I like bullrings, but I absolutely don't want to see racers "clack wheels", as I know what that can lead to in open wheel cars. And I don't think fans' preference for shorter tracks qualifies as a "disorder."

Hey Funkster, Monday is a holiday after DuQuoin. Go to DuQuoin and take a leisurely ride home Monday morning. You have NO EXCUSE not to go to Duquoin now.

As much as I like the champ cars, It is very hard to pass on a show at Kokomo. Last year the Labor Day race was about as good as I saw all year. The 8 minute drive home is a bonus.

I think if it could have been sucessfull, Earl would have finished it.

tyler was on american race tire. had 50 laps left in it!

Sorry, didn't mean to make ya' mad. LOL. My use of the AD-HD thing is meant as a figure of speach only meant to represent the shorter attention span and the higher degree of close action desired by younger audiences. In addition, what consitutes enjoyable race viewing is obviously in the eye of the beholder. That having been said, I find a higher percentage of the younger fans of all forms of auto racing to be more entertained by the much more manic action on the shorter tracks. For years one of NASCAR's hottest tickets were Bristol.

The appreciation for the finesse and the need for smooth and calculated driving maybe isn't as enjoyable as it once was. But, then again, maybe I'm wrong.

Your wrong. I am a younger fan than most of you and I must say there is nothing finer in motorsports than to see those beautiful cars on a mile for a hundred circuts. The only thing I can rail against is this 49 51 lap bs. Just call them twin fifties offer extra cash for the front runners to go to the tail just don't try to pass it off as a hundred miler. That's like saying it's a girl even though it's pre op. Also if you want to draw in younger fans cheer or jeer every now and then show some passion for this awe inspiring sport. Sorry I'll shut up and wait for updates.
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I just think you're way off base with this assessment, Ken. The type of racing that takes place on tracks from bullring size up to the half mile ones have been the choice of Indiana race fans for generations. It doesn't have anything to do with AD-HD or a lack of attention span. It has more to do with the fact that we have more choices here and race fans tend to vote with their feet. And in this state, so many sprint and midget races at smaller races are packed, yet we can barely generate enough interest in the Hoosier Hundred to even keep that event alive. Myself, my father and even his father have preferred the races that are in an intimate enough setting that allows you to see every second or every lap of every race. And if you don't think there's not well thought out strategy that goes on in this genre of racing, even though it may appear to be total chaos to the untrained eye, then you're just not used to watching racing at such a frenetic pace. And I don't mean that in a bad way, it's just something you have to get used to to really take in and appreciate. At the beginning of each season, it takes me a couple of races to get myself reoriented.

Back before USAC tried it's first of many unsuccessful suicide attempts
(removing the dirt from the champ car trail) the dirt miles were all SRO. The races mattered more to the casual fan because they could see someone who ran Indy , race on dirt. Also the fans knew if you were to win the title you had to race on dirt.

As for me there is no more beautiful sight in racing then a Champ dirt car on a mile. Poetry in motion.

Yeah , I know Kokomo is eight minutes away, but I wouldn't pass up a chance to see this at Duquoin.

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But this is just my opinion. Duquoin 2010

Beautiful shot there, Chris!