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i wonder if the increased pa presence is an effort to crowd out other series.  the all stars just put out their schedule and it seems like there are a lot less pa races.  the dirt classic must not be all star sanctioned on its new labor day weekend date.  i only see williams grove once at the end of may.  all stars added selinsgrove while the outlaws added baps.  

it adds up to pa being a battleground for sprint car dollars...which shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody.  i won't miss those all start races since they haven't been as strong lately but still like to see those drivers come through from time to time.  

They have Attica scheduled for Labor Day weekend. No Lincoln on the schedule at all. That makes no sense since Lincoln made such an ado about the Dirt Classic being a 2 day show and indicating that it would be an all-star show. Now it's just a glorified local race. I can understand the Grove dropping some all-star races since fans there never supported the shows much but Lincoln was always packed for the all-stars. Lincoln should have just kept the same date(and the all-stars) instead of screwing Selinsgrove out of a 410 race.

i wonder if the increased pa presence is an effort to crowd out other series.  the all stars just put out their schedule and it seems like there are a lot less pa races.  the dirt classic must not be all star sanctioned on its new labor day weekend date.  i only see williams grove once at the end of may.  all stars added selinsgrove while the outlaws added baps.  

it adds up to pa being a battleground for sprint car dollars...which shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody.  i won't miss those all start races since they haven't been as strong lately but still like to see those drivers come through from time to time.  

It's my belief that the wingless sprint cars in So Cal are already on life support. They run a fraction of the races that they used to and the quality of the fields has deteriorated (I'm not bashing the guys who spend the money and race, either).  Perris used to be their home track, but I don't really think you can call it that anymore since they hold few races there anymore. Looking at the schedule, there were only 5 stand alone USAC/CRA shows at Perris this year. Add the race held in conjunction with the WoO and the Oval Nationals and you are up to 9. In it's heyday, they would hold 2 and sometimes 3 sprint car shows a month from April through October. In the years 2000 & 2003 SCRA had 18 for example.. In 2004 USAC/CRA had 18. These numbers are not counting the Oval Nationals, either. I can't say that I blame drivers/owners for not investing in the cars if there is no guarantee of a decent number of home track events. The decline started when SCRA was ousted and USAC took over the sanction. That wasn't the whole problem, of course, but it didn't help. Add to that the traffic issues in the area, the aging of the fan base and now the State of California just making their plight that much worse and it doesn't look good.

They have Attica scheduled for Labor Day weekend. No Lincoln on the schedule at all. That makes no sense since Lincoln made such an ado about the Dirt Classic being a 2 day show and indicating that it would be an all-star show. Now it's just a glorified local race. I can understand the Grove dropping some all-star races since fans there never supported the shows much but Lincoln was always packed for the all-stars. Lincoln should have just kept the same date(and the all-stars) instead of screwing Selinsgrove out of a 410 race.

The schedule looks perfect, wouldn't change anything. It appears we have the Kings Royal back to a 2 day show as God & Earl intended it to be. 

There were too many All Star shows at the Grove last year, by the end of the year they were getting poor crowds. They had races scheduled on 4/22, 5/27 (which was rained out), 8/26 (which was Twin 20s) and 9/16. 2 shows in 3 weeks makes little sense. I think this year's schedule gives Selinsgrove back a date and has a bit more variety. 

I am looking forward to watching the IL races on Flo in particular. 

4 is a lot but this year there is only 1 and none scheduled for Lincoln, which is a real head scratcher. Not sure if this schedule is finalized but it looks pretty full. I am glad to see Selinsgrove. I think it's on a Sunday following the NY swing. 

Baps will be a good show I feel. I will never understand why Selinsgrove is overlooked, and I know the list of reasons, but I would love to see them at path valley. The racing on that little banked bullring would be great.  There is enough tracks in pa that they could easily make the eastern tour a really big deal. It would probably kill pa speedweeks and with sanctioning fee's being what they are the promotors are making more money.