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I am looking for advice as when and where to take a trip out east. It doesn't have to be a WoO or the USAC swing. I like good open shows. Camping info welcome also. Thanks.
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memorial day weekend you could get 5 or 6 nights of racing in also pa speedweek is around the 4th of july...dont know of any of the sprint car tracks that dont allow free camping during woo shows at wm grove they do charge

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Are you looking to camp at the tracks or a camp ground? I can't think of any track that won't allow campers over night on race day. If you are looking to hit as many track as you can in a week time frame the Keystone Cup (Memorial Day) or PA Sprint Speedweek (4th of July) will get you to may tracks in a week.

You might also want to check out The Eastern Museum of Motor Racing at Latimore Valley. Time your trip at the right time and you could also catch the vintage cars on track too. www.emmr.org

Let me know if you have any other questions and I'll try and help out.

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Does it have to be a Sprint car race? If not come to Grandview on the Saturday yea it's modifieds but trust me you will see more passing in 1 heat race than in a whole night of winged sprint car racing. That said, the Grove, Lincoln, Port Royal are all good tracks that you should get to. Hershey, Gettesburg and the afore mentioned EMMR Museum are all good things to go to. Come East for the [B]USAC[B] Tour, that would be the best if you like the real sprint car racing.

Thanks for the help. Yes I am looking to camp at the tracks as I usually end up drinking too much. What nights do the above tracks run sprints? Sorry but I wont sit through mods or late models. I live in east central Indiana and get to see several non wing and USAC shows a year. I want to check out the racing experience you get week in and week out. As I grow older I don't like to fight the crowds. I have skipped sprint week the last four years.
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Williams Grove runs on Friday nights. Most night they run 410 and 358 sprints. Not uncommon to have 70 cars in the pits between the two. Trailways also runs 358 Sprints on Friday nights.

Saturday night you have many tracks to pick from for Sprints. Lincoln Speedway to the south often also has 410's and 358 Sprint along with Thunder Cars (Street Stocks). Port Royal runs 410 Sprints, Super Late Models and another class that can be different from week to week. Selinsgrove runs 358 sprints and two other stock car classes weekly. Williams Grove also races on Saturday about 15 times a year with Super Sportsman, 358 LM and Street Stocks.

No tracks run weekly on Sunday, but there are several special shows through the summer so it's possible to see a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Sunday show. Grandview Speedway in eastern PA runs a series on several Wednesdays nights during the summer called Thunder on the Hill. You can see a good mix of open wheel divisions like sprints, ardc midgets and URC sprints plus DIRT Modifieds.

Harrisburg is a lot like Indianapolis were you can drive 60 miles in any direction and hit a number of tracks racing just about anything.

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go to aarn.com and send a message to them that you would like to purchase the edition that has all the schedules of all the tracks and clubs. that will give you the most info regarding dates, classes, tracks and special shows.
plan around that.
if you cant get your hands on a copy of that edition, email me and ill send it to you
cfr4@yahoo.com

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Originally Posted by Tall Jackson:
I want to check out the racing experience you get week in and week out. As I grow older I don't like to fight the crowds. I have skipped sprint week the last four years.
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I've always enjoyed just going to "regular" shows most of the time when heading from Indiana to Pa. You won't be disappointed.
Just find a weekend where they have 358s and 410s both on the schedule at Lincoln and Williams Grove and go there. Don't be afraid to check out the mods as well. One of my neatest central Pa. experiences was on a rainy night when I ended up at a non-sprint car race in the area.

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Originally Posted by Tall Jackson:
I am looking for advice as when and where to take a trip out east. It doesn't have to be a WoO or the USAC swing. I like good open shows. Camping info welcome also. Thanks.
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Come for the USAC Eastern Swing. There are usually a couple of nights when you can go see a local show.

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Lernerville has a great Friday night show. Winged sprints, big block modifieds, and dirt late models every week.

Don't let the term "modifieds" scare you. The Big Block Modifieds (and 358s for that matter), are a whole different animal out east. Nothing like the IMCA style mods that run in Indiana. The east coast mods are pretty much a Silver Crown car with a body on it. Give them a shot, I guarantee you wont be dissapointed. I think they're more fun to watch than a winged sprint car race.
And fwiw, I really like the IMCA, style mods here in the mid-west. I realize though, that some on here have a big problem with them for some inexplicable reason...

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Here's Billy Pauch Jr. in a Big Block Mod at Lincoln. LocalYokel is right they can put on some pretty darn good racing!

http://davidm.smugmug.com/Other/ROC-...auch-Jr-XL.jpg

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If you enjoy sprints on the IN tracks. You'll like Lincoln Speedway (3/8 mi) best.
Good 410 & 358 points show most Sat nights.

Grandview is good too, but doesn't have sprints weekly, but is good for PA Speedweek, Keystone Cup week & the USAC visit.

Williams Grove & Port Royal are the big, fast 1/2 miles.
Fri nights at the Grove get the biggest car counts.
Then they split up Sat between Lincoln & Port Royal.

For a long camping trip - the best times to see all the central PA tracks & teams are Keystone Cup Wk (last week in May--> Mem Day) & PA Speedweek (last wk in Jun --> July 4)

For a quick trip -- almost any wk at the Grove (Fri), then Lincoln (Sat) or Port (Sat).
Regular points show, with handicap starts are good.
When the All Stars visit or they have a special regional race (larger car counts), they line up based on time trials.
Any night you can get both 410's & 358's are good.
It's also a good show when the regulars run vs the touring All Stars (410's) or URC (360's), or the ARDC midgets are on the card.
Of course, the best racing is the week USAC visits.
He's right about the eastern Mods, too. I think they share the card when the USAC sprints visit New Egypt, NJ.

My favorites (in order) : 1. Lincoln 2. Williams Grove 3. Grandview 4. Port Royal.

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Originally Posted by randyrad:
If you enjoy sprints on the IN tracks. You'll like Lincoln Speedway (3/8 mi) best.
Good 410 & 358 points show most Sat nights.

Grandview is good too, but doesn't have sprints weekly, but is good for PA Speedweek, Keystone Cup week & the USAC visit.

Williams Grove & Port Royal are the big, fast 1/2 miles.
Fri nights at the Grove get the biggest car counts.
Then they split up Sat between Lincoln & Port Royal.

For a long camping trip - the best times to see all the central PA tracks & teams are Keystone Cup Wk (last week in May--> Mem Day) & PA Speedweek (last wk in Jun --> July 4)

For a quick trip -- almost any wk at the Grove (Fri), then Lincoln (Sat) or Port (Sat).
Regular points show, with handicap starts are good.
When the All Stars visit or they have a special regional race (larger car counts), they line up based on time trials.
Any night you can get both 410's & 358's are good.
It's also a good show when the regulars run vs the touring All Stars (410's) or URC (360's), or the ARDC midgets are on the card.
Of course, the best racing is the week USAC visits.
He's right about the eastern Mods, too. I think they share the card when the USAC sprints visit New Egypt, NJ.

My favorites (in order) : 1. Lincoln 2. Williams Grove 3. Grandview 4. Port Royal.

Williams Grove has typically been getting 25 cars at most for a weekly 410 race and about 28 358's. IT is still a racetrack to see a race at if you've never been there. On saturday's, Lincoln would probably be best...port is lucky to get 25 cars, and lincoln has seen as many as 30-32+ 410s and 38+ 358's weekly this year (plus i think the racing's better)

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Originally Posted by davidm:
Here's Billy Pauch Jr. in a Big Block Mod at Lincoln. LocalYokel is right they can put on some pretty darn good racing!

http://davidm.smugmug.com/Other/ROC-...auch-Jr-XL.jpg

I enjoyed the Big Block Modifieds when they ran at Eldora. Unfortunately it was short lived.

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Originally Posted by Tall Jackson:
I am looking for advice as when and where to take a trip out east. It doesn't have to be a WoO or the USAC swing. I like good open shows. Camping info welcome also. Thanks.
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Your liver couldn't handle a pa swing:32::32::32: