Indiana Midget Week at Gas City I-69 Speedway June 11, 2014
 

This Wednesday, June 11, Indiana Midget Week kicks off at Gas City I-69 Speedway. Racing includes USAC National Midgets, Non-Wing Sprints and UMP Modifieds. Wednesday night is a points race for the Sprints and Mods. Pit gate opens at 3:30, grandstand at 5:00. Hot laps start at 6:30 and racing at 7:30. General admission for this special race night is $20; kids 7-12 is $5; kids 6 & under are free. Pit admission is $30 for all ages.

An excellent roster of drivers will be on hand for this event.

Anyone in the Gas City area getting a favorable forecast for Wednesday? Lol. I'm seeing 60% chance of rain on the weather app on my phone.

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Forecast for this area is 55-65% chance of rain both tomorrow and Wednesday. They can still be wrong but the odds aren't great that they are going to miss it that bad. Doesn't look good for racing to say the least.

Last year we watched a great race with storm clouds all around.

Hoping for the best. Gas City always puts on a good show.

Don't see this one happing,going to rain next 2 days.

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Weather looks better then It did yesterday,heading there now:32:

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Any Updates? I'm about ready to call off?:11:

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A little early for that I would say. I am 30 miles south of Gas City and it is currently raining here now for the second time today, but we haven't had much in the rain gauge at all. IF Gas City has had about the same amount of rain as we have had here, it certainly wouldn't stop the show.

Now with that being said. Overnight tonight into tomorrow will tell the tale. They are still calling for a 55% chance of rain overnight and into tomorrow. How much rain that brings is anyone's guess. I wouldn't call it off just yet. See what tomorrow brings.

They are calling for morning rain and then late day rain..it was supposed to rain all day today and it rained this morning and dried up..it just started raining again around 6:30 or so..who knows what tomorrow holds..

Tyler

This is a premier Usac Midget event with a great non wing sprint support division. Mods are unnecessary.

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Ok, Thanks but note my concern.
I'm 185 miles away (3hours) $4 gas & $65 room. Then turn back and drive 2 hours plus to LPS when I could just head there Thursday about 105 mile from the house. Sleep in my own bed Wed nite, 5 hours of driving down to 2, less miles on the old beater & me.
[Sounds like Im already talking myself out of it:)]

Sounds like a no brainer huh? But no I've made the trip to GC I69 for many shows over many years, not just USAC and was well rewarded with some very satisfying racing. I too, was there for last years IMW event where we dodged the weather bullet.

As we all know, many times races need called not because of track conditions
but pit conditions, so we shall see.
Unfortunate, that someone can't geographically coordinate the Midget Week schedule so many of us (including the entertainment haulers) are not zig-zagging the state.

I'm much obliged to anybody that updates on this event status.

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Duly noted. We all feel your pain with high priced fuel and motel charges. I just wouldn't throw in the towel until tomorrow at the earliest. Rain has stopped here so maybe it will bypass Gas City as well.

Thanks to everyone for updates! Please keep them coming and hopefully I can make the trip over to enjoy some great racing!

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The radar right now is rather colorful. A lot of green, yellow and some red throughout Indiana. A cell is now forming just south of Anderson with mostly yellow & red so that will be one to look out for in the next few hours. Most everything traveling northeast.

Much of the weather has already passed by Gas City. Most of which was showing up on radar was green so nothing extremely heavy but again this is from someone who is 30 miles south of the speedway. Mowerman would be a better source since he is at the speedway itself.

We will try to keep you informed the best we can. We are hoping for a mostly dry day tomorrow so we can all enjoy some racing.

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Flown over from the UK for this week. Come on weather give us a break :)

Go to www.noaa.gov and in the box type in gas city, Indiana. Then scroll down below radar mad to graph. Click that then find rain chances they have it broke down hour by hour. Heaviest is before 7am as of now

I think how much we get tonight will really dictate tomorrow..we will know when we wake up..fingers are crossed!!

Tyler

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mike I stopped at LPS on the way to gas city so i'm not there /

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My wife and I got a chance to go to Lincoln Speedway and Williams Grove for the Outlaws races earlier this year (a bucket list thing) and on Friday morning we got 3.5" of rain that didn't stop til 11am. I thought there was no way in heck they would race, but they(Williams Grove) got the show in. So ya just never know til the track says one way or the other.

Just pull that way and i will say they will do everything to get the show in and if they rain out you can meet alot of great race fans and have a great time . You do not want to wake up thursday and say we should of went to gas city when they ended up running. Thats part of indiana and dirt track racing. Go have fun and enjoy !!!!!!

Anyone know how the camping area is holding up to the rain? Not sure if I should bring the camper.

So far the sun is shining this morning.

Tyler

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Don't look over your shoulder, not pretty.

Jerry

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Your 9:30 AM report. Again, I am 30 miles south of Gas City but it has started to rain here again. Looking at the radar, there is a line of green and yellow running from Anderson to Vincennes that doesn't look promising.

So far we have only had around a 1/2" of rain here yesterday up to now. If that is also the case at Gas City, I doubt that it would be the problem. However, depending on how long this current weather takes to get through here might just be the determining factor.

Think positive and maybe this batch will miss the speedway.

In the paper today it says they will try anything possible to run.. They really do not want to lose this race as they have already lost the kiss show..but no the weather doesn't look great.. But fingers are crossed..

Tyler

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On weather.com, the future radar model shows the storm skirting around the race track, with about 20 minutes of rain around 1:30; be nice if it actually pans out...

Here's the latest radar.

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Well the rain we are getting here now is the hardest it has rained either yesterday or today. If this proceeds north and hits the speedway it would be a heavy hit. Don't know if they would have the time to overcome this as we probably won't see the sunshine that could help with the drying process. Keep your fingers crossed that this line of showers misses the speedway.:(

Here's the latest radar.
11:20 eastern

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Rained out officially

@USAClive: Tonight's "Indiana Midget Week" opener at Gas City I-69 Speedway has been rained out

Rained out..just got my message..: (..we all knew it was coming though..hope to see everyone tomorrow at pville

Tyler