You’ll be glad You did. Grew up at this track. Was known as Sun Valley back in the day. Little 500 is sewn into my soul. Little race on Saturday and the big one in Indy the very next day!
It was a usac sanctioned special event/non points event in 2003 and 04. Usac added a bunch of rules that stuck around and took a lot of the unique cars out of the race
Australian Sprintcar Fan here. Is it just me, or is there a physical difference between these Sprintcars, and the ones that run on the dirt Tracks in both our Countries? I'd appreciate any answers you might want to give me, as I really do want to know and besides that, we've only ever had a handful of asphalt tracks down here, and only one of those (at Liverpool in Sydney, Australia) lasted for any real amount of time, before it went back to its dirt tracking roots!! The thing is, I don't remember Sprintcars looking just so very much different, from the cars that raced every week at either one of the two other dirt track that were running at the time in Sydney, those being the Parramatta City Raceway, and the Sydney Showground Speedway. P.S : - Quite a number of successful Americans drove at the Liverpool track, during it's asphalt phase, Larry Rice, and Sleepy Trip (midgets) Jack Hewitt (in a Chevy Camaro, with a team of 3 other drivers) and to many more to list them all here, but I'm sure you get the picture.
Yes quite large actually they look similar but the cages/chassis are loads different and the geometry for grip over sliding for the asphalt ones is different
Oh yes, lower center of gravity and the suspension is essentially the same as what you woulda seen on a nascar cup car in say the early to mid 2000s, minus the truck arm of course, but sway bars and everything coilovers etc, weight is biased to the left much more in these cars as well
@@diychad7268 The same suspension as a NASCAR you say? Well that's something I certainly didn't think would be allowable!! Now I am not going to tell you that I know anything about Sprintcar suspension, but I have at least half an idea about what might be required when it comes to a NASCAR, after all, they're only street cars on steroids, aren't they? Ha ha!! Anyway, thanks for the info, mate!! 🍺
Big difference between a dirt car and pavement car pavement is lower to the ground all on coil over shocks and springs pavement both front wheels have brakes dirt car runs torsion bars higher center of gravity you can switch a dirt car to pavement it's harder to go the other way
This race should be a much bigger deal
500 laps and you don’t even make it to turn one. That had to be frustrating.
Can't believe you guys let Cashvision take over this series. What a stab in the back.
Very cool race.
This is dope i gotta make it out next year
You’ll be glad You did. Grew up at this track. Was known as Sun Valley back in the day. Little 500 is sewn into my soul. Little race on Saturday and the big one in Indy the very next day!
Passing swanson at the little 5 to take the checkered has to be one feeling not many can ever experience.
Has USAC ever sanctioned this and/or made it part of the National championship?
It was a usac sanctioned special event/non points event in 2003 and 04. Usac added a bunch of rules that stuck around and took a lot of the unique cars out of the race
Australian Sprintcar Fan here. Is it just me, or is there a physical difference between these Sprintcars, and the ones that run on the dirt Tracks in both our Countries?
I'd appreciate any answers you might want to give me, as I really do want to know and besides that, we've only ever had a handful of asphalt tracks down here, and only one of those (at Liverpool in Sydney, Australia) lasted for any real amount of time, before it went back to its dirt tracking roots!!
The thing is, I don't remember Sprintcars looking just so very much different, from the cars that raced every week at either one of the two other dirt track that were running at the time in Sydney, those being the Parramatta City Raceway, and the Sydney Showground Speedway.
P.S : - Quite a number of successful Americans drove at the Liverpool track, during it's asphalt phase, Larry Rice, and Sleepy Trip (midgets) Jack Hewitt (in a Chevy Camaro, with a team of 3 other drivers) and to many more to list them all here, but I'm sure you get the picture.
Yes quite large actually they look similar but the cages/chassis are loads different and the geometry for grip over sliding for the asphalt ones is different
Oh yes, lower center of gravity and the suspension is essentially the same as what you woulda seen on a nascar cup car in say the early to mid 2000s, minus the truck arm of course, but sway bars and everything coilovers etc, weight is biased to the left much more in these cars as well
@@madmaxfarms7980 They sort of look like a Silver Crown Car a bit, at least in this configuration. Thanks for the info, mate!! 🍺
@@diychad7268 The same suspension as a NASCAR you say? Well that's something I certainly didn't think would be allowable!! Now I am not going to tell you that I know anything about Sprintcar suspension, but I have at least half an idea about what might be required when it comes to a NASCAR, after all, they're only street cars on steroids, aren't they? Ha ha!! Anyway, thanks for the info, mate!! 🍺
Big difference between a dirt car and pavement car pavement is lower to the ground all on coil over shocks and springs pavement both front wheels have brakes dirt car runs torsion bars higher center of gravity you can switch a dirt car to pavement it's harder to go the other way
Damn how old was that 24's chassis?? They have put down tubes on chassis now for what 30 years or something like that?!?!?
There are a couple companies that make throw back chassis'
Lot of pavement wing cars don't have downtubes
Where is the highlights video? This was the lowlights. Showed more stalls and crashes than races.
Sprints are more fun on dirt