NASCAR Fuel Mileage races....... is that really racing?

[t.nie]

Ted Horn 100 was probably the best race I've seen at DuQuoin and I've been going pretty regularly since 2000 when I moved back to the States.

Springfield is good usually too. I am very happy to see the return to full fields for these races as well. It was starting to look like it was going to die completely 5 years ago or so with less than 20 cars showing up.

I agree the racing these days is great, but honestly, when there were 18 cars showing up it wasn't exactly keeping me on the edge of my seat.

I've seen some great races in all divisions. I don't think one class of racing, from karts to F1, has a monopoly on exciting racing. There are exciting and boring races in every class.

[mudslinger47]

This took about three second to fine.... if its open wheel, they flip....

https://youtu.be/M3qG5r2X10A

[CIRF]

Took me less than 3 seconds to find this! LOLOL!! Shall we call them mud taxi flippers with starters?!! LOLOL!!! They're mud taxi's, they flip, that's what they do!! LOL!!

[CIRF]

Ted Horn 100 was probably the best race I've seen at DuQuoin and I've been going pretty regularly since 2000 when I moved back to the States.

Been going to The Horn Memorial every year since 1994 and the last 3 have been the best I've ever seen at Du Quoin. Been going to the Bettenhausen 100 at Springfield every year since 1986. That includes the days back in the mid to late 1990's when they'd get 44 or 45 cars for all the mile dirt races. Car count doesn't always equate to great racing but it's good for the division. The year Chris Urish won the Horn Memorial there were 6 cars running at the end. I believe that was the one year that ethanol fuel was mandated for the Silver Crown cars and the owners, like Galen Fox and several others, weren't having any of it. When Andy Hillenburg took over the Silver Crown division things changed in a hurry and this year his tireless efforts have come to fruition. Thanks Andy!!

I've seen some great races in all divisions. I don't think one class of racing, from karts to F1, has a monopoly on exciting racing. There are exciting and boring races in every class.

I believe that to be true, as well. We attend racing consisting of 7 or 8 different types of cars as the headline division every season. All the way from the national divisions of USAC, Silver Crown, sprint cars and midgets to late models, mods, sportsman and street stocks. It's all good stuff on any given night, tunnel vision and preconceived notions notwithstanding.

[mudslinger47]

cirf, I wasn't the one saying they don't flip... they do, and far more often then DLMs..... jus sayin'

[CIRF]

cirf, I wasn't the one saying they don't flip... they do, and far more often then DLMs..... jus sayin'

I never said Silver Crown cars don't flip, I said it happens infrequently, and certainly no more often than the mud taxi's. I reckon you don't believe your lyin' eyes, maybe ya' need to check that video again!! LOL!!

Mud taxi flippermobile's! That's got a ring to it, don't it muddy!! LOL!!