LPS in the Terre Haute newspaper

D.O. · 6/17/11, 6:27 PM

Charles I'm taking a shot at anybody just stating a fact. I know a lot of tracks have upgraded things with help from sponsorship. O Conner's spent their own money to rebuild Kokomo into what it is today. It seems that The Burg was rebuilt as well at the Fairgrounds by the city. So the money comes from various places. That isn't a shot but fact.

This thread is about LPS in the TH paper. How is that LPS Inc.? I read post about just about everything on IOW and not all are about something in Indiana. If you check today there are threads about Cali, Arziona, Milwaukee, Oswego mixed in with the Indiana threads.

We all have seen times were the tracks post info and some turn into my track is better than your track. Who gives a shitz???? Love and support your local track and if you find a reason or a race to go to another track, go and enjoy your night.

The question about Brownstown is a good one. How many USAC races have they had? How many weekly sprint races do they hold? Does it belong in ISW? Well the ISW group thought so along with USAC. so their in the deal.

illinisprintfan · 6/17/11, 7:05 PM

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What about the track that doesn't run a weekly sprint car program! Doesn't quite make sense to give a date to a non sprint car track like brownstown over a track that runs an awesome weekly sprint program.
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The point of my asking Danny where the date would come from had nothing to do with whether LPS was worthy to have a date. I went to LPS for the first time last year and loved it. If you read my second post, I am concerned about the teams running 7 races in 9 days. That is a heck of alot of travel and racing for the teams. By the time they get to Haubstadt, the cars, drivers and crews are worn out. Adding another date to ISW would put an extra burden on the teams. That's my concern, not the political peeing matches that break out about what track is worthy to host a date. Maybe my first post should have spelled it out better.

Dannypollock24 · 6/17/11, 7:20 PM

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Like Terre Haute or Haubstadt? Last time I checked they don't run a weekly sprint car program either. The point of my asking Danny where the date would come from had nothing to do with whether LPS was worthy to have a date. I went to LPS for the first time last year and loved it. If you read my second post, I am concerned about the teams running 7 races in 9 days. That is a heck of alot of travel and racing for the teams. By the time they get to Haubstadt, the cars, drivers and crews are worn out. Adding another date to ISW would put an extra burden on the teams. That's my concern, not the political peeing matches that break out about what track is worthy to host a date.

Joe, Come back and see it now and you will enjoy it even more words can't say how great it truly is now! That's why I so strongly voice myself about the place!

It really sucks for me to watch because I never in 9 years of racing there I have never seen the track so nice and smooth I had always had the rough ride that makes hand controls twice as hard to drive! I hope the Prilosec Sponsorship I'm winning gets me back on track! Just 27 days of voting left!

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illinisprintfan · 6/17/11, 7:33 PM

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Joe, Come back and see it now and you will enjoy it even more words can't say how great it truly is now! That's why I so strongly voice myself about the place!

It really sucks for me to watch because I never in 9 years of racing there I have never seen the track so nice and smooth I had always had the rough ride that makes hand controls twice as hard to drive! I hope the Prilosec Sponsorship I'm winning gets me back on track! Just 27 days of voting left!

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Danny, I have every intention of visiting Putnamville again this year. It is a great track. Since I have seemed to stir up the pot, I might as well get this off my chest too. Couldn't they schedule ISW so that teams are not going back and forth across the state? Gas City, Kokomo and then Lawrenceburg seems ok. But Terre Haute, Brownstown, Bloomington Haubstadt seems a little odd. Since they are already in the south east part of the state, does it really make sense to drive to Terre Haute, and turn around and drive nearly back to where you were before? I know that certain tracks want certain days based on when they normally race, but that seems like a bunch of extra travel.

Dannypollock24 · 6/17/11, 7:43 PM

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Originally Posted by illinisprintfan

Danny, I have every intention of visiting Putnamville again this year. It is a great track. Since I have seemed to stir up the pot, I might as well get this off my chest too. Couldn't they schedule ISW so that teams are not going back and forth across the state? Gas City, Kokomo and then Lawrenceburg seems ok. But Terre Haute, Brownstown, Bloomington Haubstadt seems a little odd. Since they are already in the south east part of the state, does it really make sense to drive to Terre Haute, and turn around and drive nearly back to where you were before? I know that certain tracks want certain days based on when they normally race, but that seems like a bunch of extra travel.

I agree back and forth is nuts when they could make the tour easier to follow for teams and fans! I think the reason is due to the days tracks run and the scheduling of the races As you see it's pretty hard to get people to agree!

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DLOUGH6099 · 6/17/11, 9:50 PM

Does lps really need isw no lps has to put up big money to get it.Personally i think lps should raise their purse have its own big race and the racing would be better than a usac race anyway.I think lps could pull in a good field of cars and a good size crowd ive been to usac races this year and lps the racing has been alot better at lps .

dirttrackfan · 6/17/11, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DLOUGH6099

Does lps really need isw no lps has to put up big money to get it.Personally i think lps should raise their purse have its own big race and the racing would be
better than a usac race anyway.I think lps could pull in a good field of cars and
a good size crowd ive been to usac
races this year and lps the racing has
been alot better at lps .

I couldn't agree more. They pay USAC a huge check with tons of admin fees when they should bypass USAC and have their own great race. They never cone out ahead on a USAC race but end up money lost!!!
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Dannypollock24 · 6/17/11, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DLOUGH6099

Does lps really need isw no lps has to put up big money to get it.Personally i think lps should raise their purse have its own big race and the racing would be better than a usac race anyway.I think lps could pull in a good field of cars and a good size crowd ive been to usac races this year and lps the racing has been alot better at lps .

No we don't have to have ISW But many of us do want It! Spiker has raised the the purse already! All we can do is wait and see what happens next season I believe LPS will get in next year!

Danny 24

BrentTFunk · 6/17/11, 11:59 PM

I would like to see LPS get a sprint week date. I would also like to see a requirement to get one that you cannot race sprint cars during the sprintweek time frame other than your night. This dosen't just apply to LPS, I have seen other tracks do it. I have attended Sprintweek since it evolved from the old Tri Track Championship. It was not much of an event until USAC sanction was added. I don't think it is broke, so why fix it.

D.O. · 6/18/11, 12:32 AM

T. Funk the only problem with not running against the other ISW dates is the tracks that would get a during the week date that run a Fri/Sat weekly show. They would not run sprints two nights. But an ISW date should be worth it. Also it should be require that all ISW date only get 1 support class or Focus maybe.

Maybe ISW should become a bidding for the events. Pay the most and pick your day. That would be interesting to see what tracks would step up. Might increase travel but would grow the series and it's stature.

The old days before support classes, USAC use to blow into a track and they were the only class and downtime short and sweet. They were King and put on a show worthy each time. Remember Terre Haute on a summer day, chusin and no dust watching Parnelli, A,J, Herk, Branson, Larson and the boys from the infield. Cars pitted in the infield so between races you could watch or talk with the drivers and crews.

Anyway it's a great event each year and needs to grow, paying more to the drivers.

6/18/11, 12:32 AM	#30 Re: LPS in the Terre Haute newspaper
D.O. Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,915	T. Funk the only problem with not running against the other ISW dates is the tracks that would get a during the week date that run a Fri/Sat weekly show. They would not run sprints two nights. But an ISW date should be worth it. Also it should be require that all ISW date only get 1 support class or Focus maybe. Maybe ISW should become a bidding for the events. Pay the most and pick your day. That would be interesting to see what tracks would step up. Might increase travel but would grow the series and it's stature. The old days before support classes, USAC use to blow into a track and they were the only class and downtime short and sweet. They were King and put on a show worthy each time. Remember Terre Haute on a summer day, chusin and no dust watching Parnelli, A,J, Herk, Branson, Larson and the boys from the infield. Cars pitted in the infield so between races you could watch or talk with the drivers and crews. Anyway it's a great event each year and needs to grow, paying more to the drivers.