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Originally Posted by Mud Packer
Thanks for the updates Patti. I also don't get the author of the threads comment about "Hoosier tires get punked". A number of differences in the MSXSS & IMSA racing machines one of which weight. I believe that the IMSA have to weigh in at 1800 lbs while the Must See sprints have to be 1300 lbs.
Glad to see some competition in the tire world between American Racer and Hoosier. Can anyone tell me if it is an open tire rule in IMSA? Speed isn't the only thing that drives racing. Take away the stop watch and quality competition is what really drives racing.
Hope you enjoyed the show Patti. Did they have a good crowd at the Steel Palace?
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They had a great crowd Mike, probably right on the edge of having both the front and the back granstands open. King of Wings is one of the races held at Oswego each year that draws people from all other the Northeast, Midwest and Canada. The racing was great, seeing long time friends I no longer see on a weekly basis was great. You will like this grandpa, both Donavan and Trevor were able to say awake for the full nights racing. Donovan even got to go in the pits afterwards, he tried to help load every hauler he could and today all he could talk about was getting to stay up four hours past his bed time and the race csrs.
Wouldn't it be something if someday our grandchildren were racing against each other. I know at nearly four and a half years old every chance Donovan gets to go racing he is taking it all in.
As for the speed record, I don't get to excited over who holds it, I just love seeing all forms of open wheel racing and even more so when I know someone competing. As you pointed out there is a weight differnce, ISMA was on Hoosiers, Must See Xtreme on American racers. Jason Cox at 15.125 meant he was going 148.76, there was alot of talk about them breaking the 150 mile per hour bracket at Oswego before this race, they are close. When they return for Labor Day Weekend I'm guessing that will happend.
Patti