I'd sure hate to see them add a support class at the Action Track. One of the only places where you see what you came for. Saturday was enjoyable. Saw the best non-wing racing in the country and home before mid-night.
Sorry guys (and gals) was hoping that work was going to have a story on this, but at least the paper did. Sargent and O'Conners submitted bid, now the ball is in the fair boards hands.
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LOOKING AHEAD – When the checkered flag fell on the Classic it brought to a close another unsettling year at the track, it’s future once again up in the air.
The fair board was scheduled to meet earlier this week. Hopefully the fate of racing was one of the subjects on its agenda.
Word circulating the pits over the weekend was that USAC, which served as promoter at the track this season, would not return in that role in 2012.
USAC official Jason McCord downplayed the talk Monday, stating that the sanctioning body “would do whatever it takes to protect the interest of USAC racing at the track.”
The team of Reece O’Connor and Bob Sargent once again provided the racers and fans with an excellent racing surface. For the fifth time in the past two years the pair had been called in to bail out track promotions with their track prep expertise.
The pair attempted to gain promotional rights to racing at Wabash Valley Fairgrounds this past winter but had their bid rejected. According to Sargent, they have submitted a bid for the 2012 season.
“They have our proposal. It’s up to (the fair board). USAC has told us they won’t return in a promotional role. That might provide us some leverage that we didn’t have a year ago when made our bid,” said the veteran promoter.
Some of the specifics I heard from last years proposal was a 10+ race season with multiply nascrap drivers coming in to do autograph sessions. Plus I know Sargent will advertise, I never did see a single commercial this season for a race on wthi or the cable sources I had.
One thing is for sure, if Bob Sargent has anything to do with the promotion of THAT there will be support classes. Not saying that is good, bad or otherwise, just saying.
I too, enjoyed watching just the sprints without support classes this season at THAT. I have nothing against the mods, or any other support class, but once in a while it's great to watch only what we came to see.
Is there any word on the Sumar being rescheduled or is that a dead issue?
Silver Crown Championship Dirt Cars properly driven on a one mile dirt track are classic poetry in motion. Using that analogy, Jack Hewitt is one of the greatest poets of all time.
It's very doable to have one, even two support classes at a special event and STILL keep the show moving along. I've seen Haubstadt and Pevely do it.... what drives a fan crazy is when they have support classes; run the heat races and semi's - take a ridiculously long intermission and then run the support class features first
