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5/17/12, 8:41 AM |
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The year following the installation of lights and the first night Silver Crown race at Du Quoin the track took on two distinct grooves. I believe Rich Tobias won that year by running up near the wall. The following year it was fast up near the wall as well, at least for a while early on.
Don't know how things changed after that but we haven't seen anything like that first night race there since.
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5/17/12, 9:45 AM |
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5/17/12, 1:21 PM |
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The greatest Dirt Champ Car race I've ever seen was the 1974 Hoosier 100. Journeyman driver Jackie Howerton, in George Bignotti's STP Turbo-Offy powered car, outlasted Al Sr. and Mario in the Viceroy cars for one of the closest finishes in Dirt Car history. On the white flag lap Al Sr. pulled along side of Howerton on the back straight and rubbed him a little. Howerton was able to hold him off at the line. I'll never forget that race.......were any other IOW'ers there that day??
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5/17/12, 9:39 PM |
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Heck, I was'nt even born yet! How old are you?
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5/18/12, 10:07 AM |
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george, i think he told me he saw the first 500.....lol
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5/18/12, 2:54 PM |
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On the whole ethanol thing, I'm not privy to inside information from either USAC or Silver Crown teams, but I am an engineer for a major engine manufacturer, and the main effect of running bio-based fuel compared to normal fuel for us in the past is we had to improve all our seals. Since USAC racing is not having engines run 200000 miles like our end vehicles are, doubt they have to worry about that too much. Quote:
The entire idea that nothing should ever change because it costs people money is equally preposterous. Yes, don't make changes that put everyone out of the sport (the Gold Crown car for example), but this is not one of those. Now if ethanol goes away in a couple years, yeah, you can make that argument in a couple years.
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5/19/12, 9:48 AM |
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I think Racephoto summed it up best in more time needed to sort things out. From my perspective, you have a series that only has 11 races. You have a handfull of teams that will run all 11. Some will only run dirt and some will only run pavement. So, overall you have a very niche series with limited amount of competitors. You now throw in a monkey wrench with the fuel. Get it wrong and burn up the motor. How many teams have the budget to do true testing on dyno and development time with the new fuel system? How many teams can afford to lose a motor? With methonal, you have 30+years of continued development in fuel system on the motors and now you are starting from scratch with ethonal and there is a definite learning curve to the new fuel and fuel system. Racing has always been a two tiered system. You will always have teams that are at the top of the food chain and a good amount of resources for development and can take a hit if something goes wrong. The second tier teams are out there for the love of the sport and being part of the tradition of the silvercrown cars. These guys have a much harder pill to swallow if they blow up. We all know racing is not an inexpensive propostion and at any time, you can lose an entire car. I guess my point is in a series that has a limited number of races and competitors the rules should be consistent year to year to encourage continued participation in the sport. I know it is a hot topic right now because it is new and hopefully the transition is smooth to the new fuel and will soon be an after thought. |
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5/19/12, 10:59 PM |
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Someone needs to edit the first post
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6/4/12, 11:43 AM |
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