[IndyBound]

Originally Posted by Mud Packer Patti, Illiana Motor Speedway is a real nice track that normally has good crowds for its racing events. I have enjoyed watching Silver Crown, Sprints, Midgets and yes even stock cars race there. I am sure that the weather would be a number one factor in a less than stellar crowd last night. As Pat pointed out, this USAC show is a different type of situation. I attend regularly at Anderson and Mount Lawn and find it to be a very entertaining evening of racing but the crowds at either of theses tracks is also sparse. The folks who stay at home are the losers. Normally a great evening of racing that is over around 9:30 PM or so. I feel for you with the closing of Manzanita, but I am also afraid that we will see more of this in the very near future. If only we could pick the ones that we would like to see closed? I have a couple that come to mind that should be shuttered. They will probably hang in there forever though.

Mike, I probably shouldn't have commented about a track I have never been to. I was frustrated that the USAC feed kept freezing up, which it also did last Saturday while I was trying to watch the ORP race. I wasn't sure from the feed if the weather was bad but, that thought had crossed my mind. An as someone else pointed out a mid- week show doesn't always draw a large crowd.

As for Manzy, first and foremost I know more than anything greed played a major role in the closing of the track, not crowd size or car count. I agree there will be more race tracks close this year, too bad we cann't pick which ones. I guess seeing so few fans in the stands at Illiana Motor Speedway reminded me Manzy has closed.

I apologize to anyone that felt I was attacking Illiana Motor Speedway, I wasn't, I was just frustrated I know several N.Y. tracks have been drawing a few hundred people on race night in the stands and somehow still keep going.


Patti

I didn't read like an attack at all

[Mud Packer]

Originally Posted by psullivan I didn't read like an attack at all

I didn't either, but I thought Patti might like to hear something positive about Illiana and the Wednesday night USAC shows.

[IndyBound]

Originally Posted by Mud Packer I didn't either, but I thought Patti might like to hear something positive about Illiana and the Wednesday night USAC shows.

Thank you Mike, I did appreciate the positive about Illiana, I didn't know USAC was running the Wedneday night series until I went on line Wed.. I am always trying to learn about new tracks to visit and places to stop on my travels across country.

Patti