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Well I'll be honest, I may be young to some (33 years old) or old to a few, but I can honestly say that i consider myself to be ridicously lucky to have grown up as a kid around Lincoln Park Speedway in the 80's and seeing some of the best in sprints, though, admittedly, I liked the Thunder Cars because they bashed on each other! However, I saw some tremendous racing and some of the God's honest best in the business there though I didn't appreciate what was on the track then. However, as a Greencastle native, I and my parents were uprooted when IBM closed and I moved to a little place called Mechancsburg, PA. It was merely a month, maybe less, as a 10-year old that my Dad took me to a little bit of heaven called Williams Grove Speedway. I call myself lucky because so many fans from Central Indiana haven't found an appreciation of the best of the winged madness that was mid-PA then. I saw Fast Freddie Rahmer, Paul Lotier, Doug Wolfgang, Chris and Doug Eash, the Shaeffer's and so many more on a weekly show and I miss that too. However, I hesitate to say my true feelings when I hear so many people complain so much about "long shows." It literally drives me nuts!! I mean, it's still light in this state until 9:30 or so during the summer. I understand that people don't want to have downtime during a racing show, but my god, we have the PRIVILEGE of seeing so much talent at any track in Indiana on a given night. I would give my left arm to re-live a couple of nights at Bloomington, LPS or East Coast tracks with Wangs! Time goes so fast in life, what is an extra 30 minutes for the track crew to work in the rough spots because I'd wager, dollars to donuts that most any REAL fan will take that time to share invaluable stories with NEW or OLD friends in the stands. Just my opinion. But I look forward to every chance I get to be at the track because it's a blessing to roll home with a little dirt/clay in your hair!!
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