Originally Posted by Backitin:
If you think about it Speedway in particular is the two wheel match to a nonwing sprint or midget car.
They are both the most basic in form and a good rider/driver can makeup for a not so top notch ride in all three forms of the above mentioned racing.
Anybody that complains they cant afford to race can have a complete speedway gig going capable of winning D-3/D-2 races for about $ 3500.00. leathers, steel shoe and all. I will also say that I've won races in 5 different types of motorsports, my first speedway win when I got to ride around the track with the checkered flag is by far my best racing memory.
A little track, D-3, nobody cares but your family. Its the best there is.
Anyhow, thanks for posting the links scott.
Your IOW handle is a perfect example; that term pretty much only applies to the 3 disciplines mentioned.
Back in the '70's when they ran Speedway at Ventura on Tuesday nights, Division 2 and 3 was some of the most entertaining racing on the card; nothing like watching 4 D-3 newbies come up to the gate and when it went up, 3 of them would crash in turn one and the 4th would be hung in the tapes....
Of course, some of them would get better, and progress from D-3 to D-2, then start scratch in a D-1 handicap heat and within a couple of months start from the 40 and still win by a straightaway, and you start remembering their names, like a Danny Becker or a Bruce Penhall.