Challengers in NASCAR
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RE: Challengers in NASCAR
Yeah, RLSH. I like that kind of racing a lot better than NASCAR.
Oh...back in the mid-1970s, a buddy and I used to go to the races that were held every Saturday night during the summer at the Iowa State Fairgrounds (one could pay 50 cents for a seat in front of the grandstand then sneak up to a better seat as soon as the races started). Most of the cars they were using were early-70s Camaros and Chargers. There was one guy, though, who raced each week with a 1957 Plymouth. It was a tank and invariably came in dead last in whatever 10-lap heat race it was in, thereby never making the 25-lap main event. But it was still cool seeing that 57 out there week after week.
Oh...back in the mid-1970s, a buddy and I used to go to the races that were held every Saturday night during the summer at the Iowa State Fairgrounds (one could pay 50 cents for a seat in front of the grandstand then sneak up to a better seat as soon as the races started). Most of the cars they were using were early-70s Camaros and Chargers. There was one guy, though, who raced each week with a 1957 Plymouth. It was a tank and invariably came in dead last in whatever 10-lap heat race it was in, thereby never making the 25-lap main event. But it was still cool seeing that 57 out there week after week.
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Yeah, RLSH. I like that kind of racing a lot better than NASCAR.
Oh...back in the mid-1970s, a buddy and I used to go to the races that were held every Saturday night during the summer at the Iowa State Fairgrounds (one could pay 50 cents for a seat in front of the grandstand then sneak up to a better seat as soon as the races started). Most of the cars they were using were early-70s Camaros and Chargers. There was one guy, though, who raced each week with a 1957 Plymouth. It was a tank and invariably came in dead last in whatever 10-lap heat race it was in, thereby never making the 25-lap main event. But it was still cool seeing that 57 out there week after week.
Yeah, RLSH. I like that kind of racing a lot better than NASCAR.
Oh...back in the mid-1970s, a buddy and I used to go to the races that were held every Saturday night during the summer at the Iowa State Fairgrounds (one could pay 50 cents for a seat in front of the grandstand then sneak up to a better seat as soon as the races started). Most of the cars they were using were early-70s Camaros and Chargers. There was one guy, though, who raced each week with a 1957 Plymouth. It was a tank and invariably came in dead last in whatever 10-lap heat race it was in, thereby never making the 25-lap main event. But it was still cool seeing that 57 out there week after week.
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Another aspect of this type of racing has to do with the fact that most of these guys are "low Buck" weekend warriors, not professionals...which makes the racing even more exciting. They may not be Nextel professionals....but they have the desirer (if not always the skill) to win.....They race for the fun of it....not for the money, as they will never get rich at this level of racing.
(and yes most of the cars are GM such as Monte Carlos and Camaros, but sometimes there will be a Ford or even a Mopar out there)........check it out.....
(and yes most of the cars are GM such as Monte Carlos and Camaros, but sometimes there will be a Ford or even a Mopar out there)........check it out.....
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Another aspect of this type of racing has to do with the fact that most of these guys are "low Buck" weekend warriors, not professionals...which makes the racing even more exciting. They may not be Nextel professionals....but they have the desirer (if not always the skill) to win.....They race for the fun of it....not for the money, as they will never get rich at this level of racing.
(and yes most of the cars are GM such as Monte Carlos and Camaros, but sometimes there will be a Ford or even a Mopar out there)........check it out.....
Another aspect of this type of racing has to do with the fact that most of these guys are "low Buck" weekend warriors, not professionals...which makes the racing even more exciting. They may not be Nextel professionals....but they have the desirer (if not always the skill) to win.....They race for the fun of it....not for the money, as they will never get rich at this level of racing.
(and yes most of the cars are GM such as Monte Carlos and Camaros, but sometimes there will be a Ford or even a Mopar out there)........check it out.....
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RE: Challengers in NASCAR
The local Flat Rock Speedway offers amature stock car racing on Fridays during the summer. I could include it in a Mopars in Motown visit.
I've heard no replies one way or the other for a Motown event.
I've heard no replies one way or the other for a Motown event.
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