Seadog,

You are right about the seats at Anderson. A friend of mine had a seat for the Little 500 that was broken and only allowed him 1/2 a seat. I told him that they expected the race to be so exciting he only needed the edge of it anyway. He didnt' think it was nearly as funny as I did.

The first time I went to Sun Valley Speedway (now Anderson Speedway) back in the early 70's it was a very windy night. A storm soon presented itself and I went into the men's restroom and thought that I would take cover there. Little did I know that everyone else was laughing there *** off.

I still wish they wouldn't have changed the name from Sun Valley Speedway.

got to start 'em early in life, right?

Not the smartest idea I've ever heard

MudPacker, didn't the "MRA", or Roaring Roadsters, race there, when it was still Sun Valley? Seems like I recollect that somewhere in the dust that has gathered in the cobwebs? Bob

I wonder how it got the Sun Valley Speedway name? Mud Packer? Anybody?

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MRA = Mutual Racing Association?

I am going to LPS this weekend to appreciate all the work that has been put into bringing LPS back, it is only 15 miles away, and I am already planning a trip to the Burg for next week.

LPS is about an hour shorter ...and gas is $2.88 ...but I'm goin to the burg!!!!!!!

Yes, they ran here in the summer months, danged near every night, somewhere, Red Amick, Roy Prosser, some goooood racin! Bob

The Burg!!

It was a little before my time here in Anderson, but yes the Mutual Racing Association did sanction racing here at Sun Valley Speedway. The Little 500 was one of the races for sure that they sponsored.

Not quite sure how it got the name Sun Valley but I have some thoughts on this. The speedway sits down in a valley and there used to be a number of General Motors plants to the west of the speedway. As the sun used to set in the West, the sun kind of set between the buildings right down on the speedway.

There is also a short street that extends from Madison Avenue east of the speedway that is named Sun Valley Drive.

A better person to ask about this is Checker'd Past here on the board. He is one of only two people to have ever seen all of the Little 500's. He has forgotten more about Sun Valley/Anderson Speedway than I will ever know. I will see if he might have some answers to this question.