Originally Posted by TQ29m:
OK, why don't you put your money and effort to work with a track owner or promoter to put together a proposal to try to get say a half dozen races in your area, and do some promotional work to get the cars you can to come race in GA, I have a friend in All who has a similar want, he has spent his own money and time, but ends up coming to Indiana to race it just isn't in their genes down there, we used to make at least two trips a season to the hi banks of Atomic Speedway, and had good crowds and good relationship with the people, it takes some thought and work, but can be done. JAT. Bob
Well that's what I'm working towards, but I want to have my ducks in a row before I go trying to sell someone else on the idea. Indiana is the hub of non-wing sprint racing so I reached out here and a few other places to try and learn what I can. I've never raced a sprint, I've never worked on anything with injection, my only experience with torsion bars was back in 86' on a late model my friends dad had. I get the devotion to 410 sprints as they are, I'm blown away watching them on the tube myself, but hoping to get people in my area to venture into that end of the pool is a kin to asking them to do a local space program... I appreciate the positive input I've got from some, the nay sayers have their right to be opposed, but try and understand, I'm trying to spread the seeds of your sport in some very hard clay, so helping me break up the soil anyway I can, helps you too. I'll be honest I hate wings, hate may be too strong a word, but I have no interest in trying to start up any sort of wing division, somebody else can do that. High down force is part of whats beginning to kill late models, IMHO. Thanks again.
Originally Posted by davidm:
Crates sprints are still better than no Sprints.
My thoughts exactly. I want to put together the best plan I can, striking a balance between affordability and excitement for the fan and the driver. We have a 602 division late model class that is a terrible follow the leader snooze-fest and the engines sound like they are in a horrible bog. The 602's in the NorthEast wingless sprints are more lively, but out of all the economy non-wing sprints I've researched, to me the racesaver 305's are the most lively, even more so than the CT525's that the UMSS run up in wisconsin.
Racesaver 305(Elite) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2bDbRpfK0M&t=168s
CT525(UMSS) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPlMARmc9W8
GM602(NEWS) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqcLXhAcqV4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b4XwWedJXQ