[david mitchell]

Why can,t this be done now.that is my question.factoring in inflation,it is not that much more to do it now

[TQ29m]

Originally Posted by Charles Nungester I can't remember all the years that CRA did it's midwest tour thing, I think 90-91. They carried a sizeable contingent of about 20-25 teams who did most of the tour. And yes, they did race their way east, I know I attended three our four if not more of these events Eldora, Burg, Whitewater (Rt.44) for certain. They even put up a bounty if a non CRA driver could beat em. They brought the goods. Rip Williams, Billy Boat, Gasman Griffin, Ol Bubby Jones. McSpadden to name a few. I do remember Kinser and Roush beat em. Frankie Kerr won Whitewater and it was only his second wingless race. I also know several of them junked more than one car on these tours. I don't know how they did it. Im sure the payouts didn't cover expenses let alone car wear and tare

I remember the late 50's and on up the best, when the Prosser's, the Amick's and dozens more, ruled Indiana and surrounding states for several years, they came East, and raced almost every night of the week, most tracks you couldn't get there soon enough, to guarantee a board to sit on, and lots of those guys did the same thing, settled in, and stayed, as far as I'm concerned, that was the hay day of sprint car racing, as well as other types, big midget years, most run what ya brung, stll decided by good setup, experienced drivers, and they ran on almost any track, history kinda has a way of repeating itself, really in my mind, the prime time of an era, not to take anything away from anyone today, but very few had an enclosed trailer, and most spent nights with friends they picked up along the way. Bob

[motorhead748]

Don't leave out that the King took their bounty at eldora in what was likely his first NW start in many years.

[motorhead748]

What do you consider "not that much more"? Fuel, both tow vehicle & race car have doubled along with lodging, tires, motors (possibly more if you count the shorter lifespan). Throw in the fact that a lot of the top usac cars will run Indiana tracks when not racing usac and it's very hard to beat them.

[david mitchell]

It was hard to beat them then.make these races during sprintweek points races for the west coast guys.guarantee you would see more cars here.lets here the reasons why that would not work.

[revjimk]

Originally Posted by motorhead748 What do you consider "not that much more"? Fuel, both tow vehicle & race car have doubled along with lodging, tires, motors (possibly more if you count the shorter lifespan). Throw in the fact that a lot of the top usac cars will run Indiana tracks when not racing usac and it's very hard to beat them.

Exactly... & how much are the purses nowadays? Pretty much a wild gamble to haul that far....

[jim goerge]

Originally Posted by david mitchell Why can,t this be done now.that is my question.factoring in inflation,it is not that much more to do it now

If its not that much more Maybe you should put your money where your mouth is and pick out a west coast car and pay for their trip

[motorhead748]

The reason or answer to just about any problem or question whether it's racing or not is money.
And the idea of making them point races would likely bring the top 2-3 cars that are in the points championship chase.... the rest arnt gonna spend a minimum of $3000 on travel alone for what is likely a few hundred dollars in point fund money.

[Mattmac05]

If it's not that much more, give me a call, I would be happy to run sprint week with enough funding.

[Scott Daloisio]

Originally Posted by BrentTFunk Actually the days of car owners who hire drivers are about gone. The cars are too expensive. Tracks can't raise admissions because crowds are already small, and that would get even smaller. More cheap classes of sprints isn't the answer. A friend of mine who moved from PA to Indiana told me he left because 358's were killing car counts. Look now and he was right.

You mentioned 358's killing car counts in PA. 360's are doing the same to 410 racing here on the west coast. 360 racing virtually wiped out 410 racing in AZ and it is pounding nails into the coffin here in California.