What a legacy
Man, that's beautiful. Great nostalgic state fair vibe. Whoever does these for USAC does a really great job.
A driver friend says the Circle City race surface is terrible. Rocks and bricks. I don't know if that is true or not. I like the race fan side of the facility. Good racing, good food, and reasonable prices.Racing at Circle City Raceway was fantastic last night! The speakers on the east end were dead so I couldn’t hear much of anything the announcer said. I hadn’t been to the track for over 20 years so I only knew one of the drivers in the Late Models. Billy Moyer still racing at 66 years old! He was always a front runner back when I raced. He didn’t have a good night. I noticed car 11 in hot laps being really fast and smooth. He ended up with the $10K win. The cars look pretty much the same as they did 25 years ago. The ball slide transmission yoke looks to be standard equipment even in the modifieds. The ball slide was just starting to show up when I hung it up. It was one of the factors that made my decision to quit.
The Micro Sprints were pretty cool too. I’d like to learn a bit more about them.
Well ran show in my opinion other than the PA system failure.
Matt
Yes, the surface is the letdown at Circle City. Of course, it’s the most important thing about a dirt track.A driver friend says the Circle City race surface is terrible. Rocks and bricks. I don't know if that is true or not. I like the race fan side of the facility. Good racing, good food, and reasonable prices.
The folks that own/run the Speedrome owned CC Raceway the first year. I hope the new owners are successful in keeping the place open and thriving. I believe there are enough race fans in Indy and surrounding counties to support the place.
I just don’t see how they whiffed building a quality track in the beginning. You would think they would have consulted other folks in the Midwest regarding what type of dirt/clay is preferred. My racing friend said it’s like they brought in truckloads of miscellaneous fill dirt. If you want to bring Quality series and quality drivers, you’ve got to have a quality track. As a sidenote, I know Jonathan Byrd was involved with a number of areas including the concessions, and I believe that was a home run. I don’t believe he nor Kevin Garrigus are involved anymore.Yes, the surface is the letdown at Circle City. Of course, it’s the most important thing about a dirt track.