Brian Tyler of 6R uses the American Racing Tires just fine ask him and Darryl. The shootout was and open tire race.
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Originally Posted by RxIxCxH:
Why not have a pavement sprint car race with an open tire rule? Wait, there is one The Little 500. What happens when American Race Tire has to compete with Hoosier? The American Race Tire dealer goes home early with zero cars in the field. American Race Tire took a shot at dirt racing last fall and got run out of Knoxville and Williams Grove after 10 laps, better luck next time.
I was at Winchester last year for my first King of Wings - wasnt my cup of tea which certainly does not make it wrong. But if pavement racing is going to grow the competing series are going to have to find a way to work together not cast stones at each other. Personally I dont go to see track records, I go to see great competition and side by side racing, but pavement racing seems more interested in promoting track records and one-lap speeds.
Originally Posted by Chubs Peterson:
I was at Winchester last year for my first King of Wings - wasnt my cup of tea which certainly does not make it wrong. But if pavement racing is going to grow the competing series are going to have to find a way to work together not cast stones at each other. Personally I dont go to see track records, I go to see great competition and side by side racing, but pavement racing seems more interested in promoting track records and one-lap speeds.
Geeeeeeeez Chubs I think you are being picky. The shootout was just a small part of $250,000 purse. During the week before the Indy 500 Must See sanctions the Little 500, we race before that at Winchester and Anderson. Must See races both 410 winged sprints and 468 BBC Supermodifieds. Two races at Winchester, Two more races at Anderson and than the Little 500. 5 Races in less than a week. Track records is the least of what we are all about, but the crowds seem to like them as part of the event. But Chub what you did witness was history with that 12.669 lap.
Originally Posted by donwilshe:
Geeeeeeeez Chubs I think you are being picky. The shootout was just a small part of $250,000 purse. During the week before the Indy 500 Must See sanctions the Little 500, we race before that at Winchester and Anderson. Must See races both 410 winged sprints and 468 BBC Supermodifieds. Two races at Winchester, Two more races at Anderson and than the Little 500. 5 Races in less than a week. Track records is the least of what we are all about, but the crowds seem to like them as part of the event.
i have been called ***** before so this is not a first for me. I think what you are doing is great and the series is a great thing for pavement racing and you are right that is a lot of racing in 5 days and I am sure the race teams are looking forward to it. High speeds just are not the thing for me, but if that is what works for your series, good for you and go for it. Hope it all goes great
First I have to say I hate watching time trials. Prefer to see cars racing. So heat races get my vote. Last year at Oswego I watched the MSR sprint cars set a track record for something and then in their feature not one car passed another, sorry but that was boring. On the other hand at the ISMA show there 3 racy heats and what a lot of fans there said was the most competitive race of 2012 non stop plenty of passing. All this talk about big money is confusing what really counts is the money that reaches the racer
Don may not always be popular with some people, but he puts his money where his mouth is.
As far as the record runs: Keep in mind these guys are often visiting stock car tracks & the fans love to see how fast the sprint cars run. It's a good way to turn their heads. I'm a non-wing sprint car fan like many of the people on this site. But sprint cars are sprint cars and these guys put on a great show.
