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From what I heard, the track was so good in practice that guys weren't lifting. Wasn't the front row comprised of the car that went out first and a car that went out close to last?
Anyone that knows me knows that I am very critical of USAC and promotors, but I don't blame USAC for not allowing T.P'S for the cars. Why would they let you run 5-6 races a year on a T.P? I know it's expensive, but the Silver Crown division isn't supposed to be for a team that wants to run 1-2 times a year.
Maybe for a driver(1 race), but not for the cars.
As far as Bob goes, I think they do a good job at promoting and it's hard to prep a track of that size. It's not easy to have a track in the daytime that is smooth with a ledge you can run with the width of the tires on todays cars. You get to big a cushion, then you have a race with red flags and that too makes for a boring race.
Today is a different day and without educating todays casual/first time fan, it is hard to get them to come out. No matter how much TV and radio, they have to get them intimately involved somehow.
I agree that not finding a replacement date for the Hoosier 100 is embarressing considering that there used to be 2 races a year at the Indy Mile.
I know how expensive it is to run a Silver Crown car and I do appreciate that body style. The cars we ran in the 90's had that body, except we used the open hood and round cowl with windshield.
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