oldtime racer

Is there any REAL race car builders?  I used to build the car from a junkyard chassis.  Bend the pipes, weld the roll cage. build the engine  Go racing.  Now you BUY everything.  If the motor is not running good, you send it back to the "engine builder" you don't fix it yourself.  I made money racing.  Raced 3 nights a week.  

Hey Walt, did you forget the Butler Fair grounds speedway?  I used to race there.  Also the Meadville Fair grounds speedway.  Also the old Pulaski Speedway

I think many of the guys running stock, have moved to the Crate Late models.  The cost is about the same.

The tracks are all loosing car.  Look at the car counts.  People can't afford all the tires, carbs, engines etc. to run at certain tracks.  This track says you have to run this size and brand of tire, that track says you have to run a 2 barrel carb.  that track says you have to run this motor.  When I raced, Thurs, Fri. Sat. and Sun., we ran the same car, same motor, same carb, same tires.  Get the point?????  We  built the car, and engine.  We didn't BUY everything.  We knew how to build the motor, repair the motor,  We didn't have to send it back to the builder.  Same with the chassis,  we bent the tubing, did the welding, we replace or repair when damaged.  We made money too racing. Pay-out were much lower then also.  We always ran consi's at all the tracks.  We had 24+ cars every week.  People could afford to build a car a go racing.   Many cars didn't have BIG NAME  backers.   Stop and think, things were better back then.  Ok, that's my 2 cents.

Last time I went to Indy, was 1965.  That was the end of an era.  No more roadsters, the end of the Novi.  Long live the old times.

Back in 1970, I could change engines, between the heat races, and the Pursuit race  to race the feature.  It's know what to do and who does what.

He would rather complain about Mercer. 

I was at the speedway when they canceled.  I drove down toward Franklin, and it was raining so, I could hardly see to drive.  I don't know where you live 23wellerfan1, but the sun is always shinning at your home.  Well, you can kiss me where the sun doesn't shine.