[sprntr]

We are concentrating on two "local" tracks for the majority of our Sprint Car racing this summer.
Weekly track (St Croix Valley Raceway) is 80 miles round trip. The other track (Dodge County, MN) will host our series (UMSS TSCS) bi-weekly & is a 160 mile round trip.

steiny

[Colin Casserley]

Over here in the UK the price of petrol (Gas) is also a problem, but a lot of fans are car sharing. And race teams are also sharing a transporter, getting 2 or more cars in one haulier.

last year the price of fuel did not have much effect on fan and car numbers, but gas is now equivalent to over $11 a gallon, so we will see what happens when our season kicks off at the start of April.

God willing I will be making a couple of trip to the USA, the 7,000+ (round trip) air miles is well worth it for some non winged sprint car action!

[racephoto1]

Colin, I'm lucky , my big run is just a few hundred miles, Indy to West Memphis. Way to pricey to make a big cross country run this year.

[Colin Casserley]

I guess I am lucky that the race tracks in the UK are all around 100 -200 miles away from my home, so I can follow Brisca F1 cars ( The division I follow here in the UK. www.f1stockcars.com) around for the season and not do too much travelling.

I don't have the same sort of distances you guys would have to travel if you followed the USAC sprints to every event. On the flip side, you have so many great tracks in the State of Indiana that you can see some great racing each week close to home.

I think where ever we live, the price of gas has just got to come down!

[racephoto1]

I know this is political but.....

If our governments were tighter on their purse strings, they wouldn't tax gas (petrol) to death. Most of te cost is in the taxes, not the product.

[DAD]

Originally Posted by Colin Casserley I guess I am lucky that the race tracks in the UK are all around 100 -200 miles away from my home, so I can follow Brisca F1 cars ( The division I follow here in the UK. www.f1stockcars.com) around for the season and not do too much travelling. I don't have the same sort of distances you guys would have to travel if you followed the USAC sprints to every event. On the flip side, you have so many great tracks in the State of Indiana that you can see some great racing each week close to home. I think where ever we live, the price of gas has just got to come down!

Just to make me feel a little better. Gasoline is $4.00 a gallon here what is it on the other side of the pond?

Honest Dad himself

[mowerman]

Heading east on the 2000 mile trex to indiana april 1st , will be spending the summer there .

[TQ29m]

Originally Posted by DAD Just to make me feel a little better. Gasoline is $4.00 a gallon here what is it on the other side of the pond? Honest Dad himself

He said $11.00 a gallon, in the 2nd post up!

[Charles Nungester]

Originally Posted by mowerman Heading east on the 2000 mile trex to indiana april 1st , will be spending the summer there .

Gonna Miss the No Way out?

Stay safe. See you this summer!

[DAD]

Originally Posted by TQ29m He said $11.00 a gallon, in the 2nd post up!

"I SEE SAID THE BLIND MAN"

I'm not only getting old but don't read too good either. He hid it way off in the corner where I couldn't see it.

I don't think England has hardly any oil and we are "just" sitting on top of one of the biggest oil fields in the world and don't do any darned thing with it.

If we wanted we could start our own oil cartel and put that other cartel out of business. Why don't any of them smart government people figure this out. Maybe they think when everybody runs out we can sell ours at a big profit "IF" we are still here as a country.

Honest Dad himself