Indiana Open Wheel - View Single Post - Possibly looking at starting a spec engine Sprint division..

nathans1012 (Offline)
#1 1/25/15 3:53 PM

Plymouth Speedway (Indiana)
For got to post this last night after the Plymouth Speedway 2014 banquet.
This was announced during the banquet:
Track is looking at possibly starting a spec engine sprint car division. From what I under stand they cut a deal with GM on an engine that cost $5,200 max. Their going to have a few cars built for demonstration at the track. When I talk to them they reiterated this will not be a CRATE engine period. The cost is getting to high. Wolfgang made an interesting comment saying years ago the payout was the same as today but the cost was 1/10th of what it is now and you actually had a great chance at making a bit of money and he liked their idea and the thought that was put into this. Was said they would like to give people the chance to race a sprint car with out the outrageous cost of one and the insane engine prices of today.

What are your thoughts on this idea?
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Hope this works out for them. They had some very good things to say at the banquet and the no quit effort is there. The animated pictures they showed at the banquet of what Ed Kennedy would like the track to look like when new grandstands are done along with the rest of the construction projects it kind of looked like a 1/4 mile Knoxville except with a bit more banking. The new clay is super tacky (I've seen it) and absolutely NOT like the surface was last year. You could throw the new clay and it would stick like glue. As a fan and UMP Modified pit crew guy I appreciate the effort Ed and his staff at Plymouth Speedway have put into the track and hope he is there for a long time to come.

2025 Season - TBA

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