Circle city roll call

[Mud Packer]

Pierce wins, Godsey climbs up to grab 2nd, Hughes 3rd.

WOW! What time did they start? Seems awfully early to be finished already. Great that they got the show in and done early on a week night. Thanks for all the updates as well.

[hoodpin]

Only 2 classes, didn't mess around! Other tracks should take note on their weeknight races!

[B_K]

I’m staying on this bandwagon. Spencer Hughes is going to be a superstar.

[hoosier race fan]

WOW! What time did they start? Seems awfully early to be finished already. Great that they got the show in and done early on a week night. Thanks for all the updates as well.

They did a nice job keeping the show rolling. Started hot laps on time at 6. Anthem at 6:55 and the first heat was green at 7. 3 modified heats and 3 late model heats were done before 8. Minimal track prep time and a b-main for the late models done by 8:15. Brief intermission for a little water and wheel packing, then both features ran with very few cautions (good track prep helps make that possible). Checkers flew to finish the show at 9. Well done.

[Pennsboro32]

I second that BK. The kid has what it takes.

[GEAR_HEAD]

Only 2 classes, didn't mess around! Other tracks should take note on their weeknight races!

UMP needs to insist that every track runs their show like that! The majority of Summernats shows turn into a circus anymore, with Spoon River, FALS, and Circle City being the outliers by running great shows. Even Farmer City did a decent job of keeping the show moving this year, but they only do that when weather is threatening.

[LM1]

I'll second that GEAR_HEAD

[IL LM Fan]

Two classes, 20 Mods (no consi). 45 total cars. Eastern time zone starting at 7. Did anyone NOT expect an early night? They even took their time watering a couple times as well as lining up the Feature.

[hoosier race fan]

[QUOTE =IL LM Fan;2402066]Two classes, 20 Mods (no consi). 45 total cars. Eastern time zone starting at 7. Did anyone NOT expect an early night? They even took their time watering a couple times as well as lining up the Feature.[/QUOTE]
They did have the right recipe for a quick and efficient show, and to their credit, Circle City gave us just that. I made a 1 hr 45 minute drive there knowing that most summer nationals shows go one of two ways - good surface with a full field (or less than full field) of cars that is finished in 3 or so hours, or a junk surface that tears up equipment and they drag the show along to take 4+ hours. I experienced the sh!t show that occurred at the Dirt Oval Route 66 a few years ago which had a handful of cars in 3 classes, they started almost 2 hours late, and weren’t finished over 3 hours after the first green flag for heat races. That’s where was my bar was set - anything better than that would have been sufficient for me. Circle City far exceeded that with the quality of the program and efficiency. True that they didn’t have a stacked field of 30 or more in both classes, but I was pleased with the racing. I hoped to be on the road by 10 eastern. I walked through the pits for 15 minutes after the show ended and was on the road by 9:20.

On a related note, the track is a pain to get to on a week night. Traffic in Indy sucks when you’re trying to get to a race around 5:30-6:00. Maybe they could consider bumping the show back an hour for an 8:00 start. The crowd was very thin when I got there at 6:00 and really didn’t fill in until almost 8:00.

[hoodpin]

10-4 on Spencer Hughes. He is gonna be a good one!!!