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With the 400 this weekend, I'm guessing there should be a decent amount of regional midgets there "testing" for it. Any word on who will be there?

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From what I heard there is not that many, but who knows now. Only 4 or so cars showed up for the practice this morning

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There's about 12 in each division +or-2.

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Just got a call, Alison Macleod won the Regional Midget race tonight.

Way to go Alison!
www.alisonmacleodracing.com

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:thumbsdown: Wow USAC you should be ashamed of the show you had tonight at anderson!! I understand it was a test run for saturdays race, but the feature looked like a heat race and you guys take forever to run a race and drag it out by having the cars go around for several yellow laps for no reason!! USAC use to be the series to watch but boy do things sometimes change for the worse with time!! You guys at kokomo were awfull at getting to the crashes and the regular track crew took care of the drivers as they always do!! You guys act like you don't give a **** about the drivers for some reason and just stand there with your thumbs up your ass when there is a crash!! Okay enough of the ******** just wanted to voice my opinion!!

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The racing started at 7 - there were 5 heats and 3 30 lap features with a fifteen minute break between the end of heats and the start of the feature - maybe it stretched to 20. It was a beautiful night - I called Dick Jordan of USAC when the last feature ended - I checked my cell phone to see when that was - it was 8:58. I'm sorry, I'm lost here. If you add up time that was possibly wasted by running an extra lap we are talking maybe 10 minutes - and usuallly that was to make sure that rhe wrecker was in position to return to the track when needed. Really pal, you need to take a chill pill.

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If you compare a USAC show to one's at Gas City or Kokomo there is no comparision to how it is run, not even close!! Just stating what i have seen at several Usac shows and regular shows i have been to in the past few years! Just like them trying to run the track in two Sunday's ago at kokomo Usac once again took forever to get the show going!! When the regular crew takes control of it things are done right and they get the show going. Usac comes in and thinks the people that work the track on a regular basis are idiots and don't know what they are doing to run the show for the night!! I just think usac needs to review how they treat people and take some lessons from some of the great tracks we have and there crews!!!:headbang

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Your post was about Anderson - Anderson started on time or within 5 minutes after 7 as stated - The track crew and USAC worked hand in hand. I listened to the interaction between race control and the track all night long. The racing was completed in less than 2 hours. I attend anywhere between 60 and 90 races a year - year after year and have done so at this clip for nearly 30 years so based on my experience -- I'm sorry - if you can find a reason to complain about how Anderson was run tonight then you are going to be unhappy most nights you go to the racetrack.

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They run the track in every week at Kokomo, USAC or not. I agree with Pat you are way off base here bud

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I actually thought things were started earlier then normal. The races finished an hour earlier then they normally do.

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I complained about the late night at Kokomo a couple weeks ago,but last night, as Pat noted,it was 8:58 when I walked out the gate at Anderson.

No complaints here.

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Pat,
His was not a post about Anderson, but rather an excuse to complain about USAC at Kokomo and Gas City. (By the way, I went to a Kokomo-ran show late last year and it ran very, very late. Left the track after midnight and they were still running races. Bet the neighbors were talkiing about it at church that morning. I didn't go back for the second night.)

With most of the DK Promotion races a greater distance ($$$ for gasoline) from me this year than in the past I have not made any of the regional races, unfortunately. But, I know from past years Kenyon's group puts on a great show, with USAC assisting. Their shows were consistently over before 9. 9:15 was a late night.

Jim Morrison

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Imagine that - A newbie's first few posts griping and complaining about USAC.:rolleyes:

Welcome to the board Sevice Mangler.:moon:

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ok lets get some details, they had 12 cars in each class and just ran them in 30 lap features? I sue hope this is not a sign for this weekend

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If he complains about the show being run at Anderson last night, he hasn't got a clue.:doh: Apparently he had an important bowling date.:O: Pity the poor slob if he ever goes to the races at any number of tracks that run 5-6 classes a night and he get to see the first feature fire up around midnight. If his beef is with USAC, he needs to find something else to gripe about than the way that show was run. His best bet would be to stay home and forget about auto racing completely. My suggestion would be to find a hobby and get a life!:thumbsdown:

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This was my first regional midget race (and the first time I've seen the Fidgets), and I was a bit disappointed by the car count, but the action was still good. The night was over in 2 hours with heat races for each class, a 15 minute break before the features. The family appreciated that. :) I think with all of the practice available today and tomorrow, it eliminated the need to run the regional midget show last night for 400 teams.

I'm also a little wierd, I really enjoy seeing the young drivers before they hit it big. Last night was way cool for me. My girls loved it too since Alison MacLeod won.

Pat, it was awesome to hear you call a race again...it's been a while since I've been to one of your races. :)

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Details,

No they qualified (before the stated start time for racing at 7 - ran 5 heats and 3 features.Did everyone think there would be more cars - Yes (after all, a few weeks back there were about 20 regional midgets in the feature) Was there disappointment that there were not more cars - Sure. That's a different issue than how the program was run. Is it a sign for the weekend? The first thing I would point out is that the USAC Silver Crown cars were running last night at Terre Haute and some of those divers will clearly be at Anderson -- but particularly in this economic environment nobody knows for sure who will show. No one really expected the number of cars that showed up at Anderson a few weeks ago - but perhaps that was the date they decided to come by and shake out their cars. Tracy Hines was at Mt Lawn last weekend and no one foresaw that. What I predict, however, is that the 400 at Anderson will be fun to watch and as an inaugural event it would be neat to see.

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Pat as someone who has been going to Anderson for a long time let me clue you in on a few things. This place is always weird when it comes to car count. When all the stars align and you think that a certain show will have a very good car count it ends up terrible. Then the next show, there are 2 or 3 other races in the state the same night and they will have 40 cars. its just crazy, you never know exactly what to expect. I have seen the wing sprints travel thru there several times, i think the biggest show they ever had was a night when a different winged series was running at ORP for more money. :O: This is why some times we are a bit skeptical. I think this race is going to be awsome. I deffinatly hope it brings out so guys from in the past. I guess what i was after more than anything else, did last night have any sort feel or look like the Little 500? I think if the speedway can get the 400 to feel like the 500 it will be a huge success.

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I'm really looking forward to the 400 at Anderson. I think it can be won from any position and maybe even by an older type midget. The trophy will be cherished long after the money is spent. Should be lots of passing and i hope it becomes an annual event.

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I was thinking last night that I think the first time I went to Anderson was 25 years ago for the Little 500 and from that point on I was always excited to go to the track. No I would lie if I said that it felt like a build up to the Little 5 - it didn't - it felt like a regional race - different only in that there was qualifying. In retrospect I think the Silver Crown race hampered this because there really weren't any wild cards in the field. But that said - I love the regional series - of all the things I get to do in racing I enjoy about as much as anything - I like the young drivers - I like working for Don Kenyon - I like the crew that works the races. Donald Davidson went to Mt Lawn last week and called me twice to tell me how much he loved the setting. The car count has been a bit troubling - but the economy hurts everyone. I like the fact that we get there race and go home early. It's not all white knuckle all the time - it is a development series. I can't be at Anderson on Saturday because I work at ORP but I think the 400 will be a lot of fun - and the folks at Anderson have posted a big purse so I hope a lot of people come out for it,

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I was at a race earlier this season, and got a nail in my tire. Guess I should blame that on USAC.

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Brent, that would be the promoters fault. Unless USAC was in charge of sweeping the lot for debris.