dirtnonwingfan (Offline)
#2
8/27/09 6:50 PM
That brings back some great memories. Thank you so much for posting them!
Frank Daigh
LEADERS EDGE (Offline)
#3
8/27/09 7:24 PM
Couple of things......
1)The field was 18 cars. Not fast enough.....Too bad. Go home and try again next time. Now people complain that 26 isn't enough and can't believe that there isn't a non-qualifer.
2)Cushion was a nice brown, but everyone ran on the pole in the black. Not saying the top wouldn't come in, but had to be willing to run there like Springfield last week. The top would have came in if everyone ran there.
One of the things that hurts the sport today is that it is compared to it's past. Saying it isn't as good and so forth, but it is still very similar. Difference is that there aren't as many "Heros" today. That is probably a result of not having the connection to the Speedway, but todays racer just doesn't have that movie star attraction to them today as they did then.
The cars aren't near as beautiful today either.(My opinion)
Love seeing the old stuff, but we live in the here and now and that isn't so bad either.
Also.....watch the commercials and hear what they are saying. 40 years later and close your eyes and some is the same thing being said.
Modocer 57 (Offline)
#5
8/27/09 7:47 PM
I attended the first Hoosier Hundred and as a child and have not missed many since then. I agree totally with Leaders Edge comments, well said.
Don Warnock
miledirt (Offline)
#6
8/27/09 8:59 PM
54 cars at S'field in '82 - wow
I'd love to find the full hour of that show
racephoto1 (Offline)
#7
8/28/09 12:04 AM
A couple of guys did start running higher at Springfield, Hagar was one as was his team mate. Soon as that happened, out came the dumptrucks to kill that.