Kokomo April 11th and 12th
 

I am looking at making the trip from Sioux Falls, SD to Kokomo (Where I have never been) for the weekend of April 11th and 12th. :8: It will be my first time seeing the Midgets since the 2nd to last year they were at Knoxville. My question is for those in the know, where is a good place to stay as close to the track as possible?

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Several hotels in Kokomo. I would look on Trip Advisor website for reviews. I stayed in a Comfort Inn there several years ago. Clean and reasonable back then.

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Look on Kokomo website. It has places to stay , an mention you saw there add on the site an they give you a little discount.

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For as close to the track as possible,I would recommend bringing a camper and staying in the motorhome camping area. You'd be within a couple hundred feet of the track if you get there early and get as close as possible.:D:D:D:D:D


Hoping for good weather this year. This race has been high on the cant miss list since they announced it last yr. Unfortunately the weather didnt co-operate last yr for it.

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I live in Kokomo let me know if I can help you.

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Andrew I have a camper but not taking it for this trip. The Comfort Inn on Essex don't look bad and is pretty close.

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hoping the midgets don't let us down/ they bring 200 of em to indoor shows with teeny tracks, so here's a rare opportunity given by kokomo speedway promoters to bring em out of the mothballs and jump-start a lost tradition of midget racing in Indiana/ maybe by next year all of the Indiana tracks 'll be runin em from time to time/ I for one think they are the best when ya can get em to come out and play!:9:

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I switched to the Comfort Inn in the fall of 2012 and haven't stayed anywhere else since. I was just there last Friday and was glad to see that they have new lamps which allow you to plug your electronics into the base. That solves the one problem I used to have with few plugins in the wall. I recommend it. Many fans and some racers stay there, so you may see a car being worked on in the parking lot. Very friendly staff. Although I don't think that Kokomo is especially fertile ground for dining, there are several places close, including the Half Moon Restaurant Brewery, sponsor of Josh Spencer's sprint car. Support those car sponsors and be sure to tell them that you are there because they sponsor the car.

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Well thats not quite as close as the parking lot is to the track!

You might as well call up City Wide Insulation and ask if "Todd Todd the Insulation God" wants to come to Indiana for some midget racing,although I understand he doesnt get out of Tea much anymore.

Its still early,and the racing hasnt started out that way yet,so you think Jody Rosenboom will come out for a go with his midget?

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Can't wait for next week. Hopefully the weather is nice. Riding out with Alex Bright and his Grandpa

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I doubt Jody will be there as there is a 360 winged race at Park Jefferson on the 12th. My bet is he will be there.

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Glad to hear that Alex will be there. Do you know of any other Eastern drivers who are coming?

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JG Motorsports 99G with driver Justin Grosz from PA

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I am hoping to come down to Kokomo next weekend as well from central Michigan to watch the races. After the winter we've had up here, I'd travel to watch Walmartians race their scooters at this point. I've never been to Kokomo, nor a midget race. As of today, the forecast looks favorable. My question is about seating. Is the grandstand general admission there? Is there pitside seating? If so, how is it? I plan to just show up and get a pit pass, but if seating limitations would make that a bad option, I'd like to figure that out now, rather than when I get there.

Thanks.

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I have not heard of anyone else coming... I am guessing Stevie Buckwalter will be at Williams Grove in his 410 Friday and Port Royal on Saturday. Timmy Buckwalter will be at Grandview in a modified. Last time I talked to Trevor Kobylarz he didn't say anything about going to Kokomo next weekend.

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Thanks for the info. Always glad to see Justin and the team.

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It is general admission seating for the grandstands. There should be enough seating that you won't have an issue. They have bleachers on both the front and back side of the speedway. The pits also have bleacher seating in turn #2. I personally haven't sat there but the site line should be good as well. This should be a good show if only the rain would stop now. Enough is enough. Welcome ahead of time to Kokomo and midget racing.

Like mud packer said, seating shouldn't be an issue but I think sitting in the pits is a cool experience, turn 2 is always a tricky spot for drivers to master so you get to watch em work their magic and I think apperciate them that much more, only negative is you eat a lot of dirt over there. Wherever you sit, you'll enjoy yourself! It's the best bullring in Indiana!

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Plenty of good seats at Kokomo. Pits is kinda hard to see the cars in your turn when they are up on the wall. Backstretch gives you a good perspective of the exit of turn 2. Frontstretch up high can see everything that happens and my favorite if I don't get the vip ride with Marc.

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A couple of us cheeseheads are looking forward to this show. We need a happy road trip to get us over the Badgers losing to Kentucky.

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Tim, we were rooting for the Badgers as well.

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Thanks Dan! Maybe next year!