The People's Race Car
 

I find this very interesting. I can also think of several I'd put in it.

http://www.wthr.com/story/24698999/2...dianapolis-500

http://www.cuttersrt.com/

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Well I think it would only be logical to put The People's Champ in The People's Car. Lol

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I remember that Grant King did something similar in the 1970's with Sheldon Kinser driving the "Spirit of Indiana Special" funded by contributions from race fans.

Today with social media and Crowdfunding type sites this might be easier to accomplish than it was 35-40 years ago.

Logical choice would be a young driver with sprint & midget experience that has already been in an Indy 500 with Sara Fisher's team.

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I've seen the cowl with all the signatures on it, neat!

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This sounds somewhat like what Grant King did several years ago with "The Spirit of Indiana". Spike Gehlhausen drove, and I believe Sheldon Kinser may have been involved in the same promotion in later years.

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Please excuse my ignorance! I didn't notice Danny Williams post!

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Per Ron and Danny's post, here is Spike Gelhausen's ride for 1976. The stars on the car was where you signed for sponsoring the car. I think it was something like $40 a star back in the day. Sheldon Kinser and Grant King did pretty much the same thing a year earlier in Sheldon's rookie year. I seem to remember someone else doing this but I need a yearbook or two to jog my memory.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...mg520Lcopy.jpg

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I should probably be putting the $100 towards my own racing efforts, but I'm in. As a sponsor I should have some say as to who the driver is, right? coughcoughClausoncough

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I think Leroy Van Connett from Galt Ca. did this back in the 70's .

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Fan sponsored and fan driven. I heard they will choose the driver from the infield in 3&4 about an hour before the start.

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For the same money, there could be a dozen sprint/midget operations, which would have much more interest to me. :3:

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Indianapolis has a population just below 900,000. I bet their is 40,000 people that look at $25 as a reasonable donation to see this happen. I only would hope the driver would have sprint car roots.

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Put Larson in it!!!!!

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They need a million to add a backup car?

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If word got out through someone like Bob and Tom I think its very possible.

Although I think things equaled up a bunch with the new car, Theres still lots of things like crew chief and pit crew to get you to victory lane. its not like there is a abundance of cars where as many don't make it as do as at one time was the case.

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Larson or how bout Davey Ray!

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Guy's

The people thing stopped back with the "Spirit of St Louis". The people today can't get enough cash together to rent a $100,000.00 ride for one of the most talented and worthy drivers in the US.

So now somebody wants to go out and buy a whole race team for a yet an unnamed driver.:3::3:

I remember now>>>Didn't the cutters use to race bikes over at IU Bloomington.

Give Me A Break:6::6:.

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It would be awesome to see DD in the 500 for sure.

Clauson's had a shot at it.

I know a USAC Silver Crown and Sprint Car driver who could turn some heads if he had the chance. I'd like to have Dr. Who or Lee Dykstra engineer on the car.

Hint: He shares my last name and is not from the UK. He set the all time speed record for Indy Lights cars at Las Vegas but the record was attributed to Stefan Wilson.
He is the most recent winner of a 500 on Memorial Day weekend too.

Although for the money it would take we could run MSRXSS and Silver Crown series for 10 years or more.

Its great to dream about our local drivers kicking the snot out of the foreigners at the sacred brickyard anyway.