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Originally Posted by JordanBlanton
With the vast array of engines that can be (and are) competitive at a place like Paragon, why change? Why split up the car counts when a guy with a cheap motor and steel wheels can compete with a guy that has a 410 and aluminum wheels? There was a post in one a thread recently that was something to the effect of "It used to be 2 classes of 24 cars each, now it's 24 classes of 2 cars each." We haven't quite reached that extreme here yet; let's not push to get there.
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I certainly understand your concern, and respect your opinion. However, only about 3 years ago, Paragon used to have 35+ cars every night. Now it seems they cant get past 30. Lawrenceburg (the best regular show payout in the state) had as little as 18 cars last year. The problem isnt there are too many classes (there's only 1 - 410 non wing) there's too many places to run. With USAC, MSCS, the now ASCT, Putnamville, Paragon, Lawrenceburg, and sometimes Terre Haute and Tri-State...there's just waaay to many choices on a Saturday night. Kokomo does ok with its Sunday night deal, and Gas City and Bloomington seem to have no problem getting big car counts on Friday nights.
What I'm saying is simply this...a SPEC sprint car series...with rules that LEVEL the field while at the same time keeping cost down, could and I think WOULD work in Indiana. If there's steel block guys that want to run and be competetive, race with the ASCT. They have some 2000 to win shows, and their rules keep it competetive. Granted they do travel a lot. I think a sprint class that is somehow regulated so that every car is equal is really where the best racing can be found. You don't get beat by a pocket book, you get beat by a driver. I simply say 305s because I know they are affordable.