If you are looking for a place to stay, there is a brand new Sleep Inn 3 miles east of the Speedway on 16th St. We stayed there for the 500, was a nice place to stay, no complaints other than the smell of fresh paint and varnish.
Originally Posted by HARFprez:
Friday night choices are: Bloomington or Gas City Speedways, both great shows with sprints, mods, and stocks. Bloomy 1hour south from Speedway, GC about an hour and a half n.e.. Saturday, 3 choices and all are sprint, mod, and stock shows. Lawrenceburg is 2 1/2 hours s.e.; Lincoln Park Speedway is 50 minutes west as is Paragon Speedway. Both L'burg and LPS are banked bullrings and Paragon is flatter and a paperclip type. Kokomo on Sunday night for sure, fast fast fast and you'll be headed home by 9 pm. Kokomo is an hour straight north. Hope this helps, bob
HARF prez must have a rev limiter on his vehicle if that is how long it takes to get to the race tracks from his place. Only kidding Bob, only kidding.
Mike
Be nice to people on the way up. You might need them on the way down. Jimmy Durante
I made it to Bloomington last night and Was not Disappointed. Seeing Casey win reminded me of watching his dad at Ascot, Ventura, Manzanita & El Centro!
I just pulled into the 'Burg and ready for more great racing.
My father Lloyd, his gf Gail and myself will be making our very short trip to Danville VCS tomorrow. Hopefully we wil get to meet some more IOW members.
Kasi
Thanks again for all those who gave input. I'm back in Dallas and wanted to recap what I got to see over the weekend. These estimates are very conservative but I would say I saw almost 1000 race cars over the weekend!
The action at the IMS Brickyard Invitational Vintage Race was great, on and off the track. It was amazing getting to see all those great cars up close and personal. Some from private collections that the public does not normally get to see.
I also enjoyed the sprints at Bloomington on Friday, Lawrenceburg on Saturday and Vermilion County Speedway on Sunday. The racing was good and I was impressed with the crowds. I heard it was family night at one of the tracks but it was encouraging seeing all the school age kids at the races.
Monday I spent the entire day at the IMS museum. Always some great stuff to see and spent a few hours listening to Donald Davidson stories.
Only kidding Bob, only kidding.