Years ago I would have tried to get to both tracks in time to watch the features after careful planning on which would be finished first. Nowadays.....not so much.

Quite a few years ago many of us fans had to decide whether to go to the Gold Crown for USAC midgets,or Little Belleville about 30 miles away for POWRi midgets. LPS and THAT would be similar in distance apart as Granite City and Little Belleville. Most went to Granite City,but I often went against the popular opinion of the day on where to go to see what I thought would be the best race,and I went to Little Belleville instead,right from the parking lot at Granite City where I had been tailgating with friends that afternoon.

I'm sure some of them thought I was nuts going there,but I loved the place and saw so many great races at Little Belleville it was hard to pass up. One person told me I "Wasnt a real fan" given my decision to go there instead of the popular opinion of the day.

At the end of the night I saw the midget features at both tracks,and the one that told me I wasnt a "Real Fan" I saw running to his car with about 4 laps to go of the Gold Crown to apparently beat the rush after the race.

I do think that the offer from THAT is a rather interesting one.

Now if only tracks would offer a bonus towing in with an open trailer behind a 72 Chevy pickup that smokes a little like I saw Joey Allen do at a WoO race at Williams Grove one year and go set fast time.....