Silver Crown Test Today at Gateway.
 

Tweeted by Jason Smith - today at 2:30.

Sorry if already posted.

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Watch the weather.

Baseball and Silver Crown Test may have to change plans.

Heavy rain this afternoon according to the weather service.

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This is interesting. The last race that SC ran at Gateway was 2001 if I recall. Do you think there is a possibility a SC race will be scheduled there for 2013?

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Two teams testing there today, including 6R Racing.

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Santos 31.743 today.

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Taylor Ferns reported by her mother to have hit a top speed of 164 mph.

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Taylor Ferns reported by her mother to have topped out at 164 mph.

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@Jerry Coons Twitter

"Good Crown test at Gateway except for engine falling on it's face every lap. Only got to 175 mph on those long straights"

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That's stupid fast.

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175... Wow

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HA!! Ask Dave Darland.....he got turned around by Tracy Hines at that speed going into one, a few years back....:18::18:

I think Parsons had the crash award there. Pretty spectacular if i remember it right. On a side note the race that ryan neuman and kenny irwin had there for the lead one year was the best pavement race i have ever seen. It seemed like they swapped the lead in 1 and 2 almost every lap for a good chunk of the race. If they run there again i would defiantly go back to watch.

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Is there any insight as to how the test went? Was it just RW & 6R there? I'm going to guess that if it went poorly USAC won't be broadcasting it. I heard about it at Terre Haute but didn't hear the date, didn't know it was 4 days from then. I'm not assuming or implying anything but was it just 2 of the big 3 teams or did any single car teams go? Or even get an invite?

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My understanding is that there were just the two teams.

It was an open test, USAC emailed the info and anyone was allowed to go but I've only seen info on 3 cars being there.

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What would the reason(s) be for testing on this paved, big mile plus track if USAC wasn't considering returning?

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I think it would be more a matter of the track's new operators considering a return of the SC cars.

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They need to run Gateway with SC cars and Indycar (along with their support series).

USAC just posted on fb they will be returning to Gateway in 2013

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this part of the FB statement leaves some "wiggle room" if the plans don't come to fruition: "its our plan to have GMP on the 2013 schedule" (note that it is their "plan" to return).
I am certainly hoping that part of USAC's plan works out !

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1999 USAC Silver Crown at Gateway.

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Everything starts with a plan. Let's hope they can make it work out! I would love to see SC back at Gateway. Oh, and a few other tracks also!

Sharon
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I see from the video from the race at Gateway in 1999 that my brother, Robin, was the 1st non-qualifier. That would have been in the Steve Brown #72 Meli chassis, before I got my first SC car in 2000. It was a one-off car -- built by Meli from California. Thanks for posting the link! :)

Sharon
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Hmmm - the silver crown would have to packaged with something else I would think - interesting

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It was mentioned several weeks ago in the St. Louis Post Dispatch in the lead-up to the NHRA Drags, that the new owner/promoter is very interested in bringing back Indy cars. That could make a nice double dip. :32: