usac ran there in 82'-83 ish

From what i was just told Kyle Cummins wont be there as he is suppose to be driving a brand new car this weekend for Steve Stapp(who was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall Of Fame in 1999) Starting friday at gas city, then Saturday at Waynesfield.Then Sunday Kyle will be at Knoxville and Tuesday at Oskaloosa.

I think you can wipe Patrick Budde off the list. Last I heard was that he was going to Farmington Saturday and Knoxville Sunday if he can be excused from work on Monday. I wonder how many others will skip the event due to all the issues presently hindering the series.

With any luck Kyle Chady will be making his first appearance in a sprint car Sunday in Chandler. We're hoping to fire the car on the dyno tomorrow. If all goes well we'll make the trip sunday to get some laps in. Can't promise anything but that's the plan.
Dan Chady

After reading through this thread i think I now know why sprint car racing will never be more than it is. I will venture to say that with the current fan base it will actually shrink in popularity. Evidently it is filled to the gills with naysayers and I told you soers. Why in the world would somebody want to promote a sport too such a negative fan base. While the movie " A few good men" had good o'Jack playing the villian one of his lines has stuck in my head here which goes something like "a simple thank you would have been fine". There are folks on here constantly preaching about promotion of the sport, but why? Why would someone subject themselves to such punishment. Pretty much since this series started it has been bashed. Why? If its not your thing great, move on, why punish those that are trying to help the little guys and make a few bucks along the way. An opinion is one thing but a bash is just well, I don't know but it ainte good. If it makes you feel better to post something negative well then thats understandable, at least somebody is getting something out of it. I have never met Sam or John but they're here folks, they're promoting their hearts out, they are posting results, they are building up their drivers, and they are helping track operators by bringing an affordable commodity to facilities that otherwise would not be able to afford sprint car racing which in turn is broadening the fan base for your pecious "real sprint cars". I'm done, but one must assume that race promotor is from a few select career choices availible in pergatory.

Well put Joey. A little "building each other up" instead of trying to tear each other down would be good.

This is a real question - not a set up deal.
1) What is the difference in cost between a steel and aluminum block (this has to include (a) the life of the engine and (b) the ability to repair.
2) Is the aluminum block the main "cost center" i.e. - is it "main" item to control in an attempt to control cost in a sprint car series.

Is the Bartelso Bullet still going I wonder ?

Yes ..I talked to him on thursday and he is running with us.He was not sure if Pat was going to K'ville or Chandler.

Steel block after machining (boring, line boring, decking, etc.) can be had for between $900 (junkyard block) to $3500 (lightened DART block), or more if you want to spend it. The top ASCS guys are not running junk yard blocks. If I had to guess, I'd say that probably less than 30% of all ASCS guys are not running junk yard blocks.

New Brodix aluminum blocks from Competition Products go for around $3400, but I don't know whether that's race ready or not.

Not much you can do if you hurt a steel block, other than sleeving if a cylinder cracks or something. I guess aluminum can be repaired to nearly new, but it may be a lesson in diminishing returns, with a new block cheaper.

So, you see, the block cost isn't really a huge deterrent. It's just that steel is what many of us have, and what the modified guys have, which was a supposed avenue for them to get into sprint car racing.

Tim Simmons