Phil

Sometime back in one of these threads you said something about not wanting to slow our cars down and be slower than the little 600cc sidewinders. They are as fast and as squirley as they are because of their lack of weight and wheelbase.

You also said you raced AMA flat track in your day. Back in the late 60's and early 70's we had a 1/2 trotter track in Louisville. They covered it with Limestone for the horses. Once a year the AMA would bring a race to town. I can remember watching the pro's like Lawwill, Nixon,Markel, and Mann race. It was like watching a Ballet or Champ cars on the dirt at Do Quoin. The only way to explain it was beautiful, a little boring but amazing to watch.

When the AMA amateurs came out to race it was more like football. Those guys had something to prove and I think put on as good or perhaps a better race than the pro's. It wasn't the speed that made their race, it was the determination of the riders that showed through and made their races great and a lot more interesting than the Pro's.

Honest Dad himself