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I'm in that mid 50's range and have been attending races since I was 3 so I've got 50+ years of attending races.
When I first started going with my Mom and Dad to our hometown track we were watching Bugs or 30x90 race with the Semi Lates. Winged Super Sprints soon replaced the Bugs and became the head line division in our area. The Sprints were dropped from my local track when I was about 10 and my dad stopped going. It was not until I got my own car at 17 did I get back to the track. By then Late Models and Stock cars were the only thing to watch at out track. The following year I started venturing north up into Central PA to see the Winged Sprinter at Williams Grove and that became my Friday night home through the 80's into the mid 90's.
I've always been a history buff and read as much as I could find about racing. When USAC came to Williams Grove with the Midgets and Silver Crown cars in the early 80's I was there. It was my first introduction to wingless racing and I ate it up. I really fell in love with the Champ Cars after that first race at the Grove. Been a big fan of them ever since. It was a big thrill for me when they came back to the Grove this summer.
I try and travel to as many different tracks and types of racing as I can get to. I'll go to an SCCA Road race during the day and then drive 90 miles north to see Sprints or Super Sportsman race on dirt later that night. Even with all the different types of racing I've seen a Silver Crown car still ranks up very high, they’re in my top three favorite type of race car.
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