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A few years ago I went to the Tom Knowles memorial, a sprint/midget show. The place was packed (and Donnie Beechler was back in a sprint after getting dumped by A. J. and was incredible). The last time I went was after what was, by all accounts, a 3 AM disaster. The crowd was small, but there had been bad publicity and a lot of hard feelings after the last sprint race, so I'm not sure that was a fair measure. It's in West Central Illinois, 20-30 miles from Peoria, so there should be a crowd for a well-promoted race. The last time I was going, they canceled it. However, I would give them another chance and go back for a non-wing race and hope for the best. Since Jacksonville (bless them!) is the only non-wing show running regularly, I would certainly think people would go. What about it, Illinois fans?
Frank Daigh
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