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Lately we have had a plethora of posts speculating on what cars are going to what tracks. TSS, Kokomo, Gas City, Eldora have all had posts just this week. Tell me, does it really matter? If you make a decision on wether to go to a race or not because someone on the board said so and so was coming to the track you had planned on attending or vice versa then I feel sad for you. The promoters around here do their best to put on a show they think you will enjoy. Go support your favorite track(or 2 or 3....well even 4 for me this weekend) and enjoy the races. You have no clue wether you will see a classic or a dud irregardless of who shows up, after all thats why we go isnt it, because we dont know when that classic race will occur. Go ahead flame away.

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Originally Posted by racefan20:
Lately we have had a plethora of posts speculating on what cars are going to what tracks. TSS, Kokomo, Gas City, Eldora have all had posts just this week. Tell me, does it really matter? If you make a decision on wether to go to a race or not because someone on the board said so and so was coming to the track you had planned on attending or vice versa then I feel sad for you. The promoters around here do their best to put on a show they think you will enjoy. Go support your favorite track(or 2 or 3....well even 4 for me this weekend) and enjoy the races. You have no clue wether you will see a classic or a dud irregardless of who shows up, after all thats why we go isnt it, because we dont know when that classic race will occur. Go ahead flame away.

I agree. However when a track has a low count, More racing is better than less.

Say 15 cars show up. Have three five car heats. Put the top two in the draw or invert for the feature. Two eight car heats is still nice but does feel like less bang for the buck.

Good luck to all, stay safe, See you at the races. :6:

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It does matter when one tracks 4 and a half hours from your house and ones 45 minutes and the other 2 tracks are 2 and a half to 3 hours away.

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Originally Posted by AERO410SCJA:
It does matter when one tracks 4 and a half hours from your house and ones 45 minutes and the other 2 tracks are 2 and a half to 3 hours away.

But thats a financial decision Aero not a decision based on who will be running that night.

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It has nothing to do with money it's has to do with where I think I'll see the best racing.If the drivers didn't matter I would never attend a USAC race.

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I love the big races but I'll honestly say that some of the best races I've seen is when there was no top dollar team around. That five car battle for second becomes a five car battle for first :)

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I am going to TSS cuz I work (if ya wanta call it that) with MSCS. But there are weekends where the wife and I flip a coin to see where we are goin to. Car counts dpn:t really matter to us . Yeah its nice to see 30 to 40 cars but have seen some really dam good hard fast racing with just 16 17 cars . You never know what you;ll get when you pull in the lot as Hoover said it may be a thriller are may be a dud but just get out and suport the tracks no matter where. I;m sure you see some good races and have fun doing it too :8:

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The only time I really felt bad about a low count was when it was really low, About 8 cars. The heat and the feature were pretty much the same race, Just different number of laps. :)

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I’ve posted on this subject before… I decide where I’m going and I don’t ever wonder who is going to show up. I of course CARE who shows up, but I don’t go and try to dig up who’s going to show beforehand. I’m lucky that I live in the middle of everything so it’s easy for me to pick where I want to go based on what show/track I want to see. If I lived 15 minutes from a track, I might not drive 4 hours to see a show I’m more interested in, but I don’t have to worry about that. I really don’t understand the “who’s going to be there” threads because NOBODY on here knows all drivers that are going to be anywhere. Personally, if I don’t go to the pits beforehand, I like seeing who comes out of the chute. The, “cool X driver is here”, adds to it for me. I base where I go mostly on tracks I want to go to and if a series is running (I’ll always pick a series over a local show…just me). If it’s a local show, I just pick what track I want to go to. Everybody looks at things differently, but I don’t worry about who is going to show…

Can we get Funk’s, “all cars that show up will be there”, made into a “Smiles” icon? :23:

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I am going to stay on topic here before someone rips on me for being less neutral.:3: Tonight USAC National Midgets at Speedrome, Saturday the Road to the Hewitt at Eldora, Sunday night the Bob Darland Classic at Kokomo and Monday night at Anderson Speedway for the Redbud 300. After last nights ARCA/USAC Midget-Silver Crown tripleheader, hoping for a great weekend of racing.:6:

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Originally Posted by mud packer:
i am going to stay on topic here before someone rips on me for being less neutral.:3: Tonight usac national midgets at speedrome, saturday the road to the hewitt at eldora, sunday night the bob darland classic at kokomo and monday night at anderson speedway for the redbud 300. After last nights arca/usac midget-silver crown tripleheader, hoping for a great weekend of racing.:6:

wheee --- im gonna be pooped --- have fun ---
shortbus crew will make gc-lps-kokomo

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Me and the FTX chassis crew are going to the speedrome tonite, U.S. 24 speedway tomorrow and Kokomo on Sunday. Looks like were gonna see a little bit of everything. Might even watch the brickyard on TV.:32:

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Originally Posted by Mud Packer:
I am going to stay on topic here before someone rips on me for being less neutral.:3: Tonight USAC National Midgets at Speedrome, Saturday the Road to the Hewitt at Eldora, Sunday night the Bob Darland Classic at Kokomo and Monday night at Anderson Speedway for the Redbud 300. After last nights ARCA/USAC Midget-Silver Crown tripleheader, hoping for a great weekend of racing.:6:

Guess you didn't read the topic LOL :) But you are supporting the tracks so your still on topic :)

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Originally Posted by wright59:
...Might even watch the brickyard on TV.:32:

If you are really lucky, you might get to see one of those famous NASCAR "competition cautions" on lap 25. Check those tires, but DO NOT say anything negative about Goodyear.:17:

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I think the whole premise of this thread is bunk. One of the great things about IOW is that it allows us to know who's going where, what track's doing what, etc. You have your reasoning for going to a particular race, other people have theirs. If they want to find out something they don't know and start a thread here on IOW to do so, that's their business. Enough with the " I'm such an old, jaded race fan that I must object to anybody who dares to come to IOW to ask a question that I already know the answer to" stuff. There are enough people on IOW that come here to whine about things or to cause trouble. Quit trying to make newer people feel stupid or unwanted, just because they came here with a question.

Jerry

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WOW!:18: I guess your right Chuck, I did miss the topic here. I thought it was asking "who is going where"? Guess I will sit back and enjoy the conversation instead.:17::44:

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Mike I guess I missed it too lol scoot over and hand me a beer and lets watch the conversations :14:

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Originally Posted by jim goerge:
Mike I guess I missed it too lol scoot over and hand me a beer and lets watch the conversations :14:

Pull up a seat Jim.:32: Let's sit a spell and wait for the discuss (?) to begin.:20:

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Originally Posted by AERO410SCJA:
It has nothing to do with money it's has to do with where I think I'll see the best racing.If the drivers didn't matter I would never attend a USAC race.

You are missing the point Aero, unless you can see the future you have no idea where the best racing will be, if you could you would have won the lottery by now :2: For all we know the best racing may be at Paragon this weekend where there are virtually no "name" drivers.

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Thursday night IRP for ARCA, Firday Speedrome, Saturday using my DARF card for a good emal and $10 sprint cars at Eldora, Sunday cook out and Brickyard on TV

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Originally Posted by Jerry Shaw:
Quit trying to make newer people feel stupid or unwanted, just because they came here with a question.

Jerry

That wasnt my intention at all Jerry, my point here is that who is going to be at a race has little relationship to how good the race is gonna be thus making the speculation pointless unless you are following a particular driver. I never said that you shouldnt speculate, there is a difference there. The good thing about this board is that we can all voice our opinions and we dont all have to agree. If thats not true you might as well ban me now cause sooner or later its gonna happen again

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Originally Posted by AERO410SCJA:
It has nothing to do with money it's has to do with where I think I'll see the best racing.If the drivers didn't matter I would never attend a USAC race.

Key words Hov "WHERE I THINK:16"
See ya tonight WHO ALL DO YOU THINK WILL BE AT GAS CITY:5:

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Originally Posted by AERO410SCJA:
Key words Hov "WHERE I THINK:16"
See ya tonight WHO ALL DO YOU THINK WILL BE AT GAS CITY:5:

I don't THINK I'll I know I'll be at Gas City ,:32::32::32::32::32:

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Originally Posted by AERO410SCJA:
Key words Hov "WHERE I THINK:16"
See ya tonight WHO ALL DO YOU THINK WILL BE AT GAS CITY:5:

Dunno, I am making a financial decision and going to the Speedrome ;) maybe we will see BC dish out a little payback tonight.

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Hoover

I believe you got BUNK by the Shawster:5::3:

Hanging out at the speedrome and I can already see that we will have a good car count as they were two wide back to the road when the pits opened. Come on down lots of room in the parking lot.
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Originally Posted by mowerman:
I don't THINK I'll I know I'll be at Gas City ,:32::32::32::32::32:

Are you sure you will know if you are at Gas City Bob?;):3: See you Sunday at Kokomo.

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I'll be attending TSS Saturday night, get a few hours (or, minutes) rest, get up early for the Brickyard 400, then take the scenic way home down 67 with a stop at Gray Brothers in Mooresville.

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Originally Posted by Mud Packer:
Are you sure you will know if you are at Gas City Bob?;):3: See you Sunday at Kokomo.

Hey Mike thats where i'm starting the night anyway .:32::32:

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Originally Posted by mowerman:
Hey Mike thats where i'm starting the night anyway .:32::32:

That's what AERO said one night.:5::14::32::32::32::32:

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Originally Posted by racefan20:
That wasnt my intention at all Jerry, my point here is that who is going to be at a race has little relationship to how good the race is gonna be thus making the speculation pointless unless you are following a particular driver. I never said that you shouldnt speculate, there is a difference there. The good thing about this board is that we can all voice our opinions and we dont all have to agree. If thats not true you might as well ban me now cause sooner or later its gonna happen again

I disagree. Plenty of folks here,for example,have been asking if the Cowboy was gonna be at Haubstadt this weekend. So they must be thinking that IF he shows up,it will be a better race. And I woulld think that Haubstadt would also like to know if the Cowboy is going to be there as well,as I am sure it helps put bums on seats.

This message board is similar to a tv set. Dont like whats on,you can always change the channel.

Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
I agree. However when a track has a low count, More racing is better than less.

Say 15 cars show up. Have three five car heats. Put the top two in the draw or invert for the feature. Two eight car heats is still nice but does feel like less bang for the buck.

Good luck to all, stay safe, See you at the races. :6:

We've all seen five car heats where there's a two or three car pileup on lap 1, and you wind up running a two or three car race. In that 15 car field scenario, I'd rather see two heats, and run all the non dash cars in a shortened B-Main. (even though no one's eliminated, it gives fans that extra race, and gives drivers a chance to salvage a better starting spot in the main.)
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Originally Posted by racefan20:
That wasnt my intention at all Jerry, my point here is that who is going to be at a race has little relationship to how good the race is gonna be thus making the speculation pointless unless you are following a particular driver. I never said that you shouldnt speculate, there is a difference there. The good thing about this board is that we can all voice our opinions and we dont all have to agree. If thats not true you might as well ban me now cause sooner or later its gonna happen again

maybe they just want to know where their fav. driver is going to be ??

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Originally Posted by racefan20:
Lately we have had a plethora of posts speculating on what cars are going to what tracks. TSS, Kokomo, Gas City, Eldora have all had posts just this week. Tell me, does it really matter? If you make a decision on wether to go to a race or not because someone on the board said so and so was coming to the track you had planned on attending or vice versa then I feel sad for you. The promoters around here do their best to put on a show they think you will enjoy. Go support your favorite track(or 2 or 3....well even 4 for me this weekend) and enjoy the races. You have no clue wether you will see a classic or a dud irregardless of who shows up, after all thats why we go isnt it, because we dont know when that classic race will occur. Go ahead flame away.

well to tell you why i make a thread on iow:9: and i do alot is i want to know where my best racing is going to be.:8: i love to follow # 14 and # 81 and if i can see them on the weekend that iam off i will drive the extra to see them race.:31: i live 20 miles from the burg and i love all the great things that dave and the crew at the burg do. and i will go to the burg when i can.:22: but when you try to make a post here on iow its just sounds like you do something wrong.:deadhorse: good bad or ugly i and fans want to get the most out of our money and will drive some more to do this thing that is called the best racing in the world dirt track racing. i hope that all has a great weekend as i have to work this weekend. now can i page MR. FUNK :32: