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  #39 7/29/10 10:04 AM
Originally Posted by Seadog:
More in Ohio? How about Columbus, Eldora, Toledo and K-C on this Saturday night? There could be more and I would like more, but I'll take what I can get and be happy with it. Back in the day I went to Dayton, Cincinnati Racebowl, Kil-Kare, New Bremen (thanks Earl), Glen Este, Springfield, Etc,. I think all but one of those are gone now.

Is Moler still running? If so, I'm not paying attention because it must be all fendered stuff?
I live North, and you live South, we don't see them up here within three or four hours of the MI/OH state line. I think Moler runs Mods and Late Models. Correct in them running midgets at Columbus, but it's once a year, pavement and the car counts are usually down. I still think the three different series are confusing to new/undecided fans. Midgets run twice in August? It's hard to schedule competing shows against your own other series, which share drivers. I'd like to see USAC sprints run Attica, Fremont and Waynesfield in one weekend, or the Toledo weekend could include Sandusky. It's a one of a kind situation that Indiana has. The National series runs at home most of the time and there is a ton of competition diluting the purses. I'd say race in a little larger radius around Indy to start out, shows where you can come home the same night. Just look how successful the Fast series is in Fremont and Attica with the cooperation of those two tracks. Now they have 305's running there as well.

Originally Posted by Geoff Kaiser:
Great Post. I'd go and race for no profit, just as long as I didnt go in the hole on expenses.
I don't race, but I almost think this is the most reasonable expectation for many racers. Racing for a living would require a set of nerves most of us don't have, not to mention the skill to back it up. Most WoO and Late Model guys race for themselves, where as a non wing guy has to race for 2-3 owners, because to race 90-110 times in a year you need 6 different cars which is highly improbable for a single person to own. The logistics are just tough.