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You're absolutely right Chief, I forgot about the pockets of Indiana that stay on Central time.

Originally Posted by Rpracing1 I’m sure that you were in attendance.

The words "don't watch" should be your first clue as to where I was at.

Originally Posted by Rpracing1 Dude, he has only been prepping the track the way he wants for 40 years. He doesn’t care if you like it or not or if you watch it on FLO. Get a grip on reality.

Reality? Here is the reality I have never understood about that place.
First, the track's design already lends itself to fantastic racing, much more than designs of some other tracks. Yet they continue to constantly f%*k with it every night? Why? When 70 minutes of your evening is taken up by tractor and then push truck packing races? I will say though, that they get it done in 35 minutes, which is pretty good when compared to some other re-works. Anyway.
Look, I get it when the sun is up and 50 cars hot lap and qualify on it, and you want to start with a fresh track for the racing that evening. But after that, unless as mentioned earlier, it rubbers up, or is single file huggy pole, leave it alone!

Did you see how racy the B was? Awesome racing with tons of passing, which that place delivers. WHY RE-WORK when the track already gives you that kind of racing, and you only have the A-Main to go? (yes I know the Mini Sprints were there too, but there B-Main is not going to affect the track that much.

So here's what you get. You get 15 laps of a 30 lap race running the track back into the shape it already was beforehand? Half of the main event of the evening is used up doing something that doesn't need to be done, and the lack of good racing (early) usually proves that out.
Again, you just watched some fantastic (later) heat races, and an exciting B. Then comes the big race, and the leader passed 1 car on the start, to win. 2nd place passed 2 cars. 3rd passed 2 cars. 4th lost 3 spots, and 5th gained 1 spot.... 95% of those spots were gained and lost on the start. Hell, T-Mez, whose really good there, only passed 1 car. You have to go back to 9th and 10th place finishers before you see Philo passed 5 cars, and Bacon passed 7. Imagine how different all that would have been if the track was left alone?
Instead, you got 35 minutes of tractors, for a 12 minute race. That's reality.

I've heard it many times before when USAC runs there. Hold your position until the track comes back in, then start racing. Translated, the paying customer, in a way, is kind of getting short changed by only seeing good racing for 1/2 of the main event.
The last 1/2 of USAC mains there are usually fantastic! Why not give em the full 30?

Originally Posted by Rpracing1 Yes I guess when you open your new racetrack, you can do with it whatever you please. I probably won’t be there though.

Well that's bummer. I was counting on you to be my first investor? Cause I thought I told you that the track was going to be a copy in design of Haubstadt.

Originally Posted by Rpracing1 Crowd was pretty darn good considering 98 degree temperature.

So why make them sit out there even longer? That sort of stuff effects future attendance for some people.

Originally Posted by Rpracing1 Thanks to IRA and Maverick for organizing this mini summer series!

Totally agree. I would bet next year will be even bigger, with possibly more tracks involved!