[Grocery Guy]

An article on Dirt on Dirt referenced three high level dirt late model teams testing at Lincoln Park Speedway last Thursday, Oct. 10th. Ricky Thornton Jr., Jonathon Davenport and Drake Troutman tested before the Jackson 100 weekend. It got me thinking others could answer. When teams test at a local dirt short track, what does the track provide? Track maintenance, fire safety, ambulance and a tow vehicle - are all these provided? Anyone know the cost to test? Curious what these high-level teams agreed to before testing. In the article, Thornton credited his Friday night feature win was due to a positive testing session, so it paid off.

[kendirt]

A track near me(not Indiana) gets $1000/night to test. That's a fully prepped track, no fire, no ambulance.

Typically 3-5 guys go in to split the cost. Those numbers everyone still gets enough track time. Guys are picky about who they test with, like your stuff better run and you better not be the guy known to do stupid things that could cause delays.

I'm talking primarily Late Models. Don't think I'd test open wheel cars without safety crew present. So then double the cost of the evening.

[Grocery Guy]

Originally Posted by kendirt A track near me(not Indiana) gets $1000/night to test. That's a fully prepped track, no fire, no ambulance. Typically 3-5 guys go in to split the cost. Those numbers everyone still gets enough track time. Guys are picky about who they test with, like your stuff better run and you better not be the guy known to do stupid things that could cause delays. I'm talking primarily Late Models. Don't think I'd test open wheel cars without safety crew present. So then double the cost of the evening.

Thank for the info. I figured it was around $1,000. I wonder if this was a Longhorn chassis test among the three. Three elite teams. Ricky was sure happy they tested. Jonathon mentioned the test when he won his Fri night heat at Brownstown, but did not mention the track. As you say, much more affordable splitting the cost amongst three teams. Scary testing without a safety team of some sort present.

[Charles Nungester]

Sometimes a parts supplier will rent a track and pay a few teams to try their part. pay the teams their cost etc. and sometimes three or four teams will rent it for testing. The cost I have no idea but racers doing it without fire and ambulance are just asking for trouble.

[JoelynDrake]

idk why the police doesnt do anything about those racers or truckers.

[mc/rider]

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[JWolfarth60]

The last time I inquired about renting Putnamville, it was $500 or $600 for 4 hours (half-day), included track prep, and we could have up to 4 teams participate. Only one car was allowed on track at a time, and there would be no fire or ambulance on-site. That was a couple years ago, so the current price may be higher and other terms may have changed.

Most recently, we rented Windy Hollow Speedway in Owensboro, KY in April of this year for a private 1 car test. I'm in Boonville, IN, so it's less than an hour from our shop. The cost was $400 for 4 hours on a Tuesday evening and included full track prep. No safety services provided. On that subject, I haven't been to a test session yet that included an ambulance or fire crew on-site. Not saying it's smart, but that seems to be the standard.