Hoosier 100 question
 

I've never been to a State Fairgrounds to watch a race... and Brian Hayden is planning on racing the modified.

I am hoping that I can hook my golf cart on the back bumper of a silver crown car and go flying around the track. Just kidding!

Do the teams have to unload their equipment in the infield or does everyone park their haulers in the infield?

Thanks!

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haulers park in the infield you should be good to go.

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Last few times I've been there the mods pit inside turn 3 and 4 on the asphalt parking lot and pit straight out of their trailers.

Bob

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Anyone know what time the gates open and practice starts, etc.? Thanx

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http://www.hoosier100.com/

Tim Wolffrum aka Cowboy

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Bill, I remember back in about 94 or 95 at Indy (don't remember if it was the Hoosier or Hulman 100) a crewman used their 4 wheeler to get a Silver Crown car out during the practice session. As the crewman was push starting the car out of the pits the front pushboard of the 4 wheeler got hooked on the back bumper of the Silver Crown Car. Don't remember what car or driver it was but the driver had no idea he was hooked on and they stayed hooked together until about a quarter of the way down the backstretch until they parted company. Very fortunate that the crewman was not seriously injured but it was one scary site.

Tim Wolffrum aka Cowboy

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Bill, I remember hearing a tale about a guy getting his 4-wheeler hooked on either a Crown car, Or Sprint, he had a tire mounted on the front, and the guy in the race car didn't know it, til he finally launched him in the first turn, where ever it was, they stopped using quads to start the cars, and probably not a hard decision to make, either. Bob!:)

I've heard Hayden tell that story a few times. I wasn't there but i remember the guys laughing about it over the years.

I can't remember the guys name but I think he wrenched for Aaron Moseley.

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Hey, Bill if you want to add a little more fun to your day the USAC .25 midgets will be running at the fairgrounds also starting at 12:30pm. Also if anyone wanting to come early your more than welcome just tell them Melmo sent you and everyone will get in FREE!!!! We won't be there though were racing in Kokomo. We ran there last weekend for the Robbie Stanley race with well over 200 cars showing up for that race and Starla finished 3rd. The track is located right next to the dirt track on the south side.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...21-2012002.jpg
Starla getting ready to go out!!!

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Believe me the boys are scared of her!!!

Melmo, I'm kinda limited in where I can go. If I can't see it on a golf cart... I don't go.

No hauler no golf cart no Bill. Haha.

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Your more than welcome if you can get the golf cart there you can ride all over the grounds where the 25's run and just tell them that I said they better take care of you and they will. There is many places for you to watch the races on the golf cart there. Also talk to Joe or a guy named Weavor and they should be able to hook you up for the big track also ok!!!

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Mike Thompson

Yes. Glen Neibel's car (Keeker driving?). Happened in May. Mike wound up with a broken collar bone. He opted to bail off of the quad on his own. He figured it was only going to be worse if he didn't.

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It happened to Jeff ????? when he was working with Tyce Carlson on his Silver Crown. I'm having a senior moment** and cannot remember Jeff's surname, but Spridge can tell you -- he does or did work for Jeff.

** otherwise known as a brain fart

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Bill hope it's not to MUDDY for him..LOL jk

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I see the Parson name on Starla's car. Any relation to the other racing Parsons? Tell her to keep up the good work.

Actually it was Lou Senters car and Gene Lee Gibson was driving it. I wasn't working on that car I was just doing Lou a favor. The best part of that story is Gene Lee telling Niebel " I thought I was really hauling azz down the backstretch and I go into 3 and a 4 wheeler passes me !!!!! " LOL. The injury list included : broken collarbone, broken wrist, torn menscus and some road rash LOL

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Hey Mike, wasn't there a new rule created as a result?

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Yes there is actually a spec for the push bumper size and height lol

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The year after it happened Hayden comes over to me and introduces me to this guy thats with him. Turns out the guy was from Iowa and he had heard about it within 24 hours of it happening !!!!! LOL. If I had a hundred dollars for everytime that story has been told I could retire !!!!!

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