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10/23/22, 9:28 AM |
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As much as I would have loved to have seen the roadsters at Indy, there is no denying that the race grew in the 70's. That is when grandstands grew around the track. Look at pictures and video from the 60's. The crowd size isn't even comparable.
As for the Hut Hundred, I have seen that race at Terre Haute, Putnamville, Haubstadt, and the Indy mile. |
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10/23/22, 9:49 AM |
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10/23/22, 11:08 AM |
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Is HUT a short for a certain name or meaning? I mean Hoosier (Hoosier State)
Why not Circle City and make it D2s They show up in mass. Full up midget race anymore, ya never know.
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10/23/22, 11:45 AM |
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Something else to add. We had a couple of years warning that they were going to kill the Indy mile. Did anybody who is worried now bother to write the Governor, or their local State Rep? I wrote to 4 different people. Did anyone out of state that is concerned now, write and tell how much money they spend when attending races, and how important the history of this track is? If everyone who is up in arms now would have taken 15 minutes then, we may not be having this conversation.
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10/23/22, 11:52 AM | #36 | ||
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10/23/22, 12:06 PM | #37 | ||
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Wasn’t the Hut run at the Burg once also? All those venues dirt. Part of my point is that the competition level on the pavement is one reason why they shouldn’t associate the two. Not that it’s the same but what’s the big Late Model race they run at Winchester in the fall every year, the 400 something or other? You wouldn’t move it to ELDORA and call it the same name? Brent you make a good point, myself included should have done something to try to stop “City Hall” I did nothing, and not to make excuses but if Indianapolis can’t see the value in a race track of such historical importance, I felt we were doomed. The fact that it’s even considered in the Motorsport Capital of the World speaks to me loudly about what our relevance is to most people. Brent, did any of them write you back?
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10/24/22, 12:13 AM | #38 | ||
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Seems like, as much as we resist, times change. Venues change. Race tracks come and go, unfortunately. We are a lot that is steeped in tradition. There were two champ car races at the Indy mile and both have moved. Personally, I am pleased that the ‘tradition’ of the races still exists. Furthermore, I am also happy to see that pavement racing seems to be coming back.
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10/24/22, 12:30 AM | #40 | ||
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LOR, aka IRP, is officially .686 miles. 100 miles is 145 or 146 laps. Probably would require a fuel break.
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