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I would say the 70's and now.
The 70's because that's when I learned to love the sport. I've been around it since my birth in 1964, but about 1970 or so is when I really started to realize what was going on around me. And if your first real exposure included weekly local battles between greats like Bob Kinser, Chuck Amati, Dick Gaines, Larry Miller, and Butch Wilkerson and Action Track racing classics with drivers like Pancho Carter, Gary B, Tom Bigelow, Sheldon Kinser, Larry Dickson, Joe Saldana and Chuck Gurney, then you would have very little chance of not being a fan of this for life. I know I never stood a chance.
And also this decade, because my favorite race is the next race. And we're in an era with it's share of competitors that would have been great in any era. Stanbrough, Jones, Coons, Hines and Clauson are a few names of drivers that have talent that would transfer (pun intended) to any racing generation. Plus, these things get just faster with every passing year. And when you look at the youngsters in this sport, it's clear that the future of open wheel racing is secure.
Jerry
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Last edited by Jerry Shaw; 8/4/10 at 8:46 PM.
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