Hi. Long time reader, new poster. PA subject drew me in.

Lived OH til 90 and saw all 80s IN sprints and USAC (hewitt hood butler vogler). Great stuff of course. Since '90, near Philly so PA sprints and love Eastern mods (all the sliding! and speed, self starting, less wrecks and danger to drivers).

Subject of PA versus IN reminded me of the idea that the Grove sprints may not have big numbers but they are a weekly track w long straights and trying to have cars that compete w WoO and ascoc. Very high costs.

There is a great podcast episode with Richie Tobias that mentions the subject
The cost of eastern race cars. Try putting "big block modified podcast mike griswold" in google. Episode 77.

Tobias with a driving, building, Race shop, and promotion background really knows a lot.

He thinks we're a little bit crazy to be running such expensive cars and I think he's referring to the Williams Grove Sprint cars and then the Eastern modifieds fantastic cars... on Saturday night

So that's going to hurt the car counts but it still can be great racing particularly modifieds at Bridgeport

Speaking of Bridgeport as a first-time poster this forum ... I would like to thank some Anonymous USACer and Levi Jones who FedExed my wallet to me after I lost it there at a usac race last year... cash included. !

Thanks also for this really sharp for him