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Stephen,
We actually use to live in New Jersey and Pennsylvania until 10 years ago. As we drew closer to retirement we decided to move to Indiana as we so much enjoyed watching the wingless cars rather than the wingers. Don't get me wrong as we enjoyed our time in Central Pennsylvania and saw some good racing at Williams Grove, Port Royal, Lincoln, Grandview and Selinsgrove but once we ventured out to watch wingless racing in trips to Indiana we realized this was the place we wanted to be. The competition is so such closer and yes, the invert is good also, and in our opinion the racing on the shorter ovals is much more intense. We would much rather see racing on a quarter mile oval than a half mile oval for the closeness. Occasionally it is good to see racing on the bigger tracks but not that often!
And we enjoy the dirt miles for the Silver Crown division as the grand old dames are wonderful to watch and as you explained it is a different way to watch them and not a shorter sprint car race. As the miles disappear we have enjoyed the transition to the half miles for this class and Port Royal and Terre Haute have produced some real good Silver Crown races. We have returned back to PA for several Eastern Storm stops and have noted that the racing does not compare to what we witness in Indiana on a weekly basis. One of that is due to the size of the tracks but also some of it is due to the way promoters prepare the tracks for the wingless guys. It is done for their winged cars and not to suit the wingless cars.
If you get back over next year please send a DM to let us know and we can meet at one or more of the tracks to further discuss matters. Glad you enjoyed your visit and do love the "no invert, no interest" mantra. Take care.
Bruce Eckel
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