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Its to bad we have to run so many classes today to pay the purse. I remember at my home track out west, every night was quals,trophy dash (4 fastest in quals),heats,B main,A main. They always rolled the trophy dash up on front staight to push off after the anthem was played. The kids and adults could come up to the fence and watch drivers get in cars and get ready,this was a thrill to be in top 4. Before the A main all cars were stagged on front straight for driver intros ,the drivers could wave at the crowd then climb in for 25 laps. This IMO gave the spectator a face not just a car to root for, and the kids could see there heros or villans. After the races the pits were open to the public, and kids could get autographs, and drivers were there to talk to the crowd, and have a cold one with them. This was a show not just another night of sprints and midgets. The one big differance was we only ran 2 classes sometimes 3 so we had more time. Today with all the classes they run ,the sprint cars are loaded and gone before the races are even over. We also only ran one night a week so we didnt have to hurry to get ready for the next night. Times change but I think some of the old ideas were not so bad IMO
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