IndianaOpenWheel.com Sprint Car & Midget Racing Forum
Forgot Password?

Reply  Indiana Open Wheel > Indiana Open Wheel Forum > Winchester Updates?
Thread Tools
5/20/12, 5:29 PM   #1
Winchester Updates?
Hot Rod K.
Hot Rod K. is offline
Member

Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 104
 

Anyone doing them?
 
5/20/12, 5:42 PM   #2
Re: Winchester Updates?
TommyTipover
TommyTipover is offline
Senior Member

Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 273
 

http://twitter.com/#!/mustseeracing
 
3 members like this post: ronmil, schwarzracen27, sprintracer82
5/20/12, 8:42 PM   #3
Re: Winchester Updates?
smith19
smith19 is offline
Senior Member

Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,940
 

The lap that helberg took in qualifying was rediculous. 12.606. 5 cars finished the feature.
__________________
CHRIS SMITH
 
5/20/12, 8:52 PM   #4
wildman92
wildman92 is offline
Senior Member

Race Count This Year: 50
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 7,421
 

There were 2 separate crashes where a car spun down pit road and landed in the first pit. First time a woman was hit - looked like she was sitting on some tires and the car hit the tires. She was up and walking but they took her to the hospital as a precaution.

Then several laps later another car came spinning down pit road & slammed into the car that was pitted there. No injuries on that occasion either.

Craziest and scariest thing I've ever seen. The pits, especially the first few off pit road, are very vulnerable to cars who lose control coming out of turn 4 and have to lock up the brakes.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
Jen Kelley (she/her)
 
5/20/12, 9:00 PM   #5
Re: Winchester Updates?
Chubs Peterson
Chubs Peterson is offline
Member

Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 145
 

Took in my first King of Wings and first ever Supermodified race today and sorry to say it will be my last. They were certainly hauling the mail and nary a pass and then the spins into the pits. Left after the second one figuring there is no way they could get that lucky twice the same day. Winchester is going to have to take a serious look at that area.
Another question which probably did me in the most, it took 15 minutes for the sprint cars to get pushed off, after the victory lane ceremony for the supers. I know it was a beautiful day but would have like to get a few other things done. Didn't look like anyone really cared if they raced or not. Sorry but won't be back or to any other Must See event. Must Not See in my mind.
Love the track but will only be back for non wingers and taxi's.
 
1 member likes this post: GregD
5/20/12, 9:09 PM   #6
wildman92
wildman92 is offline
Senior Member

Race Count This Year: 50
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 7,421
 

In the program it said autograph session after the super mods & before the sprints. They obviously decided to skip the autograph session but I don't think all the drivers knew that. A few were pushing to the front stretch for the autograph session and then found out it wasn't going to happen. I think that was the "confusion" the announcer was talking about.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
Jen Kelley (she/her)
 
5/20/12, 9:11 PM   #7
Re: Winchester Updates?
Bad Dad 54
Bad Dad 54 is offline
Senior Member

Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 717
 

I've been to 1 MSR Event & enjoyed it, racing else where is why I haven't gone to others. Don't know what the problem was but I'm sure they'll fix it
 
5/20/12, 9:58 PM   #8
Re: Winchester Updates?
ossuks
ossuks is offline
Senior Member

Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 995
 

What a show!!!!! Can't wait for the next!! The pit entrance mishaps could havehappened at any event, this is something the track needs to fix, in no way was it an issue related to the MSR group.
 
2 members like this post: Geoff Kaiser, short track scott
5/20/12, 10:20 PM   #9
Re: Winchester Updates?
itsanonwingthing
itsanonwingthing is offline
Senior Member

Race Count This Year: 8
Race Count Last Year: 62
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 672
 

Gotta love former Silver Crown champion Paul White's retro Roadster Super "Sweet 16"
__________________
Keith Wendel
It's a Non Wing thing,.......you wouldn't understand!

USAC Record Book
 
4 members like this post: Dblchkrs, Great Scott, GregD, Mud Packer
5/20/12, 10:44 PM   #10
Re: Winchester Updates?
Chubs Peterson
Chubs Peterson is offline
Member

Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 145
 

Quote:
Originally Posted by ossuks View Post
What a show!!!!! Can't wait for the next!! The pit entrance mishaps could havehappened at any event, this is something the track needs to fix, in no way was it an issue related to the MSR group.
Totally agree that it was not the fault of the MSR group of the spins and I would expect Winchester will fix it before the ARCA race next month. What a show?? 3 supers running at the end and then 5 sprints. Only had 10 mods show up but the compact race was really good. Glad you liked it but like I said, I wont be back. We had no speakers down in turn one so had no idea what the hold up was between races. If an autograph session was planned maybe they should have done that during the half-hour intermission.
 
Reply Indiana Open Wheel > Indiana Open Wheel Forum > Winchester Updates?





All times are GMT -4. The time now is 7:39 AM.


Make IndianaOpenWheel.com your homepage
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
© 2005-2025 IndianaOpenWheel.com
Mobile VersionLinks: Dave Merritt - Chris Pedersen - Carey Fox - Carey Akin - Joe Bennett - Brandon Murray - Dave Roach - John DaDalt - Racin; With D.O. - Jackslash Media