By Danny Burton

Danny Burton’s Hoosier Race Report appears courtesy of OpenWheelRacers.com

(Author’s note: The other day this came to me and I wrote it down; otherwise, I knew that I’d forget it….. Fiction is not much more than mixing one’s imagination with their real-life experiences and observations. At times the line between truth and fiction is and should be blurred. At other times, for whatever reasons, the line is clear.)

As the modified heat races began, Mike stood in the concession line, patiently waiting, and trying to decide what to buy. He paid no attention to those around him, watching the UMP modifieds go through their heat race routines.   read more »

Fantastic news… the 2008 AMA Flat Track Championship schedule has been announced and it includes an event to be held September 13th at the Indianapolis State Fairgrounds. That will be the same weekend as the Red Bull Indianapolis GP being run at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on September 14th. It’s shaping up to be a great weekend for motorcycle racing fans of all kinds. I’ve been fascinated by flat track racing since seeing the classic movie “On Any Sunday” by Bruce Brown but just haven’t gotten around to getting my butt and my camera to a race. I will really be looking forward to this event. See you there!

A massive crowd gathered and braved the threat of rain to see a performance by Kid Rock on Carb Day for the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.   read more »

Indiana-based motorsports artist Tom Butters is now represented by the well-known motorsports gallery, Freck’s Auto Art.

Butters is a former SCCA racer and adman who was ORP public relations director before he went to Madison Avenue. There he worked on ad campaigns for Fiat-Lancia-Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Lotus, Ford, Pirelli and other motorsports clients.   read more »