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Originally Posted by IndyBound
Mike, you may call yourself only a fan, I know you are a fan that makes every race you possibly can and fully understandas all aspects of the sport.
Local press releases show Ray Graham, Paul White and Bobby Santos doing double duty, so I would say either several teams that couldn't show up at Shangrla are headed to Oswego. Or the teams that were there have second cars with them and the drivers couldn't get away for a middle of the week show. If some want to call that rationalizing, go for it. Mike and I both know most people involved in racing also have a day job, when I looked at this schedule it seemed like it would be tough for the teams without having the week off. Guess we have one more day to wait to see who shows up at Oswego. I for one am remaining positive we will see a good show at Oswego.
Patti
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Patti,
With you being a former car owner, you know full well the challenges that car owners, crews & drivers face today. First of all it is quite a haul for the midwestern based teams to make it to New York state. Fuel for towing rigs isn't cheap and for drivers & crew members time off is tough to get sometimes. As you said, mid week shows present a challenge.
Second of all, equipment breaks down and with this intense heat, I for one don't envy crews working on the road to make repairs. We traveled to Knoxville for the nationals for a number of years and I remember those guys working outside in parking lots during the heat of the day to do routine maintenance and make repairs. Certainly not for the faint of heart.
Last but certainly not least, pavement winged sprint cars have certain areas of racing and I don't believe that New York state is one of the larger ones. With that being said, promoters take a huge chance on bringing in outside shows that certainly won't be supported by local racers since they don't race that type of equipment.
I have seen a number of races with lower car counts that have been exceptional. Many times it is quality over quantity and that is what makes a show great. I hope you have an enjoyable evening of racing at the Big O. I know you will enjoy the supers for sure.
