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11/17/23, 5:49 AM

Replies: 25

Daugherty Speedway

Views: 3,936

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: Daugherty Speedway

I raced there when it was paved and raced there when it was dirt, never got excited about going to this place. Way out in the boonies, just farm land and not many people. No big deal that this track...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

10/7/23, 4:26 PM

Replies: 41

LPS MAVERICK WINGED SPRINTS & Bombers 10/6

Views: 10,585

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: LPS MAVERICK WINGED SPRINTS & Bombers 10/6

The people that left early never left because of a bad show. They left because of the cold. Some people just never dressed for the cold as all of the hot weather we have had lately who would have...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

10/5/23, 5:55 PM

Replies: 41

LPS MAVERICK WINGED SPRINTS & Bombers 10/6

Views: 10,585

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: LPS MAVERICK WINGED SPRINTS & Bombers 10/6

Back in the day you drew a number for your heats and if you drew a big number you had to race hard to make the feature. Then along came USAC with qualifying with nothing but a stopwatch for getting...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

10/4/23, 6:51 AM

Replies: 41

LPS MAVERICK WINGED SPRINTS & Bombers 10/6

Views: 10,585

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: LPS MAVERICK WINGED SPRINTS & Bombers 10/6

Leary, Courtney and Justin Peck were at the Bridgeport high limit.

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

10/1/23, 4:54 PM

Replies: 9

Paragon [ Saturday results]

Views: 2,156

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: Paragon [ Saturday results]

I was there and Trammell dove a perfect race. Robert Ballou had fast time when he qualified, which was a track record. I think we will be hearing more about Trammell in the future.

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

9/21/23, 9:24 AM

Replies: 4

Turbine Sprint Car

Views: 998

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: Turbine Sprint Car

The engines in sprint cars on dirt also depend on slowing down with the compression when going into the corners. With all of my racing experience I've found that engines with lots of power are not as...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

9/20/23, 10:40 PM

Replies: 17

It’s 4 Crowns Week

Views: 2,863

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: It’s 4 Crowns Week

There are many races coming up paying big money. Is there enough race cars for any of these tracks to have a full field of racers. Also is there enough paying race fans for all of these tracks to...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

9/9/23, 11:22 PM

Replies: 5

LPS Red Hayden Memorial Saturday, September 9

Views: 1,641

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: LPS Red Hayden Memorial Saturday, September 9

Who was Red Hayden?

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

8/29/23, 11:48 AM

Replies: 9

RACING Sunday Sept 3rd

Views: 1,982

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: RACING Sunday Sept 3rd

Most tracks take too much time between races. So, they have 8 classes and the racing can be done quickly if they only have heats and features. With 8 classes maybe one heat and feature for each...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

8/24/23, 12:03 AM

Replies: 31

Keyboard Jockies idea's for future Lawrenceburg Speedway.

Views: 5,660

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: Keyboard Jockies idea's for future Lawrenceburg Speedway

Back in the day in my area there was Bloomington and Paragon, both had good car counts and lots of people came to watch. Then along came Lincoln Park and Paragons trouble started with low car counts...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

8/18/23, 1:53 PM

Replies: 3

ASCS: ASCS Warrior At Monett Canceled Due To No Ambulance Se

Views: 846

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: ASCS: ASCS Warrior At Monett Canceled Due To No Ambulanc

Back in the day there was no such thing as counties or towns having an ambulance service. The tracks bought their own ambulance and hired a driver with some medical experience.

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

8/12/23, 12:40 PM

Replies: 11

Bloomington Friday August 11th - Steve Carpenter Memorial

Views: 2,633

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: Bloomington Friday August 11th - Steve Carpenter Memoria

Bloomington results 8/11/23 410's and 305's anyone

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

8/5/23, 10:23 AM

Replies: 6

LPS Buckeye Bob 33 Mods, Sprints, Super Stocks, Bombers

Views: 1,208

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: LPS Buckeye Bob 33 Mods, Sprints, Super Stocks, Bombers

After looking at the radar, there is not much bad weather coming out way

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

8/5/23, 7:15 AM

Replies: 6

LPS Buckeye Bob 33 Mods, Sprints, Super Stocks, Bombers

Views: 1,208

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: LPS Buckeye Bob 33 Mods, Sprints, Super Stocks, Bombers

I don't like saying the bad word (RAIN) but it does not loo0k good for tonights race. The forcast is for thunder strorms most all day. Maybe they will know by noon.

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

7/30/23, 7:21 AM

Replies: 54

31 at Bloomington

Views: 8,471

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: 31 at Bloomington

(A track trying to run their business and make money running a race the same night as another track. If their event sucks, no one shows up. If it offers value, then customers attend.) I went and it...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

7/29/23, 11:27 PM

Replies: 54

31 at Bloomington

Views: 8,471

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: 31 at Bloomington

The new Paragon owners know nothing about racing. They get the word out on facebook. I think maybe the new owners never saw a race.

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

7/23/23, 6:02 AM

Replies: 25

Four heat races, really!!

Views: 3,996

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: Four heat races, really!!

The Sprints are just too safe to race, the real reason for so many racers. Back in the day more than enough race cars was almost unheard of. As I remember if 15 racers showed up it was one good show...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

7/16/23, 7:54 AM

Replies: 6

MSCS at Paragon

Views: 1,904

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: MSCS at Paragon

Lots of people look at Indiana Open Wheel to see who is racing and when the week before the weekend. There was nothing posted about Paragon last week. I was wandering why Paragon don't use this...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

7/15/23, 6:38 AM

Replies: 5

Red Clay Back in Action this Friday July 14th!

Views: 1,248

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: Red Clay Back in Action this Friday July 14th!

Results?

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

3/29/23, 12:15 PM

Replies: 9

LPS racing Sunday 4/2 - IOW Race Fest moved to 4/8

Views: 2,107

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: LPS racing Sunday 4/2 - IOW Race Fest moved to 4/8

With Lincoln Park racing Sunday they should have an overflow of Sprints as no one else is racing. Sundays forecast is 60 degrees and sunny.
Sunny
60°48°

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

3/29/23, 6:42 AM

Replies: 14

The new Dirt Track at Edgewater plans on racing this year...

Views: 7,228

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: The new Dirt Track at Edgewater plans on racing this yea

The days of building a new racetrack are gone, just too many people against anything like a racetrack. Back in the day like in the fifties and sixties you could build anything you wanted to build...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

3/17/23, 10:15 AM

Replies: 17

450 hp for $15,000!

Views: 4,742

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: 450 hp for $15,000!

Once these diehard fans of big track racing see the non-wing sprint cars racing on the 1/4 and 3/8 mile tracks with all of the racing action they don't go back to the big tracks. Racing is changing...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

3/11/23, 7:14 AM

Replies: 71

THAT-Surprised no one has seen this

Views: 16,621

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: THAT-Surprised no one has seen this

Back in the day the fair board thought they had a good promoter with the banker. The improvements to the racetrack were being done as needed. That was until they found out that what it cost for the...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

3/8/23, 10:06 AM

Replies: 71

THAT-Surprised no one has seen this

Views: 16,621

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: THAT-Surprised no one has seen this

Back in the day USAC ran only 1/2-mile tracks, so the engines they ran were 1/2-mile engines built to run 1/2-mile tracks. The engines now are 1/4- and 3/8-mile engines that won't last on a 1/2. It...

Forum: Indiana Open Wheel Forum

3/5/23, 7:48 AM

Replies: 59

No Way Out 40

Views: 20,211

Posted By DaleDuBois

Re: No Way Out 40

No rain all week except for Friday, a few showers. No rain on Saturday, just cool. Saturdays weather-48 degrees, 24% chance of rain. Wind WNW 13 mph. It looks like a race could happen. Dress like you...

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