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Springfield was excellent as miles go, and the sun did a lot more damage then the practice did. Years ago we'd get up to an hour of open practice.
As for the Champ Dirt Cars running with Indy, I had that discussion with Tony George when the IRL was forming. I was shooting a TQ race in Osgood Indiana, that Ed Carpenter was racing at. He asked my opinion on what I thought of the IRL. I said it was a great idea, but if you want americans in your series, make the dirt miles count toward your title. That way he could get every american driver he ever wanted.
Too bad he didn't do it.
As for you naysayers on here about the dirt / Indy deal , just remember the excitement in the open wheel ranks when it started. The local guys thought they had a chace to run the 500. You had guys like, Kinser , Hewitt, Kite , and Brian Tyler running. The hopes and aspirations were dashed when the engine lease program started.
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