October 30th, 2006 | Category: The Hoosier Race Report | 1 Comment
By Danny Burton
Danny Burton’s Hoosier Race Report appears courtesy of OpenWheelRacers.com
Many, too many, race fans don’t get to see very much of the behind the scenes work that a countless number of dedicated people do before, during, or after a typical weekly short track race. Race track workers, officials, mechanics, gofers, and car owners, all have much to do before the gates even open on a weekend night. These are the people who matter, as any good promoter will tell you. One wonders if, there was no crowd at all, if these folks would still show up, merely because they love racing so much. Quite often, on a personal level, these people are as friendly as friendly can be. And of these, many could be called princes (of course, some could be called princesses) of men and women. One of these would be Richard Briscoe, long time sprint car owner and my personal nominee for the Hoosier Auto Race Fans’ Hall of Fame. read more »
October 18th, 2006 | Category: Notebook | No Comments
An IndianaRacing.net visitor recently sent me a link to a very cool collection of over 400 Indianapolis 500 driver autographs. The collection is hosted at Squirl.info, a new web-based service that allows collectors to upload and share photos and information about their collections. read more »
October 18th, 2006 | Category: The Hoosier Race Report | No Comments
By Danny Burton
Danny Burton’s Hoosier Race Report appears courtesy of OpenWheelRacers.com
First things first: if you’re expecting to go to the Lawrenceburg Speedway’s annual race party called Funfest and see great, crowd pleasing races, forget it right now. But if you’re expecting to see all kinds of race cars take to the bull ring for a few more fast laps one last time, if you’re expecting to visit with good friends once more before the off-season sets in, then you really need to go. read more »
October 10th, 2006 | Category: The Hoosier Race Report | No Comments
By Danny Burton
Danny Burton’s Hoosier Race Report appears courtesy of OpenWheelRacers.com
For most short track fans in this country, the 2006 race season is near its end. One might feel a bit of relief that the long season is over, especially many race teams, etc., but there is also the feeling of sadness that another season has come and gone. How did it go so fast? read more »
October 9th, 2006 | Category: Photo Spotlight | No Comments | 
Dave Darland hugs his wife Brenda in victory lane after winning the 2004 Hoosier Hundred USAC Silver Crown race at the Indianapolis State Fairgrounds.
This is one of my most favorite photos. I’m a big fan of Dave Darland, and I just love the way this photo captures the spontaneous joy of the moment.
Photo by Paul Woods, May 28, 2004.
