Weird. I remember going to kokomo this year to watch the outlaws race in front of the biggest crowd kokomo speedway had seen. Sure glad those wings suck.
If you've never been to a winged race, how can you form an opinion of one ? This forum is full of tunnel visioned people. Replying to Pat O'Conner fan.
I for one am really looking forward to this weekend at Eldora. Best of both worlds. 360's put on a great show there and get to see some the the best non-wings in the country. Sure hope the fans support this one. How many 10k to win non wing races are there? Plus the passing bonus for the feature!
Originally Posted by SpfldMile:
The only problem I have with wings and non-wings on the same card is the track. The wing cars tend to totally slick off the track and leave almost no cushion but a little sliver right at the top. Maybe the 305's aren't as bad as this, but I would still run the non wing feature first.
That gives the non wing people time to beat the rush out of the race track. That is what us support classes are supposed to do.
Originally Posted by ThrowbackRacingTeam:
Just heard they've added winged sprints to both championship nights at Belleville. This really pisses me off. Do they really need a support class? The answer is no, but in wing country thy're bound to weasle their way in eventually, just like they've done at Oskaloosa this year. Modifieds would put on a much better race. On top of that, how can the promoter of Eldora justify putting winged sprints on the card with the 50th Anniversary of USAC non-wing sprints? USAC is the one oranization that stood for traditional sprints back in the day and you're gonna put wings in at your special race for them. That's just sacreligous to me. Part of the problem I have with them is that even 305 winged sprints turn faster laps than 410 wingless ones, which cheapens the non-wing product some. I wish USAC would stand up to this and put a stop to it at their races. Once they infiltrate you won't get rid of them. They are the cancer of sprint cars. If you are from Indiana and constantly enjoy non-wing sprints close to home, you cannot understand my hatred as an Iowan. I HATE WINGS!
Well i wouldnt say USAC stood behind anything because back in the 80's USAC did run wings on sprint cars for a few years and i wouldnt put it past them to do it again. There's nothing wrong with a good non wing or a winged race its all sprint car racing
A few replies...Yes I have been to more than enough winged races to know the difference, saw my first one in May of '82 at Knoxville and have seen them everywhere else in the midwest since. Kansas IS wing country as far as sprint cars are concerned. It's not just that non-wing racing is better but also a matter of principle. Knoxville screwed USAC over again this year by changing their date and trying to make them the support class to the 360 winged nationals. That was Capatani's apparent final FU to USAC according to McCarl. I commend USAC for not putting up with that and booking elsewhere and McCarl offering them 2 nights at Osky. Practically NONE of everyone's biggest Outlaw hero's showed up for Baltes' big million $ non-wing sprint car race. Haud and Stevie Smith were there but Smith was no longer running with the Outlaws. It was $200,000 to win and $100,000 for 2nd and no Kinser, no Schatz, no Lasoski and the list goes on. How can you revere a sprint car driver who won't show up for $200,000 if they're all just sprint cars man!
