we heard the announcement that USAC would return next Winter. From what I saw tonight this place sure beats East Bay in a lot of different ways and it's about half as far from PO.

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Good to hear they will be back. Had a great time. Too bad they didn't move the event one week later to not go head to head with the East Bay King of the 360's as splitting the sprint car fans with two big shows on the same weekend only 100 miles apart doesn't seem to be a good move.

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Originally Posted by David Lynch:
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NASCAR website indicates Daytona 500 will be on 26 Feb 2012 so Ocala will be on 23-25 Feb

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Originally Posted by VSneader2:
Might just have to go visit my uncle next year, he lives about 30 mins from the track. Wife says if we go we are doing more then just going to the track though

then take her to don garlits museum:3:

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Originally Posted by interpreter66:
then take her to don garlits museum:3:

I don't think that was what she was talking about. She wants to go to Disney. Plus she doesn't like museums at all. :(

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Originally Posted by Al Pierce:
NASCAR website indicates Daytona 500 will be on 26 Feb 2012 so Ocala will be on 23-25 Feb

Any idea why they are doing that?

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Originally Posted by interpreter66:
... take her to don garlits museum:3:

We were headed there until we found out they want $30 to get in! We went to the NHRA museum in Pomona while at Perris and I don't recall that it cost anything.

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Originally Posted by Dick Monahan:
Any idea why they are doing that?

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We were headed there until we found out they want $30 to get in! We went to the NHRA museum in Pomona while at Perris and I don't recall that it cost anything.

The 2012 Daytona 500 will be held a week later than normal, eliminating the early off date and shortening the Sprint Cup season. The "Great American Race'' will be held next year on February 26. "We have a very short offseason,'' said Steve O'Donnell, a senior vice president with NASCAR. "This gives us a little more time shortening up the season.'' Beyond moving the date to shorten the season, O'Donnell said NASCAR wanted to get ahead of any potential moves to an 18-game schedule by the NFL that could push the Super Bowl later than normal. There are no plans to condense the length of Speedweeks, although the date of the Budweiser Shootout has not been officially set at the weekend before the 500 (would be Feb 18th].(ESPN.com)
AND Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III announced today that the 54th Annual Daytona 500 will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2012. "The decision to kick-off to the NASCAR racing season one week later was made in close partnership with the sanctioning body, our broadcast partners including FOX, community partners and others within the industry," said Chitwood. "This move shortens the racing season by one week, which is something the teams and competitors will surely enjoy, and it eliminates the off-weekend typically scheduled in March, which many fans and media partners have said created a drop in momentum in the early part of the racing season. We also know some of our great fans like to plan their visit to the 'World Center of Racing' well in advance so we are announcing the 2012 date much earlier in the season to minimize any inconveniences in planning their visit." The dates of Daytona International Speedway's other racing events that comprise Speedweeks, in addition to the motorcycle events in March, will be determined in the near future

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It doesn't make much difference to me, unless that means that all the flights will be mobbed with family going to FL for school vacation. Maybe I'll drive.

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[/COLOR]We were headed there until we found out they want $30 to get in! We went to the NHRA museum in Pomona while at Perris and I don't recall that it cost anything.[/QUOTE]

annual pass is $30.00 1 day $15.00 went two week's ago during allstar rainout and it was well worth it,didn't realize ed pink built drag car motors or little john buttera built funny car body's back in the day.

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Originally Posted by David Lynch:
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They said the date would be changed to run the USAC race the week of the Daytona 500

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Originally Posted by David Lynch:
They said the date would be changed to run the USAC race the week of the Daytona 500

There will be 4 days o racing next year....Racing will be Feb 22-25 with practice on Tues. the 21st...also the UMP modified's, along with the Midgets or the 1000/1200 non wing Lightning Sprints

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That is what I heard too that it would be the same weekend as the Daytona 500. I will be back regadless the date. I thiink Ocala is a great track and it was a blast watching the drivers try to master that 4th turn. As far as the Garlits museum, I think it is well worth the admission price. It was fascinating, I just wonder if there is anything left in his house?:)
Ed

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We fully intend to be at Ocala next Feb. regardless of the date in question. I just hope they don't load up with too many support classes. It seemed the show went off very well with the mods as the only support class and the track wasn't worn out by feature time.

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While I enjoyed Ocala if they are going to go to 4 nights I would prefer to see them add another track for 1 or 2 nights in Northern FL or Georgia and then stay with 3 at Ocala. I agree the 2 classes is enough. Just my thought.

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Originally Posted by staggerman:
Good to hear they will be back. Had a great time. Too bad they didn't move the event one week later to not go head to head with the East Bay King of the 360's as splitting the sprint car fans with two big shows on the same weekend only 100 miles apart doesn't seem to be a good move.

I don't think there really is much a split of fans. Over 3 nights at Ocala, I talked to close to 100 people, none of which said they choose Ocala over East Bay. I would say the split would involve less than 50 people.

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Originally Posted by Papa Outlaw:
There will be 4 days o racing next year....Racing will be Feb 22-25 with practice on Tues. the 21st...also the UMP modified's, along with the Midgets or the 1000/1200 non wing Lightning Sprints

Hopefully no more than one support class per evening. The track raced very well but more laps could hurt the racing as well as the frame of mind for sprint fans.

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I'm really hoping for bigger and better things for 2012 Winternationals...3 classes is very doable here in Florida....how about a Fri./Sat./Sun. show of Non wing sprints/Midgets and Lightning Sprints at a track just a little over and hour north of Ocala the weekend before :22:

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Main reason for moving the Daytona 500 to the 26th is because the NBA All-Star fiasco is the previous weekend in Orlando. No way
with all the race fans that fly into Orlando and stay there also, that you could have both events on the same weekend. So it is
easy to see why NASCAR has to change its date...that is the only politically correct thing to do.

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Originally Posted by Papa Outlaw:
I'm really hoping for bigger and better things for 2012 Winternationals...3 classes is very doable here in Florida....how about a Fri./Sat./Sun. show of Non wing sprints/Midgets and Lightning Sprints at a track just a little over and hour north of Ocala the weekend before :22:

We don't need three classes at Ocala next year, Keep it just the Modifieds.