Used to watch Bob Glidden test his Tbird there all the time. He’d lease out the whole place for the day. Cool watching a 1/4 Mile NHRA Pro Stock car getting shut down on a 1/8” mile trackNot much for watching. But sure loved to be racing
Our favorite "Grass Roots" facility was the Terre Haute action track at the fairgrounds. The1/8th mile drag strip was short shutdown white knuckles in a fast car. The dirt bull ring was walking from the pits at the drag strip. Set up Friday evening for test and tune. Sleep in the rigs. Up and at it on Saturday to race. You cooked breakfast and the smells were all through the pits.
If you were put out early you could walk over and catch some serious midget racing in the bull ring.
Used to watch Bob Glidden test his Tbird there all the time. He’d lease out the whole place for the day. Cool watching a 1/4 Mile NHRA Pro Stock car getting shut down on a 1/8” mile track
Oh, and that wasn’t midget racing per se, that was a girl from West Terre Haute trying to outrun her horny brothers.Not much for watching. But sure loved to be racing
Our favorite "Grass Roots" facility was the Terre Haute action track at the fairgrounds. The1/8th mile drag strip was short shutdown white knuckles in a fast car. The dirt bull ring was walking from the pits at the drag strip. Set up Friday evening for test and tune. Sleep in the rigs. Up and at it on Saturday to race. You cooked breakfast and the smells were all through the pits.
If you were put out early you could walk over and catch some serious midget racing in the bull ring.
Oh, and that wasn’t midget racing per se, that was a girl from West Terre Haute trying to outrun her horny brothers.
That’s why you aren’t supposed to have relations with relations.But they were all so "Short"
Before the huge sand pile?Have you ever looked at the end of that short shut down.
Where do you go to watch racing? My cousin's son races UMP modifieds at Brownstown among other tracks. Hoping to see some races this year. Maybe some dirt track action.
Before the huge sand pile?
Bringing this back on topic; where can we watch midget and sprint racing in central Indiana?
For a real good time head East to Eldora! Less than 2 hours from Indy.
Not much for watching. But sure loved to be racing
Our favorite "Grass Roots" facility was the Terre Haute action track at the fairgrounds. The1/8th mile drag strip was short shutdown white knuckles in a fast car. The dirt bull ring was walking from the pits at the drag strip. Set up Friday evening for test and tune. Sleep in the rigs. Up and at it on Saturday to race. You cooked breakfast and the smells were all through the pits.
If you were put out early you could walk over and catch some serious midget racing in the bull ring.
Churchmouse, We ran a Blown Alcohol Dragster in the Spitzer Race Cars Quick 32 Series. Every track but IRP was Short!
Especially when you run 4.50 @ 162mph 1/8 mile times!
IRP is our home track. Ran the bracket series there for years. 6.0's in the Camaro 1/8th mile and man you have forever to slow down.
Yes I can not even imaging running mid 4's on some of those tracks. And those speeds.
We ran Brown County back when it was a quarter mile. Yow.
Have you ever looked at the end of that short shut down.