Most movies are two hours. Long ones, three. Most shows (Heats don't start till 7-7:30. If they're done with the main class or at least well underway by 10:30 thats fine, What goes on before 7 is a bonus to me. Of course I liked to go when the gates opened and just be at the track for a hour before any car hit the track, No matter the track.

Dad took us as kids. That kinda fizzled as teen, But when I got my license I was at the track, not cruising and getting in trouble on saturday night, I had six other nights to do that

Twenty years later IOW or USACFans comes along and I meet a lot of people from the board, We see each other at the tracks, They've become family, At least friends to the point you could pick up a conversation you had in may later in august. Lost a lot of em but still enough to see a few at any race in IN. Also Unlce or dad or both make about half the local shows with me and Im glad to have that.


I agree a hundred percent on getting fans and racers together as often as possible. I used to love Gas Cities buy a fifty fifty and you can go in the pits for a hour before hotlaps. No need for me to be in the pits while their racing if Im not on a team.

Other things that I think work well is have cars and drivers near the entrance for a hour or so before hot laps. Gridding the cars if the show is quick and allow fans out on the track for half hour or so. Have a sprint car exhibition at a LM race and vice versa.