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Originally Posted by openwheelKT
So the only way to learn how to drive is by running dirt? Sorry, can’t take it that far. Hornish was a pretty damn good IndyCar driver without dirt experience. The key to me isn’t that they ALL drive dirt, it’s that the ones that do come up that way have a shot too. The main thing for Americans coming up is that they need help in getting in the door. They are working to take some of those barriers down (going to be hard to do). Hopefully at some point, teams can attract their own sponsorship again and then hire on talent. That’s the issue. Newgarden is an American so I’d like to see him do well (I’d like see BC beat him b/c I see him race all the time). Not all drivers have to come from dirt. Way back when that was the only way to do it.
Honesly, I don’t want drivers ONLY coming to IN for racing experience to move on. I want those racing here, because they love sprint cars, to in-turn get a chance.
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Yeah, the more I learn about the current state of racing, the less I'm worried about our dirt tracks. The loss of Warsaw still saddens me. I added to my last post that the Indy 500 is still an oval for now, so oval track experience still counts for something. I think I'll stop worrying so much about whether people are going to want to come here and just be happy that I am where I am and can see a great show in Indiana just about any night of the week (barring rain). I'll probably be much more happy quiet on here by adopting a more selfish attitude
I need to get busy finding other chics to race me and cars for the powder puff races, anyway
Thanks for setting me straight, IOW!!! I am grateful to Bill Gardner every time I login for making this forum and keeping it awesome!
I'm gradually accepting the fact that our old star making machine that spit out Stewart, Kahne, Gordon, Newman to make a few is now just an artifact. Remember what Indiana Jones used to say about artifacts? "It belongs in a museum!"