I recall a man that made it happen. He arranged it so the west coast teams toured to the midwest tracks and beyond. He wanted to make sure that the boys ran at places "that make the hair on the back of your neck stand up just walking into the place", to quote him. He wanted to ensure that the midwest teams had proper incentive to haul out west and run for a couple weeks when racing shut down for the winter in Indiana. He just made it happen, and it worked.
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