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Hoosier Hundred Team Still Working for 06 Date
The promoters of the Hoosier Hundred are still working with USAC and officials at the Indiana State Fairgrounds to ensure that the historic event takes the green flag this May.
Tom Johnson, who is assisting the promotion of the event, told me today in a phone interview that the promoters are working daily to see the 2006 Hoosier Hundred become a reality. Bob Sargent, the promoter, is heading up the charge. According to Johnson, $30,000 dollars is needed to make the necessary upgrades to make the Hoosier Hundred work. Aside from the financial gap that must be bridged, Johnson says that the other problem could be time. Fifty-one days remain until May 26th, the original scheduled date of the Hoosier Hundred. That is not a lot of time to promote the event. That is where you come in. Yes you, the race fan sitting at home or at work, reading this on the internet.
If the promotion team is successful in bridging the financial gap and successful in making the necessary upgrades in time, like any event, they must have a good crowd or the whole fight will have been for naught. While officially the Hoosier Hundred been postponed, you will want to leave that date open on your calendar. Bob Sargent, his promotion team, USAC and folks at the Indiana State Fairgrounds are laying it on the line for you the race fan. I think when this thing does come together, we need to show up.
Fan Forms Website to Support the Hoosier Hundred
Paul Woods has started website with the goal of helping to keep the Hoosier Hundred going. The grassroots effort began out of Woods’ love for the annual event.
“I care about the Hoosier Hundred and auto racing at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and I know a lot of other people do too,” said Woods in an email interview. “If people don't make their feelings known, someone else will, and the outcome might not be a good one for fans of auto racing.”
Savethehoosierhundred.org has three primary purposes: to register support for the race, to let people know what they can do to help and to help them stay informed about the progress toward saving it.
“It's simply one small way for people to stand up and say they care, to follow the progress, and hopefully to help promote some solutions. It's intended to be a very positive effort.”
Woods says he was drawn to the Hoosier Hundred because of the history behind it.
“When I go to the Hoosier Hundred, the history just oozes out of the place. The atmosphere is incredible. Everywhere you turn, you can imagine what the scene must have been like many decades before, with cars going around the very same track and families coming to the fairgrounds to take in the race.”
Woods has started his own personal collection of Hoosier Hundred memorabilia including audio, which can be heard on the website. He says the response to www.savethehoosierhundred.org has been positive. Woods adds that he wants to help get the race back and help people get good information about the process.
“I want to help the racers with dirt Silver Crown cars have a place to race and I want to help keep the tradition alive. As former Indianapolis Star Sports Editor and USAC News Director Jep Cadou once said, "What the Metropolitan is to opera. What Studio 54 is to dancing. What Carnegie Hall was to jazz musicians. What the Palace Theater once was to vaudeville. What the Indianapolis 500 has always been to pavement racing. That is what the Hoosier Hundred has become to dirt track racing..."
You can visit Save the Hoosier Hundred at http://www.savethehoosierhundred.org/.
Owen Snyder on Autosport
USAC Technical Director, Owen Snyder will be a guest on the Autosport Show Tuesday night. Snyder is expected to talk about the Silver Crown Series as well as USAC’s other divisions. The program streams live on the internet at 7pm eastern at http://www.autosportradio.com/.
World of Outlaws back Dodge
The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will back Geoff Dodge in the Indy Pro Series this season. The WoO will co-sponsor the No. 33 Knoxville Fast Track to Indy car along with Ticket Director. Dodge earned the seat in the No. 33 by being named the 2005 Knoxville Nationals Fast Track to Indy Rookie of the Year at the 2005 Knoxville Nationals. Steve Kinser, Sammy Swindell, Craig Dollansky and P.J. Chesson are some of the World of Outlaw drivers that have driven at Indy. Dodge’s next Indy Pro Series event will take him to the hallowed grounds of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Freedom 100 on May 26
Simmons Confirmed for Ethanol Ride
The winningest driver in the Indy Pro Series will pilot the No. 17 Ethanol Rahal-Letterman IndyCar Series car beginning this April at Motegi, Japan. Jeff Simmons has started 20 consecutive Indy Pro Series races dating to Chicagoland in 2004. In his three races this year, he has finished first, second and fourth. Eighteen IndyCar Series cars will test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway tomorrow but Simmons will not be one of them. He is required to attend Rookie Orientation with Michael Andretti and Al Unser Jr. and fellow rookies Marco Andretti and P.J. Chesson on May 7.
Lance Armstrong to Drive Pace Car
Lance Armstrong will pilot the Corvette ZO6 pace car at the Indy 500 this year. His reaction?
“All I can say is that when we got the phone call to ask if I was interested in driving the Pace Car at Indy, it was a very short conversation. It was like: "Are you kidding? Of course." It is a huge honor and something that I am very excited to do. Hopefully I can not mess things up, if that's possible.”
Come Down From the Fence
The Scene Daily reports that Tony Stewart is not giving up his fence climbing habit telling the media outlet, "I wish everybody had the opportunity to be up there during something like that, because that is the coolest view to see people," he said. "No matter what kind of driver they're supporting, they're still cheering because they know that before you even celebrate with your race team, you're celebrating with them." Stewart first scaled a catchfence after winning at Daytona in July 2005.
Ken Schrader’s Autobiography Out
Open Wheeler Ken Schrader has publiched his autobiography, “Gotta Race!” The book was written with Joyce Standridge and includes forewords by Rick Hendrick and Bones Bourcier.
Images appearing in this blog courtesy of R.E. Technologies.
The promoters of the Hoosier Hundred are still working with USAC and officials at the Indiana State Fairgrounds to ensure that the historic event takes the green flag this May.
Tom Johnson, who is assisting the promotion of the event, told me today in a phone interview that the promoters are working daily to see the 2006 Hoosier Hundred become a reality. Bob Sargent, the promoter, is heading up the charge. According to Johnson, $30,000 dollars is needed to make the necessary upgrades to make the Hoosier Hundred work. Aside from the financial gap that must be bridged, Johnson says that the other problem could be time. Fifty-one days remain until May 26th, the original scheduled date of the Hoosier Hundred. That is not a lot of time to promote the event. That is where you come in. Yes you, the race fan sitting at home or at work, reading this on the internet.
If the promotion team is successful in bridging the financial gap and successful in making the necessary upgrades in time, like any event, they must have a good crowd or the whole fight will have been for naught. While officially the Hoosier Hundred been postponed, you will want to leave that date open on your calendar. Bob Sargent, his promotion team, USAC and folks at the Indiana State Fairgrounds are laying it on the line for you the race fan. I think when this thing does come together, we need to show up.
Fan Forms Website to Support the Hoosier Hundred
Paul Woods has started website with the goal of helping to keep the Hoosier Hundred going. The grassroots effort began out of Woods’ love for the annual event.
“I care about the Hoosier Hundred and auto racing at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and I know a lot of other people do too,” said Woods in an email interview. “If people don't make their feelings known, someone else will, and the outcome might not be a good one for fans of auto racing.”
Savethehoosierhundred.org has three primary purposes: to register support for the race, to let people know what they can do to help and to help them stay informed about the progress toward saving it.
“It's simply one small way for people to stand up and say they care, to follow the progress, and hopefully to help promote some solutions. It's intended to be a very positive effort.”
Woods says he was drawn to the Hoosier Hundred because of the history behind it.
“When I go to the Hoosier Hundred, the history just oozes out of the place. The atmosphere is incredible. Everywhere you turn, you can imagine what the scene must have been like many decades before, with cars going around the very same track and families coming to the fairgrounds to take in the race.”
Woods has started his own personal collection of Hoosier Hundred memorabilia including audio, which can be heard on the website. He says the response to www.savethehoosierhundred.org has been positive. Woods adds that he wants to help get the race back and help people get good information about the process.
“I want to help the racers with dirt Silver Crown cars have a place to race and I want to help keep the tradition alive. As former Indianapolis Star Sports Editor and USAC News Director Jep Cadou once said, "What the Metropolitan is to opera. What Studio 54 is to dancing. What Carnegie Hall was to jazz musicians. What the Palace Theater once was to vaudeville. What the Indianapolis 500 has always been to pavement racing. That is what the Hoosier Hundred has become to dirt track racing..."
You can visit Save the Hoosier Hundred at http://www.savethehoosierhundred.org/.
Owen Snyder on Autosport
USAC Technical Director, Owen Snyder will be a guest on the Autosport Show Tuesday night. Snyder is expected to talk about the Silver Crown Series as well as USAC’s other divisions. The program streams live on the internet at 7pm eastern at http://www.autosportradio.com/.
World of Outlaws back Dodge
The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will back Geoff Dodge in the Indy Pro Series this season. The WoO will co-sponsor the No. 33 Knoxville Fast Track to Indy car along with Ticket Director. Dodge earned the seat in the No. 33 by being named the 2005 Knoxville Nationals Fast Track to Indy Rookie of the Year at the 2005 Knoxville Nationals. Steve Kinser, Sammy Swindell, Craig Dollansky and P.J. Chesson are some of the World of Outlaw drivers that have driven at Indy. Dodge’s next Indy Pro Series event will take him to the hallowed grounds of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Freedom 100 on May 26
Simmons Confirmed for Ethanol Ride
The winningest driver in the Indy Pro Series will pilot the No. 17 Ethanol Rahal-Letterman IndyCar Series car beginning this April at Motegi, Japan. Jeff Simmons has started 20 consecutive Indy Pro Series races dating to Chicagoland in 2004. In his three races this year, he has finished first, second and fourth. Eighteen IndyCar Series cars will test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway tomorrow but Simmons will not be one of them. He is required to attend Rookie Orientation with Michael Andretti and Al Unser Jr. and fellow rookies Marco Andretti and P.J. Chesson on May 7.
Lance Armstrong to Drive Pace Car
Lance Armstrong will pilot the Corvette ZO6 pace car at the Indy 500 this year. His reaction?
“All I can say is that when we got the phone call to ask if I was interested in driving the Pace Car at Indy, it was a very short conversation. It was like: "Are you kidding? Of course." It is a huge honor and something that I am very excited to do. Hopefully I can not mess things up, if that's possible.”
Come Down From the Fence
The Scene Daily reports that Tony Stewart is not giving up his fence climbing habit telling the media outlet, "I wish everybody had the opportunity to be up there during something like that, because that is the coolest view to see people," he said. "No matter what kind of driver they're supporting, they're still cheering because they know that before you even celebrate with your race team, you're celebrating with them." Stewart first scaled a catchfence after winning at Daytona in July 2005.
Ken Schrader’s Autobiography Out
Open Wheeler Ken Schrader has publiched his autobiography, “Gotta Race!” The book was written with Joyce Standridge and includes forewords by Rick Hendrick and Bones Bourcier.
Images appearing in this blog courtesy of R.E. Technologies.
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