Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprints to race April 5th and 19th at Twin Cities Raceway.....

Dirtfan · 3/27/08, 10:10 PM

I applaud Dave Rudisell and the Fleetwoods for what they are doing. There is just a bad taste that I have from last year I believe from the KISS Race. 14 Sprint entries if I remember correctly,and the "person' in charge was going to cut the purse in half and I think the consenses amongst the drivers/teams/owners was to load up and leave and try and make the Burg.I think I remember that "famous" white Surburban with the #54 on the back of it being there, maybe not.
With this being said, personally I think Twin Cities is a great track,love to watch racing there,but if I thought DA was making one penny off of it I would rather make a donation to the local food bank,which IMO maybe we should all do anyway.No ill will at all directed towards the Fleetwoods and Dave Rudisell.

GregD · 3/27/08, 11:07 PM

I always liked Twin Cities, but not as long as DA owns it. It's off to Eldora and Gas City.

Pushtruck · 3/27/08, 11:54 PM

I believe we all have DA horror stories, myself included. I too was at the KISS race you were referring to Dan. My recollection is that particular program was dumped in Tim Wolfe's lap (the person in charge) just a few days before the race was to be held. Yes, the car count was low and if I recall correctly, in a stroke of genius, not only did DA schedule the sprint show against nearby Lawrenceburg Speedway, but against his other Indiana track (LPS) which started 21 sprinters in their feature that night.

I was at the driver's meeting and it was the racers who voted and made the final decision to go ahead and run that night. I believe Jon Stanbrough (surprise, surprise) won the feature with some other outstanding performances turned in by Robert Ballou, Brady Short and Kyle Cummins. I recall one of the drivers coming up to me as I was signing in telling me I had as many pushtrucks as there were sprint cars. (A slight exageration, the count was actually 2 to 1... in favor of the sprinters)

If you saw the famous white sububan, it was probably the one driven by DA's wife Robin that night, as she was the person handling the payout. DA was not there, he was with his son Josh at an ARCA race at Kentucky Speedway that night. All of this said... that was then and this is now.

I believe Twin Cities Raceway Park is in much better hands with the Fleetwoods leasing the facility for the season than it would have ever been in DA's hands. I applaud their efforts to keep that track alive and I applaud their courage in working with Dave Rudisell from Lawrenceburg Speedway to bring sprints back to Twin Cities. It is good to see two competitors working together with the best interest of the racers and race fans in mind.

I agree, I too do not want to support DA, however, in this case, I do want to support Dave Rudisell, the racers, and the Fleetwoods and I appreciate what they are doing for sprint car racing in Indiana. Keep up the good work. :applaud:

Joe

1021gpa · 3/28/08, 12:39 PM

yes the kiss race last year sucked..but i will be back i dont care who owns the track the fleetwoods lease it and are the ones putting the show on so i will be there..twin cities is 15 miles from my front door and with the price of gas that makes it even better for me ..the next 3 weeks will be great north vernon,brownstown mscs then north vernon again and dont have to drive over 15 miles to get to watch NON WING SPRINT CARS.. can it get any better than that?

Dwight Clock · 3/28/08, 12:50 PM

I applaud the Fleetwoods for giving the cars & drivers that wouldn't be at Eldora anyway a place to race. And for the DA haters (most certainly me included) think about this. He is the owner of the track. He will get his lease money whether or not there are any races there and no matter how many show up. Staying home will only hurt the Fleetwoods and they don't deserve it. While many of us will be at Eldora those that would have skipped that to be at the 'Burg should try to show their support for what the Fleetwoods are trying to do. Personally. I hope that they schedule a sprint show or two on an off night later in the year. Good attendance at these shows might prompt them to do just that. Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.:idea:

zeroracer · 3/28/08, 1:12 PM

what dwight said

Chris Nunn · 3/28/08, 4:30 PM

ditto

babcock14d · 3/28/08, 10:33 PM

Hope the weather warms up and dries up sounds like fun.

3/27/08, 10:10 PM	#31 Re: Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprints to race April 5th and 19th at Twin Cities Raceway.
Dirtfan Senior Member Race Count This Year: 50 Race Count Last Year: 54 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 8,804	I applaud Dave Rudisell and the Fleetwoods for what they are doing. There is just a bad taste that I have from last year I believe from the KISS Race. 14 Sprint entries if I remember correctly,and the "person' in charge was going to cut the purse in half and I think the consenses amongst the drivers/teams/owners was to load up and leave and try and make the Burg.I think I remember that "famous" white Surburban with the #54 on the back of it being there, maybe not. With this being said, personally I think Twin Cities is a great track,love to watch racing there,but if I thought DA was making one penny off of it I would rather make a donation to the local food bank,which IMO maybe we should all do anyway.No ill will at all directed towards the Fleetwoods and Dave Rudisell. __________________ Dan Hetser "Today is a Gift, Tomorrow is not Promised"

3/27/08, 11:07 PM	#32 Re: Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprints to race April 5th and 19th at Twin Cities Raceway.
GregD Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 179	I always liked Twin Cities, but not as long as DA owns it. It's off to Eldora and Gas City.

3/27/08, 11:54 PM	#33 Re: Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprints to race April 5th and 19th at Twin Cities Raceway.
Pushtruck Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 288	I believe we all have DA horror stories, myself included. I too was at the KISS race you were referring to Dan. My recollection is that particular program was dumped in Tim Wolfe's lap (the person in charge) just a few days before the race was to be held. Yes, the car count was low and if I recall correctly, in a stroke of genius, not only did DA schedule the sprint show against nearby Lawrenceburg Speedway, but against his other Indiana track (LPS) which started 21 sprinters in their feature that night. I was at the driver's meeting and it was the racers who voted and made the final decision to go ahead and run that night. I believe Jon Stanbrough (surprise, surprise) won the feature with some other outstanding performances turned in by Robert Ballou, Brady Short and Kyle Cummins. I recall one of the drivers coming up to me as I was signing in telling me I had as many pushtrucks as there were sprint cars. (A slight exageration, the count was actually 2 to 1... in favor of the sprinters) If you saw the famous white sububan, it was probably the one driven by DA's wife Robin that night, as she was the person handling the payout. DA was not there, he was with his son Josh at an ARCA race at Kentucky Speedway that night. All of this said... that was then and this is now. I believe Twin Cities Raceway Park is in much better hands with the Fleetwoods leasing the facility for the season than it would have ever been in DA's hands. I applaud their efforts to keep that track alive and I applaud their courage in working with Dave Rudisell from Lawrenceburg Speedway to bring sprints back to Twin Cities. It is good to see two competitors working together with the best interest of the racers and race fans in mind. I agree, I too do not want to support DA, however, in this case, I do want to support Dave Rudisell, the racers, and the Fleetwoods and I appreciate what they are doing for sprint car racing in Indiana. Keep up the good work. :applaud: Joe

3/28/08, 12:39 PM	#34 Re: Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprints to race April 5th and 19th at Twin Cities Raceway.
1021gpa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 482	yes the kiss race last year sucked..but i will be back i dont care who owns the track the fleetwoods lease it and are the ones putting the show on so i will be there..twin cities is 15 miles from my front door and with the price of gas that makes it even better for me ..the next 3 weeks will be great north vernon,brownstown mscs then north vernon again and dont have to drive over 15 miles to get to watch NON WING SPRINT CARS.. can it get any better than that?

3/28/08, 12:50 PM	#35 Re: Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprints to race April 5th and 19th at Twin Cities Raceway.
Dwight Clock Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,233	I applaud the Fleetwoods for giving the cars & drivers that wouldn't be at Eldora anyway a place to race. And for the DA haters (most certainly me included) think about this. He is the owner of the track. He will get his lease money whether or not there are any races there and no matter how many show up. Staying home will only hurt the Fleetwoods and they don't deserve it. While many of us will be at Eldora those that would have skipped that to be at the 'Burg should try to show their support for what the Fleetwoods are trying to do. Personally. I hope that they schedule a sprint show or two on an off night later in the year. Good attendance at these shows might prompt them to do just that. Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.:idea:

3/28/08, 1:12 PM	#36 Re: Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprints to race April 5th and 19th at Twin Cities Raceway.
zeroracer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 251	what dwight said

3/28/08, 4:30 PM	#37 Re: Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprints to race April 5th and 19th at Twin Cities Raceway.
Chris Nunn Senior Member Race Count This Year: 20 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,126	ditto

3/28/08, 10:33 PM	#38 Re: Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprints to race April 5th and 19th at Twin Cities Raceway.
babcock14d Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 312	Hope the weather warms up and dries up sounds like fun.