Originally Posted by apexonephoto:
As a photographer I am for them gridding on the frontstretch.
As a person who travels great distances to attend races and doesn't want to pay for another dirty hotel room, I am guilty of the "let's get the show on the road" mentality. I may be alone in this view and I know "you can't make everyone happy".
I really have a hard time swallowing "the greats of auto racing" and the "premier" USAC division. Is this view a little antiquated? The last Silver Crown race I went to had 15 cars, sadly none of the drivers are not nationally known racers outside of the non-wing race capital of the world.
I also find it funny that people complain about adding another class of cars, when that added class is what keeps the price of the event down. These same people will complain about price increases as well.
Times change. Sadly it can affect a lot of our greatest memories.
What would you say if they added a support series for The 500?
If this is truely a premier series, having a support series cheapens it. If it is a premier series, you pay the price to see the best.
I guess I am old school. I remember when they had more cars in the last chance race than they do today for the feature. Face it USAC screwed up againg . Went to my first Hoosier 100 in the late 60's(when it was run on the Sat. before labor day and had huge crowds), went to my last Hoosier 100 when they started the 50 lap break and brought in Mods. Why do people mess with a good thing?
If I want to see Mods, I can go to the Speedrome for a lot less money.